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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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ThesisItem Open Access EFFECT OF SPACING AND NITROGEN ON GROWTH AND YIELD OF CRESS (Lepidium sativum L.)(AAU, Anand, 1988) PATEL, DINKER H.; Bapna, J. S.The experiment was carried out to determine the effect of inter raw spacing and nitrogen on growth and yield of cress (Lepidium sativum L.) under Anand conditions. Four inter-raw spacings (Broadoastingt 30 cm, 45 cm and 60 cm) and four levels of nitrogen (0, 20, 40 and 60 kg N/ha) comprising total of 16 treatment combinations were tested for this purpose. Field trials were conducted for two years i . e. 1981-82 and 1982-83 during the rabi season. The maximum grain yield was obtained with broadcast crop manured with 60 kg N/ha. On the other hand, highest not profit was realized with treatment combination S1N3 i.e. 30 cm inter-raw spacing and 60 kg N/ha which also recorded highest CBR (1 : 3.29).ThesisItem Open Access EFFECT OF DIFFERENT SPACINGS AND SEED RATES ON DWARF WHEAT (Triticum aestivum L.) VARIETIES(AAU, Anand, 1987) PATEL, HASMUKH D.; Patel, R. B.An experiment was conducted at the College Agronomy Farm, B. A. College of Agriculture, Anand Campus, Anand during rabi season of the year 1985-86 with a view to study the effect of different spacings and seed rates on dwarf wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) varieties. Eighteen treatment combinations involving three varieties (GW-120, GW-405 and Sonalika), three levels of spacing 915, 22.5 and 30 cm0 and two levels of seed rate 9100 and 125 kg/ha) were studied in split-plot design with four replications.ThesisItem Open Access WEED MANAGEMENT IN IRRIGATED RICE (Oryza sativa L. Cv. GR-4) NURSERY(AAU, Anand, 1986) BARMAN, JAYMAL; Mehta, H. M.The field investigations were carried out at the College Agronomy Farm, B.A. College of Agriculture, Anand with a view to study the effect of different weed management practices on the control of weeds in irrigated rice (Oryza sativa L, Cv. GR-4) nursery during kharif season of 1985 with six herbicides viz., butachlor, pendimethalin, thiobencarb each at the rate of 0.50, 0.75 and 1.0 kg/ha applied as pre-sowing and post-emergence, anllofos 0.20 and 0.30 kg/ha applied as post-emergence and molinate 1.0 kg/ha and EPTC 1.125 kg/ha applied as post-emergence in randomized block design with four replications. Rabbing. rabbing plus hand weeding, hand weeding once, hand weeding twice and unweeded control were also Incliaded in this experiment for the comparison purpose. Characters studied were of green weight of Digitaria sanguinalis, Cvnodon dactylon. Cyperus rotundus, number and dry weight of weeds, number, height and dry weight of rice seedlings, nutrient content of weeds and rice seedlings, nutrient uptake by weeds and rice seedlings and nutrient statias in soil. The econcaaics of different weed management practices was evaluated on the basis of seedling yield.ThesisItem Open Access EFFECT OF SPACING AND PHOSPHORUS LEVELS ON YIELD AND QUALITY OF DIFFERENT VARIETIES OF COWPEA (Vigna unguiculata (L.) Walp)(AAU, Anand, 1988) PATEL, A. K.; PATEL, R. R.Cowpea (Vigna unguiculata (L.) Walp) locally known as Chaula or Chowlee., is an important pulse crop of India. With a view to find out a suitable variety and optimum spacing and dose of phosphorus for economical and quality seed production of cowpea per unit area and time, this investigation was carried out under irrigated conditions in summer. A field trial was laid out at the seed technology for S. A. U., Sardarkrishinagar during summer 1983. Twenty four treatments involving combinations of two varieties (Gujarat cowpea-1 and Gujarat cowpea-2), three spacings (30, 45 and 60cm) and four phosphorus levels (0, 20, 40 and 60 kg/ha) were laid out in a factorial Randomized Block Design with three replications.ThesisItem Open Access EFFECT OF SPACING, NITROGEN AND ZINC LEVELS ON GROWTH AND YIELD OF PEARL MILLET VAR. GHB 30 (PENNISETUM AMERICANUM L.)(AAU, Anand, 1988) PATEL, ARVIND R.; PATEL, R. B.An Experiment was conducted at the College Agronomy Farm, B. A. College of Agriculture, Anand Campus, Anand during kharif season of the year 1987-88 with a view to study the effect of spacing, nitrogen and zinc levels on pearl millet var. GHS 30. Eighteen treatment combinations involving three levels of inter- row spacing (30, 45 and 60 cm) three levels of nitrogen (80, 120 and 160 kg N/ha) and two levels of zinc (0 and 25 kg ZnSO4/ha) were studied in randomized block design with four replications.ThesisItem Open Access STUDIES ON THE EFFICACY OF WEED MANAGEMENT PRACTICES AND THEIR ECONOMICS IN CUMIN (Cuminum cyminum L.)