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:A field experiment to standardize package of practices for beet root cultivation in Vidarbha region and to find out optimum spacing for higher yield of marketable beet root during the winter seasons of three consecutive years was undertaken. The experiment was conducted in a Randomized Block Design at the farm of Agricultural Research Station (Dr. PDKV), Yavatmal. On the basis of spacing, plants were transplanted at two row spacing viz., 30cm and 45 cm and in row three plant to plant spacing viz., 10cm, 20cm and 30cm with one separate 45 cm x 45 cm wider spacing plot with three replications. The result indicated that different plant spacing had significantly influenced on shoot fresh weight, beet root fresh weight, diameter of beet root and marketable yield of beet root. Spacings have significant effect on marketable yield of beet root in the three seasons of experimentations. However, TSS content of beet root was in significantly influenced with different plant spacing. Beet root sown at closer planting distance 30 cm x 10 cm gave significantly higher marketable root yield but fresh weight of beet root was significantly greater under wider plant spacing.

To find out optimum spacing on growth and productivity of beet root and to standardize package of practices for beet root cultivation in Vidarbha region with monetary return a field experiment was undertaken during the winter seasons of three consecutive years. The experiment was conducted in a Randomized Block Design at the farm of Agricultural Research Station (Dr. PDKV), Yavatmal. On the basis of spacing, plants were transplanted at two row spacing viz., 30 cm and 45 cm and in row three plant to plant spacing viz., 10 cm, 20 cm and 30 cm with one separate 45 cm x 45 cm wider spacing plot with three replications. The result indicated that closer plant spacing had significantly increased plant height however, wider plant spacings significantly increased plant spread, number of leaves and weight of beet root. Further the closer plant spacing found significantly higher marketable quality beet root yield with highest net monetary returns.

Evaluation studies were carried out for management of leaf hoppers on Bt cotton during 2012-13 at three different locations. The pooled results revealed that minimum population of leaf hoppers was recorded in the treatment fipronil 5 SC (0.075%) and it was at par with treatment diafenthiuron 50 WP (0.08%) and imidacloprid 30.5 SL (0.005%). Next best treatment was buprofezin 25 SC (0.05%). Significantly highest seed cotton yield of 19.43 q/ha was harvested in application of treatment fipronil 5 SC (0.075%) followed by diafenthiuron 50 WP (0.08%) and imidacloprid 30.5 SL (0.005%) with 18.66 and 18.19 quintal per hectar, respectively. Highest monetary return Rs. 33,409 per ha was also observed in the treatment fipronil 5 SC (0.075%) followed by imidacloprid 30.5 SL (0.005%) (Rs. 30113 per ha) and diafenthiuron 50 WP (0.08%) (Rs. 28340 per ha) whereas in terms of higher incremental cost benefit ratio, imidacloprid 30.5 SL (0.005%) was found superior which recorded 1: 13.3 followed by fipronil 5 SC (0.075%) (1: 8.9).

The purpose of this study is to determine the quality of chickpea and black gram flour used in preparation of traditional products. As the study of physical properties of flour, both chickpea as well as black gram flour shows higher in bulk density. Water absorption index show lower level of both chickpea as well as black gram flour and water solubility index shows both chickpea as well as black gram flour in between bulk density and water absorption index. While the functional properties of flour, water absorption capacity lower for chickpea flour but higher oil absorption capacity. Higher the water absorption capacity for black gram flour and lower the oil absorption capacity for black gram. This concluded that bulk density for both chickpea flour and black gram is highest while oil absorption capacity is lower in both chickpea flour and black gram flours.