Villages Of District Research Articles

Multifaceted Determinants of Breastfeeding Practices in Udaipur, Rajasthan

Background: Breastfeeding is crucial for child health and development, yet its practices and their implications on children's nutritional status vary. Aim & Objectives: This study aimed to explore the determinants of breastfeeding practices and their effects on the nutritional status of children in an Indian population. Methodology: This study is conducted in four villages of Udaipur district, Rajasthan, among 120 mother-child pairs. The data is collected on anthropometric measurements, socio-economic factors, and child health parameters. Results: We found that only 37.5% of children were exclusively breastfed. Significant associations were observed with birth month (P=<0.001) and nearly significant associations with mode of delivery (P=0.06) and undernutrition (P=0.07). Conclusion: These findings highlight the need for larger-scale research to further investigate these associations and enhance breastfeeding practices to improve child health outcomes.

Prevalence of Non-alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease - A Population Based Study

Background: Non alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) is defined as the accumulation of excess fat in the liver in the absence of significant alcohol consumption. NAFLD is a common cause of chronic liver disease. The overall prevalence of NAFLD in western countries varies from 15-40% and in Asian 9-40%. Its prevalence has not been determined in population based study in Bangladesh. The objective of the study was to determine the prevalence and risk factors of NAFLD in adult rural population. Methods: This cross-sectional study was performed among adult population of two villages of Comilla district, Bangladesh from January to December 2015. Persons with alcohol consumption and other liver diseases were excluded. Individuals were undergone anthropometric, blood pressure measurements, thorough medical history and physical examinations. Laboratory measurements included were fasting blood sugar (FBS), fasting lipid profile, and liver function tests. NAFLD was diagnosed by transabdominal ultrasonography. Statistical analyses were performed using the SPSS software, version16.0. Results: Among 665 subjects, 213 were males (32%) and 452 were females (68%) with the mean age of 42.2 ± 15.04 years. NAFLD was diagnosed in 33% subjects. NAFLD were high in 41-60 age group (48.7%) and in female gender (P=<0.175). Subjects with NAFLD had higher BMI (P<0.001), higher prevalence of hypertension (P<0.001), high FBS (P<0.001), high cholesterol (P=0.026), high triglyceride (P<0.001) and high waist circumference (P<0.001). Subjects with NAFLD had significantly higher prevalence of metabolic syndrome when compared to healthy subjects (P<0.001). Conclusion: The prevalence of NAFLD in rural adult population of Bangladesh is 33% and is associated with female gender, obesity and features of metabolic syndrome. J Com Med Col Teachers Asso Jan 2024; 28(1): 27-32

Study on Brinjal’s Demonstration in Arunachal Pradesh, India

The twenty numbers of frontline Demonstrations on Integrated Crop Management practices in Brinjal were demonstrated in selected villages of Tirap district, Arunachal Pradesh during Rabi season, 2017-18 and 2018-19 respectively. Before conducting the demonstration; field level surveys were conducted in selected villages to know the farmer’s practices. As per result of survey; there was huge gap between scientific practices and farmer’s practices. On the basis of surveys, Krishi Vigyan Kendra (KVK) Tirap, Arunachal Pradesh conducted the demonstrations. During the both years the extension gap was recorded in the demonstration plot as 40 & 59 q/ha respectively while the yield were as: 238 & 246 q/ha, Benefit: Cost Ratio ratios were 3.63 & 3.54 as compared control (198 & 187 q/ha and 2.37 & 2.12 respectively).

