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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: Horticulture × Author: Bhanukar, Manoj × End date: 2019 × Start date: 2014 × Type: Thesis ×
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    Effect of micronutrients on growth, yield and quality in Sweet Orange (Citrus sinensis (L.) Osbeck) cv. Blood Red
    (CCSHAU, 2018) Bhanukar, Manoj; Rana, G.S.
    The experiment entitled “Effect of micronutrients on growth, yield and quality in sweet orange (Citrus sinensis (L.) Osbeck) cv. Blood Red” was conducted at Research Farm of the Department of Horticulture, CCS Haryana Agricultural University, Hisar during the years 2016 & 2017 to find out the best concentration of foliar application of different micronutrients and soil application of zinc sulphate in improvement of growth, yield, quality and nutrient status of leaves. The treatments comprising thirteen foliar application of micronutrients and six zinc sulphate soil application were laid out in a randomized block design with three replications keeping a net plot size of 6.0 x 6.0 m separately. The data were recorded on various parameters, which were influenced significantly by different levels of micronutrients applied as foliar and soil application. In foliar application of micronutrients experiment, the maximum values of growth parameters viz. plant spread, height, final fruit retention and minimum fruit drop were recorded with ZnSO4 1.00%. The maximum total chlorophyll content and minimum carotenoid content was observed with FeSO4 2.5%. The yield parameters viz. fruit weight, length, breadth, number of fruits per tree and yield were recorded maximum with foliar application of ZnSO4 1.00% whereas; rind thickness and number of seeds per fruit were found non-significant. The quality parameters viz. TSS, TSS/acid ratio, and ascorbic acid were found maximum with foliar application of ZnSO4 1.00% and acidity was found nonsignificant. The nutrient status of leaves was affected significantly with foliar application of micronutrients during may, september and november. The maximum of leaf zinc, iron, manganese and boron content were recorded with ZnSO4 1.00%, FeSO4 2.5%, MnSO4 1.00% and H3BO3 0.3% . In soil application of zinc sulphate experiment, the maximum values of growth parameters viz. plant spread, height, number of flowers per twig, initial fruit set, final fruit retention, total chlorophyll conent and minimum fruit drop, carotenoid content were recorded with ZnSO4 250 g/plant. The yield parameters viz. fruit weight, length, breadth, number of fruits per tree and yield were recorded maximum with soil application of ZnSO4 250 g/plant whereas; rind thickness and number of seeds per fruit were found non-significant. The quality parameters viz. TSS, TSS/acid ratio, and ascorbic acid were found maximum with soil application of ZnSO4 250 g/plant and acidity was found nonsignificant. The zinc content of leaves was affected significantly with soil application of zinc sulphate during march, may, september and november. The maximum of leaf zinc content was recorded with ZnSO4 250 g/plant whereas; leaf iron, manganese and boron content were not affected significantly.
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    Mulching and weed control studies in Kinnow
    (CCSHAU, 2014) Bhanukar, Manoj; Sindhu, S.S.
    The experiment entitled “Mulching and Weed Control Studies in Kinnow” was conducted at Research Farm of the Department of Horticulture, CCS Haryana Agricultural University, Hisar during the year 2013 to find out the suitable mulching and herbicides on moisture status, weed control and nutrient content in plants as well as improvement in growth, yield and quality of kinnow. The treatments comprising six levels of mulches and nine levels of herbicides were laid out in a randomized block design with three replications keeping a net plot size of 6.0 x 6.0 m separately. The data were recorded on various parameters, which were influenced significantly by different levels of mulching and herbicides. In mulching experiment, the minimum value for soil pH and ECe, while, maximum values for soil moisture per cent, NPK and growth parameters viz. plant girth, spread, height and leaf water potential were recorded with black polythene of 200μ mulch. However, maximum TSS, ascorbic acid and minimum acidity were recorded in paddy straw mulch and maximum juice content was recorded with black polythene 200μ mulch, while maximum fruit weight, length, breadth, number of fruits and yield were recorded in black polythene 200μ mulch. Similarly, lowest number, fresh and dry weight of weeds at all monthly interval were observed with Black polythene 200μ and 100μ mulch followed by paddy straw mulch. The results suggest that the Black polythene 200μ mulch has shown the best economical mulch for higher yield with quality fruit production at commercial scale. In weed control experiment, soil pH, ECe, leaf water potential and fruit acidity were remaining unchanged during the time frame. However, manual weeding at monthly interval treatment found best for all other parameters viz. soil NPK, moisture, growth, yield, quality and weed parameters while, in herbicidal treatments, atrazine 2 kg + glyphosate 1% recorded best for the same. Manual weeding at monthly interval treatments gave the best results but it was very costly and herbicidal combination of atrazine 2 kg + glyphosate 1% resulted almost similar to manual weeding at monthly interval treatment. Atrazine 2 kg + Glyphosate 1% found best economical combination for commercial production of kinnow with quality fruits under semi arid condition of Hisar (Haryana).