(AAU, Anand, 1987) PATEL, AMRUT L.; MEHTA, H. M.A field experiment was undertaken at the College Agronomy Farm of Gujarat Agricultural University, Anand, with a view to evaluate the efficacy of herbicides and traditional practices on weed control and yield of cumin (Cuminum cyminum L.) during rabi 1985-86. Three herbicides viz., pendimethalin at 0.5, 1.0 and 1.5 kg/ha, fluchloralin at 0.5, 0.75 and 1.0 kg/ha and thiobencarb at 0.5, 0.75 and 1.0 kg/ha were undertaken in the study. The lower two rates of all the three herbicides were integrated with one hand weeding. Treatments of one, two and three hand weedings as well as two other popular practices alongwith unweeded control were included for the comparison as well. The experiment was laid out in randomised block design with four replications.ThesisItem Open Access EFFECT OF PLANT DENSITY PER HILL AND FERTILIZER LEVELS ON YIELD OF BAJRA (Pennisetum americanum L.) CROP(AAU, Anand, 1987) PATEL, MANHARBHAI J.; PATEL, N. R.A field investigation was carried out at the Agriculture College Agronomy Farm of Gujarat Agricultural University, Anand, on sandy loam soil during the kharif season of the year 1982 to study effect of plant density per hill and fertilizer levels on yield if bajra (Pennisetum americanum L.), variety CJ-104. Fourteen treatments comprising all possible combinations of methods of transplanting and dibbling the seeds each at various levels per hill along with drilling method of sowing viz., (I) normal drilling, (ii) one seed dibble per hill, (iii) two seed dibble per hill, (iv) three seed-dibble per hill, (v) one plant-transplant per hill, (vi) two plant-transplant per hill and (vii) three plant-transplant per hill and two doses of fertilizer viz., (I) 80 kg N + 40 kg P2O5 and (ii) 120 kg N + 60 kg P2O5 per hectare were included in this investigation. Randomized block design with four replications was adopted for this study.ThesisItem Open Access EFFECT OF SOIL SOLARIZATION, SUMMER PLOUGHING AND HERBICIDE ON WEED CONTROL IN RICE NURSERY(AAU, Anand, 1988) Patel, A. G.; Mehta, H. M.The field investigation was carried out at College Agronomy Farm, B. A. College of Agriculture, Anand Campus, Anand during kharif season of 1987 with a view to study the effect of soil solarization, summer ploughing and herbicide on weed control in rice (Oryza sativa cv. GR-11) nursery in Split Split Plot Design with three.replications. In the experiment, soil solarization and summer ploughing were carried out on 1 April, 1 May, 1 June and just before sowing i.e. 1 July (farmers method). The treatments were integrated with butachlor 1.5 kg/ha and 0.75 kg/ha applied 5 days before sowing as pre-planting spray. Hand weeding and unweeded control were also included in this experiment for the purpose of comparison. The results revealed that count and green weight of Digitaria sanguinalis was reduced conspicuously by cultural operation in May but had no appearent effect on Cyperua rotundus. Soil solarization and 1.5 kg/ha butachlor had reduced the count and green weight of Digitaria sanguinalis and Cyperus rotundus. however, interaction of solarization and hand weeding was most effective in reducing the count and green weight of both the weeds. Soil solarization in April had reduced the count and dry weight of total weeds, however hand weeding and 1.5 kg/ha butachlor effectively reduced the count and dry weight of weeds. The combination of soil solarization and hand weeding gave the highest reduction in dry weight of weeds. Time of soil solarization or summer ploughing had no apparent effect on count of total and healthy seedlings. Significantly higher, both the groups, seedlings were obtained from hand weeding and 0.75 kg/ha butachlor, however, the highest count was obtained from interaction of soil solarization and hand weeding. The dry weight of total seedlings and green weight of healthy seedlings was found to be increased by cultural operations in April, however, soil solarization found better as compared to summer ploughing. The highest dry weight of total seedlings was obtained from hand weeding and 0.75 kg/ha butachlor respectively. The highest profit (13657 Rs/ha) was obtained from the treatment of no solarization and 0.75 kg/ha butachlor combination. Soil solarization was conducive for weed control but the profit was not gained because of high cost of plastic film. Cultural operations in May and June reduced N, P2O5 and K20 content of weeds. Hand weeding had also reduced the N and P2O5 content of weeds but K2O content was not affected. The highest N, P2O5 and K2O content of rice seedlings was found in April soil solarization followed by hand weeding during crop growth period. Soil solarization and hand weeding increased the nitrogen status of soil.ThesisItem Open Access RESPONSE OF WHEAT (TRITICUM AESTIVUM L.) VARIETIES TO DIFFERENT LEVELS OF NITROGEN AND PHOSPHORUS(AAU, Anand, 1987) PATEL, Narottambhai M.; PATEL, R. B.An experiment was conducted at the College Agronomy Farm of B. A. College of Agricultural, Anand Campus, Anand during rabi season of the year 1985-86 with a view to study the response of wheat varieties (T. aestivum L. ) to different levels of nitrogen and phosphorus. Eighteen treatments involving combinations of two varities viz., GW-120 and GW-405, three levels of nitrogen (80, 120 and 160 kg/ha) and three levels of phosphorus(0, 40 and 80 kg/ha) were studied in split plot design with four replications.