Journal articles: 'Coochbehar'

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Munshi, Arijit. "Identity Politics and Distribution of Power: A Contemporary Study of Coochbehar." IRA-International Journal of Management & Social Sciences (ISSN 2455-2267) 5, no. 3 (January 10, 2017): 497. http://dx.doi.org/10.21013/jmss.v5.n3.p13.

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Contemporary India has experienced several movements. Separate state movement(s) is one of them by a particular community, Rajbanshi. Generally this movement has started to get a specific identity of the community. From the late nineteenth century it was started by a leader called Panchanan Burma. Slowly this movement has mixed with Indian national politics. And now it has taken an important role in contemporary parliamentary vote politics. To ensure the political stand the upper strata of leaders of Rajbanshi separate state movement have sketched their parties (political and non-political) in the northern districts of West Bengal and adjacent part of Assam. There are many political parties and associations within ‘the movement’. These parties and associations are – Greater Coochbehar Peoples Association (GCPA), Greater Coochbehar Peoples Association (GCPA, it is a political party), Kamtapur Peoples Party (KPP), Kamtapur Progressive Party (KPP) and Greater Coochbehar Democratic Party (GCDP). The present paper wishes to explore the facts of contemporary identity politics of Rajbanshis in Coochbehar and also highlights the distribution of power within the political and non-political parties or association in the region. Data has been collected from ten villages selected from the Coochbehar district during 2010 to 2016. Secondary data was also used. Section I deals with regional identity and power. Section II deals with political parties or associations and their structural formation which helps them to establish this regional identity in recent times. Section III deals with politics of forum and also highlights the fact of distribution of power within the northern districts of west Bengal.

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Sarkar, Victor, Biman Maity, and Kausik Pradhan. "Impact of Self – Help Group in Case of Change in Income of the Rural Women in Cooch Behar District of West Bengal." Asian Journal of Agricultural Extension, Economics & Sociology 41, no. 3 (February 25, 2023): 7–12. http://dx.doi.org/10.9734/ajaees/2023/v41i31852.

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Women empowerment through self- help group constitutes an emerging and rapidly expanding trend towards social and economic development of the nation. Self Help Groups (SHGs) are a cutting-edge and critically important concept to promote women's entrepreneurship, self-employment, and empowerment. The purpose of this study was to investigate the impact of women Self-Help Groups on women empowerment through income generation, increased communication skills, decision-making ability and awareness, and improved social status. The study was conducted in Coochbehar-I and Coochbehar-II block of Coochbehar district. The present study used multi-stage, purposive and simple random sampling methods. The district was selected purposively and blocks, gram panchayats and respondents were selected randomly. The total number of respondents for the study was one hundred eighty (180) women SHG members. After joining SHG, changes in annual income among the members were in low level and changes in empowerment were in medium level among the members of women SHG after joining the women SHG. The prime reason for joining SHG of the women SHG members in the study area is for promoting their savings.

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MD AJIJUR RAHAMAN. "Physical Features and Settlement of Coochbehar." INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF HUMANITIES, ENGINEERING, SCIENCE AND MANAGEMENT 4, no. 1 (June 30, 2023): 101–8. http://dx.doi.org/10.59364/ijhesm.v4i1.240.

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Abstract: One of the biggest obstacles to sustainability is urbanization. It is an intricate transformational process that impacts both people and environments. As a result, the size and number of urban areas worldwide are constantly growing. Urbanization is the process of becoming urban, or to put it another way, urbanization is a cycle that a country goes through as it transitions from rural to industrial society. People move from rural to urban regions, which are referred to as the concentration of people linked with the non-agricultural sector with changes in land usage and rural suffering. It is a geographical phenomenon that affects people, places, and infrastructure and involves population concentration, structural change, and socio-cultural change. While a sign of growth, the quantity and expansion of urban areas have negative effects on individuals and society as well as the long-term viability of the environment. Because tomorrow's bigger cities will be smaller communities today. With planned or unplanned expansion throughout time, towns have more environmental issues than their rural environs do from their inception to their maturity. So, in this situation, it is critical to examine each urban area's growth pattern since the majority of environmental issues have their origins in a town's development or expansion, which has a negative impact on the town's natural stability. The unfortunate situation of numerous first-order towns and cities, as well as metropolitan and agglomeration cities, suffering from numerous environmental tribulations frequently makes headlines, but towns of lower order of sequence or smaller in size are not properly highlighted, even though they will face the same problems in the future. The primary topics of this paper are coochbehar physical features and its settlement patterns. Key Words: Coochbehar, Environment, Infrastructure, Settlements Patterns.

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Chakroborty, Kaushik, and Prasenjit Pal. "Nutritional Status of Rural Households: A Case Study in Cooch Behar District of West Bengal." Indian Research Journal of Extension Education 22, no. 1 (January 1, 2022): 97–102. http://dx.doi.org/10.54986/irjee/2022/jan_mar/97-102.

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The present work focuses on studying the effect of socio-economic factors on nutritional status of rural households under the Coochbehar-II block of Coochbehar district in West Bengal. A well-structured interview schedule was prepared to collect information about the socio-economic status and nutritional status of the respondents. As an indicator of Nutritional status, the Body Mass Index (BMI) values of the respondents were studied. In the present study, the Independent-Samples Kruskal-Wallis Test and Independent-Samples Mann-Whitney U Test (non-paramedic test) were employed to study the effect of different socio-economic variables on nutritional status of the respondents. Age of the respondents, educational qualification of the respondents, Family size, and House type of the respondents were found to significantly affect the BMI scores of the respondents. The categories of the significantly contributing variables for nutrition like age, education, and house type show significant associations with the BMI categories using Contingency table and Chi-square test.

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Chakraborty, Subhajit, Sabita Mondal, Peddi Naga Harsha Vardhan, and Victor Sarkar. "Study on Awareness Level of the Respondents Regarding Crop Insurance in Cooch Behar District of West Bengal, India." International Journal of Plant & Soil Science 35, no. 15 (June 8, 2023): 10–13. http://dx.doi.org/10.9734/ijpss/2023/v35i153067.

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Crop yield and income from farm is always under frequent threat of natural disasters. Crop insurance is considered to be a basic instrument for ensuring stability of farm income by promoting and encouraging technology, investment and credit flow. Still it is not much popular among our farmers. Hence, the study was conducted to understand the awareness level of respondents towards crop insurance in the district of Coochbehar in West Bengal. The study was carried out in Mathabhanga-2 and Cooch Behar -2, blocks of Coochbehar district of West Bengal. The state, district and villages were selected purposively. From three villages namely Tenganmari, Khagribari, Bara Simulguri, Baghmara 100 respondents, were selected randomly. Data were collected from individual farmers with interview schedule and processed through co -relation coefficient and multiple regressions. Farmers of the present study are aware of the crop insurance but not about different components of insurance. They are aware of bank and agricultural departments but not about other implementing agencies.

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Chakraborty, S., S. Ghosh, U. Rai, S. Panda, L. Das, P. K. Pal, and S. Mondal. "Attitude of Farmers towards Crop Insurance in Coochbehar District of West Bengal." International Journal of Current Microbiology and Applied Sciences 9, no. 9 (September 10, 2020): 2776–79. http://dx.doi.org/10.20546/ijcmas.2020.909.344.

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Banerjee, Debapriya, and Soumitra Sarkar. "Agricultural Marketing Infrastructure In Coochbehar District Of West Bengal: An Empirical Study." Management Accountant Journal 58, no. 5 (May 1, 2023): 17. http://dx.doi.org/10.33516/maj.v58i5.17-20p.

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Rakesh, S., Abhas Kumar Sinha, Deepranjan Sarkar, Diwali Roy, Divya Bodiga, Samaresh Sahoo, Prakash Kumar Jha, Pradeep Kumar Dubey, and Amitava Rakshit. "Active and Passive Carbon Fractions in Contrasting Cropping Systems, Tillage Practices, and Soil Types." Land 12, no. 2 (January 29, 2023): 365. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/land12020365.

