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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 Extension × End date: 2019 × Start date: 2019 × Thesis Type: M.Sc ×
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    PERFORMANCE OF MAHILA MANDALS OF NEHRU YUVA KENDRA (NYK) IN TUMAKURU DISTRICT
    (UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES, GKVK BENGALURU, 2019-10-01) SANJAY YADAV; Madhu Prasad, V.L.
    The present study was conducted to assess the performance of Mahila Mandals of Nehru Yuva Kendra (NYK) in Tumakuru district. Totally, 120 respondents were randomly selected from six Mahila Mandals of three taluks in the district. Data were collected by using pre-tested interview schedule. The results revealed that 50.00 per cent of respondents were belonged to high performance group. Out of six Mahila Mandals, Bharathiya Mahila Samaja was ranked first. The characteristics such as age, annual income, risk willingness and achievement motivation were had positive and significant relationship with performance of Mahila Mandals. The constraints such as, lack of information on different training programmes of NYK, lack of periodic guidance and training programs are not based on needs were the major problems faced by members of Mahila Mandals. Provide information about different training programmes of NYK regularly, provide the required inputs/materials to trainees during and after the training on a subsidised rates and organise training programmes based on the needs were the major suggestions given by the respondents. Hence, NYK should organise more training programmes to the members of Mahila Mandals based on their needs. Further, provide the advance information about the different training programmes to enhance the performance level.
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    A STUDY ON KNOWLEDGE AND ADOPTION OF MULBERRY AND PURE MYSORE SILKWORM SEED PRODUCTION PRACTICES BY SERICULTURE FARMERS IN RAMANAGARA DISTRICT
    (UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES GKVK, BENGALURU, 2019-09-07) CHANDAN KUMAR, K. C; Pennobaliswamy, G. R.
    The present study was conducted to assess the knowledge and adoption of mulberry and Pure Mysore silkworm seed production practices by sericulture farmers in Ramanagara district during 2018-19. One hundred farmers from ten grama panchayats, ten farmers from each grama panchayat of Magadi taluk Ramanagara district were randomly selected. Data was collected using a pre-tested interview schedule. Majority of the sericulturists possessed high (63.00%) level of knowledge about mulberry cultivation practices followed by 21.00 and 16.00 per cent belongs to medium and low knowledge categories respectively. Majority (69.00%) of the sericulturists belongs to high knowledge category on Pure Mysore silkworm seed production practices. Whereas, 18.00 and 13.00 per cent of the sericulturists belongs to medium and low knowledge categories respectively. More than half (56.00%) of the sericulturists belongs to high adoption category of mulberry cultivation practices followed by 24.00 and 20.00 per cent of the sericulturists belongs to medium and low adoption categories, respectively. In case of Pure Mysore silkworm seed production practices more than half (59.00%) of the sericulturists belongs to high adoption category followed by 23.00 and 18.00 per cent belongs to medium and low adoption categories respectively. Fluctuation in market price, non-availability of labour and non-availability of biofertilizers and micronutrient fertilizers were the major problems faced by sericulturists in Ramanagara district and provision of minimum support price, timely and adequate supply of inputs are the major suggestions expressed by them to increase the cocoon production.
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    AN ANALYSIS OF YIELD GAP, TECHNOLOGICAL GAP AND CONSTRAINTS IN SUNFLOWER PRODUCTION OF CHAMARAJANAGAR DISTRICT
    (UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES GKVK, BENGALURU, 2019-09-04) VIJAYRAJ, D. M.; Shivalingaiah, Y. N.
    The present investigation was carried out to assess an analysis of yield gap, technological gap and constraints in sunflower production of Chamarajanagar district. One hundred and twenty sunflowers growers were randomly selected from Chamarajanagar and Gundlupet taluk of Chamarajanagar district. Results revealed that half of the big farm growers had low level of yield gap. Whereas, in case of small farmers, majority of respondents had high (61.68 %) level of yield gap. The data was subjected to ‘z’ test and the results indicated that there was significant difference in yield gaps of small and big farm growers. Majority of small farmers (38.33 %) belonged to high technological gap category whereas, majority of big farmers (41.67 %) came under low technological gap category. Cent per cent of both small and big farm growers have adopted the practices like land preparation and crop rotation. Regarding practices which were not adopted by cent per cent of both small and big farm growers were seed treatment/soil application of biofertilizer and top dressing of nitrogen, cent per cent of both small and big farm growers partially adopted practices like time of sowing and basal dose application of fertilizer. Sunflower growers expressed that risk due to uncertain rainfall (95.00 %) and non-availability of agricultural labour (93.33 %) were major constraints and they have expressed that timely availability of critical inputs (95.83 %) and timely crop loan at lower interest rate (93.33 %) were the important suggestions.
