1. Education -> Agriculture -> SDAU Agriculture-Department of Horticulture
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1. Name of Professor & Head : Dr. L.R.Varma
2. Qualification : M.Sc. (Agri.); Ph.D.
3. Specialization : Horticulture
4. Contact information :
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Telephone Number with STD Code |
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Office |
02748- 278416 |
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Mobile |
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Residence |
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Fax |
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PABX |
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Ext. |
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5. Faculty information (As suggested in the table below)
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Sr. No. |
Name |
Desig-nation |
Qualifi-cation |
Total experi. (years) |
Specialized subject |
Topics ofexperience/expertise |
Phone/ |
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1. |
Dr.L.R. Varma |
Prof. & Head |
Ph.D |
20 |
Horticulture |
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02748-278416 |
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2. |
Prof M.M.Patel |
Asstt. Prof. |
M.Sc (Agri) |
31 |
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02748-278416 |
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3 |
Prof. B.S.Patel |
Asstt. Prof. |
M.Sc (Agri) |
28 |
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- |
02748- 278416 |
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4 |
Prof. B.K.Patel |
Asstt. Prof. |
M.Sc (Agri) |
25 |
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02748- 278416 |
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5 |
Prof. M.C.Patel |
Asstt. Prof. |
M.Sc (Agri) |
22 |
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02748- 278461 |
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6 |
Prof A.G.Patel |
Asstt. Res.Sci |
M.Sc (Agri) |
27 |
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02748- 278461 |
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7. |
Shri S.B.Patel |
S.R.A |
M.Sc (Agri) |
11 |
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02748- 278461 |
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8. |
Shri. C.N. Panchal |
S.R.A |
B.Sc (Agri) |
16 |
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02748- 278461 |
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9. |
Shri. D.P. Thakor |
S.R.A |
M.Sc (Agri) |
8 |
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02748- 278416 |
6. Facilities of Farm / Lab:
The department has U.G. & P.G laboratories and two farms viz., Horticulture Instructional farm & Horticulture Demonstration farm.
7. Major activities of the Departments:
Teaching, Research, extension education and Landscaping & trees plantation
8. Major achievements of the Department:
9. Research Recommendations for the Farmers
(Approved in joint AGRESCO 1984 onwards (with photographs)
RECOMMENDATIONS
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Sr. No. |
Crops |
Variety |
Recommendations |
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1 |
Onion |
Pusa Red |
Application of 90 Kg N/ ha in two splits, half at transplanting and remaining half at one month after TP |
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2 |
Okra |
Pusa Sawani |
Sowing of okra 40x20 cm spacing |
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3 |
Okra |
Pusa Sawani |
Application of 60 Kg N/ ha half at sowing and remaining halt at one month after sowing. |
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4 |
Clusterbean |
Pusa Navbahar |
Sowing at 40x20 cm spacing |
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5 |
Brinjal |
Doli-5 |
Recommended for commercial cultivation |
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6 |
Clusterbean |
Pusa Navbahar |
-do- |
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7 |
Cauliflower |
Snowball-16 |
Application of 90 Kg N + 30 Kg P2O5/ ha. Full dose of p and half dose of N at transplanting and remaining halt N one month after transplanting |
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8 |
Cabbage |
Pride of - India |
Planting at 45x45 cm with an application of 120 Kg N and 40 Kg P2O5/ha. Full dose of P2O5 at basal and N in two equal splits, half at TP and halt at one month after transplanting |
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9 |
Brinjal |
Surati Ravaiya |
Planting at 90 x 25 cm with application of 100 Kg N + 50 Kg P2O5/ha. Full dose of P half dose of N at basal and one forth dose of N at three weeks after TP and one forth dose of N at flowering stage. |
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10 |
Chilly |
Gujarat Mirch-1 |
Planting at 45x45 cm and fertilized with 30 Kg P2O5 at basal and 90 Kg N /ha in two splits. First half two weeks after transplanting and second halt at flowering |
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11 |
Tomato |
Pusa Ruby |
Application of 90 Kg N and 30 Kg P2O5/ha. Full dose of P at transplanting and N in two splits. 1st half 2 weeks after transplanting and 2nd half at 60 days after transplanting. |
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12 |
Okra |
Pusa sawani |
Sowing at 30x20 cm in kharif is recommended |
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13. |
Custard apple |
Sindhan |
Application of 100 g N in the form of Ammonium sulphate and 100 g K20 in the form of muriate of potash along with 20 kg FYM per tree during monsoon |
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14. |
Gaillardia |
Lorenziana |
Planting at 30 x 30 cm in sandy soil |
10. Future plans / thrust areas:
1. To Collection, evaluation and exploitation of arid fruits and forest tree species.
2. To Standardization of canopy management and inter cropping system between the main crop.
11. Research Schemes / Projects at present :
1. Horticulture Instructional farm
2. Horticulture Demonstration farm.
3. Establishment of Department of Agro-Forestry at College.
4. Vegetable Research Scheme
5. Landscape and tree plantation.
6. Mali training.
