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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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    Bio-efficacy of herbicides and their mixtures on broad leaf weeds in wheat
    (CCSHAU, 2018) Walizada, Abdul Wahab; Nandal, D.P.
    A field experiment entitled “Bio-efficacy of herbicides and their mixtures on broad leaf weeds in wheat” was conducted during Rabi 2016-17 at Agronomy Research Farm of CCS Haryana Agricultural University, Hisar. The experiment comprised of five post emergence herbicides (metsulfuron, carfentrazone, 2, 4-D Ester, pyroxsulam and halauxifen) and their mixtures at different doses. The weedy check and weed free treatment was also taken for further clarification of the effects of the herbicides and their mixtures in wheat. All the treatments were applied at 35 days after sowing of the crop. The experiment was laid in randomized block design with three replications. Plant population was not affected by any treatment. However, application of the herbicides halauxifen + pyroxsulam at 23.96 g/ha, metsulfuron + 2, 4-D Ester at (3 + 500 g/ha) and halauxifen + pyroxsulam at 19.17 g/ha at 60, 90 and 120 days after sowing and at harvest significantly increased the plant height. Halauxifen + pyroxsulam at 19.17 and 23.96 g/ha resulted into least phytotoxicity up to 15 days after treatment as compared to all other herbicides and their mixtures. Both the herbicide mixtures i.e. halauxifen + pyroxsulam at 23.96 g/ha and metsulfuron + 2, 4-D Ester at 3 + 500 g/ha consistently resulted into higher dry matter accumulation at all the intervals as compared to weedy check at 60, 90, 120 and at harvest, respectively. Application of halauxifen + pyroxsulam at 23.96 kg/ha, metsulfuron + 2, 4-D Ester at 3 + 500 g/ha and carfentrazone + 2, 4-D Ester at 15 + 500 g/ha resulted into higher number of tillers per meter row length. Likewise, leaf area index was also found higher in halauxifen + pyroxsulam at 23.96 g/ha at 60, 90, 120 days after sowing and at harvest. Based on the above findings, it could be concluded that application of halauxifen + pyroxsulam sprayed at 23.96 g/ha at 35 days after sowing was the most economical treatment to control the weeds in wheat with higher grain yield of 5395 kg/ha, straw yield of 8466 kg/ha and biological yield of 13861 kg/ha with highest weed control efficiency followed by metsulfuron + 2, 4-D Ester at 3 + 500 g/ha and carfentrazone + 2, 4-D Ester at 15 + 500 g/ha.
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    Yield and quality of cotton genotypes as influenced by different sowing time
    (CCSHAU, 2018) Renu Bala; Shweta
    A field experiment entitled, “Yield and quality of cotton genotypes as influenced by different sowing time”, was conducted at the research area of the Cotton Section, CCS Haryana Agricultural University, Hisar, during the kharif season of 2017. This experiment comprised of four sowing times (1st fortnight of April, 2nd fortnight of April, 1st fortnight of May and 2nd fortnight of May) in main plots and three genotypes (RCH 650, H 1098i and HD 432) in sub-plots. Total thirty six treatment combinations were tested in split plot design with three replications. The crop sown on 2nd fortnight of April gave significantly higher seed cotton yield (4556 kg/ha) than the other three sowing times, it was mainly attributed to more plant height, dry matter production, leaf area index, no. of bolls/m2, no. of sympodial branch and boll weight. Sowing time have shown non-significant effect on fiber quality parameters such as micronaire value, fiber strength, span length and upper half mean length (UHML) because these parameters are genetically controlled and therefore less influenced by sowing time. Among the three genotypes, RCH 650 produced significantly higher seed cotton yield (4395 kg/ha) than the genotype H 1098i (3344 kg/ha) and HD 432 (2488 kg/ha). More dry matter production, leaf area index, no. of sympodial branch and boll weight might have accounted for the highest seed cotton yield of genotype RCH 650. The difference in seed cotton yield among the genotypes might be due to different genetic characteristics of these three cotton genotypes. Genotype RCH 650 has shown better fibre quality traits such as micronaire value (4.42 10-6g/inch), fiber strength (28.21 g/tex), span length (82.41 mm) and UHML (27.67 mm) than the genotypes H 1098i and HD 432. Genotype HD 432 produced higher seed cotton yield when sown on 1st fortnight of April and H1098i produced higher seed cotton yield during 1st fortnight of April and 2nd fortnight of April.
