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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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    Evaluation of Nutrient Management Practices and Foliar Nutrition on Productivity and Profitability of Field Pea (Pisum sativum L.) in Vertisols
    (COLLEGE OF AGRICULTURE, UMMEDGANJ, KOTA, 2020-08-10) Meena, Rajesh; Yadav, Rajendra Kumar
    A field experiment was conducted at Institutional Farm of Agricultural Research Station, Ummedganj-Kota, during Rabi season 2019-20 on clay loam soil, to study the “Evaluation of Nutrient Management Practices and Foliar Nutrition on Productivity and Profitability of Field Pea (Pisum sativum L.) in Vertisols” the experiment was laid out according to factorial randomized block design with three replications. The experiment comprised three fertility levels of (75% RDF, 100% RDF and 125% RDF) and five foliar nutrient spray levels (water spray), Neem coated urea 2%, NPK 19:19:19, NPK 17:44:0 and NPK 0:0:50 at 0.5% PF and PI) were applied to the field pea variety IPFD 10-12. The soil of the experimental site was clay loam in texture, slightly alkaline in reaction (pH 7.8), low in available nitrogen (174 kg ha-1) and phosphorus (12 kg ha-1), while high in potassium (275 kg ha-1), Sulphur (11 kg ha-1) and DTPA extractable micronutrients (available Zn 0.61 mg kg-1) above the critical limits. The main findings of investigation are summarized as: The application of fertility level significantly increased the plant height (cm) at harvest, number of branches plant-1, dry matter, number of pods plant-1, number of seeds pod-1, seed, straw and biological yield, N, P, K, S and Zn content and uptake by seed and straw, number of total and effective root nodules and net returns with the application of 125% RDF. The increase in plant population at harvest, test weight and harvest index were found non-significant. The available nitrogen, phosphorus, potassium, sulphur, and zinc in soil increased significantly with the application of fertility levels at harvest of the crop, however bulk density, particle density, porosity, EC, pH and organic carbon remain non-significant. Fertility levels and foliar nutrition spray levels significantly increased the plant height (cm) at harvest, number of branches plant-1, dry matter (g), number of pods plant-1, seed, straw and biological yield, N, P, K, S and Zn content and uptake by seed and straw, number of total and effective root nodules and net returns and number of seeds pod-1, the test weight and harvest index were found non-significant. The available nitrogen, phosphorus, potassium, sulphur and zinc in soil significantly increased with application foliar nutrition spray at harvest stage of the crop but bulk density, particle density, porosity, EC, pH and organic carbon remain non-significant. The interaction effect of fertility levels and foliar nutrition spray levels significantly influenced the dry matter, nodules count plant-1and weight of nodules plant-1, N and P available in soil and maximum being with 125% RDF and foliar nutrition spray (NPK 19:19:19).