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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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  • ThesisItemOpen Access
    Diversity of the Family Malvaceae Juss. (Sensu APG-III) in Pantnagar
    (G.B. Pant University of Agriculture and Technology, Pantnagar - 263145 (Uttarakhand), 2013-07) Karnatak, Manish; Rawat, D.S.
    Angiosperm are the most diverse group on earth with 2, 73,174 species on earth. Malvaceae (sensu lato) with 250 genera, 4200 species, is the twelfth largest family of Angiosperms. Malvaceae (s.l.) of recent systems of classifications includes four traditional families Malvaceae (s.s.), Bombacaceae, Sterculiaceae, Tiliaceae which have been merged together. This Malvaceae is divided into 9 subfamilies i.e. Grewioideae, Byttnerioideae, Sterculioideae, Tilioideae, Dombeyoideae, Brownlowioideae, Helicteroideae, Malvoideae and Bombacoideae. A detailed floristic work carried out in Pantnagar during 2012- 2013 indicated that from these nine subfamilies, seven subfamilies (except Tilioideae, Brownlowioideae) are present in Pantnagar and represented by 25 genera, 40 species. The largest subfamily is Malvoideae, which is represented by 12 genera 22 species. Out of these 12 genera Hibiscus is represented by 5 species, Abelmoschus, and Sida each represented by 4 species while rest genera are represented by single species. The smallest subfamilies are Helicteroideae and Bombacoideae each represented by a single genus having single species. Among the total 40 species of Malvaceae (s.l.) 29 species are wild which indicates that major part of the flora (29 species) is made up of wild species while rests 11 are cultivated. Out of these 29 species, 7 species are invasive alien plant species. Nativity analysis indicates that most of the Malvaceae (s.l.) members occurring in the study area are Asian continent elements (47.5%, 19 species), followed by American elements (15%, 6 species), African elements (12.5%, 5 species), European element (2.5%, 1 species). Rest (22.5%, 9 species) are “wides” in relation to their origin.
  • ThesisItemOpen Access
    Diversity of the family Malvaceae Juss. (Sensu APG-III) in Pantnagar
    (G.B. Pant University of Agriculture and Technology, Pantnagar - 263145 (Uttarakhand), 2013-07) Karnatak, Manish; Rawat, D.S.
    Angiosperm are the most diverse group on earth with 2, 73,174 species on earth. Malvaceae (sensu lato) with 250 genera, 4200 species, is the twelfth largest family of Angiosperms. Malvaceae (s.l.) of recent systems of classifications includes four traditional families Malvaceae (s.s.), Bombacaceae, Sterculiaceae, Tiliaceae which have been merged together. This Malvaceae is divided into 9 subfamilies i.e. Grewioideae, Byttnerioideae, Sterculioideae, Tilioideae, Dombeyoideae, Brownlowioideae, Helicteroideae, Malvoideae and Bombacoideae. A detailed floristic work carried out in Pantnagar during 2012- 2013 indicated that from these nine subfamilies, seven subfamilies (except Tilioideae, Brownlowioideae) are present in Pantnagar and represented by 25 genera, 40 species. The largest subfamily is Malvoideae, which is represented by 12 genera 22 species. Out of these 12 genera Hibiscus is represented by 5 species, Abelmoschus, and Sida each represented by 4 species while rest genera are represented by single species. The smallest subfamilies are Helicteroideae and Bombacoideae each represented by a single genus having single species. Among the total 40 species of Malvaceae (s.l.) 29 species are wild which indicates that major part of the flora (29 species) is made up of wild species while rests 11 are cultivated. Out of these 29 species, 7 species are invasive alien plant species. Nativity analysis indicates that most of the Malvaceae (s.l.) members occurring in the study area are Asian continent elements (47.5%, 19 species), followed by American elements (15%, 6 species), African elements (12.5%, 5 species), European element (2.5%, 1 species). Rest (22.5%, 9 species) are “wides” in relation to their origin.