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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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Author: PANCHAL, BHARATKUMAR HARILAL × End date: 1997 × Type: Thesis ×
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    STUDIES ON THE EFFECT OF ETIOLATION AND LEVEL OF INDOLE BUTYRIC ACID ON ROOTING IN AIR-LAYERING OF BER ( Zizyphus mauritiana Lam.)
    (AAU, Anand, 1995) PANCHAL, BHARATKUMAR HARILAL; VERMA, L. R.
    In view of good returns from ber (Zizyphus mauritiana Lam.) its cultivation is becoming increasingly popular in Gujarat and other states of North India. As the commercial plantation are coming up, vegetative propagation of improved selected varieties is most important to make ber cultivation economically viable. Considering these facts, an experiment was conducted at Krishi Vigyan Kendra, Gujarat Agricultural University, Devgadhbaria, during the monsoon season of the year 1992-93 with a view to study the effect of etiolation, different IBA concentrations and their combined effect on eight characters in air-layering of ber (Zizyphus mauritiana Lam.) cv. Gola. The experiment was laid out in factorial randomized block design comprised ten treatment combinations replicated thrice and having all possible combinations of IRA (0,000 ppm, 4,000 ppm, 8,000 ppm, 12,000 ppm and 16,000 ppm) with etiolation viz., with etiolation and without etiolation. The experimental evidences indicated that the shoots, which were etiolated with the help of wrapping with black polythylene sheet proved to be the best treatment for minimising required period of the initiation of first rooting and 50 per cent rooting. Etiolation was also proved significantly superior over non-etiolated shoots in increasing the number of primary and secondary roots length and thickness of primary root, percentage of rooted layers and final survival of rooted layers. Among different indole butyric acid (IBA) concentrations IBA at 8,000 ppm (I2) was found significant in reducing the required period for initiation of first rooting and 50 per cent rooting closely followed by IBA at 12,000 ppm (I3). IBA at 8,000 ppm (I2) and IBA at 12,000 ppm (I3) were considerably more effective in increasing the number of primary and secondary roots and even length and thickness of primary root. Moreover, I3 (IBA at 12,000 ppm) gave the highest percentage of rooted layers followed by I4 (16,000 ppm IBA), I2 (8,000 ppm IBA) and I1 (4,000 ppm IBA). With regard to survival percentage of rooted layers, the treatment with IBA at 12,000 ppm (I3), 16,000 ppm (I4) and 8,000 ppm (I2) in descending order were more or less equally effective. Interaction effect between etiolation and different IBA concentrations were found non-significant incase of number of primary root, length of primary root, percentage of rooted layer and final survival percentage but, it was found significant incase of days taken for initiation of first rooting and 50 per cent rooting, number of secondary root and thickness of primary root. However, IBA at 8,000 ppm (I2) concentration with etiolation (E1I2) was numerically effective in the reducing period for first rooting, 50 per cent rooting, number of primary and secondary roots and length and thickness of primary root. Whereas, treatment combination E0I3 followed by E1I3 and E1I2 were proved best combination for per cent rooted layer and final survival percentage. Among all combinations, E1I2 i.e etiolated shoots treated with IBA at 8,000 ppm and E1I3 i.e. etiolated shoots treated with 12,000 ppm IBA, were statistically significant over rest of the treatment combination in reducing the required period for initiation of first and 50 per cent rooting, number of primary and secondary roots, length and thickness of primary root, per cent rooted layer and final survival of the air-layered shoots in ber. The finding thus lead to the conclusion that for cheap and quick multiplication of ber plant to reach the growing demand, it would be advisable to use IBA at 8,000 to 12,000 ppm with etiolation for air-layering in ber.
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    STUDIES ON THE EFFECT OF ETIOLATION AND LEVEL OF INDOLE BUTYRIC ACID ON ROOTING IN AIR-LAYERING OF BER (Zizyphus mauritiana Lam.)
    (AAU, Anand, 1995) PANCHAL, BHARATKUMAR HARILAL; VERMA, L. R.
    In view of good returns from ber (Zizyphus mauritiana Lam.) its cultivation is becoming increasingly popular in Gujarat and other states of North India. As the commercial plantation are coming up, vegetative propagation of improved selected varieties is most important to make ber cultivation economically viable. Considering these facts, an experiment was conducted at Krishi Vigyan Kendra, Gujarat Agricultural University, Devgadhbaria, during the monsoon season of the year 1992-93 with a view to study the effect of etiolation, different IBA concentrations and their combined effect on eight characters in air-layering of ber (Zizyphus mauritiana Lam.) cv. Gola. The experiment was laid out in factorial randomized block design comprised ten treatment combinations replicated thrice and having all possible combinations of IBA (0,000 ppm, 4,000 ppm, 8,000 ppm, 12,000 ppm and 16,000 ppm) with etiolation viz., with etiolation and without etiolation. The experimental evidences indicated that the shoots, which were etiolated with the help of wrapping with black polythylene sheet proved to be the best treatment for minimising required period of the initiation of first rooting and 50 per cent rooting. Etiolation was also proved significantly superior over non-etiolated shoots in increasing the number of primary and secondary roots length and thickness of primary root, percentage of rooted layers and final survival of rooted layers. Among different indole butyric acid (IBA) concentrations IBA at 8,000 ppm (I2) was found significant in reducing the required period for initiation of first rooting and 50 per cent rooting closely followed by IBA at 12,000 ppm (I3). IBA at 8,000 ppm (I2) and IBA at 12,000 ppm (I3) were considerably more effective in increasing the number of primary and secondary roots and even length and thickness of primary root. Moreover, I3 (IBA at 12,000 ppm) gave the highest percentage of rooted layers followed by I4 (16,000 ppm IBA), I2 (8,000 ppm IBA) and I1 (4,000 ppm IBA). With regard to survival percentage of rooted layers, the treatment with IBA at 12,000 ppm (I3), 16,000 ppm (I4) and 8,000 ppm (I2) in descending order were more or less equally effective. Interaction effect between etiolation and different IBA concentrations were found non-significant incase of number of primary root, length of primary root, percentage of rooted layer and final survival percentage but, it was found significant incase of days taken for initiation of first rooting and 50 per cent rooting, number of secondary root and thickness of primary root. However, IBA at 8,000 ppm (I2) concentration with etiolation (E1I2) was numerically effective in the reducing period for first rooting, 50 per cent rooting, number of primary and secondary roots and length and thickness of primary root. Whereas, treatment combination E0I3 followed by E1I3 and E1I2 were proved best combination for per cent rooted layer and final survival percentage. Among all combinations, E1I2 i.e etiolated shoots treated with IBA at 8,000 ppm and E1I3 i.e. etiolated shoots treated with 12,000 ppm IBA, were statistically significant over rest of the treatment combination in reducing the required period for initiation of first and 50 per cent rooting, number of primary and secondary roots, length and thickness of primary root, per cent rooted layer and final survival of the air-layered shoots in ber. The finding thus lead to the conclusion that for cheap and quick multiplication of ber plant to reach the growing demand, it would be advisable to use IBA at 8,000 to 12,000 ppm with etiolation for air-layering in ber.