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The rate of change in the relative amount of active and passive carbon (AC and PC) due to the land management practices (cropping systems combined with tillage) may vary with soil types depending on their level of chemical and/or physical protection from the decomposition but has rarely been directly measured. We have quantified the C storage potentiality of different soil types, namely old alluvial Inceptisol of Malda and recent alluvial Entisol of Coochbehar in West Bengal (subtropical eastern India) under the influence of different cropping systems (rice-maize: RM and rice-wheat: RW) and tillage practices (zero-tillage: ZT and conventional tillage: CT). The key objective was to demonstrate the short-term impact of conservation agriculture (CA) on soil C dynamics over the conventional practice. Research revealed that after short-term CA, total organic carbon (TOC), AC, PC, and total nitrogen (TN) showed significant (p < 0.05) improvement under the RM cropping system over the RW. The highest TOC content under the RM cropping system was recorded in the sites of Malda over the Coochbehar sites. The ZT significantly (p < 0.05) enhanced the TOC in the upper layers (0–5 and 5–10 cm) and the CT showed improvements in the lower depths (10–20 cm). We observed some irregular variations in the interactions of the cropping system and tillage with respect to different sites. However, the ZT performed better in improving C fractions under RM and RW as compared to CT. The TOC and TN stocks were maximum in the lower depth which was evident in both soil types. The TOC linearly regressed on TN accounted for 94.2% variability (R2 = 0.942) of the C accumulation in soil and vice-versa. The PC was in a significant relationship with TN (R2 = 0.943), but AC was moderately regressed (R2 = 0.851). Lower stratification ratio values in Coochbehar soils (sandy loam in texture) indicated higher profile distribution of AC and PC in the soil profile; while in the Inceptisol, accumulation of the C fractions on the soil surface due to heavy texture resulted in the higher stratification values. The novelty of this study is that old alluvial Inceptisol showed a comparatively greater amount of AC and PC storage capability in comparison with the new alluvial Entisol. Conclusively, our study demonstrated that the adoption of conservation agriculture (CA practice/ZT) in cropping systems with higher C biomass input would significantly enhance the AC and PC fractions; however, the amount of storage is highly governed by the soil type and climatic factors.

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S., Rakesh, Deepranjan Sarkar, Abhas Kumar Sinha, Subhan Danish, Prateek Madhab Bhattacharya, Prabir Mukhopadhyay, Saleh H. Salmen, Mohammad Javed Ansari, and Rahul Datta. "Soil organic carbon and labile and recalcitrant carbon fractions attributed by contrasting tillage and cropping systems in old and recent alluvial soils of subtropical eastern India." PLOS ONE 16, no. 12 (December 16, 2021): e0259645. http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0259645.

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Conservation agriculture-based sustainable intensification (CASI) technologies comprising zero-tillage with crop residue retention (>30%) on the soil surface, diversified cropping systems, and balanced nutrient management are recognized as operative and efficacious strategies to ensure food security in the parts of South Asia. The present investigation was a component of CASI technologies undertaken in the farmers’ field of Malda (old alluvial Inceptisol) Coochbehar (recent alluvial Entisol) district, West Bengal (subtropical eastern India). This study was conducted to evaluate the short-term impact of contrasting tillage (zero and conventional) and cropping systems (rice–wheat and rice–maize) on total organic carbon (TOC) and its fractions, viz., labile pool-1 (LP1), labile pool-2 (LP2) and recalcitrant carbon (RC) fractions after 4-year trial of conservation agriculture (CA) in the old and recent alluvial soils. Soil samples were collected from three depths (0–5, 5–10, and 10–20 cm), and thus, our study was focused on two factors, viz., cropping system and tillage. Results pointed that TOC along with LP1, LP2, and RC fractions under rice–maize (RM) cropping system were significantly (p<0.05) greater (15–35%) over rice–wheat (RW) system as a result of higher residue biomass addition. Zero-tillage (ZT) improved the C fractions by 10–20% over conventional tillage (CT) in all aspects. TOC and its fractions were observed to be greater under the ZT system in the topmost soil depths (0–5 and 5–10 cm), but the same system failed to improve these at 10–20 cm. Interestingly, the CT increased all the fractions at 10–20 cm depth due to the incorporation of crop residues. The concentration of TOC along with its fractions decreased with increasing soil depth was evident. Comparatively, all the C fractions, including TOC were maximum in soils from Malda sites as compared to Coochbehar sites because of a higher amount of residue biomass application, higher clay content, and greater background content of C in these soils. All the studied C fractions showed a significant correlation (r = >0.635; p<0.01) with TOC among all the soil depths in both the districts but the relationship with soil texture showed some interesting results. TOC fractions were significantly correlated (p<0.01) with clay particles indicating that its higher stabilization with clay in old alluvial Inceptisol (Malda); while in recent alluvial Entisol (Coochbehar), sand particle showed its strong relation with TOC fractions. Higher stratification ratio (SR) in the ZT system suggested that the concentration of TOC and its fractions are confined to the upper soil layers whereas in the case of CT, by and large, the distribution of these was comparatively high in subsequent soil depths due to residue incorporation effect. The concentration of C fractions in soils followed the order: TOC > RC > LP2 > LP1. The present investigation concluded that ZT under the RM system increases the turnover rates of C in both soil types but the amount of clay influences the stabilization/storage of C.

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Datta, Tanmay, Amal Kumar Patra, and Santanu Ghosh Dastidar. "Medicinal plants used by tribal population of Coochbehar district, West Bengal, India–an ethnobotanical survey." Asian Pacific Journal of Tropical Biomedicine 4 (May 2014): S478—S482. http://dx.doi.org/10.12980/apjtb.4.2014c1122.

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Sam, Koyel, and Dr Namita Chakma. "An Inter-Block Level Analysis of Regional Disparity in the Youngest Alipurduar District of West Bengal." Space and Culture, India 3, no. 3 (March 26, 2016): 10. http://dx.doi.org/10.20896/saci.v3i3.159.

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Alipurduar (also known as ‘Dooars’) was a subdivision of Jalpaiguri district before its emergence as the new 20th district of West Bengal on 25 June 2014. The districts of North Bengal (including Darjeeling, Jalpaiguri, Coochbehar, Uttar Dinajpur, Dakshin Dinajpur and Malda) have been poorly placed in comparison to the state of West Bengal, in terms of Human Development Indicators: low literacy level, poor condition in sanitation, and partly availability of electricity and safe drinking water (Report on Comparative Backwardness of North Bengal Region, Government of India, 2002). Research on regional disparity is essential for addressing the lacuna in the planning process of development (Sen, 2001). In the present study, an analysis has been made in terms of the inter-block inequality in socio-economic and infrastructural development of Alipurduar district as a newly emerged region.

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Ranjit, Kaki. "An Economic Analysis of Production of Organic Tea Planting Materials in Coochbehar District of West Bengal." Indian Journal of Pure & Applied Biosciences 8, no. 3 (June 30, 2020): 342–45. http://dx.doi.org/10.18782/2582-2845.8070.

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Barman, Bikram, Asif Mohammad, Girish C. E., Upali Kisku, Chimi Yangzom Lepcha, and Sruthi C. O. "Breeding and Healthcare Practices Followed by the Rajbanshi Dairy Farmers in Coochbehar District of West Bengal." Environment and Ecology 42, no. 1 (January 2024): 130–34. http://dx.doi.org/10.60151/envec/tptk8339.

