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Greenhouse Technology (Co-Published With Crc Press,Uk)
Authors: Ghosh Aurpratan
Published: April 2023

This book is for both teachers and students of universities and colleges who are working on, or are interested in, the subject of 'Greenhouse Technology', or in dealing with subjects related to crop science. This book also targets researchers, extension workers and individual entrepreneurs to provide a clear and handy idea about greenhouse technology. The book is divided into 8 chapters. Chapter 1 contains the introduction, which elaborates on the reason and necessity of cultivation under greenhouse, the definition of greenhouse, and the history and present scenario of greenhouse cultivation. Chapter 2 narrates the meaning of greenhouse technology, the planning of greenhouse, the subjects involved in it, the fundamental points which are required to be understood for different climatic situations and the purpose of a greenhouse. Chapter 3 deals with the importance of different climatic and non-climatic factors in selecting proper greenhouse technology. This chapter also highlights the different measuring systems required for greenhouse technology. Chapter 4 describes in detail the design and construction of a greenhouse, which includes basic forms and types of greenhouses, its different covering materials, particular aspects of construction, cost estimates for different types of greenhouses etc. Chapter 5 introduces the innovative 'Bamboo Greenhouse Technology. It starts with the preparation of bamboo and ends with the detailed design and construction aspects of this unique low-cost, scientific and highly efficient greenhouse. Chapter 6 is the most important chapter for greenhouse technology. It elaborates on the control mechanisms for different climatic components, such as light, temperature, humidity, precipitation, and carbon dioxide. Chapter 7 discusses the important aspects of cultivation and special methods of crop husbandry which are essential for greenhouse cultivation. These include crop selection, bed preparation, fertilizer application, irrigation, canopy management, training and pruning, and pest management. Chapter 8 is the last chapter, and it provides some tips for the cultivation of a few important crops which are generally deemed suitable for the greenhouse.
Handbook on Care and Management of Laboratory and Pet Animals
Authors: Rajeshwari Y.B.
Published: April 2023

It is now an established fact that laboratory animals play a very vital role in bio-chemical research particularly in the drug development programmes. The book has been authored in accordance with the syllabi prescribed by veterinary council of India (VCI), New Delhi for under graduate students of veterinary science and animal husbandry all over India. The book Includes comprehensive and uated information on all the topics, which is presented in a precise manner in a simple language, which becomes easy for students to understand. Further, with the touch of personal communication of authors out of their enriched experience in profession, for considerable long time, the information becomes more educative and lucrative for students as well as for the teacheThe book contains information on pet animals and animal welfare and ethics.
Heterosis Breeding in Vegetable Crops
Authors: Rai Nagendra
Published: April 2023

Vegetable  production in our country is still dominated by the locally available genotypes or open-pollinated varieties, which are low-yielding and susceptible to various insect pest and diseases.  This is mainly due to farmers' ignorance and poor extension activities.  Hence, there is a need to grow vegetable hybrids for increasing production and productivity along with quality.  Development or hybrids from the existing ones play a pivotal role not only for increasing the productivity but also helps to combat several problems faced by farmers.  Thus to achieve these objectives, the authors have made an effort to give information for development of vegetables hybrid both theoretical and practical aspects in the form of book entitled, Heterosis Breeding in Vegetable Crops.   This publication contains 17 s in two sections.  The first section includes 10 s related to theoretical aspect of heterosis. viz. (i) Introduction to Heterosis (ii) Basis of Heterosis (iii) Commercial Exploitation of Heterosis (iv) Reproduction, Pollen and Pollen Biotechnology (v) Population Improvement of Parents/Hybrids Varieties (vi) Genetic Purity Testing of Hybrids (vii) Hybrid Varieties Testing and Release Procedures in India (viii) Biotechnology and Vegetable Improvement (xi) Intellectual Property Right related Issues in Hybrid Technology and (x) Economics, Import and Export.  Second section consists of practical aspect of hybrid seed production deals seven s, viz. (xi) Solanaceous Crops-tomato, brinjal, chilli and bell pepper, (xii) Malvaceous Crops-okra, (xiii) Cole crops-cabbage and cauliflower (xiv) Cucurbitaceous Crops-bitter gourd, bottle gourd, cucumber, muskmelon, watermelon, pumpkin, ridged and smooth gourd (xv) Root Crops-carrot. (xvi) Bulb Crops-onion and (xvii) Hints for Hybrid Cultivation.  All the s cover references, illustrations and tables.  The publication also contains characteristics of national released hybrids with colored photographs.  This would be useful to teachers, scientists, students, extension workers, vegetable industry and farmers of this country.
Improved Production Techniques: Vol.03: Hi Tech Horticulture
Authors: Tyagi Sachin
Published: April 2023

