A study on quality grading and prices of important pulse crops marketing in gulbarga district : Karnataka
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A study on quality grading and prices of important pulse crops marketing in gulbarga district : Karnataka
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Ramakrushna
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Contributor |
N.N.Karnool
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Agribusiness Management
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The technological break through in Indian agriculture has brought about rapid increase in the productivity levels of crops. This has generated new problems in marketing for which adequate attention has not been paid eventhough it has been recognized that the solution for these problems is a requisite condition for agricultural prosperity. The quality of pulses produce brought to the market by the farmers varies considerably from lot to lot. The variation in quality is due mainly to the differences in varieties, insect and pest damages, methods and time of harvesting and agro-climatic factors. Scientific grading should be based on important test factors so that the sellers would be able to describe the quality that they are offering and the buyers should understand what is being offered. Both primary and secondary information were collected and used in the study. Gulbarga and Yadgir pulse markets were purposively selected for the study. These two markets are the terminal markets for redgram and bengalgram in the Gulbarga district and bulk of the pulses are produced in these two important markets. A total of 120 samples were collected at random during the peak season (December to March) from two markets. It was hypothesized that, the price depends on both quality and non-quality characteristics. The quality factors analyzed in the study were colour, carbohydrates, slightly damaged grains, test weight, crude fiber, immatured grains, foreign matter and acid content. The non-quality characters were type of buyer, variety, soil type and time of harvest. Stepwise multiple regressions, indexing/ranking techniques Tabular presentation, were employed in this study. It was hypothesized that eye sight grades deviate from scientific grades quite significantly and that they do not reflect actual quality of the produce. In order to test this hypothesis, it was necessary to determine scientific grades. |
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2016-10-28T13:51:11Z
2016-10-28T13:51:11Z 2008 |
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Thesis
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http://krishikosh.egranth.ac.in/handle/1/82735
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application/pdf
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UAS, Dharwad
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