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Govind Ballabh Pant University of Agriculture and Technology, Pantnagar

After independence, development of the rural sector was considered the primary concern of the Government of India. In 1949, with the appointment of the Radhakrishnan University Education Commission, imparting of agricultural education through the setting up of rural universities became the focal point. Later, in 1954 an Indo-American team led by Dr. K.R. Damle, the Vice-President of ICAR, was constituted that arrived at the idea of establishing a Rural University on the land-grant pattern of USA. As a consequence a contract between the Government of India, the Technical Cooperation Mission and some land-grant universities of USA, was signed to promote agricultural education in the country. The US universities included the universities of Tennessee, the Ohio State University, the Kansas State University, The University of Illinois, the Pennsylvania State University and the University of Missouri. The task of assisting Uttar Pradesh in establishing an agricultural university was assigned to the University of Illinois which signed a contract in 1959 to establish an agricultural University in the State. Dean, H.W. Hannah, of the University of Illinois prepared a blueprint for a Rural University to be set up at the Tarai State Farm in the district Nainital, UP. In the initial stage the University of Illinois also offered the services of its scientists and teachers. Thus, in 1960, the first agricultural university of India, UP Agricultural University, came into being by an Act of legislation, UP Act XI-V of 1958. The Act was later amended under UP Universities Re-enactment and Amendment Act 1972 and the University was rechristened as Govind Ballabh Pant University of Agriculture and Technology keeping in view the contributions of Pt. Govind Ballabh Pant, the then Chief Minister of UP. The University was dedicated to the Nation by the first Prime Minister of India Pt Jawaharlal Nehru on 17 November 1960. The G.B. Pant University is a symbol of successful partnership between India and the United States. The establishment of this university brought about a revolution in agricultural education, research and extension. It paved the way for setting up of 31 other agricultural universities in the country.

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Subject: Agronomy × Author: Chaudhary, Sanyogita × End date: 2022 × Start date: 2020 × Type: Thesis × Thesis Type: Ph.D ×
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    Management of combine harvested rice residue through wheat establishment methods in direct seeded rice-wheat cropping system
    (G.B. Pant University of Agriculture and Technology, Pantnagar - 263145 (Uttarakhand), 2021-09) Chaudhary, Sanyogita; Singh, Virendra P.
    Field experiments were conducted in D-2 block of Norman E. Borlaug Crop Research Centre of G.B. Pant University of Agriculture and Technology, Pantnagar (Uttarakhand) during 2019-20 and 2020-21. The experiment aimed to study the effect of wheat establishment methods under different rice residue levels on the growth and productivity, weed species and biomass, soil properties, energy consumption and economics of wheat after direct seeded rice. Field experiment was laid in a split plot design having three wheat establishment methods viz., conventionally sown wheat, happy seeder sown wheat and super seeder sown wheat in main plots and three rice residue levels viz., complete residue removal, only loose straw removal and no residue removal in sub plots with three replications. Rice variety (Narendra Dhan -359) and wheat variety (PBW - 502) were used during study and grown with standard package of practices. Wheat establishment method and rice residue levels significantly influenced the emergence count of wheat during both the years and Super seeder sown wheat and complete residue removal recorded highest emergence count. The number of shoots/m2, dry matter production, number of spikes/m2, biological yield, grain yield and straw yield were also the maximum under these treatments. During the years, plant height (30 DAS), SPAD and green seeker values (60 DAS), and number of grains/spike were found higher with happy seeder sown wheat than conventionally and super seeder. Among rice residues levels, these parameters were recorded higher with loose straw removal recorded than complete removal and no residue removals. In all the wheat establishment methods, the density of Coronopus didymus was found the maximum during both the years except the super seeder sown wheat during first year wherein the density of Phalaris minor was more. During both years, the total weeds dry matter accumulation was the lowest with happy seeder sown wheat (1.58 and 1.40 g/m2) and with no residue removal treatment (1.79 and 1.56 g/m2). During both the years, happy seeder sown wheat recorded higher soil moisture content (0-15 cm) than remaining establishment methods. At the end of the study i.e. completion of two crop cycles, the soil organic carbon content and stock and dehydrogenase activity were higher under happy seeder sown wheat than other two establishment methods. However, the bulk density was the lowest with conventional sown wheat. No residue removal recorded 41.5 and 51.3 % higher soil moisture content, respectively during 2019-20 and 2020-21 and 4.5 % higher SOC at end of study than CRR. Rice residue levels did not influence the BD significantly. Use of happy seeder sown wheat under CRR treatment recorded the lowest fuel consumption and CO2 emission. Super seeder sown wheat recorded the lowest cost of cultivation, being 5.6 and 5.3 % lower as compared to conventionally sown wheat during first and second year, respectively. During both the years, super seeder sown wheat among establishment methods and LSR among residue levels, recorded the highest B: C ratio. The maximum input energy was noted for conventionally sown wheat. The energy output and energy use efficiency was found maximum with super seeder sown wheat. The CRR recorded the lowest input energy.