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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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    EFFECT OF ARBUSCULAR MYCORRHIZAL FUNGI ON Phytophthora WILT OF PIPPALI (Piper longum)
    (AAU, Jorhat, 2018) Deori, Mridusmita; Dutta, Pranab
    Pippali, Long piper; Family: Piperaceae, is found throughout India especially in the warmer places. It is also found in Malaysia, Singapore, Sri Lanka and Asian regions. Leaf blight caused by Phytophthora spp. has been reported to be one of the major diseases of Pippali causing complete failure of the plant. Arbuscular Mycorrhizal Fungi (AMF) is the mother of plant root endosymbiosis that established symbiotic relationship with plants and plays important role in plant growth, disease protection, and overall soil quality. AMF fungi not only enhanced the growth of medicinal plants but also improved the active principle content. But association of mycorrhizal fungi with medicinal plant like Pippali, Piper longum and their use for management of Phythophthora disease more particularly in North East India is not known. In the present study survey was made in 10 pockets of Pippali growing area of Jorhat district of Assam and found to have root colonization of AMF from 46.50% to 66.50% and soil colonization from 110.55 spores/g to 185.80spores/g of soil. AMF isolated were tentatively characterized as Glomus spp. Mass multiplied spore in Maize (chosen as a symbiotic partner, because of its high mycorrhizal dependency) of AMF were used to study the effect of per cent disease of Phytophthora infection and plant growth parameter of Pippali plants. Significantly lowest PDI (6.41%) of Phytophthora was observed in non sterilized soil with inoculums with Highest growth parameter (shoot and root length, internode no., internode length, leaf area and dry weight of roots and shoots). This was followed by Sterilized soil with inoculums with PDI of 8.74%. Highest PDI (25.66%) with lowest growth parameters was observed in sterilized soil without inoculum followed by non sterilized soil without inoculum with PDI of 21.94%. Five different pathogenic mycoflora viz., Curvularia spp., Alternaria spp., Fusarium spp., Rhizoctonia solani and Sclerotium rolfsii were also found associated with the plant.
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    EFFECT OF ARBUSCULAR MYCORRHIZAL FUNGI ON Phytophthora WILT OF PIPPALI (Piper longum)
    (AAU, Jorhat, 2018-07) Deori, Mridusmita; Dutta, Pranab
    Pippali, Long piper; Family: Piperaceae, is found throughout India especially in the warmer places. It is also found in Malaysia, Singapore, Sri Lanka and Asian regions. Leaf blight caused by Phytophthora spp. has been reported to be one of the major diseases of Pippali causing complete failure of the plant. Arbuscular Mycorrhizal Fungi (AMF) is the mother of plant root endosymbiosis that established symbiotic relationship with plants and plays important role in plant growth, disease protection, and overall soil quality. AMF fungi not only enhanced the growth of medicinal plants but also improved the active principle content. But association of mycorrhizal fungi with medicinal plant like Pippali, Piper longum and their use for management of Phythophthora disease more particularly in North East India is not known. In the present study survey was made in 10 pockets of Pippali growing area of Jorhat district of Assam and found to have root colonization of AMF from 46.50% to 66.50% and soil colonization from 110.55 spores/g to 185.80spores/g of soil. AMF isolated were tentatively characterized as Glomus spp. Mass multiplied spore in Maize (chosen as a symbiotic partner, because of its high mycorrhizal dependency) of AMF were used to study the effect of per cent disease of Phytophthora infection and plant growth parameter of Pippali plants. Significantly lowest PDI (6.41%) of Phytophthora was observed in non sterilized soil with inoculums with Highest growth parameter (shoot and root length, internode no., internode length, leaf area and dry weight of roots and shoots). This was followed by Sterilized soil with inoculums with PDI of 8.74%. Highest PDI (25.66%) with lowest growth parameters was observed in sterilized soil without inoculum followed by non sterilized soil without inoculum with PDI of 21.94%. Five different pathogenic mycoflora viz., Curvularia spp., Alternaria spp., Fusarium spp., Rhizoctonia solani and Sclerotium rolfsii were also found associated with the plant.