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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: Soil Science and Agriculture Chemistry × End date: 2004 × Start date: 2004 × Type: Thesis ×
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    INFLUENCE OF PHOSPHORUS SOLUBILIZING MICROORGANISMS ON SOIL NUTRIENT AVAILABILITY AND GROWTH OF FODDER SORGHUM [Sorghum bicolor(L.) Moench]
    (AAU, Anand, 2004) HARI, T. K.; PATEL, J. C.
    An incubation study and pot house experiment were conducted during the year 2003, to evaluate the effect of two phosphorus solubilizing microorganisms (PSM) viz., Bacillus coagulans and Aspergilus sp. in presence/absence of FYM and different levels of P (0%, 50%, 75% and 100% RDP) on nutrients availability, soil pH and performance of fodder sorghum in loamy sand soil medium in available P. A culture study was also done to examine the secretion of plant growth regulators viz., IAA and gibberellins by PSM. The incubation study revealed that soil pH was significantly reduced due to inoculation of PSM and FYM application. The available N status in soil was not significantly influenced by cultures but FYM application significantly increased the value throughout the incubation period. Available P and K in soil were significantly increased due to PSM inoculation. FYM application significantly increased available P and K content in soil through out incubation period, maximum being at 30 days after incubation (DAI) for P and 15 DAI for K. The content of DTPA-extractable Fe was significantly decreased but that of Cu increased due to inoculation with PSM. The availability of Zn, Mn and Cu was significantly increased due to FYM application but reverse was true for Fe. Application of P significantly decreased the availability of Fe, Zn, Mn and Cu. The culture study clearly showed that gibberellins was secreted by both the cultures but lAA by Bacillus coagulans only. The dry and green matter yields of fodder sorghum were significantly increased due to inoculation with phosphobacteria, whereas the effect of fungus was on par with control. P application upto 75 per cent RDP proved to be significant in increasing the yield of fodder sorghum. FYM was not beneficial with respect to yield as it decreased the Fe availability in soil. Nutrients content and uptake (N, P, K) were considerably improved due to inoculation with PSM. Cultures significantly improved the major nutrients status of soil after the harvest of crop except N, whereas micronutrients status was not significantly influenced by them. FYM application significantly improved the contents of N, P, K, Zn and Mn but decreased Fe content in soil after the harvest of crop. The results of the present investigation indicated that inoculation of phosphorus solubilizing bacteria and P application upto 75 per cent RDP (P2) helped in getting higher yield of fodder sorghum and nutrients uptake, besides saving of 25 per cent P fertilizer.
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    EVALUATION OF SOIL TEST METHODS FOR AVAILABLE PHOSPHORUS AND RESPONSE OF MAIZE TO PHOSPHORUS FERTILIZATION IN DIFFERENT SOILS
    (Anand Agricultural University, Anand, 2004) BRAJESH SHARMA; Dr. M. R. Dalwadi
    A pot experiment was conducted with 15 soils of Anand and Kheda varying widely in their P availability to (i) find the suitable extractants for the determination of available P, (ii) study the effect of P levels (0 and 40 kg P2O5 ha-1) on yield and chemical composition of maize (G.M.-4) and (iii) establish the critical level of P in soils
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    Effect of cobalt, phosphorus and Rhizobium on nitrogen fixation, yield and chemical composition of chickpea
    (Anand Agricultural University, Anand, 2004) Puspkant Swarnkar; Dr. V.R. Bhatt
    A pot experiment entitled “Effect of cobalt, phosphorus and Rhizobium on nitrogen fixation, yield and chemical composition of chickpea” was carried out at the Department of Agricultural Chemistry and Soil Science, B.A. College of Agriculture, Anand Agricultural University, Anand during Rabi season of year 2003-2004. The soil used for experiment was loamy sand in texture, low in nitrogen, medium in phosphorus and potassium, and very low in cobalt. The study was under taken with a view to find out effect of cobalt; phosphorus and Rhizobium on yield and chemical composition of chickpea