Effect Of Daily And Alternate Day Iron & Folic Acid Supplementation To Pregnant Females On The Weight Of The Newborn

Research question: What is the effect of IFA supplementation when given daily and on alternate days? Objective: To study the effect of daily and alternate day IFA supplementation. Study design: Intervention study. Setting: Rural health center of Gazipur village in east Delhi under deptt, of PSM, University College of Medical Sciences, Delhi. Participants: Pregnant females with period of gestation 20±4 weeks registering during Jan. to Dec. 94. Sample size: 120 pregnant females. Study variables: Birth weight. Results: Total 120 pregnant females were studied. 64 were put on daily (Group I) and 56 on alternate day (group II) IFA supplementation. In group I, 7 (10.9%) babies had birth weight less than 2.5 Kg as compared to 3 (5.3%) in Group II. However, the difference between the two groups regarding the birth weight was not statistically significant (p=0.489). Supplementation of IFA in Group II caused fewer adverse effects compared to Group I. Alternate day IFA supplementation may be an alternate to daily IFA in cases of non-compliance due to adverse effects without adversely affecting the outcome of pregnancy

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Not AvailableA field experiment was conducted during Rabi seasons of 2012 and 2013 at fixed organic experimental plot of ICAR-India Institute of Horticultural Research farm, Hesaraghatta, Bengaluru to study the effect of different levels of farm yard manure (FYM) in organic as compared to chemical and conventional practices on growth, yield and quality of onion. The trial included five levels of farm yard manure and two inorganic nutrient supply treatments consisting of only chemical treatment (NPK fertilizers + chemical plant protection) and conventional practice (Recommended dose of FYM + NPK fertilizers + chemical plant protection).Conventional treatment recorded highest plant height (50.1 cm) as well as bulb yield (34.8 t/ha),while onion crop which had received organic manure equivalent to 100 per cent recommended dose of nitrogen (RDN) recorded highest number of leaves (10.5) per plant. This bulb yield was on par with the yields obtained in organic treatments receiving FYM equivalent to 50 to 100 per cent RDN. The lower bulb yields were with organic treatment receiving manures equivalent to 25 per cent RDN and treatment receiving only NPK fertilizers. There were no marked differences among the treatments for the quality parameters such as bulb dry matter and shelf life.Not Availabl

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Not AvailableModern agricultural systems are energy and carbon intensive. Reducing the carbon footprint and increasing energy use efficiency are two important sustainability issues of the modern agriculture. Realizing the implications of energy and carbon use, the present study was conducted to compare pearl milletemustard production system in conventional and conservation agriculture practices. The results showed that zero tillage with 4 t ha 1 crop residue increased grain yield of pearl millet and mustard by 22.3 and 24.5% respectively in comparison to conventional tillage without residue which ultimately helped to maintain higher net returns (1270 US$ ha 1). Mulching of crop residue consumed considerable energy and carbon. It comprised 72.3e87.1% of the total energy consumption. Thick residue cover (4 t ha 1) noticed significantly higher energy output and energy intensiveness in both conventional and zero tillage whereas energy-use efficiency (11.5), net energy return (201,977 MJ ha 1) and energy productivity (0.32 kg MJ 1) was highest under no-residue cover. Carbon foot print value was increased with intensity of residue cover and found least under no-residue treatment. Therefore, crop residue should be judiciously used in arid and semi-arid region where livestock mainly depends on it for their fodder requirementNot Availabl