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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: Plant Breeding × End date: 1999 × Start date: 1996 × Type: Thesis × Thesis Type: M.Sc ×
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    HETEROSIS AND COMBINING ABILITY STUDIES IN BIDI TOBACCO ( Kicotiana tabaciim L.)
    (AAU, Anand, 1998) Patel, Prafull A.; Patel, A. D.
    Tobacco is an important cash crop of India. Gujarat state occupying second position in tobacco hectarage and first position in total production and productivity. Considerable important work has been done in this crop but very little information is available on genetics of yield, yield attributes and quality parameters of this crop. With a view to study the magnitude of heterosis and combining ability of four male-sterile lines and eleven elite strains through linextester mating design, a study was taken up at Bidi Tobacco Research Station, Anand during the year 1996- 97. The magnitude of relative heterosis, heterobeltiosis and standard heterosis varied from cross to cross for all the characters under study. Hybrid, GT-4(P3) x 161- 67-36 (Pn) exhibited high heterotic effect for cured leaf yield and its important yield components. The results revealed that GT-5 (P4) among the female parents for cured leaf yield, number of leaves per plant height, leaf length and days to maturity and GT- 7 (Pn) among male parents for cured leaf yield, number of leaves per plant, leaf length and spangle score were better general combiners. Hybrids, GT-5 (P4) x 3-5 8-3 8 (P12) for cured leaf yield, leaf breadth, leaf thickness and spangle score, and GT-4 (P3)xl61-67-36 (P13) for cured leaf yield along with number of leaves per plant and plant height were better specific combinations. Hybrids Anand-2 (P,) x ABD-36 (P9 The estimates of gene effect indicated the involvement of additive gene action in expression of number of leaves per plant, days to maturity and nicotine content. Hence, these traits could be improved through hybridization followed by pedigree method of selection. Involvement of additive as well as non additive or non additive type of gene action in expression of cured leaf yield, days to flower, plant height, spangle score, leaf breadth and leaf thickness were noticed. Hence, for further improvement of tobacco, it would be desirable to develop a gene pool utilizing hybrid vigour or following cyclic method of breeding.
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    GENETICS OF RESISTANCE TO RENIFORM NAMATODE (Rotylenchulus reniformis), YIELD AND YIELD COMPONENTS IN CASTOR (Ricinug Communis L.)
    (AAU, Anand, 1996) BHAND, D. J.; PATEL, D. R.
    heterobeltiosis and 208.76 g seed yield/plant. Additive and non-additive gene effects largely involved in the expression of seed yield and its component characters suggested the feasibility of the exploitation of hybrid vigour on commercial scale or alternatively to follow cyclic method of breeding involving selection of superior recombinants and their inter se crossing for evolving desirable genotypes of castor. In general, the crosses showing significant heterosis and heterobeltiosis also exhibited significant inbreeding depression. Low magnitude of narrow sense heritability observed for resistance to reniform nematode, seed yield and yield components in almost all crosses studied revealed the importance of non-additive gene action in the expression of these traits. Moderate to high heritability coupled with moderate genetic advance as per cent of mean for seed yield and its components in various crosses suggested that seed yield and its components can be improved upon by following selection in succeeding generations. Low narrow sense heritability coupled with low genetic advance observed for oil content suggested slow improvement in this quality trait through selection.