About
About
College of Agriculture, Selu is established in 2010 which is affiliated to Vasantrao Naik Marthawada Krishi Vidyapeeth, Parbhani is one of the four Agricultural Universities in State of Maharashtra.
Late Wamanraoji Kadam Bordikar Seva Sansta, Jintur is established in 03/06/2000 and one of the leading Charitable Trust situated in Jintur Tahsil of Parbhani District (Maharashtra State).
It has different schools and Colleges viz.,
- Krishi Tantra Vidyalaya, Muda,
- Smt. Shakuntalabai Bordikar Sr. College, Jintur,
- Smt. Shakuntalabai Bordikar Jr. College, Jintur,
- Smt. Shakuntalabai Bordikar BCA College, Jintur,
- Smt. Shakuntalabai Bordikar Primary School, Jintur,
- Smt. Shakuntalabai Bordikar Balgruha, Muda,
- College of Agriculture, Selu.
- Bramha Valley School, Kolha,
- Podar Learn School, Selu and
- Podar Learn School, Jintur.
- To conduct various agricultural researches and to provide education concessions for the development of agricultural science and technology.
- To provide commodity storage information to farmers to store their produce till they get suitable market.
- To provide information to the farmers about agricultural processing industry to produce concrete from their raw materials so that they can stand on their own feet.
- To promote and disseminate agricultural technology conducting managerial programme.
- To provide books required for the study of agricultural science and modern technology as well as seminars, meetings, exhibitions, etc. and development of agricultural science and technology.
- Latitude – 19.455052°N
- Longitude – 76.437233°E
- By Air:- Nearest Airports are Nanded (115 Km) and Aurangabad (153 Km)
- By Train:- Selu (SELU) Railway Station (3 Km)
- By Road:- Parbhani (District Place and University Headquarter) is 45 Km away from
college while Mumbai (490 Km), Pune (360 Km), Nagpur (400 Km), Hyderabad (380 Km) away.
- Major Crops: Cotton, Soybean, Green gram, Black gram, Pigeonpea, Wheat, Gram, Safflower, Groundnut, Sugarcane, etc.
- Major Fruits: Banana, Sweet orange, Orange, Mango, Papaya, Guava, Ber, Lime, etc.
- Major Vegetables: Tomato, Brinjal, Okra, Cucurbits, Cabbage, Cauliflower, Leafy Vegetables, Onion, Melons, etc.
- Medicinal and Aromatic crops: Chilli, Garlic, Turmeric, Ginger, etc.
- Floriculture: Marigold, Rose, Aster, Mogra, Gelirdia, etc.
- Fodder Crops: Sorghum, Maize, Lucern, Berseem, Gajraj, etc.
In Selu, the wet season is oppressive and overcast, the dry season is mostly clear, and it is hot year round. Over the course of the year, the temperature typically varies from 57°F to 105°F and is rarely below 50°F or above 109°F.
Soils of Marathwada region are classified as Vertisols. Nearly 32.5 m ha are medium black soils, 12.1 M ha deep black soils and 12.4 m ha course shallow soils. The fertility index with respect to nitrogen is low in Parbhani, while fertility index with respect to P is low. It is very high for potash. The average use of fertilizer is 50N and 39 P2O5/kg per hectare in Latur and Aurangabad divisions. The deficiency of micronutrients viz. Zn and Fe is noticed in high intensity cropping.