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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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ThesisItem Open Access Effect of different levels of salinity on young plants of guava(CCSHAU, Hisar, 2023-03) Anil; Goyal, R.K.The experiment entitled "Effect of different levels of salinity on young plants of guava" was carried out in pots at screen house, Department of Horticulture CCS HAU, Hisar during the year 2020 to 2021. The experiment was conducted in Factorial Completely Randomized Block Design (FCRD) i.e., factor A as four guava cultivars were selected i.e., Hisar Safeda, Hisar Surkha, Allahabad Safeda and Lucknow 49; and factor B as nine different chloride salinity (EC) levels (dSm-1) -(Control 0.07 dSm-1, 1.0 dSm-1, 2.0 dSm-1, 3.0 dSm-1, 4.0 dSm-1, 5.0 dSm-1, 6.0 dSm-1, 7.0 dSm-1 and 8.0 dSm-1) and replicated 5 times with one plant per replicationof each cultivar. The leaf number, plant height (cm), stem diameter (cm), internodal distance (mm) and root length (cm) (63.96, 107.92, 14.39, 33.73 and 18.90, respectively) were recorded significant under L-49 cultivar at 31st December among all the 4 cultivars. The significantly lower number of affected leaves per plant and number of dead leaves per plant as compared to other cultivars (42.31 and 5.56) was recorded in L-49. Among different salinity levels at 31st December control 0.07 dSm-1 recorded significantly more leaf number, plant height (cm), root length (cm), shoot length (cm) and dry weight of plant (g) (81.20, 116.28, 19.32, 97.29 and 34.36, respectively). Similarly, significantly lower number of affected leaves per plant and number of dead leaves per plant were in control 0.07 dSm-1 as compared to other salinity levels (25.40 and 2.25). The higher nitrogen, phosphorous, potassium contents in plant and soil were recorded in L-49 cultivar and control 0.07dSm-1 as compared to other treatments.Hence it could be concluded that L-49 cultivar expressed better tolerance at various chloride salinity levels as compared to other varieties whereas, control 0.07 dSm-1 treatment showed better results for different characters observed.ThesisItem Open Access Effect of foliar application of nutrients and organic formulations on growth, yield and quality of Apple cv. Anna under Haryana condition(CCSHAU, Hisar, 2023-02) Mohan Lal Jat; Rana, G. S.The present investigation was carried out at Horticulture Farm (PFDC), Department of Horticulture, Chaudhary Charan Singh Haryana Agricultural University, Hisar Haryana during the year 2020-21 and 2021-22. To evaluate the effect of foliar application of nutrients and organic formulations on growth, yield and quality of Apple cv. Anna under Haryana condition. Altogether, there were eighteen treatments replicated three times in Randomized Block Design. The foliar sprays of nutrients and organic formulations significantly influenced on growth, flowering, yield and physicochemical characteristics of the fruits. The treatments also affected the leaf's nutrient status. Among the various treatments used; T12 (2.0% Urea (N) + 15% cow urine) was found superior for the growth characteristics of plants viz., plant height, plant spread and leaf surface area and trunk girth did not significantly effective. However, the number of days taken flowering, the maximum number of flowers, the number of flowers per metre square, the number of flowers per 30 spurs, number of flowers per 30 lateral buds, flower stalk length, duration of flowering and duration of flowering to harvest, fruit set, fruit drop, yield attributes viz., fruit weight, fruit diameter, fruit volume, number of fruits per tree and yield per tree were influenced by treatment T6 (400 ppm Boron + 4% Humic acid). The quality parameters in terms of TSS, titratable acidity, total sugar, reducing sugars, non-reducing sugars, phenol, anthocyanin and starch index also improved by T6 (400 ppm Boron + 4% Humic acid). The nitrogen content of the leaf was increased with 2% Urea (N) + 15% cow urine (T12). Phosphorus and potassium content was not significantly affected by various treatments. Zinc and boron content of leaves is influenced by 600 ppm Zinc + 4% Humic acid, and 400 ppm Boron + 4% Humic acid (T6) respectively.ThesisItem Open Access Effect of foliar application of chemicals on yield, quality and shelf life of ber (Zizyphus mauritiana lamk.) cv. Apple ber(CCSHAU, Hisar, 