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Assam Agricultural University, Jorhat

Assam Agricultural University is the first institution of its kind in the whole of North-Eastern Region of India. The main goal of this institution is to produce globally competitive human resources in farm sectorand to carry out research in both conventional and frontier areas for production optimization as well as to disseminate the generated technologies as public good for benefitting the food growers/produces and traders involved in the sector while emphasizing on sustainability, equity and overall food security at household level. Genesis of AAU - The embryo of the agricultural research in the state of Assam was formed as early as 1897 with the establishment of the Upper Shillong Experimental Farm (now in Meghalaya) just after about a decade of creation of the agricultural department in 1882. However, the seeds of agricultural research in today’s Assam were sown in the dawn of the twentieth century with the establishment of two Rice Experimental Stations, one at Karimganj in Barak valley in 1913 and the other at Titabor in Brahmaputra valley in 1923. Subsequent to these research stations, a number of research stations were established to conduct research on important crops, more specifically, jute, pulses, oilseeds etc. The Assam Agricultural University was established on April 1, 1969 under The Assam Agricultural University Act, 1968’ with the mandate of imparting farm education, conduct research in agriculture and allied sciences and to effectively disseminate technologies so generated. Before establishment of the University, there were altogether 17 research schemes/projects in the state under the Department of Agriculture. By July 1973, all the research projects and 10 experimental farms were transferred by the Government of Assam to the AAU which already inherited the College of Agriculture and its farm at Barbheta, Jorhat and College of Veterinary Sciences at Khanapara, Guwahati. Subsequently, College of Community Science at Jorhat (1969), College of Fisheries at Raha (1988), Biswanath College of Agriculture at Biswanath Chariali (1988) and Lakhimpur College of Veterinary Science at Joyhing, North Lakhimpur (1988) were established. Presently, the University has three more colleges under its jurisdiction, viz., Sarat Chandra Singha College of Agriculture, Chapar, College of Horticulture, Nalbari & College of Sericulture, Titabar. Similarly, few more regional research stations at Shillongani, Diphu, Gossaigaon, Lakhimpur; and commodity research stations at Kahikuchi, Buralikson, Tinsukia, Kharua, Burnihat and Mandira were added to generate location and crop specific agricultural production packages.

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Subject: Plant Breeding × Author: Biswas, Ardita × Type: Thesis × Thesis Type: M.Sc ×
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    EMS and Gamma ray induced quantitative variation in black gram (Vigna mungo (L). Hepper)
    (AAU, Jorhat, 2021) Biswas, Ardita; Sarma, Akashi
    An investigation was carried out with black gram (urdbean) genotype SBC-40 to determine the effects of gamma rays (250Gy, 300Gy, 350Gy, 400Gy, 450Gy and 500Gy) and ethyl methane sulphonate (0.2%). The data was collected on seed germination and survival percentage, shoot length, root length, fresh weight, dry weight in the first generation i.e. in M1 generationThe LD50 value was recorded at 456Gy and GR50 value was recorded at 362Gy for shoot length and 372Gy for root length. The progressive reduction in germination and survival percentage with increasing doses of gamma radiation was observed in the mutagenic treatments. In M2 and M3 generations, the traits viz., days to 50% flowering, days to pod initiation, days to maturity, plant height, number of branches, number of clusters per plant, number of pods per cluster, pod length, number of seeds per plant, hundred seed weight and seed yield per plant were calculated to estimate the genetic variability, character association, path coefficient, mean performance of the genotypes among the nine treatments of black-gram genotypes for eleven quantitative characters. Analysis of genetic variance revealed moderate to high level of genetic variability among all the genotypes in majority of the characters. High to moderate PCV and GCV were recorded for the traits viz., seed yield per plant, number of clusters per plant, number of pods per plant, plant height and number of branches per plant. The high heritability along with the genetic advance as per cent of mean was recorded in 100 seed weight, clusters per plant, plant height and branches per plant and seeds per pod in M2 generation and in M3, the traits viz., branches per plant, number of clusters per plant, number of pods per plant recorded high heritability along with high genetic advance. In M2 and M3 generations, variation in leaf arrangement like pentafoliate and hexafoliate were observed in different treatments along with variation in leaf colour, leaf shape and structure.Correlation studies showed that seed yield per plant exhibited positive significant association with the traits viz., days to 50% flowering, days to pod initiation, days to maturity, clusters per plant, pod length and 100 seed weight.Path coefficient analysis identified that 100 seed weight, days to pod initiation, clusters per plant and pod length had positive direct effect and indirect effect via days to 50% flowering, seeds per pod, days to maturity and branches per plant. Hence, simultaneous selection of the above traits would be more rewarding to bring improvement in black-gram.