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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 Salt and water dynamics in soil under drip irrigation system on cole crop(CCSHAU, 2012) Sharma, Parmod; Sanjay Kumarleaching of excessive salts, selection of salt tolerant crops, frequent application of water etc. Thus, a field experiment was conducted at CCS Haryana Agricultural University, Hisar to study the salt and water dynamics in soil under drip irrigation system on cabbage crop and to investigate the effect of frequency and salinity levels of irrigation water on cabbage. The residual moisture content in the root zone after 90 days of transplanting showed increasing trend with increasing level of salinity of irrigation water beyond ECiw 3 dS/m. Equal amount of water application coupled with information on residual moisture content in the rootzone suggested that cabbage plants utilized lesser amount of water with increasing level of salinity beyond ECiw 3.0 dS/m. In daily irrigation under saline water of ECiw 12 dS/m (F1S5), the ECe values after 90 days of transplantation increased by 206.4, 222.1, 244.4 and 264.1% on comparing with initial values in 0- 15, 15-30, 30-45 and 45-60 cm layers, respectively. In alternate day irrigation under saline water of 12 dS/m (F2S5), the ECe values after 90 days of transplantation increased by 279.2, 262.7, 270.1 and 280.2% on comparing with initial values in 0-15, 15-30, 30-45 and 45-60 cm layers, respectively. In daily irrigation, harvesting was started early (60 days after transplanting) in canal water, saline water of ECiw 3 and 6 dS/m, whereas, in alternate day irrigation, it was in canal water and saline water of ECiw 3 dS/m. The date of first harvesting was also affected by the quality of irrigation water. Use of highly saline water (ECiw > 6 dS/m) resulted into delay of first harvesting by about 20 days as compared to the use of relatively good quality water suggesting that use of good quality and saline water in different parts of the fields may be effectively used to prolong the productive season of cabbage. In daily irrigation treatment, the relative yields obtained were 100.53, 90.75, 67.82, and 41.68 % in F1S2, F1S3, F1S4 and F1S5 treatments, respectively, as compared to the yield recorded in canal irrigation (F1S1). In alternate day irrigation treatment, the relative yields obtained were 100.8, 86.16, 60.30 and 28.63 % in F2S2, F2S3, F2S4 and F2S5 treatments, respectively, as compared to the yield recorded in canal irrigation (F2S1). Higher yield of cabbage under daily irrigation as compared to alternate day irrigation for different levels of salinity of irrigation water suggested the importance of high frequency of irrigation for the use of saline water.ThesisItem Open Access Performance evaluation of traveler irrigation system(CCSHAU, 2012) Jangra, Pardeep; Jhorar, R.K.Efficient irrigation can only be attained through controlled and uniform application of water and therefore, a lot of emphasis is being given for the adoption of pressurised irrigation systems. One of the latest pressurised irrigation systems, traveler irrigation system is being introduced in Indian farming conditions. Therefore, a study about traveler irrigation system was conducted at the RDS seed farm, CCSHAU, Hisar. The major objectives of the study were to evaluate the hydraulic performance of traveler irrigation system along the travel path and to identify the operational aspects of traveler irrigation system. The traveler irrigation system was operated at three speeds i.e. speed 1 (25.42 m h-1), speed 2 (52.00 m h-1) and speed 3 (82.94 m h-1). The average depth of water application was measured as 11.45, 8.12 and 5.95 mm for speed 1, speed 2 and speed 3, respectively. The average width of the wetted strip was 49.5 m for speed 1 and 2, and 50.0 m for speed 3. The water distribution/precipitation profile of the traveling gun was found to be of trapezium/trapezoidal shape. The coefficient of uniformity as well as depth of water application was lower in the start end area of the travel path as compared to the middle area. Maximum value of the coefficient of uniformity as well as distribution uniformity for different speeds was attained when 20 to 30 per cent overlap was assumed between the adjacent travel paths. To attain maximum uniformity of water application the tested traveler irrigation system should be operated at adjacent travel path distance of 