Horticulture plays an important part in today's agriculture and there are new avenues that are being achieved by horticulture. The subject has transformed from only being about vegetables, fruits, flowers and postharvest technology and has moved towards disease, breeding, pathology, physiology, greenhouse technologies and other areas which were never heard for. The book series: Hi-Tech Horticulture has been worked out keeping the above mentioned issues in mind with contribution by eminent professors and scientists. The volumes on: 1. Crop Improvement Nursery and Rootstock Management 2. Organic Farming and Sustainable Development Techniques 3. Improved Production Techniques 4. Plant Protection and Stress Management 5. Value Addition and Post-Harvest Management 6. Advance Techniques
Hydrogeomorphology: Fundamentals,Applications and Techniques
Authors: Babar Md.
Published: April 2023

Hydrogeomorphology is the science relating to the geographical, geological and hydrological aspects of water bodies and changes to these in response to flow variations and to natural and human caused events. The book covers the aspects of water resources, aquifer properties, structural and drainage patterns, with special reference to latest topics like Rain Water Harvesting, Watershed Development, Remote Sensing, GIS, GPS, DSTM, MCE and TIR. With social, cultural and administrative steps, problems with their solutions and means of sustainable development finding their way in the book, thus making the book a must buy for all concerned. The present book covers detailed studies of hydrogeology and geomorphology. Their simple and accurate presentation by images and tables serves the appetite of not only the students but also of the professionals in the field of agricultural and civil engineering, environment, geology, geomorphology, hydrogeology, hydrology and irrigation.
Icts for Agricultural Extension: Global Experiments,Innovations and Experiences
Authors: Saravanan R.
Published: April 2023

This book is an attempt to document the National Policy on ICTs in agricultural extension, ICT infrastructure scenario and related issues, case studies on innovative ICTs for agricultural extension initiatives (Village knowledge centres, information kiosks, mobile ICT units, web portals, digital data base and networks, rural tele centres, farmer call centres, mobile telephony, video conference, offline multimedia CDs, decision support systems, expert systems, innovative community radio and television programmes, open distance learning etc. The agricultural extension students, academicians, scientists, practitioners, administrators and policy makers will find this compilation of the "ICTs for Agricultural Extension: Global Experiments, Innovations and Experiences" from twenty eight countries relevant to providing a framework for the design and implementation of sustainable ICT-enabled extension services for the agricultural development.
Improved Agriculture & Allied Practices for Farmers
Authors: Dabas J.P.S. , Sharma Ambrish Kumar
Published: April 2023

The book at hand, attempts to highlight the dimensions of improved Agricultural and allied technologies for farmers. The first part of the book covers the crop production technologies for rice, mustard, lentil, sugarcane besides IFA model and SRI techniques. The segment of Horticultural Production Technology highlights the protected cultivation, vegetable fruit, floriculture and diversification for nutritional security and prosperity. The Crop Protection unit includes information on weed management, Nematode management and integrated pest management. The natural Resource management components cover the topics on soil testing bio fertilizer, water management and biogas.
Innovations in Agribusiness Management
Authors: Lokanadan Kornam
Published: April 2023

“The green revolution has increased the food production many folds but the levels of living of farmers have not increased and the percentage of population dependent on agricultural is still about 65 per cent. Agri-business management is an opportunity and challenge. Future agri-business brings in value addition, logistics and supply chain management activities which paved way for the processing, packaging, transport, a cold storage distribution and retailing to meet the changes in tastes and preferences of different categories of population. Exposure on agri-business management at the UG level to Agriculture and Allied Science graduates will meet human resource needs of the future. The book explains in simple language and in lucid way on agri-business opportunities, challenges, scope and entrepreneurship and its promotional programmes by Central and State Governments. Management, meaning, definition and elements of management are also explained in a simple way. The functional area of business management is also dealt with. Then agri-business promoting subjects like management information system, applications of information and communication technologies, agricultural inputs, agro-processing, food processing, there promotional programmes by Central and State Governments. Agricultural imports and exports, retailing and supply chain management, business plan preparation, project analysis and starting an agri-business are explained with case studies wherever possible. The pedagogy involves key terms and concepts to remember, summary, highlights, questions, references, text books, web addresses and further reading materials were furnished.”
Innovative Horticulture
Authors: Arunkumar K
Published: April 2023

