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Dr. Rajendra Prasad Central Agricultural University, Pusa

In the imperial Gazetteer of India 1878, Pusa was recorded as a government estate of about 1350 acres in Darbhanba. It was acquired by East India Company for running a stud farm to supply better breed of horses mainly for the army. Frequent incidence of glanders disease (swelling of glands), mostly affecting the valuable imported bloodstock made the civil veterinary department to shift the entire stock out of Pusa. A British tobacco concern Beg Sutherland & co. got the estate on lease but it also left in 1897 abandoning the government estate of Pusa. Lord Mayo, The Viceroy and Governor General, had been repeatedly trying to get through his proposal for setting up a directorate general of Agriculture that would take care of the soil and its productivity, formulate newer techniques of cultivation, improve the quality of seeds and livestock and also arrange for imparting agricultural education. The government of India had invited a British expert. Dr. J. A. Voelcker who had submitted as report on the development of Indian agriculture. As a follow-up action, three experts in different fields were appointed for the first time during 1885 to 1895 namely, agricultural chemist (Dr. J. W. Leafer), cryptogamic botanist (Dr. R. A. Butler) and entomologist (Dr. H. Maxwell Lefroy) with headquarters at Dehradun (U.P.) in the forest Research Institute complex. Surprisingly, until now Pusa, which was destined to become the centre of agricultural revolution in the country, was lying as before an abandoned government estate. In 1898. Lord Curzon took over as the viceroy. A widely traveled person and an administrator, he salvaged out the earlier proposal and got London’s approval for the appointment of the inspector General of Agriculture to which the first incumbent Mr. J. Mollison (Dy. Director of Agriculture, Bombay) joined in 1901 with headquarters at Nagpur The then government of Bengal had mooted in 1902 a proposal to the centre for setting up a model cattle farm for improving the dilapidated condition of the livestock at Pusa estate where plenty of land, water and feed would be available, and with Mr. Mollison’s support this was accepted in principle. Around Pusa, there were many British planters and also an indigo research centre Dalsing Sarai (near Pusa). Mr. Mollison’s visits to this mini British kingdom and his strong recommendations. In favour of Pusa as the most ideal place for the Bengal government project obviously caught the attention for the viceroy.

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Subject: Agronomy × Author: Choudhary, Rohin × End date: 2020 × Type: Thesis × Thesis Type: M.Sc ×
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    Effect of phosphorus and sulphur levels on growth and yield of summer greengram (Vigna radiata L. Wilczek)
    (DRPCAU, Pusa, 2020) Choudhary, Rohin; Pandey, I. B.
    A field experiment entitled “Effect of phosphorus and sulphur levels on growth and yield of summer greengram (Vigna radiata L. Wilczek) was laid out during summer 2019 at TCA, Dholi Farm (Muzaffarpur), Dr. Rajendra Prasad Central Agricultural University Pusa (Bihar). The trial consisted of nine treatment combinations comprised three levels of phosphorus viz., 20, 40, 60 kg ha-1 and three levels of sulphur viz. 10, 20, 30 kg ha-1 along with absolute controland one treatment absolute control. The experiment was conducted in factorial randomized block design with three replications. Observations on various growth parameters, yield attributes, yield, and nodulation were recorded. Plant height, number of branches per plant, plant dry matter, crop growth rate, leaf area index and yield indices i.e., number of pods / plant, length of pod, number of grains / pod, and 100 seed weight were significantly higher under 60 kg ha-1 Phosphorus then 20 kg phosphorus/ha. sulphur levels also had significantly impact on these growth and yield and and recorded higher values when 30 kg ha-1 sulphur was applied was significantly higher over 10 kg sulphur / ha but was found at par with 20 kg sulphur / ha. significantly lower growth and yield indices were observed under control. Whereas the all the growth and yield indices record lowest in control treatment. Grain and straw yield were significantly affected by phosphorus and sulphur levels. Application of 60 kg phosphorus ha-1 significantly enhanced the grain and straw yield over 40 kg phosphorus / ha but was found similar to 40 kg phosphorus / ha. Among the sulphur levels grain and straw yield increased significantly up to 20 kg sulphur ha-1 further increase in sulphur level fail to caused significantly effect on grain and straw yields. All the phosphorus and sulphur level had significant impact on grain and straw yields over control. Similar trend was also observed with harvest index also. Nodulation number of nodules /plant, fresh and dry weight of nodules / plant were significantly higher at 60 kg phosphorus / ha over 20 kg phosphorus / ha. similarly, 30 kg sulphur also recorded significantly higher value of these parameters over 10 kg sulphur ha-1. Application of 60 kg phosphorus ha-1 significantly enhanced the phosphorus uptake by the crop over 40 and 20 kg phosphorus ha-1. similarly sulphur uptake by the crop was also significantly higher at 30 kg sulphur ha-1 than 20 and 10 kg sulphur ha-1. phosphorus and sulphur had higher their uptake by the crop over control. Optimum dose of phosphorus and sulphur for summer greengram was worked out to be 51 and 24.5 kg/ ha. Gross and net return calculated at 60 and 40 kg phosphorus were at par and both recorded significantly higher value over 20 kg phosphorus ha-1 . however gross and net return did not show significantl effect among the sulphur levels. B:C ratio did not differ among phosphorus and sulphur levels. Control registered significantly lower gross return, net return, and B:C ratio than phosphorus and sulphur levels.