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THE ASIAN JOURNAL OF HORTICULTURE

Volume 8 Issue 2, Dec. 2013

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1 EFFECT OF SEED SOAKING AND FOLIAR SPRAYS OF PLANT GROWTH REGULATORS ON GERMINATION, GROWTH AND YIELD OF OKRA [ABELMOSCHUS ESCULENTUS (L.) MOENCH] VAR. PARBHANI KRANTI Y.L. BHAGURE AND T.B.TAMBE
2 INTEGRATED NUTRIENT MANAGEMENT IN TOMATO (LYCOPERSICON ESCULENTUMMILL) CV. ROCKY S.V.S. MANOHAR, R. PALIWAL, J. MATWA AND H.N. LEUA
3 ROOTING OF HARDWOOD CUTTINGS OF BOUGAINVILLEA PERUVIANA CV. SHUBRA WITH GROWTH REGULATOR TREATMENTS H.S. GREWAL AND KUSHAL SINGH
4 EFFECT OF PRE HARVEST SPRAY AND POST HARVEST DIPPING OF FRUIT ON SHELF LIFE AND QUALITY OF PAPAYA LOKESHYADAV AND D.K.VARU
5 ASSOCIATION AND PATH CO-EFFICIENT ANALYSIS AMONG SEED YIELD AND IT'S COMPONENTS IN CORIANDER (CORIANDRUM SATIVUM L.) BEENA NAIR, S.K. SENGUPTA, KRISHNA PAL SINGH AND A.K. NAIDU
6 STANDARDIZATION OF SOFTWOOD GRAFTING OF JACKFRUIT UNDER TRIPURA CONDITIONS SUKHEN CHANDRA DAS
7 EFFECT OF PLANTING GEOMETRY AND ORGANIC SOURCES OF NUTRIENTS ON KEEPING QUALITY OF ONION (ALLIUM CEPA L.) CV. BELLARY RED R.S. JAWADAGI, N. BASAVARAJA, K.S. KHYADAGI AND P.S. PATTAR
8 SENSORY EVALUATION OF MANGOES (MANGIFERA INDICA L.) GROWN IN SAURASHTRA REGION OF GUJARAT V.B. SHINDE, K.M. KARETHA AND VIRENDRA SINGH
9 STUDIES ON KEEPING QUALITY OF TAMARIND PASTE DURING STORAGE ARCHANA PATTAR, LAXMAN KUKANOOR, N.K. HEGDE AND PRAVEEN JHOLGIKER
10 INFLUENCE OF DIFFERENT LEVELS OF NPK ON GROWTH, YIELD AND QUALITY OF PHALSA (GREWIA SUBINAEQUALIS L.) S. SARAVANAN, PARKESH CHANDER, RAKESH KUMAR AND JAGMOHAN SINGH
11 PATH CO-EFFICIENT ANALYSIS IN DOLICHOS BEAN [DOLICHOS LABLAB (ROXB.) L. VAR. TYPICUS] A.ANBURANI AND T. BABY SHALINI
12 EFFECT OF WEED MANAGEMENT PRACTICES ON WEED CONTROL AND NUTRIENT UPTAKE IN ONION (ALLIUM CEPA L.) P.A. SABLE,A.R. KURUBAR AND ASHOK HUGAR
13 ROOT DISTRIBUTION PATTERN OF WALNUT (JUGLANS REGIA L.) K.R. DAR, M.S.WANI, G.R. NAJAR, F.A. PEER, M.A. CHATTOO, S.A. SIMNANI AND ANGREJALI
14 EFFECT OF BIO-FERTILIZERS ON BIOLOGICAL NITROGEN FIXATION OF BANANA CV.GIANT CAVENDISH SANTOSH KUMAR, K.A. PATHAK, K. KISHORE, R. SHUKLA, S.S. SOLANKEY AND D.K. SINGH
15 EFFECT OF INTEGRATED NUTRIENT MANAGEMENT ON GROWTH, YIELD AND QUALITY OF RATOON TUBEROSE (POLIANTHES TUBEROSE L.) CV. DOUBLE MAYURI K. HADWANI, D.K.VARU, NIKETA PANJIAR AND V.J. BABARIYA