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    A STUDY ON PARTICIPATION, DECISION MAKING AND TIME UTILIZATION BY DAIRY FARM WOMEN IN BIDAR DISTRICT
    (UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES GKVK, BENGALURU, 2019-08-23) ARCHANA; Krishnamurthy, B.
    Dairy farming plays a vital role in the socio-economic empowerment of farm women. The present study was conducted in Aurad, Basavakalyan and Humnabad taluks of Bidar district in 2019 to analyse the participation, decision making and time utilization by dairy farm women. The data was collected from 120 farm women by personal interview method through a structured interview schedule and was analysed by employing suitable statistical methods. The findings of the study revealed that more than one third (39.16 %) of the dairy farm women belonged to medium level of overall participation in dairy activities whereas two fifth (40.83 %) of dairy farm women belonged to medium level of overall participation in MPCS activities. Less than half (48.33 %) of dairy farm women belonged to medium level of overall decision making category in dairy activities and nearly two fifth (40.84 %) of them belonged to high level of overall time utilization category in dairy activities. The average time spent in a day by the dairy farm women in dairy activities was 340 min (5 hours 40 min). Low productivity of local breeds (91.66 %) followed by inadequate knowledge about feeding/preparation of concentrates locally (79.16 %) were the major constraint faced by the dairy farm women.
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    A COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS OF ENTREPRENEURIAL BEHAVIOUR OF FARMERS PRACTICING BUSH MULBERRY AND TREE MULBERRY PLANTATIONS IN KOLAR DISTRICT
    (UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES GKVK, BENGALURU, 2019-08-30) CHAITHRA SHREE, H.M.; Pille Gowda, S.M.
    The present study was carried out during 2018-19 to analyse the entrepreneurial behaviour of farmers practicing bush mulberry and tree mulberry plantations in Kolar District. Forty bush mulberry and tree mulberry growers were selected by using simple random technique. Thus, making a total sample size of 80. The data was collected through personal interview method and analysed by using appropriate statistical tools. A large number of the bush mulberry growers (42.50 %) had medium level of entrepreneurial behaviour. While, 40.00 per cent of the tree mulberry growers had high level of entrepreneurial behaviour. The data revealed that, total leaf yield of bush mulberry was about 3,950 Kg/acre and leaf yield of tree mulberry was about 2,600 Kg/acre. The B:C ratio of tree mulberry was found to be higher (4.15) followed by bush mulberry (3.51) cultivation. Further, education, annual income, farming experience and adoption of improved bush mulberry plantation practices were found to have significant association with entrepreneurial behaviour. In tree mulberry cultivation education, annual income, land holding, extension agency contact and extension participation were found to have significant association with entrepreneurial behaviour. Major constraints faced by the growers with respect to mulberry cultivation were lack of irrigation source, nonavailability of labour and high wage rate. Provision of irrigation source and provision of continuous power supply were the major suggestions given by the farmers.
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    ANALYSIS OF e TRADING THROUGH RASHTRIYA ELECTRONIC MARKET SERVICES IN KARNATAKA
    (UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES, GKVK BENGALURU, 2019-08-26) FATHIMA, H.; Manjunatha, B. N.
    Rasthriya Electronic Market Services is one of the interventions in agricultural produce marketing in Karnataka, implemented in 2014 which is objected to bring efficiency, transparency and to realize competitive price to the farm produce. The present study was conducted in Davanagere and Chamarajanagara district of Karnataka during 2018-19. A sample of 40 farmers and 20 traders from each district, and also 40 non ReMS farmers were interviewed to study the set objectives. Nearly half of the farmers of Davanagere (47.50%) and Chamarajanagara (40.00%) have medium level of awareness about the trading practices followed in ReMS. High level (52.50%) of awareness is observed from the traders of ReMS. The overall perception of farmers about ReMS trading is poor (43.75%) whereas, ReMS traders have better (45.00%) perception about performance of ReMS. Infrastructures like unified licence, e permit, electronic weighment and bid management hall were utilized to the extent of cent per cent by the traders of Davanagere and Chamarajanagara. Major constraints enlisted by the farmers were lack of computer literacy, difficulty in understanding ReMS trade process and nonavailability of market and price information. Glitches in the ReMS application, Poor internet connectivity and inadequate grading facility were the constraints enlisted by traders.