We are in the middle of the first decade of new millennium and facing lot of change in Indian agriculture particularly in the field of horticulture. In the last millennium the horticultural crops had the limited phase of development because of unawareness of the research potentiality. We will enter the second decade of new millennium and by the end of 2020; the golden revolution starts with new visions in application of modern and innovative techniques in breeding and farming. Qualitative production is just sufficient to meet the domestic market except for few crops like spices, condiments, plantation crops, flower crops and medicinal plants which has high demand in the international market. The horticultural crops contribute to the supplementary diet providing food security to the nation. All this needs application of innovative approaches of scientific culture. This book encompasses recent and pertinent field of horticulture viz., crop breeding, precision farming, biotechnology, therapeutic horticulture and post harvest practices covering fruits, vegetables, flowers and spices and plantations crops. The knowledge on recent research technologies viz., bioinformatics, biotechnology, transplastomics etc., will be helpful in production and consumption of horticultural crops. The practical application of breeding techniques like polyoidy and the selection technique will pave the way to increase the productivity. The exploitation of horticultural crops for the occurrence of antioxidants will serve for the human health and prevent the disease like cancer, cardio vascular disease, diabetics etc. The organic farming for vegetable and plantation crops is more informative. All this information is brought out in detailed in different s of this book."
Internet of Things (Iot) Enabled Automation in Agriculture
Authors: Singh Rajesh , Gehlot Anita
Published: April 2023

Studies have shown that there is a perfect link between strong IPR regime protected by the rule of law and economic development of a country. India is still at nascent stage when compared with the IPR regimes of developed economies. Hence, governmental and intergovernmental initiatives in association with commerce and industrial bodies are being taken up for creating awareness on IPR. As a signatory to many international treaties and conventions, India has modified many existing IPR laws and codified new ones to foster protection of Indian traditional knowledge and innovations emanate from research and professional institutions of India. Even though the researchers of software, pharmaceutical and biomedical fields are leading the pack of most number of patent applications received at Patent Offices in India, requirement of such awareness in other fields is necessary. It is felt that ignorance on legal and administrative procedures involved in filing for IPR is a major issue that needs to be addressed immediately. Although articles and books are written on the conventions/treaties and on the importance of IPR and its protection, non-availability of IPR information in the form of a concise ready reference on IPR/patents/designs/ copyrights/trade marks and laws, application forms and procedures thwarts common-man to understand IPR and related issues. Enhanced awareness on IPR laws and copyright procedures would help filings for IPR by scientists, teachers and researchePublication of this volume is an attempt to alleviate this ignorance and spread information on IPR, which may help the needy to understand the intricacies of IPR and apply for IPR. It covers topics on IPR including important definitions, history of evolution of IPR concepts, major organizations that control IPR in bilateral, multilateral and global forums, issues concerning developed and developing countries with reference to enforcement of IPR, implications of major treaties of IPR protection to which India is a signatory, management practices of IPR and finally suggestions on creating increased awareness on IPR.      Written in a simple language and concise form, this volume is a comprehensive treatise on IPR required for common readers and professionals. In addition to individual papers that deal with specific topics in detail, provision of suitable application forms for copyrights, trade marks, patents, designs, etc., as annexure makes this volume necessary addition in libraries of private, public, academic and research institutions, legal institutions and practicing lawyers and charted accountants. As many academic institutions have included IPR in course curricula, this volume would serve as a textbook suitable for teaching too.
Irrigation Management
Authors: Vijayalakshmy G , Bharghavi H
Published: April 2023

The book “Irrigation Management” is intended as a quick reference guide for undergraduate students about Irrigation Management and also a good source for objectives. The scope of the book makes it an useful reference for different courses in Agricultural Science and Horticultural Science, Agricultural Engineering, Environmental science. The coverage in 17 chapters brings out different aspects of Irrigation including different systems/ methods of irrigations in the world, rainfall, evaporation, water wealth, measurement of soil water and progressive development of irrigation in India. The book focuses on the importance of water where, water becomes a limited resource due to the multi-various demands from different sectors like agriculture, livestock, industries, power generation, increased urban and rural domestic use.
Irrigation Systems Engineering
Authors: Panigrahi Balram
Published: April 2023

Since long, need had been felt for a book which described details on maize and the basic research concepts. This book is compiled as a text book with this aim and is divided in to 18 chapters. Especially maize breeding, agronomy, plant protection, statistical designs and socio-economic aspects of maize are explained very well inside this book. The volume comprehensively presents information available on the managing maize research activities from trials to manuscript preparation which could fill the gap of knowledge and information on this important part of maize research. The unique feature of this book is information on different aspects of maize experimental designs, observations recording, data analysis and how to write and publish the research report in well renowned journal. Most of the text books still are more focused on basic theoretical concepts of crop only but lacking practical sense and application so researchers and academicians still feel great gap in practical application of experimental designs and explaining research output to the world. This book tries to give some practical ideas to researches how to organize research experiments in maize and what are the basic parameters to be dealt under different areas of maize research and development.
Making Foods Safe and Free From Pathogens (Co-Published With Press,Uk)
Authors: Agrawal Renu
Published: April 2023

