Annual Report 2019 2020 Annual Report 2015 - 2016 ANNUAL REPORT ANNUAL2019 - REPORT2020 2015 - 2016 Annual Report 2015 - 2016 ANNUAL REPORT 2015 - 2016 MAHATMAMAHATMA PHULE PHULE KRISHI VIDYAPEETH VIDYAPEETH RahuriRahuri - -413 413 722, 722, Dist.Dist. Ahmednagar (Maharashtra) (Maharashtra) www.mpkv.ac.in www.mpkv.ac.in MAHATMA PHULE KRISHI VIDYAPEETH Rahuri - 413 722, Dist. Ahmednagar (Maharashtra) www.mpkv.ac.in Annual Report 2019- 2020 Annual Report 2015 - 2016 ANNUAL REPORT 2015 - 2016 MAHATMA PHULE KRISHI VIDYAPEETH Rahuri - 413 722, Dist. Ahmednagar (Maharashtra) www.mpkv.ac.in Annual Report 2019 2020 Annual Report 2015 - 2016 Dr. K. P. Viswanatha Vice Chancellor, Mahatma Phule Krishi Vidyapeeth, Rahuri-413 722, Dist.Ahmednagar Dr. K. P. Viswanatha Vice Chancellor Mahatma Phule Krishi Vidyapeeth, Rahuri - 413 722, Dist - AhmednagarFOREWORD It is an immense pleasure to present an account of the progress of Mahatma Phule Krishi Vidyapeeth, Rahuri in all aspects viz., education, research, extension, administration, civil works, accounts, sports and games and the superb achievements of studentsFOREWORD in various competitive examinations and the accomplishments of the faculty, scientists and employees. We duly acknowledge with thanks the guidance The Annual Report of Mahatma Phule Krishi Vidyapeeth, Rahuri for 2015-2016 recounts the year and help of His Excellency Hon’ble Governor of Maharashtra and the Chancellor of the university, long activities and programmes in the fi elds of Education, Research and Extension. It is the result of Hon’ble Ministerdedicated for efforts Agriculture of the faculty,and Pro-Chancellor scientists, offi cials, of the employees, university, workers the Director and students General of this of University. Indian Council of AgriculturalIntroduction ofResearch, new academic New programmes, Delhi and the projects Executive and schemes Council and Members construction of theof new University buildings, . new During publicationsthe year 5067 and studentsnew administrative have successfully decisions andcompleted resolutions the went Undergraduate, hand in hand withPost-Graduate the progress and of the Ph.D. degreeUniversity programmes. despite . Inseveral all, 25 odds. students His Excellency qualified Hon’ble the ICAR-NET Governor ofexamination. Maharashtra Totaland the29 Chancellorstudents succeeded inof JRFthe University,and four studentsHon’ble Ministersucceeded for inAgriculture SRF exams and inPro-Chancellor year 2019. A of majority the University, of the the students Director have securedGeneral scholarship of Indian from Council various of Agricultural agencies. BesidesResearch, their New academic Delhi and excellence,Members of thestudents Executive achieved Council of the University immensely supported our efforts. We express our sincere gratitude for their support, distinction in the extra and co-curricular activities. Many students of the University have joined the guidance and help from time to time. Government Services through MPSC and a good number of students have joined the Private Sector. A few of them haveDuring opted the for year, self-employment. there were 13 JRF and 3 SRF at the Post Graduate Institute, Mahatma Phule Krishi Vidyapeeth, Rahuri. A majority of the students secured scholarships from various agencies. Besides Out of theirthe research academic work excellence, through students various achieved departments, distinction research in the extraprojects and andco-curricular schemes activities. several new Many varieties of studentscrops, farm of the implements, University have and joinedtechnology the Government recommendations Services throughare in process MPSC andfor arelease. good number Seeds of and Grafts ofstudents various have field joined crops the Private and plantation Sector. A few crops of them were have produced opted for and self-employment. distributed to the farmers. Annual Report 2015 - 2016 Students of the Researchuniversity work too participatedcarried out through in the researchvarious departments,activities of theresearch university. projects and schemes in the Mahatmauniversity Phule contributedKrishi Vidyapeeth, to new varieties Rahuri of has crops, been farm the implements most credible and technologies source of forinformation the benefi t andof the farm advisoryfarmers. for the Seeds farmers and grafts of the of region.various fiTherefore, eld crops and lakhs plantation of farmers crops visitwere theproduced Central and Campus made available and other Collegesto the and farmers. Research Stations. The faculty and the scientists of the university guide them through the laboratoriesMahatma and demonstrate Phule Krishi the Vidyapeeth, technologies Rahuri generated is in the by forefront the university for farm advisoryfor their tosocio-economic the