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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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ThesisItem Open Access Effect of foliar application of boron, zinc and iron on growth and yield of gynoecious cucumber var. Kian(College of Horticulture and Forestry, Jhalawar, 2016-12-31) PATIDAR, DHARMENDRA KUMAR; Maurya, I. B.The present investigation entitled “Effect of foliar application of boron, zinc and iron on growth and yield of gynoecious cucumber var. Kian” was conducted during Kharif, 2014 under naturally ventilated polyhouse at the College of Horticulture and Forestry, Jhalawar. The experiment comprised of twenty seven treatment combinations consisting of three levels of boron (0, 20 and 40 ppm), three levels of zinc (0, 20 and 40 ppm) and three levels of iron (0, 40 and 80 ppm) in Factorial Randomized Block Design with three replications. The treatments were sprayed twice at 25 and 45 DAS. The observations were recorded on 14 growth and yield attributes namely i.e. days to anthesis of first female flower, node number at which first female flower appeared, number of branches per plant at 45 and 90 DAS, vine length at 60 DAS and final harvest, chlorophyll (a) content of leaves at 30, 60 and 90 DAS (mg/100gm), chlorophyll (b) content of leaves at 30, 60 and 90 DAS (mg/100gm), number of aborted flower (%), fruit length (cm), fruit diameter (cm), average fruit weight (gm), volume of fruit (cc), number of fruits per plant, days to maturity of fruit and yield per plant (kg), Higher level micronutrients influenced significantly the most of the characters when they were applied alone or in combinations. Application of micronutrients (Boron, Zinc and Iron) at their high concentration influenced significantly the most of the growth and yield attributes when they were used alone or in combination. The treatment combination B2Zn2Fe2 (Boron at 40 ppm + Zinc at 40 ppm + Iron at 80 ppm) was found economical as it gave maximum yield (5.62 kg./plant), maximum net return ( 498.67/m2) and B : C ratio (4.71). Further, this treatment increased the fruit length (14.10 cm), fruit diameter (3.40 cm), average fruit weight (130.33g), volume of fruit (135.43cc), number of fruits per plant (43.13), reduced the number of days required to fruit maturity (38.83) and number of aborted flower (68.24 %) over control.ThesisItem Open Access Effect of biofertilizers and growth regulators on growth, yield and quality of cauliflower (Brassica oleracea var. botrytis L.) cv. Pusa Paushja(College of Horticulture and Forestry, Jhalawar, 2017-12-13) Meena, Manoj Kumar; Aravindakshan, KavitaA field experiment entitled “Effect of biofertilizers and growth regulators on growth yield and quality of cauliflower (Brassica oleracea var. botrytis L.) cv. Pusa Paushja” was conducted during Rabi season, 2016-17 at the Department of Vegetable Science, College of Horticulture and Forestry, Jhalawar, Rajasthan. The experiment consisting 15 treatment combinations with two factors i.e. biofertilizers with three levels (control, PSB and mycorrhiza) and growth regulators with five levels (control, GA3 50 ppm, GA3 100 ppm, NAA 50 ppm and NAA 100 ppm) was laid out in Factorial Randomized Block Design with three replications each. The individual application of biofertilizer treatment B2 (mycorrhiza) recorded maximum plant height (63.02 cm), numbers of leaves per plant (22.83), length of stem (8.96 cm), minimum days taken to 50 per cent curd initiation (33.20), days taken to 50 per cent marketable curd size (59.35), maximum chlorophyll content in leaves at 45 DAT (0.45 mg g-1), harvestable mass per plant (1520.29 g), curd diameter (14.00 cm), curd weight per plant (766.67 g), yield per plot (9.08 kg), estimated yield per hectare (20.18 t), ascorbic acid (55.98 mg/100g), TSS (7.20 0Brix) and crude protein (2.87 per cent) as compared to control. The maximum NPK content in soil after harvest (373.13, 24.78 and 256.68 kg/ha), maximum net returned (Rs. 102573/ha) and B: C ratio (1.81) were recorded under treatment B2 (mycorrhiza) as compared to control. Similarly, the individual application growth regulator treatment G3 (GA3 50 ppm) gave maximum plant height (64.58 cm), number of leaves per plant (24.05), length of stem (9.39 cm), minimum days taken to 50 per cent curd initiation (32.48), days taken to 50 per cent marketable curd size (58.32), maximum chlorophyll content in leaves at 45 DAT (0.45 mg g-1), harvestable mass per plant (1544.76 g), curd diameter (14.76 cm), curd weight per plant (816.67 g), yield per plot (9.59 kg), estimated yield per hectare (21.32 t), ascorbic acid (57.08 mg/100g), TSS (7.54 0Brix) and crude protein (3.13 per cent) as compared to control. In term ofnet return the