Ram Kumar Dewangan

• Ph.D.
• Assistant Professor (Fruit Science) at Mahatma Gandhi University of Horticulture and Forestry

An experiment was conducted at the Research cum instruction farm Krantikari Debridhur College of Horticulture and Research Station, Jagdalpur, MGUVV, Durg, Chhattisgarh, India, during the year 2023-24 to study the physical characters of 16 randomly selected ber (Ziziphus mauritiana L.) genotypes. The results showed that the maximum fruit weight (3....

An experiment was conducted at the Research cum instruction farm Krantikari Debridhur College of Horticulture and Research Station, Jagdalpur, MGUVV, Durg, Chhattisgarh, India, during the year 2023-24 to study the chemical parameters of twenty-four mango (Mangifera indica L.) varieties. The results showed that the maximum total sugar (15.51%) and r...

An experiment was carried out during 2022-23 to study the Physical properties of in-situ custard apple (Annona squamosa L.) genotypes in Bastar district of Chhattisgarh, India. The experiment was conducted in five villages and 16 different locations BCA-1is Chitrakote, BCA-2 to BCA-8 are Salpheepadar, BCA-9 to BCA-14 are Arracote, BCA-15 Mareeguda...

Germplasm Conservation- problem of recalcitrance- cold storage of scions, tissue culture, cryopreservation, pollen and seed storage, inventory of germplasm.

Biodiversity of Aonla and dragon-fruit

Biodiversity and Conservation, issues and goals. Centre of origin of cultivated fruits, Primary and secondary centers of genetic diversity

BIODIVERSITY OF COCONUT AND COFFEE

Present Status of Gene Centres, Exploration and Collection of germplasm ,Conservation of genetic resources , In-situ and Ex-situ conservation.

Biodiversity of Papaya and Banana

Classification of temperate fruits Growing practices for production technology of various temperate fruit crops Constraints and Future thrusts of various temperate fruits

Introduction, Tropical and Subtropical fruits, Horticultural classification of fruit crops, Fruit zones of India and Chhattisgarh, Detailed study of Area, production and export potential, Varieties of tropical and subtropical fruits, Rootstocks of tropical and subtropical fruit crops, Planting density and system of planting in tropical and subtropi...

What is plant propagation Type of plant propagation Sexual plant propagation Asexual plant propagation Role of plant growth regulators Nursery management Components of nursery

An experiment was carried out at, K.D. College of Horticulture and Research Station, Jagdalpur, MGUVV, Sankra-Patan, Durg, Chhattisgarh, during the winter season of the year 2022-23. The experiment was laid out under Randomized Block Deign (RBD) with three replications of each genotypes. The results were obtained for their qualitative traits. The a...

Biodiversity of Guava and Pineapple

INTRODUCTION ESTABLISHMENT OF AN ORCHARD LAYING OUT OF AN ORCHARD MANAGEMENT OF AN ORCHARD SOIL MANAGEMENT under orchards WEED MANAGEMENT in orchards WATER MANAGEMENT in orchards INTEGRATED NUTRIENT MANAGEMENT in orchard CANOPY MANAGEMENT of an orchards FUTURE THRUST and CONSTRAINTS

An experiment was carried out at, K.D. College of Horticulture and Research Station, Jagdalpur, MGUVV, Sankra-Patan, Durg, Chhattisgarh, during the winter season of the year 2022-23. The experiment was laid out under Randomized Block Deign (RBD) with three replications of each genotypes. The results were obtained for their qualitative traits. The a...

Given the rapid growth of the global population, it is crucial to accelerate food production to meet the ever increasing demand for food and nutrition. Given the limited potential for expanding cultivation areas, it is crucial for plant breeders to prioritize the development of new varieties that not only have higher productivity but also possess t...

Custard apple is one of the most favorite's dry land of Chhattisgarh fruit crop, because it is hardy in nature and drought tolerant. The lack of acceptable and improved cultivars is a significant barrier to increasing area productivity. On the basis of observation 2022-23, the highest tree height BCA-5 (7.20 m) and lowest tree height Madhur (check)...

Recent advances in canopy management in fruit crops

Recent Advances in Breeding of Fruit Crops

The principle of branch bending is to manipulates the natural flowering and fruiting of guava plant in desired season of the year that contribute to increased yield, quality, profitability and sustainability of the environment by reducing the use of the frequency of the pesticides. This concept is based on the fact that guava flowers are borne only...

