Knowledge and Adoption Level of Improved Technology among Rural Women owing to Extension Programmes

The study has assessed the impact of extension programmes on the adoption level of improved technologies in agriculture and animal husbandry in the Kullu district of Himachal Pradesh for the agricultural year 2002-03. A significant difference has been observed in the knowledge and adoption levels among SHG-beneficiary and non-beneficiary groups. The study has revealed that the importance or ranking attached to various agricultural practices has been almost the same by both the groups, though with a significant gap in the extent of their adoption. In cereals, timely harvesting, followed by seed selection and seed treatment are the most adopted practices by beneficiary group while seed selection, followed by timely harvesting and timely sowing are the preferred practices by non-beneficiaries. Chemical weed control, pre-sowing soil treatment, sowing in lines at proper spacing have been the most ignored practices, although the level of their adoption has been found higher among beneficiaries than non-beneficiaries. In the case of vegetables, use of HYVs and sowing in lines are commonly practised by both the groups. Seed treatment, soil treatment and proper spacing are the practices where maximum chasm has been observed among the two groups. Similarly, in the case of animal husbandry, a significant gap in the adoption level of various practices has been observed among both the groups. The study has inferred that the extension programmes organized by various extension agencies for SHGs constitute appropriate educational tools for the transfer of technology and raising the socio-economic status of rural people.Agricultural and Food Policy,

Retention Behavior of Basic Amino acids on Various Adsorbents layers in DMSO-1MHCl Mobile Phase

The four basic amino acids were chromatographed on various adsorbents layer and also on admixture layers. It is found that in DMSO–1MHCl mobile phases, the adsorbent titanium (iv) tungstate and its admixture with silica gel-G were found more effective than other adsorbent. However, various basics amino acids are separated on these layers. Which have some real life importance

Low Voltage Thin Layer Electrophoresis of Anions on Silica Gel-G And Titanium (IV) Tungstate Layers

The low voltage thin layer electrophoresis of anions has been studied on Silica Gel-G and titanium (iv) tungstate layers in in v arious complexing acid media such as Oxalic acid (O.A), Citric acid(C.A), Tartaric acid (T.A) and Succinic acid (S.A).The electrophoretic migration of anions also correlated with lyotropic number, N. The Spots are well defined in electrophoresis

Development of Livelihood Index for Different Agro-Climatic Zones of India

A livelihood index has been developed for different agro-climatic zones of India, based on the secondary data for TE 2003. Six different sub-indices obtained are indicators of Infrastructure Status, Agricultural Status, Nutritional Status, Economic Status, Health and Sanitation Status and Food Availability Status in respective zones. A total of 57 variables have been considered for this study. Finally, a composite integrated livelihood index has been developed which indicates the livelihood status of different agro-climatic zones in the country. Also, 103 districts of low agricultural productivity have been identified within low livelihood regions. The results of this study have been compared with those of backward districts identified under Wage Employment Program by the Task Force of Planning Commission of India. It is found that about 60 per cent districts identified in this study are the same as identified by the Task Force. Further, the spatial distributions of the identified districts under the study have been mapped using GIS maps and it has been observed that almost same region of the country has been found to be most backward in both the studies. The study has revealed regional disparity in the development process and has suggested to formulate appropriate policies to bridge this disparity gap.Productivity Analysis, Resource /Energy Economics and Policy,

Biokemijske promjene u jetri i bubrezima ribe Clarias batrachus tretirane litijevim nitratom

The present paper deals with some enzymological alterations and glycogen-glucose relationship in the liver and kidney of Clarias batrachus in response to lithium nitrate administration. The toxin was administered by intramuscular injections and the dose of 500 µg was repeated every third day. The experimental animals received a total of 7500 µg LiN03 in 15 injections. The biochemical parameters were measured comparatively in the experimental and control animals. The results show that the glycogenolysis in the liver was accelerated by lithium administration and that a decrease in hepatic glycogen was associated with increase in glucose. The activities of enzymes AlPase and AcPase increased significantly. RNase and 5\u27nucleotidase also increased. Decreased lactic dehydrogenase reflected a disturbance in the tricarboxylic acid cycle whereas a rise in GOT and GPT indicated an increase in transamination reactions in the tested tissues.U radu se iznose promjene enzimskih aktivnosti te odnos koncentracija glikogena i glukoze u jetri i bubrezima ribe Clarias batrachus nakon višekratne intramuskularne aplikacije litijeva nitrata. Pokusne ribe primile su ukupno 750 µg LiN03 u 15 injekcija, dok su kontrolne životinje primale destiliranu vodu. Rezultati su pokazali da je glikogenoliza i u jetri i u bubrezima bila ubrzana davanjem litija, jer je nastalo smanjenje glikogena uz istodobno povećanje koncentracije glukoze. Aktivnosti alkalne i kisele fosfataze značajno su porasle. Ribonukleaza i 5\u27nukleotidaza također su imale veću aktivnost u tretiranih životinja. Smanjenje aktivnosti mliječne dehidrogenaze pripisuje se poremećenju ciklusa trikarboksilnih kiselina. Porast aktivnosti GOT i GPT upućuje na pojačanje transaminacijskih reakcija u jetri i bubregu

Comparison of Commercial and Locally Identified Yeast Strains in Relation to Young Wine Quality of Cabernet Sauvignon

The present study was conducted to evaluate the fermentation efficiency of locally identified yeast strains againstthe commercial yeast preparations in the case of Cabernet Sauvignon wines. For this purpose, must of CabernetSauvignon was inoculated separately with three each of commercial (KIV 1116, EC 1118 and Premier Cuvee) andlocally identified (RS1, RS2 and RS3) yeast strains. The physicochemical parameters of wines made with these twogroups of yeast strains showed significant differences during fermentation. The pH values ranged from 3.40 to 3.55,which fall in the agreeable limit. The minimum alcohol content, i.e. 10.32%, was found in the wine with maximumreducing sugars. Wine made from the inoculation of strain EC 1118 contained 11.06% alcohol. The anthocyanincontent differed significantly among all the yeast strains. The maximum anthocyanin content was found in wineprepared from RS1 (15.70 g/l). Maximum colour intensity (14.66) was observed in the RS2 yeast strain. The winesmade from locally identified yeast strains contained more antioxidant reducing power (FRAP) than commerciallyavailable yeast strains. Significant differences were noted among the yeast strains in relation to FRAP values. Thelocally identified yeast strains were found to be on par with commercial yeast strains. These strains can be used forfurther studies on other important varieties