Status and Strategies for Development of Pulses in Bundelkhand Region of India: A Review

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Uma Sah ◽  
G.P. Dixit ◽  
Narendra Kumar ◽  
Jeetendra Pal ◽  
N.P. Singh
Keyword(s):  
Crop Productivity ◽  
Pigeon Pea ◽  
New Delhi ◽  
Special Significance ◽  
Department Of Agriculture ◽  
Income Levels ◽  
Pulse Crops ◽  
Region Data ◽  
Low Levels ◽  
Pulse Production

Bundelkhand region of India is primarily agrarian, vulnerable to natural calamities with low levels of industrialization and urbanization. Poor crop productivity, declining and irregular rainfall pattern and poor income levels make livelihood uncertain in the region. Pulse crops assume a special significance to the farm economy in Bundelkhand region as well as daily diets of local habitants. Chickpea, lentil, field pea, urdbean, mungbean and pigeon pea are the major pulse crops cultivated in the region. Data from Department of economics and statistics, Department of Agriculture and Cooperation and Farmers Welfare, New Delhi and the studies on pulses development of Bundelkhand region of India were analyzed. Pulses account for 32% of total agriculture produce and occupy about 33.6% of gross cropped area in the region. However, decline in area coverage of pulses has been observed in the region, in contrast to overall increase in gross cropped area in the region. The paper discusses about the various challenges confronting pulses cultivation in the region along with the possible intervention points for bringing out an enhanced pulse production. 

ICT Based Pest Management System for Sustainable Pulse Production

2012 ◽  
pp. 169-183 ◽  
Author(s):  
O P Sharma ◽  
Niranjan Singh ◽  
Archana Bhardwaj ◽  
S Vennila ◽  
Someshwar Bhagat ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Pest Management ◽  
Threshold Level ◽  
New Delhi ◽  
Department Of Agriculture ◽  
Policy Makers ◽  
Pulse Crops ◽  
Past Experiences ◽  
Bottom To Top ◽  
Server System ◽  
Pulse Production

“E-National Pest Reporting and Alert System” in pulse crops is a unique ICT based decision support system, which is very effective and easy to operate through a centralized server system at National Centre for Integrated Pest Management, New Delhi, connected with internet and mobile phones. This system has developed to cater to the needs of rural farmers of India, who grow pulse crops. The useful information is collected, stored, processed, and interpreted, and the appropriate advisories are sent to the registered farmers through centralized server system. They apply suitable corrective measures as per advisories at right time, and thereby, heavy loss caused by various pests can be checked/minimized below economic threshold level. Based on the past experiences and larger response of the stakeholders, Department of Agriculture and Cooperation, Govt. of India, suggested that this program should be extended and implemented in all pulse growing states. This system is quiet useful bottom to top level officials/policy makers, involved in E-Pest Surveillance programme.

ICT Based Pest Management System for Sustainable Pulse Production

2013 ◽  
pp. 566-580
Author(s):  
O P Sharma ◽  
Niranjan Singh ◽  
Archana Bhardwaj ◽  
S Vennila ◽  
Someshwar Bhagat ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Pest Management ◽  
Threshold Level ◽  
New Delhi ◽  
Department Of Agriculture ◽  
Policy Makers ◽  
Pulse Crops ◽  
Past Experiences ◽  
Bottom To Top ◽  
Server System ◽  
Pulse Production

“E-National Pest Reporting and Alert System” in pulse crops is a unique ICT based decision support system, which is very effective and easy to operate through a centralized server system at National Centre for Integrated Pest Management, New Delhi, connected with internet and mobile phones. This system has developed to cater to the needs of rural farmers of India, who grow pulse crops. The useful information is collected, stored, processed, and interpreted, and the appropriate advisories are sent to the registered farmers through centralized server system. They apply suitable corrective measures as per advisories at right time, and thereby, heavy loss caused by various pests can be checked/minimized below economic threshold level. Based on the past experiences and larger response of the stakeholders, Department of Agriculture and Cooperation, Govt. of India, suggested that this program should be extended and implemented in all pulse growing states. This system is quiet useful bottom to top level officials/policy makers, involved in E-Pest Surveillance programme.

Weed Management through Imidazolinones in Pigeon Pea (Cajanus cajan L.)

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Amit Kumar ◽  
A.K. Dhaka ◽  
Satish Kumar ◽  
Akshay Kumar Vats ◽  
Harender .
Keyword(s):  
Nutrient Uptake ◽  
Weed Control ◽  
Weed Management ◽  
Promising Result ◽  
Nutrient Content ◽  
Pigeon Pea ◽  
Cost Ratio ◽  
Benefit Cost Ratio ◽  
Pulse Crops ◽  
Net Returns