individual application of growth regulators G3 (GA3 50 ppm) exhibited maximum net return (Rs. 132662/ha) and B: C ratio (2.26) as compared to control. Further, the interaction effect of application of biofertilizer and growth regulator had significant effect on growth and yield over control. The maximum plant height (65.91 cm), number of leaves per plant (24.45), stem length (9.78 cm), minimum days taken to 50 per cent curd initiation (31.57), days taken to 50 per cent marketable curd size (55.85), maximum chlorophyll content in leaves at 45 DAT (0.48 mg g-1), harvestable mass per plant (1685.10 g), curd diameter (15.67 cm), curd weight per plant (850 g), yield per plot (9.72 kg), estimated yield per hectare (21.60 t), net return (Rs. 137016/ha) and B: C ratio (2.28) was recorded with treatment B2G3 (mycorrhiza and GA3 50 ppm) as compare to control.ThesisItem Open Access Studies on heterosis and combining ability in ridge gourd [Luffa acutangula (L.) Roxb.](College of Horticulture and Forestry, Jhalawar, 2017-12-31) G E, Sachin; Maurya, I. B.The present investigation entitled “Studies on heterosis and combining ability in ridge gourd [Luffa acutangula (L.) Roxb.]” conducted during rainy season, 2016 at Protected Cultivation unit of the College of Horticulture and Forestry, Jhalawar, Rajasthan. Nine diverse parents were crossed in a diallel fashion (excluding reciprocals) for generating the 36 F1 hybrids. All the nine parents, 36 hybrids and one standard check were grown in a randomized block design with three replications. Observation were recorded on 14 characters viz., days to anthesis of first male flower, days to anthesis of first female flower, node number at which first male flower appeared, node number at which first female flower appeared, fruit length (cm), fruit width (cm), fruit weight (g), days to fruit harvesting, number of ridges per fruit, number of fruits per plant, yield per plant (kg), fruiting period, dry matter (%) and total soluble solids (°brix). The data were subjected to analysis of variance, heterosis and combining ability variances and effects for each character. The analysis of variance indicated significant variability present among the parents and hybrids for all 14 characters. Parents vs hybrids was also significant for all the traits except fruit width. The analysis of variance for combining ability revealed that mean square due to gca and sca were significant for all characters. The ratio of σ2 gca/ σ2sca was lesser than one for all character, thereby indicating preponderance of non-additive gene action for of these traits. On the basis of gca effects and per se performance, parent JRG-2 and Sathputia were recorded as the best general combiners for all the characters including yield. In general, the parents, which have the best per se performance, were also the best general combiners indicating a positive association between these two parameters. Specific combining ability effects of crosses revealed that six crosses showed significant sca effects for total yield per plant and for eight crosses for number of fruits per plant. Based on sca and per se performance, the best crosses for yield per plant was Pusa Nutan × Sathputia and JRG-2 × Swarna Upahar. The extent of heterosis based on the three best crosses for total yield per plant ranged from 78.41 - 151.85 over mid parent; 87.94 - 139.89 over better parent; 78.54 - 89.34 over check variety revealed that there is a great scope of realizing higher yield in ridge gourd through heterosis breeding. ` Six and ten hybrids showed the significant and positive heterobeltiosis and standard heterosis for total fruit yield per plant, respectively. The cross combination Pusa Nutan × Sathputia registered the highest fruit yield and also found heterotic for many characters including earliness.ThesisItem Open Access Effect of bioregulators and boron on growth, yield and quality of cabbage (Brassica oleracea var. capitata L.) cv. Golden Acre(College of Horticulture and Forestry, Jhalawar, 2018-11-29) Meena, Shoji Lal; Aravindakshan, KavitaA field experiment entitled “Effect of bioregulators and boron on growth, yield and quality of cabbage (Brassica oleracea var. capitata L.) cv. Golden Acre” was conducted during Rabi season, 2017-18 at the Department of Vegetable Science, College of Horticulture and Forestry, Jhalawar, Rajasthan. The experiment consisting 15 treatment combinations with two factors i.e. bioregulators with five levels (control, GA3 @ 50 ppm, GA3 @ 100 ppm, NAA @ 50 ppm and NAA @ 100 ppm) and boron with three levels (control, Boric acid @ 0.1 % and Boric acid @ 0.2 %) was laid out in Factorial Randomized Block Design with three replications each. The individual application bioregulator treatment B1 (GA3 @ 50 ppm) gave maximum