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Major Research BreakThroughs - Crop Sciences |
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- Ragi varieties (HR, MR, Indaf, GPU series and ML 365).
- Hybridization in sunflower and
rice.
- Watershed for sustainable production.
- Integrated nutrient management in dryland.
- Simarouba glauca - an edible oilseed tree for wastelands.
- Vaccines from plants against rabies.
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Major Research BreakThroughs - Horticulture |
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- Release of Mallika and identification of MA-1 Alphonso clone for release, are two important contributions in horticulture.
- Vegetative propagation in jack, tamarind, medicinal and aromatic plants and solid bamboo, are standardised.
Air layering of rose adopted with great success.
- Rejuvenation of old cashew trees by top-working yielded as high as 16.25 kg / tree just after five years, compared to 3.5 kg / trees without top-working.
- Protocols have been standardised for mass multiplication of banana, cardamom, and bell pepper by micropropagation technique. Green house facilities have
been developed for clonal propagation of dryland horticultural crops like mango, cashew, jack and tamarind.
• Low-cost poly house technology is standardised at GKVK.
- Fertigation with soluble fertilizers has been standardised as applicable to different horticultural crops.
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Major Research BreakThroughs - Sericulture |
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- Individual tray cover for prevention of ujifly
- Intercropping of ragi and groundnut in rainfed mulberry
- Shoot rearing of silkworm
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Major Research BreakThroughs - Fundamental Research |
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- Introduction of economically viable wasteland tree viz., Simrouba glauca.
- Pioneering work on vermiculture and vermicompost for sustainable agriculture.
- Multivarient structural model for analysis of genotype heritability.
- Providing guidelines on guiding standard for successful implementation of Rural Agricultural Work Experience Programme (RAWEP).
- Models for prediction of soil moisture through meteorological data.
- Stress responses of plants.
- Reproductive biology and biodiversity and conservation of forest plant resources.
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New Initiatives |
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Management of Pink boll worm in Cotton at Chamarajanagar |
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The University has programmes to identify promising
alternative crops to cotton, besides identifying promising genotypes / hybrids resistant to pink boll worm and its management in cotton.
A brain storming session was conducted at Chamarajanagar wherein progressive farmers, officers of line Departments, scientists
and Extension specialists of UAS participated |
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Management of Woolly aphid in Sugarcane |
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The ORP has programmed to screen sugarcane genotypes resistant of woolly aphid, mass production of fungal pathogen
and their testing, testing and identification of insecticides for the efficacy and safety to predators besides training
and large scale demonstrations. Four training programmes were conducted at Bhadravathi, Hassan and Davanagere districts
for field personnel of KSDA and Sugar Factories. Pamphlets containing information on management of woolly aphid in Karnataka
has been printed and distributed to farmers and officers of line departments / Sugar factories. The UAS Scientists have
identified a resistant line viz.,
CoVC 2003-165 which has good recovery and also comparable agronomic characters. |
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ORP on Management o fRed headed hairy Caterpiller in Groundnut at Pavagada |
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Red headed hairy Caterpiller in Groundnut has been successfully controlled through
integrated approach at pavagada and demonstated the same. Intercropping with cowpea/
greengram and dusting with fenvalerate 0.4@10 kg/acre or spraying with NPV culture 20
days after sowing . During the period many trials/demonstrations on various aspects were
conducted involving more than 1000 farmers. Further several Traning programmes at
panchayat level were organized.Brain storming sessions were conducted for the benefit of
farmers and officers of State Department of Agriculture.Constraint analysis was undertaken. |
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Organic Farming |
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ARS, Naganahalli has been converted to a Model Organic Farming Station with emphasis on IFS,Rain Water Harvesting & Recycling,Organic Seed Production & Scientific Recycling of Wastes from Crops & Animals. A model on ragi based Organic Farm has been Established at GKVK. Organic Farming Centre at ZARS, Navile, Shimoga is being established as Center of Excellence on Organic Farming Research as well as Demonstration and to docuen all indigenous oganic practices followed in various crops , cropping systems and farming systems both under rainfed and irrigated eco-system.The Government of Karnataka has given the administrative approval for a total outlay of Rs.2 crores and Rs.50 lakhs on this behalf has already been released. |
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Bio-fuels |
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Bio-fuel Park has been launched at Hassan on 15th May, 2006 under the financial support of Government of Karnataka at a
total cost of Rs. 37.09 crores for a period of 10 years. It has been planned to establish Bio-fuel park at all the Zonal
Agricultural Research Stations first and then in the satellite Agricultural Research Stations, KVKs and Colleges.
A Bio-fuel block has been established at GKVK. Elite species of Honge (Pongamia) are identified from Kolar District.