Background: Pulse crops are commonly known as poor man’s meat. Pigeon pea is second most important pulse crops of India after chickpea. Weeds are amongst prime biotic factors limiting pigeon pea yield and can cause seed yield losses up to 80 per cent. Promising result of weed control by pendimethalin was documented in pigeon pea. Also Imazethapyr is applied as pre and post emergence to control grasses and broad leaved weeds in other pulse crops but limited research was undertaken in pigeon pea. Therefore, current experiment focused to compare the effect of imidazolinones alone and in combination in pigeon pea. Methods: To control weeds in pigeon pea, pre and post-emergence of imidazolinones alone and in combination with pendimethalin was applied. Nutrient content, nutrient uptake, productivity and economics of pigeon pea were worked out.Conclusion: Among herbicidal treatments, the highest nutrient content, nutrient uptake, productivity, net returns and benefit cost ratio in pigeon pea were observed in the pre-emergence application of pendimethalin + imazethapyr @ 1000 + 75 g ha-1. Therefore, this treatment may be an effective and profitable alternative to the existing manual and costlier recommendation (two hoeing at 25 and 45 DAS) of weed control in pigeon pea in Haryana locality.

scholarly journals Optimizing Rotavator Design Towards Enhancing Agricultural Crop Productivity

2019 ◽  
Vol 8 (2) ◽  
pp. 48-52
Keyword(s):  
Crop Production ◽  
Agricultural Land ◽  
Organic Fertilizer ◽  
Cost Effective ◽  
Crop Productivity ◽  
Pigeon Pea ◽  
Chemical Fertilizer ◽  
Cost Ratio ◽  
Agricultural Crop ◽  
Seedbed Preparation

By continuous and rapid growth in industrialization as well as population, the agricultural lands are also becoming less and less continuously day by day which results in increase in the population of small land holders. In addition to this, because of continuous decreasing production the youth of the villages are also migrating in big cities for the employment, resulting decreasing manpower essential to perform various seedbed operations in the villages. Hence, it is the need of time for small farmers having small agricultural land and having less crop production to introduce the cost-effective farm mechanization so that they can improve production rate. Rotavator is the best option available to achieve this landmark as it is already proved that seedbed prepared by using rotavator gives highest benefit to cost ratio. For this experimental study the whole land of 9 acre area is divided into 18 plots of equal size in area. The combination of method of seedbed preparation and use of fertilizers were the preliminary criteria. The categories of fertilizer according to quantity are discussed earlier which are 50kg, 35kg and 65kg per acre respectively. The quantities of organic fertilizer used are 45kg and 60kg per acre of agricultural land for both seedbeds which are prepared manually and by using rotavator. The highest production of Pigeon Pea was obtained of 814kg was from the plot whose seedbed is prepared by using agricultural machine called rotavator and organic fertilizer; next highest production is obtained of 802 kg from the plot whose seedbed is prepared by using rotavator and the fertilizer used was chemical fertilizer. The minimum production of Pigeon Pea which is 690 kg was obtained in the plot whose seedbed was prepared manually and chemical fertilizer was used.

scholarly journals Constraints to Agricultural Production and Marketing in the Lagging Regions of Bangladesh

2020 ◽  
Vol 12 (10) ◽  
pp. 3956 ◽  
Author(s):  
Abdul Quddus ◽  
Jaclyn D. Kropp
Keyword(s):  
Agricultural Production ◽  
Agricultural Productivity ◽  
Crop Productivity ◽  
Sociodemographic Factors ◽  
Education Production ◽  
Access To Credit ◽  
Agroecological Zones ◽  
Low Levels ◽  
Negative Impacts ◽  
Productivity Indicators

This study analyzes the constraints affecting agricultural production in the lagging regions of Bangladesh. These regions are lagging in agricultural productivity due to natural phenomena and past government policies. Ten lagging regions, covering eight administrative divisions, were selected for analysis based on crop productivity indicators, percentage of the population in extreme poverty, and agroecological zones. Data were collected from 1257 farm holders using a structured questionnaire. Respondents were mostly older, illiterate males with low levels of education. Production constraints included inadequate supplies of fertilizer and pesticides in local markets. Labor accounted for the highest proportion of agriculture expenditures (51.3%), followed by equipment rental (11.8%), then pesticides (9.3%), and irrigation (8.2%). Only 35.4% of respondents availed credit to purchase agricultural inputs; among them, 85.4% borrowed from formal sources. Lack of proper irrigation facilities, production machinery, and access to institutional credit, difficulties procuring inputs and storing products, and negative impacts of climate were identified as the major constraints to agricultural productivity and marketing in the lagging regions. Access to credit and being adversely affected by weather impacted respondents’ agricultural productivity more than sociodemographic factors.

