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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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Subject: Soil Science and Agriculture Chemistry × Author: ADI LAKSHMI, KOTA × End date: 2016 × Start date: 2016 ×
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    PERFORMANCE AND OSMOTIC REGULATION OF SORGHUM CULTIVARS IN SALINE SOILS
    (Acharya N.G. Ranga Agricultural University, 2016) ADI LAKSHMI, KOTA; PRASUNA RANI, P
    The present study entitled “Performance and osmotic regulation of sorghum cultivars in saline soils” was carried out in green house at Department of Soil Science and Agricultural Chemistry, Agricultural College, Bapatla during rabi 2015-2016 by using four saline soils of similar texture (collected from Uppugunduru) having different ECe levels (1.5, 5, 8 and 12 dS m-1) and three sorghum cultivars viz., Hytech, Laxmi and Mahalaxmi by following completely randomized design with factorial concept with three replications. During the experiment, soil samples were collected at 30 DAS, flowering and harvest and were analyzed for physic-chemical properties, nutrient status, microbial population and enzyme activity following prescribed procedures. Per cent germination, plant height, days to flowering and maturity and yield were estimated. Biochemical analysis of plants related to chlorophyll content, relative water content (RWC), membrane injury (MI), proline, total sugars and ionic ratios were estimated at 30 DAS, flowering and maturity following standard procedures. The levels of salinity, cultivars or their interaction did not influence the pH of soil at all growth stages. The variation in EC (1:2.5 soil water system) was maintained throughout the experiment with slight decrease in EC values. Higher organic carbon, phosphorus, micronutrients and biological activity were observed at lower salinity level of 1.5 dS m-1 compared to12 dS m-1. A significant effect was not observed related to available nitrogen at any stage of plant growth, whereas potassium was not influenced by cultivars and their interaction at harvest. In general the cultivar, Hytech resulted in higher soil available nutrient content and biological activity compared to Laxmi and Mahalaxmi. The salinity levels, cultivars and their interaction significantly influenced the per cent germination, plant height, number of days to flowering and maturity, drymatter at flowering, yield attributes and yield (grain and stover). Considerable reduction in germination per cent, plant height, yield attributes and yield was observed at the maximum EC tested (12 dS m-1). The flowering and maturity were delayed at maximum salinity in all the cultivars compared to the lowest salinity of 1.5 dS m-1. The maximum grain (21.93 g pot-1) and stover (48.23 g pot-1) yield was observed in treatment combination 1.5 dS m-1 x Hytech. A significant influence of salinity levels, cultivars and their interaction was observed on chlorophyll content, relative water content and membrane injury. The cultivar Hytech recorded maximum values of total chlorophyll and RWC at lower salinity and at flowering stage. The membrane injury was minimum in Hytech cultivar at all stages and the extent of injury was more at highest salinity of 12 dS m-1 in all the cultivars. Similar significant influence of salinity levels, cultivars and their interaction was observed on all the osmolytes (proline, sugars and ionic composition), which followed an increasing trend with salinity at all stages of plant growth. The cultivar Hytech recorded maximum proline at all stages of plant growth while, it contained maximum sugars at flowering and intermediate values at other two stages. The Ca+2/Mg+2 ratio was high at flowering and harvest, while the Na+/K+ was intermediate in Hytech.