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Anand Agricultural University, Anand

Anand Agricultural University (AAU) was established in 2004 at Anand with the support of the Government of Gujarat, Act No.(Guj 5 of 2004) dated April 29, 2004. Caved out of the erstwhile Gujarat Agricultural University (GAU), the dream institution of Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel and Dr. K. M. Munshi, the AAU was set up to provide support to the farming community in three facets namely education, research and extension activities in Agriculture, Horticulture Engineering, product Processing and Home Science. At present there seven Colleges, seventeen Research Centers and six Extension Education Institute working in nine districts of Gujarat namely Ahmedabad, Anand, Dahod, Kheda, Panchmahal, Vadodara, Mahisagar, Botad and Chhotaudepur AAU's activities have expanded to span newer commodity sectors such as soil health card, bio-diesel, medicinal plants apart from the mandatory ones like rice, maize, tobacco, vegetable crops, fruit crops, forage crops, animal breeding, nutrition and dairy products etc. the core of AAU's operating philosophy however, continues to create the partnership between the rural people and committed academic as the basic for sustainable rural development. In pursuing its various programmes AAU's overall mission is to promote sustainable growth and economic independence in rural society. AAU aims to do this through education, research and extension education. Thus, AAU works towards the empowerment of the farmers.

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Subject: Agricultural Microbiology × End date: 2014 × Start date: 2010 × Type: Thesis × Thesis Type: M.Sc ×
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    ISOLATION, IDENTIFICATION AND BIOEFFICACY OF NATIVE ENTOMOPATHOGENIC Bacillus thuringiensis FROM SOIL
    (Anand Agricultural University, Anand, 2013) PATEL ANKITKUMAR SUBHASHBHAI; H. N. Shelat
    Bacillus thuringiensis (Bt) is a gram-positive, spore forming, rod shape soil bacterium. Various strains of B. thuringiensis produce different insecticidal crystal proteins which are encoded by cry genes. The present investigation was carried out with the aim of isolation and characterization of native B. thuringiensis isolates from Anand district of Middle Gujarat with respect to identify the cry genes and bioassay of the most potent isolate.
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    “ISOLATION OF PLANT GROWTH PROMOTING ENDOPHYTIC BACTERIA FROM POTATO (SOLANUM TUBEROSUM L.) AND THEIR IN VITRO EFFICACY WITH ANTAGONISTIC COMPETENCY.”
    (Anand Agricultural University, Anand, 2013) PANDYA HETALBEN ASHOKKUMAR; H.N.Shelat
    Increasing world population is attracting the attention of researchers towards improved agricultural practices. Since many crops are susceptible to the infection caused by microbial pathogens and thereby, reduction in overall yield is observed. Application of agrochemicals to control pathogensrelated damage to crops has become a serious threat to the environment and has several negative effects on health. Use of plant growth promoting bacteria (PGPB) with antifungal properties has become an attractive alternative in comparison to the use of synthetic chemicals and hence, interest to use bio-control agents against plant pathogens has been increased. Endophytic bacteria have promise to be practically used
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    “DETECTION OF nifH GENE, PRELIMINARY CHARACTERIZATION BY ARDRA AND PROTEIN PROFILING OF NATIVE DIAZOTROPHS AZOTOBACTER, ACETOBACTER AND AZOSPIRILLUM”
    (Anand Agricultural University, Anand, 2012) PRAJAPATI RONAKKUMAR RAMESHBHAI; Dr. R. V. Vyas
    The native diazotrophic bacterial isolates (ABA-1, ABA- 10, ABA-14, ABA-2010, ACG-2 and ASA-1) and four reference strains (MTCC-446 and MTCC-124 (Azotobacter chroococcum), MTCC-1226 (Acetobacter diazotrophicus) and MTCC-2306(Azospirillum lipofarum) were used for the study. Bacterial culture were revived on their specific nitrogen free medium. All diazotrophic bacteria were characterized by Amplified ribosomal DNA restriction analysis (ARDRA), detection of nifH gene by polymerase chain reaction (PCR) and whole cell protein profiling by SDS-PAGE. Phylogenetic analysis of 16S rDNA indicated that these diazotrophic bacterial isolates belonged to respective genus Azotobacter, Acetobacter and Azospirillum and closely related to standard strains. Whole cell protein profiling by SDS-PAGE showed the specific polypeptide band of Fe protein (60 kDa) responsible for nitrogenase enzyme in all native nitrogen fixing bacterial isolates as well as standard cultures viz., (MTCC-446 and 124), (MTCC-1226) and (MTCC-2306) at three
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    Isolation and characterization of non-rhizobial endophytic Plant Growth Promoting Bacteria (PGPB) from root nodules of leguminous crops and their efficacy in groundnut (Arachis hypogaea L.)
    (AAU, Anand, 2014) DHOLE, ARCHANA MARUTI; Harsha N. Shelat
    Present investigation was carried out to isolate efficient non rhizobial root nodule endophytic PGPB from leguminous crops viz. Glycine max (soybean), Vigna radiata (mung bean), Vigna unguiculata (cow pea), Arachis hypogaea (groundnut) and Vigna mungo (black gram) from AAU, Anand, Gujarat. Out of thirty four, fourteen bacterial isolates were able to grow and flourish on nitrogen free medium. These fourteen isolates were further subjected to amplification of nifH gene and seven were found to be amplifying nifH gene of size ~380 bp which by 16S rRNA sequencing characterized as Enterobacter cloacae AS1 (Accs no. KF758544), Chryseobacterium indologenes AM2 (Accs no. KF758545), Enterobacter cloacae ACP3 (Accs no. KF758546), Klebsiella pneumoniae AG4 (Accs no. KF758547), Pseudomonas aeruginosa ABG5 (Accs no. KF758548), Enterobacter ludwigii ABG6 (Accs no. KF758549) and Klebsiella variicola ABG7 (Accs no. KF758550).
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    Diversity of native rhizospheric fluorescent Pseudomonas and their biocontrol potential against some soil borne fungal pathogens
    (AAU, Anand, 2014) PANPATTE; Harsha N. Shelat
    Pseudomonas fluorescens is an effective bacterial antagonists for the management of soil borne fungal pathogens because of its ability to rapidly colonize the roots of host plants and thus compete with soil borne pathogens for space and food. Production of secondary metabolites like antibiotics, Fe chelating siderophores and cell wall degrading enzymes are most often associated with suppression of fungal pathogens by P. fluorescens in the rhizosphere of several crops.
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    Isolation, characterization and efficacy of native phosphate solubilizing bacteria in chilli(Capsicum annuumL.)
    (AAU, Anand, 2014) INAMKE, RITESH SURESH; Harsha N. Shelat
    The present investigation was undertaken with a view to study the isolation, characterization and efficacy of native phosphate solubilizing bacteria in chilli (Capsicum annuum L.) from AAU, Anand, Gujarat. Out of ten bacterial isolates from rhizospheric and non rhizospheric soil of chilli, only one P 13 was found to be the best for phosphate solubilization producing organic acids and enzymes. It was characterized using various parameters like morphological, biochemical, physiological etc. and was found to be Pseudomonas sp. as per Bergey’s manual. Its efficacy for growth enhancement of chilli (Capsicum annuum L.) was investigated through lab and pot studies