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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: Vegetable Science × Author: Yadav, Lalu Prasad × End date: 2014 × Start date: 2012 × Type: Thesis × Thesis Type: Ph.D ×
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    Studies on intercropping and crop geometry in organic production of broccoli (Brassica oleracea var. italica)
    (CCSHAU, 2014) Yadav, Lalu Prasad; Singh, Avtar
    The research investigation entitled “Studies on intercropping and crop geometry in organic production of broccoli (Brassica oleracea var. italica)” was conducted at the research farm and laboratory of Department of Vegetable Science, CCS Haryana Agricultural University, Hisar during 2012-13 and 2013-14. The experiment was laid out in split plot design replicated thrice with three different organic manure and two spacing as main plot treatments and five intercrops including sole crop of broccoli as sub-plot treatments, thus making a total of thirty treatment combinations, from the various parameters recorded number of leaves, days to first and 50 per cent harvesting, maximum weight of main head (g), girth of head (cm), number of sprouts per plant, weight of sprouts per plant (g), yield of sprouts per plant (g), total yield per plant (g), total yield (q/ha), plant biomass (g), mineral content in whole plant, vitamin A (mg/100g) and vitamin C (mg/100g) of broccoli were maximum in the M2S1C1 While, phosphorus content (mg/kg) in plant in the treatment M3S1C1. However, plant height (cm), minimum days to harvesting and yield (q/ha) of intercrops was maximum in the M2S2C4 treatment. So, it is concluded from the present investigation that application of vermicompost under a spacing of 45 x 45 cm the sole crop of broccoli (M2S1C1) recorded higher total yield (303.9 q/ha). The highest total yield of greens and roots was recorded with the application of vermicompost under paired row spacing and radish as the intercrop planted in broccoli (M2S2C5) followed by the application of poultry manure also under paired row planting system and radish as intercrop (M3S2C5). The maximum net return (Rs. 162795) was obtained under the M2S1C4 treatment, however, benefit: cost ratio (1: 0.84) was under the treatment M3S1C4, which was statistically at par with the M2S1C4 treatment (1: 0.83).