Pemanfaatan Sumber Daya Alam Pasir Laut sebagai Komoditas Tambang Masyarakat di Perairan Kabupaten Karimun, Kepulauan Riau

Potential mining commodities in Karimun Regency, Riau Islands Province, include: tin, granite, land sand and sea sand. Areas in Karimun Regency that have the potential for sea sand are Babi Island Waters, Meral District, Karimun Regency and Tulang Village Waters, Selat Gelam District, Karimun Regency. This study was carried out to measure the optimal level of utilization of natural sea sand resources that can guarantee its sustainability. This is done by measuring the level of availability of sea sand; and measuring available sea sand reserves, the level of utilization that does not erode reserves, as well as estimated supply projections for future needs. The method used is the observation method, by collecting field data. Data were analyzed descriptively, with bathymetry measurements, spatial analysis using Geographic Information Systems (GIS), and literature study. The resources of the Community Mining Area with sea sand as a commodity in area A of Babi Island waters are 1,174,626.58 m3 and the resources of the Community Mining Area in area B of Gelam Strait waters are 502,088.58 m3

Digitalisasi Database Kependudukan Desa Lebih Gianyar

In this digital era, many people do not yet know about technological developments, especially the role of information technology. Where the role of technology in developing village websites is very important. There are several problems experienced by more villages where the village community has not been able to develop a website perfectly, for example, such as not having entered information about the advantages of more villages and information about more village population data. Based on the problems experienced by the village, regarding the development of the village website, the village government and also the Gianyar district community and village empowerment service are collaborating with Primakara University through the Merdeka Belajar-Kampus Merdeka (BMKM) program with the Final Project scheme.

KAJIAN STANDAR PELAYANAN MINIMAL BIDANG PERUMAHAN PADA KEGIATAN DI KABUPATEN TANGERANG (Studi Kasus: Kecamatan Kronjo dan Kecamatan Mauk Kabupaten Tangerang)

Public services are a basic right for citizens that must be fulfilled by the state and government administrators. One of the public services in the housing sector is the Minimum Service Standards (SPM) for uninhabitable houses (RTLH) that are rehabilitated or relocated. SPM is also carried out for the construction of RTLH due to disasters. In order to support the development of livable housing (RLH), it is necessary to calculate the SPM achievements and evaluate the SPM for RLH activities in realizing social justice for the community. The aim of the research is to determine the achievements of the SPM for RLH Rehabilitation activities and evaluate the SPM for RLH activities. The method used in this research is a descriptive quantitative method by analyzing the data collection objectively using a scoring instrument and producing an evaluation criterion on a scale: (Good, Fair or Poor). Research locations in Pagenjahan Village, Kronjo District and Ketapang Village, Mauk District. The research results show: 1. Achievements of SPM for RLH Provision and Rehabilitation Activities in Tangerang Regency, a. post-disaster results achieved 100% category (Good), b. Relocation results achieved 100% category (Good); 2. Evaluation of SPM Provision and RLH Activities in Tangerang Regency, a. post-disaster results achieved 37.02% category (Poor), b. Relocation results achieved 56.99% category (Fair). The results of the SPM achievements in the RLH Provision and Rehabilitation activities by calculating the achievements obtained a percentage of 100% in the Post-Disaster and Relocation activities, in the Good category. The results of the SPM evaluation of RLH Provision and Rehabilitation Activities using scoring calculations showed different results, and tended to be less good, this happened due to a lack of monitoring of the documents created.

Impact of cluster frontline demonstration on increasing productivity and profitability of pigeonpea in Bihar

The present investigation was conducted on cluster frontline demonstration (CFLD) on pigeonpea with improved pigeon pea varieties (Malviya Chamawtkar or MAL-13, LRG-41 and IPA-203) in Kharif season over three at 104 farmer’s field covering 40 ha rainfed/upland areas of 12 villages of Bhagalpur district to know the field gap, technology gap, extension gap, economic return, the extent of farmer’s satisfaction and constraints faced by the farmers, especially pigeon pea growers. Based on three years’ mean data the highest pigeon pea yield (16.98 q/ha) was received from the demonstration plot, which was 39.6% higher as compared to existing common farmers’ practice. Extension gap, technology gap, and technological index were found as 4.82 q/ha, 5.51 q/ha, and 23.8%, respectively. The highest net return (Rs. 80,292/ha) and B:C ratio (3.75) were also calculated in CFLD technology as compared to existing common farmers’ practices.

