Comparative study of potato cultivation through micropropagation and conventional farming methods

A trial was carried out to evaluate the productivity of Solanum tuberosum L. cultivated through conventional farming and micropropagation method. Survival rate, biomass and tuber yield of both micropropagated and tuber propagated potatoes was evaluated. Survival percentages of potatoes were 90% for conventional propagation and 85% for micropropagation. The survival rate of micropropagated plants were maximum of 79% in vermicompost and minimum of 50% in the soil. The average shoot length, number of leaves and leaf area was greater in tuber propagated plants compared to the micropropagated plants. Tuber propagated plants yielded 1.360 kg/plant which was 0.370 kg/plant more than micropropagated plant.Keywords: Conventional farming, micropropagation, potatoes, tuber propagatio

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Not AvailableCROP MANAGEMENT FACTORS (C) AND EROSION PRACTICES FACTOR (P) AS DEFINED IN THE UNIVERSAL SOIL LOSS EQUATION HAVE BEEN DETERMINED FOR MAIZE CROP RAISED IN A PLOT BUNDED 67 METER APART. THE VALUES OF THE TWO FACTORS WORK OUT TO 0.48 AND 0.28 , RESPECTIVELY.Not Availabl

Efficacy of <i>Yoga</i> on requirement of rescue inhaled medication in asthma patients

675-679Asthma is a disease characterized by recurrent attacks of breathlessness and wheezing, which vary in severity and frequency from person to person. The chronic inflammation causes an associated increase in airway hyper-responsiveness that leads to recurrent episodes of wheezing, breathlessness, chest tightness and coughing at night or in the early morning. The objective of this study is to evaluate the effect of yoga on rescue medication uses in asthma patients. A total of 300 subjects of mild to moderate persistent asthma (FEV1&gt; 60%) aged between 12 to 60 yrs were recruited from the Department of Pulmonary Medicine, King George’s Medical University, UP, Lucknow, India. Their rescue medication use was assessed at baseline, then after 3-month and 6-month from baseline. 45 subjects were dropped out during the study period while 255 subjects completed the study successfully. Decrease in the rescue medication use was much less in the yoga group at 3rd month while at the end of 6th month the use of rescue medication decreased by 55.17 % in the yoga group as compared to control group. About 55% decrease was found in ‘the yoga group’ in rescue medication use which shows that yoga can be used as an adjuvant therapy with standard inhalation therapy and rescue medication use can be reduced