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Banda University of Agriculture and Technology, Banda

Banda University of Agriculture and Technology, Banda has been established as a full-fledged State University, having unique honour of being the “First Agricultural University of Bundelkhand Region”. The University was notified vide Government Order No. 301/79-V-1-10-1 (Ka) 27-2009 Lucknow and established on 2nd March 2010 under Uttar Pradesh Agriculture University Act (Sanshodhan) 1958 Gazette-Adhiniyam 2010. Initially it was named as “Manyawar Shri Kanshiram Ji University of Agriculture and Technology, Banda”, which was changed as “Banda University of Agriculture and Technology, Banda” vide Uttar Pradesh Agriculture University Act (Sanshodhan) Adhiniyam, 2014, No. 1528(2)/LXXIX-V-1-14-1(Ka)-13-2014 dated 4th December 2014. The University has been established for the development of the agriculture and allied sectors in the Uttar Pradesh on the whole and Bundelkhand region in particular. It is committed to serve the Bundelkhand region with trinity concept, i.e. complete integration of teaching, research and extension for the development of agriculture and allied sectors in order to ensure food security and enhance socio-economic status of inhabitants. State Government of Uttar Pradesh has assigned the University with the responsibilities of (a) human resource generation and development, (b) generation and perfection of technologies, and (c) their dissemination to the farmers, orchardists and dairy farmers in the Chitrakoot Dham and Jhansi divisions. The Chirtrkoot Dham Division consists of four districts, namely Banda, Chitrakoot (Karvi), Mahoba and Hamirpur whereas Jhansi Division consists of Jhansi, Lalitpur and Jalaun (Orai) districts.

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    “Knowledge and Adaptation on Climate variability among Farming community of Bundelkhand region, Uttar Pradesh”
    (DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURAL EXTENSION COLLEGE OF AGRICULTURE BANDA UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURE & TECHNOLOGY, BANDA-210001, UTTAR PRADESH (INDIA), 2023-08-09) Ashish Yadav; Arjun Prasad Verma
    The present study was conducted on "Knowledge and Adaptation on Climate Variability among farming community of Bundelkhand region, Uttar Pradesh”. The Exploratory and Analytic research design was used in the present study. The Banda, Hamirpur, and Mahoba Districts were purposively selected. Two blocks from each district and 2 village from each block were selected. A total of 6 blocks and 12 villages were selected. From each selected village, 15 respondents were selected randomly. Thus, a total of 180 respondents were selected as a sample for the present study. The results revealed that majority of the respondents belonged to the middle-age category, joint families, and medium-sized families, engaged in dairy farming along with crop farming, belonged to medium income category, medium herd size, possess indigenous cows, medium milk production category, medium milk consumption and medium milk sale category. The majority of the research participants (61.67%) felt there had been a decreasing annual rainfall amount, the overall knowledge level of respondents revealed that the majority of the respondents (52.22%) had medium-level knowledge of climate variability. The results of the exposition index reveal a higher value (0.82), which shows that farmers ‘of Banda district (D1) livelihoods are critically exposed to climate change and its induced risks. Findings further report that the exposition index of the D2 (Hamirpur district) has a relatively higher value (0.73), indicating a higher exposure to climate risks than the D3 (Mahoba district) 0.63. The calculated index score of the susceptibility indicator revealed that D3 (0.83) has higher exposure to risks in the study area and represents a critical value followed by D1 (0.76) and D2 (0.54), respectively. The index value of the adaptive capacity indicator showed a critically high score (0.85) for D1 of the Bundelkhand region followed by D3 and D2 with the index value of 0.82 and 0.63, respectively. The overall level of adoption of adaptation strategies revealed that 40% of the respondents had a medium level of adoption of adaptation strategy followed by 36.11% of the respondents had a low level of adoption of adaptation strategies of livestock farming to combat the climate variability. Only 23.89% of the respondents had a high level of adoption of adaptation to overcome the vagaries of climate variability. Binary logistic analysis revealed the Wald statistics were significant at a 1 percent level for the explanatory variables influencing the adoption level of Climate Change Adaptation Strategies of respondents to combat Climate Variability revealed that viz., Age while variables like Family size and Herd size were significant at 5 percent level; Education was significant at 10 percent level. It was revealed that illiterately, poor extension service on climate risk management, inadequate access to climate information and poor reliability, non-availability of the insect-pest and disease tolerant varieties, high input cost due to change in planting dates, Inadequate finance and credit facilities to meet out the labor requirement were the major constraints in the study area.
