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This study was conducted to assess the residual effect of different organic manure EM Bakashi on yield of radish (Raphanus sativus) on sandy regosol. Immediately after harvesting of vegetable cowpea, radish was cultivated as succeeding crop without disturbing soil. The study was done as pot experiment in a complete random design consisting five treatments. At harvest, diameter and length of tuber, fresh and dry weights of leaves and tuber and total dry matter of radish were recorded and all recorded data were subjected to statistical analysis. The present study revealed that application of EM bokashi may provide significant amount of residual nutrients for cultivation of a short durational succeeding crop and the residual benefits depend on the initial nutrient content of manure. There was significant difference (P0.05) in tuber diameter, fresh and dry weights of leaves and tuber and total dry matter content between manures. Tuber length was not significantly (P&#x-1.0;ȃ0.05) varied with manure origin. Radish tuber yield per plant was high (76.98 g) in poultry manure and followed by 57.48 g in goat manure on fresh basis. Results suggest that application of EM bokashi prepared using these two manures could improve soil fertility on sandy regosol.

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The present study has been carried out in the vicinity of Srinagar Hydroelectric Power Project in Alaknanda valley of Garhwal Himalaya (India) to document the indigenous uses of tree species and their status of availability in the area. In the present investigation a total of 81 tree species belonging to 58 Genera and 31 families have been recorded from the study area. Among these 12 species were abundant, 47 common and 22 uncommon to this area. A list of tree species along with their local names, availability status and their indigenous uses has been given. The recorded indigenous uses of tree species as made by local people for medicine, fuel-wood, timber, food, fodder, etc. can be utilized in the future for technological advancement, economic prosperity and providing employment opportunity to the local people.

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Organic waste is extensively increasing with increased human population, intensive agriculture and industrialization. The disposal of waste has become important for a healthy quality of environment. The conversion of waste into beneficial materials is an important aspect of resource through recycling and environmental cleaning. The recycling of wastes through vermi composting, reduces problems of disposal of wastes. From the present work with composting efficiency earthworms such as Eisenia foetida was selected for Sugar and Sago waste. This waste was mixed with dry cow dung in 1:1 ratio and applied a number of physico chemical parameters such as bulk density, moisture content, specific gravity etc., and analyzed in the worm treated and worm untreated substrate. The result shows the Sugar and Sago waste were converted into vermi compost by earthworm Eisenia foetida, is the best economic in waste conditions and compare to Sago press mud and sugar waste. It has the best composting efficiency and the composting time is also very fast.

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This paper discusses the issues and constraints associated with the water resource management in the Tungabhadra River basin in India. It is a sub basin of River Krishna and confluence of two major Rivers Bhadra and Tunga. Tungabhadra is a non perennial River and flows from high altitude from 3000 ft to low altitude. Originate in the state of Karnataka and moves towards the state of Andhra Pradesh and also known as the interstate River. This study is limited to the state of Karnataka and identified several water management issues in the basin. The issues such as interdispute, un authorized irrigation, crop violation, head reach and tail enders problems at the agriculture level. And also, drinking and industrial water requirements at commercial levels leads violate the decisions at the official levels. In addition emerging climate change issues (mainly evaporation losses) and requirement of environmental needs to conserve the fragile ecosystems are observed and are authorities are failing to consider under management concern. This study followed different Integrated Approach (IA) method to assess at the different levels in the basin. Several grassroot implementation approaches has been recorded and also identified the traditional management techniques and tried to link with existing systems of management.

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The present study investigates the magnitude of contamination of DDT pesticides in vegetables, pulses and cereals which were brought for sales to the consumer in the local markets of Sahibabad and Ghaziabad, most of the collected samples were found to be contaminated with residues of DDT. In some of detected samples DDT exceeded the limit of tolerance prescribed by WHO and FAO.