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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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    Enzymatic clarification of sugarcane juice
    (G.B. Pant University of Agriculture and Technology, Pantnagar - 263145 (Uttarakhand), 2005-01) Basu, Lasattanu; Kumbhar, B.K.
    Effects of parameters namely, enzyme concentration (0.0, 0.2, 0.4, 0.6, 0.8 and 1.0 %), incubation period (1, 1.5 and 2 h), centrifugation speed (4000, 4500 and 5000 RPM) and time of centrifugation (5, 7.5 and 10 min) on enzymatic clarification of sugarcane juice were studied. Boiling was incorporated as a pretreatment which reduced the amount of impurities in the juice. Soluble solids, total solids, optical density and percent transmittance were measured and used for determining the efficacy of enzymatic clarification of sugarcane juice. The type of pan (iron and stainless steel) used for boiling was also considered. Full factorial design was used for selecting the levels of parameters in the experiment. Full second order polynomial and best fit equations were developed to predict various responses and to study individual and interactive effects of parameters on the responses. The clarification efficiency ranged between 39.97–70.41 % and 57.09–85.54 % for non-enzymatic and enzymatic clarification of sugarcane juice in iron pan, respectively. Correspondingly, it varied between 38.60–72.08 % and 56.14–85.56 % in case of stainless steel pan. Optical density varied between 1.02 and 0.56 for non-enzymatic clarification and 0.95–0.24 for enzymatic clarification of sugarcane juice in iron pan. It was 0.93–0.48 and 0.79–0.17 for stainless steel, respectively. Minimum percent transmittance was 7 and maximum was 28 for non-enzymatic treatment in iron pan and correspondingly it was 11 and 58 for enzymatic clarification. In stainless steel pan experimentation, it varied from 12-33 and 16-68, for non-enzymatic and enzymatic clarification, respectively. Enzyme concentration had highly significant effect on clarification efficiency followed by centrifugation speed, incubation period and time of centrifugation in that order. However, centrifugation speed had highly significant effect on optical density and percent transmittance followed by enzyme concentration and time of centrifugation. Incubation period did not affect these responses. It was found that the type of pan did not affect the clarification efficiency and optical density.