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Breeding and healthcare management play a significant role in utilizing the full potential of dairy animals. Constant breeding and healthcare development are essential to provide better conditions and improve dairy production and welfare. This study explores the breeding and healthcare management practices adopted by Rajbanshi dairy owners in West Bengal’s Coochbehar district. Utilizing a pre-tested interview schedule, data was collected and subsequently analyzed in terms of frequency and percentage. The findings shed light on key patterns and practices, contributing to a better understanding of dairy management within this specific community. A strong preference (77.00%) for crossbreed cattle emerges in breeding practices meanwhile, heat detection predominantly relies on bellowing and mucus discharge (86.00%) and the pregnancy diagnosis was mostly done by Prani Bondhu (88.64 %). Within healthcare practices, dairy farm families vaccinated their animals by 98.50%, 19.50%, 16.50% and 52.50% of their animals with FMD, HS, BQ and Brucellosis vaccines respectively. Half of the dairy farm families (49.50%) followed deworming practices occasionally. The findings highlight the need for specific training within the dairy farming community on reproductive techniques and disease prevention methods. Also, promoting hygienic practices in animal housing and expanding access to veterinary care can improve overall animal health and farm sustainability.

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Roy, Suman, and Souvik Ghosh. "Determinants of Adaptation during COVID-19 Pandemic by Rural Households in Cooch Behar District of West Bengal." INDIAN JOURNAL OF EXTENSION EDUCATION 58, no. 3 (2022): 126–30. http://dx.doi.org/10.48165/ijee.2022.58326.

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The COVID-19 pandemic has led to loss of human life and presented an unprecedented challenge to public health and food systems. The study was conducted to assess the factors in terms of livelihood profile determining awareness and adaptation level. Using random sampling procedure, data were collected from 80 farmers from four villages under two blocks of Coochbehar district in 2021. Altogether eleven variables i.e., age, education, information availability, social participation, quality of common facilities services, mean distance of common facility services, economic status, expenditure during pandemic, net landholding, number of migrants in family and duration of migration explain 46.9 per cent of variance in awareness level and six variables i.e., personal cosmopolite sources use, social recognition, annual family income before and during pandemic and expenditure before and during pandemic explain 63.7 per cent variance of adaptation level. Rural people should be encouraged to participate in different extension activities. Findings would serve as a valid reference for researchers and policy makers concerning pandemic issues.

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Chatterjee, Asitava, Shuvadip Adhikari, Anandamay Barik, and Subhra Kumar Mukhopadhyay. "The Mid-Winter Assemblage And Diversity Of Bird Populations At Patlakhawa Protected Forest, Coochbehar, West Bengal, India." Ring 35, no. 1 (March 12, 2014): 31–53. http://dx.doi.org/10.2478/ring-2013-0002.

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ABSTRACT We compared avian community structure of six contrasting habitat types at Patlakhawa Protected Forest of Dooars of West Bengal. During three weeks of the mid-winter studies 154 bird species representing 41 families were recorded. Of the 154 recorded species, 22 were observed in grasslands, 22 in swamp forest, 46 in riverine forest, 52 at miscellaneous plantation areas, 43 at forest edges and 51 at wetlands. The Shannon-Wiener general diversity indices varied among the habitats and ranged from 2.323 to 3.458. Richness (5.813-11.410), evenness (0.406-0.641) and dominance (0.042-0.128) indices also varied considerably among the study locations. The highest diversity, the lowest dominance and a very high evenness were characteristics of miscellaneous plantations. Grasslands showed highest evenness and considerably high species diversity. The lowest avian evenness and diversity were recorded in wetlands and swamp forests. Insectivorous birds were most numerous (53), followed by carnivorous (40), omnivorous (29) and frugivorous (15) birds. Winter appeared to be the best time for niche occupancy at the Himalayan foothills for assemblages of either winter migrants and visitors or altitudinal and passage migrants, as about 30% of all encountered species were migrants. 96 bird species were observed to occur at any one of these habitat types showing high habitat fidelity. Mixed avian foraging assemblages that varied in species number and compositions were observed and they contain 11 to 17 species. Avifaunal niche diversity and richness in different habitats of Patlakhawa Protected Forest during mid-winter envisaged its importance from conservation point of view.

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Das, K. K., Arunava Ghosh, P. M. Bhattacharya, T. Dhar, A. Chowdhury, M. F. Rola-Rubzen, M. Gathala, and T. P. Tiwari. "Determinants of Conservation Agriculture for Sustainable Intensification (CASI) outscaling-a study in Coochbehar district of West Bengal, India." Agricultural Economics Research Review 34, no. 2 (2021): 193–205. http://dx.doi.org/10.5958/0974-0279.2021.00030.6.

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V, Sarkar, Saha A, Pradhan K, and Ghosh A. "The determinants of the adoption behaviour of women azolla (Azolla pinnata) farmers in Coochbehar District of West Bengal." Scientific Research and Essays 11, no. 2 (January 30, 2016): 11–17. http://dx.doi.org/10.5897/sre2015.6291.

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Saha, Jeet. "Comparative Analysis of Marketing Efficiency and Price Spread in Potato Supply Chains: A Study in Coochbehar, West Bengal." PRAGATI: Journal of Indian Economy 10, no. 2 (December 15, 2023): 77–88. http://dx.doi.org/10.17492/jpi.pragati.v10i2.1022305.

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Pradhan, K., Victor Sarkar, Avishek Saha, and Sabita Mondal. "Analysing the Effectiveness of Different Women Stakeholder Selection Procedures towards Adoption in a Remote District of India." International Journal of Social Sciences and Management 2, no. 2 (April 25, 2015): 180–83. http://dx.doi.org/10.3126/ijssm.v2i2.12472.

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Realising the very need of women empowerment and development, the present study has been undertaken to explore the efficiency of different women stakeholder selection processes namely through panchayat, farm and home visit, self-help group and farmer’s club with respect to adoption of innovation. The study was conducted in five villages of Coochbehar-II block of Coochbehar district in West Bengal. Purposive as well as multistage and random sampling procedure were followed in the present study. The adoption percentage was considered as the response variable and the other attributes of women stakeholders were considered as the antecedent variables for the study. The data were collected with the help of structured schedule through personal interview method. The statistical methods used for the analysis of the data were frequency, percentage, ranking and t-test. In the present study, it was found that variation in age is responsible for a significant variation among the women stakeholders selected by panchayat and farm and home visit. Likewise, the attribute education accounts for a significant difference among the women stakeholders selected by panchayat and farm and home visit, also among the women stakeholders selected through panchayat and self-help group as well as among those selected by farm and home visit and farmer’s club. In case of women stakeholders’ caste, the significant mean differences are observed in case of panchayat and farm and home visit selection processes, panchayat and farmer’s club selection processes, farm and home visit and self-help group selection processes and farm and home visit and farmer’s club selection processes. A significant mean difference is also observed, on the basis of women stakeholders’ occupation, in between panchayat and farmer’s club selection processes. Almost similar type of significant differences among the four different women stakeholder selection processes are evidenced in case of selected women stakeholders’ family size, annual income, house type, animal size, attitude towards adoption, risk orientation, training need assessed and adoption percentage. A significant difference is also revealed in case of women stakeholders’ farm size selected by self-help group and farmer’s club. It is also found from the present study that women stakeholder selection process through self-help group is much more effective than other selection procedures being studied in case of adopting an innovation. In search of the training need of the women stakeholders, the most preferred areas of training by the women stakeholders were scientific orchard management, followed by floriculture, improved poultry and duckery breed rearing, cattle feed rearing, tailoring and pisciculture.DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.3126/ijssm.v2i2.12472 Int. J. Soc. Sci. Manage. Vol-2, issue-2: 180-183

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Roy, Tuhin Narayan. "Minor (under-utilized) fruits in coochbehar district of West Bengal, India-an analysis on marketing status for economic viability." International Journal of Bio-resource and Stress Management 5, no. 1 (2014): 122. http://dx.doi.org/10.5958/j.0976-4038.5.1.024.

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Meena, P. N., R. K. De, A. Roy, B. S. Gotyal, S. Satpathy, and S. Mitra. "Evaluation of stem rot disease in jute (Corchorus olitorius) germplasm caused by Macrophomina phaseolina (Tassi) Goid." Journal of Applied and Natural Science 7, no. 2 (December 1, 2015): 857–59. http://dx.doi.org/10.31018/jans.v7i2.696.

