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AGRICULTURE UPDATE

Volume 5 Issue 1 and 2, May 2010

Research papers published in this issue.

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1 ECONOMICS OF PADDY BASED CROPPING SYSTEM UNDER SOUTH GUJARAT CONDITION-H.M. VIRDIA AND H.D. MEHTA

2 CONSTRAINTS IN THE FUNCTIONING OF SELF HELP GROUPS IN SINDHUDURG DISTRICT, MAHARASHTRA-H.G . JADHAV AND R.G . TAMBAT

3 STUDIES ON THE IMPACT OF SELECTED SERICULTURAL TECHNOLOGIES IN BANGALORE, INDIA-M. SHOBHA RANI, U.D. BONGALE, H.R. RAVEENDRA AND R. KRISHNAMURTHY

4 IMPACT OF KRISHIMELA ON PARTICIPATING FARMERS-N. MANJULA AND M.K. SHEIKH

5 PSYCHOLOGICAL UNDERSTANDING OF ADOPTIONAL PATTERN OF INNOVATIVE TECHNOLOGY IN RURAL SOCIETY- N.L. MISHRA

6 ADOPTION OF RICE CULTIVATION PRACTICES BY TRIBALS IN MAHARASHTRA-L.G . UIKEY , V .V . GOHAD AND T .B. WERULKAR

7 STUDY ON IMPACT OF TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER UNDER FRONT LINE DEMONSTRATION OF SUNFLOWER IN HAVERI DISTRICT OF KARNATAKA-S.V . HALAKATTI, D.S.M.GOUDA AND M.S. NAGARAJA

8 SUSTAINING SUGARCANE PRODUCTION IN WESTERN ZONE OF TAMIL NADU-M. MALARKODI , K. BHARATHI AND A. JANAKIRANI

9 SUGGESTIONS FOR THE INCREASE USE EFFICIENCY OF ECO-FRIENDLY AGRICULTURAL PRACTICES FOR SUSTAINABLE PADDY CULTIVATION-A. JANAKI RANI AND P .P . MURUGAN

10 WATERSHED DEVELOPMENT IN ALFISOLS THROUGH SOIL CONSERVATION-S.V . HALAKATTI, D.S.M. GOWDA AND R.H.HANUMANAIKAR

11 IMPACT OF KRISHI VIGYAN KENDRA’S TRAININGS ON KNOWLEDGE AND ADOPTION OF COTTON PRODUCTION TECHNOLOGIES-B.S. MEENA AND D.S.BHATI

12 IMPACT OF COTTON FARMERS FIELD SCHOOL ON KNOWLEDGE OF FARMERS-V .S. ATHWALE AND S.D. WANGIKAR

13 EFFECTIVENESS OF AGRICULTURAL PROGRAMMES PERCEIVED BY TELEVIEWING FARMERS-C.R. CHAVAN, V .V . GOHAD AND R.A. MALI

14 AN ECONOMICS ANALYSIS OF CONTRACT FARMING OF ORGANICALLY PRODUCED, NATURAL COLOUR COTTON IN KARNATAKA-M.T. DODAMANI AND L.B. KUNNAL

15 ADOPTION OF RECOMMENDED PAU PRACTICES FOR CAPSICUM CULTIVATION-M. KUMAR, S.K. SAINI AND D.S. DHILLON

16 MEDIA UTILIZATION BEHAVIOUR OF FARM SCIENTISTS FOR TRANSFER OF TECHNOLOGY-R.A. MALI, V .V . GOHAD AND C.R. CHAVAN

17 CONSTRAINTS AND SUGGESTIONS OF BANANA GROWERS IN DRIP AND FLOOD IRRIGATED SYSTEMS-V .V . LANDGE, B.R.PAWAR, P.P.YEWARE AND D.S.DESHMUKH

18 GROWTH, INSTABILITY AND PRICE ANALYSIS OF PIGEONPEA (CAJANUS CAJANL.) IN MARATHWADA REGION-D.J. CHAUDHARI AND N.D. PAWAR

19 SUSTAINABLE RURAL LIVELIHOOD SECURITY (SRLS) IN DISADVANTAGED DISTRICTS OF MAHARASHTRA-DEVYANEE NEMADE AND SUVARNA MAHALLE

20 ADOPTION OF INDIGENOUS PLANT PROTECTION PRACTICES FOR SUSTAINABLE ENVIRONMENT-I. ISAAC DEV ANAND AND K. KANAGASABAPATHI

