To study the influence of phosphorus on the growth, yield and nutrient uptake of the two high yielding varieties of rice recently introduced into Kerala a pot culture experiment was carried out in randomised block design ...

The distribution of the various forms of aluminium in the samples of soils collected from the major rice tracts of Kerala was assessed using different extracting solutions namely ammonium acetate, potassium chloride and ...

A definite rhizosphere population was found to be establishedin the tobacco plants, within three days of germination of seeds. The population steadily increased with the age of plants till flowering stage, after which there ...

Cultural, physiological and pathogenicity studies of Alternaria species causing leaf spot disease on seven different host plants have been made. of these Hibiscus Rosa-sinensis is a new record for Alternaria in India. ...

The primary objective of this project was to evolve a viable technology and equipment system for small scale processing of cocoa beans. The study mainly concentrated on the development of an extraction unit for the separation ...

The utility of Medroxyprogesterone acetate as an aid in the birth control programme of stray dogs was studied. Eighteen early proestrus bitches were randomly allotted to three equal groups (Group A Group B and Group C). ...