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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 Pathology × Start date: 2014 × Type: Thesis × Thesis Type: Ph.D ×
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    CHARACTERIZATION OF Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. cumini (Schlecht) Prasad and Patel CAUSING WILT OF CUMIN AND ITS IN VITRO MANAGEMENT
    (DEPARTMENT OF PLANT PATHOLOGY B. A. COLLEGE OF AGRICULTURE ANAND AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY, 2021) Patel Sonal S.; Dr. R. G. Parmar
    Cumin (Cuminum cyminum L.) is an important seed spice crop. It belongs to the family Apiaceae or Umbelliferae and is native of the Mediterranean and Near Eastern regions. It is an important spice used in Indian kitchens for flavouring various food preparations. This crop suffers from many fungal diseases, among them wilt caused by Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. cumini is an important disease in cumin. Wilt of cumin is found throughout cumin producing areas and causes the severe damage during at all stage of the crop growth with greatest yield losses up to 80 per cent in severe conditions.
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    EPIDEMIOLOGY AND MANAGEMENT OF FOLIAR DISEASES OF Bt COTTON
    (DEPARTMENT OF PLANT PATHOLOGY B. A. COLLEGE OF AGRICULTURE ANAND AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY, ANAND, 2021) Chavda Nikunj S.; Dr. N. M. Gohel
    Cotton, “The White Gold” or the “King of Fibres” enjoys a pre-eminent status among all cash crops in the country and is the principal raw material for the flourishing textile industry. It provides livelihood to about sixty million people and is an important agricultural commodity providing remunerative income to millions of farmers both in developed and developing countries. Among the foliar diseases of Bt cotton Alternaria leaf spot caused by Alternaria alternata (Fr.) Keissler and bacterial blight caused by Xanthomonas citri pv. malvacearum (Smith) Dye are widely distributed and highly destructive. The Alternaria leaf spot and bacterial blight diseases are now becoming major foliar diseases in Bt cotton-growing regions of Gujarat and damaging the foliage to a greater extent.
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    EPIDEMIOLOGY AND MANAGEMENT OF ROOT ROT [Macrophomina phaseolina (Tassi) Goid.] OF DESI COTTON (Gossypium herbaceum L.)
    (DEPARTMENT OF PLANT PATHOLOGY B. A. COLLEGE OF AGRICULTURE ANAND AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY, ANAND, 2020) Patel Sanket V.; Dr. N. M. Gohel
    Cotton is a globally important crop used for both its natural fiber and seed. Cotton, “The White Gold” or the “King of Fibers” enjoys a pre-eminent status among all cash crops in the country. In Gujarat, cotton growing areas are divided in to four well-defined zones based on agro-climatic conditions among that the desi cotton grown specifically in Wagad cotton zone, which is spread over seven lakh hectares in six districts viz., Ahmedabad, Surendranagar, Patan, Kutch, Morbi and Botad. Among the diseases of cotton, root rot caused by Macrophomina phaseolina (Tassi) Goid. is widely distributed and highly destructive right from the seedling stage or after wood formation stage of crop causing up to 90 per cent or more disease incidence infield resulting in heavy yield losses. To overcome such issues, biological control is one of the best, low-cost and ecologically sustainable methods for managing plant diseases caused by soil-borne pathogens.