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    Yield and quality of cotton genotypes as influenced by different sowing time
    (CCSHAU, 2018) Renu Bala; Shweta
    A field experiment entitled, “Yield and quality of cotton genotypes as influenced by different sowing time”, was conducted at the research area of the Cotton Section, CCS Haryana Agricultural University, Hisar, during the kharif season of 2017. This experiment comprised of four sowing times (1st fortnight of April, 2nd fortnight of April, 1st fortnight of May and 2nd fortnight of May) in main plots and three genotypes (RCH 650, H 1098i and HD 432) in sub-plots. Total thirty six treatment combinations were tested in split plot design with three replications. The crop sown on 2nd fortnight of April gave significantly higher seed cotton yield (4556 kg/ha) than the other three sowing times, it was mainly attributed to more plant height, dry matter production, leaf area index, no. of bolls/m2, no. of sympodial branch and boll weight. Sowing time have shown non-significant effect on fiber quality parameters such as micronaire value, fiber strength, span length and upper half mean length (UHML) because these parameters are genetically controlled and therefore less influenced by sowing time. Among the three genotypes, RCH 650 produced significantly higher seed cotton yield (4395 kg/ha) than the genotype H 1098i (3344 kg/ha) and HD 432 (2488 kg/ha). More dry matter production, leaf area index, no. of sympodial branch and boll weight might have accounted for the highest seed cotton yield of genotype RCH 650. The difference in seed cotton yield among the genotypes might be due to different genetic characteristics of these three cotton genotypes. Genotype RCH 650 has shown better fibre quality traits such as micronaire value (4.42 10-6g/inch), fiber strength (28.21 g/tex), span length (82.41 mm) and UHML (27.67 mm) than the genotypes H 1098i and HD 432. Genotype HD 432 produced higher seed cotton yield when sown on 1st fortnight of April and H1098i produced higher seed cotton yield during 1st fortnight of April and 2nd fortnight of April.
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    Yield and quality of cotton genotypes as influenced by different sowing time
    (CCSHAU, 2018) Renu Bala; Shweta
    A field experiment entitled, “Yield and quality of cotton genotypes as influenced by different sowing time”, was conducted at the research area of the Cotton Section, CCS Haryana Agricultural University, Hisar, during the kharif season of 2017. This experiment comprised of four sowing times (1st fortnight of April, 2nd fortnight of April, 1st fortnight of May and 2nd fortnight of May) in main plots and three genotypes (RCH 650, H 1098i and HD 432) in sub-plots. Total thirty six treatment combinations were tested in split plot design with three replications. The crop sown on 2nd fortnight of April gave significantly higher seed cotton yield (4556 kg/ha) than the other three sowing times, it was mainly attributed to more plant height, dry matter production, leaf area index, no. of bolls/m2, no. of sympodial branch and boll weight. Sowing time have shown non-significant effect on fiber quality parameters such as micronaire value, fiber strength, span length and upper half mean length (UHML) because these parameters are genetically controlled and therefore less influenced by sowing time. Among the three genotypes, RCH 650 produced significantly higher seed cotton yield (4395 kg/ha) than the genotype H 1098i (3344 kg/ha) and HD 432 (2488 kg/ha). More dry matter production, leaf area index, no. of sympodial branch and boll weight might have accounted for the highest seed cotton yield of genotype RCH 650. The difference in seed cotton yield among the genotypes might be due to different genetic characteristics of these three cotton genotypes. Genotype RCH 650 has shown better fibre quality traits such as micronaire value (4.42 10-6g/inch), fiber strength (28.21 g/tex), span length (82.41 mm) and UHML (27.67 mm) than the genotypes H 1098i and HD 432. Genotype HD 432 produced higher seed cotton yield when sown on 1st fortnight of April and H1098i produced higher seed cotton yield during 1st fortnight of April and 2nd fortnight of April.
