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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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    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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    MANUFACTURE OF MOZZARELLA CHEESE FROM BUFFALO MILK AND JUDGING ITS SUITABILITY FOR PIZZA AND PROCESSED CHEESE MAKING
    (AAU, Anand, 1984) Patel, Gauravkumar Chandrakant; Vyas, S. H.
    Two methods of manufacturing the Mozzarella cheese were used - starter method and direct acidification method. In either method, cheese were made both from pasteurised and raw buffalo milk standardized to two fat levels of 3 and 6 per cent each. Thus in each replication, eight different batches of Mozzarella cheese were prepared. The effects of each treatment and those of all possible combinations of treatments on the composition and yield of fresh cheese; recovery of milk constituents in cheese and their losses in whey and molding water; baking properities like meltability and fat leakage; rheological parameters like viscosity, elasticity and springiness; organoleptic quality of fresh cheeses; and changes in acidity, pH, acid degree value, tyrosine content and organoleptic quality during refrigerated storage of cheese upto two weeks were studied. The experimental Mozzarella cheese at two levels (25 per cent and 35 per cent) as a par of processed cheese were tried out and organoleptically evaluated. The Mozzarella cheese was also used in actual baking trials on pizza.
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    EVALUATION OF EFFECTS OF HOMOGENIZATION OF MILK AND ADDITION OF STABILIZERS ON THE QUALITY OF SHRIKHAND
    (AAU, Anand, 1983) DESAI, HRADAY KUNJBIHARI; VYAS, S. H.
    The present study was planned to evaluate the effects of homogenization of milk and addition of stabilizers (sodium alginate and gelatin) on the physical, chemical and organoleptic characteristics of chakka and shrikhand. The performance of above treatments was evaluated by determining yield and recovery of milk constituents in chakka, composition of chakka and shrikhand and organoleptic characteristics of fresh chakka and shrikhand. The changes in titratable acidity, free fatty acids content, tyrosine content and organoleptic score were ascertained at 0, 10, 20, 30 and 40 days to determine the shelflife of shrikhand at ≤10°C.
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    USE OF SELECTED LACTIC STARTER STRAINS FOR PREPARATION OF MISTI DAHI FROM COW AND BUFFALO MILK
    (AAU, Anand, 1988) Sarkar, Shyama Prasad; Dave, J. M.
    The study was planned and conducted to select suitable strains of lactic acid bacteria from market samples of misti dahi for preparation of the product from cow and buffalo milk and to decide the optimum level of total solids for the product and to test the performance of the selected cultures and enhance the shelf-life of the product for increasing its commercial from Dr. Cox, U.K. and the other LF40, a Christian Hansen’s mixed strain culture were included in the trials. Thermization treatment of the finished product was planned to evaluate its effect on the shelf-life of the product and the effect of such treatment on the viable lactic count and on the beta-galactosidase activity.
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    AN EVALUATION OF THE INSTITUTIONAL TRAINING PROGRAMME CONDUCTED BY THE FARMERS' TRAINING CENTRE, AMERELI IN GUJARAT STATE
    (AAU, Anand, 1985) PATEL, BHARATKUMAR MANJIBHAI; Patel, H. L.
    Objectives of the study: 1. To study the sources of information used by the trained farmers for joining the training programme. 2. To study the type and number of purposes of trained farmers for joining the training programme. 3. To study the personal, social, psychological and situational characteristics of the trained farmers. 4. To determine the knowledge level of trained farmers regarding the improved practices of groundnut and bajra crops. 5. To determine the extent of adoption of improved practices of groundnut and bajra crops by the trained farmers. 6. To study the relationship between personal, social, psychological and situational characteristics of the trained farmers and their overall extent of adoption. 7. To know the suggestions of trained farmers to make the training programme more effective.