About 12 lakh seedlings of elite planting material
of Neem, Mahua, Pongamia, Jatropha have been raised and supplied to farmers and indenting agencies. |
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During the year 2006-07, it has been planned to raise 35 lakh seedlings (24 lakh Pongamia and 11 lakh Jatropha) under the financial
support of State Land Use Board (SLUB) at a total outlay of Rs. 98 lakhs. |
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Aerobic Rice – A Revolution in Paddy cultivation under limited water with suitable varieties. |
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A significant break-through has been achieved by the University in growing paddy under aerobic condition without puddling and submergence of water. This saves water to an extent of 50 -70 percent. Aerobic cultivation also protects environment by reducing the emission of green houses gases like methane, nitrous oxide etc. Varieties developed for aerobic rice cultivation are MAS946-1 and MAS 26. |
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Community Based Tank Management Project Consultancy Services:
The University of Agricultural Sciences, Bangalore was rendering
consultancy services on mega scale to implement agricultural and horticultural development subcomponent
in the central and eastern dry-zones under the World Bank funded Karnataka Community Based Tank Management Project (CBTMPCS).
- Organised 153 on-farm demonstrations on integrated crop management, 76 farmers’ field schools and trained 386 farmers /
farm women during 2005-06. As part of increasing the water
use efficiency, aerobic rice cultivation / semi irrigated paddy was popularized in about 650 ha.
- Due to consultancy efforts, the cropping intensity increased by 30 per cent. The increase in water use efficiency was in
the range of 15-65 per cent and yield levels in the range of 25-99 per cent.
- A unique attempt of irrigation water supply through underground pipe system to the individual farmer’s holding was
established in Kolar taluk. The quantity of water supplied to different crops during different seasons were quantified by
fixing water meters to each farmer’s field.
Solar power was harnessed to pump water from tank to command area fields. A jack well was also built to collect water.
- Three mobile soil testing laboratories analysed 6500 soil and water samples at field level.
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Biotechnology |
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Transgenic Plants with Drought Resistance
- Identifying physiological traits associated with drought resistance in crop plants like upland
rice, fingermillet and groundnut. Molecular and biotechnological studies to identify genes specific for drought
resistance traits are in progress.
Molecular cloning and functional resistance of these genes under drought stress condition are also being developed.
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Transformation protocols for Stress Tolerance
- In planta transformation protocols for finger millet and groundnut are standardized. Using this technology,
insect pest resistant and salinity tolerant groundnut and finger millet plants, respectively have been developed. This will help in efficient
transfer of novel genes for crop improvement, especially to improve “difficult-to-regenerate” crop species.
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Bio-vaccine
- Transgenic plants containing rabies vaccine gene for production of rabies glycoprotein in muskmelon,
glucanase chitinase gene for the production of fungal resistant plants of groundnut, chilli and African violets were developed.
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Transgenic plants
- Transgenic tomato, tobacco with citrate synthetase gene have been developed for improving “P” use efficiency.
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Quality & Insect and Pest aspects
- Different strains of Bacillus thuringensis containing toxins effective against lepidoptera has been isolated.
- A trypsin inhibitor was isolated from Subabul against insect pests.
- Antibodies were produced in chicken against foot and mouth disease diagnosis.
- Sunflower mutants were developed against alternaria disease.
Papaya ringspot virus coat protein has been purified to developed transgenic papaya resistant to disease.
- Genomic library of tricalcium phosphate solubilizing bacteria has been constructed.
- Dolichos lablab regeneration was developed.
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1. Expertise in Molecular Biology/Microtechnology
2. In planta transformation of crop plants
3. Drought Tolerance
4. Vaccines and diagnostics
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Market Intelligence
- UAS, Bangalore has initiated a collaborative project with the Karnataka State Department of Horticulture to analyze the market arrivals and prices,
their trends and future projections as well as market integration of state vegetable markets with outside markets.
- The information is regularly provided at weekly intervals to the Government facilitating measures to protect
the interests of onion, chilli, tomato and potato farmers in Karnataka during the season.
- Further, an ICAR research project on export potential for fruits and vegetables from India – An
economic analysis with an outlay of Rs.5.28 lakhs is in progress.
- University has initiated marketing studies on self help Group products, Rural Markets, Processing and Storage studies, Use of Rural Godowns, Flower & Cut Flower market have been initiated at a cost of Rs 37 lakhs under the financial assistance of Karnataka Agricultural Marketing Board.
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Plant Health Clinics and Disease forecasting Units |
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Plant Health Clinics and Disease Forecasting Units have been sanctioned to be established in 10 Southern Districts of Karnataka at a total allocation of 236 lakhs under National Horticulture Mission by the State Department OF Horticulture . Action has already been taken to establish in various and KVKs of the University. |
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Schools of Thought
- Conservation Ecology
- Carbon Sequestration
- Established and are emerging as nerve centers for collection, dissemination & spread of relative information,
development of data base, pooling resources for a common goal and developing competitive
spirit not only among the members of the school but also among other scientists and research scholars.
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