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    Yield and quality of cotton genotypes as influenced by different sowing time
    (CCSHAU, 2018) Renu Bala; Shweta
    A field experiment entitled, “Yield and quality of cotton genotypes as influenced by different sowing time”, was conducted at the research area of the Cotton Section, CCS Haryana Agricultural University, Hisar, during the kharif season of 2017. This experiment comprised of four sowing times (1st fortnight of April, 2nd fortnight of April, 1st fortnight of May and 2nd fortnight of May) in main plots and three genotypes (RCH 650, H 1098i and HD 432) in sub-plots. Total thirty six treatment combinations were tested in split plot design with three replications. The crop sown on 2nd fortnight of April gave significantly higher seed cotton yield (4556 kg/ha) than the other three sowing times, it was mainly attributed to more plant height, dry matter production, leaf area index, no. of bolls/m2, no. of sympodial branch and boll weight. Sowing time have shown non-significant effect on fiber quality parameters such as micronaire value, fiber strength, span length and upper half mean length (UHML) because these parameters are genetically controlled and therefore less influenced by sowing time. Among the three genotypes, RCH 650 produced significantly higher seed cotton yield (4395 kg/ha) than the genotype H 1098i (3344 kg/ha) and HD 432 (2488 kg/ha). More dry matter production, leaf area index, no. of sympodial branch and boll weight might have accounted for the highest seed cotton yield of genotype RCH 650. The difference in seed cotton yield among the genotypes might be due to different genetic characteristics of these three cotton genotypes. Genotype RCH 650 has shown better fibre quality traits such as micronaire value (4.42 10-6g/inch), fiber strength (28.21 g/tex), span length (82.41 mm) and UHML (27.67 mm) than the genotypes H 1098i and HD 432. Genotype HD 432 produced higher seed cotton yield when sown on 1st fortnight of April and H1098i produced higher seed cotton yield during 1st fortnight of April and 2nd fortnight of April.
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    Comparative performance of different mechanized weed control operations in pearl millet (Pennisetum glaucum L.)
    (CCSHAU, 2018) Pandey, Shesh Nath; Bikram Singh
    A field experiment entitled “Comparative performance of different mechanized weed control operations in pearl millet (Pennisetum glaucum L.)” was conducted at Regional Research Station, Bawal, Rewari of CCS Haryana Agricultural University during kharif 2017. The experiment was conducted in randomized block design with three replications and 12 treatments. Major weed species infesting the experimental field consisted of Cyperus rotundus (42%), Trianthema partulacastrum (26%) and Digera arvensis (17%) at 20 days after sowing. Among various weed control treatments, recommended manual weed control techniques for pearl millet i.e., T1 (sowing at 45 cm row spacing and interculture with kasola at 22 and 33 DAS) and T2 (sowing at 45 cm row spacing and interculture with wheel hand hoe at 22 and 33 DAS) recorded the lower weed density (No m-2) and dry matter (g m- 2) compared to mechanized interculture operation i.e., T7 (sowing at 60 cm row spacing and interculture with tractor drawn cultivator at 17 and 27 DAS), T8 (sowing at 60 cm row spacing and interculture with power weeder at 17 and 27 DAS) and other treatments under study except both weed free treatments (T10 with 45 cm row spacing and T12 with 60 cm row spacing). Weed control efficiency was higher at 40 DAS and maturity under T1 (92.5 and 89.1%) and T2 (89.9 and 85.8%) over T8 (88.2 and 84.6%) and T7 (86.4 and 82.8%), respectively, except both weed free treatments (T10 and T12). Whereas, growth parameters viz. plant height (cm) and leaf area index values at 40, 60 DAS and maturity were better in T1 and T2 than T7, T8 and other treatments except both weed free treatments. However T1 and T2 exhibited the lower dry matter accumulation (g plant-1) than T7, T8 and other treatments except both weedy check (T9 and T11) at 40, 60 DAS and maturity. Treatment T7 and T8 recorded better yield attributes namely number of effective tillers per plant, test weight (g) and ear head girth (cm) over T1, T2 and other treatments except T12, and reverse trend was observed with respect to ear head length (cm). However, grain yield (q ha-1) was slightly better under T1 and T2 over T7 and T8 which was higher by margin of 4.5 and 3.8%; and 1.2 and 0.5%, respectively and these treatments were statistically at par. Although, in economic term T7 recorded the maximum net monetary returns (Rs 23778 ha-1) and B:C ratio (1.80) over other treatments and fetched an additional net monetary returns of Rs 1155 ha-1 over T8.
