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Acharya N G Ranga Agricultural University, Guntur

The Andhra Pradesh Agricultural University (APAU) was established on 12th June 1964 at Hyderabad. The University was formally inaugurated on 20th March 1965 by Late Shri. Lal Bahadur Shastri, the then Hon`ble Prime Minister of India. Another significant milestone was the inauguration of the building programme of the university by Late Smt. Indira Gandhi,the then Hon`ble Prime Minister of India on 23rd June 1966. The University was renamed as Acharya N. G. Ranga Agricultural University on 7th November 1996 in honour and memory of an outstanding parliamentarian Acharya Nayukulu Gogineni Ranga, who rendered remarkable selfless service for the cause of farmers and is regarded as an outstanding educationist, kisan leader and freedom fighter. HISTORICAL MILESTONE Acharya N. G. Ranga Agricultural University (ANGRAU) was established under the name of Andhra Pradesh Agricultural University (APAU) on the 12th of June 1964 through the APAU Act 1963. Later, it was renamed as Acharya N. G. Ranga Agricultural University on the 7th of November, 1996 in honour and memory of the noted Parliamentarian and Kisan Leader, Acharya N. G. Ranga. At the verge of completion of Golden Jubilee Year of the ANGRAU, it has given birth to a new State Agricultural University namely Prof. Jayashankar Telangana State Agricultural University with the bifurcation of the state of Andhra Pradesh as per the Andhra Pradesh Reorganization Act 2014. The ANGRAU at LAM, Guntur is serving the students and the farmers of 13 districts of new State of Andhra Pradesh with renewed interest and dedication. Genesis of ANGRAU in service of the farmers 1926: The Royal Commission emphasized the need for a strong research base for agricultural development in the country... 1949: The Radhakrishnan Commission (1949) on University Education led to the establishment of Rural Universities for the overall development of agriculture and rural life in the country... 1955: First Joint Indo-American Team studied the status and future needs of agricultural education in the country... 1960: Second Joint Indo-American Team (1960) headed by Dr. M. S. Randhawa, the then Vice-President of Indian Council of Agricultural Research recommended specifically the establishment of Farm Universities and spelt out the basic objectives of these Universities as Institutional Autonomy, inclusion of Agriculture, Veterinary / Animal Husbandry and Home Science, Integration of Teaching, Research and Extension... 1963: The Andhra Pradesh Agricultural University (APAU) Act enacted... June 12th 1964: Andhra Pradesh Agricultural University (APAU) was established at Hyderabad with Shri. O. Pulla Reddi, I.C.S. (Retired) was the first founder Vice-Chancellor of the University... June 1964: Re-affilitation of Colleges of Agriculture and Veterinary Science, Hyderabad (estt. in 1961, affiliated to Osmania University), Agricultural College, Bapatla (estt. in 1945, affiliated to Andhra University), Sri Venkateswara Agricultural College, Tirupati and Andhra Veterinary College, Tirupati (estt. in 1961, affiliated to Sri Venkateswara University)... 20th March 1965: Formal inauguration of APAU by Late Shri. Lal Bahadur Shastri, the then Hon`ble Prime Minister of India... 1964-66: The report of the Second National Education Commission headed by Dr. D.S. Kothari, Chairman of the University Grants Commission stressed the need for establishing at least one Agricultural University in each Indian State... 23, June 1966: Inauguration of the Administrative building of the university by Late Smt. Indira Gandhi, the then Hon`ble Prime Minister of India... July, 1966: Transfer of 41 Agricultural Research Stations, functioning under the Department of Agriculture... May, 1967: Transfer of Four Research Stations of the Animal Husbandry Department... 7th November 1996: Renaming of University as Acharya N. G. Ranga Agricultural University in honour and memory of an outstanding parliamentarian Acharya Nayukulu Gogineni Ranga... 15th July 2005: Establishment of Sri Venkateswara Veterinary University (SVVU) bifurcating ANGRAU by Act 18 of 2005... 26th June 2007: Establishment of Andhra Pradesh Horticultural University (APHU) bifurcating ANGRAU by the Act 30 of 2007... 2nd June 2014 As per the Andhra Pradesh Reorganization Act 2014, ANGRAU is now... serving the students and the farmers of 13 districts of new State of Andhra Pradesh with renewed interest and dedication...

