Background: Seed maturation is genetically controlled process involves a series of morphological and physiological changes extending from fertilization to independence from the mother plant. Horse gram (Macrotyloma uniflorum Lam.) is an under exploited legume and it is an inexpensive source of protein, rich in minerals and vitamins. However, information on harvesting time of horse gram seeds are still limited. Therefore, this study was carried out in horse gram to determine the physiological maturity in obtaining good quality of seeds for better planting value.Methods: The laboratory experiment was carried out at Department of Seed Science and Technology, Agricultural College and Research Institute, Tamil Nadu Agricultural University, Madurai, India to determine the appropriate time of harvesting horse gram var. Paiyur 2 seeds. The crop was raised as bulk in the field during rabi season of 2019 and the pods were harvested in interval of seven days from 7 days after anthesis (DAA) to 56 DAA and subjected for determinations of pod and seed characteristics.Result: The result revealed that, pod length and pod fresh weight of seeds showed a steady increase upto 35 DAA showed maximum pod length (4.76 cm) and fresh weight of pods (6.903 g/10 pods). The seeds attained maximum germination (94%), dry weight (0.859 g/25 seeds) and vigour parameters viz., root length (17.7 cm), shoot length (8.8 cm), dry matter production (0.161 g/10 seedlings), vigour index I (2491) and vigour index II (15) on 49 DAA.

The paper presents the various attitudes and seeking information by the users of engineering college libraries. Analysis shows that faculty and students have been shown more affection to formal collection in libraries. The present study is to highlight the study of users attitude to electronic information resources with reference to Engineering College Libraries in Thiruvallur District, Tamil Nadu. This study analyzes the search engine, frequency of using e-resources, and level of satisfaction. The study is based on questionnaire method. A questionnaire was distributed among the faculty members and students to collect desired data. A total of 200 questionnaires were distributed to the selected sample of Library users and 188 (94 %) valid samples were collected. The studies found that majority of respondents use (32.98%) e-resources for getting academic information and 67 respondents are satisfied with e-resources.

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