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    Effect of pretreatments on storage behavior of osmotically dehydrated pineapple (Ananas comosus L. Merr.) candy
    (Post larvest Technology, College of Morticulture, Banda University of Agriculture & Technology, Banda, 2023-09-25) Sunil Kumar Verma; Balaji Vikram
    The present investigation entitled “Effect of pre-treatments on storage behavior of osmotically dehydrated pineapple (Ananas comosus L. Merr.) candy” was conducted at Post Harvest Technology Laboratory, College of Horticulture, Banda University of Agriculture and Technology Banda, during the year 2023. An experiment was laid out in completely randomized design (CRD). Pre- treatments study was done on the basis of physico-chemical parameters as well as organoleptic quality of osmotically dehydrated pineapple candy with eight treatment combinations. The physico-chemical parameters of osmotcally dehydrated pineapple candy viz., TSS (°Brix), reducing sugars (%), nonreducing sugars (%), total sugars (%), acidity (%), pH, ascorbic acid (mg/100g) total phenol (%), crude protein (g/100g), crude fat (g/100g), crude fiber (g/100g),carbohydrate(g/100g), non-enzymatic browning and organoleptic quality i.e., colour, flavour, texture, taste and overall acceptability were evaluated at 0,30,60 up to 90 days of storage. Study of pre-treatment combinations with respect to physico-chemical characteristics of osmotically dehydrated pineapple candy reflected that non-reducing sugars (%), pH and crude protein content (g/100g), acidity (%), ascorbic acid (mg/100g), crude fat (g/100g), crude fiber(g/100g), total phenol (%) showed an decreasing trend while TSS (°Brix), reducing sugars (%), total sugars (%), carbohydrate(g/100g), non-enzymatic browning were in increasing trend during 0, 30,60 and 90 days of storage. Organoleptic scores of colour, flavour, texture, taste and overall acceptability also showed decreasing trend as storage period increased.
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    Genotype screening and efficacy evaluation of biorational insecticides against brinjal shoot and fruit borer (Leucinodes orbonalis Guenee)
    (Department of Entomology, Banda University of Agriculture and Technology, Banda Uttar Pradesh, India (210001), 2023-09-29) Deepak Tomar; Bhupendra Kumar Singh
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    GENETIC VARIABILITY FOR YIELD AND ITS ATTRIBUTES IN PUMPKIN (Cucurbita moschata Duch. ex Poir.)
    (DEPARTMENT OF VEGETABLE SCIENCE COLLEGE OF HORTICULTURE BANDA UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURE & TECHNOLOGY BANDA-210001, UTTAR PRADESH, (INDIA), 2023-08-14) NEHA; Ajeet Singh
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    HALF DIALLEL ANALYSIS FOR FRUIT YIELD AND ITS COMPONENTS IN BRINJAL (SOLANUM MELONGENA L.)
    (DEPARTMENT OF VEGETABLE SCIENCE COLLEGE OF HORTICULTURE BANDA UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURE & TECHNOLOGY, BANDA- 210001, UTTAR PRADESH,INDIA, 2023-07-21) PRASHANT KUMAR TRIPATHI; Akhilesh Chandra Mishra
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    Effect of pre-harvest spray of growth substances on fruit drop, yield and quality of Kinnow Mandarin (Citrus reticulata Blanco).
    (DEPARTMENT OF FRUIT SCIENCE COLLEGE OF HORTICULTURE BANDA UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURE AND TECHNOLOGY BANDA-210 001 (U.P.) INDIA, 2023-07-21) ABHISHEK PRATAP; Anand Singh
    Citrus is the world leading fruit crop. Kinnow, which is a most flavoured and aromatic member of Mandarin group, is a hybrid between ‘King’ Mandarin (Citrus nobilis Lour) and ‘Willow Leaf’ Mandarin (Citrus deliciosa Tenora). Heavy fruit dropping is a great factor for low productivity of Kinnow Mandarin. The present study entitled “Effect of preharvest spray of growth substances on fruit drop, yield and quality of Kinnow Mandarin (Citrus reticulata Blanco)” was carried out at experimental orchard in the University campus, Department of Fruit Science, College of Horticulture, Banda University of Agriculture and Technology, Banda during 2022-23. Various concentration of four different plant growth substances, Salicylic Acid (SA, 15 ppm), ZnSO4 (0.5 and 0.25 %), K2SO4 (0.25 %) and Ca(NO3)2 (0.25 %) and their combinations were applied foliarly two times (15th October and 15thNovember) to study the impact of different treatments on pre-harvest drop, yield, quality and shelf-life of Kinnow fruit. The results revealed that the pre-harvest application of SA + ZnSO4 + K2SO4 was most effective among all other treatments to control pre-harvest drop and increased the fruit yield with enhanced quality. The physical attributes of the fruit viz. Fruit length and width, fruit weight, volume and juice recovery were also increased while peel thickness, peel content and rag content were decreased with SA + ZnSO4 + K2SO4 application. Fruit firmness was found highest with the application of SA + Ca(NO3)2. The treatments not had any significant effect on the specific gravity and colour of the fruit. Biochemical parameters viz. TSS, TSS: acidity ratio, sugar, ascorbic acid content, antioxidants and total phenols were also increased with the treatment of SA + ZnSO4 + K2SO4, while the titratable acidity was reduced with the same treatment. Pectin content was increased with the application of SA + Ca(NO3)2. The fruits harvested from the trees applied with the treatment SA + Ca(NO3)2 + K2SO4 had higher shelf-life as they showed minimum PLW % and got higher scores in sensory analysis during storage.
