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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: Seed Science and Technology × Author: DILEEP KUMAR, D × End date: 2015 × Start date: 2010 × Thesis Type: M.Sc ×
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    INFLUENCE OF NUTRIENT LEVELS AND TIME OF APPLICATION ON PLANT GROWTH, SEED YIELD AND QUALITY OF MAIZE (Zea mays L.) HYBRID HEMA (NAH-1137)
    (UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES GKVK, BENGALURU, 2015-07-10) DILEEP KUMAR, D; BALAKRISHNA, P
    The field and laboratory experiments were during kharif 2014-15 to study the influence of nutrients levels and time of application on plant growth, seed yield and quality of maize hybrid (Zea mays L.)-Hema. The study comprised of four treatments and five replications. The results revealed that among the different nutrient levels of applications T3: 225:112.5:60 NPK kg ha-1 ( 20 % N, 100 % P & K at sowing, 25 % N at 4th leaf stage, 30 % N at 8th leaf stage, 20 % N at tasseling stage and 5 % N at grain filling stage) recorded highest plant height at 4 th leaf and 8 th leaf stage (24.04 and 50.32 cm), cob length (23.46 cm), cob width (3.65 cm), seed yield per cob (123.05 g), Bulk seed yield (26.68 q ha-1) , processed seed yield (24.38 q ha-1) and also recorded highest quality parameters like seed germination (95.60 %), SVI-1 and SVI-II (2570 and 6284). Accelerated ageing test was also conducted for these four treatments with a period of 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, days among these treatments highest field emergence (87.38 %) and germination (90.05 %) was recorded in T3. Economics and cost benefit ratio was calculated. The Marginal cost production and marginal return differed due to different nutrient level treatments. Marginal cost production and marginal return was highest in T3 (Rs 69,524 and Rs 1,49,430), while lowest was observed in control T4 (Rs 59,905 and Rs 1,06,710).