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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: Vegetable Science × Author: CHAMROY, THEMMEICHON. × End date: 2018 × Type: Thesis × Thesis Type: Ph.D ×
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    RESPONSE OF BABY CORN (ZEA MAYS L.) TO SOWING PERIODS AND CROP GEOMETRY.
    (Dr. Panjabrao Deshmukh Krishi Vidyapeeth, Akola., 2017-07-11) CHAMROY, THEMMEICHON.; Kale, Dr. V. S.
    An experiment entitled “Response of baby corn (Zea mays L.) to sowing periods and crop geometry” was carried out during 2013-14 and 2014-15 at Main Garden, Department of Horticulture, Dr. Panjabrao Deshmukh Krishi Vidyapeeth, Akola (M.S.). The experiment was laid out in factorial randomized block design with three replications and twenty treatment combinations with factor A i.e. four sowing periods; P1 (35th met. week; last week Aug.), P2 (39thmet. week; last week Sept.), P3 (43rd met. week; last week Oct.) and P4 (48th met. week; last week Nov.) and factor B i.e. five different crop geometry ; S1 (30cm × 30cm), S2 (45cm × 15cm), S3 (45cm × 30cm), S4 (60cm × 15cm) and S5 (60cm × 30cm). The different sowing periods were found to influence the growth, yield and quality of baby corn. Among all the sowing periods under study, P2 (39th met. week; last week Sept.) exhibited significantly the highest values of almost all the plant growth characteristics such as plant height (198.73 cm), number of leaves plant-1 (12.96), leaf area (509.28 cm2), LAI (3.49) and leaf chlorophyll content (1.95 mg g-1). However significantly, the minimum number of days to 50% cob emergence, 50% tasseling, 50% silking and harvest i.e. 48.77, 48.57, 51.82 and 52.4 days respectively was observed in the sowing period P1 (35th met. week last week Aug.). The yield and its attributing characters like cob length (10.96 cm), number of cobs plant-1 (2.96), cob weight with husk (49.76 g) and without husk (8.97), cob yield with husk(146.95 g) and without husk (26.43 g) plant-1, yield with husk (10.47 kg) and without husk (1.89 kg) plot-1, yield with husk (387.75 q) and without husk (70.13 q) hectare-1, fodder yield hectare-1 (36.24 t). However the treatment P3 (43rd met. week;last week Oct.) exhibited highest quality parameters; protein (17.37 %), fibre (5.57 %), total sugar (3.33 %) and reducing sugar (3.29 %) content as well as dry matter accumulation plant-1 (166.03 g). The crop geometry was also found to influence significantly the growth, yield and quality of baby corn. Most of the growth parameters such as number of leaves plant-1 (13.04), leaf area (511.76 cm2), leaf area index (3.56) and leaf chlorophyll content (2.34 mg g-1) were found maximum in crop geometry S3 (45 × 30 cm), which also shows the maximum cob length (11.04 cm), cob weight without husk (19.17 g) and all the quality parameters; protein (17.95 %), moisture (89.51 %), total sugar (3.36 %) and reducing sugar (3.32 %) content, while S1 (30 × 30 cm) recorded the highest fibre content (5.59 %). The dry matter accumulation plant-1 (172.89 g), No. of cobs plant-1(3.04), cob weight with husk (50.87 g), yield plant-1 with husk (155.13 g) and without husk (27.21 g) were obtained in the wider geometry S5 (60 × 30 cm). However, the closer geometry S2 (45 × 15 cm) gives highest plant height (199.44 cm), yield plot-1i.e. with husk (11.41 kg) and without husk (2.06 kg), yield hectare-1 i.e. with husk (422.74 q) and without husk (76.29 q) and fodder yield (40.44 t ha-1). Among the treatment combinations, it was observed that P2S3 (39th met. week; last week Sept. + 45 × 30 cm) exhibited highest values for almost all the growth parameters; number of leaves plant-1 (13.63), leaf area (512.62 cm2), LAI (3.62) and chlorophyll content (2.40 mg g-1). Whereas the treatment combination P2S2 (39th met. week; last week Sept. + 45 × 15 cm) gives highest plant height (205.47 cm). The yield and yield attributing characters such as, number of cobs plant-1(3.43), cob weight with husk (54.34 g) and cob yield plant-1with husk (186.53 g) and without husk (31.64 g) were found highest in P2S5 (39th met. week; last week Sept. + 60 × 30 cm). While the treatment combination P2S3 (39th met. week; last week Sept. + 45 × 30 cm) recorded maximum cob weight without husk (9.87 g) and cob length (11.32 cm). However, P2S2 (39th met. week; last week Sept. + 45 × 15 cm) exhibit highest fodder yield (40.85 t ha-1), yield plot-1; with husk (12.02 kg) and without husk (2.19 kg), yield hectare-1; with husk (445.01 q) and without husk (81.10 q).The treatment combination P2S2 (39th met. week; last week Sept. + 45 × 15 cm) obtained the highest gross monetary returns (Rs. 324997.03 ha-1), net returns (Rs.186640.51 ha-1) and B:C ratio (2.35).