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The present study focuses on mitigative measurements adopted to manage ozone (O3) stress by application of different doses of nutrient (N, P, K) treatments. Two cultivars of maize (Zea mays L. var HHM-1 and Malviya hybrid- 2) growing under ambient O3 stress conditions were treated with three doses of nutrients (NPK); recommended (N1), 1.5x recommended (N2) and 2x recommended (N3) in near natural condition. The antioxidant pool, secondary metabolites, photosynthetic efficiency and gas conductance parameters were assessed. Results of our experiment suggest that the plants treated with nutrients responded better than the plants without nutrient, which served as control. Increased antioxidant activities in both the maize cultivars upon nutrient treatment resulted in decline of O3 generated superoxide radicals and H2O2 contents, indicating a reduction in O3 stress. It was observed that the antioxidant response upon treatment was more prominent in HHM-1, as compared to MH-2, in which major proportions of antioxidant stimulations were observed during the vegetative period only. SOD and CAT played an important role in defining the plant's defense and regulating the SOR and H2O2 contents in both the maize cultivars at both vegetative and reproductive stages. The results of the present experiment clearly suggest that nutrient amendments can be effectively used in partially mitigating ambient ozone stress, however more experimentation with different crop varieties is required to prove the expediency of nutrient amendments. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

A study was conducted at Kohima district of Nagaland state in north eastern part of India. The state is vulnerable and sensitive to all the climate change related issues. Kohima district has been administratively divided into four Rural Development blocks, out of which one block was selected purposively for study area. A well structured and pre-tested interview schedule was developed to collect data from 300 respondents. The selection of the respondents was done based on proportional random sampling technique. This study aimed to know the problems perceived by farmers in adopting improved agricultural practices for mitigating the adverse effects of climate change. The results revealed that more numbers of farmers perceived problems like "lack of knowledge to avail the loan, monetary support and subsidies from banks and development departments", "poor economic condition of the farmers", "lack of knowledge about suitable environmental friendly technologies", lack of farm machineries suited for hilly terrain", "high cost involved in improved agricultural practices" etc. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

A study was conducted at Kohima district of Nagaland state in north eastern part of India. The state is vulnerable and sensitive to all the climate change related issues. Kohima district has been administratively divided into four Rural Development blocks, out of which one block was selected purposively for study area. A well structured and pre-tested interview schedule was developed to collect data from 300 respondents. The selection of the respondents was done based on proportional random sampling technique. This study aimed to know the problems perceived by farmers in adopting improved agricultural practices for mitigating the adverse effects of climate change. The results revealed that more numbers of farmers perceived problems like "lack of knowledge to avail the loan, monetary support and subsidies from banks and development departments", "poor economic condition of the farmers", "lack of knowledge about suitable environmental friendly technologies", lack of farm machineries suited for hilly terrain", "high cost involved in improved agricultural practices" etc. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]