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This study was aimed to identify more sources of resistance in jute germplasm (Corchorus olitorius) against deadly disease of stem rot. Thirteen C. olitorius jute germplasm including one standard check (JRO-524) were evaluated against stem rot disease at Barrackpore, Coochbehar and Bahraich location for two consecutive years 2012-2013. Out of thirteen germplasms of jute, six germplasms OIN-853, OIN-651, OIN-154, OIN-125, OEX-27 and OIN-467, with disease rating scale (1.1-5) were found moderately resistant against the stem rot disease at Barrackpore and Bahraich location. Whereas, OIN-270, OIN-932, OIN-270, OIJ-52, OIN-270, OEX-15 and OIN-853 with disease rating scale (5.1-10.0) were found moderately susceptible at all the three location. Rest of the lines were either susceptible or highly susceptible. These germplasm lines OIN-853, OIN-651, OIN-154, OIN-125, OEX-27 and OIN-467, possessed good degree of resistance against stem rot of jute and were found moderately resistant under natural epiphytotic condition at Barrackpore and Bahraich location that would be further exploited for resistance breeding programme against this deadly disease.

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Sultana, Nazma, Abdul Awal, and Mohammad Rezaul Karim. "Women empowerment through political participation – a perception study of Indian rural women." Revista de Gestão e Secretariado (Management and Administrative Professional Review) 14, no. 10 (October 3, 2023): 16442–53. http://dx.doi.org/10.7769/gesec.v14i10.2788.

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The present study was intended to study the perception of rural women of Dinhata Subdivision on the empowerment of women through political participation. The study was conducted in Dinhata Sub-Division of Coochbehar District, India. The qualitative study is phenomenological in nature. The sample was purposive and qualitative data were collected through semi structured interview of rural women from study area. After deductive coding as per predetermined themes, data were analysed thematically. The study found that the perception of rural women on the empowerment of women through political participation is widely divided. Though most of the rural women (47%) perceive that women should participate in active politics for women empowerment, 29% of them perceive it negatively whereas 24% of them have no ideas of women empowerment through political participation. However, 67 % of rural women are keen to participate in active politics. They also opine that male members of the family will have no objection if they participate in politics actively. Further, they also perceive some challenges in case they are engaged in active politics, like accomplishing the household chores and looking after kids as these are solely women’s jobs by tradition and culture in rural India.

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Das, Ganesh, Suraj Sarkar, Sujan Biswas, Dipak Kumar Sinha, and Sankar Saha. "Use of agricultural information by fertilizer and pesticide dealers in relation to their socio-economic parameters: A study in Coochbehar District." Journal of Eco-friendly Agriculture 15, no. 2 (2020): 128. http://dx.doi.org/10.5958/2582-2683.2020.00001.5.

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Chakraborty, Subhankar, and Sutapa Mukhopadhyay. "Assessing flood risk using analytical hierarchy process (AHP) and geographical information system (GIS): application in Coochbehar district of West Bengal, India." Natural Hazards 99, no. 1 (August 10, 2019): 247–74. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11069-019-03737-7.

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Karmakar, Arup, Prosenjit Chakraborty, Tanushree Sarkar, Shibu Das, Arnab Saha, Dipanwita Saha, and Aniruddha Saha. "Prevalence of begomoviruses associated with tomato leaf curl disease in the sub-Himalayan plains of West Bengal." NBU Journal of Plant Sciences 10, no. 1 (2016): 66–72. http://dx.doi.org/10.55734/nbujps.2016.v10i01.007.

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Tomato is a solanaceous crop and one of the most economically important vegetables in the world. India ranks second in total production of tomato in the world. It has been referred to as a “functional food”, a food that goes beyond providing just basic nutrient. To LCD is one of the major constraints to tomato production in India. To study the disease incidence of tomato, a survey was made in the tomato crop growing fields of Darjeeling, Jalpaiguri, Coochbehar and Uttar Dinajpur districts of sub-Himalayan West Bengal during December 2015 to February 2016 and several infected and healthy leaf samples were collected based on the morphological symptoms like-vein cleaning, leaf curling, leaf deformations and stunted growth of plants. Disease incidence ranged from 70% to 86.66% of the collected samples from different districts. All the samples collected from the present study area were tested by PCR with DengA and DengB primer and expected amplicon of ̴ 530bp was found. Two randomly selected PCR positive samples were sequence and analyzed (Acc. Nos KX108859 and KX108860). The SLG-1 isolate (Acc. No. KX108859) showed 95 % nt identity with ToLCKV (Acc. No. KP178730) and the ISL-1 isolate (Acc. No. KX108860) showed 96% nt identity with ToLCNDV (Acc. No. KC513822). The threat of begomoviral spread to the north-eastern part of India has been taken into consideration.

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SAHA, SANJIT KUMAR, and RINKI MUKHERJEE SAHA. "A STUDY ON CERTAIN BEHAVIOURAL ASPECTS OF BLUE THROATED BARBET (PSILOPOGON ASIATICUS) DURING COVID-19 LOCKDOWN IN SELECTED HABITAT OF COOCHBEHAR, WEST BENGAL." Science and Culture 90, March-April (April 15, 2024): 114–21. http://dx.doi.org/10.36094/sc.v89.2024.a_study_on_certain_behavioural_aspects.saha_mukherjee_saha.114.

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Ashad, Rahul, and Tuhin Narayan Roy. "Management Approaches and Strategies by the Farmers to Cope Up with the Risk of Covid-19 Pandemic." International Journal of Bio-resource and Stress Management 14, Apr, 4 (April 24, 2023): 629–36. http://dx.doi.org/10.23910/1.2023.3429.

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This study was conducted under the department of Agricultural Economics, Uttar Banga Krishi Viswavidyalaya, Coochbehar, West Bengal, India during October, 2021 to January, 2022. The objective was aimed to evaluate the management approaches in relation to management principles for sustaining their farming during Covid-19 pandemic with a unique set of primary data (before, during and after of pandemic) collected in Jalpaiguri district, West Bengal, India. Tabular, multiple regression and Garrett ranking analysis were followed to obtain the results for interpretation. Impact of the management approaches was reflected in positive net income (return-cost ratio around 1.09) in spite of variation in yield and price for two crops viz. paddy and wheat. Mobile phone was largely used for transaction. Multiple regression analysis predicted some independent variables responsible for low yield. The study, thus, showed the farmers’ managerial strategies during pandemic helped them to maintain livelihoods. Restriction in consumption, saving, entertainment, investment and other expenditures had been evident. Low risk enterprises like livestock and vegetables were followed to reduce risk. Like a visionary manager, majority of the farmers (76%) prioritised (Garrett ranking) on more Govt. initiatives. Extent and variation of management principles (functions) viz. planning, organizing, leading and controlling, as followed by the farmers was also examined and found to be relevant. The study, thus, showed the managerial strategies and efficiency of farmer-manager during pandemic which helped the farmers’ to sustain livelihoods during pandemic.

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Baqri, Qaiser H., N. Ahmad, and S. Dey. "Nematodes from West Bengal (India) - Part XXIV Qualitative and Quantitative Studies of plant and soil Inhabiting Nematodes Associated with Paddy Crop in Coochbehar District." Records of the Zoological Survey of India 88, no. 1 (March 1, 1991): 63. http://dx.doi.org/10.26515/rzsi/v88/i1/1991/161361.

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Barman, Bikram, Asif Mohammad, Girish C. E., Upali Kisku, Chimi Yangzom Lepcha, and Pushpendra Yadav. "Assessment of the Existing Feeding and Housing Management Practices of Dairy Animals in Rajbanshi Dairy Farmers." International Journal of Environment and Climate Change 13, no. 12 (December 21, 2023): 513–21. http://dx.doi.org/10.9734/ijecc/2023/v13i123708.

