Thumbnail Image

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.

Browse

2016 - 20172
Reset filters
Subject: Seed Science and Production Technology × End date: 2017 × Start date: 2012 × Thesis Type: M.Sc ×
Reset filters

Search Results

Now showing 1 - 2 of 2
  • Thumbnail Image
    ThesisItemOpen Access
    EFFECT OF PACKAGING MATERIALS AND ZEOLITE ON SEED LONGEVITY OF ONION SEEDS (Allium cepa L.)
    (UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES GKVK, BENGALURU, 2017-08-01) AKSHATHA., K. S; NARAYANASWAMY, S.
    A laboratory experiment was conducted to study the effect of packaging materials and zeolite on seed longevity of onion seeds (Allium cepa L.) at Department of Seed Science and Technology, UAS, GKVK, Bengaluru during 2016-17. The study comprised of four packaging materials viz., cloth bag, aluminium foil, vacuum polythene bag and super grain bag and two types of zeolite viz., zeolite powder and zeolite beads stored for 10 months with FCRD in three replications. The results revealed that among the packaging materials, the seeds stored in aluminium foil recorded highest seed quality attributes viz., germination (70.49 %), seedling length (11.21 cm), seedling dry weight (1.91 mg), seedling vigour index I (792), speed of germination (0.806), dehydrogenase activity (1.124 A480nm), amylase activity (72.4 μg/g), moisture content (8.52 %), electrical conductivity (727 μS/ppm) and total soluble sugars (125.63 μg/ml) at the end of ten months of storage. Among the zeolite types, seeds dried to 5 per cent moisture content using zeolite beads resulted in higher seed quality parameters viz., germination (68.97 %), seedling length (10.64 cm), mean seedling dry weight (1.88 mg), seedling vigour index I (739), speed of germination (0.806), dehydrogenase activity (1.115 A480nm), amylase activity (74.8 μg/g), moisture content (8.90 %), electrical conductivity (743 μS/ppm), and total soluble sugars (124.45 μg/ml) was observed at the end of ten months of storage. The study can be concluded that the onion seeds dried to 5 per cent moisture content using zeolite beads and stored in aluminium foil could be stored for ten months satisfactorily.
  • Thumbnail Image
    ThesisItemOpen Access
    STUDIES ON INTEGRATED APPROACH FOR ENHANCING PLANT GROWTH, SEED YIELD AND QUALITY IN FINGER MILLET (Eleusine coracana L. Gaertn)
    (UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES GKVK, BENGALURU, 2016-09-10) CHINTHALAPATI, SRAVANI; Narayanawamy, S
    Finger millet is an important minor millet crop mostly cultivated owing to its calcium, iron and fibre content. In recent years selective utilization of crops, varieties and chemical fertilizers have threatened agro-biodiversity leading to rapid erosion of natural resources and consequently affecting the nutritional security of people. Considering impact of this, a field experiment was carried out to study the "Influence of integrated approach on enhancing plant growth, seed yield and quality parameters in finger millet" at J-Block, NSP, GKVK, UAS, Bengaluru during kharif 2015. The treatment combinations were arranged in split split plot design with two replications which includes different methods of sowing in main plot viz., (S1-direct sowing and S2-transplanting and four nutrient managements) in subplots (N0-without fertilizer, N 1-organic fertilizers, Ni­chemical fertilizers, N3-integrated) and subsubplots consists of priming treatments (Po­without priming, P1-hydropriming, P2-chemopriming and P3-biopriming). The results revealed that, S2 transplanting method of sowing, N3 integrated application of RDF- 100:50:50 NPK kg ha-1 in the form of neem + verrnicompost +urea+ SSP + MOP and P2 chemopriming with (2 % ) KH2P04 for 6 hours recorded highest growth, seed yield and quality attributes viz., field emergence (93.00 %), chlorophyll content (1.924 mg g-1 FW), number of tillers (14), ear head weight per plot (9.53 kg), germination (95.00 %), mean seedling length (18.45 cm), less number of fresh ungerminated seeds (5) and seed yield of (36. 78 q/ha ) when compared to ( control) direct sown without any nutrient and priming (14.68 q/ha).