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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: Botany × Author: Dhami, Deeksha × End date: 2019 × Start date: 2010 ×
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    Diversity of bryophytes in Berinag (Uttarakhand), Kumaun Himalaya
    (G.B. Pant University of Agriculture and Technology, Pantnagar - 263145 (Uttarakhand), 2019-08) Dhami, Deeksha; Chaturvedi, Preeti
    Bryophytes are the cryptogamous, herbaceous plants generally found in a transition zone between the land and water. Bryophyte cover of an area is a clear indication of the health of the ecosystem. These archegoniates constitute 5.62% of total plants of India. Luxuriant forests, varied topography and suitable climatic conditions made Kumaun Himalaya rich in bryophyte diversity. Nature’s furies and human interference have, however, started posing a toll on the diversity of the region. Hence, taxonomy and documentation of its flora is essential for conservation and management of the biodiversity. Present study was an attempt to survey, collect and taxonomically describe the bryoflora of Berinag region including the villages and forest of Berinag. In the investigation, total of 33 species were reported, out of which eight were liverworts and 25 were mosses. Out of 25 mosses, 15 mosses were acrocarpous and 10 mosses were pleurocarpous in habit. Liverworts species belonged to six genera of five families and two orders whereas mosses belonged to 24 genera of 17 families and eight orders. Out of the 10 orders dealt in the present work, Hypnales was the largest consisting of seven families, nine genera and nine species followed by Dicranales and Marchantiales both consisting of three families, five and four genera respectively. In mosses, Bryaceae was the dominant family consisting of three genera and four species followed by Calymperaceae, Leucobryaceae, Anomodontaceae, Leskeaceae and Polytrichaceae. In liverworts, Aytoniaceae was found dominant. Marchantia, Frullania and Bryum were the dominant genera of the region. Majority of the taxa were terricolous in habitat.