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Feeding and housing play a very significant role in utilizing the real potential of dairy animals as both are prerequisite factors for milk production. The study was conducted in the Coochbehar district of West Bengal to explore the existing feeding and housing management practices followed by Rajbanshi dairy farmers. A total sample size of 200 dairy farm families was taken using multistage random sampling for the present study. It was observed that the majority of dairy farmers (63.00%) followed the system of stall feeding and for feeding green fodder majority (94.50%) of dairy farmers depended on naturally grown vegetation/ pastures. The study revealed that the majority (68.00%) of dairy farmers fed paddy straw as dry fodder followed by 32.00 percent of dairy farmers who fed both paddy straw and wheat straw to their animals. The majority (83.00%) of the dairy farmers did not feed mineral mixtures to their animals. Among animal sheds a vast majority (83.50%) were kaccha and the maximum percentage (87.50%) of the housing systems were single row. The majority (83.00%) of the sheds had a full wall in addition to this the walls were made up of tin sheets (45.00%) as well as jute sticks (37.00%). Rice straw was used as bedding material in the winter season by 62.00% percent of dairy farmers. The existing feeding and housing practices among Rajbanshi dairy farmers need improvement, including increased awareness of fodder cultivation, promotion of home-prepared feed, mineral supplementation, better shed construction, sanitation, and waste management.

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Sarkar, Malay, Tanushree Mondal, and Manojit Sarkar. "PROM and it’s maternal outcome: a retrospective study in a rural medical college of India." International Journal of Reproduction, Contraception, Obstetrics and Gynecology 10, no. 6 (May 27, 2021): 2379. http://dx.doi.org/10.18203/2320-1770.ijrcog20212179.

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Background: Premature rupture of membrane is the unconstrained break of layer before the beginning of labor and can happen any gestational age even at 42 weeks of growth. Around 2-30 % of all pregnancy will encounter PROM and prompts 33% of preterm birth. The analysis of PROM is to a great extent clinical and is normally proposed by a history of watery vaginal discharge and affirmed on sterile speculum assessment. This examination was led to decide the occurrence, to discover the age, equality dispersion, gestational age dissemination, presentation of PROM and plan the line of the management.Methods: The cases selected in this study were those who had spontaneous rupture of membrane after 28 weeks of gestation but before the onset of labor pain. The study period was of one year from 1st January 2019 to 31st December 2019. The study was conducted in the labor room complex of Coochbehar Govt. Medical College and Hospital, WB India. The patients were admitted in the labor room through emergency. All datas were collected from labor room log book.Results: Total no. of deliveries were 10900 and total no of PROM were 545.Incidence of PROM is 5% in the present study. Maximum no of cases were in the age group between 20-29yr (63%). PROM mainly occurs in primigravida (50.45%). And low rupture of membrane was 91.8%. Cephalic is the commonest presentation (85%) in PROM and the incidence of caesarean section is 24.95%.Conclusions: PROM is the obstetric emergency and once the PROM is diagnosed it is important to weigh the risk of PROM and prematurity and make the right choice of conservative management and active management. If there is chance of maternal morbidity pregnancy should be terminated considering the maternal wellbeing first and then that of the fetus.

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Biradar, Amar, Taru Dumi, Subhamoy Sikder, Shibnath Basfore, and Ranjit Chatterjee. "Evaluation of some promising indigenous brinjal genotypes under terai region of West Bengal." Environment Conservation Journal 24, no. 3 (June 26, 2023): 167–73. http://dx.doi.org/10.36953/ecj.16052507.

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Present experiment was implemented under the Department of Vegetable and Spice Crops, Uttar Banga Krishi Viswavidyalaya, Coochbehar which situated at terai region of West Bengal during the autumn-winter season of 2019-20 and 2020-21 on 28 highly diversified brinjal genotypes on ten highly important yield and yield attributing traits to assess the extent of involvement of different genetic phenomena in manifestation of important yield related traits and to understand the inter relationship among them to design better selection criteria. Result revealed that there was close proximity in the magnitude among the component of coefficient of variation and these component exhibited high estimates coupled with high heritability for almost all the characters excepting days to first flowers and days to fruit maturity indicated less interference of the environmental factors in the manifestation of these traits. High magnitude of heritability coupled with genetic advance of mean for those character suggested possibility for selecting these characters based on phenotypic performance for further improvement at desired direction. Residual effect from path analysis was 0.1367 at genotypic level which suggested that contribution of the traits under study was approximately 86.5% on yield, argued for appropriate selection of traits for success of present experimental study. From character associationship and path coefficient it was found that expected yield was highly correlated in positive direction with average fruits per plant (0.68 and 0.801), average fruit weight (0.48 and 0.565), numbers of primary branches per plant (0.51 and 0.113); hence, these yield attributing traits were significantly positively related with each other which suggested that simultaneous selective breeding strategy considering these characters for improvement of yield could be rewarding due to their probable conditioning by additive gene action.

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Roy, Nandini, Abhas Kumar Sinha, Rajeev Padbhushan, Prabir Mukhopadhyay, and Prodipto Sow. "Long-term Influence of Crop Residue Management and Tillage Practices on Distribution of C and N within Aggregate Size Fractions in Alluvial Soils." International Journal of Plant & Soil Science 35, no. 19 (August 21, 2023): 360–71. http://dx.doi.org/10.9734/ijpss/2023/v35i193563.

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Aims: The goal of this experiment is to observe the variations in soil aggregate fractions and the change in percentage of carbon and nitrogen stored in the fractions due to the effect of crop residue management and tillage practices in Rice-Wheat cropping system. Study Design: An experiment was set up in Randomized Block Design with five treatments, i.e, T0-control, T1- zero-tillage+ no residue application, T2- zero-tillage+ residue application, T3- conventional tillage + no residue application, T4- conventional tillage+ residue application. Place and Duration of Study: It was conducted in a long-term experimental plot situated in University Research Farm at Pundibari in Coochbehar district of West Bengal. The data was taken in the 9th and 10th year of the experiment, i.e, 2018 and 2019. Methodology: Samples were collected from three different depths, i.e., 0-5 cm, 5-15 cm and 15-30 cm from four cropping seasons, i.e., wheat 2018, rice 2018, wheat 2019 and rice 2019 and were prepared and analyzed for physico-chemical factors. Dry stable aggregates were obtained by the method of sieving and change of carbon, nitrogen and C/N ratios in various fractions were observed. Results: Mostly for all the soil depths the total organic carbon content was highest for the treatment with zero-tillage and application of residues (T2). Total nitrogen content also followed the similar trend. Whereas in most of the crop seasons, the C/N ratio was observed to be higher in the treatment where conventional tillage was followed along with residue incorporation (T4). Within the short span of two years positive changes in total organic carbon and total nitrogen content was observed for almost all the treatments, across the depths. Conclusion: The optimum percentage of decrease in C/N ratio of the control as well as the treatment with zero-tillage and residue application (T2) in the large aggregate fractions (<2mm) indicates the suitability of the soil for higher productivity.

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Pandey, Manjil, Pratonu Bandyopadhyay, Triptesh Mondal, and Parthendu Poddar. "Effect of Transplanting Dates on the Paddy (Oryza sativa L.) Cultivar CR Dhan 307 (Maudamani) in Terai Zone of West Bengal, India." International Journal of Plant & Soil Science 35, no. 19 (September 5, 2023): 1513–20. http://dx.doi.org/10.9734/ijpss/2023/v35i193696.