21 CONSTRAINTS FACED BY BENEFICIARIES IN SPRINKLER IRRIGATION SCHEME-VIDYAV . TAYDE, P .S. SHINDE AND P .S. KAPSE

22 COMPARATIVE GROWTH RATE OF AGRICULTURE IN INDIAN AND PAKISTANI PUNJAB-KULDIP SINGH AND T .S. CHAHAL

23 CONSTRAINTS ANALYSIS AND IDENTIFICATION OF STRATEGIES FOR THE CUT FLOWER PRODUCERS-S.N. GHADGE, D.S. CHANDGUDE AND M.V . JADHAV

24 ENTREPRENUERSHIP DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMME IN SERICULTURE : CONDUCT AND IMPACT-N.R. SINGHVI AND R.L. KATIYAR

25 ADOPTION OF SOIL AND WATER CONSERVATION PRACTICES BY THE FARMERS IN VIDARBHA, MAHARASHTRA-A.G . DIGHE AND U.U. RAJPUT

26 A STUDY ON CONSTRAINTS FACED BY THE CUMIN GROWERS IN ADOPTION OF RECOMMENDED CUMIN PRODUCTION TECHNOLOGY-B.H. TAVETHIYA

27 PERSONAL CO-RELATES OF SPRINKLER IRRIGATION TECHNOLOGY-VIDYA V . TAYDE, P .S. SHINDE AND P .S. KAPSE

28 EXTENT OF AWARENESS OF INDIGENOUS PLANT PROTECTION PRACTICES-I. ISAAC DEV ANAND AND K. KANAGA SABAPATHI

29 RESOURCE PRODUCTIVITY AND RESOURCE USE EFFICIENCY IN DRIP IRRIGATED BANANA PRODUCTION-V .V . LANDGE, B.R. PAWAR, D.S. DESHMUKH AND P .P . YEWARE

30 WHY MARGINAL AND SMALL FARMERS ARE SO ATTACHED TO THEIR LAND?-A.S. BHULLAR, MANDEEP SINGH AND A.S. JOSHI

31 IMPACT AND DISSEMINATION OF HYV GARLIC (G-282)-SUBHASH KATARE AND M.K. SHRIVASTAV

32 EMPOWERMENT OF WOMEN IN AGRICULTURE-D.K. KAKADE

33 CONSTRAINTS IN THE PRODUCTION AND MARKETING OF MAIZE OF PUNJAB-S.S.CHAHAL AND POONAM KATARIA

34 A CRITIQUE ON PARTICIPATORY RURAL APPRAISAL (PRA) AS A DATA COLLECTION TOOL-M. RAMASUBRAMANIAN, S. SEERALAN AND V . SEKAR

35 IMPACT OF FRONT LINE DEMONSTRATION ON PRODUCTION TECHNOLOGY OF CABBAGE VAR. WONDERBALL IN DHULE DISTRICT OF MAHARASHTRA-J.K. DHEMRE AND S.B. DESALE

36 CONSTRAINT ANALYSIS OF CASSAVA GROWERS AND STRATEGIES FOR INCREASING PRODUCTION AND PRODUCTIVITY IN SALEM, TAMIL NADU-A. JANAKI RANI AND P .P . MURUGAN

37 SOCIO-ECONOMIC, PSYCHOLOGICAL AND EXTENSION ATTRIBUTES OF TRAINED AND UNTRAINED FARMERS OF K.V.K. BIJAPUR-N.K. SUNIL AND N. MANJULA

38 BENEFITS AVAILED BY RURAL WOMEN FROM WOMEN DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMME-T.B. WERULKAR, V .V . GOHAD, L.G . UIKEY AND M.S. DESHMUKH

39 STRATEGIES FOR PROMOTING BIO-FERTILIZERS AMONG THE FARMERS FOR SUSTAINABLE AGRICULTURE-M. MALARKODI AND K. BHARATHI

40 TECHNOLOGICAL GAP IN SAFFRON PRODUCTION TECHNOLOGY-T . HUSSAIN W ANI, B.D. TIY AGI AND AJAZ A. SHAH

41 PERCEPTION OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENTISTS ABOUT PREVAILING AND DESIRED ORGANIZATIONAL CLIMATE AT PUNJAB AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY, LUDHIANA- PRABHJOT KAUR, R.K.DHALIWAL AND D.S.DHILLON

42 EFFECTIVE WAY OF TRANSFER OF TECHNOLOGY TO BOOST THE GROUNDNUT YIELD UNDER RAINFED CONDITION THROUGH FRONTLINE DEMONSTRATION IN SALEM, TAMIL NADU-M.K. KALARANI, D. RAJA, R. SIV ACHANDRAN AND R. PREMAVATHI

