Deviant behaviours are aimed at expressing needs by some workers. The relationship between deviance and communication gaps is examined as a means of identifying bottlenecks in improving workers' productivity. Forty senior ...

The effect of pre-sowing treatments on the germination and seedling vigour of nine month-old teak drupes was studied. The drupes, subjected to pre-sowing treatments were germinated under open and mist chamber conditions. ...

The use of environmental chloride as a tracer in the unsaturated soil zone to estimate groundwater recharge in dry climatic conditions is well documented. An evaluation of this method in estimating groundwater recharge ...

Genetic control of seed coat texture was investigated in F2 and backcross populations involving seven accessions of cowpea (Vigna unguiculata (L.) Walp). In two of the four crosses, the seed coat texture was found to be ...

Extension activities encouraging adoption by farmers of integrated pest management practices in rice cultivation started in Sri Lanka in 1984, through farmer training. The objectives of this paper are to assess the impact ...

In vitro cultured peg tips of 3 selfed Arachis hypogaea (L.) cultivars, 2 wild peanut species A. stenosperma and A. duranensis and of cultivar Silihong pollinated with A. glabrata swelled and finally resulted in pods with ...

The mode of inheritance of seed coat (testa) colour, plant growth habit and their joint segregation pattern in mungbean was examined in F,, F2, BC, and BC2 of five crosses among six parents which differed for each character. ...

In 1993,76 farms that received an interest-free cattle loan and 19 neighbouring control farms were surveyed to evaluate technical and economic performance, land use and gainful self-employment in small-scale farms, ...

To estimate the residues of HCH (BHC) and DDT in food, food samples were collected from hotels and restaurents in Coimbatore, Madurai, Trichi, Madras and Kamarajar districts of Tamil Nadu State, India and analysed by gas ...