Detection of Wuchereria bancrofti infection in mosquitoes in areas co-endemic with Brugia malayi in Balasore district, Odisha, India

Lymphatic filariasis (LF) is a crippling and disfiguring parasitic condition. India accounts for 55% of the world’s LF burden. The filarial parasite Wuchereria bancrofti is known to cause 99.4% of the cases while, Brugia malayi accounts for 0.6% of the issue occurring mainly in some pockets of Odisha and Kerala states. The Balasore (Baleswar) district of Odisha has been a known focus of B. malayi transmission. We employed molecular xenomonitoring to detect filarial parasite DNA in vectors. In six selected villages, Gravid traps were used to collect Culex mosquitoes and hand catch method using aspirators was followed for collection of mansonioides. A total of 2903 mosquitoes comprising of Cx. quinquefasciatus (n = 2611; 89.94%), Cx. tritaeniorhynchus (n = 100; 3.44%), Mansonia annuliferea (n = 139; 4.78%) and Mansonia uniformis (n = 53; 1.82%) were collected from six endemic villages. The species wise mosquitoes were made into 118 pools, each with a maximum of 25 mosquitoes, dried and transported to the laboratory at VCRC, Puducherry. The mosquito pools were subjected to parasite DNA extraction, followed by Real-time PCR using LDR and HhaI probes to detect W. bancrofti and B. malayi infections, respectively. Seven pools (6.66%) of Cx. quinquefasciatus, showed infection with only W. bancrofti while none of the pools of other mosquito species showed infection with either W. bancrofti or B. malayi. Although the study area is endemic to B. malayi, none of the vectors of B. malayi was found with parasite infection. This study highlights the ongoing transmission of bancroftian filariasis in the study villages of Balasore district of Odisha and its implications for evaluating LF elimination programme.

Rainfall Dependency and Water quality Assessment of springs of three villages of Rudraprayag District: An analysis of veins of Uttarakhand Himalaya

A spring is a crevice in the substrate that forms naturally and allows water to pour out directly from the earths subsurface. Every major river in the country has a system of springs that serve as a symbolic representation of its source. But this very fundamental source of many resources is in peril. The problem is mainly related with the reduced discharge rate of water from the spring. The reason of truncate discharge rate is variability in the rainfall pattern in the recharge area due to the climate change over the years.To ensure the quality and security of the public's water supply, regular quality assessments of drinking water sources are required. In consequence, this study not only analyse the rainfall dependency of springs but also evaluated the spring water quality for drinking, using water quality index, in three villages located in Jakholi block of Rudraparayag district, Uttarakhand. The ten foremost physiochemical elements that regulate water quality—Nitrate, Fluoride, Iron, pH, Turbidity, Chloride, Residual Chlorine, Magnesium, sulphate, and Hardness—were investigated to ensure compliance with guidelines defined by the Bureau of Indian Standards IS: 12500:2012. After examining the data, it became apparent that all of the indicators pointed to acceptable water quality, making it ideal for drinking. However, because of its low discharge and great reliance on rainfall, its position is getting more detrimental.

Impact of River Water Pollution on Rice and Wheat Productivity: A Case Study in Maharajganj District, India

Background: Increased water pollution is a worldwide problem that threatens the well-being of billions of people and their economies, ecosystems and quality of life in both developed and developing nations. Poor wastewater management has exacerbated major water-quality concerns in many regions of the globe, increasing the water crisis. With these, the present study made an attempt to capture the impact of river water pollution on rice and wheat productivity in surveyed villages in Maharajganj district, Uttar Pradesh, India. Methods: A field survey of 200 farmers was conducted from (1-30/September/2021) using multistage sampling. Further, the productivity change method was used to calculate the impact of river water pollution on crop productivity. Result: The results from this study show that per acre rice and wheat crop productivity was 8.84 and 7.78 quintals in Rajabari village (a river pollution-affected village) respectively, while the corresponding figures in Taraini village (a non-river pollution-affected village) were 19.86 and 18.14 quintals/acre. Further, net returns for rice and wheat crops in Rajabari village were Rs. 4863 and Rs. 5730, while corresponding figures in Taraini village were Rs. 19319 and Rs. 22070 per acre, respectively. Hence, the present study recommends that the government should take appropriate water contamination measures to limit water pollution through appropriate treatment methods. To prevent contamination of water containing with heavy metals, petroleum hydrocarbons, detergents and any pollutant that causes danger to the environment and in order to achieve normalcy within the limits of standards, attention should be focused on the prevention of water pollution with pollutants and the preservation of the quality and ecosystems of these waters through adequate and uninterrupted monitoring in time and space.

