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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: CHANDRAKALA × End date: 2019 × Start date: 2019 × Type: Thesis ×
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    SOIL APPLICATION OF ZINC, IRON AND MANGANESE FOR ENHANCEMENT OF MULBERRY YIELD, QUALITY AND COCOON CROP PRODUCTIVITY
    (UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES GKVK, BANGALORE, 2019-08-05) CHANDRAKALA; FATIMA SADATULLA, Dr.
    Soil application of zinc, iron and manganese significantly enhanced mulberry yield, quality and cocoon crop productivity. Among the different treatments, T5 (350:140:140 NPK kg/ha/year + FYM 20 t/ha/year + micronutrient formulation of Zn, Fe and Mn @ 6 kg/acre) recorded significantly higher plant height (169.50 and 211.61 cm), shoot height (65.15 and 170.56 cm), number of shoots/plant (30.11 and 30.17), shorter internodal distance (5.13 and 5.14 cm), number of leaves/plant (548.67 and 567.56), leaf area (283.52 and 310.45 cm2), leaf yield (947.20 and 1040.81 g/plant) and leaf dry matter (359.05 and 552.05 g/plant) on 45th and 75th DAP in V1 mulberry. The quality parameters viz., leaf moisture (76.16 %), chlorophyll a and b (1.63 and 0.92 mg/g), crude protein (24.40 %), crude fibre (14.07 %), total carbohydrates (34.66 %), total sugars (16.10 %), leaf N (3.84 %), P (0.45 %), K (1.70 %), Ca (1.71 %), Mg (0.64 %), S (0.55 %), Zn (62.01ppm), Fe (497.17 ppm) and Mn (149.76 ppm) were also found significantly maximum in T5 on 75th DAP. Significantly higher larval weight (37.59 g/10), shorter fifth instar and total larval duration (198.32 and 510.32 h), ERR (98.83%), cocoon weight (87.57 g/50 cocoons), cocoon number/50 worms (49.42), single cocoon weight (1.78 g), single pupal weight (1.39 g), single shell weight (0.39 g), shell ratio (21.69 %), filament length (999.95 m) and NBFL (950.42 m), were significantly higher in T5 treatment with PM × CSR2. Compared to other treatments all the above-mentioned parameters found least in the control.