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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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    MANAGEMENT OF POST-HARVEST DISEASE (BLACK MOULD FRUIT ROT) OF POMEGRANATE (Punica granatum L.) TO IMPROVE THE SHELFLIFE
    (UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES GKVK, BENGALURU, 2016-12-27) MANJUNATHA, S.N.; RAMAKRISHNA, B.M.
    The experiment was carried out at Laboratory, Division of Horticulture, UAS, GKVK, Bengaluru, during September 2015-May 2016. The experiment was laid out in a Completely Randomized Design with four replications and 11 treatments. The survey was conducted in four districts of fruit markets for the incidence of black mould rot in pomegranate. The highest (12.48 %) in Chitradurga and lowest incidence (4.44 %) in Bengaluru districts was noticed. Various factors such as environmental factors, inoculumn density, handling and presence of concentration of micro-biotic components on fruit surface influences the variation in disease incidence during months surveyed. Maximum decay of fruits by pathogen has been recorded at 30° C. The percentage of fruit rot greatly affected with higher humidity. Hot water treatment proved effective against various fruit rots at 50±1°C for 10 minutes reduced severity of the rot significantly. Fruits were treated with different fungicides, oils and food preservatives showed effective control of the fruit rot. Severity of the rot was maximum in fruit inoculated at ripe stage. Fungicide Carbendazim proved most effective in pre-and post-inoculation treatment. Castor oil was effective against inhibit the disease growth. In foodpreservatives treatment, KMS proved effective in controlling the rot in pre and postinoculation treatment. Total sugars contents of the fruit during storage ranged from 13.00-14.65 % have the highest significant contents in chemical method, while the lowest amount was recorded in oil treatment method. Xtend packaging showed good response in maintaining quality of pomegranate fruits after 12 weeks of storage at 20° C.