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University of Agricultural Sciences, Bengaluru

University of Agricultural Sciences Bangalore, a premier institution of agricultural education and research in the country, began as a small agricultural research farm in 1899 on 30 acres of land donated by Her Excellency Maharani Kempa Nanjammanni Vani Vilasa Sannidhiyavaru, the Regent of Mysore and appointed Dr. Lehmann, German Scientist to initiate research on soil crop response with a Laboratory in the Directorate of Agriculture. Later under the initiative of the Dewan of Mysore Sir M. Vishweshwaraiah, the Mysore Agriculture Residential School was established in 1913 at Hebbal which offered Licentiate in Agriculture and later offered a diploma programme in agriculture during 1920. The School was upgraded to Agriculture Collegein 1946 which offered four year degree programs in Agriculture. The Government of Mysore headed by Sri. S. Nijalingappa, the then Chief Minister, established the University of Agricultural Sciences on the pattern of Land Grant College system of USA and the University of Agricultural Sciences Act No. 22 was passed in Legislative Assembly in 1963. Dr. Zakir Hussain, the Vice President of India inaugurated the University on 21st August 1964.

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Subject: Agricultural Engineering × Author: CHITTAPPA, B. × End date: 2017 × Start date: 2010 × Thesis Type: M.Tech. ×
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    DESIGN AND DEVELOPMENT OF A MOTORIZED ONION DE-TOPPER CUM GRADER
    (UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES GKVK, BENGALURU, 2016-10-23) CHITTAPPA, B.; Carolin, Rathinakumari
    Onion (Allium cepa, L.) is one of the important commercially cultivated vegetable crop grown throughout India. It is widely grown in different parts of the country mainly by all category of farmers and also consumed worldwide. Onion is one of the most important vegetable crop not only for internal consumption but also as highest foreign exchange earner among the fruits and vegetables (APEDA, 2016). China, India, United States, Russia and Spain are the leading producers of onions in the world. India is the second largest onion growing country in the world with the production of 203.33 lakh MT (2015-16) under the area of 11.78 lakh ha(Anon,2016). India has exported 12,01,245 MT of fresh onion worth of Rs. 2,74,741 lakhs (2015-16) Maharashtra ranks first in onion production (4905.0 thousand tons) with a share of 28 percent followed by Karnataka (2592.2 thousand tons), Gujarat (1514.1 thousand tons.), Bihar (1082.0 thousand tons.), Madhya Pradesh (1021.5 thousand tons.) and Andhra Pradesh 812.6 thousand tons (APEDA, 2016).