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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: Horticulture × Author: AISHWARYA SHIVPURE × Start date: 2019 × Type: Thesis × Thesis Type: M.Sc ×
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    EFFICACY OF BIOSTIMULANTS ON PERFORMANCE AND FLOWER QUALITY OF CHINA ASTER (CALLISTEPHUS CHINENSIS L. NEES.) CV. POORNIMA
    (University of Agricultural Sciences, Bangalore, 2021-12-28) AISHWARYA SHIVPURE; Vidya. A.
    China aster (Callistephus chinensis L. Nees.) is an important commercialornamental annual flower plant. A field experiment was conducted to study the efficacy of biostimulants on performance and flower quality of China aster cv. Poornima at Department of Horticulture, College of Agriculture, University of Agricultural Sciences, GKVK, Bengaluru. The experiment was laid out in randomized complete block design (RCBD) with three biostimulants via., Boron, Humic acid and Azospirillum at two different concentrations all together as treatments and was replicated thrice. The plants sprayedwithFYM + RDF + humic acid at 1.0 per cent recorded maximum plant height (61.50 cm), number of leaves (164.81), leaf area (18.53 cm2), stem girth (12.01 mm), number of primary branches (17.28) and secondary branches per plant (32.95), internodal length (7.04 cm), days to first flowering (59.44 days), days taken for 50 per cent flowering (67.22) and duration of flowering (70.33 days). With respect to number of buds per plant (43.67), number of flowers per plant (40.00), flower yield per plant (160g/plant), flower yield per square meter (1777.6 g/plant) and flower yield per hectare (17.7 t/ha), bigger sized flowers with a diameter (7.38 cm), individual flower weight (4.00 g), stalk length (37.25cm), shelf life and vase life (5.00 days and 9.45 days respectively) was recorded with T8 (FYM + RDF + Azospirillum 8.0 %). The economic analysis indicated that, foliar application of Azospirillum 8.0 per cent gave maximum B:C ratio (5.92).