The present study was conducted at farmer’s field in Kyarakoppa village of Dharwad taluka, Karnataka, India during 2014–15 and 2015–16. Mango (Mangifera indica L.) is considered as one of the most important fruit crop for millions of people in the world, particularly in India where it is deemed to be the choicest of all indigenous fruits. Mango powdery mildew caused by Oidium mangiferae Berthet is a severe disease that infects all parts of mango trees except the fruits. Organic production has recently increased the demand for environmental friendly control programs to eliminate the risk of fungicide and pesticide resistance so, it is important to study the alternatives from natural extractions. Hence, the present investigation was carried to evaluate the use of some eco-friendly compounds as alternatives to control the powdery mildew of mango. The results revealed that out of ten different treatments evaluated, the treatment T4 involving panchagavya @ 1:10 dilution has resulted in least mean disease severity of 30.27% and maximum net returns (` 1,12,900) as against 61.00% disease severity and minimum net returns (` 50,000) in the control. The treatment T4 was statistically on par with recommended fungicide sulphur @ 3 g l-1 which has resulted in 28.96% Disease Index over the years. However, the taste and smell were found to be superior with panchagavya sprayed trees which has produced yield 6.75 t ha-1 with cost benefit ratio of 5.11 as compared to C:B ratio of triadimefon (6.86) and sulphur (6.37).

The per capita consumption of wine in India is only 10 ml per annum as against 100 litres per year in Argentina and 65 litres in the European countries. Wine contains natural antioxidants that increase the life. Drinking of wine increases blood circulation that results into efficiency of working and decreases the tensions. Wine also contains mineral components that increase immunity power. So, it was felt necessary to study the consumer buying behaviour for wine with special reference to Sula vineyards. The findings of the study showed that majority of the consumers know about brand name and consider taste of the wine, while most preferred quality and only least think about the price of the wine. It was noted that White and Red wine have more demand in Nashik market. Sula vineyards has the most demand in Nashik market compared to its competitors. Through the study, it is reflected that customers are satisfied about the Sula product, its quality and service.

The research work was conducted in ten rainfed villages of Mahasamund and Rajnandgaon district of Chhattisgarh state, where the project work (NATP-RRPS-34) was carried out. A total of 12 farmers practicing rice-utera cropping system from each selected village were selected randomly. In this way, a total of 120 farmers were taken as respondents. The data were collected through personal interview method. The findings of the study revealed that, the On farm trials in rice-utera cropping system were helpful in increasing the yield. The other important perceptions about OFTs were dissemination of technology and variety replacement. The trends of cultivation of rice varieties before and after OFTs showed that Mahamaya, HMT, MTU-1010 were gaining more area. The high yielding dwarf rice varieties were gaining popularity over traditional varieties. The impact of OFTs on productivity showed that the rice yield was increased followed by Lathyrus. It indicates that due to implementation of OFTs the average yield of rice as well as utera crops was increased significantly. The impact of OFTs on productivity showed that rice yield was increased by more than 58 per cent and maximum 140.9 per cent increase was recorded in grasspea followed by 108.33 per cent in lentil. It indicates that the high yielding dwarf rice varieties were gaining popularity over traditional varieties and the average yield of rice as well as utera crops was increased significantly. Therefore, it is recommended for profitable rice-utera system, proper crop management practices should be initiated from rice to utera crops.