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B.A.College of Agriculture

AAU campus, Hadgood

Anand Agricultural University (AAU)

About College

Initiated on May 15, 1947, B.A.College of Agriculture was adream project of our great leaders Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel and Shri Kanaiyalal Munshi with a mojor responsibility of generating technology in agriculture and allied fileds for the development of rural community.Since then it has carried out programs of human resource development;multidisciplinary researches and technology transfer suitable to agro climatic conditions and feasible for adoption by the local peasantry thereby help inprove their socio-economic status.

During 1979, Department of Biochemistry was established. During 1983 Department of Agricultural Meteorology and a scheme on Plant Breeding, Genetics and Cytogenetics was sanctioned by I.C.A.R. In 1986 a Computer Centre came into existence. In the year 1997 Plant Virology laboratory financed by ICAR was added to Plant Pathology Department.

As on today the college has the following departments imparting education at graduation and post graduation levels; Agril. Entomology, Plant Pathology, Horticulture, Agronomy, Chemistry and Soil Science, Economics, Meteorology, Agricultural Statistics, Botany, Extension Education, Cytogenetics, Nematology and Biochemistry. Minor Departments include Animal Sciences, Physics, and Agricultural Engineering, Mathematics, English and Physical Education. The departments like Nematology, Biochemistry and Cytogenetics are at the developing stage and await expansion.

With research projects in the field of Biological control of pests, Biofertilizer, Tissue Culture techniques etc. There is enough expertise to launch a department of Biotechnology. Similarly with a resource person and well equipped laboratory of Plant virology, establishment of a department of Virology can impart specialized education in the field. All India Coordinated Research Project on Agril. Meteorology, Seed born disease, Plant parasitic nematodes are also functioning at the respective departments, besides several other research projects sponsored by other agencies.

Facility

Laboratory, 
Classrooms,
Library.

Courses

UG
  • B.Sc. Agriculture
PG
  • M.Sc. Agriculture

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