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OTHER
FACILITIES
Over the last 3 decades, the University has developed its infrastructure
and other facilities to a considerable extent. The regional research capability
was strengthened during the last ten years through a massive ICAR - World
Bank funded programme. The College of Fisheries, the first in the country,
has been strengthened through ODA funding for new equipments and upgrading
of scientific manpower, The Dairy Science College is one of the
three regional colleges in India.
The following list is illustrative of the wide range of facilities available
in the UAS:
- Tissue
Culture laboratories.
- Climate
controlled green houses.
- Mist chambers.
- Poly houses.
- True
Potato seeds production facility.
- Agricultural
quality control laboratory.
- Poultry
hatchery.
- Experimental
dairy.
- Seeds
processing centre.
- Rainout
shelters for controlled studies.
- Drip irrigation/fertigation
- Aquaculture
farm.
- Fish processing
and preservation.
- Well equipped
computer labs at all college campuses.
CAPABILITIES
The
University's manpower comprises a wide range of expertise in education,
research, extension and management of systems. Expertise is available,
among others, in the following areas:
- Highly
qualified faculty with training received from universities within India
and abroad.
- Competent
faculty with recognition and awards at the State and national level.
- Development
of hybrid crops especially in sunflower and rice.
- Tissue
culture of plants and development of new protocols.
- Bakery
training.
- Post-harvest
technology of field crops and horticultural products.
- Design
and development of low-cost poly houses.
- Drip irrigation
design for specific requirements.
- Micro-propagation
of plant material.
- Large
scale multiplication of tree crops/mushroom production.
- Vermi
composting.
- Development
plan for watersheds.
- Diagnosis
of fish diseases.
- Farm Advisory
Services.
- Diagnosis
of animal diseases.
- Design
and development of farm machinery prototypes.
- Identification
and multiplication of export quality cashew.
- Development
of VFC cigarette tobacco according to industry needs.
- Development
of disease, pest and herbicide resistance in field crops.
- Standardisation
of protocols for synthesis of hormones.
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