Agriculture Reference
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objectives, and specific objectives; the materials
and method section; experimental part (if any);
and observations made and analysis of
data, followed by statement of the findings,
interpretations and implications of results and
findings, recommendations (if any), summary
and conclusion, etc. The end part or the last
part is consisting mainly of the bibliography,
questionnaires, mathematical deductions, anne-
xure or appendix, etc. Thus, it is clear that though
the report is divided in to three parts, each part is
again constituted of subparts. By and large, a
research report
field or an authority in the area of research
generally writes this portion. Appreciation of
the work done in the report is generally
provided in the foreword pages. It may be
noted that this portion is not a compulsory
one.
4.
The Preface
: In the preface, the authors/
researchers writing the report try to provide,
in a very short form, about the synthesis, the
execution, and the outcomes of the research
program under report. During the process,
the researcher acknowledges the help, coop-
eration, and assistance received from various
corners.
should have the following
sections: (1)
the cover page
, (2)
the inner cover
page
,
(3)
the
foreword
,
(4)
the preface
,
5.
Acknowledgement
: This is the portion care-
fully written by the researcher to acknowl-
edge the name of the persons, the institutions,
the agencies, etc., from which the researcher
has been benefitted in various ways during
the process of research program. Acknowl-
edgement at personal level and official level
also comes under this section. If otherwise
not stipulated, the financial sources or finan-
cial assistances received from different
sources are to be mentioned in this section.
(5)
acknowledgement
, (6)
the table of contents
,
(7)
the table of figures
, (8)
the financial outlay of
the project (optional)
, (9)
the executive summary
,
(10)
the introduction and rationale of the project
,
the objectives and specific objectives of the
study along with hypotheses to be tested (if any)
(11)
,
(12)
location/implementation area of the project
(optional)
,
(13)
materials and methodology
,
(14)
results and findings along with discussion
,
(15)
conclusion and recommendation
, (16)
future
scope of research
, (17)
the reference or bibliog-
6.
Table of Contents
: In the table of contents,
page-wise distributions of different sections
of the research report are mentioned.
A reader, going through this table of
contents, can have an idea what are the
contents of the research report and where
lies the chapter(s) of his/her interest and the
page concerned. The table of contents helps
the readers in getting the overall view of the
research report at a glance.
raphy
.It
may emphatically be noted that these sections
may change or get modified as per the mandate
or need of the research project. Though these are
self-explanatory, in the following sections these
will be discussed in brief.
1.
The Cover Page
: The cover page is generally
a colored, attractive, high-quality page
consisting of the title of the project, the name
(s) of the researcher(s) submitting the report,
the year of submission, the agency to whom
the report is being submitted (optional), and
the name and address of the implementing
agency.
, and (18)
the annexures/appendices
7.
Table of Figures/Illustrations
: Likewise to
that of the table of contents, additionally
there may be table of figures and
illustrations. This will help the readers who
are in a hurry to search and get a glimpse of
the chapter or portions of his/her interest.
Going through the pages of tables or figures
of interest, the readers can have an idea, in
no time, about his/her point of interest.
2.
The Inner Cover Page
: It is almost the rep-
lica of the cover page but mostly on the
paper of the same quality as that of the
inner pages of the report.
3.
The Foreword
: These pages are generally
to introduce the readers about the necessity
and usefulness of the research program.
A scientist of eminence in the concerned
8.
Financial Statement
: The financial outlay
portion is not obligatory to each and every
research report. Generally the ad hoc
research project reports funded by some