This book envisages the basic information pertaining to the insect’s anatomy, physiology and morphology. It is imperative to have a constructive knowledge about the biological process, factors enhancing the process occurring rapidly inside their body system. This ultimately helps us to have an in-depth information about their behaviour in the ecosystem which includes interaction with their host, life cycle etc.
Management Skills for Successful Agri Entrepreneurs
Authors: Poongodi B.
Published: April 2023

Horticultural crops are high value crops ensuring maximum returns to the growers with multiple scopes for value addition. Market driven agriculture prescribes quality in every stage of production and total quality management is a challenge to the horticulturist. Present volume on ‘horticultural crop management’ elaborates the scientific crop management of horticultural crops starting from selection of soil and activities related to production and handling of fresh produces in the field. Scope of value addition, organic farming, protected cultivation, export potential and economic analysis of production are included.     The average per capita availability of fruits and vegetables in India is inadequate to meet requirements for nutritional and protective diet of the population. Of the total horticulture production, only 67 % is used for local consumption while 30 % is subjected to post harvest losses, 2 % for export and 0.8 % for processing. There is immense scope for developing horticultural produce market. Changing food habits, life styles and health consciousness and purchasing power have created an unprecedented opportunity for farmers and horticultural entrepreneuThis book is an attempt to link all stake holders in horticulture to the scientific information on horticultural crop management. First part of the volume deals with management of fruits, vegetables and flowers while second part elaborates plantation crops and spices.
Medicinal and Nutraceutical Plants From The Himalayas
Authors: Chopra V.L , Vats S.K.
Published: April 2023

Medicinal plant cultivation has received an impetus in the recent years due to revival of interest in herbal medicines necessitating authoritative information on cultivation and utilization of this valuable flora. The book on Medicinal Plants includes information on current status of medicinal plants, their phytochemistry, quality control, good agricultural practices and good manufacturing practices in medicinal plants and information on commercially grown medicinal plants and those important in trade. Details on botany, crop improvement, crop protection, crop production, post harvest handling, chemical composition, chemical analyses and uses of commercially grown crops are also included. The book which is a systematic compilation of available information on promising 65 medicinal species helps in providing specific information on the cultivation and utilization of these crops to farmers, academicians, students and related user industries. This documented information also serves to give an insight to the major research lacunae and formulate appropriate research strategies in these crops.
Maize Research in India
Authors: Parihar Shankar Lal Jat
Published: April 2023

Since long, need had been felt for a book which described details on maize and the basic research concepts. This book is compiled as a text book with this aim and is divided in to 18 chapters. Especially maize breeding, agronomy, plant protection, statistical designs and socio-economic aspects of maize are explained very well inside this book. The volume comprehensively presents information available on the managing maize research activities from trials to manuscript preparation which could fill the gap of knowledge and information on this important part of maize research. The unique feature of this book is information on different aspects of maize experimental designs, observations recording, data analysis and how to write and publish the research report in well renowned journal. Most of the text books still are more focused on basic theoretical concepts of crop only but lacking practical sense and application so researchers and academicians still feel great gap in practical application of experimental designs and explaining research output to the world. This book tries to give some practical ideas to researches how to organize research experiments in maize and what are the basic parameters to be dealt under different areas of maize research and development.
General Agriculture (For Students,Teachers and Researchers,For Jrf,Srf,Ars,Civil Service Examinations,State and Central,
Authors: Bagde A.S , Patil N.G. , Khadtare R.M.
Published: April 2023

The book has thousand’s of questions on Agronomy, Plant breeding and Genetics, Horticulture, Soil Science, Agricultural Engineering, Dairy, Plant Protection Extension Economics etc.
Instant Notes on Horticultural Sciences
Authors: Sharma Nilesh
Published: April 2023

Horticulture is gaining importance as it gives more return per unit area and, also gives nutritious food to human being thereby improves quality of life, and enhances the aesthetic beauty in nature. Considering the recent trends in, exams, all these examination are mostly based on objective type questions and students always look for study material that is ready to use and easy to grasp. Keeping in view, each topic is briefly explained in point wise so that students can easily grasp the concepts and the emphasis is given to the most important topic. All the chapters in the book had been properly covered according to their families and relative importance. The author have referred self-prepared notes and most popular books like Handbook of horticulture.
Horticulture Based Integrated Farming Systems
Authors: Shukla Anil , Gupta Dipak
Published: April 2023