plant height (23.87 cm), plant spread (43.45 cm), number of open leaves per plant (16.18), stem length (5.03 cm), stem diameter (1.83 cm), minimum days required for head initiation (44.50), maximum chlorophyll content in leaves at 45 DAT (0.43 mg/g), volume of head (717.44 cm3), diameter of head (15.36 cm), weight of individual head (919.12 g), yield of head per plot (18.38 kg), estimated yield of head (27.10 t/ha) and application bioregulator treatment B3 (NAA @ 50 ppm) exhibited maximum ascorbic acid (48.64 mg/100 g), TSS (5.34 0Brix) and crude protein (3.07 per cent) as compared to control. In term of net return the individual application of bioregulators B1 (GA3 @ 50 ppm) exhibited maximum net return (Rs. 154943/ha) and B: C ratio (2.64) as compared to control. Similarly, The individual application of boron treatment M2 (boric acid @ 0.2 %) recorded gave maximum plant height (23.50 cm), plant spread (41.57 cm), number of open leaves per plant (15.55), stem length (4.65 cm), stem diameter (1.70 cm), minimum days required for head initiation (44.31), maximum chlorophyll content in leaves at 45 DAT (0.42 mg/g), volume of head (658.80 cm3), diameter of head (14.51 cm), weight of individual head (897.63 g), yield of head per plot (17.95 kg), estimated yield of head (26.36 t/ha), ascorbic acid (47.42 mg/100 g), TSS (4.98 0Brix) and crude protein (2.78 per cent) as compared to control. maximum net returned (Rs. 147318/ha) and B: C ratio (2.48) were recorded under treatment M2 (boric acid @ 0.2 %) as compared to control. Further, the interaction effect of application of bioregulators and boron had significant effect on growth and yield over control. The maximum plant height (23.97 cm), plant spread (44.15 cm), stem length (5.10 cm), diameter of head (15.26 cm), weight of individual head (926.67 g), yield per plot (18.53 kg), estimated yield per hectare (27.80 t), net return (Rs. 159700/ha) and B: C ratio (2.55) was recorded with treatment B1M2 (GA3 @ 50 ppm + boric acid @ 0.2 %) as compare to control.ThesisItem Open Access Heterosis and combining ability in cucumber (Cucumis sativus L.)(2015) Malav, Narottam; Maurya, I.B.ThesisItem Open Access ThesisItem Open Access Influence of plant growth regulators and boron on performance of bottle gourd [Lagenaria siceraria (Mol.) Standl.] var. Pusa Naveen(Agriculture University Kota, CH&F, Jhalawar, 2017-11-30) Choudhary, Kailash Chand; Aravindakshan, KavitaThe present investigation entitled “Influence of plant growth regulators and boron on performance of bottle gourd [Lagenaria siceraria (Mol.) standl.] var. Pusa Naveen” was conducted during Kharif season, 2016 at the Instructional Farm of Vegetable Science, College of Horticulture and Forestry, Jhalawar, Rajasthan. The experiment consisting 15 treatments with 2 growth regulators NAA, Ethrel and borax each at two levels (NAA 100, 200ppm, Ethrel 250, 500ppm, Borax 0.05, 0.1% and control) were replicated three times in a Randomized Block Design keeping plot size of 6 m x 3 m. The seed sowing was done on 4 July, 2016 in the furrow spaced at 3 m apart maintaining a plant to plant distance of 0.6 m. The observations were recorded on growth, yield and quality attributes namely i.e. vine length (m), vine diameter (mm), chlorophyll content in leaves (mg/100g), number of nodes on main vine, number of primary branches/plant, node at which first male and female flower appeared, days to anthesis of first male and female flower, days to first harvesting, number of male and female flowers per vine, Fruit setting (%), Sex : ratio, fruit length (cm), fruit diameter (cm), fruit weight (g), number of fruits per vine, fruit yield per vine (kg), fruit yield per hectare (q), B:C ratio, TSS (0Brix), ascorbic acid content (mg/100 g) and crude protein content (%). The application of plant growth regulators and boron had influenced significant effect on growth, yield as well as quality attributes over control. The results showed that treatment T8 (borax 0.05% + Ethrel 500 ppm) was found most effective in the increasing, vine diameter (20.95 mm), number of primary branches per plant (15.70), female flower per vine (18.90), fruit length (31.50 cm), fruit diameter (6.87 cm), number of fruit per vine (8.87), fruit weight (830.94 g), fruit yield per vine (7.36 kg), fruit yield per ha. (408.61 q), TSS (3.330Brix) and ascorbic acid (7.60 mg/100g) and in the decreasing, male flowers per vine (78.50), node at which first male (13.01) and female flower appear (17.17), days to anthesis of first male flower (41.67 days) and female flower (42.03 days), days to first harvesting (48.17), sex ratio (4.14). The maximum fruit yield (408.61 q/ha), net return (Rs. 241936.53 per ha.) and B:C ratio (3.74) were also recorded under treatment T8 over control.
