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A study was undertaken for the chemical weed control in groundnut crop using 2 hebicides namely Quizalofop ethyl 5 Ec and Oxyflourofen along with farmers practice. Efficiency of weed control was 63.81% with the pod yield and haulm yield of 13.86q/ha and 27.29q/ha respectively in the farmer practice. The pod yield in this case was 102% more than control. Due to high cost of cultivation the lesser net profit and B : C ratio Rs. 15022.00 and 1.77 respectively were obtained. However the application of quizalopop ethyel 4 EC @ 1000 Ml/ha at 20 DAS registered weed control efficiency of 54.47% with the pod yield and haulm yield of 12q/ha and 25.01q/ha respectively. The pod yield in this treatment was 75% higher than the control. The highest net profit of Rs. 18232q/ha with the B. C ratio of 2.52 was obtained under application of qulzalopop herbicider. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

A field experiment was conducted at Bharari, (Jhansi) by Chandra Sekhar Azad University of Agriculture & Technology, Kanpur during to consecutive Rabi seiason 2005-06 and 2006-07. Results obtained from the data depicted in manuscript reveals that maximum yield of tomato and its growth & development characteristics along with yield components and quality attributes obtained in that plot which was treated with phosphorus as S.S.P. @ 450 kg/ha-1 + Phosphorus Solubilizing Bacteria + FYM@30 t ha-1. Combind application all three treatments was more beneficial than that of its alone application. Seed of tomato treated with PSB showed significant increasing effect on yield and yield attributing characteristics. Although, in genral, the integrated response of various treatments were significantly higher during second year than that of first year. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Effective alkali land reclamation technology is available for rehabilitation and sustainable management of salt affected lands. The sodic lands can be reclaimed successfully in a short period of 3 years at a cost of Rs 35000 per ha, out of that the highest share is required for purchase of soil amendment gypsum. In addition to initial reclamation cost, an annual operational cost Rs 18000 and Rs 15000 are also required for rice and wheat cultivation, respectively. At the very first year of the reclamation, 40 qt rice and 20 qt wheat can be harvested per ha which increased to 50 qt rice and 30 qt wheat in the third year onwards. Thus, the total investment made for sodic land reclamation could be received back by the farmers with in a period of 3 years in terms of crop yield. The net present worth estimated Rs 85000 per ha during a period of 10 years of land reclamation, benefit-cost ratio 1.48 and internal rate of return 21.40 per cent. It is obious from the study that the alkali land reclamation technology is technically viable and economically profitable and is capable to provide normal crop production from the problematic land. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Introduction: Balavata Kala janm (~birth in a season when people naturally gain strength) is one of an individual's Bala (~strength) enhancing factors, according to Ayurveda. Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) showed heterogeneous clinical manifestations in the global population, and the role of innate immunity in COVID-19 pathogenesis came up. The objective of this study was to see the association between the season of birth (SOB) and COVID-19 clinical manifestations. The association of ABO blood group systems was studied as a secondary objective. Methods: A retrospective observational study was conducted from October 2020 to January 2021 at an Ayurveda research center in India. Confirmed patients of COVID-19 from 0 to 80 years of age group were telephonically contacted and interviewed through a structured questionnaire prepared in Google Forms after obtaining informed verbal consent. Based on the Ayurvedic concept of strength in Adana (~Northern solstice) and Visarga Kala (~Southern solstice), the categorization of participants according to their SOB was done. Results: The study included 402 participants and analyzed data through IBM SPSS. The odds ratio (OR) of COVID-19 clinical outcomes and SOB was analyzed using a multivariate logistic regression model to control confounding variables. Birth in the season of maximum strength was significantly associated with a lower percentage (22.1%) of symptomatic cases (crude OR = 0.54, 95% confidence intervals = 0.33–0.87). Maximum participants (55.1%) had B blood group, and the percentage of symptomatic participants was the highest among them, being 22.9%. However, this association was insignificant in the multivariate logistic regression model. Conclusion: Study outcomes indicate that SOB has a significant effect on COVID-19 clinical outcomes.

Introduction: Nadi Pariksha or pulse examination is one of the important tools for the examination of a healthy and in diseased person which has been recognized not only in ancient systems of medicines but also in the contemporary medicine. It has been included under Ashtavidha Rogi Pariksha by Yogaratnakar which itself signifies its importance, as it is ranked 1st. Methods: Moreover, Ayurveda scholars have many aspects of Nadi Pariksha, many of which are still unexplored. Thus, this exploratory study was designed and done with aim to find out any variation in parameters of Nadi and pulse in accordance with Prakriti. 200 healthy volunteers, willing to participate in the study were selected through purposive sampling method and were subjected for the assessment of Prakriti, Nadi, and pulse examination. Results: It was observed that only few parameters do vary statistically in accordance with Prakriti. Secondly, it was also observed that Nadi and Prakriti are showing some correlation. Irregular pulse was observed in persons having Vata Prakriti by using manual method. While regular pulsation was observed in the persons having Pitta and Kapha Prakriti. Mean value of pulse rate observed maximum in Pitta Prakriti and minimum in Kapha Prakriti persons by manual method. Conclusion: Although it was exploratory study, some relation between Nadi, Pulse and Prakriti has been observed but few of them were not found statistically significant. Second, the difference in observation through Nadi Tarangini method and manual method might have occurred due to the small sample size. Therefore, more researches may be conducted with larger sample size. It can be also said that Nadi and Prakriti are independent parameters and they are showing some correlation.