The content of book has been synthesised and organised in such a way so as to provide information on advanced knowledge in the sphere of importance and scope of horticulture in India, horticulture based integrated farming systems, integration of livestock in horticulture based farming systems, emerging issues, natural resource management, disease and pest management, organic farming and certification, post-harvest measures and value addition in arid fruits and vegetables, marketing aspects, status and export promotion measures and procedures. With chapters been written by highly specialized scientists from institutes of national importance, the book caters to a new concept of Horticulture Based Integrated Farming System.
Integrated Pest Management of Vegetable Crops
Authors: Peshin Rajinder
Published: April 2023

The Book " Integrated Pest Management of Vegetable Crops" deals with a global overview IPM initiatives and review of different IPM programmes. The widespread use of IPM practices has not been adopted besides there has been a problem of diffusion of IPM practices from research sub-system to farmers. There is no unanimity with the methodological aspects of impact evaluation and dissemination of IPM programmes/practices., The book focuses on integrated pest management of vegetables, pesticide use, robust methodological aspects of impact evaluation, impact evaluation of vegetable IPM programmes and factors impacting the adoption of IPM practices. This book will serve the agencies associated with formulation and implementation of IPM programmes and will serve the professionals, investigators, and academia. At post-graduate level, the students will find the book as a useful guide for planning and conducting future research on IPM diffusion and impact analysis.
Mcq'S on Entomology
Authors: Misra Ashok Kumar
Published: April 2023

The book is written in very simple way so that persons associated with veterinary profession can study and understand every aspects of the disease. For ease of understanding, the book has been divided into more than 20 s: Introduction, Etiology, Pathogenesis, Pathogen specific mastitis, Clinical signs, Symptoms, Diagnostic protocols, Treatment and Control. The highlights are: o   multiple choice questions, ‘fill in the blanks’ and ‘true-false’ type of questions. o   usefull in competitive examinations like ICAR, ICMR, CSIR, NET, JRF, ARS and examinations for admission in various degree programmes, merit scholarship examinations and appointment on various jobs where objective type questions are asked to evaluate the depth of the knowledge. o   book has been meant for wide sources of information on mastitis of animals; however, it has also been designed to serve the purposes to guide undergraduate and postgraduate scholars of Veterinary science.
Mcqs on Forestry
Authors: Sharma Nilay
Published: April 2023

This book envisages the basic information pertaining to the insect’s anatomy, physiology and morphology. It is imperative to have a constructive knowledge about the biological process, factors enhancing the process occurring rapidly inside their body system. This ultimately helps us to have an in-depth information about their behaviour in the ecosystem which includes interaction with their host, life cycle etc.
Human-Plant Relations and Future Drug Discovery
Authors: Sharma Yash Pal , Singh Bikarma
Published: April 2023

At present, a multifaceted in drug discovery from medicinal plants continues to unravel novel and important cues against various pharmacological targets including cancer, HIV/AIDS, Alzheimer’s, malaria, and inflammation. Several plant-based natural product drugs have found their way into the commercial medicines as dietary supplements or as chemo-preventive agents while others are currently under clinical trials. This book gives an insight into the novel approach of integrated drug discovery, where traditional wisdom and traditional documented use can synergize with drug discovery from plant sources.
Innovations in Agriculture for A Self-Reliant India (Completes in Two Parts)
Authors: Ghosh P.K.
Published: April 2023

The book brings out an encyclopaedic picture of the potential areas of transformative Indian agriculture through innovations in science, technology, institutional and policy affairs directed in building a self-reliant India (Atmanirbhar Bharat). The book has addressed the challenges to make India free from hunger, poverty and undernutrition, and suggested interventions with focus on all-inclusiveness and sustainability, peace and prosperity, and resilience to climate and other volatilities. Most of these propositions are analogous to the Sustainable Development Goals – Agenda 2030, which India has committed to achieve. 36 chapters has covered the following priority areas: accelerated and sustainable production and ecological intensification of agriculture; doubling farmers' income through inclusive growth, diversification and better linkage of farmers to markets; fostering entrepreneurship for employment and economic security; innovations in science and technology, and precision agriculture as the main driver of transformation; value-chain management and  prevention of post-harvest losses; remunerative prices and market reforms; adopting climate-smart agriculture; secondary agriculture; water security and rainfed area development; soil health and nutrient management; technological advances in crop health management; crop protection issues on emerging production system; agro-biodiversity; renewable energy development; Artificial Intelligence, and Knowledge Platform to reshape India; transforming agricultural education; investing in agri-food systems with special reference to research, education and extension; policies for farmers – serving farmers to save farming; institutionalizing monitoring, evaluation, and impact analysis. . The book specially covers critical needs for development on different fragile ecosystems such as coastal, desert, hill, ravine and other marginal ecosystems.  For each of the above areas, necessary policy options, actions, and path ahead to transform Indian agriculture for achieving Atmanirbhar Bharat have been elucidated. The book will act as a very useful guidance for the policy makers, and development communities, and a reference document to the academicians as well.
Irrigation Engineering: Theory and Practices
Authors: Panigrahi Balram , Agrawal P.K
Published: April 2023