16 GENETIC VARIABILITY, CORRELATION AND PATH CO-EFFICIENT ANALYSIS STUDIES IN FENUGREEK (TRIGONELLA FOENUM-GRAECUM L.) YOGENDRA YADAV, PREM SHANKERYADAVA,V.P. PANDEY AND ADESH KUMAR
17 ASSOCIATION OF CHARACTERS AND THEIR DIRECT AND INDIRECT CONTRIBUTION FOR SEED YIELD IN FENUGREEK (TRIGONELLA FOENUM GRAECUM L.) GERMPLASMS KRISHNA PAL SINGH, P.K. JAIN, BEENA NAIR AND S.K. SENGUPTA
18 EFFECT OF INTEGRATED SYSTEM OF PLANT NUTRITION MANAGEMENT ON GROWTH, YIELD AND FLOWER QUALITY OF AFRICAN MARIGOLD (TAGETES ERECTA L.) CV. PUSA NARANGI B.V. THUMAR, A.V. BARAD, P. NEELIMA AND NILIMA BHOSALE
19 STUDIES ON PAPAYA CULTIVATION AND EVALUATION OF DIFFERENT VARIETIES AND HYBRIDS IN TRIPURA SUKHEN CHANDRA DAS
20 EFFECT OF PLANTING TIME AND PLANT DENSITIES ON YIELD, QUALITY AND COST OF PRODUCTION IN GARLIC (ALLIUM SATIVUM L.) CV. JAMNAGAR G.VIDYA, M. PADMA AND M. RAJKUMAR
21 TEXTURAL AND BIOCHEMICAL CHANGES IN PEACH FRUIT DURING COLD STORAGE BALJIT KAUR AND S.K. JAWANDHA
22 GENETIC DIVERSITY IN CLUSTER BEAN [CYAMOPSIS TETRAGONOLOBA (L.) TAUB] R. MUTHUSELVI AND A. SHANTHI
23 SCREENING FOR YELLOW VEIN MOSAIC VIRUS RESISTANCE OF OKRA UNDER HYDERABAD CONDITIONS M.VIJAYAANDVEENA JOSHI
24 EFFECT OF DIFFERENT INTEGRATED NUTRIENT MANAGEMENT PRACTICES ON ELEPHANT FOOT YAM (AMORPHOPHALLUS PAEONIIFOLIUS DENNST.) UNDER EASTERN UTTAR PRADESH CONDITIONS S.K. BAIRAGI AND P.K. SINGH
25 INFLUENCE OF CHEMICAL FERTILIZERS AND BIOFERTILIZERS ON DRY MATTER YIELD AND NPK UPTAKE BY CABBAGE (BRASSICA OLERACEA VAR. CAPITATA LINN.) V.K. SINGH, K.P. SINGH AND ASHISH RANJAN
26 STANDARDIZATION OF GROWING SUBSTRATES AND NPK DOSES FOR GROWTH AND FLOWERING OF ALSTROEMERIA (ALSTROEMERIA HYBRIDA L.) JUJHAR SINGH, B.S. DILTA,Y.C. GUPTA, B.P. SHARMA, S.S. SHARMA AND S.K. BHARADWAJ
27 EFFECT OF CHEMICALS AND PACKAGING ON QUALITY OF MANGO FRUITS UNDER COLD STORAGE JUDGEPREET SINGH, P.P.S. GILL AND S.K. JAWANDHA
28 EFFECT OF SPACING AND TIME OF HARVEST ON NUTRIENT UPTAKE IN MEDICINAL COLEUS UNDER IRRIGATED CONDITION A.B. MASTIHOLI, G. PRABHULING AND S.T. BHAIRAPPANAVAR
29 RESPONSE OF FOLIAR FERTILIZATION OF MICRONUTRIENTS ON FRUIT GROWTH AND YIELD OF LOW-CHILL PEACH CV. SHARBATI V.YADAV, P.YADAV AND P.N. SINGH
30 EFFECT OF DIFFERENT CONCENTRATION OF CPPU AND FRUIT THINNING ON YIELD AND QUALITY OF KIWIFRUIT CV. ALLISONAND HAYWARD JAYANT KUMAR AND DISHA THAKUR