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    INFLUENCE OF BIOFERTILIZER CONSORTIA ON GROWTH AND YIELD OF PEARL MILLET (Pennisetum glaucum L.)
    (Acharya N.G. Ranga Agricultural University, 2017) LASYA MOHANA REKHA, DASARA; LAKSHMIPATHY, R
    A pot experiment was carried out to study the effect of biofertilizer consortia in combinations with recommended dose of FYM and different doses of inorganic fertilizers on growth and yield of pearl millet with an objective of enhancing growth, yield and nutrient uptake in pearl millet and to improve soil health. The significantly more plant height at 50DAS, 75DAS and at the time crop harvesting was recorded in the treatment MC1 + 75% RDF + with recommended dose of FYM and least in case of treatment applied with the consortium MC1 alone. There were no significant differences in number of leaves per plant between different treatments was noticed up to 50DAS however, the highest number of leaves after 75 days of sowing was recorded in treatments T3 (MC1 + FYM) and T11 (MC1 +75% RDF + FYM). The root length (28.833 cm), root weight (3.294 g) and yield parameters like earhead length (20.733 cm), earhead weight (9.987 g), the number of seeds per earhead (1440.00), test weight (0.894 g), seed yield (4807.948 kg ha-1) and straw yield (5977.00 kg ha-1) were significantly more in treatment having biofertilizer consortium MC1 with recommended dose of FYM and 75 per cent chemical fertilizers. The maximum soil pH at flowering was recorded in treatment applied with biofertilizer consortium MC2 with 50 per cent RDF, MC2 + 75%RDF, 100% RDF and at harvesting, it was observed to be maximum in treatment having inorganic fertilizers alone whereas, higher electrical conductivity and organic carbon at flowering and harvesting were recorded in the treatment having biofertilizer consortium MC1 with recommended dose of FYM. The highest soil available N, P and K at flowering and harvesting was recorded in the treatment having biofertilizer consortium MC1 with recommended dose of FYM and 75% chemical fertilizers. The highest dehydrogenase activity at flowering and harvesting was recorded in the treatment having microbial consortium MC1 with recommended dose of FYM. Acid and alkaline phosphatase activity were observed to be maximum in the treatment having microbial consortium MC1 with recommended dose of FYM at flowering and acid phosphatase activity was observed to be maximum in the treatment having biofertilizer consortium MC1 with recommended dose of FYM and 50% chemical fertilizers, alkaline phosphatase activity significantly more in the treatment having biofertilizer consortium MC1 with recommended dose of FYM and 75% chemical fertilizers at the time of crop harvest. NPK uptake by the plants was significantly more in the treatment with MC1 + 75% RDF + FYM. The highest microbial population (Bacteria, Fungi, Actinomycetes, Azospirillum, Azotobacter and PSB) was recorded at flowering compared to other growth stages. Microbial population at flowering and harvesting was more in the treatments having bifertilizer consortium with recommended dose of FYM and chemical fertilizers as compared to application of 100 per cent RDF alone. Among the different stages of crop growth the maximum AM fungal spore count and percent root colonization were at harvesting compared to other stages. Further, the maximum AM fungal spore count and percent root colonization were recorded in the treatment which is inoculated with biofertilizer consortium MC1 along FYM and chemical fertilizers than treatment applied with chemical fertilizers at harvesting. The results of this study clearly shows that pearl millet growth and yield can be enhanced by inoculating soil with biofertilizer consortium MC1 along with recommended dose of FYM and 75 per cent RDF over only with 100 per cent RDF. Further, from this study it is also concluded that, soil fertility and health can be improved with the inoculation of soil with biofertilizer consortium along with recommended dose of FYM.