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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: Textile and Apparel Designing × End date: 2019 × Start date: 2017 × Type: Thesis × Thesis Type: M.Sc ×
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    DESIGNING READY TO ATTACH YOKES FOR KURTIS USING KANTHA EMBROIDERY
    (AAU, Jorhat, 2017-01) Borah, Pompy Jilly; Kaur, Satvinder
    Yokes are horizontal divisions within a garment which may be functional or decorative. They are usually small, flat panels of fabric at the shoulder, waist, or midriff. Embroidered decorative yokes look attractive and are very much popular. The present study deals with designing ready to attach yokes for kurtis using kantha embroidery stitches. Kantha is the traditional form of embroidery of West Bengal. Running style stitch is used to create various patterns and details for this embroidery. Kantha is an indigenous household craft popular among the rural women in West Bengal. The traditional form of this embroidery is done on soft dhotis and saris. For the present study materials were collected from Jorhat town. The selected material for yoke was one coloured plain weave fine casement fabric. Cotton lining fabric of the same colour was also selected. Black poplin material was selected for the bindings. Printed cotton fabric was selected for the kurtis. The investigator designed and embroidered 7 yokes using kantha embroidery. The yokes were finished with bias binding so that they were ready to be attached on kurtis. Seven constructed kurtis were displayed and views of college girls were taken with the help of an interview schedule. From the data collected it has been found that Design No. 4 was ranked 1st for style of the yoke and Design No. 2 was ranked 1st for the embroidery design and also for colour combination of embroidery design. However, when the overall final rank was calculated, Design No. 2 and 3 were ranked 1st, Design No. 4 was ranked 2nd, Design No. 1 was ranked 3rd, Design No. 5 and 7 were ranked 4th and Design No. 6 was ranked 5th.
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    Blending of Hibiscus Cannabinus with Ramie for value added products
    (AAU, Jorhat, 2018-07) Kakoty, Ankita; Phukan, Ava Rani
    Natural fiber seems to be the most imminent alternative for chemically treated synthetic fibers. Products from natural fibers are now getting more and more preferred across the globe over synthetic fiber products which has less bio degradable characters and the manufacture of which add more to the carbon credit. India has a big role to play in such a situation by utilizing its large reservoir of fibers in the most diverse terrine of the country. One of the bast fiber Kenaf which is being selected for the study is a feasible source of cellulose which is economically viable and ecologically friendly which could be utilized for extraction of fiber. This study is an attempt to explore the possibilities of Kenaf fibers blending with Ramie fiber. Natural fiber blending with other fiber posses valuable properties and presently various diversified products are made from these fibers. Blending is done to produce fabrics with a better combination of performance characteristics in the product and to obtain better hand on fabric appearance. There is no perfect fiber. All fibers have good, fair and poor characteristics. Blending enables the technician to combine fibers so that the good qualities are emphasized and poor qualities are minimized. Efforts have been made in the present investigation to extract the fiber from Kenaf plant, and its blending with Ramie fiber and preparation of fabric for making diversified products. The physical and chemical properties of the fibers were evaluated accordingly. Kenaf and Ramie fibers were subjected to blending process at the ratio of Kenaf: Ramie 75:25, 50:50 and 25:75 to produce yarns. The physical properties such as twist, count, tenacity, elongation, wicking height, and density of blended yarns were evaluated and the blended proportion Kenaf: Ramie 75:25, 50:50 and 25:75 were feasible for producing fabric using the plain weave construction and used to produce value added products. The constructed fabrics were then analysed for mechanical properties such as fabric count, cover factor, fabric weight, thickness, stiffness and crease recovery. Also standard graphs on Scanning Electron microscopy (SEM) and Infrared test were done for both controlled and blended samples. The functional properties such as tensile strength, elongation, drapability, and wicking height, air permeability and tearing strength were also evaluated. The study on the fabric properties showed satisfactory results for both controlled and blended fabrics for textile use. Finally, value added products were prepared for the controlled and blended fabrics. Subjective evaluations of the products were done through visual assessment method and the respondents opined that, all the products were better suited according to type of the fabric which can be recommended for commercialization.
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    DESIGNING AND CONSTRUCTION OF SKIRTS FOR TEENAGE GIRLS
    (AAU, Jorhat, 2019-07) Sangma, Anchie Maliva A.; Baruah, Bulbul
    A study was planned to design and construct skirts for teenagers of age group 18 - 19 years. The objectives were to standardize the body measurements required to construct basic skirt block, to develop design of skirts for teenagers, to construct skirts out of suitable fabrics based on preferences of teenagers and to assess the preferences of respondents regarding the constructed skirt. One hundred samples of teenage girls (18 - 19 years) were selected to take body measurements from the Under Graduate class of Assam Agricultural University, Jorhat. A measurement sheet was prepared with all basic information and required measurements for construction of a skirt. After taking measurements the data were coded and analyzed carefully to find out the mode value of the measurements. The three numbers of basic skirt blocks were drafted by following instructions of Thomas (1993), Jindal (1998) and Sodhia (2005). The blocks were prepared by using the standard body measurements. The constructed basic skirts were tried on the body of teenage girl whose measurements were nearest to the mode value and fitting was observed under the supervision of major advisor. Out of the three basic skirt blocks, the block drafted by following the instruction given by Thomas (1993), gave a satisfactory result and it was used to construct the skirts of different designs. Total thirty numbers of designs were drawn on chart paper. To develop the designs, the investigator took the help of magazines, books, advertisement, etc. The skirt top was kept constant for all the skirts. On the chart paper the developed design of the skirts were colored so that they appear prominently. The thirty designs were displayed infront of teenage girls for their preferences. With the help of rank order eight designs were selected and constructed using suitable material. The constructed skirts were tried on the model to see the fitting of the skirts and photographs were taken for front and back view of the model. Again the preferences of teenagers were taken through interview schedule. The interview schedule covered the points like design, color combination, decoration, material used, fasteners used, finishes, fitting of the skirts etc. The rank orders of preferences of constructed skirts were found out. Data were coded and analyzed. The cost estimation of each skirt was found out.