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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: Sericulture × Author: AMRUTH KUMAR KANTI × End date: 2023 × Start date: 2020 × Thesis Type: M.Sc ×
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    EVALUATION OF SELF MOUNTING SPIRAL MOUNTAGE ON SILKWORM (Bombyx mori L.) AT FARMERS’ FIELD
    (2022-02-22) AMRUTH KUMAR KANTI; VINODA, K S.
    Applicability of a new bamboo self mounting spiral mountages for handling the matured silkworms with more ease and comparatively less labor was done from 2018 in Kolar and Chikkaballapur distrcits. The current study was planned to conduct field trials of the same at the farmers' rearing house in Kolar and Chikkaballapur districts to determine the performance of a new spiral self mountage (2'x3.5') for effective cocooning in comparison to a self mounting plastic collapsible mountage (2'x3.5') and the regular bamboo mountage (Manual type). Both Cross Breed (CB) and Bivoltine Double Hybrid (Krishnaraja) silkworms were allowed to self-mount on a bamboo spiral mountage and the plastic collapsible mountage while the ripened silkworms were manually collected and distributed on the normal bamboo mountage. The cocoons harvested from spiral self mountage recorded maximum number of total cocoons (190.34, 223.13 cocoons/ mountage) and heavier cocoon weight (1.801, 2.005 g/cocoon), respectively for CB and Krishnaraja, compared to self mounting plastic collapsible mountage which rewarded least number of total cocoons (183.54, 186.57 cocoons/mountage) and lighter cocoons (1.680, 1.848 g/cocoon) in CB and Krishnaraja, respectively. The cocoon filament length (808.17 m/cocoon in CB and 1213.09 m/cocoon in Krishnaraja) and NBFL (723.20 in CB and 873.52 in Krishnaraja) reported maximum on spiral mountage reflecting its superiority. The economic parameters (cocoon and reeling parameters) of cocoons constructed on spiral mountage were comparable with that of regular bamboo mountage indicating that spiral mountages can be used for self mounting in both silkworms viz; CB and Krishnaraja for successful mounting along with significant in the reduced labour requirement.