31 EFFECT OF FERTIGATION ON FLOWERING AND YIELD OF TISSUE CULTURE POMEGRANATE (PUNICA GRANATUM L.) CV. MIRDULA GROWN UNDER ULTRA HIGH DENSITY PLANTING (UHDP) T. SHANMUGASUNDARAM AND G. BALAKRISHNAMURTHY
32 STUDIES ON THE STANDARDIZATION OF BLENDED AONLA- KINNOW MANDARIN RTS BEVERAGE S.K. JAIN AND PURSHOTTAM MEENA
33 VARIABILITY STUDIES IN RED FLESH GUAVA (PSIDIUM GUAJAVA L.) GENOTYPES FOR GROWTH, YIELD AND QUALITY ATTRIBUTES RAMESHWAR MEENA, G.M.WAGHMARE, KAMLESH DIWAN AND YOGESHVADAK
34 STUDY OF MICRONUTRIENT SPRAYS ON PHYSIOLOGICAL PARAMETERS AND LEAF NUTRIENT STATUS OF SAPOTA CV. KALIPATTI V.S. GHUMARE, B.V. PADHIAR, K. DILIP AND K. BABITA
35 EFFECT OF NITROGEN, PHOSPHORUS AND POTASSIUM FERTILIZERS ON THE GROWTH, YIELD AND QUALITY OF TOMATO VAR. AZAD T-6 MANOJ KUMAR, M.L. MEENA, SANJAY KUMAR, SUTANU MAJI AND DEVENDRA KUMAR
36 OPINION REGARDING SERVICES OF CO-OPERATIVE SOCIETIES BY SAPOTA GROWERS OF NAVSARI DISTRICT OF GUJARAT STATE B.M. MEHTA AND R.F.THAKOR
37 PER SE PERFORMANCE OF ANTHURIUM(ANTHURIUM ANDRAEANUM LINDEN EX ANDRÉ) CULTIVARS FOR YIELD AND QUALITY UNDER SHEVAROYS CONDTION EASTERN GHAT M.ANAND,A. SANKARI AND R.ARULMOZHIYAN
38 COMBINING ABILITY ANALYSIS FOR FRUIT YIELD AND ITS COMPONENT CHARACTERS IN MILD PUNGENT CHILLI (CAPSICUM ANNUUM L.) A.L. PATEL, K.B. KATHIRIA, B.R. PATEL AND H.N. LEUA
39 EVALUATION OF DIFFERENT METHODS FOR DRYING OF CHRYSANTHEMUM FLOWERS DEENAWILSON, B.L.ATTRI AND SATISH K. SHARMA
40 RESPONSE OF ONION TO SOIL AND FOLIAR APPLICATION OF IRON ON ENTISOLS A.G. DURGUDE, C.R. PALWE, D.D. SAWALE AND S.R. KADAM
41 POTENTIALS OF CAPE GOOSEBERRY (PHYSALIS PERUVIANA L): AN UNDER-EXPLOITED SMALL FRUIT IN INDIA ANGREJALI AND B.P. SINGH
42 STUDIES ON VARIABILITY IN PHYSICO-CHEMICAL PROPERTIES OF AONLA (EMBLICA OFFICINALIS GAERTN) GENOTYPES RAM KUMAR, M.M. SYAMAL, S.V. DWIVEDI, R.K.ANAND AND VISHWANATH
43 EVALUATION OF WATER REGIME AND FERTIGATION ON GROWTH, YIELD AND ECONOMICS OF SWEET ORANGE (CITRUS SINENSIS OSBECK) CV. MOSAMBI HARISH KUMAR, P.K.YADAV,A.K. SINGH AND S.K. SHARMA
44 EFFECT OF FOLIAR APPLICATION OF MICRONUTRIENTS AND SORBITOL ON FRUIT QUALITY AND LEAF NUTRIENT STATUS OF MANGO CV. ALPHONSO C. SANKAR, D. SARALADEVI AND S. PARTHIBAN
45 SCREENING OF CUCURBITACEOUS ROOTSTOCKS AGAINST ROOT KNOT NEMATODEMELOIDOGYNE INCOGNITA KOFOID AND WHITE N.A.TAMIL SELVI, L. PUGALENDHI AND M. SIVAKUMAR
46 EFFECT OF PULSING AND HOLDING SOLUTIONS ON VASE LIFE OF DENDROBIUM CV. SONIA 17 K.AJITHKUMAR, P.K. RAJEEVAN,A. SOBHANA, P.K. SUDHADEVI, S. SARADA AND S. SIMI