Effectiveness of Three Sampling Approaches for Optimizing Mapping and Preventive Chemotherapy against Schistosoma mansoni in the Western Part of Côte d'Ivoire.

The elimination of schistosomiasis as a public health problem by 2030 is one of the main goals put forth in the World Health Organization's roadmap for neglected tropical diseases. This study aimed to compare different sampling approaches to guide mapping and preventive chemotherapy. A cross-sectional parasitological survey was conducted from August to September 2022 in the health districts of Biankouma, Ouaninou, and Touba in the western part of Côte d'Ivoire. The prevalence and intensity of Schistosoma mansoni infection were assessed in children aged 5-14 years using three sampling approaches. The first approach involved a random selection of 50% of the villages in the health districts. The second approach involved a random selection of half of the villages selected in approach 1, thus constituting 25% of the villages in the health district. The third approach consisted of randomly selecting 15 villages from villages selected by approach 2 in each health district. The overall prevalence of S. mansoni was 23.5% (95% confidence interval (CI): 19.9-27.6%), 21.6% (95% CI: 17.1-26.8%), and 18.3% (95% CI: 11.9-27.1%) with the first, second, and third approach, respectively. The respective geometric mean S. mansoni infection intensity was 117.9 eggs per gram of stool (EPG) (95% CI: 109.3-127.3 EPG), 104.6 EPG (95% CI: 93.8-116.6 EPG), and 94.6 EPG (95% CI 79.5-112.7 EPG). We conclude that, although randomly sampling up to 50% of villages in a health district provides more precise population-based prevalence and intensity measures of S. mansoni, randomly selecting only 15 villages in a district characterized by low heterogeneity provides reasonable estimates and is less costly.

Socialization for Prevention of Diarrhea Diseas in Nitikan Village District, Plaosan District, Magetan

Socialization is generally known as a learning process, this occurs because it is human nature that we will never be satisfied with something we don't know. This socialization is a form of effort to provide an explanation of an object that will be accepted by the subject. Socialization is usually carried out in an association agenda, whether formal or non-formal, so that socialization is considered very important for the community so that goals can be achieved. Based on preliminary information from the Plaosan Community Health Center, it is known that the highest incidence of diarrhea occurs in Nitikan Village. There were 12 cases of diarrhea in 2021, 15 in 2022 and 5 in January – April 2023. This research method uses lecture, question and answer, pre test, post test, demonstration methods. to society. The target of the socialization is 30 Nitikan Village Health cadres. Location of extension activities in Nitikan Village. The time for counseling/socialization is July 3 2023, at 09.00 – finish. The socialization officer is a lecturer at the Magetan Campus Sanitation Study Program and is assisted by students. From the results of counseling about diarrheal diseases to health cadres in Nitikan Village, Plaosan District, it was found that, their knowledge before the counseling was in the good category and after following the counseling was in the good category, meaning there was an increase in knowledge about diarrheal diseases.

Occupational Health Hazards of Unburnt Tobacco among the 1039 Rural Women Beedi Rollers in the Northern Districts of Telangana State

Background: Women roll beedis from a young age and expose continuously to unburnt tobacco dust for many years. Due to poverty, ignorance, and lack of literacy, women and young individuals engage in less profitable occupation. The study was conducted in a large sample to know the occupational health morbidities in rural women. Materials and Methods: Women beedi rollers and nonbeedi rollers living in villages of Jagitial and Nizamabad districts were selected for the study. Individuals who signed consent are interviewed about their health profile using a predesigned standard questionnaire. Result: A high frequency of general health problems was observed in the present study. Hypertension, body pains, and headache are the most prevalent health issues observed in more than half of beedi rollers. Conclusion: Awareness programs must be implemented to decrease the health hazards and provide alternate job opportunities for better health.

