Abstract The increasing heavy metal contamination in agricultural soils has become a serious concern across the globe. present study envisages developing microbial inoculant approach for agriculture Zn contaminated soils. Potential zinc tolerant bacteria (ZTB) were isolated from (Zn) of southern Rajasthan, India. Isolates further screened based on their efficiency towards tolerance and plant growth promoting activities. Four strains viz . ZTB15, ZTB24, ZTB28 ZTB29 exhibited high degree to up...

The present investigation was conducted during 2015-2016 at Hi-Tech Horticulture Unit, Department of Horticulture, Rajasthan College Agriculture, Udaipur to study the effect different levels spacing and training on growth yield cucumber under polyhouse. experiment laid out following factorial completely randomized design (CRD) with three replications. comprising total twelve treatment combinations four level viz. 45×20 cm (S1), 45×30 (S2), 45×45 (S3) 45×60 (S4) T1 (removal all branches up 45...

Studies on genetic variability parameters were carried out in Quality Protein Maize (QPM) genotypes at AICRP maize Rajasthan College of Agriculture, MPUAT, Udaipur, and kharif 2014 for 15 various traits like days to 50 per cent tasseling, silking, anthesis silking interval, 75 brown husk, plant height, ear length, 100-grain weight, grain yield plant, harvest index, oil content, starch protein tryptophan content lysine QPM genotypes. The experimental material consisting 18 lines 4 standard...

Tools for yield prediction are requisite to any successful heterosis breeding program. In this study, was evaluated in 10 × half diallel along with 3 checks RBD replications maize grain and architectural traits viz., ear length, number of rows per ear, 100-grain weight, plant harvest index etc. Significant positive mid-parent ranged from 11.11 27.66 cent, 13.51 17.95 7.07 47.66 23.93 82.39 cent 8.84 25.18 respectively. Out forty five hybrids, two hybrids one hybrid show significant...

The present investigation was carried out to study the variability, heritability and genetic gain for different characters of carrot. experimental material comprised thirty genotypes carrot laid in randomized block design with three replications during rabi season 2015-16 at Horticulture Farm, Rajasthan College Agriculture, Udaipur. Observations were recorded on fourteen economic characters. Visual observations also taken characterize genotypes. Analysis variance revealed highly significant...

A field study with 12 x 3 Line Tester analysis in cucumber and snapmelon revealed highly significant estimates for general combining ability specific all the traits thereby indicating importance of both additive non-additive genetic variance inheritance these traits. The genotyped L3 L2 were found to be most promising per se trait, whereas cross combination T3, T2 involving good combiner parents was desirable sca effects. L7 T1 best SCA effect T.S.S. To further improve yield quality...

An experiment was carried out to study the effect of spacing and training on vegetative growth characteristics yield tomato under polyhouse. The comprised four levels three with Factorial Completely Randomized Design. experimental results revealed that maximum plant height (241.18 cm), stem diameter (7.42 number branches per (26.67), leaf area (325.84 cm2), clusters (18.63), fruits cluster (6.31), (112.44), fruit weight (106.93 g), volume (110.70 cc), specific gravity (0.97gcm3) (12.07 kg)...

An experiment was conducted on Effect of humic acid and nutrients mixture growth yield parameter Tomato (Lycopersicon esculentum Mill.) under polyhouse condition at Rajasthan College Agriculture, Udaipur (Raj.). The data analyzed statistically following completely randomized design. results revealed that treatment T7 [(RDF + 10 kg/ha soil application 0.1% foliar spray nutrient (0.2% Ca 0.5% Mg 0.2% B Zn)] recorded superior to enhance leaf analysis (1.656%), (0.763%), Zn (25.07ppm)...

An experiment was conducted at Hi-Tech Unit, Department of Horticulture, Rajasthan College Agriculture, MPUAT, Udaipur during the year 2017-18 to evaluate yield and quality traits tomato hybrids under polyhouse condition. The laid out in completely randomized design with nine replicated four times. analysis variance revealed significant variation among for all characters. results that hybrid Dev performed extremely well condition respect parameters viz. per plant (5.50 kg) square meter...