47 GENETIC DIVERGENCE IN DOLICHOS BEAN (DOLICHOS LABLAB L. VAR. TYPICUS) GENOTYPES FOR YIELD AND YIELD CONTRIBUTING TRAITS V. CHAITANYA, R.V.S.K. REDDY, S.R. PANDRAVADA AND M. SUJATHA
48 EFFECT OF PLANT GROWTH REGULATORS ON GROWTH AND YIELD OF NAGPUR MANDARIN (CITRUS RETICULATA BLANCO.) H.D. CHOUDHARY, M.C. JAIN, M.K. SHARMA AND P. BHATNAGAR
49 VARIABILITY AND PHYSICO-CHEMICAL STUDIES IN SNAP MELON (CUCUMIS MELO VAR. MOMORDICA) DEVENDRA KUMAR, R.B. RAM, SANJAY KUMAR, SUTANU MAJI AND MANOJ KUMAR
50 CROP ROTATION IN BRINJAL (SOLANUM MELONGENA L.) FOR BACTERIAL WILT INCIDENCE P.S.AJJAPPALAVARA
51 EFFECT OF POST-HARVEST TREATMENTS OF POLYAMINES ON COLOUR OF STORED PEACH FRUITS SUMMY ULLAH AND S.K. JAWANDHA
52 EFFECT OF DIFFERENT LEVELS OF DRIP IRRIGATION ALONG WITH VARIOUS FERTIGATION LEVELS ON GROWTH, YIELD AND WATER USE EFFICIENCY IN FENNEL (FOENICULUM VULGARE MILL.) S.R. GODARA, I.M.VERMA, J.K. GAUR, SURESH BAIRWA AND P.K.YADAV
53 RESPONSE OF DIFFERENT LEVELS OF FARM YARD MANURE AND BORON ON GROWTH AND YIELD OF BAEL (AEGLE MARMELOS CORR.) MAHAVEER DHAKER,A.K. SONI, P.K.YADAV,ATUL CHANDRA AND HARISH KUMAR
54 EFFECT OF SOWING DATES AND PLANT GEOMETRY ON GROWTH AND YIELD OF OKRA CV. PARBHANI KRANTIAND PUSAA-4 SONU, J.P. SINGH, RAJBEER, NATHIRAM AND HIMANSHU KAUSHIK
55 FACTORS AFFECTING PROPAGATION AND PLANT SURVIVAL IN ROSE CV. RAKATAGANDHA H.S. GREWAL AND KUSHAL SINGH
56 EFFECT OF ORGANIC MANURE, DRYING METHODS ON FLOWER YIELD AND CAROTENOID CONTENTS IN MARIGOLD (TAGETES ERECTA L.) SUNIL KUMAR AND SWATI SHARMA
57 EFFECT OF PLANT DENSITY, PLANTING METHODS AND MULCHING ON FLORAL AND CORMAL PARAMETERS IN GLADIOLUS (GLADIOLUS HYBRIDUS L.) R.VASANTHA KUMARI, D.P. KUMAR, B.ARUNKUMAR AND M. MAHADEVAMMA
58 GENETIC VARIABILITY, HERITABILITY AND EXPECTED GENETIC GAIN FOR DRY ROOT YIELD IN ASHWAGANDHA [WITHANIA SOMNIFERA (L.) DUNAL] D.L. SUNDESHA AND C.J.TANK
59 EFFECT OF SCION STICK STORAGE METHODS ON GROWTH AND SUCCESS SOFTWOOD GRAFTS OF MANGO (MANGIFERA INDICA L.) CV. KESAR P.D. THAKAR AND N.I. SHAH
60 STATUS AND PERFORMANCE OF DIFFERENT MANGO VARIETIES AND HYBRIDS UNDER CLIMATIC CONDITION OF TRIPURA SUKHEN CHANDRA DAS
61 EFFECT OF HARVESTING AT DIFFERENT HEIGHTS ON SUCCESSIVE FLOWERING OF CARNATION (DIANTHUS CARYOPHYLLUS LINN) ASHWINI KASTURI AND R. CHANDRA SEKHAR
