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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: Biotechnology × Author: NAYANA, K. N. × End date: 2019 × Start date: 2010 ×
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    MORPHOLOGICAL AND MOLECULAR EVALUATION OF POLE AND BUSH TYPE FRENCH BEAN (Phaseolus vulgaris L.) ACCESSIONS FOR IRON AND ZINC CONTENT
    (UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES GKVK, BENGALURU, 2015-09-23) NAYANA, K. N.
    French bean or common bean is one of the nutritionally important leguminous crops grown for the tender pods and seeds. It is a major source of dietary proteins, carbohydrates, fibre and micronutrients. French bean seeds exhibit variability for seed mineral accumulation, particularly seed Fe and Zn, thus the present study was carried out. Fourty four accessions were grown in field condition and various morphological traits were studied and the Fe and Zn content were estimated through ICP-OE Spectroscopy. The studies revealed that the pole type accessions exhibited slightly higher mean Fe and Zn content over bush types. The pole type accessions IC318852 (203.66 mg Kg-1) and IC319827 (195.20 mg Kg-1) showed higher Fe content and L line (69.40 mg Kg-1) and EC500745 (67.80 mg Kg-1) showed higher Zn content. The above accessions were screened using SSR markers linked to Fe and Zn content, nine SSR primers amplified, five markers were linked to seed Fe and Zn content (BMd16, BMd33, BMd47, BM139 and BM181) and were monomorphic. However, the other three markers specific to Fe content (BM211, BM170 and BMd160) and one marker was specific to Zn content (BM154) were amplified only in selected accessions, indicating larger polymorphism among the French bean accessions. The above SSR markers can be used in future crop improvement programmes involving biofortification of French bean for Fe and Zn content.