43 PREFERRED TRAITS IN PIGEONPEA PRODUCTION IN INDIA-R.N. WANKHADE AND R.G . DESHMUKH

44 ROLE PERFORMANCE OF GRAMPANCHAYAT MEMBERS-M.I. KHALGE, R.R. CHOLE AND P .B. BHOSALE

45 FRONT LINE DEMONSTRATION : AN EFFECTIVE TECHNOLOGY FOR INCREASING PRODUCTIVITY OF CHICKPEA IN RATLAM DISTRICT-SUBHASH KATARE AND M.K. SHRIVASTAVA

46 AN EVALUATION OF CONSTRAINTS AND EXPECTATIONS OF IRRIGATION INFORMATION IN COMMAND AREAS OF TUNGABHADRA AND UPPER KRISHNA PROJECTS-L.B. HUGAR, M. SAMPATH KUMAR AND R.S PODDAR

47 SOCIO- ECONOMIC CHARACTERISTICS INFLUENCING PRODUCTIVITY OF MRUGBAHARSWEET ORANGE IN MAHARASHTRA-B.R. PAWAR, P.P . YEWARE, D.S. DESHMUKH AND V .V . LANDGE

48 SOCIO-ECONOMICS DIMENSIONS OF POVERTY AMONG COTTON GROWING FARMERS IN KARNATAKA-M.T. DODAMANI AND S.S. GULEDGUDDA

49 INVESTMENT ANALYSIS IN GRAPEVINE ORCHARDS-B.S. NAVEEN, L.B. KUNNAL AND M.T. DODAMANI

50 FINANCIAL FEASIBILITY OF MRUGBAHARSWEET ORANGE GARDEN-P .P . YEWARE, B.R.PAWAR, V . V .LANDGE AND D.S. DESHMUKH

51 ECONOMICS OF VALUE ADDITION TO GRAPEWINE-B.S. NAVEEN, L.B. KUNNAL AND M.T. DODAMANI

52 ACTIVITIES OF SHGS AND OCCUPATIONAL PATTERN OF THEIR MEMBERS IN SINDHUDURG DISTRICT, MAHARASHTRA-H.G. JADHAV AND R.G. TAMBAT

53 FACTORS RESPONSIBLE FOR FARMERS SUICIDE INWARDHA DISTRICT OF MAHARASHTRA-M.S. DESHMUKH, V .V . GOHAD AND T.B. WERULKAR

54 CONSUMER’S PREFERENCE FOR PEARLMILLET PRODUCTS-D.S DESHMUKH, B.R.PAWAR, P .P.YEWARE AND V .U.LANDGE

55 INDIGENOUS KNOWLEDGE AMONG TRIBAL WOMEN ABOUT MEDICINAL PLANTS-S.S.HOLMUKHE AND P .N. ANTWAL

56 ENTREPRENEURIAL BEHAVIOUR OF CUT FLOWER PRODUCERS-S.N. GHADGE, D.S. CHANDGUDE AND M.V . JADHAV

57 PRODUCTIVITY AND ECONOMICS OF CROPPING SEQUENCES UNDER DIFFERENT IRRIGATION METHODS-N.A. HIRWE AND A.S. JADHAV

58 EFFECT OF SOCIO-ECONOMIC CHARACTERISTICS ON PRODUCTIVITY OF PEARLMILLET-B.R.PAWAR, D.S. DESHMUKH, P .P.YEWARE AND V .V . LANDGE

59 AN ECONOMIC ANALYSIS OF DAIRY ENTERPRISES IN MAHARASHTRA-A.K. VITONDE, R.D. VAIDKAR, R.B. PETHKAR AND A.D. CHAUHAN

60 PREFERENCE FOR BANANA PRODUCTS AND THEIR EFFECTS ON CONSUMER’S SATISFACTION-V .V . LANDGE, B.R. PAWAR, P .P . YEWARE AND D.S. DESHMUKH

61 UTILITY PERCEPTION OF AGRICULTURAL ADVERTISEMENTS BY FARMERS-D.R. GHADI AND P .N. ANTWAL

62 IMPACT OF FRONT LINE DEMONSTRATION ON PRODUCTION TECHNOLOGY OF CABBAGE-J.K. DHEMRE AND S.B. DESALE

63 CONSTRAINTS AND SUGGESTIONS OF PEARLMILLET GROWER IN MAHARASHTRA-B.R. PAWAR, D.S. DESHMUKH, V .V . LANDAGE AND P .P.YEWARE