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Aims: Paddy cultivar, CR Dhan 307 (Maudamani) can enhance paddy productivity due to its heavy panicles and high-density planting adaptability. Date of transplanting is one of the important non-monetary inputs which greatly influence the growth and yield of paddy. The appropriate date of transplanting ensures optimum vegetative growth during the period of satisfactory temperature and solar radiation level. In India, maximum rice farmers are unable to transplant their crop timely, which reduces rice yield significantly and increases total cost of cultivation. This research aimed to study the effect of different dates of paddy transplanting on the performance of CR Dhan 307 (Maudamani) and to find out the optimum date of transplanting in terai zone of West Bengal. Study Design: Randomized block design with 4 replications. Place and Duration of Study: The experiment was conducted in rabi season, 2017-18 at the instructional farm of Uttar Banga Krishi Viswavidyalaya, Pundibari, Coochbehar, West Bengal. Methodology: Five treatments namely transplanting on 2nd January, on 14th January, on 26th January, on 8th February and on 20th February allocated randomly in each replication. Results: Paddy transplanted on 26th January provided the maximum increment in almost all the growth attributes on all the dates such as no. of tillers m-2 at 90 DAT (252.77), dry matter accumulation at 90 DAT (1595.20 g m-2) etc. and yield attributes such as no. of panicles m-2 (210.64), no. of grains panicle-1 (280.46), no. of filled grains panicle-1 (233.34) etc. vis-à-vis grain productivity (7.59 t ha-1) and harvest index (44.20%). Highest gross return (Rs. 132825.00 ha-1), net return (Rs. 83336.00 ha-1) and benefit-cost ratio (2.68:1) as well as the incremental benefit-cost ratio (1.68:1) were obtained from the same treatment. Conclusion: Paddy transplanting on 26th January can be recommended for the cultivar, CR Dhan 307 (Maudamani) for achieving highest productivity and profitability.

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BINOY CHHETRI and A.C. SINHA. "Impact of moisture conservation and nutrient-management practices on performance of maize (Zea mays) in Tarai Region of West Bengal." Indian Journal of Agronomy 62, no. 1 (October 10, 2001): 59–64. http://dx.doi.org/10.59797/ija.v62i1.4274.

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A field experiment was conducted during Pre Kharif seasons (February to May) of 2013 and 2014 at the In- structional Farm, Uttar Banga Krishi Viswavidyalaya, Pundibari, Coochbehar, West Bengal to evaluate the growth, yield and economics of maize (Zea mays L.) under moisture conservation and nutrient-management practices. Among the moisture-conservation practices, irrigation resulted in the highest yield attributes such as cob length, cob girth, 100-grain weight, cob/plant, grain/cob, rows/cob and grain weight/cob, leading to the highest grain yield (4.35 t/ha), stover yield (12.0 t/ha), harvest index (26.4%), water-use efficiency (0.11 kg/ha/mm), net returns (30.1 103 /ha) and benefit: cost ratio (1.19). Application of irrigation significantly increased the plant height (218 cm at harvesting), leaf-area index [4.41 at 75 days after sowing (DAS)], dry-matter accumulation (1,203 g/m2 at harvest- ing), crop-growth rate (20.2 g/g/m2 at 6175 DAS), nitrogen (89.9 kg/ha), phosphorus (54.3 kg/ha) and potassium (104.1 kg/ha) uptake. Among the nutrient management practices, the highest plant height (216 cm at harvesting), leaf-area index (4.26 at 75 DAS), dry-matter accumulation (1,167 g/m2 at harvest), crop-growth rate (19.5 g/g/m2 at 6175 DAS), grain yield (4.21 t/ha), stover yield (11.7 t/ha), harvest index (26.3%), nitrogen (90.3 kg/ha), phos- phorus (51.5 kg/ha), potassium (99.4 kg/ha) uptake, net returns (25.8 103 /ha) and water-use efficiency (0.10 kg/ha-mm) were recorded under treatment receiving 75% recommended dose of fertilizer (RDF) + phosphate- solubilizing bacteria (PSB) + Azotobacter + vermicompost @ 5.0 t/ha but the highest benefit: cost ratio (0.98) was recorded under 100% RDF + PSB + Azotobacter (N ). Our result showed that maize grown with irrigation and sup- 2 plied with 75% RDF + PSB + Azotobacter + vermicompost @ 5.0 t/ha (N ) proved the best for obtaining overall 3 gain on a sustainable basis.

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SINGH, P. K., L. S. RATHORE, D. V. BHASKAR RAO, K. K. SINGH, A. K. Baxla, S. C. BHAN, AKHIESH GUPTA, and SOMPAL SINGH. "Spatial analysis of rainfall variability and rainfed rice crop using GIS Technique in West Bengal (India)." MAUSAM 68, no. 2 (November 30, 2021): 287–98. http://dx.doi.org/10.54302/mausam.v68i2.631.

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The rainfed areas receive mean annual precipitation in range of 500-1500 mm with high degree of variability and are beset with problems of mid-season drought and associated impacts on the crop productivity. In this paper, analysis of weekly, monthly, annual rainfall and weekly rainfall probabilities in relation to crop productivity has been carried out for all the stations of the study area in West Bengal where rain-fed agriculture is predominant. However, duration of dry spells and its probabilities, climatic derivatives like commencement and cessation of rainy season, length of growing period (LGP) and estimates of water balance parameters have been carried out, in respect of all blocks in the identified three districts in West Bengal. The mean productivity during kharif season indicated that, highest productivity values of 3 to 3.5 t/ha are noticed in the block of central districts of Burdwan, Bankura, Birbhum, Hoogly districts. Perhaps, irrigation facilities in these districts might have helped in arriving at such high productivity rates. Low productivity of 1 to 1.5 t/ha have been noticed in two to three blocks of South 24-Paraganas and in Jalpaiguri districts. The productivity levels of northern districts, viz., Jalpaiguri, Coochbehar, West Dinajpur, South 24-Paranagas vary from 1.5 to 2.0 t/ha. The lowest productivity of 11.28 q /ha in Jaldha and 14.89 q /ha in Manbazar in 1996 can be due to heavy rainfall conditions in June and again in August. The mean productivity pattern of rice crop during kharif season in identified districts was analyzed with respect to occurrence of number of dry spells at different growth stages and average MAI values. The productivity was also related to monthly rainfall (July) and correlations have been mentioned for Jaldha block (0.22) and Manbazar block (0.64). The highest productivity of 2-3 t/ha are recorded in hot sub-humid to humid regions of West Bengal where LGP vary from 150 to 200 days. From the study of the probability of dry and wet spells and MAI during different crop phenophases, the most vulnerable phases can be identified in each region.

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Ngomle, Senpon, P. M. Bhattacharya, B. S. Ambesh, and A. Roy. "Identification of promising lentil genotypes for Terai region of West Bengal." Indian Journal Of Agricultural Research, no. 00 (May 25, 2018). http://dx.doi.org/10.18805/ijare.a-4810.

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The present investigation was carried out during 2015 – 2017, where 22 lentil genotypes grown under bio inoculation treated and non treated conditions in multi location for two consecutive seasons, in order to identify bio inoculants responsive and suitable varieties. The trial was conducted in two district of West Bengal i.e. Malda and Coochbehar. The results indicated that genotypes responded differentially to bio inoculants. Six genotypes ILL-2-8, PL-406, Subrata, ILL-2-14, L-4076 and ILL-10951 performed well with higher inoculation efficiency. There was a positive relation between inoculation efficiency and change in harvest index due to bio inoculation and a negative relationship was found between percent incremental dry matter accumulated in the shoot and change in harvest index due to bio-inoculation. Five lentil genotypes which are responsive to bio inoculants were selected and its assessment was done in order to select the most suitable genotypes in specific environments. From the results, it was evident that significant differences were found among 5 lentil genotypes. In Coochbehar district the highest yield was recorded in K 75 (1.83t/ha). In Malda district, the same variety yielded significantly higher than all other varieties with 2.47 t/ha. Out of the selected varieties for multilocational trial, which performed better than the popular variety Maitree with a potential yield of 1.16 and 1.76 t/ha in Coochbehar and Malda tested under different projects, K-75 and BM-6 may be selected for further exploitation in the region with good adaptability and yield potential.

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Mounika, Tumma, S. K. Sahoo, and D. Chakraborty. "Diversity and Distribution of Callosobruchus spp. Attacking Stored Chickpea in Northern Tracts of West Bengal." International Journal of Environment and Climate Change, May 18, 2022, 488–93. http://dx.doi.org/10.9734/ijecc/2022/v12i1030822.

