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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: Forestry and Environmental Science × End date: 2019 × Start date: 2014 × Type: Thesis ×
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    PREDICTING THE CONSEQUENCES OF CLIMATE CHANGE ON THE DISTRIBUTION ON SANDAL WOOD (Santalum album L.)
    (University of Agricultural Sciences GKVK, Bangalore, 2014-02-14) SAMIULLAH, FAQERZADA; GANESHAIAH, K N
    Ecological Niche Modeling is a tool for predicting the potential geographical distribution of given species. In this study, an attempt has been made to map the potential Ecological Niche of Santalum album, at present and, in the year 2100, based on the occurrence points from south India. Results indicated that, beyond the well known area, sandalwood occurs in the northern parts of Eastern Ghats also. Accordingly the most suitable habitats were found to be located in three major areas: i) southern parts of Maharashtra along the borders of Karnataka, ii) Central Western Ghats in Karnataka, and, iii) southern dry parts of Karnataka. Analysis indicated that there may not be major changes in the total area suitable for sandalwood by the year 2100, though there could be a slight increase in the suitable area. However, both the sets of data from Eastern and Western Ghats predicted about 22 percent reduction in the suitable area; this result may be confound because the two areas seem to host different ecotypes. Thus, even under the changed climatic conditions, sandal wood could be cultivated well in the three areas: borders of Karnataka and Maharashtra, North Canara, Kodagu, plains of Tumkur, Mysore, Bangalore, Chamrajanagar, Coimbatore, Madumalai, Wynad and Satyamangalam.
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    DECOMPOSITION AND DEGRADATION OF AMOORA FRUIT HUSK (Aphanomixis polystachya Wall.)
    (2014-06-14) DINCY DECHAMMA, V M; BALAKRISHNA, GOWDA
    A laboratory experiment was conducted to decompose the amoora fruit husk enriched with amoora de-oiled cake as a source of N and di-ammonium phosphate as a source of P with inoculation of a microbial consortium (Trichoderma viridae, Phanaerochyte crysosporium and Trichurus spiralis) for rapid composting. The effect of thus enriched bio-compost on the growth of tomato plants in pot culture was also assessed. The initial C: N ratio of the substrate was 85:1 which got reduced to 12.3: 1 in treatment with amoora fruit husk + microbial Consortium+ diammonium phosphate and de-oiled cake satisfying the degree of compost maturity. The compost contained higher amounts of N (1.94%), P (1.58%) and K (1.43%) in treatment with amoora fruit husk + microbial consortium + de-oiled cake and was found to enhance the total height of plant, number of leaves, number of branches, internodal length, dry weight and fresh weight and total biomass of the tomato plants. The treatment with amoora fruit husk + microbial consortium + de-oiled cake + di-ammonium phosphate recorded significantly higher in terms of mass loss, NPK content and C: N. The treatment with amoora fruit husk + microbial consortium + deoiled cake was also on par with the treatment amoora fruit husk + microbial consortium+ diammonium phosphate and de-oiled cake indicating that in the presence of oil cake as a source of N, microbial consortium can bring about faster decomposition of amoora fruit husk organically and also can influence the plant growth.