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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: Silviculture and Agroforestry × Author: HAREESH, T. S. × Type: Thesis ×
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    PHENOLOGY, REGENERATION AND PROPAGATION STUDIES IN Ougeinia dalbergioides Benth.
    (UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES GKVK BANGALORE, 2001-08-13) HAREESH, T. S.; CHANDRASEKHARAIAH, A. M.
    Ougeinia dalbergioides Is an important deciduous tree possessing good timber and medicinal value. The flowering in this species was reported to be erratic with poor natural regeneration. In this context, an attempt was made to assess present regeneration status in Uttara Kannada district, to explore the problems of poor regeneration related to its phenology and to standardize vegetative propagation technique to conserve the germplasm. One hundred matured individuals were monitored for phenology for 13 months and 32 quadrats of 40 m x 40 m were laid to assess the regeneration. 0. dalbergioides behaves like a late successional spedes of a dry dedduous forest with respect to vegetative phenology. Fruiting in Ougeinia is highly opportunistic, only few flowered individuals produce fruits. The reproductive success was very less (<1.0 %) due to immature fruit predation and seed abortion. Among the weather parameters, rainfall was positively and significantly associated with leaf expansion initiation. The rainfall and relative humidity prevailed during July-August significantly influenced reproductive phenophases. The forest in Bhagawathi range showed speedes composition typical of a dry deciduous forest type where O. dalbergioides was one of the dominant speedes showing a dumped spatial dispersion. 0. dalbergioides occupied position among regenerating individuals constituting 2.89 per cent to the total regenerating individuals. Advance regeneration of O. dalbergioides was virtually absent as indicated by the population structure. Among the various biotic factors, grazing was the prime factor affecting the regeneration of this speedes. Regeneration was negatively assodated with electrical conductivity of the soil. The species showed good root suckering capacity and ail the regenerating individuals seem to be the resultant of the root suckers. The stem cuttings collected during April and treated with Seradix-3% showed a good rooting percentage (35.85) and hence, this treatment may be considered a standard.