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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: Fruit Science × Author: NANDAN KUMAR, C. P. × End date: 2016 × Start date: 2010 × Type: Thesis ×
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    STUDIES ON EFFECT OF GROWTH SUBSTANCES SPRAY, BUNCH SLEEVING AND UREA BUNCH STALK FEEDING ON IMPROVEMENT OF YIELD AND QUALITY ATTRIBUTES OF BANANA cv. Nanjanagudu Rasabale
    (University of Agricultural Sciences GKVK, Bangalore, 2010-07-25) NANDAN KUMAR, C. P.; Sathyanarayana, B. N.
    Banana is one of the major commercial fruit crops grown in tropics, subtropics and considered as one of the most economical source of food. The choice table cultivar “Nanjangudu Rasabale” comes under southern dry zone (6) of Karnataka and is a highly commercial cultivar. But nowadays the area under this cultivar is decelerating because of the serious problems such as Fusarium wilt and low productivity. In this regard, a field experiment was conducted to determine the effect of different pre harvest treatments on improvement of yield and quality of Nanjangudu rasable (AAB) at a farmer’s field in Bythanahalli, Nanjangudu taluk, Mysore district in 2009-2010. Experiment was laid in RCBD with 14 treatments and two replications. Gibberillic Acid (GA) and Sulphate of Potash bunch (SOP) were sprayed twice on bunch, urea was given as bunch stalk feeding and White High Density Polyethylene Transparent (WHDT) was covered immediately after bunch emergence. Results revealed that, at the time of harvest, GA (200 ppm) spray which helps in faster cell multiplication and division gave highest finger length and weight of 13.1 cm and 97.30 g respectively. Finger girth was highest at SOP 2% (13.0 cm) spray owing to the reason that potassium is involved in the process of phloem loading and unloading of photosynthetic assimilates. Bunch weight was highest in GA spray of 200 ppm (6.37 kg) followed by SOP at 2% (6.31 kg) and urea at 30 g/l (6.24). Days taken to harvest maturity were least in WHDT treatment (98 days) as a possible low diurnal temperature variation inside the covered bunch provides uniform growth condition for fruit. Regarding the quality of fruit, SOP 2% gave better shelf life (5.6 days) and TSS (26.1 0B). Total sugars were highest (26.08 %) in WHDT treatment. Acidity was least (0.30 %) in WHDT treatment probably owing to efficient conversion of acid to sugar in the treated fruits.