IOSR-JAVS   Volume-9 ~ Issue-7 ~ JULY-2016

ABSTRACT: A field experiment laid out in randomized complete block design (RCBD) was conducted in the Eastern Farm of the Michael Okpara University of Agriculture, Umudike, to investigate the effect of removal of inflorescence on the yield of waterleaf [Talinum triangulare (Jaq.) Willd.] and to determine the frequency of inflorescence removal that produces the highest fresh vegetable yield. There were five treatments, namely, Treatment 1) - Daily removal of inflorescence, Treatment 2) - weekly removal of inflorescence, Treatment 3) - Bi-weekly removal of inflorescence, Treatment 4) - Monthly removal of inflorescence, and Treatment 5) - No removal of inflorescence........

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ABSTRACT: Agriculture is a largest economic sector and plays a very significant role in the socio economic development of our country, which is now in crises. The farmers of various states particularly in Maharashtra are in distress due to multiple factors ending in suicide in large scale. Farmer's suicides in growing numbers throughout the states of Maharashtra, Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh, and Punjab is the most crucial problem and calls for the topmost priority in the agenda of rulers & policy makers.......

Keywords: Farmer, Farmer's Suicides, Green Revolution, Fertilityof soil, Environment affects, Agriculture sustainability.

[1] Agriculture Census 20 10 -11, Agriculture Census Division, GOI, 2012.
[2] Dr. Narendra Jadhav, Vice-Chancellor, University Of Pune, Farmers'' Suicide And Debt Waiver An Action Plan For Agricultural Development Of Maharashtra R E P O R T Submitted To Government Of Maharashtra (July, 2008)
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[4] Agrarian Crises faced by the Farmers of Vidarbha with special reference to its Cotton Growers"By Dr. Smt. Neelima Deshmukh, M.Sc. Ph.D. M.A. M.Phil. DIRPM, PGDTT, BMC, Ph.D.D.Litt, Professor & Head, Dept. of Public Administration & Local Govt.Director, Centre For Women's Studies & Development, RTM Nagpur University, Nagpur
[5] Report on Suicide of Farmers in Maharashtra –Causes & Remedies, (S.M.Wakude, AGM, CSID, NABARD, HO, Mumbai)

ABSTRACT: The investigation was carried out separately on existing weed Chromolaena odorata and sprouts of de -topped Chromolaena odorata during 2013 at Gandhi Krishi Vigyan Kendra, University of Agricultural Sciences, Bangalore, to find out different concentration of herbicides with different time of spraying (August and November). On both existing and de –topped Chromolaena, application of glyphosate at 1.2 to 1.6 kg a.i. ha-1 and paraquat 0.4 to 1.0 kg a.i. ha-1 caused complete drying by 40th and 10th day after spraying, respectively.........

Keywords:Chromolaena odorata, Mortality, Paraquat, Glyphosate, 2, 4-D Na salt

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ABSTRACT: Training for health professions typically does not include preparation for meeting the teaching, research, and scholarship responsibilities that a veterinarian assuming an academic faculty position will need. To address this matter, well-executed research on veterinary faculty is needed. This study reports survey findings from faculty at a southeastern United States veterinary school that measured the relationship between knowledge and priorities for further training, level of satisfaction with current faculty development opportunities and mentoring, and perceptions of what additional training/resources that might advance careers.......

Keywords:Academic Faculty, Faculty Development, Retention, Survey Research, Vitality

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