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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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End date: 1982 × Start date: 1980 × Type: Thesis × Thesis Type: M.Sc ×
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    INFLUENCE OF NITROGEN AND PHOSPHORUS LEVELS ON THE PERFORMANCE OF HIGH YIELDING DWARF VARIETIES OF WHEAT (Triticum aestivum L.)
    (AAU, Anand, 1982) AMIN, ANILKUMAR U.; Damor, U. M.
    With an objective to study the performance of dsarf wheat varieties (F. aestivum L.) to various levels of nitrogen and phosphorus, an investigation was carried out at the Agronomy Farm of B.A. College of Agriculture, Anand during rabi season on the year 1981-82. Twenty four treatment combinations involving two varieties viz., Lok-1 and Sonalike, four levels of nitrogen (0, 60, 120, 180 kg/ha) and three levels of phosphorus (0, 60 and 120 kg/ha) were laid in split plot design with four replications.
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    SURVIVAL RATES OF STRAINS OF LACTOBACILLUS ACIDOPHILUS IN WHEAT, GRAB AND MUNG FLOURS AND THEIR EFFECTS ON IMPLANTATION CHARACTERISTICS OF THE ISOLATES
    (AAU, Anand, 1982) PATEL, D. R.; Dave, J. M.
    The present study was framed and conducted to determine the survival rates of Lactobacillus acidophilus isolates in wheat, gram and mung flours and their effects on implantation characteristics of the isolates. The strains of L. acidophilus LB, LB1 and LB2 were isolated from the feces of bottle-fed infants and were identified by physiological and bio-chemical tests. One strain of L. acidophilus KMS-301 was procured from N.D.R.I., Karnal, and one each strain of Escherichia coli and lactose fermenting yeast was obtained from the Department of Dairy Microbiology, Dairy Science College, Anand.
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    EFFECT OF MULCHES AND REFLECTANT ON THE YIELD AND QUALITY OF MUSTARD (BRASSICA JUNCEA (L) (COZERN & COSS) VARIETY VARUNA UNDER LIMITED IRRIGATION
    (AAU, Anand, 1981) VEGADA, DINESHCHANDRA ALJIBHAI; DAMOR, U. M.
    Mustard (Brassica juncea (L) Cozern & Coss) is one of the oilseed crops of India. It is an irrigated crop in Gujarat. Since water requirement of mustard is low, whereas out of all the essential nutrients nitrogen is of supreme importance. With a view to have insight on the optimum irrigation intervals coupled with mulches and reflectants levels for mustard variety ‘Varuna’, the present study was concluded. A field experiment was laid out at B.A. College of Agriculture, Anand during rabi season 1979-80. The treatments included in this study considered of two levels of irrigation viz. Irrigation of an interval of 25 days (I1) and 45 days (I2) and mulched treatments, three levels of mulches (Control, M1), wheat chopped straw (M2), interculturing (M3) and three levels of Kaolin Control (K1), one spray of kaolin (K2) and two spray of kaolin (K3).
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    INFLUENCE OF NITROGEN AND ZINC ON YIELD, CONTENT AND UPTAKE OF NUTRIENTS BY HYBRID BAJRA [Pennisetum typhoides (Brum) S & H]
    (AAU, Anand, 1981) Chaudhari, S. R.; Patel, N. A.
    A split plot experiment was undertaken on loamy sand of Anand with a view to studying the influence of nitrogen and zinc on yield, content and uptake of nutrients by hybrid bajra. The treatment comparised 3 bajra varities BJ-104, CJ-104 and MBH-110 as main plot treatment and nitrogen levels viz., 60, 90 and 120 kg/ha as well as zinc levels 0 and 5 ppm in combination as sub-plot treatment. Plant components vix., grain and straw were chemically analysed. The present study revealed that among the three bajra varieties, BJ-104 was higher in grain yields than CJ-104.
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    ECONOMICS OF BIDI TOBACCO PRODUCTION IN BARODA DISTRICT, GUJARAT (1979-80)
    (AAU, Anand, 1980) PATEL, G. N.; Singh, S. B.