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Diversity of stored grain insects is often neglected, as many researchers and consumers think that it has a limited or no diversity as the consumer tolerance towards insect’s pest in stored grains is zero. In this context a survey was conducted in three districts i.e., Coochbehar, Alipurduar and Jalpaiguri districts of northern tracts of West Bengal to find the diversity of species of pulse beetle and its species abundance in stored chickpea during 2018-2020. In the collected chickpea seed samples, four species namely, Callosobruchus chinensis L., C. maculatus F., C. analis L. and Callosobruchus sp. (indet) unknown were observed. Coochbehar districts had highest diversity with species evenness (0.49), Brillouin index (1.17), Simpsons index (0.68), Shannon index (1.23), Hill index (0.49) and effective diversity (3.43) followed by Jalpaiguri with Species evenness (0.46), Brillouin index (1.04), Simpson index (0.64), Shannon index (1.09), hill index (0.48) and Effective diversity (2.99). Alipurduar district found lowest species diversity indices. Community structure of Callosobruchus spp. in three districts follows Null model which found as best fit model. It is inferred from the study that the northern tracts of West Bengal four species of pulse beetles are prevailing and further study needs to be undertaken for any strain variation of the pulse beetle in these areas.

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Sarker, Archishman. "Popular Religion in the Pala Period." Religions of South Asia 13, no. 1 (February 10, 2021). http://dx.doi.org/10.1558/rosa.19249.

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This article is an iconographic study of four sculptures from northern Bengal, of four female deities associated with Vajrayana Buddhist and Brahmanical cultic and religious practices: Aparajita, Rudra-Camunda, a snake goddess, and Mesavahini Sarasvati. They are housed at the Akshaya Kumar Maitreya Heritage Museum in North Bengal University, the Balurghat College Museum and the Coochbehar Palace Museum—three regional museums in northern West Bengal. Their provenance indicates that they were produced in the heart of the Varendri region, in present-day West Bengal (India) and Bangladesh. This study sheds light on the background in which these images were conceived—that of the co-existence of Vajrayana Buddhist practices and philosophy, several major and minor Brahmanical cults, and other local religious practices whose existence pre-dates both Buddhism and organized Brahmanism.

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Bhabai, B., D. Mukhopadhyay, and B. Mitra. "Effects of Potassium on Yield of Summer Rice (Oryza sativa)." International Journal of Environment and Climate Change, April 23, 2022, 233–41. http://dx.doi.org/10.9734/ijecc/2022/v12i930759.

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The effects of potassium on growth and yield parameters of summer rice was assessed through an experiment at the agricultural farm of Uttar BangaKrishiViswavidyalaya, Pundibari, Coochbehar during the year 2018 and 2019. The important agronomic parameters were significantly influenced with potassium fertilization. Increasing doses of potassium enhanced economic produce of rice to the tune of 6.34 t ha-1 with 150% potassium fertilization (T5) which was statistically at par with T4, viz., 125% of the Recommended Dose (RD) of K and T8 (Nutrient Expert based potassium recommendation) treatment. The Straw yield (11.77 t ha-1) was also enhanced with increasing K levels @150% of the RD of potassium fertilization under same levels of nitrogen and phosphorus. It was concluded that, the current dose of potassium for rice has to be enhanced for desired yield and to keep balance of K+ in soil.

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Chakraborty, Bishal, Indrajit Sarkar, Swathi Kulukunde, Soumen Maitra, Arpita Mandal Khan, Sekhar Bandyopadhyay, and Abhas Kumar Sinha. "Production of Kunapajala and Sanjibani, Their Nutritional Contributions, Microbial and Pesticidal Effect." Current Journal of Applied Science and Technology, August 23, 2019, 1–11. http://dx.doi.org/10.9734/cjast/2019/v37i230278.

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A study on nutritional and microbial analysis of Kunapajala with different storage time interval was conducted in the Department of Soil Science & Agricultural Chemistry and the Department of Plant Pathology, UBKV, Coochbehar-736165, West Bengal during March, 2019. The motive of this work was to estimate the physicochemical properties, macro and micro nutrient content and various microbial load of Kunapajala with different storage time interval. Kunapajala had the highest P, K, Ca, Mg, Fe, Zn, Cu & Mn 40 days after preparation and it had highest N and S 20 days after preparation. It had the highest beneficial microbial load of Fungi, Actinomycetes, Pseudomonus, Phosphorus Solubilising Bacteria (PSB), Azotobacter, Azospirillum, Rhizobium and Trichoderma 40 days after preparation. So, continuous foliar and soil application of Kunapajala from 20 days after preparation to 40 days after preparation was beneficial to get maximum utilization. Moreover, Kunapajala can be used as an alternative against chemical fertilizers and pesticides to develop organic farming.

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Mahesh, Shiv Shankar, P. P. Choudhary, Santi Ranjan Mitro, and Amit Raj. "Degradation of Pyrazosulfuron Ethyl in Rice Ecosystem by Aspergillus terreus." Current Journal of Applied Science and Technology, October 5, 2021, 3–10. http://dx.doi.org/10.9734/cjast/2021/v40i2631519.

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Investigation on the degradation of pyrazosulfuron ethyl by Aspergillus terreus in the rice ecosystem was conducted at the Department of Biochemistry, UBKV, Pundibari Coochbehar, West Bengal, India. The soil was collected from the paddy field to isolate fungal inoculums. Results revealed that Aspergillus terreus can survive in minimal broth containing pyrazosulfuron ethyl at 1000 ppm and degrades through two major pathways, first involves the cleaves of sulfonylurea bridge resulting in the formation of two major metabolites viz., 2-amino-4, 6 –dimethoxyprimidine, 5-aminosulfonyl-1-methyl-pyrazole-4-carboxylic ethyl ester and, second was the cleavage of sulfonyl amide linkage which forms the metabolite viz; 1 methyl pyrazole-4-carboxylic acid ethyl ester,1 methyl pyrazole -4-carboxylic acid, 5-carbamoyl -1-methyl pyrazole -4-carboxylic acid ethyl-ester. The enzyme involved in these transformations can be utilized to decontaminate soil and water from Pyrazosulfuron ethyl residue. Even, the gene responsible for the production of these useful enzymes can be exploited for future research.

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"Faunal Diversity of Andaran Fulbari-II Gram Panchayat Area under Tufanganj Subdivision of Coochbehar District of West Bengal, India." International Journal of Science and Research (IJSR) 6, no. 12 (December 5, 2017): 1099–106. http://dx.doi.org/10.21275/art20178947.

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"EXPLORING THE IMPACT OF SELF-HELP GROUPS ON RURAL WOMEN’S EMPOWERMENT IN COOCHBEHAR DISTRICT OF WEST BENGAL, INDIA." Journal of Southwest Jiaotong University 58, no. 2 (2023). http://dx.doi.org/10.35741/issn.0258-2724.58.2.50.

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Das, Soumitra Sankar, Satyananda Basak, Pradeep Mishra, Supriya, and Promil Kapoor. "Temporal Modelling of the Spread of Late Blight Infestation on Potato at Pundibari (a Part of Coochbehar District)." Potato Research, December 30, 2023. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11540-023-09680-2.

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Sarker, Archishman. "New Discoveries in Smaller Antiquities and a Unique Portrait Sculpture from Medieval Bengal Duars." Religions of South Asia 16, no. 1 (July 22, 2022). http://dx.doi.org/10.1558/rosa.23304.