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    Study on nitrogen application under different methods of planting of sugarcane
    (CCSHAU, 2018) Kuldeep Singh; Rinwa, Ran Singh
    A field experiment entitled “Study on nitrogen application under different methods of planting of sugarcane” was conducted at Regional Research Station, Karnal of CCS Haryana Agricultural University during spring 2017. Soils of the experimental field were clay loam and near neutral with low organic carbon, low in available N and medium in available P and K. The experiment was conducted in split plot design with three replications and 24 treatments combinations. The treatments comprises of four methods of planting viz. Conventional planting at 75 cm (M1), Half ridge open furrow irrigation planting at 75 cm (M2), Wide bed and furrow paired row planting (35: 105 cm) (M3) and Wider planting (M4) at 120 cm and six different nitrogen levels viz. control (N1), 75 (N2), 100 (N3), 125 (N4), 150 (N5), 175 kg N ha-1 (N6) to work out effect of nitrogen application on yield and yield attributes as well as nitrogen use efficiency including their economics under different methods of planting. The results of finding reveals that planting the sugarcane with wide bed and furrow paired row planting significantly increased number of millable cane, cane yield and sugar yield over control. Highest cane yield (93.6 t/ha) followed by wider planting (86.7 t/ha) and half ridge open furrow irrigation planting (86.1 t/ha) over conventional methods (76.0 t/ha) with higher increment of 23.2 % in M3, 14.1 % in M4 and 13.3 % in M2 than M1 method, respectively was obtained. The significantly higher uptake of N, P and K was observed in wide bed and furrow paired row planting than conventional planting. The higher agronomic nitrogen use efficiency (NUE), per cent nitrogen recovery and physiological nitrogen use efficiency were also recorded in wide bed and furrow paired row planting method. Application of 175 kg N/ha being statistically at par with 150 kg N/ha (rec.) which significantly increased cane length, single cane weight, no. of tillers and number of millable cane over control. However, the maximum sugarcane yield (101.8 t/ha) was recorded at 150 kg N/ha application. The maximum agronomic NUE and per cent recovery were recorded at 150 kg N/ha. However, physiological efficiency showed a negative trend with increasing nitrogen application. The cane quality parameters viz. brix per cent, pol per cent, purity per cent and CCS per cent were not significantly affected by different planting methods and levels of nitrogen. The net return in wide bed and furrow paired row planting, wider planting, half ridge open furrow irrigation planting and conventional planting was Rs. 184039, Rs.164056, Rs.159692 ha-1 and Rs.128035 ha-1, respectively. Simultaneously, B:C was higher in wide bed and furrow paired row planting (2.53), wider planting (2.40) and half ridge open furrow irrigation planting (2.33) than 2.07 in conventional planting.
