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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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ThesisItem Open Access SMALL RUMINANT VALUE CHAIN ANALYSIS - A STUDY OF SHEEP REARING ALONG SOUTH TRANSECT OF BENGALURU(University of Agricultural Sciences, Bangalore, 1-01-31) K., NISHMITHA,; GIRISH, M.R.The present study was conducted in South Transect of Bengaluru (Bengaluru Urban and Ramanagara districts) to map the sheep value chain; to assess the financial viability, production efficiency of sheep enterprise and marketing of sheep; to analyse the consumer preference for sheep meat; and to identify the constraints in sheep rearing. The major actors in sheep value chain in the study area were input suppliers, sheep rearers, butchers, and consumers. The total cost incurred and the gross returns realised per annum for rearing a flock size of 51 sheep was ₹ 2,86,384.62/- and ₹ 4,29,364.83/-, respectively, resulting in a net returns of ₹ 1,42,980.21/-. Labour was the major cost accounting for about 49 per cent of the total variable cost. At 12 per cent discount rate, the NPW, BCR and IRR were found to be ₹ 3,36,569.23/-, 1.24 and 36 per cent, respectively, indicating the financial viability of sheep rearing. In the study area, two channels were prevalent for marketing of sheep, viz., Channel I: Farmer – Farmer and Channel II: Farmer – Butcher – Consumer. Majority (50 %) of the sample sheep farmers sold their sheep exclusively through Channel I while 37.50 per cent of the sheep farmers sold their sheep exclusively through Channel II. Tenderness was the most important factor influencing the purchase of sheep meat by sample consumers. The incidence of diseases and lack of organised marketing facility were the major constraints faced by sheep rearers.ThesisItem Embargo STUDIES ON INSECT PEST COMPLEX OF WATERMELON Citrullus lanatus (Thunb.) AND THEIR MANAGEMENT(University of Agricultural Sciences, Bangalore, 19-08-08) HARISH VARMA, M; SRINIVAS REDDY, K MThe present investigation on insect pests of watermelon, Citrullus lanatus (T.) and their management carried out under field conditions revealed that the major insect pests observed during cropping period were leaf miner, Liriomyza trifolii (Burgess); thrips, Thrips palmi (Karny); whitefly, Bemisia tabaci (Gennadius) and fruit fly, Zeugodacus cucurbitae (Coquillett) with mean populations of 3.89±1.88, 9.71±6.25, 3.67±2.77 and 4.91±5.92 respectively. These insect pests prevailed throughout the cropping period, while, red pumpkin beetle, Raphidopalpa foveicollis (Lucas) and leaf eating caterpillar, Diaphania indica (Saunders) were recorded as minor defoliators with mean populations of 0.29±0.34 and 0.27±0.31, respectively. Management of major insect pests with insecticides showed that cyantraniliprole 10.26 % OD was found to be superior over other insecticides against L. trifolii and B. cucurbitae with 79.78 and 48.68 per cent reduction over control respectively. Thiamethoxam 25 % WG was effective against B. tabaci with 87.07 per cent reduction over control. While, two sprays of fipronil 5 % SC was most effective against T. palmi with 76.18 and 76.89 per cent reduction over control during first and second sprays, respectively. Influence of usage of insecticides on natural enemies (spiders, coccinellids) and pollinators (Honey bees) were recorded. The results revealed that Spinosad 45 % SC was the safest insecticide to natural enemies and pollinators compared to all the other insecticidal treatments. Crop sprayed with cyantraniliprole 10.26 % OD recorded highest fruit yield among different insecticidal treatments with 51.83 t/ha. Whereas, the highest B:C ratio was found in fipronil 5 % SC with 3.39.ThesisItem Open Access OPTIMAL PRODUCTION TIMING AND LAND ALLOCATION FOR SUMMER TOMATO IN EASTERN DRY ZONE OF KARNATAKA -AN ECONOMIC ANALYSIS(UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES GKVK, BENGALURU, 2016-10-26) VASANTH KUMAR, C.; Sreenivasa Murthy, D.The study was undertaken to assess the optimal production timing and land allocation for summer under different tomato transplanting groups based on the timing of transplanting of seedlings, viz, TA1 (April 1st to 15th), TA2 (April 16th to 30th), TM1 (May 1 st to 15th) and TM2 (May 16th to 30th). The data was collected from 120 sample farmers of Kolar and Chikkaballapur districts using Multi-stage purposive-cum-random sampling procedure and analysed using simple tabular, production function and Data Envelopment Analysis. Economic feasibility analysis indicated that summer tomato production in Karnataka is both capital and labour intensive and is economically viable to the growers particularly more to the farmers of group TM1. Time series analysis of price data revealed two ideal crop seasons in a year i.e., crop harvest coinciding with the late kharif crop (November month) and crop harvest coinciding the summer crops (late June and July) as these would fetch farmers highest returns. The study validated that May month especially the first fortnight was the best time for farmers to transplant tomato to maximize the profit. Majority of farmers (75 %) in summer production are yet to achieve the technical efficiency level of 0.90 and above suggesting a great scope to reduce the use of present inputs by about 20 per cent and still maintain the same level of tomato yield. Allocative efficiency in tomato production is about 33 per cent and suggests majority of farmers are not yet applying the inputs in optimal proportions