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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: Seed Science and Technology × End date: 2015 × Type: Thesis × Thesis Type: M.Sc ×
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    EFFECT OF PRIMING ON QUALITY PARAMETERS OF ONION SEEDS AFTER ARTIFICIAL AGEING
    (AAU, Anand, 2015) YADAV, AKSHAT; Sasidharan, N.
    The present investigation entitled "Effect of priming on quality parameters of onion seeds after artificial ageing" was carried out during 2013 to 2015 at Department of Seed Science and Technology, B. A. College of Agriculture, AAU,Anand (Gujarat). Onion is an important cash crop grown in India; major onion growing states being Maharashtra, Madhya Pradesh, Karnataka, Gujarat, Bihar, Andhra Pradesh, Rajasthan, Haryana, Tamil Nadu and Odisha. In Gujarat state onion cultivation have an area of 28.85 thousand hecteires £ind production about 704.38 metric tonnes. Among all these states Gujarat is having the highest productivity of 24.4 metric tonnes per hectare. Onion seed is however classified as a poor storer, since its seed loses viability within a year under ambient storage conditions. Major factors affecting the seed quality during storage are temperature and relative humidity, which results in drastic deterioration of seed quality. Seeds of eight onion genotypes were used in present investigation. They are Bhima shubhra, Bhima kiran, Bhima raj, Bhima red, Bhima super, Bhima shweta, N-2-4-1 and Gujarat white onion-1. Six seed lots containing 100 seeds each belonging to each genotype were subjected to artificial ageing treatments for 0 (control), 3, 5 and 7 days. The artificially aged seed lots were subjected to priming treatments viz., i) GA3 @ 150 ppm ii) GA3 @ 100 ppm iii) KNO3 @ 5% and iv) KNO3 @ 3% in petriplates under room temperature and dried back to the original moisture content for further experimentation. The experiment was done first in laboratory conditions and then repeated again in nursery conditions (sowing microplots). Observations recorded in the present study in laboratory and nursery conditions were germination percentage (12th day after germination), speed of germination, shoot and root length (cm), seedling length (cm), seedling fresh weight (mg), seedling dry weight (mg), seedling vigour index-I, seedling vigour index-II and seed leachete electrical conductivity (µ si cm-1g-1). The latter was not observed in nursery conditions.
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    “Effect of accelerated ageing on seed quality parameters in onion”
    (Anand Agricultural University, Anand, 2014) N.N.Makani; DR. N. SASIDHARAN
    The present investigation entitled "Effect of accelerated ageing on seed quality parameters in onion” was carried out during 2012 to 2014 at, Department of Genetics and Plant Breeding, B. A. College of Agriculture, AAU, Anand (Gujarat). Onion (Allium cepa L.) is a bulbous vegetable crop of family Amarilidaceae. In the world, India is the second largest producer of onion, next only to China. It is being grown both in kharif and rabi in India. It occupies an area of 10.51 lakh hectare, with production of 168.13 lakh tons and productivity 16 metric tons per hectare. Gujarat is the leading state for onion cultivation having an area of 0.28 lakh hectares and production about 704.38 metric tones. Gujarat is having the highest productivity of 24.4 metric tons per hectare. (Anon:, 2013)
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    STUDIES ON SEED MYCOFLORA OF TOMATO (Lycopersicon esculentum Mill.) CULTIVARS COLLECTED FROM DIFFERENT LOCATIONS OF GUJARAT
    (Anand Agricultural University, Anand, 2011) NATION CHAMLING; Dr. G.C. Jadeja
    Tomato is one of the most common vegetable crops grown in Gujarat. Seedborne fungi are potential constraints in quality seed production of tomato resulting in substantial loss in fruit yield. In all, each of three tomato seed samples from Anand (AT-3, JT-3 and DVRT-2),Junagadh (GT-1, JT-3 and DVRT-2), Ladol (AT-3, JT-3 and DVRT-2) and one seed sample from Thasara (AT-3) were procured and subjected to assessment of seed-borne fungi at three and six months of storage period by standard blotter method and agar plate method. Besides, investigation was carried out on the evaluation of fungicidal seed treatment at seedling stage.