62 EFFICIENT AND SIMPLE PROCEDURE FOR ISOLATION OF RNA FROM PULP AND PEEL TISSUES OF RIPE BANANA S. BACKIYARANI, S. UMA1, M.S. SARASWATHI AND A. SARAVANKUMAR
63 PERFORMANCE AND ERGONOMICAL STUDY OF A POWER OPERATED COCONUT DEHUSKER M.K. GHOSAL AND BIKASH SARKAR
64 OPTIMIZATION OF PLANTING STAGE AND PINCHING LEVEL IN CARNATION S. KARTHIKEYAN, M. JAWAHARLAL AND D. DHINESH
65 STUDIES ON EFFECT OF POST HARVEST TREATMENTS ON QUALITY AND SHELF LIFE OF CUSTARD APPLE (ANNONA SQUAMOSA L) CV. BALANAGAR R.S. JAWADAGI, D.R. PATIL, D.A. PEERAJADE, D. SHREEDHAR AND RAGHAVENDRAACHARI
66 INFLUENCE OF INTEGRATED PLANT NUTRITION ON GROWTH AND FLOWER YIELD OF CHRYSANTHEMUM (CHRYSANTHEMUM MORIFOLIUMRAMAT.) CV. IIHR-6 UNDER SAURASHTRA CONDITION NEELIMA PALAGANI,A.V. BARAD, NILIMA BHOSALE AND B.V. THUMAR
67 EFFECT OF SPACING AND CULTIVARS ON GROWTH AND YIELD OF OKRA [ABELMOSCHUS ESCULENTUS (L.) MOENCH] HARISHCHAND RAM, MOHD. MERAJ KHAN AND P.K. SINGH
68 EVALUATION OF DOUBLE PETALLED CULTIVARS OF TUBEROSE (POLIANTHES TUBEROSA LINN.) UNDER DELHI CONDITION KRISHAN P. SINGH AND MAM C. SINGH
69 OPTIMIZING HARVESTING STAGE OF GLADIOLUS SPIKES FOR WET REFRIGERATED STORAGE KUSHAL SINGH AND RANJIT SINGH
70 EFFECT OF INTEGRATED NUTRIENT MANAGEMENT IN PAPAYA (CARICA PAPAYA L.) CV. MADHUBINDU J.K. SINGH AND D.K.VARU
71 INFLUENCE OF FOLIAR APPLICATION OF CHEMICALS AND ANTI-TRANSPIRANTS ON BLACK TIP INCIDENCE, YIELD AND PHYSICO-CHEMICAL CHARACTERISTICS OF MANGO CV. DASHEHARI B.L. RAINA, V.K.WALI, DEEP JI BHAT, PARSHANT BAKSHI AND AKASH SHARMA
72 STUDIES OF LITCHI CULTIVATION AND EVALUATION OF DIFFERENT VARIETIES AND HYBRIDS IN TRIPURA SUKHEN CHANDRA DAS
73 MOLECULAR CHARACTERIZATION AND GENETIC DIVERSITY ANALYSIS OF SAPOTA GENOTYPES BY RAPD MARKERS SUHASINI JALAWAADI, R.C. JAGADEESHA, D. KIRANSHANKAR, KULAPATI HIPPARAGI, G. PRABHULING AND H.R. BASAVARAJAPPA
74 EFFECT OF DRIP FERTIGATION ON GROWTH OF GUAVA (PSIDIUM GUAJAVA L.) HARENDRA KUMAR, U. KOTOKY ANDA. DEVEE
75 RESPONSE OF DIFFERENT LEVELS OF NPK AND MICROBIAL INOCULANTS ON QUALITY OF HYBRID CABBAGE (BRASSICA OLERACEA VAR. CAPITATA L.) V.K. SINGH, K.P. SINGH AND ASHISH RANJAN
76 RESPONSE OF SUMMER OKRA (CV. PHULE UTKARSHA) TO IRON, ZINC AND BORON IN INCEPTISOL N.R. SATPUTE, L.B. SURYAWANSHI, J.M.WAGHMARE AND P.B. JAGTAP
77 INFLUENCE OF HOLDING AND PULSING SOLUTION ON CUT SPIKES OF ANTHURIUM (ANTHURIUM ANDREANUM) A. SANKARI, M.ANAND AND R.ARULMOZHIYAN
