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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 STUDIES ON HETEROSIS AND ANTHER CULTURE FOR DOUBLED HAPLOID PRODUCTION IN RICE (Oryza sativa L.)(DEPARTMENT OF GENETICS AND PLANT BREEDING B. A. COLLEGE OF AGRICULTURE ANAND AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY ANAND, 2016) Solanki Rajpal Upendrasinhji; Dr. K. B. KathiriaThe present investigation was carried out in two separate experiments to fulfil the objectives. The experiment-I was carried out at Main Rice Research Station (MRRS), Anand Agricultural University, Nawagam during 2014-15 comprised of five female and five male parents with eleven hybrids and three check varieties viz., GAR 13, GR 4 and GR 101 which were obtained from Main Rice Research Station, Nawagam. The experimental materials were grown in randomized block design with three replications. The observations were recorded for five randomly selected plants per treatment per replication for 12 characters viz., days to 50 per cent flowering, plant height, panicle length, productive tillers per plant, grains per panicle, test weight, grain length, grain breadth, L:B ratio, grain yield per plant, straw yield per plant and harvest index. The significant features of the findings are notified as follows.ThesisItem Open Access LINE X TESTER ANALYSIS OVER ENVIRONMENTS IN PEARL MILLET (Pennisetum glaucum(L.) R. BR.)(DEPARTMENT OF GENETICS AND PLANT BREEDING B. A. COLLEGE OF AGRICULTURE ANAND AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY ANAND, 2017) Katba Pankaj Jayantilal; Dr.Bharat. N.Patelimates of combining ability, nature of gene action, G x E interactions and stability parameters were gathered forgrainyield per plant and twelve othertraits following line xtester analysis involving four females, eleven pollinators and their resultantfoThesisItem Open Access GENETIC ARCHITECTURE FOR GRAIN YIELD, ITS COMPONENTS AND QUALITY TRAITS IN RICE (Oryza Sativa L.)(DEPARTMENT OF GENETICS AND PLANT BREEDING B. A. COLLEGE OF AGRICULTURE ANAND AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY ANAND, 2017) Sunil Ghanshyambhai Patel; Dr. Akarsh PariharThe present investigation was carried out at Main Rice Research Station, Anand Agricultural University, Nawagam during Kharif 2013 to 2015 with a view to study the genetic parameters viz., gene action, heterosis, inbreeding depression, heritability and expected genetic advance for twenty one different yield attributing and grain quality traits of seven crosses (each having P1, P2, F1, F2, B1 and B2 generations) in a Compact Family Block Design with three replications.ThesisItem Open Access LINE X TESTER ANALYSIS OVER ENVIRONMENTS USING PISTILLATE LINES IN CASTOR [ Ricinus communis L.](DEPARTMENT OF GENETICS AND PLANT BREEDING B. A. COLLEGE OF AGRICULTURE ANAND AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY ANAND, 2017) NAKARANI DIPENKUMAR BHAILALBHAI; Dr. R. R. ACHARYAThe present investigation entitled “Line x Tester analysis over environments using pistillate lines in castor (Ricinus communis L.)” was conducted at the Agricultural Research Station, Anand Agricultural University, Sansoli. The experimental material comprised of five lines viz., ANDCP 06-07, ANDCP 08-01, SKP 84, SP 1 and VP 1 as well asninetesters namely RG 2275, SI 1, SI 2, ANDCI 8, SI 5, SI 7, SI 10, JI 398 and JI 401 alongwith their 45 hybrids derived from line x tester mating design. The 60 genotypes including check hybrid, GCH 7 were evaluated in a Randomized Block Design with three replications under four artificially created environments using two sowing dates in two years. The observations on five randomly selected plants were recorded for 13 characters viz., seed yield per plant, days to flowering of primary raceme, number of nodes upto primary raceme, plant height upto primary raceme, days to maturity of primary raceme, effective length of primary raceme, number of capsules on primary raceme, number of effective branches per plant, total number of branches per plant, shelling out-turn, 100-seed weight, Volume weight and oil content.ThesisItem Open Access GENETIC ANALYSIS OF YIELD AND OTHER QUANTITATIVE CHARACTERS IN FORAGE COWPEA (Vigna unguiculata (L.) Walp.)(AAU, Anand, 1982) Kandalkar, Vasant S.; Sanghi, A. K.The experimental material consisted of 190 populations which included 10 parents, 45 F1s, 45 F2s and 45B1s and 45 B2s. The experiment was conducted in a compact family block design at the Forage Research Project, Gujarat Agricultural University, Anand Campus, Anand in summer and monsoon seasons of 1980 to obtain information related to gene action, heterosis and inbreeding depression. Observations were recorded on 15 characters, viz., plant height, number of branches per plant, first internode length, stem girth, number of leaves per plant, leaflet length, leaflet width, petiole length, leaf thickness, leaf area per plant, leaf weight per plant, stem weight per plant, leafiness percentage, green fodder and cry matter yield per plant.ThesisItem Open Access GENETIC ANALYSIS OF GREEN FODDER YIELD AND ITS COMPONENTS OVER ENVIRONMENTS IN FORAGE MAIZE (Zea mays L.)(AAU, Anand, 2001) PATEL, NIMESH T.; PATEL, A. D.Abstract not AvailableThesisItem Open Access GENETIC STUDIES IN INTERSPECIFIC HYBRIDS OF FORAGE MAIZE (Zea mays L.)