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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: Plant Breeding × Author: PULIGUNDLA TH × Start date: 2013 ×
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    ASSESSMENT OF GENETIC VARIABILITY AND IDENTIFICATION OF ZINC RICH AND HIGH YIELDING GENOTYPES FROM COWPEA (Vigna unguiculata (L.) Walp.) GERMPLASM
    (University of Agricultural Sciences, Bangalore, 2022-01-17) PULIGUNDLA TH; Marappa, N.
    To assess genetic variability for yield and to identify zinc rich genotypes the present study was carried out using 263 cowpea germplasm accessions sown in augmented block design. Analysis of variance was significant for yield and its attributes indicating the sufficient variability among the genotypes used for study. Genetic variability estimates, PCV and GCV were found to be high for seed yield plant-1, moderate for clusters plant-1, pods cluster-1, pods plant-1 and 100-seed weight. Characters seed yield plant-1, 100-seed weight, pods plant-1 and clusters plant-1 recorded high heritability coupled with genetic advance as per cent of mean indicating the influence of additive genes in controlling these traits. Cowpea germplasm were grouped into 3 clusters following K-mean clustering maximum number of (167) accessions were grouped in cluster Ⅱ. Maximum inter cluster distance (53.20) was observed for cluster Ⅰ and Ⅲ and maximum intra cluster distance (22.70) was observed for cluster Ⅱ. The nearest cluster distance (46.4) was observed for cluster Ⅰ and Ⅱ and farthest distance (53.2) for cluster Ⅰ and Ⅲ. Sixty promising genotypes were used for estimation of zinc content. Germplasm accessions EC100087, IC426801 (Cluster Ⅰ) and EC18118 (Cluster Ⅲ) were identified as genetically divergent with zinc rich and high seed yield plant-1. These accessions could be used as parents in cowpea biofortification programmes.