Agriculture of Maharashtra state

The present study on “constraints faced by Agriculture Technology School students in receiving knowledge and skills” was conducted in Akola and Amravati districts of Maharashtra state. The exploratory research design of social research was used. In all, 120 respondents were selected by random sampling method. The data was collected with the help of questionnaire and statistically analyzed.

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In the present investigation, effort has been made to identify most suitable variety of soybean in light, medium and heavy soils under different climatic conditions by conducting experiment in three State Agricultural Universities jurisdiction of Maharashtra...

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The study was conducted at the Education and Research Farm of the Department of Botany, College of Agriculture, Dapoli, Dist. Ratnagiri, Maharashtra state during the kharif and rabi2017-18 and 2018-19 seasons, to study the “Effect of seasons and plant spacings on quality parameters of groundnut (Arachis hypogaea L.) genotypes”. The experiment was laid out in split plot design replicated three times. The main plot treatment consists of two seasons (kharif and rabi); however, sub plot treatments consist of eleven groundnut genotypes.

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The present study was conducted in Kolhapur district of Maharashtra state during 1980-81 to 2011-12. The study found that area under wheat, bajra, gram, redgram had declined and area under rice, Kharif jowar, Rabi jowar, greengram, blackgram, fruits and vegetables, soybean sugarcane and groundnut was increased. Similarly area under total cereal and pulse was also declined.

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Present invitation entitled “Effect of weather parameters on pearl millet (Pennisetum glaucum L.) Cultivars under different sowing windows” was carried out during 2013-17 at Zonal Agricultural Research Station, Solapur, Maharashtra State (India). The experiment was conducted in split plot design with three replications.

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Present investigation entitled “Impact of weather parameters on yield of kharif sunflower (Helianthus annuus L.) Under different growing environments in scarcity zone of Maharashtra.” was carried out during 2013-17 at Zonal Agricultural Research Station, Solapur, Maharashtra State (India). The experiment was conducted in split plot design with three replications.

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Agriculture is an intrinsically risk industry. Sugarcane crop is grown as a important cash crop in all over the world and facing several risks in production and marketing. Present study focuses on the measurement of farm risk i.e. area, production, productivity and price for sugarcane production in Uttar Pradesh and Maharashtra. Coefficients of variation (CV) are used to analyze the production risk for both states.

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This study was conducted to know the attitude of the mango growers towards GLOBAL GAP Certification. Study was conducted in Ratnagiri and Sindhudurg districts of Konkan region of Maharashtra state, which contributes nearly 70 per cent area under mango in the state.

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The present study, “Reading habit of agricultural literature by orange growers” was undertaken in Morshi and Warud tahsils of Amravati District in Vidarbha region of Maharashtra state. The data from 120 orange growers were collected with the help of interview schedule.

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Energy analysis is essential for efficient management of the resources in agricultural production. The study was carried out on energy requirement and energy input output relationship of paddy production in konkan region of Maharashtra state. Different farm operations from land preparation to storage were considered for finding the energy consumption in paddy cultivation. Primary data were obtained through field survey. Data were collected from Agronomy field of Balasaheb Sawant Kokan Krishi Vidyapeeth, Dapoli in the year 2017-2018.

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The present study was conducted in Latur district of Marathwada region of Maharashtra state with an objective to analyze Attitude of farmers using mobile phone services in transfer of technology. From selected district four talukas namely Latur, Renapur, Chakur and Ausa were randomly selected from Latur district. From each talukas three villages were selected and from each selected village ten respondents of mobile phone user were randomly selected to comprise 120 respondents. Ex-post-facto research design was used for the study.

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The experiment was conducted at Research and Education Farm, Department of Agril. Botany, College of Agriculture, Dapoli, Dist. Ratnagiri, Maharashtra state, India during rabi 2017-2018.64 germplasms were evaluated through 13 traits like days to 50 per cent flowering, days to maturity, plant height, number of primary branches per plant, number of clusters per plant, number of pods per cluster, number of pods per plant, pod length, number of seeds per pod, 100 seed weight, harvest index, protein content and seed yield per plant.

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The present study entitled “Performance of District Central Cooperative Banks in Maharashtra State” has been undertaken to examine the performance of DCCBs in Maharashtra by way of studying the trends in performance indicators both period wise and region wise. The attempt has been made to examine purpose wise lending activities by DCCBs and share of DCCBs in total credit disbursement for agriculture in Maharashtra.

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The present study was conducted in Parbhani and Nanded district of Marathwada region in Maharashtra state. Out of eight district of Marathwada, Nanded and Parbhani district were selected randomly for the study. The all 25 taluka from Nanded and Parbhani district was selected randomly for the present study.

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The present study was conducted in Parbhani, Nanded and Osmanabad districts of Maharashtra state with specific objectives; to study the extent of adoption of recommended practices disseminated through Agricultural Polyclinics among the respondents. Total 150 beneficiary respondents were interviewed for the study.

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Colocasia [Colocasia esculenta var. antiquorum (L.) schott.], which is also known as Taro, Arvi, Katchu and eddode belongs to the family Aracea is an important edible aroid. Africa ranks first in area and production of colocasia and in India colocasia is favourite among Gujarat, Konkan region of Maharashtra and several other parts of south India. The corm and cormels are the major economic parts of Arvi. Corms of colocasia are rich in carbohydrate and protein and nearly one and half time more nutritious than potato.

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The present study was conducted in Nagpur district of Vidarbha region, Maharashtra State. The sample consisted of 100 farmers from peri-urban area of Nagpur. The data regarding the effect of urbanization on agriculture were collected using pre-tested interview schedule. A study was undertaken on different effect aspect i.e. crop cultivation, livestock, agriculture market, subsidiary occupation, farmers and others. It was observed that 89.00 per cent of farmers from peri-urban area faced major constraints was construction of buildings on agricultural land by private constructors, while 86.

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The present study was conducted in Osmanabad district, randomly selected from Marathwada region of Maharashtra state during the year 2018-2019. From Osmanabad district, Osmanabad blocks were selected purposively based on considerable number of respondent as a member of 'Farmer Producer Company'. From one selected blocks, 3 villages were selected randomly based on considerable number of members of Farmer Producer Company. From each selected village, 40 farmers were selected randomly. In this way a total of 120 farmers were considered as respondent for the present study.

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Krishi Vigyan Kendra, a planned scheme of Indian Council of Agricultural Research plays vital role by organizing various mandatory programmes to the women for their empowerment in respect of knowledge and adoption of technology for the augmentation of crop production, food security, livelihood security, etc. KVK emphasizes on women empowerment through formation and functioning of SHG and providing training on entrepreneurial training which helps them to develop self confidence, attitude, motivation, economic independence, decision making, leadership, social mobility, etc.

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In the present scenario of globalization, liberalization and privatization of agricultural sector, the sustainable development and empowerment of farm women is considered as a key factor for development of any country. According to the 2011 census of India, women constitute half of the total population. Participation of women in economic activities is now emerging as a universal phenomenon. Advancement of information and communication technologies created many opportunities for the development of talents of women in entrepreneurship activities.

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