Production Techniques of Vegetables

The Mandarin (Citrus reticulate L.) is one important humid tropical and subtropical fruit plant. Orange peel candy was subjected to chemical analysis and organoleptic evaluation at fourteen days interval up to 90 days. As regards storage period concerned, an increasing trend in titrable acidity, reducing sugar while decreased trend in TSS, Moisture...

Objectives : * Challenging the ideology of male domination and women's subordinations. * Enabling women to gain equal access to and control over the resources (material, human and intellectual). * To demonstrate the commercial production technology and enhance the production of organic turmeric in the targeted areas of Bastar division. * Women_cent...

कीटो और पर्यावरणीय कारको का आपस में संबंध को देखते हुए भविष्य में कीटों पर जलवायु परिवर्तन के प्रभाव की भविस्यवाणी करना बेहद मुसकिल है | लेकिन हम कुछ प्राथमिक कीटों के साथ-साथ माध्यमिक कीटों और आक्रमक प्रजातियों की वृद्धि की उम्मीद कर सकते है |किसानों के द्वारा किसानी करने के लिए सबसे अच्छी आर्थिक रणनीति कीट और बिमारी की घटना की बारीकी से निगरानी क...

Brinjal disease and their control

जैविक हल्दी उत्पादन, प्रसंस्करण एवं मूल्य संवर्धन

Global warming is now becoming a worldwide concern; the rise of temperature has been felt much more clearly after 1990. Abnormality in climate patterns, induced by accelerated warming. Higher temperatures lead to a high rate of evaporation and dry conditions in some areas of the world. Perennial crops such as fruit trees have faced very serious...

Vidarbha region of Maharashtra, famous for quality citrus production and acid lime is one of the important member of citrus group. Regulation of fl owering in Hasta bahar is important for obtaining off season acid lime fruits. Keeping in view all these considerations, an experiment was carried out to study the eff ect of plant growth regulators (GA...

From the present investigation it can be concluded that, different environmental conditions and covering (poly tube) recorded numerically and significantly positive effect on mango grafts. Graft in respect to the poly house condition i.e. (E4) was found significantly performance of days to sprouting, percent graft take, number of sprout per graft,...

The experiment was conducted to regulate Hasta bahar in acid lime using plant growth regulators viz GA 3 50 ppm June + cycocel 1000 and 2000 ppm and paclobutrazol 2.5 g a.i. and 3.5 a.i./tree and 1000 and 2000 ppm in September nutrients viz KNO 3 , zinc and boron on yield and quality of acid lime at College of Horticulture, Dr. Panjabrao Deshmukh K...

An experiment was conducted during 2013-14 to find out the effect of foliar application of different chemicals on yield of pomegranate (Punica granatum L.) cv. Bhagawa. The experiment was laid out in Randomized Block Design (RBD) with ten treatments replicated thrice in a well established of 7 years old orchard. The investigation indicated that the...

The experiment entitled, "Performance of mango grafts under different environmental conditions" was conducted at Commercial Fruit Nursery, College of Horticulture, Dr. P.D.K.V., Akola with the objectives to find out the suitable environmental conditions for success of mango grafts during the winter season of 2012-13. The experiment was laid out in...

There was continuous increase in the TSS, pH and sugars content in pomegranate RTS with the advancement of storage period. Ascorbic acid, and titratable acidity were decreased continuously with the progressive increase in storage period of pomegranate RTS. The color, taste and overall acceptability scores were found decreased continuously with the...

Flowering, fruit set percentage, yield characters of different sweet orange varieties are compared at All India Coordinated Research Project on Tropical Fruits (Citrus), Dr. Panjabrao Deshmukh Krishi Vidyapeeth, Akola (Maharashtra). The present investigation was carried out in Ambebahar season. First flowering was observed on trees of Hamlin and La...

An investigation entitled "Storability studies in ginger blended pomegranate ready-to-serve beverage" was undertaken during the year 2013-2014 in the Post Harvest Laboratory, Department of Horticulture, Dr. P.D.K.V., Akola with the objective to study the chemical changes of ginger blended pomegranate ready-to-serve beverage under different storage...

The present investigation was conducted at Acid Lime Garden, College of Horticulture, Dr. Panjabrao Deshmukh Agricultural University, Akola to explore the effect of different mulches on growth, yield and quality of acid lime during 2013-2014. The result were obtained for 18 characters viz length of shoot, number of new shoots per branch, leaf area,...