35 to 40 m, when wind velocity is within 9.0 km h-1 and pressure at the gun is about 3.0 kg cm-2.ThesisItem Open Access Spatial assessment of groundwater quality of Sirsa district in Haryana, India(CCSHAU, 2013) Mukarukundo Jeanne; Sanjay KumarWater quality issue has become more important than the quantity, as the environmental problems are getting more serious in different parts of the world. A number of environmental factors influence greatly the groundwater quality of an area. This study is made to evaluate the status of groundwater quality and its suitability to irrigated agriculture. For this study 646 samples were collected from existing tubewells and analysed for different chemical composition (pH, EC, Na+, Ca2+, Mg2+, K and CO3 2-, HCO3 -, Cl-, SO4 2-) and parameters (SAR and RSC) were determined. The results of analysis were interpreted with AICRP, Manchanda, USSL and Piper criteria for irrigation water suitability. The results points out that according to AICRP and Manchanda criteria, in Sirsa district, 29.1% of groundwater was good others have to be applied with proper management strategy. Among blocks Sirsa block has the highest percentage (51.6 percent) of good water, whereas, Nathusari Chopta block has the highest percentage (62.3 percent) of the poorest (hgh SAR saline) water. According to USSL, groundwater quality of the district was went under C4S4, C4S3, C3S2, C3S1, C4S2, C2S1, C3S3, C1S1 and C2S2 categories. According to Pipper criteria, in Sirsa district, 15.9 percent samples was under good category (Ca-HCO3, Ca-Mg-Cl and Ca-Na-HCO3) and among blocks of the Sirsa district, Ellenabad block has the highest percentage (25.7) of good water, whereas, Nathusari Chopta has the highest percentage (97.6) of the poorest water (Na-Cl).ThesisItem Open Access Rain water harvesting and recycling for enhancing water productivity in dryland areas(CCSHAU, 2013) Eric Manzi; Sidhpuria, M.S.Water is becoming a scarce commodity in dryland areas, the demands of water increase day by day, rain water harvesting is a technique practiced in arid and semi arid regions based on runoff collection and storing to overcome the shortage of water. Therefore, this study about rain water harvesting and recycling for enhancing water productivity in dryland areas was conducted at Dryland Research Farm, CCS HAU, Hisar. The major objectives of the study were to quantify water balance and runoff harvested to the farm pond, establishment of rainfall runoff relationship and determination of the effect of stored rainwater to mustard and chickpea crops. Daily rainfall, evaporation and change of water level in a pond were recorded to determine the seepage in a pond and runoff generated from the rooftop, fields and directly on the pond from June to August, 2013. The crop parameters also were recorded during crop growth season for irrigated and non-irrigated mustard and chickpea. The study revealed that a total of 1396.31 m 3 of runoff was generated during the study period from field, rooftop and directly rainfall on the pond and water use efficiency of mustard was higher than chickpea crop.ThesisItem Open Access Rain water harvesting and recycling for enhancing water productivity in dryland areas(CCSHAU, 2013) Eric Manzi; Sidhpuria, M.S.Water is becoming a scarce commodity in dryland areas, the demands of water increase day by day, rain water harvesting is a technique practiced in arid and semi arid regions based on runoff collection and storing to overcome the shortage of water. Therefore, this study about rain water harvesting and recycling for enhancing water productivity in dryland areas was conducted at Dryland Research Farm, CCS HAU, Hisar. The major objectives of the study were to quantify water balance and runoff harvested to the farm pond, establishment of rainfall runoff relationship and determination of the effect of stored rainwater to mustard and chickpea crops. Daily rainfall, evaporation and change of water level in a pond were recorded to determine the seepage in a pond and runoff generated from the rooftop, fields and directly on the pond from June to August, 2013. The crop parameters also were recorded during crop growth season for irrigated and non-irrigated mustard and chickpea. The study revealed that a total of 1396.31 m 3 of runoff was generated during the study period from field, rooftop and directly rainfall on the pond and water use efficiency of mustard was higher than chickpea crop.