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CROP AND WEED SCIENCE SOCIETY
SECRETARIAT: DEPARTMENT OF AGRONOMY
MOHANPUR - 741252 NADIA, WEST BENGAL
Bidhan Chandra Krishi Viswavidyalaya
www.cropandweed.com
Volume 11 Number 2
July - December, 2015
ISSN Online: 2349 9400 Print: 0974 6315
ANNOUNCEMENT FOR CWSS AWARD
Applications are invited for the awards of young scientist, fellow, gold medal, from the members of the Crop and Weed Science Society. Awards will be conferred every year. Signed applications, clearly mentioning and providing supporting documents highlighting the academic records, scientific achievements, contribution to national and international agriculture and rural development along with name, date of birth, designation, address, service details and two passport size photographs should be sent.
The age limits are a) Young Scientists < 40 years, b) Fellow ≥ 40 years and c) Gold Medal > 50 years. In case of more than one applications for Young Scientist award the participants will have to present their best research findings, to be evaluated by a panel of eminent scientists. The applications for each category should reach to the Secretary, Crop and Weed Science Society, (Email:
[email protected]) Department of Agronomy, Bidhan Chandra Krishi Viswavidyalaya, Mohanpur, Nadia, PIN- 741252, on or before 31st March of every year. The society will decide the number of awards to be conferred in each category every year. Decision of the Society would be final in this regard.
CONTENT
Title Author Page No.
Production
Diurnal variation in transmission of PAR within wheat and
mustard canopies under intercropping system Pramiti. K. Chakraborty, P. Bandopadhyay, R. Nath and P. K.Chakraborty
Studies on seed germination pattern and effect of sowing D. Mukherjee 9-13 date with planting prototype on Valeriana jatamansi
(Jones): A rare medicinal plant of Eastern Himalaya
Studies on organic nutrition in improving yield and quality S. Kundu, S. Chakraborty, 14-18
of ber cv. BAU Kul-1 D. Roy, B. Ghosh and P. Dutta
Phenotypic diversity studies on selected rice M. A. Musyoki, W. F. Kioko, 19-23 (Oryza sativa L.) genotypes based on grain and kernel N. P. Mathew, K. G. Muriira,
traits from Kenya and Tanzania N. D. Wavinya, M. L. R. Chemtai, N. S. Mwenda, M. J. Kiambi and N. L. Ngithifelix
Factors influencing knowledge level of shrimp farmers Yarrakula Mahesh Babu, 24-27 towards better management practices (BMPs) in S.S. Dana and H.K. De
Nellore district of Andhra Pradesh
Effect of organic nutrient management on growth rate S. Pradhan and S. Moharana 28-33 and crop productivity in sustainable rice-rice system
Relative abundance of pollinators, foraging activity of M. A. Hasnat, S. Sarkar, 34-37 bee species and yield performance of okra at M. S. Hossain, I. F. Chowdhury
Dhaka (Bangladesh) and M. A. Matin
Assessing the determinants of net profit from the K. Pradhan, P. Talukdar and D. Roy 38-43 enterprises in West Bengal
Studies on effect of incubation temperature and light M. K. Rout, K. B. Mohapatra, 44-46 intensity on mycelial growth of oyster species P. Mohanty And S. S. Chand an
Botanical description, eco-physiology and control of G. Gaddeyya and 47-54 Trianthema portulacastrum Linn. P. K. Ratna Kumar
Effect of water and organic nutrient management on S. Tripathy and D. K. Bastia 55-58 productivity of kharif rice
Participatory evaluation of some folk rice genotypes S. K. Bordolui, R. Sadhukhan 59-62 and P. Chattopadhyay
Identification of optimum leaf area index (LAI) for high S. Debnath, F.K. Bauri, 63-66 density planting of banana cv. martaman in Gangetic B. Band yopadhyay, D.K. Misra,
Alluvium region of West Bengal K.K. Mandal, I. Murmu and P. Patil
Influence of plant growth regulators on growth and yield N. Chattopadhyay, F. Lalrinpuii 67-71
of garlic (Allium sativum L.) and U. Thapa
S. Jena, S. Maji, S. Basu, 1-8
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Genetic analysis and interrelationships among yield
attributing traits in pole and bush type dolichos Y. Yadav and A. Chattopadhyay bean (Lablab purpureus L.)
