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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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    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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    RENIFORM NEMATODE, ROTYLENCHULUS RENIFORMIS LINFORD AND OLIVEIRA, 1940 IN TOBACCO
    (AAU, Anand, 1982) Patel, Davabhai Jethabhai; Desai, M. V.
    The experiments on reniform nematode, Rotylenchulus reniformis, in bidi tobacco conducted to study the life cycle, effect of temperature and pH on hatching of eggs, nematode survival and virulence/ histopathology, effect of nematode on seed germination and seedling development, inoculum potential in relation to growth of tobacco seedlings and reaction of tobacco.varieties to nematode revealed that R. reniformis completed its life cycle from egg to egg in 27 to 32 days at 30 to 32°C on bidi tobacco variety Anand 119, The fecundity of nematode was on an average 83 eggs per egg mass and reproduction was amphimitic. Among the different temperatures (5 to 45°C with an increment of 5°C) studied, egg hatching of nematode was significantly more a t 30°C as compared to the rest, while per cent nematode survival was significantly-more at 15°C than at the remaining temperatures. But the nematode virulence on castor variety Anand 6-4 was significantly more when incubated at 5°C as compared to the remaining temperatures. As regards the different pH levels (2 to 10 with an increment of one), nematode egg hatching was significantly more at 7 pH than the remaining levels. The nematode survival was significantly more at 9 pH than the rest, while nematode virulence on castor variety Anand 6-4 was significantly more at 9 pH than the rest barring 8 pH. Histopathological studies indicated that young female penetrated the epidermal and cortical parenchyma tissues and reached the endodermal layers intracellularly through parenchyma. The orie third anterior portion of the female remained embedded in the root. Several cells of pericycle layer surrounding the head of the nematode formed giant cells. R. reniformis reduced 36,36, 57.56, 7.91, 64.32 and 23.91 per cent reduction in seed germination, green and oven dry seedlings weights as well as number of transplantable and total seedlings over sterilized soil. The nematode also retarded the nutrients uptake by tobacco seedlings to the tune of 9.83 (Nitrogen) ,1.75 (phosphorus), 5.93 (Potassium), 10.70 (Calcium) and 1-8.59 (Magnesium) per cent under infected soil. The nema population increased from the initial level of 250 to 1400 per 100 g of soil in 45 days. Among different levels of inoculum (o, 10, loo, 1,000 and 10,000 nematodes per pot), the inoculum level of 100 nematodes per pot and above reduced the green shoot weight and plant height of tobacco seedlings. The level of 10,000 nematodes per pot while being at par with the level of 1,000 nematodes per pot had significant depressing effect on green root and green as well as dry shoot weights of tobacco seedlings as compared to the rest barring the level of 100 nematodes per pot. The level of 10,000 nematodes per pot reduced significantly less plant height as compared to the rest. The soil population per pot and total number of nematodes per plant increased significantly upto 1000 nematodes per pot, thereafter, the population did not increase significantly in the level of 10,000 nematodes per pot. similarly the reproduction of R. reniformis increased with an increase in nema population upto 3,000 nematodes per pot (0 to 5.14), It was low (0.69) in the level of 10,000 nematodes per pot. Likewise nutrients uptake also decreased with an increase in nema population and inverse correlationship observed between inoculum levels and nutrients uptake was very high with the variation in coefficient from -0.865 to -0.706. Ihe reaction of tobacco varieties viz. Anand 2, Anand 119, Dharmaj Kaliu (DK), S 20, GT 4, K 49, K 20 and Kumkumathri (Bidi types), Anand 145, and 47-75 (Chewing types) and CTRI Special, 16-103 and VaSCR (VFC types) to R. reniformis revealed none to be free from R. reniformis infestation. Varieties GT 4, Anand 145 and Anand 2 were less preferred hosts while VaSCR was highly preferred by R. reniformis. The rest of the varieties were intermediate.
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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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    STUDIES ON CHEMICAL CONTROL OF THE PEST COMPLEX OF SORGHUM WITH SPECIAL REFERENCE TO SHOOTFLY AND STEM BORER
    (AAU, Anand, 1981) PATEL, JITENDRA R.; JOTWANI, M. G.
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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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    ECOMOMIC THRESHOLD OF INSECTICIDAL SPRAYINGS AGAINST BOLLWORMS (Heliothis armigera (Hb.) and Earias spp.) ON HYBRID-4 COTTON AT ANAND. (Comparison of need-based and calendar-based treatments)
    (AAU, Anand, 1980) Mulchandani, Lachmandas Nassanand; Patel, H. K.
    In a split plot designed experiment carried out during the years 1977-78 and 1978-79 the three treatment levels (damage thresholds) of 10, 15 and 20 percent bollworm damage to fruiting bodies of selected size-group (from full grown squares to young bolls) were evaluated on calendar-based and need-based schedules for their effects on yield, number of undamaged bolls, bollworm damage to retained bolls and loculi, shedding of fruiting bodies, and earliness in maturity. The applications of carbaryl 0.25 percent + DDT 0.25 percent mixture at 10 and 15 percent treatment levels were found to be equally effective in giving a maximum yield of (good seed cotton) when they were continued on need basis (Average 3506 and 3117 kg/ha at 10 and 15 percent levels respectively) and weekly basis (Average 3852 and 3409 kg/ha at 10 and 15 percent levels respectively). Amongst three frequencies of application under fixed schedules, the weekly-based frequency of application was the best.
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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.