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    MORPHOLOGICAL AND PHYSIOLOGICAL RESPONSES OF BREAD WHEAT (Triticum aestivum L.) GENOTYPES UNDER HEAT & DROUGHT STRESS ENVIRONMENT
    (BANDA UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURE & TECHNOLOGY, BANDA-210001, UTTAR PRADESH, (INDIA), 2023-08-09) SATYAM SINGH; Hitesh Kumar
    Wheat, is a second staple food crop that feeds billions of people worldwide, faces production challenges due to the adverse effect of high temperatures and drought stress. To enhance its performance under such adverse conditions, stress tolerant lines with adaptive traits can significantly improve selection efficiency. This study involved the assessment of 108 wheat accessions, along with check HD 2967, DBW 222, and WCF 12-07 during 2021- 22 and 2022-23. The screening was conducted under optimum, heat and drought stress environment at BUAT Banda. A total of 14 agro-morphological, four physiological, and six stress indices were employed to evaluate the genotypes and assess their tolerance to drought and heat stress. ANOVA revealed significant differences among all genotypes across almost all characters under three environments. However, NT was non-significant among the test genotypes. Additionally, CTBS in HSE also displayed non-significant differences across different environments. Under a heat-stress environment (HSE), seed yield (SY) effected with highest reduction, with an average decrease of 58.31%. In contrast, under a droughtstress environment (DSE), the mean seed yield reduction was 27.52%. Among the evaluated genotypes, EC 445310, EC 445114, and EC 277156 demonstrated superior performance by exhibiting minimal yield reduction in HSE. On the other hand, genotypes IC 534830, IC 78859, and IC 82369 showed notable resilience to drought stress, displaying the least yield reduction in DSE. In both stressed environments, several traits exhibit positive correlations with seed yield (SY), including biological yield (BY), grain filling duration (GFD), number of tillers (NT), and hundred kernel weight (HKW). Conversely, canopy temperature at all three stages shows negative correlations with SY in both stress environments. Among accessions, based on stress tolerance indices (STI), IC 55718, IC 73575, and IC 0594378 identified heat tolerant genotypes. Under drought stress, IC 73575, IC 0443622, and IC 104617 stand out as the top-performing genotypes based on their STI. The genotypes IC 55718, IC 73575, IC 0594378, and IC 79040 were consistently identified as the top- performing genotypes in both stress environments. Their adaptability to adverse conditions makes them the common best-performing genotypes. Chlorophyll and CT stand out as crucial physiological traits that provide valuable insights into identifying wheat genotypes with the ability to cope with the challenges posed by climate change in wheat production. By incorporating selection indices that consistently associate with these physiological traits, the potential to significantly improve the selection efficiency of superior genotypes becomes evident.
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    “LIFE TABLE STUDIES OF MEXICAN BEETLE Zygogramma bicolorata PALLISTER (COLEOPTERA: CHRYSOMELIDAE) AND FEEDING POTENTIAL ON Parthenium hysterophorus L.’’
