A study of efficacy of different antibiotics for management of bacterial blight disease of pomegranate caused by Xanthomonas axonopodis pv. punicae was conducted during the year 2010-12 at College of Agriculture, Osmanabad. In vitro study revealed that antibiotic streptocycline showed maximum inhibition zone of 22.21 and 31.60 per cent at 250 and 500 ppm concentrations against X. axonopodis pv.punicae, followed by tetracycline (18.26 and 27.53 %) and bacterinol (17.40 and 27.15 %) the least inhibition of bacterial growth was observed in cefaclore (13.08 and 17.53 %), respectively. Among seven botanicals neem oil showed maximum inhibition at all concentration (5, 10, 15 and 20 %) followed by garlic, neem leaf extract, tulasi leaf extract, ginger extract, guava leaf extract and aloe vera, respectively. The bacterial antagonistic viz., Pseudomonas fluorescens and Bacillus substilis were found effective in inhibiting the test pathogen at 15.43 and 12.71 per cent, respectively. Based on the efficacy of these different antibiotics, bioagents and plant extracts, the best one were applied in integrated management schedule for mitigating bacterial blight of pomegranate. The schedule was applied at five different locations in Marathwada region of Maharashtra. At the time of adoption of orchards, the per cent disease severity observed in the orchard at Kelewadi,

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A field experiment was conducted to study effect of various land configurations on soil moisture conservation and productivity of pigeonpea at experimental farm of AICRP for dry land Agriculture, V.N.M.K.V., Parbhani during kharif season of 2015 and 2016. Soil of experimental field was medium deep black with low in organic carbon, low in available nitrogen, medium in available phosphorus and high in available potassium.The experiment was laid out in split plot design with three main plot treatments and four sub plot treatments. The gross and net plot sizes are 7.2x5.4m2 and 5.4x3.6m2 respectively. The pigeonpea variety BDN-711 was used for sowing with spacing 90 x 20 cm. The main plot treatments were three land configurations as (L1) broad bed furrow (BBF), (L2) ridges and furrow and (L3) flat bed method. Sub plot treatments were four intercropping systems i.e. (I1) pigeonpea + soybean (2:1), (I2) pigeonpea + green gram (2:1), (I3) pigeonpea + black gram (2:1) and (I4) pigeonpea + cowpea (2:1). It was observed that seed yield of pigeon pea andpigeonpea equivalent yield were significantly affected due to different land configuration and intercropping systems. The highest pigeonpea seed yield (1588 kg ha-1) and pigeonpea equivalent yield (1823 kg ha-1) were obtained with Broad bed furrows (L1) followed by ridges and furrow (L2). Among the intercropping systems, pigeonpea + greengram intercropping system (I2) recorded higher seed yield (1574 kg ha-1) and pigeonpea equivalent yield(1832 kg ha-1).Periodical soil moisture observations in different land configuration considering depth of soil, higher average soil moisture was recorded under broad bed furrow followed by ridges and furrows while lesser was recorded under flat bed sowing.

during 2003-04 and 2004-05 in Vertisol with application of organics and inorganics sources of nutrients under different cropping system viz., soybean-pigeonpea and sorghum-pigeonpea. After these two crop cycles, the added potassium was found to be converted to various potassium fractions. Among the different fractions, maximum potassium was found in the form of total potassium followed by lattice potassium, non-exchangeable K, exchangeable K, Water soluble K. The Water soluble K and exchangeable K in soil decreased with the age of crop due to their utilization by crop for its nutrition. The relationship as simple and multiple regressions between available K and different K fractions was interdependent to each other.

Studies were undertaken to evaluate the impact of application of organic and inorganic on soil microbial population under different cropping systems such as soybean-pigeonpea and sorghum-pigeonpea. After these two cycles, the soil microbial properties were significantly influenced due to various combinations of manurial treatments. The population of bacteria, fungi and actinomycetes decreased in higher proportion in control followed by farmer's practice, however, highest population of microbes was observed in the treatment receiving FYM. Fertilizer application alone showed relatively less increase in population of microbes. However, application of organics in the form of FYM, glyricidia, vermi-compost, plant and weed residues, biofertilizers, neem seed cake, press mud etc. helped to increase bacteria, actinomycetes, fungi and total microbes after these two cycles of cropping systems.