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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 SEAWEED EXTRACT ON GROWTH, YIELD AND QUALITY OF ONION (ALLIUM CEPA L.)
    (College of Horticulture and Forestry, Jhalawar, 2023) CHANDRA SHEKHAR PATIDAR; Dr. Kavita Aravindakshan
    A field experiment was conducted to study the “Effect of Seaweed Extract on growth, yield and quality of onion (Allium cepa L.)” during the rabi season, 2021-22 at the Department of Vegetable Science, College of Horticulture and Forestry, Jhalrapatan city, Jhalawar (Rajasthan). The experiment consisted of nineteen treatment combinations including seaweed granules as soil application, seaweed extract as foliar application (single and double foliar spray) and combine application of seaweed granules and extract in various doses including control. The experiment was laid out in a randomized block design (RBD) with three replications. Data were collected on different growth, yield and quality contributing characters of onion. Among different treatments of seaweed extract (soil and foliar), T19 (Seaweed extract granules @ 20 kg ha-1 + Seaweed extract 0.6 %) was found significantly superior as it exhibited maximum number of leaves per plant at 60 and 90 DAT (5.8 and 11.5), length of leaves at 60 and 90 DAS (43.87 and 56.13cm) , plant height at 60 and 90 DAT (47.72 and 59.21 cm), total chlorophyll content of leaves (0.52 mg/g), pseudostem diameter at 90 DAT (21.68 mm) average weight of bulb (59.55g), diameter of bulb (6.05 cm), bulb length (5.84 cm) yield of bulb per plot (5.95 kg), estimated yield of bulb per hectare (365q./ha), TSS (13.57 %), dry matter content (14.63%), net returns (223009 /ha), B:C ratio (3.23), organic carbon (0.60%), N (328.93 kg ha-1), P (28.95 kg ha-1), and K(230.95kg ha-1) were recorded as compared to control, respectively. Further, treatment T10 (Seaweed extract 0.6 % double foliar spray at 30 and 60 DAT) exhibited maximum value for nitrogen content in bulb (0.45 %), crude protein (2.83%) and pungency in bulb (9.05 μ mol./g) were recorded as compared to control, respectively. From the present investigation it may concluded that seaweed higher growth, yield and quality of onion can be obtained by soil application of Seaweed extract granules @ 20 kg ha-1 and foliar spray of seaweed extract @ 0.6%.