Angiosperm Diversity and Physico-Chemical characteristic of Ramgarh wetland of Gorakhpur District, Uttar Pradesh, India

The present investigation concerns the seasonal change of angiosperm diversity and physico-chemical characteristic of water and soil in Ramgarh wetland, Gorakhpur, Uttar Pradesh, India. In this region, the wetlands are commonly called as ‘Tals’ or ‘Pokharas’ i.e. a true natural wetlands. The prominent wetlands of the district include Ramgarh Tal, Chilua Tal, Mahesra Tal etc. This investigation also encompass with the economic prospect of wetland associated angiosperm. Diversity indices of 48 plant species and the regulatory effects of the 10 physico-chemical parameters of water and soil on the plant diversity were assessed. The angiosperm diversity, richness and evenness were high in monsoon but the dominancy was high in the months of mid summer and mid winter because very few species tolerate that adverse condition i.e., high cold and high hot condition. Due to seasonal variation of angiosperm diversity and physico-chemical parameters of soil and water it was revealed that the wetland plants diversity were changed with the seasonal i.e. premonsoon, monsoon and postmonsoon changes of physico-chemical parameters

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Not Availablestudy was conducted to investigate the selected physical properties of litchi seeds as a function of their moisture content. Three lots of litchi seeds having variation in their moisture content were taken for experimentation. Parameters considered in the study includes length, width, thickness, diameter, colour, sphericity, geometric mean diameter, surface area, porosity, volume, bulk density, true density, angle of repose and coefficient of static friction were recorded for all the three lots during experimentation. It can be observed that the physical properties were governed by the inherited moisture content of the seeds.Not Availabl

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Not AvailableThis study was conducted to investigate the selected physical properties of litchi seeds as a function of their moisture content. Three lots of litchi seeds having variation in their moisture content were taken for experimentation. Parameters considered in the study includes length, width, thickness, diameter, colour, sphericity, geometric mean diameter, surface area, porosity, volume, bulk density, true density, angle of repose and coefficient of static friction were recorded for all the three lots during experimentation. It can be observed that the physical properties were governed by the inherited moisture content of the seeds.Not Availabl

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Not AvailableThis study was conducted to investigate the selected physical properties of litchi seeds as a function of their moisture content. Three lots of litchi seeds having variation in their moisture content were taken for experimentation. Parameters considered in the study includes length, width, thickness, diameter, colour, sphericity, geometric mean diameter, surface area, porosity, volume, bulk density, true density, angle of repose and coefficient of static friction were recorded for all the three lots during experimentation. It can be observed that the physical properties were governed by the inherited moisture content of the seeds.Not Availabl

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Not AvailableThe present study investigated the effects of organic and plastic mulching on root development and nodulation related biometric properties of cowpea determined at different stages of crop growth (60 DAS and at harvest after 90 DAS). At 60 DAS and 90 DAS (at harvest stage), majority of the root development parameters such as root length, number of secondary roots/lateral roots, root weight with nodules, root weight without nodules were recorded highest in plants grown under organic mulch treatments with different level of drip irrigation. Similar trend was also observed in regard to root nodulation development in various mulch treatments. Highest number of nodules per main root of plant i.e., 12.67 and 17.00 after 60 DAS and 90 DAS (at harvest stage) was observed in NM-80% and OM60% treatments respectively, At 60 DAS and 90 DAS (at harvest stage), highest number of root nodules per secondary/lateral root (184.67 and 195.50) and total root nodules per plant (195.00 and 211.00) was recorded in organic mulch treatment plants. Fresh weight of total nodule per plant after 60 DAS and 90 DAS was recorded highest in NM-100% (2.72 gm) and OM-100 % (5.77gm). In conclusion, overall development of plant roots and root nodulation was positively affected by organic mulches while black mulch has negatively influence on these plant parameters.Not Availabl

