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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: CHANDRAKANT × End date: 2019 × Start date: 2000 ×
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    EVALUATION OF LIGNITE AND POULTRY MANURE BASED HUMIN ON SOIL PROPERTIES AND CROP PRODUCTIVITY
    (UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES GKVK, BENGALURU, 2019-12-27) CHANDRAKANT; KADALLI, G. G.
    A green house study was carried out to evaluate the lignite (LH) and poultry manure (PMH) based humin on soil properties and crop productivity in three different soils (acid, neutral and alkali soil) with baby corn as test crop during 2018. A field experiment was also conducted in acid soil consisting of ten treatments replicated thrice in a RCBD with maize as main crop and cowpea as residue crop at KVK, Hadonahalli, Bengaluru Rural district during 2018-19. The per cent recovery of humin was higher from poultry manure (86.70%) than lignite manure (64.52%).The PMH recorded higher nutrient content than the lignite humin. In green house study, the performance of both humins was better in acid soil compared to neutral and alkali soils. At 60 days after sowing, significantly higher fresh and dry biomass of baby corn (53.94 and 42.90 g plant- 1, respectively) were recorded with T2 (FYM @10 t ha-1) which was followed at par with T7 (PMH @2.5 t ha-1 +FYM @7.5 t ha-1), T3 (LH @2.5 t ha-1 +FYM @7.5 t ha-1) and T8 (PMH @5 t ha-1 +FYM @5 t ha-1). In all treatments 100% RDF was commonly applied except control plot. In field experiment, significantly higher maize kernel (8070 kg ha-1), stover (9948 kg ha-1) and nutrient uptake was recorded with T2 and it was followed at par with T7, T3 and T8. Similar effect was recorded in cowpea residue crop. There was significant increase in available nutrient status in post harvest soils. Hence, it can be concluded that humin manures of poultry manure and lignite can be effectively utilized as alternative source of organic manure to the tune of 5 and 2.5 t ha-1, respectively without any detrimental effect on crop productivity and also on soil health especially for acid and neutral soils.
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    STCR APPROACH FOR SOIL AND FOLIAR APPLICATION OF SOLUBLE FERTILIZERS AND THEIR EFFECT ON SOIL PROPERTIES, GROWTH AND YIELD OF MAIZE
    (UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES GKVK, BENGALURU, 2015-07-14) CHANDRAKANT; Basavaraja, P K
    A field experiment was conducted during Kharif 2014 at Zonal Agricultural Research Station, University of Agricultural Sciences, Bengaluru to study the influence of different approaches and different forms of fertilizers on yield and nutrient uptake by hybrid maize. The experiment was laid out in randomized block design comprising ten treatments replicated thrice. The results revealed that significantly higher grain (98.22 q ha-1) and stover (130.96 q ha-1) yield was recorded in 100 per cent soil test crop response (STCR) dose applied through soluble fertilizer (SF) at three splits and three sprays of 19: 19: 19 @ 1% concentration compared to RDF through conventional fertilizer (CF). Significantly higher total uptake of macro, secondary and micronutrients and higher nutrient requirement of nitrogen, phosphorus and potassium (2.75, 0.62 and 1.92 kg q-1 respectively) by maize crop was also recorded in 100 per cent STCR dose applied through SF with three splits and three sprays. However, higher B:C ratio of 4.19 was recorded in the treatment where 100 per cent STCR dose was applied through CF. The present study evidently concluded that soluble fertilizer application based on STCR targetted yield approach with three splits at basal, 30 and 50 DAS along with three sprays of 19:19:19 at 20, 40 and 60 DAS was helpful for getting higher yield of maize crop, even though B:C ratio was lower in these treatments, mainly due to very high cost of SF, for which no subsidy is given by the government compared to CF.