Symptoms of decline, leaf yellowing and reddening, little leaf and malformation were observed in apricot, guava, lychee, mango, pomegranate and grapevine in fruit orchards belonging to three states of India namely Delhi, Maharashtra and Jammu & Kashmir during 2016-2017. Phytoplasmas belonging to...

Leaf litter decomposition is a critical step in nutrient cycling and providing nutrients to plants. Decomposition of dry matter, lignin, ligno-cellulose, cellulose and polyphenols was investigated in relation to nitrogen (N), phosphorus (P) and potassium (K) dynamics in leaf litter of mango, guava...

This experiment was conducted in 2007-08 with 12 isolates of Azotobacter species isolated from' rhizosphere of different fruits trees of Ranchi and Gumla districts. It is well known that the carrier-based bionoculants are effective as carrier determines the shelf life of the Azotobacter. Hence the...

An attempt was made at ICAR RCER, Research Centre, Ranchi to analyse the plant growth behavior, productivity of different component crops, profitability, soil fertility status and carbon sequestration potential of 20 different agri horticultural systems during young bearing stage (6th to 10th year) ...

Jackfruit (Artocarpus heterophyllus Lam.) is a nutritious crop from the Moraceae family. The current study was undertaken to evaluate the phenotypic diversity of fruit characteristics using a set of 27 standardized fruit descriptors to describe 28 jackfruit genotypes. These data were used to...

Guava (Psidium guajava L.), commonly known as Apple of Tropics and subtropics. Amongst various tropical and sub-tropical fruit crops like guava grown in India, if left on its own, give several light crops of the variable quantities and qualities from the various flowering flushes throughout the...

Guava is one of the widely demanded commercial fruits due to its pleasing flavour and rich nutritional value. The fruit has short postharvest life due to rapid ripening, softening and susceptibility to spoilage. In this study, the guava fruits after harvest were treated with spermine (0.5 mM, 1.0...

Precise characterization of genetic resources is critically important for developing high yielding and nutri-rich guava cultivars. This study aimed at delineating phenotypic diversity for fruit yield, quality and bioactive compounds in the newly developed red-fleshed guava selections and hybrids....

Citrus fruits are major processed fruits in the world that results in generation of large quantities of by-products, which are rich sources of soluble sugars, cellulose, hemicellulose, pectin, and essential oils. However, very large amount of residues is end up at agriculture field or dumping pit...

A study was carried out to assess the genetic varability in jackfruit grown in agroforestry homestead gardens of Tripura, India for selection of elite types of jackfruit germplasm. Forty two jackfruit genotypes were selected from 20 major jackfruit growing locations surrounded by forest. The...