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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: Fruit Science × Author: Dangwal, Vivek × Start date: 2020 × Thesis Type: M.Sc ×
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    Influence of different potassium and calcium compounds on fruit yield, quality and shelf life of winter season guava
    (G. B. Pant University of Agriculture and Technology, Pantnagar, 2022-08) Dangwal, Vivek; Singh, V. P.
    The present investigation was carried out in the mrig bahar of year 2021 at Horticulture Research Centre, Patharchatta as well as in Postharvest Laboratory of Department of Horticulture, College of Agriculture, Govind Ballabh Pant University of Agriculture and Technology, Pantnagar. The experiment was laid out in randomized block design and complete randomised design with three replications comprising of 13 treatments (Potassium nitrate and potassium sulphate @ 1.0, 2.0 and 3.0% each, calcium nitrate and calcium sulphate @ 0.5, 1.0 and 1.5% each and control). The results showed that the maximum leaf and fruit nutrient (N, P and K) content, leaf length, breadth, area and total chlorophyll were recorded in T3 (potassium nitrate @ 3.0 %). Maximum fruit yield per plant, fruit yield per hectare, fruit retention and fruit weight as well as least amount of fruit drop and fruit cracking were recorded in T2 (potassium nitrate @ 2.0%). The fruits were stored in ambient condition after harvesting for further observations. The result revealed that pre-harvest sprays of potassium and calcium compounds were effective in increasing fruit yield, quality and shelf life of winter season guava fruit. T9 (calcium nitrate @ 1.5%) treatment recorded the highest fruit length, breadth, inner diameter, thickness of the flesh, seed weight, pectin content and shelf life. T2 treatment (potassium nitrate @ 2.0%) recorded maximum fruit weight, fruit volume, specific gravity and biochemical parameters i.e. total soluble solids, total sugars, reducing sugar, non-reducing sugar and ascorbic acid. Over all, it can be concluded that pre-harvest foliar spray of potassium nitrate @ 2.0 per cent i.e. first spray at fruit set and second spray at one month after first spray, is beneficial for increasing fruit yield, quality, shelf life and reducing fruit cracking of winter season guava cv. ‘VNR Bihi’ under Tarai conditions of Uttarakhand.