    The main object of the present investigation was to study the economics of bidi tobacco production in Baroda district, Gujarat. Out of 12 talukas in the district, 3 talukas, viz., Savli, Baroda and Padra were considered under study which accounted for 97.55 per cent of the total area in the district. A stratified two stage random sampling design was used for the selection of sample for this study. The study covered 11 villages and 165 bidi tobacco growers - 32 marginal (below 1 hectare), 43 small (1 hectare to 2 hectares), 45 medium (2 hectares to 3 hectares) and 45 large (3 hectares and above) farms. The study covered the agricultural year 1979-80 and data were collected by survey method during the months of May and June, 1980.
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    EFFECT OF SODIUM AND POTASSIUM METABISULPHITES ON SHELF-LIFE OF KHOA
    (AAU, Anand, 1982) Patel, Keshavlal Hemrajdas; Sharma, R. S.
    An experiment was planned to assess the effect of addition of sodium and potassium metabisulphites on the shelf-life of khoa. Khoa was prepared from buffalo milk in a steam jacketed stainless steel kettle. The treatments imposed were control (no additive), addition of sodium metabisulphite (T1) and potassium metabisulphite (T2) each separately at the rate of 1000 ppm on the basis of milk used for preparation of khoa in a particular batch. The added sodium and potassium metabisulphites supplied respectively 673.9 and 576.3 ppm of sulphur dioxide. The samples of khoa were stored in plastic boxes of 21.5 cm x 11.5 cm x 11.5 cm size at room temperature (31°C). Khoa was filled in boxes upto three-fourth of their capacity and the lids were put on only when the samples attained normal temperature.
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    STUDY OF LUCERNE (Medicago sativa L.) RUST (Uromyces striatus Schroet.) AND ITS CHEMICAL CONTROL IN SEED PRODUCTION CROP
    (AAU, Anand, 1982) GHELANI, GANESH K.; Patel, A. J.
    Lucerne (Medicago sativa L.) was found suffering from rust, downy mildew, common leaf spot, Phytophthora root rot and Fusarium wilt in and around Anand area. Rust disease is assuming alarming proportion since last two-three years and causing considerable damage to the crop. Fungus Uromyces striatus Schreet. (Syn. U. striatus var medicaginis (Pass.) Arth.) on lucerne produces ured spores which are one celled, glohoid to broadly ellipsoid, 18-23 x 17-22 µm with 1-2 µm walls, evenly echinulate, yellowish brown with three to four equatorial pores, and on hyaline pedicels (Plate-1).
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    CHEMICAL CONTROL OF WHITERUST (Albugo Candida (Lev.) Kunze) DISEASE OF MUSTARD ( Brassica juncea (L.) Cozern & Coss)
    (AAU, Anand, 1981) SOLANKI, V. A.; Patel, A. J.
    Mustard (Brassica juncea (L.) Cozern & Coss.) was found suffering from Whiterust, Downy mildew, Powdery mildow in and around Anand area. Whiterust disease is assuming alarming proportion since few years and causing considerable damage to the crop. Under field conditions sprayings of Ridomil (0.03 per cent) gave highest disease control and yield and was followed by Difolatan (0.2 per cent). With a view to know the effect of spraying fungicides on mustard seed mycoflora, eigh seed samples were tested for associated fungi. The isolations were made on moist blotter technique with and without pretreatment with 0.1 per cent merouric chloride.
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    ECONOMICS OF COTTON (DIGVIJAY) CULTIVATION IN KAIRA DISTRICT (GUJARAT)
    (AAU, Anand, 1980) PATEL, RAMESH H.; PATEL, R. D.
    The main object of the present investigation was to study the economics of cotton (Desi) cultivation in Kaira district (Gujarat). Out of 10 talukas in the district, 2 talukas, viz., Thasra and Balasinor were considered under study which accounted for 41 per cent of the total cotton area in the district. A stratified two stage random Sampling Design with villages as the primary and operational holdings as the ultimate units of the study was used for selecting the sample for this study. The study covered 10 villages and 90 cotton growers - 43 small (below 1.75 hectares), 23 medium (1.75 to 3.5 hectares) and 24 large (3.5 hectares and above) farms.