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    STUDIES ON WILT COMPLEX OF CHICKPEA (Cicer arietinum L.) AND ITS MANAGEMENT
    (DEPARTMENT OF PLANT PATHOLOGY B. A. COLLEGE OF AGRICULTURE ANAND AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY, ANAND, 2020) Parmar Harshil V.; Dr. N. M. Gohel
    Pulses constitute an important dietary ingredient of the oriental food due to their high protein content. The importance of pulses is much more in a country like India, where the majority of the people are vegetarian. Chickpea is a major source of protein for millions of people. To meet the ever-increasing demand for this legume crop, it is essential to manage the various stresses impacting the crop yield. The crop is affected by a number of diseases of which, chickpea wilt complex is considered the most important, devastating and challenging one, being responsible for seed rot, seedling blight, root rot and mature plant wilt. The disease usually caused by two or more pathogens is referred to as multipathogenic disease or disease complex. Management of wilt complex of chickpea is difficult to achieve as the pathogens are soil-borne, surviving through resistant structure i.e. chlamydospores and sclerotia in the soil for years even in the absence of host and the crop remains susceptible throughout all the growth stages. To overcome such issues, biological control is one of the best, low-cost and ecologically sustainable methods for managing plant diseases caused by soil-borne pathogens.
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    INVESTIGATIONS ON BIOEFFICACY OF Trichoderma asperellum AND Pseudomonas fluorescens IN SUPPRESSION OF BIOTIC AND ABIOTIC STRESSES IN CHICKPEA [Cicer arietinum L.] AND MUNGBEAN [Vigna radiata (L.) Wilczek]
    (DEPARTMENT OF PLANT PATHOLOGY B. A. COLLEGE OF AGRICULTURE ANAND AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY, ANAND, 2019) Jaisani Pratik; Dr. N. M. Gohel
    Chickpea and mungbean accomplish protein-rich human diet for the eradication of malnutrition worldwide. However, the yield of chickpea and mungbean are greatly reduced due to various biotic and abiotic stresses. Among the biotic stress, major fungal diseases which infect the chickpea and mungbean in common are dry root rot [Macrophomina phaseolina (Tassi) Goid.] and wet root rot [Rhizoctonia solani Kuhn] causing considerable quantitative and qualitative losses. Among the different stresses, soil salinity and drought are major abiotic stresses leading to adverse effects on the phenology and physiology of the crop plants and ultimately yield losses. The usage of fungicides against plant pathogens produces a negative impact on the nodulation of legumes and adverse effects on survival of microflora within the soil as well as enhance resistance problems in pathogens. The use of antagonistic fungi and plant growth-promoting rhizobacteria has been realized due to their potentiality of competition, antibiosis and plant growth promotion. Therefore, the biocontrol efficacy of fungicide tolerant antagonists i.e. Trichoderma asperellum and Pseudomonas fluorescens on suppression of biotic and abiotic stresses were studied.
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    Serological detection, Molecular characterization and Management of Chilli veinal mottle virus (ChiVMV) in chilli (Capsicum spp.)
    (DEPARTMENT OF PLANT PATHOLOGY B. A. COLLEGE OF AGRICULTURE ANAND AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY ANAND, 2015) Arade Prashant C; Dr. R. N. Pandey
    Chilli (Capsicum spp.), belongs to the family: Solanaceae, is a herbaceous or semi-woody annuals or perennial plants. Chilli veinal mottle virus (ChiVMV) causes huge yield loss in chilli crop worldwide. It belongs to family Potyviridae which contains viruses with ssRNA encapsidated in flexuous filamentous particles.
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    Morphological and molecular variability in Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. ricini Nanda and Prasad inciting wilt of castor and its management
    (Anand Agricultural University, Anand, 2016) Yogeshkumar M. Rojasara; Dr. R. K. Patil
    Castor (Ricinuscommunis L.) is industrially important non-edible oilseed crop. The total world production of castor seed was 13.26 lac tonnes during the year 2013-14 from an area of 12.88 lac ha with the productivity of 1030 kg/ha. In India, during the year 2013-14 castor occupied 10.00 lac ha area with an annual production of 16.89 lac tonnes with 1689 kg/ha productivity. Interestingly, the yield levels have increased from 1653 kg/ha in 2012-13 to 1689 kg/ha in 2013- 14, which is highly encouraging. Gujarat is leading castor growing state, where the crop is grown on 6.27 lac/ha with 12.92 lac tonnes production with 2061 kg/ha productivity (2013-14).