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    Chemical weed control in field pea (Pisum sativum var. hortense)
    (CCSHAU, 2018) Sanjay Kumar; Samar Singh
    The present investigation entitled “Chemical weed control in field pea (Pisum sativum var. hortense)” was studied during rabi season of 2017-18 at CCS Haryana Agricultural University Regional Research Station, Karnal. The experimental field was mainly infested with broad leaved weeds viz., Fumaria parviflora, Coronopus didymus, Anagallis arvensis and Chenopodium album among which F. parviflora and C. didymus constituted more than 70 % weed population throughout the season. Pre-emergence application of pendimethalin + imazethapyr (Ready-mix) at 1250 g ha-1 provided 100% control of Coronopus didymus, Anagallis arvensis and Chenopodium album up to harvest. Among the herbicidal treatments, the maximum weed control efficiency of 92 % at 30 DAS, 83 % at 90 DAS and 77 % at harvest was recorded with pre-emergence application of pendimethalin + imazethapyr (Ready-mix) at 1250 g ha-1 while at 60 DAS, post-emergence (2-4 leaf stage) application of imazethapyr + imazamox (Ready-mix) at 80 g ha-1 provided the highest weed control efficiency (94%). Post-emergence application of imazethapyr alone and its ready-mix combination with imazamox at 60-80 g ha-1 caused phyto-toxicity (5-10 %) at 30 DAS which was mitigated within two weeks after application but reduced the yield and yield attributes of field pea up to some extent. The maximum seed yield (18.08 q ha-1) and yield attributes of field pea were recorded with weed free treatment which was statistically at par with pre-emergence application of pendimethalin + imazethapyr (Ready-mix) at 1250 g ha-1. Also, ready-mix combination of pendimethalin and imazethapyr proved better than the alone application of pendimethalin as well as imazethapyr at all doses in controlling weed flora in field pea.
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    Integrated weed management in irrigated pearl millet
    (CCSHAU, 2018) Chaudhary, Charul; Nandal, D.P.
    A field experiment was conducted at Agronomy research farm of CCS Haryana Agricultural University, Hisar, Haryana during Kharif 2016. Three pre emergence herbicides viz.,, atrazine at 500 g ha-1, atrazine at 750 g ha-1 and pendimethalin at 1000 g ha-1, one pre-emergence herbicides mixture viz., atrazine + pendimethalin at (0.4+0.75 kg/ha), four post-emergence herbicides viz.,, atrazine at 0.5 kg/ha application at 10-14 DAS, atrazine at 0.75 kg/ha at 10-14 DAS, tembotrione (Laudis) at 80g/ha at 2-4 leaf/10-15 DAS and tembotrione (Laudis) at 100g/ha (POST) at 2-4 leaf/10-15 DAS, two preemergence herbicides with one hand weeding viz.,, atrazine at 0.4 kg/ha + one HW at 21 DAS and pendimethalin at 0.75 kg/ha + one HW at 21 DAS, one pre-emergence herbicides mixture with one hand weeding viz., atrazine + pendimethalin at (0.4+0.75 kg/ha) + one HW, three post-emergence herbicides with one hand weeding viz. atrazine at 0.4 kg/ha (POST) at 10-14 DAS + one HW at 30 DAS, tembotrione (Laudis) at 80g/ha (POST) at 2-4 leaf/10-15 DAS +one HW at 30 DAS and tembotrione (Laudis) at 100g/ha (POST) at 2-4 leaf/10-15 DAS +one HW at 30 DAS and two hand weedings at 15 and 30 DAS were compared, with weed free and weedy check. Seventeen treatments were tested using a randomised block design with three replications. Observations on growth studies, yield attributes and yield, weed studies, seed parameters and economics of pearl millet were recorded. The results obtained on climatic data revealed that rainfall received during the experimental period was 201.6 mm. It was well-distributed upto first week of September which resulted in good crop stand and growth and two irrigations were also applied to the crop. Important weed species observed in the experimental plots were Cyperus rotundus, Echinochloa colona, Trianthema portulacastrum and Digera arvensis. Application of Tembotrione (Laudis) 80g/ha (PoE) at 2-4 leaf/10-15 DAS and one HW at 30 DAS (T15) and Tembotrione (Laudis) 100g/ha (PoE) at 2-4 leaf/10-15 DAS and one HW at 30 DAS (T16) recorded significantly lower weed population, dry weight of weeds and higher weed control efficiency at all growth stages with good crop growth. In weed control method, effective control of weeds, higher grain and stover yield, net income and B: C were obtained with application of Tembotrione (Laudis) 80g/ha (PoE) at 2-4 leaf/10-15 DAS and one HW at 30 DAS (T15).