Exploring Farmers Attitudes towards Climate Resilient Agricultural Technologies in Telangana State, India

Since the start of this century, there has been significant attention placed on climate change, largely due to its direct impact on ecosystems and agriculture, particularly affecting farmers in vulnerable regions. A descriptive research study was undertaken to explore the attitude of farmers towards climate resilient agricultural technologies in the National Innovations on Climate Resilient Agriculture (NICRA) project implemented villages of Suryapet and Khammam districts of Telangana state, India. The ex-post facto research design was used in this study. A sample of 200 respondents from the two districts i.e. Suryapet and Khammam were randomly selected to assess the attitude of farmers towards these CRA technologies and also employed Z test to evaluate significant difference between the attitude of farmers in Suryapet and Khammam districts towards climate resilient technologies. The findings of the study revealed that the majority of the Suryapet and Khammam (62.67% and 72.00%) farmers had highly favourable attitude towards CRA technologies which was followed by moderately favourable (35.33% and 28.00%) and less favourable (2.00% and 0.00%). On the whole, nearly two third (65.00%) of the respondents had highly favourable attitude towards CRA technologies which is considered as a precursor for adoption of these technologies by the farming community. By employing the Z-test it was observed that there was a difference between farmers' attitude in the Suryapet and Khammam districts where Khammam farmers were having slightly more favourable attitude when compared to Suryapet farmers. Therefore, the outcomes of this research study could assist extension organizations in effectively training and implementing climate-resilient technologies under the National Innovations on Climate Resilient Agriculture (NICRA) initiative in the other villages.

Community-based Tourism Governance towards Sustainable Development in the Northern Mountainous Region of Vietnam: A Case Study of Hoa Binh Province

Community-based Tourism (CBT) stands as a pivotal approach for sustainable tourism and poverty alleviation in marginalized Northern Vietnamese rural communities. In Hoa Binh province, a region rich in ethnic diversity engaged in CBT, a research gap exists concerning CBT governance. This study addresses this gap by exploring how CBT governance is organized in five villages of Mai Chau and Da Bac district, Hoa Binh province, by identifying relevant actors, institutions, and resources, and how it addresses the challenge of sustainable (tourism) development. To this end, a combination of semi-structured interviews, focus groups, and observation were used. The results showed the complexity of CBT governance in Hoa Binh, and the many different manifestations of CBT in the different villages. The paper also analyzed factors that explain these differences, such as the historical or ethnic composition of the local community, biophysical conditions, community rules, and attributes of external factors. It also presents the complexity of the relationship between the development of CBT and sustainable development challenges.

The Role of Stakeholders in the Development of Gapoktan Sidomakmur

The role of stakeholders affect the implemented programme such as member participation and the impact of the role. This research used qualitative approach with descriptive method. The research method applied in this descriptive approach was a case study. The determination of informants was carried out by purposive sampling with key informants and snowball sampling techniques, a total of 12 informants. Data validity used triangulation as a method to validate the data. The results showed that the development of Gapoktan Sidomakmur in the food security programme involved five main roles of stakeholders. These roles included policy-making by the Bojonegoro District DKPP and Purwosari Village Government as policy makers, coordination by the Gapoktan chairperson and farmer groups as coordinators, and facilitator roles by BPP, PPLs, Village Facilitators, and Purwosari Village Government. Programme implementation involved members of Gapoktan, farmer groups, and the Purwosari Village Government as implementers, as well as the role of accelerators by the Purwosari District Government, PPLs, and Village Facilitators. Although cooperation between stakeholders in the development of Gapoktan Sidomakmur in Purwosari Village is quite good, not all stakeholders are fully involved in carrying out their roles, which was evident from the lack of maximum support for Gapoktan Sidomakmur’s programmes.

