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University of Agricultural Sciences, Dharwad

The University of Agricultural Sciences, Dharwad was established on October 1, 1986. The University has 5 Colleges, 27 Research Stations, 6 Agriculture Extension Education Centers, 6 Krishi Vigyan Kendras and ATIC. The University has its jurisdiction over 7 districts namely Bagalkot, Belgaum, Bijapur, Dharwad, Gadag, Haveri, and Uttar Kannada in northern Karnataka. Greater diversity exists in soil types, climate, topography cropping and farming situations. The jurisdiction includes dry-farming to heavy rainfall and irrigated area. Important crops of the region include sorghum, cotton, rice, pulses, chilli, sugarcane, groundnut, sunflower, wheat, safflower etc. The region is also known for many horticultural crops. Considerable progress has been registered in the field of education, research and extension from this University.

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    Biochemical Characterization in Cotton in Response to Incidence of Sucking Pest
    (University of Agricultural Science, Dharwad, 2016-06) Divya T.C.; Vamadevaiah, H.M.
    The field experiment was conducted at ARS Dharwad farm during kharif 2015-16 to study the level of biochemical metabolites namely total sugars, reducing sugars, non-reducing sugars, total phenols, condensed tannin , gossypol, available potassium, and the activity of the defensive enzymes such as nitrate reductase, peroxidase, lipoxygenase and also differential gene cationic peroxidase 3 , lipoxygenase 1 expression in resistant CPD14-1 and susceptible CPD14-2 genotypes in response to sucking pest infestation at 45, 85, 125 days after sowing. The results indicated that insect infestation increased the antioxidant enzyme activities viz., nitrate reductase, peroxidase, lipoxygenase activity and total sugars, phenols, tannin, gossypol and available potassium in resistant genotype than susceptable genotype at three different days interval. A decrease in plant height, boll number and reducing sugar was observed in the insect damage leaves compared with the control. Aphid population was also significantly higher in susceptible CPD14-2 genotype than resistant CPD14-1 genotype. The relative expression of cationic peroxidase 3 and lipoxygenase 1 gene was upregulated in CPD14-1 genotype than in CPD14-2 genotype in insect damage compared to control.