ACRONYMS

AAU : Assam Agricultural University DG : Director-General

AI : Artificial Insemination DIPA : Directorate of Information and
AICRP : All-India Co-ordinated Research Project Publications of Agriculture
AINP : All-India Network Project DRWA : Directorate of Research on Women in
AKI : Agricultural Knowledge Initiative Agriculture
ANGRAU : Acharya NG Ranga Agricultural DU : Deemed-to-be University
University DWR : Directorate of Wheat Research
ARIC : Agricultural Research Information EIA : Enzyme Immuno Assay
Centre ELISA : Enzyme-linked Immunosorbent Assay
ARIS : Agricultural Research Information EPN : Entomopathogenic Nematode
System ETL : Economic Threshold Level
ARS : Agricultural Research Service FAO : Food and Agriculture Organization
ASRB : Agricultural Scientists Recruitment FMD : Foot-and-Mouth Disease
Board FSH : Follicle-stimulating Hormone
AU : Agricultural University FYM : Farmyard Manure
AUTM : Association of Universities for GBPUAT : Govind Ballabh Pant University of
Technology Management Agriculture and Technology
BBF : Broad Bed and Furrow GCMS : Gas Chromatography Mass Spectrometry
BE : Budget Estimate GIS : Geographical Information System
BHU : Banaras Hindu University GPA : Global Plan of Action
BPD : Business Planning Development GPS : Global Positioning System
BTV : Bluetongue Virus GRD : General Recommended Dose
CAU : Central Agricultural University HAPA : Hybridization-supplemented Apomixis
CAZRI : Central Arid Zone Research Institute Components Partitioning Approach
CCSHAU : Chaudhary Charan Singh Haryana HDPE : High Density Polyethylene
Agricultural University HPTLC : High Performance Thin Layer
CGIAR : Consultative Group on International Chromatography
Agricultural Research HRD : Human Resource Development
CIAE : Central Institute of Agricultural HTMA : Hair Tissue Mineral Analysis
Engineering IARI : Indian Agricultural Research Institute
CIBA : Central Institute of Brackishwater IASRI : Indian Agricultural Statistics Research
Aquaculture Institute
CICR : Central Institute for Cotton Research ICAR : Indian Council of Agricultural Research
CIFA : Central Institute of Freshwater ICARDA : International Centre for Agricultural
Aquaculture Research in Dry Areas
CIFE : Central Institute of Fisheries Education ICRISAT : International Crops Research Institute
CIFRI : Central Inland Fisheries Research for Semi-Arid Tropics
Institute ICT : Information and Communication
CIMMYT : Centro International de Mejormento de Technologies
Maize Trigo IFS : Integrated Farming System
CIPHET : Central Institute of Post-harvest IGFRI : Indian Grassland and Fodder Research
Engineering and Technology Institute
CIRCOT : Central Institute for Research on Cotton IGKVV : Indira Gandhi Krishi Vishwa Vidyalaya
Technology IIHR : Indian Institute of Horticultural
CMFRI : Central Marine Fisheries Research Research
Institute IINRG : Indian Institute of Natural Resins and
CMS : Cytoplasmic Male Sterile Gums
CP : Crude Protein IISR : Indian Institute of Sugarcane Research
CPCRI : Central Plantation Crops Research IPGRI : International Plant Genetic Resources
Institute Institute
CRIDA : Central Research Institute for Dryland IPM : Integrated Pest Management
Agriculture IPR : Intellectual Property Right
CRIJAF : Central Research Institute for Jute and IRRI : International Rice Research Institute
Allied Fibres IVDMD : In-vitro Dry Matter Digestibility
CRRI : Central Rice Research Institute IVF : In-vitro Fertilization
CTCRI : Central Tuber Crops Research Institute IVRI : Indian Veterinary Research Institute
CTMC : Central Technology Management JAU : Junagarh Agricultural University
Committee JNKVV : Jawaharlal Nehru Krishi Vishwa Vidyalaya
CTRI : Central Tobacco Research Institute LDPE : Low Density Polyethylene
DARE : Department of Agricultural Research and MAP : Modified Atmosphere Packaging
Education MAS : Molecular Marker-assisted Selection
DAS : Days After Sowing MNFB : Multi-nutrient Feed Block
DBT : Department of Biotechnology MoU : Memorandum of Understanding
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MR : Moderately Resistant Farmers’ Right
MW : Molecular Weight PTO : Power Take Off
NA : Nutrient Agar PVP : Polyvinyl Pyrrolidone
NAARM : National Academy of Agricultural RAPD : Random Amplified Polymorphic DNA
Research and Management RAU : Rajendra Agricultural University/
NAIP : National Agricultural Innovation Project Rajasthan Agriculture University
NARC : Nepal Agricultural Research Council RDF : Recommended Dose of Fertilizer
NARD : National Agricultural Research Database RDN : Rumen Degradable Nitrogen
NARS : National Agricultural Research System RE : Revised Estimate
NBAGR : National Bureau of Animal Genetic RFLP : Restricted Fragment Length
Resources Polymorphism
NBAIM : National Bureau of Agriculturally RH : Relative Humidity
Important Microorganisms RTV : Rice Tungro Virus
NBFGR : National Bureau of Fish Genetic SAC : Space Application Centre
Resources SAUs : State Agricultural Universities
NBPGR : National Bureau of Plant Genetic SBI : Sugarcane Breeding Institute
Resources SCC : Somatic Cell Count
NCAP : National Centre for Agricultural SHGs : Self-help Groups
Economics and Policy Planning SLTL : Soil Loss Tolerance Limit
NDRI : National Dairy Research Institute SNP : Single Nucleotide Polymorphism
NET : National Eligibility Test SOC : Soil Organic Carbon
NGOs : Non-Government Organizations SRF : Senior Research Fellowship
NHCP : National Herbarium of Cultivated Plants SRI : System of Rice Intensification
NIANP : National Institute of Animal Nutrition SSD : Super Saturated Designs
and Physiology SSNM : Site-specific Nutrient Management
NIRJAFT : National Institute of Research on Jute SSP : Single Superphosphate
and Allied Fibre Technology SSRs : Simple Sequence Repeats
NISAGENET : National Information System on SVVU : Sri Venkateswara Veterinary University
Agricultural Education Network TANUVAS : Tamil Nadu University of Veterinary and
NISM : National Information Sharing Animal Sciences
Mechanism TDN : Total Digestible Nutrient
NRC : National Research Centre TLCV : Tomato Leaf Curl Virus
NSKE : Neem Seed Kernel Extract TNAU : Tamil Nadu Agricultural University
OBCs : Other Backward Classes TSS : Total Soluble Solids/Sugars
OL : Other Languages TVCSC : Teaching Veterinary Clinical Service
OMP : Outer Membrane Protein Complex
OUAT : Orissa University of Agriculture and UAS : University of Agricultural Sciences
Technology UG : Under-graduate
PAGE : Polyacrylamide Gel Electrophoresis UGC : University Grants Commission
PAU : Punjab Agricultural University UTM : Uterine Milk Protein
PCR : Polymerase Chain Reaction VAM : Vesicular-arbuscular Mycorrhiza
PD_ADMAS : Project Directorate on Animal Disease VPKAS : Vivekananda Parvatiya Krishi
Monitoring and Surveillance Anusandhan Sansthan
PG : Post-graduate WBNV : Watermelon Bud Necrosis Virus

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