High prevalence and risk of malaria among asymptomatic individuals from villages with high prevalence of artemisinin partial resistance in Kyerwa district of Kagera region, north-western Tanzania

BackgroundAlthough Tanzania adopted and has been implementing effective interventions to control and eventually eliminate malaria, the disease is still a leading public health problem, and the country experiences heterogeneous transmission. Recent studies reported the emergence of parasites with artemisinin partial resistance (ART-R) in Kagera region with high prevalence (> 10.0%) in two districts of Karagwe and Kyerwa. This study assessed the prevalence and predictors/risk of malaria infections among asymptomatic individuals living in a hyperendemic area where ART-R has emerged in Kyerwa District of Kagera region, north-western Tanzania.MethodsThis was a community-based cross-sectional survey which was conducted in July and August 2023 and involved individuals aged ≥ 6 months from five villages in Kyerwa district. Demographic, anthropometric, clinical, parasitological, type of house inhabited and socio-economic status (SES) data were collected using electronic capture tools run on Open Data Kit (ODK) software. Predictors/risks of malaria infections were determined by univariate and multivariate logistic regression, and the results were presented as crude (cORs) and adjusted odds ratios (aORs), with 95% confidence intervals (CIs).ResultsOverall, 4454 individuals were tested using rapid diagnostic tests (RDTs), and 1979 (44.4%) had positive results. The prevalence of malaria infections ranged from 14.4% to 68.5% and varied significantly among the villages (p < 0.001). The prevalence and odds of infections were significantly higher in males (aOR = 1.28, 95% CI 1.08 –1.51, p = 0.003), school children (aged 5–≤10 years (aOR = 3.88, 95% CI 3.07–4.91, p < 0.001) and 10–≤15 years (aOR = 4.06, 95% CI 3.22–5.13, p < 0.001)) and among individuals who were not using bed nets (aOR = 1.22, 95% CI 1.03–1.46, p = 0.024). The odds of malaria infections were also higher in individuals with lower SES (aOR = 1.42, 95% CI 1.17–1.72, p < 0.001), and living in houses without windows (aOR = 2.08, 95% CI 1.46–2.96, p < 0.001), partially open (aOR = 1.33, 95% CI 1.11–1.58, p = 0.002) or fully open windows (aOR = 1.30, 95%CI 1.05–1.61, p = 0.015).ConclusionThe five villages had a high prevalence of malaria infections and heterogeneity at micro-geographic levels. Groups with higher odds of malaria infections included school children, males, and individuals with low SES, living in poorly constructed houses or non-bed net users. These are important baseline data from an area with high prevalence of parasites with ART-R and will be useful in planning interventions for these groups, and in future studies to monitor the trends and potential spread of such parasites, and in designing a response to ART-R.

TECHNOLOGICAL GAP AMONG THE FARMERS REGARDING RECOMMENDED SORGHUM PRODUCTION TECHNOLOGY

In India and other Asian and African countries, millets commonly include sorghum, pearl millet, and a range of small millets (Vetriventhan et al., 2020). India is the sixth largest producer of sorghum globally (www.smartfood.org). Sorghum is mainly used for food, fodder, alcoholic beverages and production of bio fuels. Sorghum is also known as "Global Grain" due to its multipurpose uses being a 4F (food, feed, fodder and fuel) crop. Despite of its multiple uses, the area under sorghum in India has declined from 18.61 m. ha in 1969-70 to 4.96 m. ha in 2017-18. There is wide gap between national productivity and yield potential of the improved sorghum technologies developed from the research institutes. Productivity of the crop can be enhanced by adopting the improved practices. The extent of technological gap in different production components of the technology contributes differently to the yield gap. Keeping in view the afore mentioned facts, the study on Technological Gap among the farmers regarding recommended sorghum production technology was undertaken the middle of Gujarat. A sample of 300 sorghum growers were selected from all 14 villages of Vadodara district by using proportionate random sampling. Ex-post-facto research design was used. The results of the study show that higher (87.64 per cent) technological gap in use of plant protection measures, 75.30 per cent technological gap in use of seed treatment, 63.18 per cent technological gap in weed management and 61.93 per cent technological gap in use of FYM were found in adoption of recommended sorghum production technology as majority of the sorghum growers faced constraints of high cost of farm inputs ( pesticide, insecticide, FYM), non availability of seed, good quality of FYM &amp; fungicides at proper time, inadequate knowledge about sorghum production technology, non-availability of labor at proper time for weeding &amp; harvesting during adoption of recommended sorghum production technology. Hence, more emphasis should be given to supply inputs in time, sufficient in quantity at affordable price to farmers.

