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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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    Studies on the efficacy of Rhizobium and PGPR consortia inoculants in Urdbean (Vigna mungo L.)
    (G.B. Pant University of Agriculture and Technology, Pantnagar - 263145 (Uttarakhand), 2021-01) Joshi, Neha; Ramesh Chandra
    The investigation was carried out to study the efficacy of Rhizobium and PGPR consortia inoculants in Urdbean (Vigna mungo L.). Compatibility of the used Rhizobium sp. and PGPR organisms was studied in laboratory and efficacy of their mono and consortia inoculants in urdbean was studied in field trial during kharif 2019 at N. E. B. Crop Research Centre, G. B. Pant Univ. of Agric. & Techn., Pantnagar. Ten treatments consisting inoculation with Rhizobium and PGPR strains, alone and as consortia, RDF and an uninoculated control were laid out in RBD in 3 replications. The test crop variety was Pant Urd-31. The results from in vitro studies indicated that the used Rhizobium sp. and PGPR strains were not having antagonistic interactions. Viable population of both the Rhizobium sp. and PGPRs was slightly more when grown together in consortia than individually in MSB. Individual or consortia inoculation treatments of Rhizobium sp. and PGPR increased the root nodule number numerically ranging from 17.3 to 36.9 % at 30 DAS, 3.6 to 36.6% at 45 DAS and 1.6 to 14.0% at 60 DAS, root nodule dry weight from 28.7 to 69.6% at 30 DAS, 5.8 to 32.0% at 45 DAS and 35.0 to 71.4% at 60 DAS and plant dry weight from 10.5 to 27.9% at 30 DAS, 3.8 to 22.5% at 45 DAS and 12.1 to 21.1% at 60 DAS over the uninoculated control. Grain yield due to different treatments showed significant increases of 17.3 to 35.1% while straw yield increased numerically from 12.4 to 24.0% over the uninoculated control. Inoculation of Rhizobium sp. and PGPR as individual and in consortia increased grain N content, by 4.8 to 10.1%, straw N content, by 24.5 to 49.0 %, grain N uptake, by 26.3 to 48.7% and straw N uptake, by 49.2 to 80.3% over the uninoculated control. Different inoculated treatments also numerically increased the grain and straw P content from 6.9 to 14.2% and 17.4 to 37.3% and P uptake from 25.4 to 53.8% and 32.8 to 71.2% over the uninoculated control, respectively. All the treatments, except PUK-171 and PUK-46B6, improved the available N in soil, by 7.3 to 24.5% and available P, by 10.9 to 47.4%, over the uninoculated control. Individual or consortia inoculation treatments of Rhizobium sp. and PGPR significantly improved the activities of dehydrogenase, acid and alkaline phosphomonoesterases in soil ranging from 7.6 to 25.3 %, 21.2 to 46.6% and significantly from 46.96 to 116.6%, respectively. Consortia inoculant of PUR-34 + PUK-46B6 was found most efficient by registering maximum net return of Rs. 54759 ha-1 and B:C ratio of 2.35 than others. It was followed by consortia inoculants of A-3 + PUK-46B6 and PUR-34 + PUK-171 in performance.
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    Value chain analysis of vegetable pea in hilly region of Kumaon division of Uttarakhand
    (G.B. Pant University of Agriculture and Technology, Pantnagar - 263145 (Uttarakhand), 2020-11) Joshi, Neha; Singh, H.N.
    Agriculture is the mainstay of Indian economy thereby transformation in it is possible through the development of agriculture sector as a whole. Horticulture production as a sub-sector of agriculture plays a vital role in its development,by contributing 30.4 per cent to the GDP of agriculture. Diverse climatic conditions of Uttarakhand impart the state with distinctive advantages in terms of agriculture, particularly in horticulture. It contributes more than 30 per cent in state’s agricultural sector’s gross domestic product. Uttarakhand ranks 9th in terms of pea production in India. Superior quality of pea produced from hills attracts the consumer to pay premium prices for the produce. Multistage sampling was adopted in the study for the selection of 80 respondents. 60 pea producers were selected from 2 districts, Nainital and Almora of hilly region of Kumaon division and 10 wholesalers, 4 rural collectors, 3 local market traders and 3 retailers were selected purposively from Haldwani mandi, the major mandi dealing with the pea of hilly region of Kumaon divison. The study was directed towards achievement of three specific objectives viz, mapping of value chain of pe, to identify the determinants of market outlet choice decisions of the pea producers and two rank the onstraints faced by producer as an actor art various stages of value chain. Pea was discovered as low input requiring but high returns reaping enterprise in the study area. Input suppliers in form of wholesalers, private shopkeepers and some government department, producers, wholesalers or wholesaler cum commission agents, rural collectors, local market traders and retailers (itinerant and district retailers) were identified as actors of the value chain of pea in the study area. Producers were recognized as the major actor in terms of activities performed right from production to marketing. While wholesalers were identified as the major actor in terms of governance of chain. Wholesaler possess control over the chain as it was identified with properly coordinated network for collection of market information in terms of both demand and supply of pea produce from farmers and traders respectively. Channel 1: Producer - Wholesaler - District Retailers – Consumers, Channel 2: Producer - Wholesaler - Itinerant Retailers – Consumer, Channel 3: Producer - Rural Collectors – Wholesalers – District Retailers – Consumers, Channel 4: Producer – Rural Collectors – Wholesalers – Itinerant Retailers – Consumers and Channel 5: Producer - Local market traders – Consumers, were the identified marketing channels. Channel 1 was discovered as prime one in terms of disposal of 70 per cent of produce at second stage of marketing followed by channel 2. Channel 5 was discovered as shortest one, providing maximumproducers’ share in consumer rupee. Producers were discovered to incur highest marketing cost followed by rural collector,district retailer, wholesaler cum commission agent, itinerant retailers, and least by wholesaler and district retailers.Transportation cost appeared as prime reason of high marketing cost accrued by most of the actors. Total gross marketingmargin accounted highest in channel 3 and 4 due to large difference between the price recurved by producers and price paidby consumers to retailers. For identification of determinants of outlet decision of producers, multinomial logit model wasemployed. Its result indicated that quantity supplied and distance from the market impart positive significant impact onchoosing rural collector as the outlet, i.e. probability of choosing rural collector increases with 1.4 and 3.3 per centrespectively with the increase in per unit quantity supplied and per unit increase in distance from the market, while access tomarket information imparts negative significant impact i.e. probability of choosing rural collector over wholesaler as outletdecreases by 25.85 per cent as producer get access to market information. While in case of choosing local market trader asoutlet quantity supplied pose a positive impact i.e. probability of choosing local market trader as outlet increases by 1.07 percent with the increase in per unit of quantity supplied while access to irrigation and market information pose a negative impact and reduce the probability of choosing local market trader by 22.6 and 36.52 per cent respectively as producer getaccess to irrigation and market information.Regarding recommendations, a well organized input supply system and improvement in irrigation facilities wereidentified crucial, due to the constraints faced by actors at input supply and production stage of value chain andestablishment of small outlets near the production hotspots to encourage direct marketing and development of strongbackward and forward linkage for proper coordination within the actors of value chain to reap maximum benefit fromperfect value chain management can be drawn in the study area.
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    Study of 5-Fluorouracil vesicle made of carbon based nanomaterial
    (G.B. Pant University of Agriculture and Technology, Pantnagar - 263145 (Uttarakhand), 2016-07) Joshi, Neha; Singh, K.P.