Browsing by Author "Laly John, C."

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    Correlation Studies in Cocoa (Theobroma cacao L.)
    (2011) Jayasree, K.; Laly John, C.; Prasannakumari Amma, S.
    Correlation studies were made between yield and growth characters in Forastero variety of cocoa (Theobroma cacao L.). Individual plant data on 660 cocoa plants collected from a progeny trial of the Cadbury-KAU Co-operative Cocoa Research Project, Vellanikkara, for 12 years formed the basis for the study. Significant correlationswere obtained between the girth from the first to fifth year after planting and precocity, which in turn had significant correlation with total yield. Height from seedling to pruning stage had significant influence on yield as indicated by the correlations. It is emerged from the study that for exploiting the yield potential of cocoa, the plant should attain an optimum height in the initial stage, should maintain a minimum girth at different stages of growth and should have a minimum precocity.
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    Price behaviour in coconut and its derivatives in India
    (2009) Jaisal Babu, N.; Satheesh Babu, K.; Laly John, C.
    Remunerative and stable price for agricultural produce helps in increasing the production of that commodity. The coconut-based industry in India revolves around the price of coconut oil, which is influenced by the price and overall availability of other vegetable oils. It is against this background that the study aims at segregating the secular trend, seasonal, cyclical and irregular components in the price of coconut and major coconut products like copra and coconut oil in India using the classical time series analysis (Croxton et al., 1979; Spiegel, 1992). The study is based on month wise price data for the period from 1976-77 to 2004-05. The prices showed an increasing secular trend. The domestic price of copra and coconut oil were found to be higher than the international price. It was also found that the domestic markets were well integrated among themselves and with the international market. There were marked seasonal variations in the prices of coconut and its products, with coconut prices remaining low during the months of peak production in March to April; and high when production was low during July to August. Price cycles of three to four years were observed for all the considered products. Widespread irregular movements were found to contribute to higher price fluctuations.