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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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    Assessment of genetic diversity using morphological traits in Brinjal (Solanum melongena L.) germplasm
    (G.B. Pant University of Agriculture and Technology, Pantnagar, District Udham Singh Nagar, Uttarakhand. PIN - 263145, 2022-08) Chandra, Kavya; Verma, Alka
    The present experiment entitled “Assessment of Genetic Diversity Using Morphological Characters of Brinjal (Solanum melongena L.) Germplasm” was conducted at Vegetable Research Centre of GBPUA&T, Pantnagar, Uttarakhand, during the kharif season of 2021-22. Seventy genotypes including two checks were evaluated in Augmented block design II. During the experiment observations of fifteen parameters were taken. The quantitative parameters which were recorded were days to 50% flowering, days to 1st harvest, fruit length, fruit diameter, number of fruits per plant, average fruit weight, fruit yield per plant, total fruit yield, plant height and number of primary branches. Analysis of variance revealed that all the characters under study showed highly significant differences except fruit diameter. High genotypic and phenotypic coefficient of variation were observed for fruit diameter, number of fruits per plant, average fruit weight, fruit yield per plant and total fruit yield. A narrow range of difference between PCV & GCV was seen which indicates a little influence of environment on phenotypic expression of these traits. High heritability along with high genetic advance as per cent mean was observed for all the characters studied indicating direct selection for these traits would prove useful. Fruit yield per hectare showed positive correlation with number of fruits per plant, average fruit weight, fruit yield per plant suggesting that selection for these traits would be effective for improving the yield in brinjal. Higher magnitude of positive direct effect on yield was observed in number of fruits per plant, average fruit weight, fruit yield per plant which indicates their true positive and significant association with yield. Hence, direct selection for these traits will be rewarding. Seventy genotypes were classified into four clusters following cluster analysis. Maximum inter-cluster distance was found between cluster I and III indicating that genotypes in these clusters can be used as parents in hybridization programme. Among the characters studied, fruit yield per plant showed maximum contribution towards total diversity followed by total fruit yield, number of fruit per plant, fruit diameter, number of primary branches, average fruit weight, fruit length and days to 50% flowering. Based on above observations, the genotypes PB-229, PB-262, PB-228, PB-261, PB-242 and PB-239 in long group, with PB-219 and PB-264 in round fruited group were found superior and can be recommended for cultivation under Tarai region of Uttarakhand.