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This paper studies some unpublished smaller antiquities in stone, terracotta and copper alloys, made between the tenth and the thirteenth centuries, from the region of Bengal Duars, housed at the Archaeological Survey of India site-shed at Gosanimari, Coochbehar, and at the Akshaya Kumar Maitreya Heritage Museum of North Bengal University. While some of them represent a style stemming from the late-Pala period, others present a unique and region-specific artistic idiom. Most were found accidentally and collected by local historians and antiquarians, and were donated to the AKMHM; others were found at three prominent sites: Bhitargarh, Ghoshpukur and Gosanimari. These sites, situated in an ecologically fragile region, have a rich history of different kinds of local worship which were attuned to the environment and nature; the art of the region also reflects an interaction with the larger milieu of Indic and Himalayan religious practices. This article further investigates a large stone sculpture housed at the AKMHM, also from the Bengal Duars, and questions its labelling as a Danapati.

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CHATTOPADHAY, NIVEDITA, AMRENDER KUMAR, RUPSANATAN MANDAL, AYON ROY, PRATEEK MADHAB BHATTACHARYA, and APURBA KUMAR CHOWDHURY. "Weather-based models to forecast spot blotch disease (Bipolaris sorokiniana) of wheat (Triticum aestivum) in North Bengal." Indian Journal of Agricultural Sciences 91, no. 7 (September 10, 2021). http://dx.doi.org/10.56093/ijas.v91i7.115136.

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Experiment was laid with wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) genotypes Sonalika (susceptible check) and HD 2967 (popular variety) at Pundibari, Coochbehar, India (26o23’52”N, 89o23’26”E) on two dates of post-rainy (rabi) seasons of 2018 and 2019 at one-year interval. Data of experiments conducted previously at Pundibari were also used. Correlation values indicated that percent disease severity and Area under Disease Progress Curve on cv. Sonalika and HD 2967 had significant (P<0.1) correlations with maximum temperature and morning relative humidity. Weighted interactions between maximum temperature and morning relative humidity, maximum temperature and rainfall, minimum temperature and afternoon relative humidity, minimum temperature and rainfall, morning and afternoon relative humidity were also significant (P<0.1). Cultivar-specific models were developed to predict the severity of the spot blotch disease (Bipolaris sorokiniana) on the crop. This will allow the growers to make need-based timely effective application of fungicides prior to inception of the disease. Here we report only the models that were found effective based on validation in the two years. As per available literature, this report seems to be the first of its kind for forecasting spot blotch of wheat.

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DAS, MITHUN, SUKANTA DEBNATH, and TAPAN SARKAR. "A STUDY ON LENGTH WEIGHT RELATIONSHIP OF FISH Channa punctatus (BLOCH) FROM THE RIVER GADADHAR AT COOCHBEHAR DISTRICT, WEST BENGAL, INDIA." UTTAR PRADESH JOURNAL OF ZOOLOGY, April 16, 2022, 72–77. http://dx.doi.org/10.56557/upjoz/2022/v43i52966.

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The present study was aimed to describe the length weight relationship and condition factor of a study on Length weight Relationship of Channa punctatus (Bloch) [1] from the Gadadhar river at Coochbehar District, West Bengal, India. In this study, a total of 25 fish specimen comprises of Channa punctatus ranged from 9.3 cm to 14.2 cm in length and 5.12 gm to 19.3 gm in weight were studied. The entire length weight data were analyzed by least square method. The corresponding parabolic representation is w=0.0086413L2.90374 The computed b value (b=2.90374) of the species is not significantly different from the expected value '3' and hence the cube law W=aLb hold good in the case of Channa punctatus. In the species, there is a strong positive relationship between length and weight. The sampling areas were chosen to be spatially and geographically diverse, as well as to have varying environmental conditions. A true relationship was observed between an animal's length and weight. In general, fishes' growth patterns follow the cube laws. When the growth of the fish is isometric, such a relationship will be valid. The value of condition factor (K) was found to be more than 1* in the population of the fish indicated good condition of fish in the Gadadhar river, WestBengal, India (K=1.00308).

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"Relation of Riverbank Erosion With Agricultural Landuse Practices on Floodplain of River Jaldhaka (Mansai) at Tikiner Char, Bhowerthana Village, Coochbehar, Westbengal, India." International Journal of Research in Geography 2, no. 2 (2016). http://dx.doi.org/10.20431/2454-8685.0202001.

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Barman, Himangshu, Soujita Pramanik, Gargi Nandy, Sampa Banerjee, and Gautam Aditya. "Spatial distribution and morphometry of the succineid snail Succinea baconi (Pfeiffer, 1854) in India." Zoology and Ecology, 2021. http://dx.doi.org/10.35513/21658005.2021.2.4.

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The spatial distribution and morphological features of the land snail Succinea baconi (Pfeiffer, 1854) (Gastropoda: Succineidae) from India were evaluated. The survey performed in gardens and bushes in Coochbehar, West Bengal, India, has made it possible to assess the abundance of the snail S. baconi on the randomly selected lemon plants (n = 18). Logistic regressions were employed to judge differences in vertical distribution, resource association and size class variation in the snails under study. Variation in shell morphology was assessed by performing the regression analysis of the sampled shells of live snails (n = 258) and vacant shells of the deceased individuals (n = 100). An overall significant difference (p < 0.05) in the vertical distribution of snails in lemon plants was observed. As to their association with resources available, snails were found to be more abundant in detritus than on living parts of the plants. The performed logistic regression revealed that the relative abundance of different S. baconi size classes was significantly different (p < 0.001). Significant correlations (p < 0.001) were found among different body size variables, with the shell length (x)-body weight (y) relationship being: y = 0.232x2.524 (for live snails) and the shell length (x)-shell weight (y) relationship being: y = 0.358x2.537 (for shells of dead snails). Various parameters of the snail shell shape could be represented through regression equations. Although reproduction and growth strategies of snails need to be explored further, the presented observations improve our understanding of the ecology of S. baconi, which may prove useful for future conservation efforts.

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Prasad, Veenit Kumar, Bapilal Bala, Biswadev Basumazumder, and Achintya Narayan Ray. "ASSESSMENT OF LIVER FIBROSIS IN ALCOHOLIC PATIENTS BY USING FIBROSCAN IN A TERTIARY CARE HOSPITAL." INDIAN JOURNAL OF APPLIED RESEARCH, September 1, 2021, 43–47. http://dx.doi.org/10.36106/ijar/2004149.

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INTRODUCTION: Alcoholic liver disease is one of the major causes of premature deaths worldwide. Alcohol induced liver injury is the most prevalent cause of liver disease and effects 10% to 20% of population worldwide. Alcoholic liver disease comprises a wide spectrum of pathological changes ranging from steatosis, alcoholicsteato-hepatitis, Cirrhosis and nally hepatocellular carcinoma. Our aims in this study are to detect this change by non invasive method by liver broscan and its clinical implications. MATERIALS AND METHODS: Total 200 patients were taken for observational study, conducted at Coochbehar Government Medical college and hospital both outpatient department and indoor patients from May 2019 to January 2020. Liver stiffness was assessed by ultrasound based method of transient elastography using Fibroscan machine. Gradation of liver stiffness was expressed in kilopascals (KPa). RESULTS: Maximum number of patients of alcoholic liver disease were between 40 - 49 years of age (42.5%). Male patients is 87.5% and female patients 12.5%. distribution of Rural population is 36 % and Urban population is 64%. Majority of population85 patients (42.5%) had fatty liver and 40 patients (20%) have hepatomegaly, 41 patients (20.5%) had Coarse echotexture of liver parenchyma and 54 patients (27%) had Splenomegaly, 62 patients (31%) had Nodular liver and 62 patients. It is observed that 11 patients (5.5%) had Fibroscan score ≤7.5 and 47 patients (23.5%) had broscan score 7.6 -9.9 and 40 patients (20%) had broscan score 10-12.4, 36 patients (18 %) had broscan score 12.5 – 14.6 and 66 patients (33%) have broscan score ≥ 14.7. CONCLUSIONS: Transient Elastography (TE) is a newer non invasive assessment technique to detect the progression of brosis or brosis in alcoholic liver disease patient. Major advantage is it is noninvasive (costeffective) so that we can early detect progression of this cirrhosis and can give efforts to halt the disease progression.

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