Assessment of genetic variability, interrelationship and A. Sawarkar, S. Yumnam, 78-85 direct and indirect effect of seedling characters on fibre S.Mukherjee and K. K. Sarkar
yield of jute under rainfed and irrigated condition
Efficacy of sulphur on growth, yield and quality of onion S. Chattopadhyay, P. Santra, 86-89
(Allium cepa L.) S. Behera and T.K.Maity
Growth and yield of fennel (Foeniculum vulgare L.) as A. Pariari, A. Mukherjee 90-93 influenced by integrated nitrogen management and spacing and S. Das
In situ analysis of growth performance of the Sal clone A. K. Chakraborty, 94-98 (Shorea robusta Gaertn. F.) after transplanting in the field D. Tamang and K. Sengupta
Analysing the impact of capacity building process on A. Chakraborty, P. P. Ghosh, 99-104 participatory seed village programme in Purulia S. K. Bhattacharya, B. Mahato
district of West Bengal and M. K. Bhattacharjya*
Effect of irrigation levels and planting geometry on growth, D. Dutta, D. Dutta Mudi 105-110 cob yield and water use efficiency of baby corn (Zea mays L.) and T.L. Thentu
Effect of irrigation and nutrient management on growth, S. Roy, A. Sengupta, M. Barman, 111-116 yield, quality and water use of summer baby corn A. M. Puste and S. K. Gunri
(Zea mays L.) in new alluvial zone of West Bengal
Exploring the distribution pattern of rural labour migration A. Saha and M. M. Adhikary 117-121 and its impact on agriculture
Economization of irrigation schedule in wheat B. Mitra and S. Das 122-126 (Triticum aestivum L.) cultivation under
sub-Himalayan plains of West Bengal
Impacts of date of planting and crop geometry on S. Bairagi, M. K. Pandit, P. Sidhya, 127-131 growth and yield of baby corn (Zea mays var. rugosa) S. Adhikary and A.V.V. Koundinya
132-137 Effect of micronutrients on some biochemical constituents A. Chakravarty, S Guchhait, J K
and yield of ginger Hore and D Mukherjee
Protection
Bioefficacy of chemical herbicides in weed management B. Kumar, M. Haque, A. Kalpana 138-143 of aerobic rice at Sabour region of Bihar and D. Nagarjuna
Persistence and metabolism of dithiopyr in different S. Roy, A. Bhattacharyya 144-150
soils of West Bengal and A. Chowdhury
Epidemiological survey on morbidity and mortality pattern S. S. Dana, U.K. Bandyopadhyay 151-153 in Black Bengal goats reared by the tribal people and Amitava Ghosh
of West Bengal
I. Das, V. D. Shende, T. Seth, 72-77
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The effect of hand weeding and planting density on the yield, essential oil content (Mentha piperita L.) in
Hamadanand some morphological properties of peppermint
Infestation of Parthenium hysterophorus in district M. Adnan, A. A. Shahid, M. Ali 161-167
Sialkot: a case study and A. Haider
Integrated weed management in cauliflower A. Kumar, S. Manuja, J. Singh 168-171 (Brassica oleracea var. botrytis) under dry temperate and D. R. Chaudhary
climate of western Himalayas
Positioning IPM compatible pre-mix formulation of P. K. Sarkar and D. Roy 172-180 cartap hydrochloride 50SP + buprofezin 10EC (KCB-2010)
to combat chewing and sucking pests of okra
Studies on some bio-ecological aspects and varietal G. Basak, A. Banerjee and 181-186 preference of banana aphid, Pentalonia nigronervosa B. Bandyopadhyay
Coquerel (Hemiptera: Aphididae)
Nanotechnology and allelopathy: synergism in action N. K. Dhillon and S. S. Mukhopadhyay 187-191
M. Raoofi and S. Giti 154-160
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The Crop and Weed Science Society (CWSS)
thankfully acknowledges
the Financial Support
from the
Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR), New Delhi for publication of the
Journal of Crop and Weed
Corrigendum
The article “Status of diversify of medicinal plants in flood plain basin of northern Bangladesh” published in Vol 10 (2) page No. 196-204 in the Journal
stands withdrawn and not published due to violation of publication ethics.
