The current study, named "Development of organic farming package for brinjal (Solanum melongena L.)," was carried out at the Mahatma Phule Krishi Vidyapeeth's Research Farm in Rahuri, District of Ahmednagar, Maharashtra (India), during the kharif seasons of 2017 and 2018. Due to weed free treatment followed by mechanical (hoeing) intercultivation and pulling of weeds at 20 days intervals from 20 to 80 days after transplanting of brinjal 2017 and 2018, monocot and dicot weed intensity, category wise weed density (grasses, broad-leaved weeds, sedges), and total dry matter of weeds were significantly at lower magnitudes and weed control efficiency was at higher magnitudes. Weed index was also significantly lower. The mechanical (hoeing) intercultivation method followed by weed-free culture resulted in significantly higher parameters for growth for brinjal.

The field investigation entitled "Evaluation of pigeonpea var. BSMR 853 under different planting methodsto land Configuration" conducted at Department of Agronomy, Vilasrao Deshmukh College of Agricultural Biotechonology, Latur. The soil was clayey in texture, moderate in available nitrogen, low in available phosphorus, high in available potassium and moderately alkaline in reaction. The environnemental conditions prevailed during expérimental period was not so favorable. The experiment was laid out in Factorial RBD with three replication and 24 plot , the gross and net plot size of each experimental unit was : 6.30 x 4.20 m 2 and 4.50 x 3.60 m 2 , respectively .The treatments were two land configuration Flat bed and ridges and furrows treatments with Dibbling of seeds and Transplanting of seedlings. The sowing was done in polythene bag on 25 th June 2014 by dibbling and transplanting done on 25 th July 2014. Transplanted pigeonpea at ridges and furrows was significantly higher grain yield (1937 kg ha-1) is found beneficial in improving growth characters, yield attributes and yield over all of the treatment. Lowest seed yield was recorded by treatmentof dibbled pigeonpea at flat beds (1674 kg ha-1), The B: C ratio was maximum with Treatments at ridges and furrows.

SUMMARY :The experiment has twenty four treatment combinations comprising of six main plots, organic manures mainly green leaf manure (GLM), enriched compost, FYM and vermicompost in combinations compared with RDF and FYM + RDF and four sub plots, liquid organic manures mainly bio-digester liquid manure, panchagavya and cow-urine. The treatments comprised of application of 7.5 t FYM + RDF (100 : 50 : 25 N, P 2 O 5 , K 2 O kg ha -1 + 10 kg ZnSO 4 ) (RPP) and (100:50:25 N, P 2 O 5 , K 2 O kg ha -1 + 10 kg ZnSO 4 ) (RDF) alone exhibited significant effects on quality parameters viz., protein content, reducing and non-reducing sugar, total sugar, total soluble solids and total carbohydrates content in sweet corn kernels of sweet corn. Among the organic manurial combinations GLM + EC + VC (top dressing at GGS) recorded higher quality of sweet corn with all liquid organic manures over basal applied vermicompost. Similarly, Bio-digester and cow urine @ 10% spray noticed higher quality of sweet corn over control. Irrespective of organic manures, the dehydrogenase activity was significantly higher with GLM + FYM + VC (top dressing at GGS) and GLM + EC + VC (basal) equivalent to RDN over RPP and RDF.

The field experiment was conducted during Kharif season of 2013-2014 on field No.10 of Agronomy farm, College of Agriculture, Nagpur. The experiment was laid out in Split plot design with twelve treatment combinations comprising three levels of nutrient management viz., N 1-100% RDF (120:60:30 NPK kg ha-1), N 2-125% RDF (150:75:37.5 NPK kg ha-1) and N 3-150% RDF (180:90:45 NPK kg ha-1) and four foliar applications of chlormequat viz., C 0 (No application), C 1 (500 ppm), C 2 (750 ppm) and C 3 (1000 ppm) concentrations, forming 12 treatment combinations replicated three times.Application of 150% RDF and 1000 ppm chlormequat application to maize crop recorded highest gross monetary as well as net monetary return and B: C ratio.

." Rainfall characterization of Parbhani district of Maharashtra is studied for above mentioned aspect so as to suggest the crops and cropping systems for each taluka. The historical daily data of rainfall at each taluka of Parbhani district were collected from department of Agriculture Meteorology M.K.V., Parbhani and Collectorate office, Parbhani. The available for last 29 years which were used for further analysis and the result to that affect are presented.The statistical analysis for variability of rainfall indicated that year to year variation ranged between 27-32.2 per cent on annual basis with the standard deviation value of 252.2, 261.7, 234.5, 268, 261.7, 256.3, 224.3, 257.2, 170 The data on mean weekly total rainfall in each taluka indicated that major rains significant from in situ management point of view. Hence the was concentrated from MW 23 to MW 42. The statistics of the weekly total rainfall indicated that the least co-efficient of variation for this period in discussion was noticed during this period indicating the concentration consistency of rainfall in this period.The weekly probability analysis dry and wet spell for occurrence of rainfall was carried out. It is observed data indicated that probability of occurrence of 20.0 mm rainfall is greater than 50 per cent from meteorological week 24 th and persists upto meteorological week 34.