78 INFLUENCE OF PRE-HARVEST FOLIAR APPLICATION OF MICRONUTRIENTS AND SORBITOL ON POLLINATION, FRUIT SET, FRUIT DROP AND YIELD IN MANGO (MANGIFERA INDICA L.) CV. ALPHONSO C. SANKAR, D. SARALADEVI AND S. PARTHIBAN
79 CHEAPER WATER SOURCES FOR MICROPROPAGATION OF BANANA (MUSA ACUMINATA) CV. ‘GRANDE NAINE’ G. PRABHULING,A.B. MASTIHOLI AND M.G. KERUTAGI
80 STUDIES ON EFFECT OF MULCHING AND TRAINING ON GROWTH, YIELD AND ECONOMICS OF POINTED GOURD (TRICHOSANTHES DIOICA ROXB.) J.P. RAM, S.V. DWIVEDI AND R.K.ANAND
81 SEED QUALITY OF OKRA CULTIVARS AS AFFECTED BY SOWING DATES AND PLANT GEOMETRY SONU, J.P. SINGH, NATHIRAM, RAJBEER AND HIMANSHU KAUSHIK
82 EFFECT OF VARIOUS CONCENTRATION OF INDOLE BUTYRIC ACID ON THE ROOTING PERFORMANCE OF LOW-CHILLING PEACH (PRUNUS PERSICA BATSCH.) CULTIVARS AT ALLAHABAD REGION A. NARAYAN, V.M. PRASAD AND S. DUTTA
83 EFFECT OF CLONAL ROOTSTOCKS ON THE STOMATAL CONDUCTANCE, TRANSPIRATION RATE, PHOTOSYNTHETIC RATE AND LEAF NUTRIENT STATUS OF APPLE CULTIVARS SCARLET GALA AND RED FUJI SARITA DEVI, P.S. CHAUHAN AND DISHATHAKUR
84 COMPATIBILITY OF INSECTICIDES AND FUNGICIDES MIXTURES AGAINST CABBAGE LEAF SPOT, ALTERNARIA BRASSICAE (SACC.) BERK. K.N. SREEDHAR, C.T.ASHOK KUMAR, K. PADMANABHA AND S. SUDHIRKUMAR
85 SATISFACTION OF FRUIT GROWERS REGARDING THE SERVICES AVAILED UNDER NATIONAL HORTICULTURE MISSION SAHIL GARG, PRABHJOT KAUR AND R.K. DHALIWAL
86 BALANCE NUTRITION MANAGEMENT IN POTATO UNDER RIVERINE SOILS OF UTTAR PRADESH AMAR SINGH, R.A. SINGH AND DHARMENDRAYADAV
87 INFLUENCE OF PLANT DENSITY AND NUTRIENT MANAGEMENT ON GROWTH, YIELD AND QUALITY OF RADISH (RAPHANUS SATIVUS L.) CV. ‘PUSA CHETKI’ U.G. SHARMA, N.J.VIHOL AND J.C. CHAVDA
88 RESPONSE OF FOLIAR APPLICATION OF MICRO-NUTRIENTS ON YIELD AND ECONOMICS OF BITTER GOURD (MOMORDICA CHARANTIA L.) B.C. PATIL, LAXMANA. PADANAD, K.H.YASHVANTKUMAR, J.B. GOPALI AND SOUMYA SHETTY
89 EVALUATION OF GERBERA (GERBERA JAMESONII BOLUS EX. HOOKER F.) GENOTYPES FOR FLOWER QUALITY TRAITS UNDER NATURALLY VENTILATED POLYHOUSE RAJIV KUMAR
90 EFFECT OF GA3 AND FOLIAR NUTRIENTS ALONG WITH BIOFERTILIZERS ON FLOWER QUALITY,VASE LIFE AND SUCKER PRODUCTION OF ANTHURIUM (ANTHURIUM ANDREANUM LIND.) CV. TROPICAL RED ANASUBAI G. HANDARAGALL, R. JAYANTHI AND R. HEMALATHA
91 STUDIES ON EFFECT OF PLANT GROWTH REGULATORS AND MICRONUTRIENTS ON GROWTH, FLORAL CHARACTERS AND YIELD OF TUBEROSE (POLIANTHES TUBEROSA L.) CV. ‘PRAJWAL’ S. GANESH, K. SOORIANATHASUNDARAM AND M. KANNAN