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    PERCEPTION AND PERFORMANCE OF FARMER INTEREST GROUP (FIG) MEMBERS –AN ANALYSIS
    (UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES GKVK, BENGALURU, 2019-08-21) PUNEETH RAJA, R.; SHIVAMURTHY, M.
    Group approaches are helping farmers purchase inputs, hire machineries, disseminate timely information, and finally sale their produce in bulk so as to enjoy maximum share in consumer rupees. In this regard current study was conducted in Anekal taluk of Bengaluru urban district of Karnataka during 2018-19 by selecting 12 FIGs, further 10 respondents from each FIGs which constituted total of 120. The findings reveals that 40.83 per cent of the respondents had a better perception about functioning of FIGs, followed by (30.00 %) and (29.16 %) of respondents had average and poor perception about functioning of FIGs respectively. Seven FIGs (58.30 %) belonged to medium level of performance, three FIGs (25.00 %) belonged to low performance and remaining two FIGs (16.60 %) were under high performance. Two-third (61.60 %) of the members belonged to middle age category, medium family (73.30 %), studied up to high school (31.66 %), 50.00 per cent of members were marginal farmers, low (70.83 %) annual income, medium (44.10 %) farming experience, low (45.80 %) achievement motivation, medium (32.50 %) management orientation, medium (48.30 %) cosmopoliteness, medium (76.60 %) extension contact, high (50.00 %) social participation, medium (75.00 %) risk orientation, medium (41.60 %) innovativeness, low (50.80 %) mass media contact. Independent variable such as management orientation cosmopoliteness, risk orientation and mass media contact were having significant relation with members perception. The major constraint faced by the FIG members were inefficient market linkages. The major suggestion provide by the FIG member was proper marketing linkage.
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    A STUDY ON KNOWLEDGE AND ADOPTION OF PLANT PROTECTION MEASURES BY THE PADDY AND COTTON GROWERS IN KARIMNAGAR DISTRICT OF TELANGANA STATE
    (UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES GKVK, BANGALORE, 2019-08-02) DASARI NAVYA; VENKATARANGA, K.; NAIKA
    The study was conducted in Karimnagar district of Telangana State during 2018- 19 to Study farmers Knowledge and Adoption of Plant Protection Measures by The Paddy and Cotton growers. Sixty each paddy and cotton growers were selected by using simple random technique. Thus, making a total sample size of 120. The data was collected through personal interview method. The findings revealed that, 45.00 per cent of the paddy growers come under medium knowledge category followed by high (30.00 %) and low (25.00 %) categories. Further, 30.00 percent of the cotton growers had medium knowledge. Whereas, equal percentage (35.00 %) of respondents come under high and low knowledge categories. The data revealed that majority of the (43.33 %) paddy growers belonged to medium adoption category followed by 33.33 and 23.33 per cent of them belonged to low and high adoption categories, with respect to plat protection measures. In case of cotton crop, 43.33 per cent of the cotton growers come under low level adoption category, whereas 30.00 and 26.66 per cent of the cotton growers belonged to medium and high level adoption categories. Major constraints faced with respect to Plant Protection Measures in Paddy and Cotton were, lack of knowledge about PPM, high cost of equipments and chemicals, lack of custom hiring facilities.
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    KNOWLEDGE AND ATTITUDE OF VEGETABLE GROWERS ON THE EFFECTS OF AGRICULTURAL CHEMICALS- A STUDY IN KOLAR DISTRICT OF KARNATAKA STATE
    (UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES GKVK, BANGALORE, 2019-07-31) MANUNAYAKA, G.; GANESAMOORTHI, S.
    This study was conducted in Kolar district of Karnataka state during 2019 with the objectives to understand the knowledge level of vegetable growers on the effects of agricultural chemicals and to ascertain their attitude towards mitigating the ill-effects of agricultural chemicals. The data was collected from 120 vegetable growers in Kolar and Malur taluks by applying simple random sampling using structured interview schedule. It was found that more than two fifth of the vegetable growers (42.50 %) possessed medium level of knowledge on the effects of agricultural chemicals, more than half of the vegetable growers. (52.50 %) had highly favourable attitude towards mitigating the ill-effects of agricultural chemicals. Further, it was found that the variables viz., education, farming experience, extension participation, mass media exposure, extension contact and risk orientation had significant association with both the knowledge and the attitude of vegetable growers. Nonavailability of personal protective equipments in the locality and high cost of personal protective equipments were the major constraints of vegetable growers in adopting mitigation techniques. Ensuring the availability of personal protective equipments in the nearby locality and supplying personal protective equipments at affordable cost are the important suggestions given by the farmers for better adoption of techniques for mitigating the ill-effects of agricultural chemicals.