Brij Nandan

A Critical Review on Improved Technologies for Maximization of Pulses Production in Rain Fed Areas

They are rich source of proteins, essential nutrients but low in fat content. Due to low fat content pulses are recommended to be included in the diet of people suffering from diabetics and heart patient. Pulses contribute substantially to food production system by enriching the soil through biological nitrogen fixation and improving the physical conditions. They are rightly called “unique jewels’ of Indian crop Kumar et al., (2010). There are many constraints for the low yield of pulses in the rain fed areas these include lack of appropriate moisture, lack of timely sowing and proper sowing methods, lack of balanced fertilizer and weed control methods. Therefore for maximization of pulses production in rain fed areas improved technology for moisture conservation, timely planting of crops, adoption of improved International Journal of Current Microbiology and Applied Sciences ISSN: 2319-7706 Volume 6 Number 10 (2017) pp. 2764-2774 Journal homepage: http://www.ijcmas.com

Weed Dynamics, Nutrient Removal and Crop Productivity as Influenced by Weed Management Practices in Direct Seeded Basmati Rice Preceded by Wheat in Irrigated Sub Tropics of Jammu

Rice (Oryza sativa L.) is grown in about 114 countries and out of which more than 50 countries have an annual production of about 0.1 million tonnes or more (FAO, 2010). Half of the world’s population fulfil its food calories requirement through rice (Farooq et al., 2011). In India, this crop plays an important role in country’s food security. Total rice grain production of the country was 106.54 million tonnes from 43.95 million hectares of land registering an average grain yield of 24.24 quintals/hectare (Anonymous, 2014). The Jammu and Kashmir state recorded 4.5 million tonnes of rice grain from an area of 2.71 million hectares with an average of 17.11 quintals/hectare (Anonymous, 2015). Among different rice varieties cultivated in the country, aromatic rice cultivars are the most unique which are relished by the consumers and costlier as compared to other varieties. In Jammu region of the state, the total area under rice is 114 thousand hectares and about 48 thousand hectares of land is under different types of International Journal of Current Microbiology and Applied Sciences ISSN: 2319-7706 Volume 6 Number 7 (2017) pp. 2316-2332 Journal homepage: http://www.ijcmas.com