"This text book is designed to guide students from a basic knowledge of soil, water, plant, hydrologic and hydraulics to the state-of-the-art of irrigation system design, planning and management. The book will be helpful to the students of Agriculture, Agricultural and Civil Engineering and other related fields. The book is written in simple and lucid languages which will make the students interesting in reading the book and understanding the concept of farm irrigation very effectively. The book is written covering the entire syllabus of Irrigation Engineering which is taught in various State Agricultural Universities and is written as per the recommended syllabus of fifth Deans Committee meeting of Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR), New Delhi. The book will not only be helpful to the students at under-graduate and post-graduate level, but also will be a helping tool for all practicing irrigation engineers, agriculturists, design engineers, researchers, extension personnel and all others who are directly or indirectly associated with irrigation science and engineering. The book contains 78 solved problems, 542 short and long questions, 65 tables, 135 figures and 136 references which will be of immense help to the students and design engineers. Several field experimental result are also presented at appropriate sections in various chapters in this book which will attract the attention of the students in the subject matter. In addition, the book contains a number of multiple type questions with answers. These multiple type questions are prepared covering all the chapters of irrigation engineering. These questions will help the students who prepare for various competitive examinations including GATE, NET, ARS, JRF and SRF examinations of ICAR. "
Innovations in Fishing and Fish Processing Technologies (Co-Published With Crc Press,Uk)
Authors: Mohanthy Kumar Amulya
Published: April 2023

The present book “Innovations in Fisheries and Fish Processing Technologies” covers the entire gamut of topics in the field of fishing technology. The book starts with, history, genetic resources m information on mariculture, ornamentals  fishes,  sustainable  fishing,  designing  of  new  fishing  gears  and trawlers, storage and value addition, Packaging, nutraceuticals, utilization of waste material from fishes, fish products etc.
Livestock Products Technology
Authors: Singh V.P.
Published: April 2023

The book is prepared with most possible multiple choice questions; fill in the blanks, true false and matching type questions. The pattern of questions and most possible answers may be helpful in preparation of Undergraduate, Post Graduate and Ph.D students for various competitive examinations i.e. Junior Research Fellowships, Senior Research Fellowships, National Eligibility Tests, Agricultural Research Services, Civil Services and other competitive examinations.
Handbook on Striped Murrel,Channa Striata
Authors: Raizada Sudhir , Srivastava P.P.
Published: April 2023

This book contains the outcome of research work carried out by the authors and other researchers for the promotion of farming of a highly valuable fish species, striped murrel (Channastriata). However, this has become possible with the kind support of many persons, who helped us in carrying out work on this important fish species and encouraged us to write this book and hence authors wish to share their gratitude to them. Striped murrel or striped murrel or chevron murrel (Scientific name, Channastriata) is an important species of many countries of South-east Asia including India. It is popular for its esteemed taste, therapeutic values, ant nociceptive properties and hence consumed by many to induce healing and pain control after clinical operations. It contains high arachidonic acid (AA), which is a precursor of prostaglandin that may initiate blood clotting and enhance tissue growth. It is devoid of muscular spines and hence easily processed for making fillets for meeting the export demand. The species is air-breathing and can live without water for few hours and with little water for several hours, hence suitable for marketing in live condition to nearby and far places. In comparison to carps, the growth of this species is better in small rearing enclosures and hence farmers having small landholdings and entrepreneurs who wish to adopt intensive farming under indoor conditions, can make great use of this high value farming species. The efforts made in the past on farming of this species has not shown promising results due to several problems associated with its breeding, seed production, larval rearing,  grow-out  production  and  non-availability  of  species  and  size-specific artificial  feeds.  However major handicaps are now being understood with recent global research and it has become possible to overcome them to a larger extent. Therefore efforts have been made to compile the outcome of available research with personal research experience of the authors to provide updated information on this important valuable species for the promotion of aquaculture in respect of reproductive  biology, breeding, larval rearing, cannibalism mitigation issues, fingerling rearing and grow-out productions under different farming system.
Evaluation of the revised Z'-score model as a predictor of a company's financial failure
Authors: Kozarević Emira , Pirić Dženita
Published: April 2023

