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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: Soil Science and Agriculture Chemistry × Author: ADIVEPPA, MALLAPPA ASANGI × Type: Thesis ×
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    EFFECT OF ONE TIME APPLICATION OF DISTILLERY SPENTWASH R O REJECT ON SOIL PROPERTIES, GROWTH AND YIELD OF MAIZE (Zea mays L.)
    (University of Agricultural Sciences GKVK, Bangalore, 10-07-14) ADIVEPPA, MALLAPPA ASANGI; C A, SRINIVASAMURTHY
    A field experiment was conducted in a farmer’s field near M/s J P Distilleries Pvt. Ltd. Heggadathihalli village, Kunigal taluk, Tumkur district, during kharif 2013 to study effect of one time application of distillery spentwash R O reject on soil properties, growth and yield of maize (Zea mays L.) with seven treatments replicated thrice using RCBD design. The distillery spentwash (DSW) R O reject has pH of 7.29, high electrical conductivity (44 dSm-1), total dissolved solids (48000 mg L-1) and suspended solids (37100 mg L-1), high BOD (53560 mg L-1) and COD (87280 mg L-1). It contained nitrogen (1800 mg L-1), phosphorus (450 mg L-1) and potassium (11887 mg L-1) and also secondary and micronutrients in appreciable amounts. Among the treatments, application of 150% N through DSW R O reject recorded higher plant height (178.4 cm), number of leaves per plant (12.9), leaf area (766.9 cm2), number of rows per cob (16.7), number of grains per cob (564.7), test weight (25.8 g), grain yield (46.6 q ha-1) and stover yield (82.8 q ha-1) compared to all other treatments. Soil properties like pH (6.71), EC (0.55 dSm-1), OC (0.83%), available N (283.7 kg ha-1), P2O5 (24.1 kg ha-1), K2O (1213.5 kg ha-1), secondary and micronutrients recorded were higher in treatment receiving 150% N through DSW R O reject compared to all other treatments. Significantly lower grain yield (31.8 q ha-1), stover yield (58.8 q ha-1) of maize and soil properties were recorded in treatment receiving RDF only.