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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: Vegetable Science × Author: Debata, Jagamohan × End date: 2019 × Start date: 2010 × Type: Thesis × Thesis Type: M.Sc ×
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    Assessment of genetic diversity and path analysis in pointed gourd (Trichosanthes dioica Roxb.) under tarai condition of Uttarakhand
    (G.B. Pant University of Agriculture and Technology, Pantnagar - 263145 (Uttarakhand), 2016-08) Debata, Jagamohan; Maurya, Suresh Kumar
    The present study was carried out at Vegetable Research Center of G.B.P.U.A & T., Pantnagar during summer-rainy season, 2015. Thirty six genotypes of pointed gourd were grown in Augmented Block Design II with three checks (Kashi Alankar, Swarna Rekha and Rajendra Parwal1) which were arranged in six blocks, each block possess six genotypes and three checks. Observations were recorded on twenty yield and its contributing characters. Statistical analysis of data was done using the standard programme for genetic variability in general performance, PCV, GCV, heritability, genetic advance, correlation coefficient, D2 analysis, principal component analysis of component traits and path analysis on yield. Analysis of variance revealed significant difference for most of the character except seed weight per fruit. A narrow range of genetic differences between the PCV and GCV indicates that the traits are mostly governed by genetic factors with minimum environmental influence on the phenotypic expression of these traits. High genetic advance coupled with high heritability was found for number of fruits per plant, nodes per vine, average fruit weight and days to first female flowering suggested that there is high scope for improvement in these characters through direct phenotypic selection. Fruit weight per plant (0.99), number of fruits per plant (0.73), fruit length (0.59) and nodes per vine (0.30) were highly significant and positively correlated with the fruit yield. The phenotypic path coefficient showed a direct positive effect by traits like fruit length (0.59), fruit circumference (0.33), average fruit weight (0.49), number of primary branches (0.35), nodes per vine (0.30), number of fruits per plant (0.73), fruit weight per plant (0.99) on fruit yield, whereas seed weight per fruit (-0.33) showed a direct negative effect on fruit yield. A total of eight principal components were identified with principal component analysis which accounts 83.63 per cent of total variation. All the thirty nine genotypes of pointed gourd were classified into seven non-overlapping clusters on the basis of D2 analysis and maximum inter-cluster distance were found between cluster VII and IV (72.42). This indicate that inter genotypic crosses between the members of cluster VII and IV would exhibit high heterosis and is also likely to produce new recombinants with desired traits. High cluster mean value for total soluble solid (4.13), number of primary branches (8.46), vine length (7.74) and nodes per vine (77.45) were presented in cluster III, however cluster I perceived genotypes with highest mean value for fruit length (9.35), fruit dry matter (7.24). Among the various traits studied, number of fruits per plant contributed the maximum (84.48%) towards divergence. Among the 36 genotypes, three genotypes namely PPG-12 (31.22 t), PPG-16 (28.32 t), PPG-1 (28.22 t) were found most promising for fruit yield per hectare over the best check i.e. Kashi Alankar (26.80 t). Thus, with this study it may be concluded that above information about genetic divergence can be utilized in pointed gourd future breeding programme for the development of high yielding and commercial cultivar.