Under contemporary business conditions, there are numerous models used for the assessment of a company's financial situation and the prediction of the likelihood of its bankruptcy. These models have been mainly developed using the company's financial information. One of them is the Altman Z-score model. The model separates financially successful and stable companies from those having difficulties in business and headed for bankruptcy. This paper explains the importance of prudential information, basic financial statements and financial indicators and presents the research aimed at evaluating the applicability of the revised Altman Z'-score model in the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina (FBiH). Based on financial information, the paper analyzes the business activities of 50 large manufacturing companies in FBiH. The revised Z'-score model achieved a relatively good result in assessing the companies with business difficulties as it correctly classified 10 out of 20 companies; the other 10 companies were not incorrectly classified into the companies with the stable business but they were placed in the grey zone. The model proved completely reliable in the classification of all 30 companies with stable businesses. The research results indicate that the revised Altman Z'-score may be used as the predictor of the financial failure of manufacturing companies in FBiH. This model is definitely the tool that may assist while making business decisions. However, due to the specific business environment in FBiH, the model is recommended to be used as an additional rather than the basic indicator for predicting financial failure.
Determination of organizational culture by the dominant leadership style
Authors: Kulović Dženan , Husaković Dijana , Dedić-Grabus Ilma
Published: April 2023

The paper investigates the influence of organizational culture on the leadership style in the company. Every company needs managers who will develop a certain leadership style in order to meet the preconditions for effective actions that will lead to the achievement of the company's goals. Organizational culture in accordance with established norms and rules determines how to understand and accept specific employee behavior, and which leadership style is fitting for managing employees by managers of company leaders. The paper uses a situational approach to leadership according to which the typology of leadership styles is based on two key criteria: concern for people and concern for performance. The classification of organizational culture according to the Edwards and Kleiner typology is based on four types of organizational culture: indifferent culture, caring culture, strict culture and integrative culture. Based on the agreement of the criteria for differentiating the types of organizational cultures and leadership styles, hypotheses about cause-and-effect relations between them are set in the paper.
Earnings management and fraudulent financial reporting: Distinctive criteria of suspicious accounting practices
Authors: Isaković-Kaplan Ševala , Dupovac Senada
Published: April 2023

The financial reports, as the final product of the accounting information system, need to be accurate in order to maintain the main purpose of financial reporting. Applied methods and techniques of recognition and measurement of financial positions should be in the purpose of realistic and transparent presentation of the financial performances of the entity. However, creative accounting techniques are often used in the process of preparing and presenting financial statements in order to manage earnings and manipulate financial values. Manipulation of financial statements seems to be a generally present phenomenon, and the paper aims to identify the criteria used by members of the accounting profession in the Federation of Bosnia and Hercegovina (FBiH) to distinguish earnings management techniques from fraudulent financial reporting. The research reflects the perception of accountants and auditors in the FBiH regarding the possibility of recognizing suspicious accounting practices in business entities. The research is based on distinctive criteria used in developed economies of the world: measurement subjectivity, the materiality of financial item and compliance of financial reporting with generally accepted accounting principles, but identifies specific distinctive measures used by respondents, too. The results of the research reveal that the accounting professionals in the FBiH rely on distinctive criteria: materiality and compliance of reporting with International Financial Reporting Standards, including two additional measures: compliance of financial reporting with generally accepted practices and confidence of financial information. Respondents did not recognize subjectivity in assessment as a relevant measure of the distinction between earnings management and fraudulent financial reporting.
The importance of content marketing for achieving customer brand engagement
Authors: Mahmić-Muhić Nermana , Klico Almir
Published: April 2023

In the last decade, with the development of information and communication technologies, content marketing has become one of the leading marketing techniques in marketing communication, which seeks to create a relationship with customers by creating and sharing interesting content. Activities related to content marketing are theoretically synthesized in different ways, but regardless of the chosen way of their theoretical definition, they should intuitively lead to building customer brand engagement. Customer brand engagement is characterized by different cognitive, emotional and behavioral brand-related responses caused by specific brand interactions. In the modern economy, where it is very difficult to attract and retain the attention of customers, building creative, consistent and accurate content is becoming one of the basic challenges for gaining customer engagement. The research subject focuses on the growing popularity of content marketing and customer brand engagement, and systematizes the existing findings on the importance of the effects that content marketing has on customer brand engagement. Therefore, the main goal is to review the literature on existing knowledge about customer brand engagement and content marketing, which is most often shared through social media, and critically analyze the findings of researchers and practitioners on the relationship between content marketing and customer brand engagement.
The concept and importance of social audit for sustainable community development
Authors: Vinšalek-Stipić Valentina
Published: April 2023

