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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 integrated crop management on seed yield, quality and storability in Mungbean (Vigna radiata L. Wilczek)
    (CCSHAU, 2017) Jitender; Punia, R.C.
    The study was planned to assess the effect of integrated crop management on seed yield, quality and storability in mungbean. Sixteen treatment combinations were evaluated for different seed yield, quality, and storability parameters. Significant mean squares values showed the wide variability among the treatments and both seasons for all the parameters studied. Among the treatments, RDF+RWM+RPM followed by RDF+Biomix had the top rank for almost all the seed yield, quality and storability except electrical conductivity and mean emergence time which showed the lower value indicating their superiority in both the season(summer and kharif 2015). On the contrary, control found to be inferior for most of the seed yield, quality and storability parameters except days to maturity. Among the seasons, seed yield and its components were better in kharif season as compared to summer season. Seed produced in summer season showed superiority over kharif for seed quality and storability parameters. Seed yield and plant height were found significantly and positively correlated with its components. Standard germination and seedling establishment were found significantly and positively correlated with all the seed quality parameters except electrical conductivity and mean emergence time in both the seasons. Electrical conductivity was found significantly and negatively associated with all parameters studied in lab and field. Therefore, it is concluded that pH exudate, electrical conductivity test and dehydrogenase activity test can be used as a quick reliable predictor of standard germination and seedling establishment in mungbean. Higher seed yield was obtained in kharif season but summer season could be considered better option for the production of basic seed due to its superiority for almost all the seed quality parameters.
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    Effect of planting seasons on seed quality of mungbean (Vigna radiata L.Wilczek
    (CCSHAU, 2013) Jitender; Punia, R.C.
    Fifteen genotypes of mungbean were evaluated for their performance for different viability and vigour parameters viz. standard germination, seedling length, seed weight, seed density, vigour index-I, vigour index-II, accelerated ageing test, electrical conductivity, tetrazolium test, dehydrogenase activity test, field emergence index and seedling establishment to assess the effect of planting season on seed quality. Significant mean squares values showed the wide variability among the genotypes and seasons for all the parameters studied. Among the genotypes MH 729, followed by MH 736 and MH2-15 have the top rank for almost all the vigour and viability parameters except electrical conductivity which showed the lower value indicating their superiority in both the season(summer and kharif). On the contrary, genotype MH 534 found to be inferior for most of the viability and vigour parameters. Among the seasons, seed produced in summer season showed superiority over kharif. Maximum hard seed were observed in genotype MH421 (22.00) followed by MH125 (19.33) and the lowest in genotype MH810 (8.00). Seed obtained from the crop raised during kharif season showed maximum number of hard seeds ranging from 11.00 to 33.00 as compared to summer raised crop (2.67-14.00). Standard germination and seedling establishment were found significantly and positively correlated with all the seed quality parameters except electrical conductivity in both the seasons. Electrical conductivity was found significantly and negatively associated with all parameters studied in lab and field. Therefore, it is concluded that tetrazolium test, electrical conductivity test and dehydrogenase activity test can be used as a quick reliable predictor of standard germination and seedling establishment in mungbean and summer season could be considered better option for the production of basic seed.