Efficacy of Silica Solubilizing Bacteria as Plant Growth Promoting Rhizobacteria and Their Biochemical Characteristics

Twenty eight isolates of silica solubilising bacterial inoculants were collected from rhizosphere soils of rice crop in Kurnool, Prakasam, Guntur and Anantapur districts of Andhra Pradesh by using insoluble source of silica. These isolates were verified for plant growth promoting rhizobacteria (PGPR) activity and then subjected biochemical tests in the Department of Agricultural microbiology, Advanced Post Graduate Centre, ANGRAU, Lam, Guntur, Andhra Pradesh, India. Two isolates, SiKPP-1 (Silica solubilizing isolate from Kurnool district, Pamulapadu Mandal and Pamulapadu Village - 1) &amp; SiPYY-3 (Silica solubilizing isolate from Prakasam district, Yerragondapalem Mandal and Yerragondapalem Village - 3) showed the highest efficiency in the aspects of silica solubilization, phosphate solubilization, potassium release, exopolysaccharide production activity, indole acetic acid production activity, siderophore production activity and biochemical tests including starch hydrolysis, Hydrogen sulphide test, Indole production, Catalase test, Oxidase test, Gelatine liquification, Methyl red test, Vogues Proskauer test, Citrate Utilization and Ammonia production. Therefore these two isolates (SiKPP-1&amp;SiPYY-3) were selected for further pot and field studies in direct sown paddy crop.

Yield performance and anthocyanin content of several purple-fleshed sweet potato clones grown in two locations in East Nusa Tenggara, Indonesia

Abstract. Arsa IGBA, Mau YS, Ndiwa ASS, Gandut YRY, Ishaq LF, Mahayasa INW. 2024. Yield performance and anthocyanin content of several purple-fleshed sweet potato clones grown in two locations in East Nusa Tenggara, Indonesia. Biodiversitas 25: 2276-2289. Several promising purple-fleshed sweet potato hybrid clones were identified to have high yield potential and, thus, can be evaluated for other superior traits and later be further processed for varietal registration and release. This study aimed to determine the tuber yield performance and anthocyanin content of several purple-fleshed sweet potato clones across two locations and to identify the best clones based on mean performance and stability. The study was conducted in the farmer's field in two different altitudes in West Timor, i.e., Mata Air Village, Kupang District (86 masl) and Netpala Village, Timor Tengah Selatan (TTS) District (1,090 masl) from April to September 2023. Six purple-fleshed sweet potato clones/varieties were assigned as treatment. The experiment was laid out in a complete block design in each location, and each treatment consisted of three replicates. Observed data included fresh storage root yield, number of storage roots per plant, storage root length, storage root tuber diameter, and tuber anthocyanin content. Observed data from the two trial locations were subjected to a combined ANOVA, cluster analysis, Principal Component Analysis (PCA), and GGE biplot analysis. The results showed that the genotype-by-location interaction effect was significant in all studied traits. Meanwhile, location or genotype significantly affected all traits except for the location, which did not significantly affect the anthocyanin content. The storage root yield ranged from ~19.95 t ha-1 to ~49.33 t ha-1, while the anthocyanin content ranged from ~28,64 mg/100 g to ~157,65 mg/100 g. The ranks of the tested genotypes based on the mean performance and stability are Undana UJ 7&gt;Undana UJ 1&gt;JPV-1&gt;Antin 3&gt;Undana UJ 6&gt;Undana UJ 3 for storage root yield and JPV-1&gt;Antin 3&gt;Undana UJ 7&gt;Undana UJ 6&gt;Undana UJ 3&gt;Undana UJ 1 for anthocyanin content.