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Dr. Panjabrao Deshmukh Krishi Vidyapeeth, Akola

Dr. Panjabrao Deshmukh Krishi Vidyapeeth, Akola was established on 20th October, 1969 with its head-quarter at Akola. This Agricultural University was named after the illustrious son of Vidarbha Dr. Panjabrao (alias Bhausaheb) Deshmukh, who was the Minister for Agriculture,Govt. of India. The jurisdiction of this university is spread over the eleven districts of Vidarbha. According to the University Act 1983 (of the Government of Maharashtra), the University is entrusted with the responsibility of agricultural education, research and extension education alongwith breeder and foundation seed programme. The University has its main campus at Akola. The instructional programmes at main campus are spread over in 5 Colleges namely, College of Agriculture, College of Agricultural Engineering & Technology, College of Forestry, College of Horticulture and Post Graduate Institute. At this campus 4 degree programmes namely B.Sc.(Agri.) B.Sc. (Hort.), B.Sc. (Forestry) and B.Tech. (Ag. Engg.) , two Master’s Degree Programmes viz. M.Sc.(Agri.) and M.Tech. (Agri.Engg.) and Doctoral Degree Programmes in the faculties of Agriculture and Agril. Engineering are offered. The University has its sub-campus at Nagpur with constituent College, College of Agriculture which offers B.Sc.(Agri.) and M.Sc.(Agri.) degree programmes. The Nagpur Campus is accomplished with a garden, surrounded by its natural beauty and a well established Zoo which attract the general public and visitors to the city. A separate botanic Garden is being maintained on 22 hectares with a green house for the benefit of research workers. In addition there are 2 affiliated grant-in-aid colleges and 14 private non-grant-in-aid colleges under the umbrella of this University A Central Research Station is situated at the main Campus which caters to the need of research projects undertaken by Crop Scientists of the principle crops of the region are Cotton, Sorghum, Oilseeds and Pulses.

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Subject: Soil Science and Water Management × Author: PAGAR, NITIN KARBHARI. × End date: 2019 × Start date: 2018 × Type: Thesis ×
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    DRY SPELL STUDIES IN BULDHANA DISTRICT USING GEOINFORMATICS.
    (Dr. Panjabrao Deshmukh Krishi Vidyapeeth, Akola, Maharashtra., 2019-10-04) PAGAR, NITIN KARBHARI.; Satpute, Dr. G. U.
    The onset of southwest monsoon over various parts of the country can be early, timely or late as compared to the set of normal dates. Initiation of monsoon and its progress depends on air movement and land topography which could be either rapid or slow or sometimes there could be prolonged stagnation in the advance of monsoon. The timing of the monsoon onset and knowledge about the occurrence of dry spells during monsoon period has vital importance in the agricultural sector. The present work on “Dry spell studies in Buldhana district using geoinformatics” was undertaken with specific objectives of rainfall analysis at taluka level for onset of effective monsoon (OEM), dry spells and withdrawal of monsoon in Buldhana district according to Ashok Raj (1979) criteria and the spatial variation of the above said monsoon events. The average monsoon seasonal rainfall in different taluka stations in Buldhana district varied from 581.8 to 792.7 mm with coefficient of variation of 27.2 to 29 percent. The mean dates of onset and withdrawal of effective monsoon varied from 20th June to 5th July and 22nd to 30th September respectively at different taluka places in Buldhana district. The average monsoon seasonal rainfall during low, medium and high rainfall years varied from 405.8 to 560.8 mm, 519.8 to 761.4 mm and 760.5 to 1055.8 mm respectively in the district. The critical dry spells (CDS) in Buldhana district varied from 1 to 4 in number during different years with an average of 2 CDS. The average starting date of CDS in different monsoon months varied from 16th to 25th June, from 15th to 28thJuly, from 12th to 28th August and from 8th to 18th September. The highest percent chances of occurrence of dry spells of different duration (2 to 3, 3 to 4, 4 to 5 and more than 5 week) was found in August, followed by July and September at almost all talukas in Buldhana district. The spatial variation study of probability of occurrence of different duration dry spells indicated the maximum chances of occurrence in Khamgaon, Mehkar, Sangrampur and Shegaon talukas and in some parts of Nandura, Sindkhed Raja, Lonar, Jalgaon Jamod, Buldhana, Motala and Chikhli talukas as compared to remaining talukas in Buldhana district. The temporal variation in occurrence of different duration dry spells indicated higher temporal variation of 2 to 3 week duration events in almost all the talukas of Buldhana district in different monsoon months except for June during which the chances of occurrence of dry spells were very less in few central talukas. The higher temporal variation in occurrence of 3 to 4 week duration dry spell events was observed in almost all the talukas during July compared to other monsoon months in which it was observed in less number of talukas of Buldhana district. The spatial variation of available water holding capacity of the soils in the study area varies from 140 to 200 mm per meter depth in different talukas of Buldhana district.