    (BANDA UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURE & TECHNOLOGY BANDA-210001, UTTAR PRADESH (INDIA), 2023-08-24) LAKSHMI PANDEY; S. K. Singh
    A laboratory experiment was carried out to investigate the life table and feeding potential of Mexican beetle, Zygogramma bicolorata Pallister (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae) on its most preferable weed host Parthenium hysterophorus L.” in the PG laboratory of Department of Entomology of College of Agriculture, Banda University of Agriculture and Technology (BUAT), Banda during June to November of 2022. The results of the life cycle study indicated that the Z. bicolorata laid eggs either on leaf surface or on the lid of the containers. The eggs were small, oblonged, elongated, smooth and light yellow coloured and hatched within an average of 4.1±0.852 days. The average pre-oviposition, oviposition and post-oviposition period were 6.05 ± 1.145, 69.85 ± 3.265 and 30.8 ± 3.088 days, respectively. The neonate grub had passed through four instars and full grown within 14.4 ± 2.11 days, where the average duration of 1st , 2 nd , 3 rd and 4 th instar grubs were 3.45 ± 0.510, 3.45 ± 0.998, 2.9 ± 0.788 and 5.2 ± 0.894 days, respectively. The average longevity of female and male were 88.3± 4.90 and 84.5 ± 4.89 days, respectively. The results of life tables studied revealed the total mortality during June to November was ranged between 40.6 to 61.1 per cent, where the minimum was recorded during June to July followed August – September (51.4 %) and maximum during October- November in egg and early larval instars. Besides, 1 st & 2nd grub instars had also infested with Beauveria bassiana and some unknown factors had also responsible for the mortality at pupal and adult stage. The overall mortality was too decreased with the advancement of the study season. Morphometric observations on different life stages of Z. bicolorata showed that the average length and breadth of eggs were 1.21 ± 0.04mm and 0.49 ± 0.04 mm, respectively. Length of 1 st , 2 nd , 3 rd and 4 th instars larvae were 1.38 ± 0.07, 2.80 ± 0.13, 4.93 ± 0.13 and 6.02 ± 0.13 mm, respectively. The corresponding values for their breadth were 0.69 ± 0.03, 0.94 ± 0.09, 2.93 ± 0.18 and 3.89 ± 0.25 mm, respectively, Whereas, the length and breadth of pupae, male & female beetles were 6.24 ± 0.15 x 4.13 ± 0.13 mm, 6.27 ± 0.13 x 3.29 ± 0.12mm and 6.42 ± 0.15 x 3.71 ± 0.10 mm, respectively. However, breadth the head capsule of 1 st, 2nd , 3 rd & 4th instars grub, adults (male) and adult (female) were measured an average of 0.45 ± 0.03, 0.73 ± 0.08, 1.93 ± 0.12 & 2.12 ± 0.06, 2.43 ± 0.24 and 2.72 ± 0.15 mm, respectively. Results on feeding potential revealed that the 1 st, 2nd, 3rd and 4th instars grub consumed about 2.77, 6.46, 12.05 and 10.82 mg Parthenium leaves per day, respectively and early instars were more consuming later stage. However, the adult males consumed quite less amount of leaves (10.34mg/ day) than the female (11.82mg/day) and it is varied due to variability in body size and life spam.
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    INCIDENCE OF FALL ARMYWORM, Spodoptera frugiperda (J.E. SMITH) IN MAIZE AND THEIR MANAGEMENT THROUGH NEWER INSECTICIDES
    (BANDA UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURE & TECHNOLOGY BANDA-210001, UTTAR PRADESH (INDIA), 2023-08-04) VIMAL KANAUJIYA; Mukesh Kumar Mishra
    The present investigations were carried out at PG Research Farm of College of Agriculture, BUAT, Banda during Kharif 2022 for study the incidence of fall armyworm, (S. frugiperda J. E. Smith) on maize and their management through newer insecticides. The popular maize variety NHM-3899 was grown in 150m2 area for study of population dynamics and 20m2 each plot size with 7 treatment and 3 replications for management. The result revealed that the fall armyworm first noticed on seedling stage of the crop growth and continued till maturity. The larval population of S. frugiperda appeared first in 33rd Standard week (13th to 19th August) with its mean of 0.10 larvae plant-1and reached to its maximum (6.92 larvae plant-1 ) in 3 rd week of September (38th SW). The damage caused by S. frugiperda was estimated in the term of per cent leaf damage, which ranged between 0.37 to 60.16 per cent with variability during crop growth stages. Among two predatory species viz., coccinellids and spiders were prevalent and first noticed in 3 rdweek of August (33rd SW) with the initial population of 0.16 grub & adult plant-1 and 0.28 plant-1 , respectively with the occurrence of larval population S. frugiperda in field. The population of coccinellids attended its peaks (1.12 plant-1 ) in 36th SW, whereas the peak of spiders (1.68 plant-1) was recorded in 38thSW and it was gradually increased with an increase of the larval population fall armyworm and correlated significantly with a positive correlation of r= 0.657 & r= 0.699, respectively. Among the weather variables, only rainfall (r= 0.623) had significant correlation with larval population of S. frugiperda. However, none of the variables had shown significant correlation with per cent leaf damage. The regression equation evident that all the parameters (predators and weather parameters) jointly contribute 97 per cent abundance of larval population of fall armyworm, whereas joint effect of both predators had 72 per cent influenced (72 per cent) while joint effect of all the weather variables contributed only 57 percent abundance of larval population of fall armyworm. Among tested insecticides, chlorantraniliprole 18.5SC @ 40g a.i. ha-1 followed by spinetoram 11.7 w/w SC @ 30g a.i. ha-1 and emamectin benzoate 5 SG 20g a.i. ha-1 were found most effective against S. frugiperda that significantly reduced the larval population and gave higher field bio-efficacy in maize. These three insecticides showed 81.98, 80.57 and 77.26 per cent larval population reduction, respectively over control. The maximum yield (50.33 qha-1 ) and net return (Rs.45959.31 ha-1 ) were recorded from spinetoram 11.7 SC followed by chlorantraniliprole 18.5 SC. However, the maximum C:B ratio (1:8.58) was recorded from emamectin benzoate 5 SG treated plot.