Social audit and social responsibility have become the focus of sustainable community development to address risk and sustainability challenges. Social audit involves an official review of the company's procedures and codes of conduct regarding social responsibility and community impact. Social audit involves assessing how many companies achieve sustainable development goals. In practice, an increasing number of accountants and auditors are faced with the notion of social auditing. It covers the analysis of non-financial aspects and business risks, both in the private and public sectors. This paper aims to highlight the importance and contribution of social audit through risk analysis, and environmental and social aspects for sustainable community development. The content and implementation of social audit have similar objectives as the financial audit of operations, but social audit is specifically and additionally focused on the performance and operation of organizations that are not necessarily financial in nature. Some elements of the implementation of the social audit process are increasingly present in the implementation of due diligence, but the social audit as a whole is still conducted separately. Social audit has an active and important role in achieving social responsibility and sustainable development.
Micronutrient composition of milling streams of traditional wheat cultivars from Serbia
Authors: Živančev Dragan , Buljovčić Maja , Ninkov Jordana , Antić Igor , Mikić Sanja , Jaćimović Simona , Jocković Bojan
Published: April 2023

The deficiency of micronutrients in the human diet is widely recognised as a global problem. The objective of this study was to assess the content of two essential minerals, iron and zinc, in milling streams of old heritage wheat cultivars that have not been produced for more than a half-century to discover potential parent lines with high mineral content for breeding. Kernel size of seven Serbian old wheat cultivars was evaluated for ash content, thousand-grain weight and share of specific kernel fractions. Three cultivars, Crnozrna, Rumska Crvenka and Stara Banatka, were selected as the most appropriate for milling and further analysis of mineral content in the milling streams. The cultivars were milled in a laboratory mill to obtain six flour and two byproduct streams. At the same time, iron and zinc content was determined on a graphite furnace atomic absorption spectrometer. After mixing all six flour streams obtained from each cultivar, three different flour types were obtained. The flour with the highest ash content was the "1100" type originating from cultivar Stara Banatka, characterized by the highest iron and zinc content (54.9 mg/kg d. b. and 5.407 mg/kg d. b., respectively). It was estimated that consumption of a daily average bread portion (166 g according to national statistical data) made from Stara Banatka flour could provide about 90% of the recommended daily intake for iron. Therefore, Stara Banatka may be a target cultivar for wheat breeders searching for high-iron parent wheat lines.
Influence of wheat and corn yield and price parity from the current year on following year sowing structure
Authors: Novković Nebojša , Mutavdžić Beba , Vukelić Nataša , Tekić Dragana , Novaković Tihomir , Šarac Veljko , Nikolić Srboljub
Published: April 2023

The subject of this research is the production characteristics and price parity of wheat and corn in the Republic of Serbia. The aim of this research is to determine whether there is a relationship between the yield and price parity from the current year and the sowing structure of these two crops in the following year. The analysis was performed for the period 2011-2021. Statistical processing was performed using descriptive statistical analysis and multiple linear regression. Research results determined that the average area under wheat was about 600 thousand hectares, while the average area under corn was about 400 thousand hectares than the area under wheat. The yield of wheat in the observed period was relatively stable, while the yield of corn showed significant variations. The average production of corn was about 3.6 million tons, i.e. it was 2.3 times higher than the average wheat production. The price parity of wheat and corn averaged 1.12. The regression model's results determined a statistically significant influence of the yield and price parity of wheat and corn from the current year on the areas under wheat and corn in the following year.
Variability of the number and weight of 1000 seeds of weeds present in alfalfa natural seeds from different locations in Serbia
Authors: Stanisavljević Rade , Poštić Dobrivoj , Štrbanović Ratibor , Oro Violeta , Đokić Dragoslav , Milenković Jasmina , Tabaković Marijenka
Published: April 2023

Alfalfa is the most significant perennial and multi-crop forage legume in Serbia. Seed production has numerous problems, which causes high variability in seed yield. One of the problems in this production is the weed seeds that are in the natural alfalfa seed after harvesting. Minimum purity must be greater than 95 %, up to 2 % of other species are allowed, and up to 0.5 % of weeds, but no quarantine weeds such as dodder (Cuscuta.sp). Weed seeds were detected in natural alfalfa seeds: Sinapis arvensis L., Amaranthus retroflexus L., Rumex obtusifolius, L., Cuscuta campestris Yunk., Rumex acetosella L., Plantago lanceolata L., Plantago major L., Rumex crispus L., Galium aparine L., Convolvus arvensis L. as expected, the variability of the number of weed seeds detected from the seed lots over three years was high: CV% = 14.78 for wild sorghum - S. halepense (L.) Pers. In the 2022, to CV% = 65.47 for ribwort plantain - Plantago lanceolata L. in the 2020. For the weight of 1000 seeds of the examined weeds, the variability was determined from CV% = 5.869 for the ribwort plantain - Plantago lanceolata L. (year 2020), to CV% = 34.41 for yellow dock - Rumex crispus L. (year 2022).