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Bihar Agricultural University, Sabour

Bihar Agricultural University, Sabour established on 5th August, 2010 is a basic and strategic institution supporting more than 500 researchers and educationist towards imparting education at graduate and post graduate level, conducting basic, strategic, applied and adaptive research activities, ensuring effective transfer of technologies and capacity building of farmers and extension personnel. The university has 6 colleges (5 Agriculture and 1 Horticulture) and 12 research stations spread in 3 agro-ecological zones of Bihar. The University also has 21 KVKS established in 20 of the 25 districts falling under the jurisdiction of the University. The degree programmes of the university and its colleges have been accredited by ICAR in 2015-16. The university is also an ISO 9000:2008 certified organisation with International standard operating protocols for maintaining highest standards in teaching, research, extension and training.VisionThe Bihar Agricultural University was established with the objective of improving quality of life of people of state especially famers constituting more than two third of the population. Having set ultimate goal of benefitting society at large, the university intends to achieve it by imparting word-class need based agricultural education, research, extension and public service.

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    Effect of bio-fertilizer on growth, yield and quality of strawberry (Fragaria × ananassa Duch.) cv. Camarosa
    (Department of Horticulture (Fruit & Fruit Technology), BAU, Sabour, 2017-07) Kumar, Santosh; Kundu, Manoj
    The present investigation was carried out during 2016-17 at the Horticulture Garden, Department of Horticulture (Fruit & Fruit Technology), BAC, Sabour to study the effect of bio-fertilizer on growth, yield and quality of strawberry (Fragaria × ananassa Duch.) cv. Camarosa. The experimental finding revealed that the sole inoculation of Azospirillium and Azotobacter and in combination with PSB significantly influenced the plant height, leaf number, leaf area, specific leaf weight and leaf relative water content as compared to control and 100% RDF treatment. Through the application of biofertilizer, precocity in flowering and fruiting was observed with earliest flowering and fruiting in 75% RDF + Azospirillium @ 2g/plant + PSB @ 2g/plant + topdressing of 25% K (42 and 50.67 DAT, respectively) followed by 75% RDF + Azotobacter @ 2g/plant + PSB @ 2g/plant + topdressing of 25% K treatment (45.72 and 52.22 and DAT, respectively). Number of fruits/plant and total fruit yield was also increased significantly under these two treatments (20.44 and 18.11 fruits/plant, respectively and 357.67 and 313.33 g fruits/plant, respectively). In addition, juice content (89.55%), TSS (10.35 ºB), TSS: Acid ratio (10.97), total sugar (6.69%), ascorbic acid (43.80 mg/100g), anthocyanin content (81.05 mg/100g), total phenol (5.97 mg Gallic acid equiv./g), flavonoids (0.1228 mg/g) and antioxidant capacity (2.13 µmol. Trolox equiv./100g) was estimated maximum in 75% RDF + Azospirillium @ 2g/plant + PSB @ 2g/plant + topdressing of 25% K treatment with par results in 75% RDF + Azotobacter @ 2g/plant + PSB @ 2g/plant + topdressing of 25% K treatment. The soil fertility status was also improved significantly in all the treatment. The available N and K content were improved significantly in 75% RDF + Azospirillium @ 2g/plant + PSB @2g/plant + topdressing of 25% K treatment (200.10 and 211.70 kg ha-1, respectively) as compared to control (167.85 and 201.80 kg ha-1). In addition, viable count of soil microorganisms (Bacteria, actinomycetes and fungi) was also estimated maximum (4066, 190 and 11.33 ×104 cfu g-1 soil, respectively) in 75% RDF + Azospirillium @ 2g/plant + PSB @ 2g/plant + topdressing of 25% K treatment with par results in 75% RDF + Azostobacter @ 2g/plant + PSB @2g/plant + topdressing of 25% K treatment.