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Not AvailableThe present study investigated the effects of organic and plastic mulching on root development and nodulation related biometric properties of cowpea determined at different stages of crop growth (60 DAS and at harvest after 90 DAS). At 60 DAS and 90 DAS (at harvest stage), majority of the root development parameters such as root length, number of secondary roots/lateral roots, root weight with nodules, root weight without nodules were recorded highest in plants grown under organic mulch treatments with different level of drip irrigation. Similar trend was also observed in regard to root nodulation development in various mulch treatments. Highest number of nodules per main root of plant i.e., 12.67 and 17.00 after 60 DAS and 90 DAS (at harvest stage) was observed in NM-80% and OM- 60% treatments respectively, At 60 DAS and 90 DAS (at harvest stage), highest number of root nodules per secondary/lateral root (184.67 and 195.50) and total root nodules per plant (195.00 and 211.00) was recorded in organic mulch treatment plants. Fresh weight of total nodule per plant after 60 DAS and 90 DAS was recorded highest in NM-100% (2.72 gm) and OM-100 % (5.77gm). In conclusion, overall development of plant roots and root nodulation was positively affected by organic mulches while black mulch has negatively influence on these plant parameters.Not Availabl

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Not AvailableDragon fruit based ready to serve drink (RTS) was formulated using dragon fruit (60-80% v/v), grape juice (0-10% v/v) and sugar syrup (2-6% v/v). The juice concentrations were optimized using response surface methodology (RSM) following box-behnken design (BBD) for obtaining blended RTS drink with higher functional and nutritional characteristics like total soluble solid (TSS), titratable acidity, ascorbic acid content, total phenol content, colour and sensory evaluation. Results showed that there was significant (P<0.01) effect of incorporating grape juice and sugar syrup which further improved the organoleptic properties of the blended RTS.Optimum juice percentages obtained for the best blend formulation were,dragon fruit (70%), grape juice (5%) and sugar syrup (3%), respectively. The beverage was observed to be acceptable in terms of its nutritional value and overall acceptability.Not Availabl

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Not AvailableDragon fruit based ready to serve drink (RTS) was formulated using dragon fruit (60-80% v/v), grape juice (0-10% v/v) and sugar syrup (2-6% v/v). The juice concentrations were optimized using response surface methodol-ogy (RSM) following box-behnken design (BBD) for obtaining blended RTS drink with higher functional and nutrition-al characteristics like total soluble solid (TSS), titratable acidity, ascorbic acid content, total phenol content, colour and sensory evaluation. Results showed that there was significant (P<0.01) effect of incorporating grape juice and sugar syrup which further improved the organoleptic properties of the blended RTS.Optimum juice percentages ob-tained for the best blend formulation were,dragon fruit (70%), grape juice (5%) and sugar syrup (3%), respectively. The beverage was observed to be acceptable in terms of its nutritional value and overall acceptability.Not Availabl

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Not AvailableNot AvailableThe present study investigated the effects of organic and plastic mulching on root development and nodulation related biometric properties of cowpea determined at different stages of crop growth (60 DAS and at harvest after 90 DAS). At 60 DAS and 90 DAS (at harvest stage), majority of the root development parameters such as root length, number of secondary roots/lateral roots, root weight with nodules, root weight without nodules were recorded highest in plants grown under organic mulch treatments with different level of drip irrigation. Similar trend was also observed in regard to root nodulation development in various mulch treatments. Highest number of nodules per main root of plant i.e., 12.67 and 17.00 after 60 DAS and 90 DAS (at harvest stage) was observed in NM-80% and OM-60% treatments respectively, At 60 DAS and 90 DAS (at harvest stage), highest number of root nodules per secondary/lateral root (184.67 and 195.50) and total root nodules per plant (195.00 and 211.00) was recorded in organic mulch treatment plants. Fresh weight of total nodule per plant after 60 DAS and 90 DAS was recorded highest in NM-100% (2.72 gm) and OM-100 % (5.77gm). In conclusion, overall development of plant roots and root nodulation was positively affected by organic mulches while black mulch has negatively influence on these plant parameters.Not Availabl