farmers of the benefit. Universityregion. Therefore, is implementing thousandsANNUAL innovative of farmers visitedextension REPORT the Centralprogrammes Campus like and Farmers other Colleges FIRST and of ResearchRKVY and ICAR, KisanStations. Aadhar The faculty Sammelan, and the Technology scientists of weekthe University etc. in MPKV guide them jurisdiction through forthe fieffective eld demonstrations, transfer of technology.group Under discussions, the concept publications of clean and2015 and laboratories green - 2016 university, regarding technologiesa massive treegenerated plantation by the programme University for Vanmohotsavtheir -2019 socio-economic and Krishidin bene wasfi t. organizedThe response on 8ofnd the July, farmers 2019. is Morequite encouragingthan 50 thousand and satisfactory. trees saplings were planted inThe the Annual jurisdiction Report of and the all university the efforts inof thisthe Mahatma financial Phule year. Krishi Vidyapeeth, Rahuri are dedicated The Annualto the Reportfarmers and theall ruralthe efforts community of the of Westernentire Mahatma Maharashtra. Phule Krishi Vidyapeeth, Rahuri are dedicated to the farmers and the rural community. ( (K.P.K. P. Viswanatha) Viswanatha) MAHATMA PHULE KRISHI VIDYAPEETH Rahuri - 413 722, Dist. Ahmednagar (Maharashtra) www.mpkv.ac.in Annual Report 2019- 2020 Annual Report 2015 - 2016 ANNUAL REPORT 2015 - 2016 MAHATMA PHULE KRISHI VIDYAPEETH Rahuri - 413 722, Dist. Ahmednagar (Maharashtra) www.mpkv.ac.in Annual Report 2019 2020 INDEX Sl. No. Contents Page No. 1. Salient Achievements 1 1.1 Education 1 1.2 Research 13 1.3 Extension Education 13 2. Education 14 3. Research 31 4. Extension Education 44 5. Major Events 58 6. Awards 135 7. Human Resource 139 7.1 Executive Officers 139 7.2 Executive Council Members 139 7.3 Academic Council Members 141 Annual Report 2015 - 2016 7.4 Academic Officers 145 7.5 Academic Staff / Heads of Departments 146 7.6 Other Officers 147 7.7 University ManpowerANNUAL REPORT 148 8. Campus Development Activities2015 - 2016 156 9. Financial Status of University 164 MAHATMA PHULE KRISHI VIDYAPEETH Rahuri - 413 722, Dist. Ahmednagar (Maharashtra) www.mpkv.ac.in Annual Report 2019- 2020 Annual Report 2015 - 2016 ANNUAL REPORT 2015 - 2016 MAHATMA PHULE KRISHI VIDYAPEETH Rahuri - 413 722, Dist. Ahmednagar (Maharashtra) www.mpkv.ac.in Annual Report 2019 2020 1. Salient Achievements Noted author Prof. Devidas Phulari from Nanded Mahatma Phule Krishi Vidyapeeth, Rahuri was the Chief Guest on this occasion. Hon’ble Vice Chancellor Dr. K. P. Viswanatha presided established on 29th March, 1968 has been a center ofhuman resource development to meet the growing over the programme. demands of the state as well as the nation for trained 2. Bharatratna Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar Jayanti man power specialized in Agriculture. This is one of was celebrated on April 14, 2019 at Central the four Agricultural universities in the state with its Campus, MPKV, Rahuri. Prof. Prakash Pawar of jurisdiction spread over Western Maharashtra covering Fergusson College, Pune was the Chief Guest for 10 districts, viz., Kolhapur, Sangli, Satara, Solapur, the programme. Hon’ble Vice Chancellor Dr. K. P. Pune, Ahmednagar, Nasik, Dhule, Jalgaon and Viswanatha presided over the programme. Nandurabar. 3. The International Day of Yoga was observed on The unique feature of this University's jurisdiction June 21, 2019 at various constituent and affiliated is that, it has extreme agro-climatic conditions of colleges under the jurisdiction of MPKV, Rahuri. farming. Four out of the nine agro-climatic zones of At Central Campus, Yoga Camp was organized at Maharashtra fall in this region. These are Western Ghat university ground. More than 2500 staff, students Zone, Sub-Mountain Zone, Western Maharashtra Plain & NSS volunteers participated. Dr. Pravin Rajaram Zone and Scarcity Zone. The total geographical area Deshpande, Director, Arogaydham, Nisargopchar distributed among the ten districts of this University Yoga Kendra, Nashik delivered lecture on “Yoga”. is 116.12 lakh ha (37.5 percent of total geographical 4. Massive Tree Plantation Programme was area of the state). Out of this, 72.45 lakh ha area is conducted on July 01, 2019 as Krishidin at all under cultivation. The total irrigated area is 13.17 constituent colleges under the ambit of university. lakh ha (18.17 percent). However, a large area of this At Central Campus, Vanmahotsav was organized University comes under drought prone zone (approx. on July 08, 2019 under Chairmanship Hon’ble 80.00 percent of the state). The main objective of Vice AnnualChancellor, Report 2015 - Dr.2016 K. P. Viswanatha. MPKV is to co-ordinate Agril. Education, Research 5. The Blood Donation Camp was organized and Extension