2023-05) Monika; Baloda, SatpalThe investigation entitled “Effect of foliar application of chemicals on yield, quality and shelf life of ber (Zizyphus mauritiana Lamk.)” was conducted at Experimental Orchard of Department of Horticulture, CCS Haryana Agricultural University, Hisar during the year 2022-23. Thirty nine uniform trees of ber cv. Apple ber were selected and foliar application of different concentrations of potassium sulphate, calcium nitrate and ethephon were sprayed in the last week of december and first week of january. The yield and quality parameters demonstrated a significant improvement. The fruits that were harvested from the trees treated with potassium sulphate @ 2.5% showed the greatest improvements in the yield parameters, including the number of fruits per tree, fruit length, fruit breadth, weight, and total yield per tree. Significantly improvement in quality parameters i.e. TSS, TSS/acid ratio, ascorbic acid and total sugar was observed in the fruits harvested from the trees treated with potassium sulphate @ 2.5 % which was statistically at par with potassium sulphate @ 2.0 %. while the minimum acidity was reported from the plants which were applied with potassium sulphate @ 2.5 % and potassium sulphate @ 2.0%. Pre-harvest application of different chemicals significantly influenced the quality parameters except specific gravity and stone weight. The nutrient content was also significantly affected with the application of various chemicals. The highest concentration of N and Ca content were found with the foliar spray of calcium nitrate @ 2.0 % while highest phosphorous and potassium content was found from the trees which were sprayed with ethephon @ 600 ppm and potassium sulphate @ 2.5% respectively. The application of potassium sulphate, calcium nitrate, and ethephon did not significantly affect the zinc content, but potassium sulphate @ 0.5% applied as a foliar spray resulted in the highest zinc content. The physiological loss in weight and spoilage percentage, which are indicators of shelf life, were also observed. Calcium nitrate @ 2.0%, caused the least physiological loss in weight, while ethephon, @ 600 ppm, caused the greatest physiological loss in weight and spoilage percentage in trees.ThesisItem Open Access Response of time of planting on growth, flowering, spike yield and essential oils in tuberose (Polianthes tuberosa L.) genotypes(CCSHAU, Hisar, 2023-03) Manpreet Kaur; Beniwal, B.S.The present experiment “Response of time of planting on growth, flowering, spike yield and essential oils of tuberose (Polianthes tuberosa L.) genotypes” was conducted at Experimental farm of Department of Horticulture and Centre for Bio-Nanotechnology, CCS Haryana Agricultural University, Hisar during 2019-20 and 2020-21. During the year 2019-20 crop was taken as fresh, while during 2020-21 all the observations were recorded on ratoon crop. Two individual experiments were laid out. In first experiment three time of planting (March, April & May) and six genotypes (Pearl Double, Hyderabad Double, Mexican Single, Prajwal, Suvasini & Vaibhav) were taken, while in second experiment two harvesting stage of florets (Bud burst stage & Fullbloom stage), three planting time and six genotypes were selected. Both the experiments were laid out in randomized block design with three replications. The observations were recorded on various growth, flowerings and bulb yield parameters. The Statistical analysis of data of first experiment revealed that better results in terms of growth, flowering, spike yield and bulb yield of tuberose were found in Mexican Single followed by Prajwal when planted in March, while in second experiment highest absolute was recovered from May planted Prajwal genotype when harvested at bud-burst stage during both the years.ThesisItem Open Access Effect of organic source of nutrients on growth, yield and quality of strawberry (Fragaria x ananassa)(CCSHAU, Hisar, 2023-07) Modi, Nanak; Suresh KumarAn experiment was conducted to study the “Effect of organic source of nutrients on growth, yield and quality of strawberry (Fragaria x ananassa)” at Deendayal Upadhyay Centre of Excellence for Organic Farming, Chaudhary Charan Singh Haryana Agricultural University, Hisar during 2022-2023. The experiment was laid out according to Randomized Blocks Design with fourteen treatment replicated thrice. The result reveals that the