The present study was carried out with a view to study the growth pattern and instability in seed production, future of demand and supply, economics and processing of groundnut seeds and problems of seed industry in Gujarat. A sample of 51 farmers was selected purposively from the five talukas of Junagadh district. The primary data about cost of production and marketing were collected for the agricultural year 2002-03. Secondary data regarding area and production of quality seeds for most of the crops were collected from published sources for the period 1986-2001. The primary analysis of data...

Agricultural extension system is the central mechanism in the agricultural development process, both in terms of technology transfer and resource development. The development of agriculture is mostly depending upon agricultural extension system. Looking to the prevailing extension system, it is felt that there is a wide gap exist between available agricultural technology and its adoption on farmers field. Perception can be defined as a process by which individual organize and interpret their sensory impressions in order to give meaning to other environment. Therefore, At present various...

This study was identified to "knowledge of Bt. cotton growers about distinctive features of transgenic cotton."The specific objectives were to study selected personal, socioeconomic, and psychological and Communication, characteristics of the Bt. cotton growers. As well as to know the Bt. cotton growers knowledge about distinctive features of Bt. cotton. It is relationship between some selected characteristics of Bt. cotton growers and their knowledge about distinctive features of Bt. cotton., the study also identify the constraints faced by Bt. cotton growers and seek suggestions from Bt....

This Book is usefull for pharmacist, Biologist, biochemist, food technologist for the extraction of pectin from the lemon peel. The Lemon waste is the most important sources of pectin in the technologically advanced countries of the world. However, the availability of these raw materials in India is not enough to manufacture pectin sufficient enough to meet the local demand and hence a significant quantity of it is being imported from other countries every year. Therefore, it is necessary to analyze the extraction with hydrochloric acid for suitable extraction condition. Looking to above...

Sweet potato is an important root crop grown all over the world and consumed as a vegetable, boiled, baked or often fermented into food and beverages. Fresh sweet potato fruit contains about 70 to 72 % (wb) moisture content. There are more chances of the sweet potato getting spoiled or deteriorated. Also, sweet potato is a perishable root, it has shelf life of 2 to 3 weeks and marketing of sweet potatoes to different places is also one of major constraint, as about 35 % post-harvest losses occur during post-harvest management. Therefore, it is necessary to convert it into value added products...