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    EFFECT OF GA3, NAA AND BIOFERTILIZERS ON SEED GERMINATION AND SEEDLING GROWTH OF CUSTARD APPLE (Annona squamosa L.) CV. LOCAL
    (DEPARTMENT OF HORTICULTURE B. A. COLLEGE OF AGRICULTURE ANAND AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY ANAND, 2019) Raut Hinaben Manilal; Dr. A. V. Kotecha
    The present investigation was carried out on “Effect of GA3, NAA and biofertilizers on seed germination and seedling growth of custard apple (Annona squamosa L.) cv. Local” at Horticultural Research Farm, Department of Horticulture, B. A. College of Agriculture, Anand Agricultural University, Anand during Kharif- Rabi season of the year 2018-19. The experiment was laid out in Completely Randomized Design (CRD) having ten treatment combinations, comprising of three levels of growth regulators viz., GA3 @ 50, 75 and 100 mg/l, NAA @ 50, 75 and 100 mg/l, and biofertilizers viz., Azatobactor, Azospirillum and Bio NPK consortia each of 5 ml/l of water as a seed soaking for 24 hours before sowing. The treatments were repeated thrice. The effect of these treatments on different parameters of germination and growth of the seedling were studied under the net house condition.
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    INVESTIGATION TOWARDS REGIONAL RAINFALL-RUNOFF MODELING ON NATURAL WATERSHEDS UNDER PARTIAL GAUGING CONDITIONS OF MIDDLE GUJARAT
    (COLLEGE OF AGRICULTURAL ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY ANAND AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY GODHRA, 2019) Er. NIRAVKUMAR J. BUTANI; Dr. M. L. Gaur
    The planning, design and management of any water resources projects require good estimates of stream flow and peak discharge at certain points within a basin, which in fact comprised watersheds of varied sizes. To achieve it the observed meteorological and stream flow data are invariably needed for understanding various hydrological processes/response on such watersheds. Majority of the watersheds of the world are remains genuinely ungauged, whereas others poorly gauged or previously gauged, where measurement discontinued due to instrument failure or termination of a measurement program. Situation is graver under tropical situations like India, and the tribal regions, wherenumerous associated factors makes the condition bad to worse. These factors include uncertain and limited rains with high temporal and spatial variability, marginal land holdings, sharp and frequent land use changes, intensive cultivation on small land holdings/smaller micro watersheds, and above all the dearth of relevant hydro-climatological data. The only option remains to bridge such gap is by using plethora of simplistic models and approaches with which adequately accurate predictions of surface runoff are feasible. Only thing requires to achieve such goals remains the availability of regional values for key input parameters of such models.
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    ISOLATION, ELECTROPHEROTYPING AND MOLECULAR CHARACTERIZATION OF BOVINE ROTAVIRUS FROM DIARRHOEAL SAMPLES OF BOVINE CALVES
    (Department of Veterinary Microbiology College of Veterinary Science and Animal Husbandry Anand Agricultural University Anand, 2019) Golaviya Akash V.; Dr. R. A. Mathakiya
    Among the infectious diseases of calves, acute gastroenteritis and neonatal calf diarrhoea are two major causes of mortality in neonates of farm animals caused by multiple etiological agents all over the world. Rotaviruses constitute the single major entity of potentially pathogenic gastroenteritis in animals and humans. Rotavirus is classified as a member of family Reoviridae, genus Rotavirus, with a distinct “cartwheel” structure when viewed in negative electron microscopy. Due to segmented nature of the Rotavirus RNA genome and wide host range, vast genetic and antigenic diversity exists amongst different isolates of Rotavirus. Bovine Rotavirus cause significant economic loss in the dairy and meat industry due to increased morbidity and mortality, treatment costs, and reduced growth rates. In neonatal calves, about 5-20% mortality rate is observed due to Bovine Rotavirus in calves. In India, the prevalence of Rotavirus in calf diarrhoea, below one month of age, ranges between 10-52%.
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    STUDY ON DAIRY ANIMAL HOUSING PATTERN IN ANAND DISTRICT OF MIDDLE GUJARAT
    (Department of Livestock Production and Management College of Veterinary Science and Animal Husbandry Anand Agricultural University Anand, 2019) Priyank. A. Patel; Dr. M. M. Trivedi
    The study was conducted in Anand district of middle Gujarat with the objectives of to study and evaluate housing management practices followed by the dairy farmers and to know personal, social and economical characteristics of the dairy animal owners. One hundred twenty (120) dairy animal owners were selected. Respondents were interviewed and the desired information was collected in a questionnaire. The questionnaire was designed to study the personal, socio-economic status of dairy animal owners, various housing managemental practices were also collected. The collected data were tabulated and subjected to statistical methods to draw meaningful inferences.
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    VALIDATION AND IRRIGATION SCHEDULLING OF MAIZE CROP BY AQUACROP MODEL UNDER SEMI-ARID ENVIRONMENT OF MIDDLE GUJARAT
    (COLLEGE OF AGRICULTURAL ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY, ANAND AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY, GODHRA, 2019) Kasundra Trushal; Dr. M. K. Tiwari
    AquaCrop model have been developed for predicting the effects of soil, water and environment on grain yield, dry biomass and water productivity of different crop. AquaCrop model needs to be calibrated and validated for a given region using the data generated from field experiments. This study was conducted to calibrate and validate the AquaCrop model for maize crop and to generate irrigation strategies for maize crop with the help of AquaCrop model at CAET, AAU, Godhra. Calibration of AquaCrop model was done by using input data of maize crop during November- 2018 to March-2019. Validation of AquaCrop model was done by using crop mangement data of maize crop during November - 2017 to March - 2018 and July - 2018 to October-2018. Irrigation schedules for both maize variety (GAYMH- 1 and GM-6) were generated using AquaCrop model with the crop management data of maize crop during November- 2018 to March-2019.