maximum plant height (21.06 cm), plant spread (23.89 cm), number of leaves (18.69), leaf area (78.45 cm2), crown diameter (1.40 cm), internodal length (7.09 cm), number of flowers/plant (19.58), number of fruits/plant (17.71), number of fruits/truss (4.89), berry length (3.85 cm), berry breadth (2.84 cm), berry weight (14.74 g), marketable fruit (83.04%), number of harvest (5.73), yield/plant (260.93 g), TSS (9.16 oBrix), TSS/acid ratio (14.77), ascorbic acid (58.30 mg/100 gm), anthocyanin (63.72 mg/100 gm), leaf nitrogen content (3.20%), phosphorus content (1.20%) and potassium content (3.07%) were recorded in plants treated with treatment T9 (Vermicompost + Azotobacter + PSB). The minimum days taken in flowering (54.77 days) and minimum titratable acidity (0.62%) were also recorded in treatment T9 (Vermicompost + Azotobacter + PSB). Considering overall performances, the study revealed that the combined application of Vermicompost and biofertilizer could be a good source of plant nutrients for organic strawberry cultivation.ThesisItem Open Access Effect of pre harvest sprays of calcium on yield, quality and shelf life of guava(CCSHAU, Hisar, 2023-08) Rajat; Sharma, Jeet RamThe present investigation entitled “Effect of pre harvest sprays of calcium on yield, quality and shelf life of guava” was carried out at the experimental orchard and PG lab of the Department of Horticulture, CCS Haryana Agricultural University, Hisar during rainy and winter season of 2022-23. A Randomized Block Design (RBD) with ten treatments, each replicated three times, was employed to examine the influence of different calcium compounds on guava cv. Hisar Safeda. Thirty uniform plants were selected for data collection and subjected to sprays of varying concentrations of CaCl2 (0.5%, 1.0%, and 1.5%), Ca(NO3)2 (0.5%, 1.0%, and 1.5%), and CaSO4 (0.5%, 1.0%, and 1.5%) one month prior to harvesting. The study revealed that different treatments had a significant impact on all measured parameters in terms of both quantitative and qualitative assessment of the fruits. It was observed that there was increase in decay loss, PLW and specific gravity with the advancement of storage period, during both the seasons, independent of the treatments applied. On the other hand, moisture content and fruit firmness were found to decrease with passage of storage time, regardless of treatments during both the seasons. The organoleptic ratings also decreased as the storage period progressed in all treatments. Notably, the change in colour from yellowish-green to yellow during storage was relatively gradual in the trees treated with calcium nitrate (1.5%). Among treatments, calcium nitrate (1.5%) exhibited highest number of fruits per tree, maximum fruit weight, maximum yield, TSS, TSS: Acid ratio, reducing sugars, non-reducing sugars, total sugars, moisture content, specific gravity, physiological loss in weight, decay loss and maximum organoleptic ratings in both the seasons while, fruit firmness, ascorbic acid, pectin and phenol content were found to be maximum in the calcium chloride (1.5%) treatment. It was also observed that winter season fruits of all the treatments were much more superior to rainy season fruits.ThesisItem Open Access Effect of integrated nutrient management on growth, yield and quality of guava (Psidium guajava L.) cv. Hisar Safeda(CCS HAU, Hisar, 2023-07) Kuldeep Kumar; Manender SinghThe present investigation was carried out to study the “Effect of integrated nutrient management on growth, yield and quality of guava (Psidium guajava L.) cv. Hisar Safeda” in the Department of Horticulture, CCS Haryana Agricultural University, Hisar during 2022-23. The experiment comprised of twelve different treatments with three replications and were laid out in randomized block design (RBD) to assessed the effect of integrated nutrient management on growth, yield and quality of guava. The results revealed that all the integrated nutrient treatments at different doses had significantly influenced growth, yield, physical and quality parameters over absolute control. Among different treatments, for yield parameters, T7 (100 % NPK (RDF) + ZnSO4 (0.5 %) + B (0.2 %) + Fe (0.5 %) as foliar spray + bio-fertilizer) performed better in terms of number of fruit/plant (256.5), average fruit yield (42.45 kg/plant). Furthermore, physical parameters, T7 (100 % NPK (RDF) + ZnSO4 (0.5 %) + B (0.2 %) + Fe (0.5 %) as foliar spray + bio-fertilizer) was found better in terms of diameter of fruit (7.08 cm), length of fruit (6.99 cm), average seed weight (1.95 g), fruit volume (168.6 cc). Moreover, for quality parameters, T7 performed better in terms of TSS (12.98 oB), acidity (0.36 %), TSS/Acid ratio (36.06) and sugar content i.e. total sugar (7.74 %), reducing sugar (4.62 %) and non reducing sugar (3.12 %), pectin content (0.97 %), and ascorbic acid content (200 mg/100 g pulp). However, parameters i.e. specific gravity were observed non-significant means all the treatments at different doses were not significantly influenced this traitsThesisItem Open Access Effect of different planting time and mulching on growth and flowering of tuberose(CCSHAU, Hisar, 2023-07) Raju; Chahal, DevenderThe present investigation entitled, “Effect of different planting time and mulching on growth and flowering of tuberose (Polianthes tuberosa L.)” was conducted during 2022-2023 at the Research Farm of Agri-tourism Centre of CCS HAU Hisar (Haryana). The experiment was laid out in split plot design with four planting dates viz. 15th April, 27th April, 10th May, and 25th May and five mulch treatments viz. wheat straw mulch, silver- black plastic mulch, white polyethylene mulch, newspaper mulch and no mulch (control). In the present study, most of the growth, floral and bulb parameters were significantly influenced by the dates of planting and application of mulch materials, but their interaction was observed non-significant. Among different planting dates, crop planted on 15th April performed better in terms of most of the growth, development, flowering and bulb parameters and it was closely followed by crop planted on 27th April in qualitative parameters as compared to later dates of planting. In general, mulching improved the production and quality of spikes, bulbs as well as bulblets, but the higher net returns over un-mulched was observed with wheat straw mulch and silver-black plastic mulch. Further, the silver-black plastic mulch was found most effective in reducing the population of weeds, the mulching of wheat straw (3‟‟ thick) was observed most effective in the production of marketable spikes, sizeable bulbs, bulblets and the higher net return and B:C ratio. Earlier sprouting, earlier flowering, longest spike and highest number of florets on spike were the additional benefit of wheat straw mulch.ThesisItem Open Access Impact of plant growth regulators on growth, yield and quality of guava (Psidium guajava L.) cv. Hisar Safeda in winter season(CCS HAU, Hisar, 2022-07-15) Pravesh Kumar; Manender SinghThe present investigation was carried out to study the “Impact of plant growth regulators on growth, yield and quality of guava (Psidium guajava L.) cv. Hisar Safeda in winter season” in the Department of Horticulture, CCS Haryana Agricultural University, Hisar during 2021-22. The experiment comprised of ten different foliar treatments with three replications and were laid out in randomized block design (RBD) to assessed the effect of plant growth regulators on growth, yield and quality of guava. The results revealed that all the plant growth regulator treatments at different concentrations had significantly influenced yield, fruit development and quality parameters over absolute control. Among different treatments, for yield parameters, T6 (NAA at 100 ppm) performed better in terms of fruit set (56.73 %) whereas, T9 (GA3 at 100 ppm) observed better for fruit retention (59.85 %), fruit drop (40.17 %), no. of fruits per plant (364.52) and yield (65.49 kg/plant). Furthermore, for fruit development parameters, T9 (GA3 at 100 ppm) was found better in terms of diameter of fruit (7.23 cm), length of fruit (7.20 cm), average fruit weight (179.67 cm), average seed weight (3.21 g), fruit volume (179.22 cc). Moreover, for quality parameters, T6 (NAA at 100 ppm) performed better in terms of TSS (14.53 oB), acidity (0.31 %), TSS/Acid ratio (46.87) and sugar content i.e. total sugar (7.84 %), reducing sugar (4.63 %) and non-reducing sugar (3.21 %) while, T9 (GA3 at 100 ppm ) recorded better for pectin content (0.98 %), firmness of fruit (6.08 kg/inch) and ascorbic acid content (196.59 mg/100g pulp). However, parameters i.e. specific gravity and days to maturity were observed non-significant means all the treatments at different concentration were not significantly influenced these traits.