(AAU, Anand, 2000) PATEL, DIPAK A.; SHUKLA, P. T.Fourteen fodder maize genotypes (females) were crossed with three teosinte species (males) in a line x tester design. The resulting 42 interspecific hybrids alongwith 17 parents were grown in a randomized block design with three replications at the Agronomy Farm, B.A. College of Agriculture, Gujarat Agricultural University, Anand during kharif, 1997 and 1998. The main objective of the experiment was to study heterosis, combining ability and nature of gene action for various yield and quality characters. Analysis of variance, in general, revealed significant differences among genotypes (parents and F1S) for yield, its components and quality traits. The genotypes x years interaction was significant for all the characters indicating inconsistent behaviour of genotypes over years. African Tall, IC-130954 and IC-97915, among females and Z. perennis, among males gave the highest green fodder and dry matter yield and were also superior for number of yield components and quality traits. Among hybrids, P13 x P16 (African Tall x Z mexicana), P13 x P15 (African Tall x Z diploperemis) and P2 x P15 (IC-97915 x Z diploperennis) exhibited highest mean performance for green fodder and dry matter yield and also major yield components. In general, the parents showing superior performance gave superior hybrids and higher magnitude of heterosis in hybrid combinations. The highest magnitude of heterosis was observed for fresh stem weight per plant, green fodder yield per plant, dry matter yield per plant, leaf area per plant, crude protein content and stem diameter. On pooled basis, the crosses P2 x P16 (IC-97915 x Z mexicana), P2 x P15 (IC-97915 x Z diploperennis) and P1 x P15 (IC-77101 x Z diploperennis) were most heterotic for green fodder and dry matter yield and also for number of yield components. The hybrids P11 x P15 (IC-130917 X Z diploperennis) and P10 x P16 (IC-130882 x Z mexicana) were the best heterotic hybrids for crude protein content and neutral detergent fibre, respectively. Combining ability analysis indicated the importance of both additive and nonadditive genetic variance for the inheritance of most of the characters in 1998, however the ratio of σ2gca/σ2sca revealed the preponderance of non-additive gene action for all the characters except leaf area per plant. An observation of the general combining ability effects suggested that females African Tall, IC-97915 and IC-130671 were the best general combiners for green fodder and dry matter yield and also for number of yield components. Females IC-130917 and IC-130882 were good general combiners for crude protein content and neutral detergent fibre, respectively. Among male parents, Z diploperennis was the best pollinator for yield and quality traits. Per se performance holds direct relationship with gca effects and hence during parental selection, per se performance should be given due weightage alongwith gca effects. Estimates of sea effects did not reveal any specific trend, however the comparison of sea effects with per se performance of crosses indicated that at least one good general combiner was necessary for better per se performance alongwith high sea effects. On pooled basis, the hybrid P7 x P17 (IC-130730 x Z perennis) was the best specific combination for yield and its major components, whereas P5 x P15 (IC-13 0671 x Z. diploperennis) and P1 x P17 (IC-77101 x Z. perennis) were the best hybrids for crude protein content and neutral detergent fibre, respectively. In view of the preponderance of non-additive gene effect and presence of high magnitude of heterosis and heterobeltiosis in the expression of yield and its attributes particularly during 1998, the exploitation of hybrid vigour on commercial scale is suggested. However, to exploit the additive genetic variance present in sizable proportion for yield and yield components, biparental approach in the segregating generations like F2, using any of the three North Carolina Design or population approach as suggested by Doggett (1972) may be adopted.ThesisItem Open Access INDUCED MUTATION STUDIES FOR CERTAIN CHEMICAL (CARCINOGENIC) AND AGRONOMIC TRAITS IN BIDI TOBACCO (Nicotiana tabacum L.)(AAU, Anand, 1983) Sasikumar, B.; Patel, G. J.Tobacco (N. tabaccum) is one of the important cash crops of India. Among the various types of tobacco produced in the country, Bidi tobacco occupies an important position contributing about 38 per cent of the total tobacco production. Over the last two decades a 200 per cent increase in bidi tobacco yield has been attained by improved genotypes developed at Anand. Having achieved this quantitative leas, scientific attention is now being concentrated for the qualitative improvement of bidi tobacco with emphasis on health aspects. It is now more or less well established that bidi smoking is also injurious to health.ThesisItem Open Access GENETIC STUDIES IN FORAGE SORGHUM (Sorghum bicolor (L.) Moench)(AAU, Anand, 1982) PATHAK, HIRA CHAND; Sanghi, A. K.Six sorghum male sterile lines were crossed with 18 diverse pollinators in a line x tester design. The resulting 108 hybrids and 24 parents were grown separately in a contiguous block in four environments during kharif, 1981 and were evaluated for 16 forage characters. The objective of the study was to investigate the magnitude of heterosis, combining ability, genetic divergence among parents, character associations, genotype x environment interactions and phenotypic stability of genotypes.