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    COMPARATIVE EFFICACY OF DIFFERENT LEVELS OF ANTIOXIDANT SERICIN IN EGG YOLK TRIS EXTENDER FOR CRYOPRESERVATION OF BOVINE SEMEN
    (DEPARTMENT OF VETERINARY GYNAECOLOGY AND OBSTETRICS COLLEGE OF VETERINARY SCIENCE & ANIMAL HUSBANDRY ANAND AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY ANAND, 2019) Patel Tapasvikumar M.; Dr. A.J. Dhami
    This investigation was undertaken during winter season on three mature healthy pedigreed breeding bulls each of Gir cattle and Murrah buffalo breeds, with the aim to assess effect of different concentration of antioxidant Sericin in standard Tris fructose egg yolk glycerol (TFYG) extender for improving cryopreservation of cattle and buffalo semen based on sperm quality parameters, and assay of oxidative markers in seminal plasma of freshly diluted and cryopreserved semen, and thereby to find out the optimum level of Sericin that can be recommended for cryopreservation of bovine semen. Ten ejaculates were studied from each bull at weekly interval in a split-sample technique for spermatozoa quality traits, and representative six ejaculates for oxidative markers, viz., malondialdehyde (MDA), superoxide dismutase (SOD) and glutathione peroxidase (GPx) activity in freshly diluted and frozen-thawed seminal plasma. Only the ejaculates with >70% initial motility were used.
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    IN VITRO EFFICACY OF STAPHYLOCOCCUS SPP. AND ESCHERICHIA COLI-SPECIFIC BACTERIOPHAGE AND DETECTION OF ANTIMICROBIAL RESISTANCE GENES IN PHAGE GENOME
    (DEPARTMENT OF VETERINARY MICROBIOLOGY COLLEGE OF VETERINARY SCIENCE AND ANIMAL HUSBANDRY ANAND AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY ANAND, 2019) KULKARNI PRATIK MANOHAR; Dr. B. B. Bhanderi
    Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) has been a growing threat to the effective treatment of an ever-increasing range of infections caused by bacteria, fungi, viruses and parasites. The current lack of new antimicrobials on the horizon to replace those that become ineffective brings added urgency to the need to protect the efficacy of existing drugs, as well as to explore novel strategies for ameliorating the current situation with regards to AMR. AMR has also been observed among Staphylococcus spp., a major etiological agent for diseases such as mastitis in bovines, bumblefoot in poultry and pyoderma in dogs, and Escherichia coli, a major etiological agent for diseases such as colibacillosis in poultry, coliform mastitis in bovines, neonatal diarrhoea and joint ill in calves. Bacteriophages (phages) are viruses capable of infection and replication in bacterial cells and the potential of phages as a therapeutic tool has been known since phages have been known to exist.
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    Effect of biofertilizer, manures and chemical fertilizers on growth, yield and quality of guava (Psidium guajava L.) cv. Allahabad Safeda
    (DEPARTMENT OF HORTICULTURE B. A. COLLEGE OF AGRICULTURE ANAND AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY ANAND, 2019) Lodaya Bimal Prakashbhai; Dr. M. M. Masu
    A field experiment was carried out on “Effect of biofertilizer, manures and chemical fertilizers on growth, yield and quality of guava (Psidium guajava L.) cv. Allahabad Safeda” at Horticultural Research Farm, Department of Horticulture, B. A. College of Agriculture, Anand Agricultural University, Anand during Kharif - Rabi season of the year 2018. The experiment was laid out in Completely Randomized Design with 09 treatments viz., T1 - 100 % RDF through chemical fertilizers + 50 Kg FYM, T2 - 80 % RDF through chemical fertilizers + 40 Kg FYM + 10 ml Bio NPK Consortium per tree, T3 - 40 % RDF through chemical fertilizers + 40 % RDN through Vermicompost + 10 ml Bio NPK Consortium per tree, T4 - 40 % RDF through chemical fertilizers + 40 % RDN through Poultry manure + 10 ml Bio NPK Consortium per tree, T5 - 40 % RDF through chemical fertilizers + 40 % RDN through Castor cake + 10 ml Bio NPK Consortium per tree, T6 - 60 % RDF through chemical fertilizers + 30 Kg FYM + 20 ml Bio NPK Consortium per tree, T7 - 30% RDF through chemical fertilizers + 30 % RDN through Vermicompost + 20 ml Bio NPK Consortium per tree, T8 - 30 % RDF through chemical fertilizers + 30 % RDN through Poultry manure + 20 ml Bio NPK Consortium per tree and T9 - 30 % RDF through chemical fertilizers + 30 % RDN through Castor cake + 20 ml Bio NPK Consortium per tree. The soil of the experimental site was loamy sand. The soil application of full dose of biofertilizer, manures and chemical fertilizers were given as basal dose in last week of June whereas, remaining half dose of chemical fertilizer given in first week of September.
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    UTILITY PERCEPTION OF FARM TELECAST BY FARM TELEVIWERS OF BHARUCH DISTRICT
    (INSTITUTE OF DISTANCE EDUCATION ANAND AGRICULTURE UNIVERSITY ANAND, 2019) Prajapati Harshadkumar M.; Dr. A. R. Makwan
    Farm telecast plays a very important role in bringing about change in the behavior of users by putting across the useful information which leads to think in rational way in decision making for adoption of new innovation. These media have power to bring the knowledge of science and technology to the society for its transformation in desirable direction. Farm telecast is a attractive medium among the various mass communication media because of its special characteristics. Farm telecast with its inherent strength of audio-visual component has captured the imagination of the farmers.