Juniper Publishers Agricultural Research Journal

  Journal of Agriculture Research -  Juniper Publishers The Resource Conservation District (RCD) of Santa Cruz County and the UC Cooperative Extension of Monterey County performed 25 distribution uniformity (DU) evaluations in the Pajaro Valley between September 2015 and July 2017 following a method developed by Dr. Mike Cahn from the UC Cooperative Extension of Monterey County. The evaluations were performed in collaboration with interested growers and resulted in reports with recommendations to improve the performance of the irrigation system. An estimate of the potential savings, in terms of water and costs, were also included in each evaluation. Funding for the project came from PVWMA and from DWR. Distribution uniformity is a measure of how evenly water is delivered to the crop and is an indicator of the efficiency of the irrigation system. Less water needs to be applied for a system with a high DU to meet the crop demand than a system with low DU. By impro...

  Journal of Agriculture Research -  Juniper Publishers As the world continues to evolve, demand for profitability and expediency increases. India being an agro-based country and hence; with a great diversity of products, which is influenced by a number of factors like weather conditions and spread of diseases or pests during agriculture production, deterioration of fresh produce during post-harvest handling, geographical distances between areas of production and areas of consumption etc.; it is very difficult to keep this sector safe. It is also difficult to maintain safer food supply by coordinating tracking of product from suppliers and facilitate traceability from supplier to customer in the market. The quick access of the broadest set data related to food safety or quality issuesis highly critical. Recent technological developments in the area of networking devices, sensors and communication technology play significant role in sustainability of agro-food sect...

  Journal of Agriculture Research -  Juniper Publishers    Browntop millet (Brachiaria ramosa (L.) Stapf; Panicum ramosum L.) is an introduced annual grass that originated in South-East Asia. It is grown in Africa, Arabia, China and Australia [ 1 ]. It was introduced to the United States from India in 1915 [ 2 ]. In the US, it is mainly grown in the South-East for hay, pasture and game bird feed. The browntop millet, called korale in Kannada, is specially grown in rainfed tracts of Tumakuru, Chitradurga and Chikkaballapura districts of Karnataka state. The crop is popular in this region in terms of cultivation and consumption. This millet seed is grown in a variety of soils and climates. Like other millets, it is a hardy crop and well suited for dry land. Description Browntop millet is an annual warm-season species that grows 1 to 3 ft tall. The smooth stems have pubescent nodes and may stand erect or ascend from...

  Journal of Agriculture Research -  Juniper Publishers Sugarcane White Leafhopper, Matsumuratettix hiroglyphicus (Matsumura) (Hemiptera: Cicadellidae) is an economic important insect pest of sugarcane in Thailand. It represents as the reservoir of phytoplasma that cause sugarcane white leaf disease [ 1 ]. In recently, sugarcane white leaf disease spread out from the Northeastern region to the lower north region and the central region of Thailand. These causes sharply decrease in sugarcane yields. So that, entomopathogenic fungi become the discriminatory technique to control M. hiroglyphicus. This paper aims to evaluate the efficiency of three species of entomopathogenic fungi to M. hiroglyphicus adults in the laboratory. Material and Methods Insect culture The adults of M. hiroglyphicus were collect lively by setting the light trap in sugarcane field that having the white leaf disease at Bueng Samakkhi district, Kamphaen...

  Journal of Agriculture Research -  Juniper Publishers    Since the early 1970's, the term food security arose as a concept of food supply. The global food supply shortages at the time led to concerns that would threaten political stability [ 1 ]. And food availability was a fundamental component of food security. The most robust definition of food security is the 1996 World Food Summit:“Food security, at the individual, household, national, regional and global levels [is achieved] when all people, at all times, have physical and economic access to sufficient, safe and nutritious food to meet their dietary needs and food preferences for an active and healthy life” [ 2 ]. This definition incorporates the availability, access, and utilization domains of food security and is widely used today. Despite the recognition of the access and utilization dimensions, food availability remains a fundamental component of food security for the increasing world popu...

  Journal of Agriculture Research -  Juniper Publishers There seems to be consensus among national government and regional and international development agencies that an agriculture-led growth path is the best strategy for achieving economy-wide structural transformation in Africa [ 1 - 3 ]. Experiences of many Asian countries with the green revolution model provide a good example of successful pursuance of such goal. Growth in agricultural value added induced by significant productivity gains from wide-adoption of modern inputs and farming practices, such as improved seeds and animal breeds, fertilizers, mechanization and irrigation characterized the green revolution model of agricultural transformation. African agriculture has enjoyed some growth in total value added and productivity levels over the past two decades. The observed productivity gains however, have been marginal and failed to catalyse broader structural economic transformation. The poor agricultur...

  Journal of Agriculture Research -  Juniper Publishers Humans maintain their water balance by consuming an equal amount of water to that which is excreted. The body keeps water in a balanced state by controlling intake and excretion. However, the body can suffer from either a negative or a positive water balance. Negative water balance, dehydration, is defined as a reduction of water and salt in varying proportions compared with the normal state, which may be caused by failure to replace obligatory water losses or failure of the regulatory mechanism. Dehydration leads to hypernatremia, which can be caused by one or more of the following: water loss in excess of sodium chloride, inadequate water intake, addition of sodium chloride (salt poisoning), osmotic diuresis (with glucosuria), and diuretic therapy when free water intake is inadequate [ 2 , 3 ]. When the body loses salt to a greater extent than that of water, hyponatremic dehydration occurs [ 2 ]. Thirst drive...