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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: Floriculture and Landscaping × Author: PAVAN KUMAR, P. × Start date: 2010 × Type: Thesis ×
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    GENETIC AND TISSUE CULTURE STUDIES IN HELICONIA (Heliconia spp.)
    (University of Agricultural Sciences, Bangalore, 2010-07-15) PAVAN KUMAR, P.; JANAKIRAM, T.
    Heliconia is one of the emerging speciality cut flower crops having a great potential scope in both domestic and international market. Keeping this in view the present investigation was carried out on “Genetic and tissue culture studies in Heliconia (Heliconia spp.)”. Among 18 cultivars, Kawawuchi performed well for all vegetative parameters viz, plant height (302.50cm), leaf length (166.25 cm), leaf width (33.97 cm), leaves per sucker (6.30) and leaves per sq.m (159.82). Flowering parameters like maximum spike length (74.47 cm) and stalk length (79.95 cm) recorded in Guyana. Maximum bract length (27.60), number of bracts (17.65) and number of flowers per bract (16.10) recorded by Peddro Outiz, Pendent and Golden Torch respectively. The PCV and GCV were recorded high for spike length and number of bracts and narrow difference were recorded for all characters, indicating wide range of genetic variability and improvement of these characters through selection. High heritability coupled with high genetic advance as per cent over mean were observed for all characters except leaf width and leaves per sucker. Maximum percentage contribution for genetic divergence was by leaf length, followed by inflorescence length and number of bracts. Terminal buds are best explant source for in vitro multiplication of Heliconia psittacorum cv. Golden Torch with highest initiation of shoot bud growth (83%) with a survival rate of (28%) on MS medium supplemented with 5 mg/l BAP and 0.1 mg/l IAA. A combination of BAP 7 mg/l + IBA 0.5 mg/l found best for shoot tip establishment showing highest shoot length, multiple shoot induction and leaves/explant (48.37 mm, 1.12 and 3.12 respectively) in 45-50 days. Rooting of individual shoots was best achieved on MS medium containing IBA (2.5 mg/l) with the induction of higher number of roots (3.5 cm) and maximum root length (4.71cm).