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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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    Impact of weather parameters on the occurrence of brown rust and germplasm screening against yellow (Puccinia striiformis f.sp. tritici) and brown rust (Puccinia triticina Erisk) of wheat (Triticum aestivum L.)
    (G.B. Pant University of Agriculture and Technology, Pantnagar, District Udham Singh Nagar, Uttarakhand. PIN - 263145, 2022-10) Joshi, Vasundhra; Deepshikha
    Wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) is most elementary and basic cereal crop consumed by 2.5 billion of world population. The most devastating pathogens which affect wheat worldwide are leaf or brown rust, stripe rust or yellow rust and black rust or stem rust. Out of these leaf and stripe rust appear periodically on wheat crop and induce heavy losses in yield. Although application of chemical is emergent tool for the management of rust but it is not an sustainable and economic way to eradicate rust. Partial resistance, gene deployment for developing resistant variety are some ways to control leaf and stripe rust in effective way. Also Epidemiological studies help us to understand the development and progress of disease and establish correlation between environmental factors and disease development. The present studies were carried out with the following objectives 1. Screening of germplasms of wheat for disease resistance against leaf and stripe rust under epiphytotic conditions 2.analysis of disease severity with Area under progress curve 3.To determine the role of weather parameters on leaf rust disease development in wheat. In the study Out of 158 germplasm accession ,48 accessions were found phenotypically resistant to stripe rust (numbered as 10, 121, 122, 123, 130, 129, 139, 152, 155, 156, 37, 1, 19, 21, 41, 18, 22, 23, 27, 45, 52, 58, 62, 65, 72, 74, 77, 78, 82, 84, 86, 88, 91, 92, 93, 94, 2, 5, 8, 104, 107, 109, 111, 113, 117, 118, 134, 136) and 12 accessions were found resistant to leaf rust (numbered as 1, 115, 118, 61, 41, 138, 136, 145, 40, 152, 42 & 116). Lower Audpc was observed in 46 accessions (accession number 10, 121, 122, 123, 130, 129, 139, 152, 155, 156, 37, 1, 19, 21, 41, 18, 22, 23, 48, 52, 58, 62, 65, 72, 74, 77, 82, 84, 86, 88, 91, 92, 93, 2, 5, 8, 104, 107, 109, 111, 113, 117, 118, 125, 134 & 136) for stripe rust and in 11 acessions(accession number 1, 118, 61, 138, 136, 145, 40, 152, 115, 42, 116) for leaf rust. Study of correlation of disease severity of leaf rust with weather parameters reveal that there was increase in minimum and maximum temperature with disease severity and decline was observed in relative humidity(morning) and relative humidity (evening) and negative significant correlation was observed with rainfall and number of rainy days. Also through multiple regression analysis the R2 was calculated more than 90 per cent for the year 2020-21.
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    Impact of weather parameters on the occurrence of brown rust and germplasm screening against yellow (Puccinia striiformis f.sp. tritici) and brown rust (Puccinia triticina Erisk) of wheat (Triticum aestivum L.)
    (G.B. Pant University of Agriculture and Technology, Pantnagar, District Udham Singh Nagar, Uttarakhand. PIN - 263145, 2022-10) Joshi, Vasundhra; Deepshikha
    Wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) is most elementary and basic cereal crop consumed by 2.5 billion of world population. The most devastating pathogens which affect wheat worldwide are leaf or brown rust, stripe rust or yellow rust and black rust or stem rust. Out of these leaf and stripe rust appear periodically on wheat crop and induce heavy losses in yield. Although application of chemical is emergent tool for the management of rust but it is not an sustainable and economic way to eradicate rust. Partial resistance, gene deployment for developing resistant variety are some ways to control leaf and stripe rust in effective way. Also Epidemiological studies help us to understand the development and progress of disease and establish correlation between environmental factors and disease development. The present studies were carried out with the following objectives 1. Screening of germplasms of wheat for disease resistance against leaf and stripe rust under epiphytotic conditions 2.analysis of disease severity with Area under progress curve 3.To determine the role of weather parameters on leaf rust disease development in wheat. In the study Out of 158 germplasm accession ,48 accessions were found phenotypically resistant to stripe rust (numbered as 10, 121, 122, 123, 130, 129, 139, 152, 155, 156, 37, 1, 19, 21, 41, 18, 22, 23, 27, 45, 52, 58, 62, 65, 72, 74, 77, 78, 82, 84, 86, 88, 91, 92, 93, 94, 2, 5, 8, 104, 107, 109, 111, 113, 117, 118, 134, 136) and 12 accessions were found resistant to leaf rust (numbered as 1, 115, 118, 61, 41, 138, 136, 145, 40, 152, 42 & 116). Lower Audpc was observed in 46 accessions (accession number 10, 121, 122, 123, 130, 129, 139, 152, 155, 156, 37, 1, 19, 21, 41, 18, 22, 23, 48, 52, 58, 62, 65, 72, 74, 77, 82, 84, 86, 88, 91, 92, 93, 2, 5, 8, 104, 107, 109, 111, 113, 117, 118, 125, 134 & 136) for stripe rust and in 11 acessions(accession number 1, 118, 61, 138, 136, 145, 40, 152, 115, 42, 116) for leaf rust. Study of correlation of disease severity of leaf rust with weather parameters reveal that there was increase in minimum and maximum temperature with disease severity and decline was observed in relative humidity(morning) and relative humidity (evening) and negative significant correlation was observed with rainfall and number of rainy days. Also through multiple regression analysis the R2 was calculated more than 90 per cent for the year 2020-21.