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Chaudhary Charan Singh Haryana Agricultural University, Hisar

Chaudhary Charan Singh Haryana Agricultural University popularly known as HAU, is one of Asia's biggest agricultural universities, located at Hisar in the Indian state of Haryana. It is named after India's seventh Prime Minister, Chaudhary Charan Singh. It is a leader in agricultural research in India and contributed significantly to Green Revolution and White Revolution in India in the 1960s and 70s. It has a very large campus and has several research centres throughout the state. It won the Indian Council of Agricultural Research's Award for the Best Institute in 1997. HAU was initially a campus of Punjab Agricultural University, Ludhiana. After the formation of Haryana in 1966, it became an autonomous institution on February 2, 1970 through a Presidential Ordinance, later ratified as Haryana and Punjab Agricultural Universities Act, 1970, passed by the Lok Sabha on March 29, 1970. A. L. Fletcher, the first Vice-Chancellor of the university, was instrumental in its initial growth.

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Subject: Agronomy × Author: Sunil Kumar × End date: 2018 × Start date: 2010 × Type: Thesis ×
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    Integrated nutrient management in wheat (T. aestivum L.) under saline and non saline irrigation water
    (CCSHAU, 2018) Sunil Kumar; Satyavan]
    A field experiment entitled “Integrated nutrient management (INM) in wheat (T. aestivum L.) under saline and non-saline irrigation water” was conducted at Research Farm, Department of Soil Science, CCS Haryana Agricultural University, Hisar during winter (rabi) seasons of 2011-12 and 2012-13. The experiments carried out on WH-711, consisted of two levels of quality of irrigation water viz., canal water and saline water (8- 10 dS/m) and four inoculation and vermicompost treatments viz., no inoculation (control), vermicompost @ 5 t/ha, Azotobacter ST3 + Pseudomonas P36 and Azotobacter ST3 + Pseudomonas P36 + vermicompost @ 5 t/ha in main plots and three levels of fertilizer viz., 75, 100 and 125% RDF in sub-plots. The 24 treatment combinations were tested in split plot design replicated thrice. Based on research investigations it was found that canal water application significantly increased the parameters like plant stand/mrl, plant height, dry matter, plant tillers/mrl, LAI, LAD, RGR, CGR, effective tillers/mrl, ear head length, number of grains/spike, grain, straw and biological yields, available N, P, K, organic carbon and grain protein content as compared to saline water. The quality of irrigation water had no significant effect on sedimentation value. Azotobacter ST3 + Pseudomonas P36 + vermicompost @ 5 t/ha treatment resulted in significantly higher plant height, dry matter accumulation, plant tillers per meter row length, LAI, LAD, effective tillers/mrl, number of grains/spike, grain, straw and biological yields, available N, P, K, organic carbon and grain protein content in comparison to no inoculation. Inoculation and vermicompost treatments had no significant effect on plant stand/mrl, NAR, RGR, ear head length and soil EC. Different RDF treatments viz., 75, 100 and 125% RDF significantly affected plant height, dry matter accumulation, plant tiller/mrl, LAI, LAD, effective tillers/mrl, number of grains/spike, grain, straw and biological yields, available N, P, organic carbon and grain protein content. However, no significant effect on the plant stand/mrl, RGR, NAR, sedimentation value, available K, K content in grain and straw and soil EC was observed. None of the treatments had significant effect on the test weight, harvest index, hectolitre weight and soil pH during both the years. Higher viable count of Azotobacter ST3 (cfu x 105) and Pseudomonas P36 (cfu x 106) was recorded than initial value due to INM practices, being maximum in the treatment INVC 125 % RDF with canal water application. From economics point of view, vermicompost + biofertilizer (Azotobacter and Pseudomonas) were the most productive treatments, but biofertilizer (Azotobacter and Pseudomonas) treatments were the most economical treatments with respect to increase in net profit and B:C ratio, at all fertility levels. The INM treatment INVC 125% RDF recorded maximum gross returns (Rs. 91,369 and 88,897/ha), but net returns were better in IN 125% RDF (Rs. 58,003 and 52,482/ha) due to higher cost of vermicompost. Moreover, IN 100% RDF resulted in maximum B:C ratio than IN 125% RDF due to higher expenditure incurred on extra dose of fertilizer IN 125% RDF, during both the years, respectively. In future, with the increased availability of vermicompost by establishment of small production units or cooperatives at farm or village level in due course of time may bring down its cost and therefore, it may give better returns than worked in the present studies.
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    Evaluation of pinoxaden in combination with 2, 4-D against complex weed flora in barley
    (CCSHAU, 2010) Sunil Kumar; Bhattoo, M.S.
    A field experiment was conducted during rabi 2008-09 at Cotton Research Station, Sirsa of Chaudhary Charan Singh Haryana Agricultural University, Hisar to evaluate the efficacy of pinoxaden as tank mixture or sequential application with broad leaf herbicide 2, 4-D for controlling the complex weed flora in barley. All the weed control treatments effectively controlled the weeds and gave significantly higher grain yield than the weedy check. Post-emergence application of pinoxaden at 40, 45 and 50 g ha-1 alone provided excellent control of P.minor Retz. and A. ludoviciana Dur., whereas 2, 4-D at 500 g ha-1 proved very effective against all broadleaf weeds. Application of pinoxaden 40, 45 and 50 g ha-1 and 2, 4-D either as tank mixture or their application in sequence before or after one week interval effectively controlled the complex weed flora without any phytotoxic effect on crop and produced grain yield of barley equal to weed free treatment. No antagonism between pinoxaden and 2, 4-D was observed as shown by percent control of grassy weeds.