College of Horticulture Mudigere

College of Horticulture Mudigere is a horticulture college located in Mudigere, Karnataka, India. Established in 1991, it is affiliated to the University of Agricultural and Horticultural Sciences, Shivamogga and was previously affiliated to the University of Horticultural Sciences, Bagalkot. This horticultural education center is the oldest in Karnataka. The college has been accredited by the Indian Council of Agricultural Research since 25 August 2004.

College of Horticulture, Mudigere
ತೋಟಗಾರಿಕಾ ಮಹಾವಿದ್ಯಾಲಯ ಮೂಡಿಗೆರೆ
Administrative building of the college.
Other name
COH, Mudigere
MottoTo be a premier College of Horticulture by developing quality manpower
TypePublic
Established1971 (1991 shifted to Mudigere)
AffiliationUAHS, Shivamogga
Indian Council of Agricultural Research
DeanDr N S Mavarkar
Location, ,
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Campus441.2 acres (1.785 km2) which includes RRS.
previous deanDr M Hanumanthappa
Websitewww.cohmudigere.edu.in
College of Horticulture Mudigere
College of Horticulture Mudigere is located in Karnataka
College of Horticulture Mudigere
College of Horticulture Mudigere
Location in Karnataka, India
Coordinates: 13°06′55″N 75°37′51″E / 13.115232°N 75.630830°E / 13.115232; 75.630830
Websitewww.cohmudigere.edu.in

History

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University of Agricultural Sciences, Bangalore started a degree program in horticulture at Bengaluru, first of its kind in India established during 1970. Later during 1991–1992 it was shifted to Mudigere, Chikkamagaluru District, by establishing a College of Horticulture Mudigere. The college has been offering an undergraduate program since its inception and M.Sc. (Hort.) program since 2010–11.

Location

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The college is located in Western Ghats about 4 km southwest of Mudigere (13,7,N 74,37,E 970m above Mean Sea Level)[clarification needed] beside the Mudigere-Hassan main road. It is located in an average elevation of 970 m (3,180 ft).[1] The annual rainfall is typically very high ranging from 3000 mm to 3500 mm.

Infrastructure

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Main library of the college of horticulture mudigere

The college is well equipped with spacious class rooms, various laboratories, audio visual teaching aids, crop museum, glass houses, poly houses, plant conservatory and sufficient land for field experiments. The teaching process is supported by library and computer center with ARIS network.[clarification needed] For students accommodation at the campus, separate mess and hostels for boys and girls are available with Wi-Fi. For the accommodation of the guests, visiting professors and scientists guest houses are built within the campus. Outdoor as well as indoor sport stadiums encourages sports activity among students.

Crop museums on different horticultural crops within the campus includes plantation and spice crops, fruit crops, vegetable crops; floriculture and landscape gardening. It provides an added advantage and good opportunities for the students for practical learning.

The college also has a zonal agricultural research station within the campus which helps for practical teaching purpose on various horticultural crops and to involve in on going research works.

Extension Education Unit and Krishi Vignyana Kendra on the campus conducts various on campus and off campus training programmes, transfer of technologies, demonstrations, crop seminars on various horticulture and agricultural crops for the benefit of the farmers of the surrounding region.

Academic profile

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Boards and Courses

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Undergraduate Courses

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COH Mudigere offers Bachelor of Science (B.Sc.) 4 year degree in horticulture which covers the following disciplines:

Postgraduate Courses

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The college offers 2 years degree of Master of Science (M.Sc.) in the following subjects.

Eligibility criteria

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For admission into B.Sc. Horticulture Course

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The admission policy follows the requirements of the Indian Council of Agricultural Research. Students must have passed pre-university examination of Karnataka or equivalent examination with the combination of PCMB subjects.[clarification needed] The admission of candidates is based on the reservation policies of the state government and candidates from rural areas with agricultural background are given due preference.

For admission into M.Sc. Horticulture Course

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Aspirants must qualify through junior research fellow or PGCET state entrance exams or the equivalent.[clarification needed]

Research

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Naturally ventilated climate controlled poly house in College of horticulture mudigere

Research work done by the college of horticulture & Zonal Agricultural and Horticultural Research Station, Mudigere

Caramom, Cashew, Spices and Horticultural Crops

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Crop Improvement-New Varieties

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Name of the Varieties Released date Yield Advantages
Mudigere-1 1984 250-300 kg/hectare
Mudigere-2 1994 475 kg/hectare
P 6 Drought tolerant clone
CL-730 and CL-692 2001-02 1.57 and 1.53 kg/hectare respectively
CL-D-237 1.80 kg/hectare

Crop Protection

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Crop Management

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Paddy

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Crop Improvement-New Varieties

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Name of the Varieties Released date Advantages
INTAN 1974 A high yielding variety suitable for low land situations but susceptible to blast disease.
IET-7191 1987 This variety is tolerant to Blast disease
KHP-2 (IR-10781) 1990 suitable for midlands of hill zone also tolerant to Blast disease
CTH-1 (MUKTHI) 1992 suitable for upland conditions, early duration rice varieties for late planting also tolerant to blast disease.
Hemavathi (DWR-4107) 1994 for low lands of hill zone, high yielding, long duration blast
KHRS-26 (KHP-5) 1998 uplnad for direct sowing situations of hill zone
Sharavathi (IR-57773) 2001 uplnad for direct sowing situations of hill zone, non-lodging, blast and temporary submergence tolerant
IET 13901 2000 A medium duration, semi tall, blast tolerant rice variety

Crop Protection

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Crop Management

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Agro-Forestry, Soil and Water Conservation and Sericulture

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Animal Management and Fisheries

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Research on other crops

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References

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  1. ^ "Elevation of Mudigere, Karnataka, India". World Elevation Map Finder. Retrieved 17 January 2021.
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