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Agriculture University, Kota

The Agriculture University, Kota (AUK) was established on 14th September, 2013 after bifurcation of the Maharana Pratap University of Agriculture & Technology (MPUAT), Udaipur and Swami Keshwanand Rajasthan Agricultural University (SKRAU), Bikaner through promulgation of Act No. 22 of 2013. The University has been created for the agricultural development in South-East and Eastern Rajasthan which is having diversified agriculture situations from rainfed to canal irrigated agriculture. The Agriculture University has its Headquarter at Borkhera Farm, Kota & is located on Kota-Baran National highway-76. Kota district is situated in the South-Eastern part of Rajasthan and comes under Humid South-Eastern Plain Zone (agro climatic zone V). It lies between 23045’ and 26038’ North latitude and 75037’ and 77026’ East longitude. The jurisdiction of AUK is spread over in 6 districts namely Kota, Baran, Bundi, Jhalawar, Karauli and Sawai Madhopur. It accounts for 9.98 % geographical area, 12.67 % total human population, 9.4 % live stock population, 31.59 % forest area and 20.6 % net sown area of the state. Development and education of modern practices in the field of Agriculture, Horticulture & Forestry for sustainable livelihood of the rural masses is the main thrust of the service area of AUK.

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    Effect of Integrated Nutrient Management on Growth, Yield and Soil Health in Soybean Under Vertisols of Rajasthan
    (COLLEGE OF AGRICULTURE, UMMEDGANJ, KOTA, 2020-08-17) MEENA, NEHA; Sharma, M. K.
    Field experiment was conducted during kharif 2019 at ARS farm, College of Agriculture, Ummedganj, Kota with the ten treatment combinations viz. T0 - Control (Absolute), T1 - RDF (20-40-40), T2 - 75% RDF + FYM (2.0 t ha-1), T3 - 50% RDF + FYM (4.0 t ha-1), T4 - 75% RDF + FYM (2.0 t ha-1) + Rhizobium, T5 - 50% RDF + FYM (4.0 t ha-1) + Rhizobium, T6 - 75% RDF + Vermicompost (1.0 t ha-1), T7 - 50% RDF + Vermicompost (2.0 t ha-1), T8 - 75% RDF + Vermicompost (1.0 t ha-1) + Rhizobium, T9 - 50% RDF + Vermicompost (2.0 t ha-1) + Rhizobium. The experiment was laid out in randomize block design and replicated thrice with soybean, variety JS-335 grown as test crop. The results showed that maximum growth attributing parameters i.e., plant height (58.70 cm), branches plant-1 (5.60), total nodules per plant (47.40), effective nodules (31.59), dry weight of nodules (84.20 mg), chlorophyll content (2.84 mg g-1) and maximum yield attributes and yield viz. pods plant-1 (41.90), seeds pod-1 (3.47) grain yield (1380 kg ha-1), haulm yield (1885 kg ha-1), biological yield (3325 kg ha-1), recorded with the application of 75% RDF + Vermicompost (1.0 t ha-1) + Rhizobium (T8). The data clearly indicated that maximum nutrient content in grain, Nitrogen (6.76 %), Phosphorous (0.60 %), Potassium (1.44 %) and in haulm Nitrogen (1.34 %), Phosphorous (0.22 %), Potassium (3.96 %), and the maximum total uptake of Nitrogen (117.93 kg ha-1), Phosphorous (12.41 kg ha-1), Potassium (92.92 kg ha-1) recorded with the application of 75% RDF + Vermicompost (1.0 t ha-1) + Rhizobium (T8). Among nutrient management practices maximum protein (42.25%) and oil content (19.92 %) of soybean, also recorded with the application of 75% RDF + Vermicompost (1.0 t ha-1) + Rhizobium (T8). The available nutrient status of the soil after harvesting the soybean crop showed considerable increment due to the application of different inorganic and organic sources. Application of 50% RDF + Vermicompost (2.0 t ha-1) + Rhizobium (T9) was showed maximum increment in available nitrogen (258 kg ha-1), medium in available phosphorus (21.67 kg ha-1) and high in potassium (445.35 kg ha-1), micronutrient and organic carbon (0.59 %) compared to other treatments. Application of 75% RDF + Vermicompost (1.0 t ha-1) + Rhizobium (T8) had considerably maximum gross return (53042.71 Rs ha-1), net return (28980.71 Rs ha-1) and maximum B: C ratio (2.20) compared to other treatments.