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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: Apiculture × Author: L, RAMYA × Start date: 2010 × Type: Thesis ×
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    BIOMETRICS OF STINGLESS BEE, Tetragonula iridipennis (Smith) (Hymenoptera: Apidae)
    (University of Agricultural Sciences GKVK, Bangalore, 30-01-14) L, RAMYA; G C, KUBERAPPA
    Survey on distribution, nesting behaviour and biometrics of stingless bee, Tetragonula iridipennis was conducted at different agro-climatic zones of southern Karnataka and biometry of collected samples were studied at Department of Apiculture, UAS, GKVK, Bangalore during 2013-14. Stingless bee, colonies were widely distributed in different agro-climatic zones and were found in the hallows of tree trunks, stone walls, mud walls, junctions of wooden beams of doors and windows, cracks of roof and meter box in all agro climatic zones. However, wall cavities offered excellent nesting site for most of the colonies observed in agroclimatic zones. All the colonies had small hole which acted as an entrance and it was extended horizontally and continued inside up to the nest cavity. Brood cells and food pots were compactly arranged in clusters. Food pots were sealed after filling with honey and pollen and arranged separately but, sometime intermixed. Larval cells were brown coloured, whereas pupal cells were cream coloured. Stingless bees collected from different agro-climatic zones showed variation in some of the morphometric characters. However, bees from hilly zone recorded maximum body length, head size, antennal length, lapping tongue length, thorax size, forewing and hind wing size, extent of hamuli, hind tibial size and abdominal length, followed by eastern dry zone, southern dry zone, central dry zone and coastal zone.