with respective prices.ThesisItem Open Access CONSUMPTION PATTERN OF FRUITS AND VEGETABLES IN BENGALURU CITY(UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES GKVK, BENGALURU, 2016-08-10) APARNA, K. S.; Nagaraja, G. N.The present study was conducted to know the Consumption pattern of fruits and vegetables in Bengaluru city. The study revealed that the important factors influencing the consumers to consume fruits and vegetables are consumer’s perception, health consciousness, convenience, affordability, nutrition, diet requirement and source of energy. About 66.67 per cent of consumers consume fruits once a day followed by 27.78 per cent two times a day and 5.56 per cent all three times a day. 50 Per cent of consumers consume vegetables twice a day, 38.89 per cent all three times a day and 11.11 per cent only once a day. 53.33 per cent of the consumers buy fruits and vegetables as and when needed, 26.67 per cent of consumers buy once in two days, 11.11 per cent of consumers buy daily and 8.89 per cent of the consumers buy weekly once. 54.44 per cent of households prefer modern retail stores with least preference to online shopping. The majority 77.78 per cent consumers prefer fresh fruits and vegetables, 22.22 per cent of consumers prefer cut fruits and vegetables. High price of fruits and vegetables and nonavailability of required quality and type of fruits and vegetables are the major constraints faced by the consumers. From this it can be suggested that the modern retail outlets can display nutritional value and advantages of consuming fruits and vegetables to influence consumers to purchase fruits and vegetables.ThesisItem Open Access SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT OF BIO-CRAFT PRODUCTS FROM SILK WASTE COCOONS(UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES, GKVK BENGALURU, 2017-09-25) RAJESAB NADAF; Gracy, C.P.The study was conducted to know the utilization of cut/pierced mulberry silkworm cocoons obtained from grainages as decorative crafts from handicrafts makers. The data from three handicrafts units and 30 randomly selected customers were obtained from Kolar, Chikkaballapura and Mysore districts of Karnataka.Silk cocoon handicraft articles like garlands, different types of flowers, artisans and flower pots were designed. The average capital requirement to start the business was around Rs.36,000 which resulted in a business turnover of Rs. 9,38,424. Bio-craft units yield 5-6 per cent net returns on initial investment. The net profitability index for cocoon garland was 1.28, whereas individual flowers and other craft items showed 1.26 and 1.31 net profits for every rupee cost. Majority of the customers preferred single flowers (93.3 %) while cocoon artisans (26.6 %) was the least preferred bio-craft item. Fishbein-Rosenberg model for customer importance rank of silk cocoon handicrafts characteristics revealed that single flowers with an importance coefficient of 0.708 was the most preferred followed by designed mud pots (0.587). Short inventory, quick turnover and consistent consumer demand for cocoon craft are the strengths of bio-craft units. Lack of skilled designers was the major constraint followed by too much hardship in sale of handicrafts.ThesisItem Open Access NDIRECT REGENERATION OF Japonica RICE (Oryza sativa L. spp. japonica) VARIETIES AZUCENA AND MOROBEREKAN THROUGH ANTHER CULTURE(UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES, GKVK BENGALURU, 2015-12-01) AVINASH SHARMA; Ashok, T. H.Rice (Oryza sativa L.) is one of the most important food crops of Southeast Asia, which feeds half of the world population. Anther culture is an efficient and convenient technique for rapid production of doubled haploids which are useful in crop breeding programs. Present study involved evaluation of two japonica rice varieties Azucena and Moroberekan cultured on 17 callus induction treatments on N6 medium and 19 regeneration treatments on MS medium. Highest callus induction frequency was observed in Azucena in treatment T4 (2, 4-D 2 mg L-1 + Kinetin 1 mg L-1 ) (49.99 %) followed by Moroberekan in treatment T11 (2, 4-D 1 mg L-1 + NAA 2 mg L-1 + Kinetin 0.5 mg L-1 ) (48.64 %). Highest shoot regeneration frequency was recorded in Azucena in treatment T10 (Kinetin 0.5 mg L-1 + BAP 2 mg L-1 + NAA 1 mg L-1 ) (83.33 %) followed by Moroberekan in treatment T16 (Kinetin 2 mg L-1 + BAP 1 mg L-1 + NAA 1 mg L-1 ) (80.0 %). Plantlet regeneration did not occur in Azucena. Highest plantlet regeneration frequency was recorded in Moroberekan in treatment T16 (Kinetin 2 mg L-1 + BAP 1 mg L -1 + NAA 1 mg L-1 ) (80.0 %) followed by in treatment T10 (Kinetin 0.5 mg L-1 + BAP 2 mg L-1 + NAA 1 mg L-1 ) (55.55 %). These results suggest that growth regulators and their concentration, along with genotype have significant effect on callus induction and regeneration from anthers in rice.ThesisItem Open Access STUDIES ON PESTS OF CASHEW IN TRANSITIONAL ZONE OF KARNATAKA(UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES, DHARWAD, 1997) KISHANANATH BHAGWANT, NAIK; I G, HIREMATHAbstract not availableThesisItem Open Access EVALUATION OF EXTENSION PUBLICATIONS FOR MYSORE STATE, INDIA(University of Agricultural Sciences GKVK, Bangalore, 1968) Ganapathy, Kolla R; Boatian, Lloyd RAbstract not availableThesisItem Open Access STUDIES ON PHYLLODY OF PLANTS WITH SPECIAL REFERRENCE TO PIGEONPEA [Cajanus Cajan ( L.) Millsp.](UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES GKVK, BANGALORE, 1993) SURYANARAYANA, V; REDDY, H RABSTRACT NOT AVAILABLE