Pollen Substitute Diet for Apis Mellifera: Consumption and Effects on Colony Parameters in Sub-Tropical Himalaya

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Indu Kumari ◽  
Rajesh Kumar
Keyword(s):  
Apis Mellifera ◽  
Honey Bees ◽  
Good Health ◽  
Crop Productivity ◽  
Feed Consumption ◽  
New Delhi ◽  
Sugar Syrup ◽  
Supplementary Feed ◽  
Protein Rich ◽  
And Control

Apiculture plays an important role in improving crop productivity all over the world. The enrichment and enhancement of apiculture lies in the good health and hygiene of honey bees. Honeybees require pollen and nectar rich flowers to satisfy their nutritional requirements. But such flowers of bee’s interest are not available round the year. Therefore, honey bees require special care and management during dearth periods. The palatability, consumption and effects of protein-rich diet(s) were assessed on honey bee colonies of Apis mellifera. The colonies were also supplied with patties of diet formulated in laboratory (bee sup), diet proposed by Haydak (1967) and NBB, New Delhi (India), sugar syrup and no supplementary feed as control. Feeding trials were carried out during May to July 2017 and 2018, using 24 equalized experimental colonies receiving diet formulations for 8 weeks. The feed consumption for bee-sup was higher than Haydak’s diet during both the years. Significant differences were recorded for various colony attributes viz. sealed brood, unsealed brood, bee population, bee covered frames and honey production in the colonies provided bee-sup in comparison to Haydak’s diet, sugar syrup and control colonies. The results indicate the potential of bee-sup for improving strength, health and build up of colonies during dearth periods.

Pulse production in Australia past, present and future

1997 ◽  
Vol 37 (1) ◽  
pp. 103 ◽  
Author(s):  
K. H. M. Siddique ◽  
J. Sykes
Keyword(s):  
Stock Prices ◽  
Warm Season ◽  
Farming Systems ◽  
Grain Legumes ◽  
Export Demand ◽  
Cool Season ◽  
Management Options ◽  
Pulse Crops ◽  
The Past ◽  
Pulse Production

Summary. Several cool- and warm-season pulse crops (grain legumes) are grown in rotation with cereals and pasture forming sustainable farming systems in Australia. Australian pulse production has increased rapidly over the past 25 years to about 2 x 106 t/year, mainly because of the increase in the area and yield of lupin production for stockfeed purposes. Pulses currently comprise only 10% of the cropping areas of Australia and this could be expanded to 16% as there are large areas of soil types suitable for a range of pulse crops and new better-adapted pulse varieties are becoming available. Cool-season pulses will continue to dominate pulse production in Australia and the majority of the expansion will probably come from chickpea and faba bean industries. There appears to be no major constraint to pulse production in Australia that cannot be addressed by breeders, agronomists and farmers. Of the current major pulse crops, field pea faces the most number of difficulties, in particular the lack of disease management options. A recent strategic plan of the Australian pulse industry predicts the production of 4 x 106 t/year by 2005 but this will largely depend upon export demand and pulse prices. It is predicted that the growth in pulse production will come from increased productivity in the existing areas, from 1.0 to 1.4 t/ha, through improvements in crop management and the development of superior varieties. The area of pulse production will also expand by an additional 1.2 x 106 ha probably yielding 1.0 t/ha. If trends in grazing stock prices continue, the increased area under pulse production will mostly come at the expense of those areas under unimproved pasture and continuous cereal cropping.

scholarly journals Optimized balance between crop productivity, restoration and maintenance of vital soil functions and soil carbon sequestration and storage – the SmartSOIL (FP7) project

2012 ◽  
pp. 213-215
Author(s):  
András Molnár
Keyword(s):  
Human Population ◽  
Multidisciplinary Approach ◽  
Crop Productivity ◽  
Soil Functions ◽  
Food And Feed ◽  
Low Levels ◽  
Productivity Restoration ◽  
And Storage ◽  
Scientific Fields ◽  
Decision Making Tool

Soils provide the most indispensable function of supporting the production of food and feed for a growing human population. At the same time they provide a range of regulating and supporting functions related to climate change and removal of greenhouse gases. The majority of the soil functions are closely linked to the flows and stocks of soil organic carbon (SOC); low levels of both flows and stocks may seriously interfere with several of the essential soil functions and thus affect the ecosystem services that soils deliver. Soil degradation is considered a serious problem in Europe and a large part of the degradation is caused by intensive cultivation practices in agriculture. The aim of the SmartSOIL project is to link the results of different scientific fields through a holistic and multidisciplinary approach and as a result develop a decision making tool contributing to sustainable development.

Total Diet Study:Introduction

1990 ◽  
Vol 73 (5) ◽  
pp. 644-648
Keyword(s):  
Pesticide Residues ◽  
Dairy Products ◽  
Nutrient Content ◽  
Department Of Agriculture ◽  
Chlorinated Pesticides ◽  
Strontium 90 ◽  
Total Diet ◽  
Cesium 137 ◽  
Low Levels ◽  
The U.S

Abstract A total diet, representing the normal 14-day intake of males 16-19 years old as published by the U.S. Department of Agriculture, was composited, and portions of the composite were analyzed for contents of strontium-90, cesium-137, nutrients, and pesticide residues. Results showed that waste segments and dairy products contain extremely large proportions of the Sr-90 in relation to the percentage by weight of the total diet that they represent. Sr- 90 in the total diet has increased steadily since May 1961. Cs-137 is about 2-3 times the Sr- 90 in the total diet. The nutrient content of the diet meets recommended dietary allowances, even after processing and preparation. Residues of nine chlorinated pesticides and eight organo-phosphates were detected, all at extremely low levels.

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