Protected cultivation includes the techniques by which crop can be protected from factors causes loss in yield both terms of quantity and quality, per unit area production increased with premium quality produce. Unlike traditional agriculture, this technology opened all doors success for rural, semi urban even youth ample scope employment improves socio economic standards. Hundreds farmers are leaving agriculture every day our country is big challenge to retain increase interest towards...

Twenty rat tail radish genotypes were evaluated in randomised block design with three replications. Genetic variability, heritability, correlation and path analysis for 15 traits estimated. The highest genotypic phenotypic coefficients of variation observed yield per plant number flowers comparison to other characters, indicating the presence high amount genetic variability these characters. High heritability estimates coupled advance as cent mean also recorded pod plant. Secondary branches...

An experiment consisting of twelve treatment combinations four plant geometries and three levels fertigation with replications in Factorial Completely Randomized Design was conducted at Udaipur under zero energy polyhouse conditions. Among the different adopted, S4 (75 cm × 60 cm) F3 (NPK @ 250:125:125 kgha−1) were found statistically superior to enhance height (284.78 cm), stem girth (1.33 1.22 number branches per (18.17 18.13), leaf area (337.84 327.99 cm2), flower clusters (50.93 51.26),...

Present investigation entitled 'Evaluation of Physiochemical Characters in Sweet Potato' was carried out Rajasthan College Agriculture, Maharana Pratap University Agriculture and Technology, Udaipur to evaluate the physiochemical variation sweet potato germplasm". In this research, sixteen diversified germplasm were evaluated under randomized block design with three replications. The result revealed significant differences among for TSS, acidity, total carotenois antioxidants.

The present investigation entitled “Effect of Drying Method and Temperature on Physical Properties Spine Gourd (Momordica dioica Roxb.)” was conducted at the Post Harvest Technology Laboratory, Department Horticulture, Rajasthan College Agriculture Processing Food Engineering, MPUAT, Udaipur, during August to December, 2023. study consisted 4 different drying methods (sun drying, tray heat pump fluidized bed drying), pretreatment (water blanching) temperatures (50°C, 60°C 70°C). experimental...

The present investigation entitled “Variability Assessment at Morphological Level in Taro (Colocasia esculenta L. Schott)” was conducted kharif (2021-22), Horticulture Farm, Department of Horticulture, Rajasthan College Agriculture, Udaipur to evaluate the correlation coefficient and path analysis for 18 genotypes. overall evaluation genotypic phenotypic characters conducted. results obtained total yield (t/ha) exhibited highly significant positive correlations with cormel per plant, weight,...

A field experiment was conducted during Rabi 2022-23 and 2023-24 at Instructional Farm (Agronomy), Rajasthan College of Agriculture, Udaipur (Rajasthan) to study the effect different source method zinc application on productivity wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) in South- West Rajasthan. The laid out Randomized Block Design with three replications. Nine treatments were applied using soil foliar method, two distinct sources (ZnSO4 .7H2 O Zn-EDTA) either alone or combinations + Zn-EDTA). Results...

This study was conducted to estimate combing ability in bottle gourd. Fifty eight gourd genotypes comprising 45 hybrids, 10 parents and 3 checks were evaluated three different environments. The data analyzed as per Method-II, Model-I of Griffing (1956). Significant GCA effects desirable direction evident the inbred lines P6, P2 SCA hybrids P9 x P10, P4 P6 for days first harvest on pooled basis number branches vine. with significantly positive vine P5, P3 P8, harvest. For rind thickness P1,...

Present investigation entitled “Agronomic Evaluation of Sweet Potato (Ipomoea batatas L.) Germplasm’ was carried out in the Department Horticulture, Rajasthan College Agriculture, Udaipur to evaluate yield and other related agronomic variation sweet potato germplasm”. In this research, sixteen diversified germplasm were evaluated under randomized block design with three replications. The result reveled maximum tuber length (25.11cm) ‘Sree Nandini’, diameter (75.33 mm) Vardhini’, number per...

Ashwagandha [Withania somnifera (L.) Dunal] is an important medicinal plant which major source of alkaloids, viz., withanine, sominiferine, sominiferinine, somnine, withananine and withasomnine. The genetic variability, correlation path analysis dry root yield its contributing traits were analyzed in twenty seven diverse genotypes Ashwagandha. highest magnitude genotypic phenotypic coefficient variation was recorded for number primary branches per plant. heightest heritability coupled with...