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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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    STUDY ON PROCUREMENT OF OILSEEDS AND SALES MANAGEMENT OF EDIBLE OIL BY KARNATAKA COOPERATIVE OILSEEDS GROWERS FEDERATION LIMITED (KOF)
    (University of Agricultural Sciences GKVK, Bangalore, 40782) ANANDA, C; JAYARAM, M. S
    The research was conducted to study the procurement of oilseeds and sales management of edible oil by Karnataka Cooperative Oilseeds Growers Federation Limited (KOF). The primary data were collected by member farmers of KOF, personnel of KOF, distributors, stockists and retailers. The secondary data were collected from the audit reports, handouts of KOF and other published sources. KOF procures oilseeds from the Agricultural Produce Market Committees (APMC’s) through commission agents. KOF procures oil from its own processing unit, regional unions and also from private oil mills. Better price, less risky and absence of middlemen were the important factors which influences the sales of oilseeds by members/farmers to village trader. The pricing strategy for edible oil includes various components like cost of oil, packing cost, transportation cost, interest on working capital, value added tax and margins etc. Sales promotion expenses incurred was maximum on television and boards. The compound growth rate of net sales of edible oil of the KOF was 8.3 per cent. The seasonal indices of sales of edible oil of KOF were found to be maximum in the month of January. KOF is distributing the packaged edible oil brands to the consumers through its own retail outlets, distributors, stockists/ wholesalers, retailers, institutions and through organized retail outlets. The stockists and retailers average margin was found to be maximum on coconut oil and deepa lighting oil respectively. It was realized from the study that KOF brands required intensive promotions.
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    AUGMENTATION OF PLANT GROWTH PROMOTING MICROORGANISMS THROUGH FERMENTATION OF COW DUNG AND COW URINE
    (University of Agricultural Sciences GKVK, Bangalore, 40608) ANANDA, C; RADHAKRISHNA, D
    Panchagavya was a product prepared by using cow dung, ghee, milk, curd and cow urine. The microbiological quality of the fermented cow products was analysed. Fermentation of the cow products for over a period of 30 days showed varied microbial population built up. The total bacterial population was maximum at 10th day similarly all the groups of bacteria, namely fungi, actinomycetes including nitrogen fixing and phosphate solubilising bacteria were high and further fermentation reduced the population of all the groups of bacteria. The microbial quality was high in the products developed with cow dung, ghee, urine, milk and curd and further enhancement of the microbial diversity and population was improved by blending with legume flour and jaggery. Bacterial isolates were shown to cellulolytic, pectinolytic, nitrogen fixing and phosphate solubilizers. Sixteen bacterial isolates selected for further studies, nine have shown amylolytic activity, eight have shown cellulolytic activity, two have shown pectinolytic activity, six have shown phosphate solubilization and nine have shown nitrogen fixation. All the isolates showed the production of gibberellic acid by starch agar halo bioassay. The panchagavya with or without legume flour and jaggery showed highest actinomycetes population throughout the fermentation. The bacterial isolates from fermented cow products were screened for starch, nitrogen fixation and phosphate solubilization activity by growing on starch agar, Waksman 77 media and Pikovskaya media respectively. For green house experiments using aerobic rice, cow pea and sunflower, application of panchagavya alone or blended with legume flour and jaggery was found to be equivalent to that of recommended fertilizer levels in all the growth parameters like plant height and total dry matter production. However other cow products individually were found to be better than control in improving the plant growth and biomass production.