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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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    Effect of different spacings of poplar (Populus deltoides) on the performance of some winter spices
    (CCSHAU, 2014) Pardeep; Kaushik, Naresh
    The present investigation entitled “Effect of different spacings of poplar (Populus deltoides) on the performance of some winter spices” was conducted during winter season of the year 2012-13 at Agroforestry Research Farm, Chaudhary Charan Singh Haryana Agricultural University, Hisar. The investigation was carried out with two objectives: (1) to evaluate the performance of the different winter spices under different spacings of poplar, and (2) to work out the economics of the system. With the above objectives, the investigation was carried out with planting four spices crops i.e. methi (Trigonela foenum-graecum), fennel (Foeniculum vulgare), coriander (Coriandurm sativum) and ajwan (Trachyspermum ammi) under three spacings of poplar i.e. 5 x 4 m, 10 x 2 m and 18 x 2 x 2 m and control (without poplar). The experiment was conducted in split plot design with three replications. Yield of crops increased with increasing spacing of poplar and minimum yield reduction was recorded in methi under poplar based agroforestry system with 18 x 2 x 2 m spacing. Based on experimental data it can be concluded that methi (variety HM-33) should be planted in wider spacing i.e. 18 x 2 x 2 m for better yield in poplar based agroforestry system. Among the spices crops highest net returns and cost benefit ratio were also observed in methi under poplar based agroforestry system with 18 x 2 x 2 m spacing. The net returns for other spices were also higher in poplar based agroforestry system as compared to sole cropping, due to additional returns from poplar.