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    STUDIES ON SEED MYCOFLORA OF CHILLI (Capsicum annum L.) CULTIVARS COLLECTED FROM DIFFERENT LOCATIONS OF GUJARAT
    (Anand Agricultural University, Anand, 2011) Kalyani Kumari; Dr. G. C. Jadeja
    Seed borne pathogens can cause ample damage to seeds and seedlings of chilli. Hence, the present investigations on “Studies on seed mycoflora of chilli cultivars collected from different locations of Gujarat” were undertaken at B. A. College of Agriculture, A.A.U, Anand during 2009-11. Chilli
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    SEED VIABILITY PARAMETERS AND MATURITY INDICES IN GROUNDNUT (Arachis hypogaea L.) DURING KHARIF AND SUMMER”
    (Anand Agricultural University, Anand, 2012) SANTOSH DATTATRAY KSHIRSAGAR; DR. SASIDHARAN N
    The nature and extent of “Seed viability in groundnut (Arachis hypogea Linn.)” was studied in a set of fifty five genotypes of groundnut grown in Randomized complete block design with three replications at Department of Agril. Botany, B.A. College of Agriculture, AAU, Anand, during the Kharif and summer seasons of the year 2010. The observations were recorded on seventeen morphological and two biochemical characters viz., germination count at 5th day in field, germination count at 10th day in field, plant height , primary branches, secondary branches, days to 50 % flowering, number of mature pods per plants, number of immature pods per plants, hundred seed weight, tightness of kernel in the hull shelling percent, sound mature kernel, harvest index, days of maturity, pod yield per plant , kernel yield per plant, shrivelled seed, protein content and oil content.
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    INFLUENCE OF PLANT GROWTH REGULATORS ON GROWTH, SEED YIELD AND SEED QUALITY IN OKRA (Abelmoschus esculentus L. MOENCH) CV. “GAO-5” UNDER MIDDLE GUJARAT CONDITION
    (AAU, Anand, 2014) RAVAT ANILKUMAR L.; Dr. H. R. Kher
    The present investigation entitled “Influence of plant growth regulators on growth, seed yield and seed quality in okra (Ablemoschus esculantus L. Moench) cv. “GAO-5” under middle Gujarat condition was carried out at Main Vegetable Research Station, Anand Agricultural University, Anand during the kharif season, 2012. The experiment was laid out in a Randomized Complete Block Design with nine treatments and three replications. The treatments comprised of two levels each of GA3 (50 and 100 ppm), NAA (100 and 200 ppm), thiourea (500 and 1000 ppm) and ethrel (500 and 1000 ppm), and control (water spray). The treatments were applied twice at different growth stages i.e. 30 and 45 days after sowing
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    Influence of decapitations and plant growth regulators on plant growth, seed yield and quality of seed of clusterbean (Cyamopsis tetragonoloba L.Taub.,) variety Pusa Navbahar in summer
    (AAU, Anand, 2014) BHABHOR, PAYALBEN KALUBHAI; Dr. H. R. Kher
    A field experiment was conducted at Main Vegetable Research Station, Anand Agriculture University, Anand during the year 2013 in summer season on sandy loam soil with a view to study the “Influence of decapitations and plant growth regulators on plant growth, seed yield and quality of clusterbean seeds (Cyamopsis tetragonoloba L.Taub.,) variety Pusa Navbahar in summer” under the middle Gujarat condition. There was twenty two treatment combinations comprising three decapitation treatments i.e. D1- without decapitation (control), D2 – decapitation at 60 DAS and D3 – decapitation at 75 DAS and seven different PGR’s treatments and one was absolute control i.e. G1 – water spray (control), G2 –NAA 20 mg/l, G3 –NAA 40 mg/l, G4 –GA3 20 mg/l, G5 –GA3 40 mg/l, G6 – Thiourea 500 mg/l and G7 –Thiourea 1000 mg/l in a Randomized Complete Block Design (Factorial) with three replications.
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