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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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    Managerial practices (or grain storage in rural households of Haryana
    (I.C College Of Home Science Chaudhary Charan Singh Haryana Agricultural University Hisar, 1991) Kavita; Singal, Swita
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    Evaluation of wheat species for heat tolerance related morpho-physiological traits
    (CCSHAU, 2015) Kavita; Munjal, Renu
    Twenty non-cultivated and cultivated genotypes belonging Triticum aestivum, Triticum durum, Triticum dicoccum and Synthetic were evaluated for Cell membrane stability (CMS), Canopy temperature (CT), SPAD chlorophyll content, Chlorophyll fluorescence, heat susceptibility index (HSI), and grain yield under normal and heat stress conditions for two years (2012-13 & 2013-14). The current study was aimed at the characterization of physiological traits in wheat species for their heat tolerance and its analysis in relation to yield components which confer yield stability at the three ploidy levels - diploid, tetraploid and hexaploid wheat species. Mean sum of squares due to years, environments, genotypes and majority of the interaction effects were significant for almost all of the traits. This suggested the variable responses of genotypes, over the environments and years for the traits under consideration with in each ploidy group for heat tolerance. Correlation coefficients revealed that CMS was the most important trait followed by CT because the genotype having high CMS also had low CT and high grain yield under heat stress. Triticum dicoccum conferred the productive and adaptive advantages as it combined high yield and stability compared to Triticum durum, Synthetic Wheat and Triticum aestivum respectively. Since wide variation for heat tolerance of physiological traits are available among the wheat species, these species can be used for improving specific yield components of cultivated wheat.
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    Promoting Intellectual And Social Abilities Of Low Performer Pre-Schoolers - Interplay Of Heredity And Environment
    (Chaudhary Charan Singh Haryana Agricultural University; Hisar, 2008) Kavita; Dhanda, Bimla
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    Characterization of seed sources of sissoo (Dalbergia sissoo roxb.) using molecular markers
    (CCSHAU, 2015) Kavita; Bimlendra Kumari
    The ecological and economic importance of Dalbergia sissoo and declination of its population in its natural habitat promoted the present study. Based on desired economically important characters, seed sources were selected from nine provenances covering different agro-ecological regions of Haryana. The progeny testing was done for one year in the nursery of Forestry department, CCS H.A.U., Hisar. Genetic diversity was evaluated by using RAPD markers. Significant variations were observed among the provenances as well as agroecological regions for all the plus tree characters viz., total height, diameter at breast height, clear bole height, crown spread and straightness. Correlation among most of the characters was also significant with maximum value 0.923 between total height and diameter at breast height. Variations among morphological characters of pods and seeds were significant. High heritability with high genetic advance was observed for pod and seed weight character. The maximum genotypic and phenotypic correlation (0.598 and 0.519) was observed between seeds per pod and 100 pod weight, and seed length and 100 seed weight, respectively. Ample genetic variation was also observed for germination percentage, seedling height, collar diameter, number of branches per seedling, height of first branch, root length, fresh weight and dry weight among the progenies of the selected plus trees. Fresh weight and dry weight characters were found highly significantly correlated, followed by root length and total height. Among all the progenies, the progeny of Ambala seed sources at a stage of six month and Hisar progenies at 12 month age was found outstanding. Genetic diversity among the plus tree progenies assessed with the help of 60 RAPD primers displayed the values of genetic similarity coefficient ranging from 0.49 to 0.81, which indicated a broad genetic base of Dalbergia sissoo in selected area of Haryana state.
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    Physiological studies on the effect of salinity on germination and early growth in Gossypium hirsutum L. and Gossypium arboreum L.
    (CCSHAU, 2011) Kavita; Promila Kumari
    The present investigation was aimed on “Physiological studies on the effect of salinity on germination and early growth in Gossypium hirsutum L. and Gossypium arboreum L.” using various physiological parameters. Six cultivars of cotton (RCH-134, Bio-6488, H-1236, HHH-223, HD-123, AAH-1) were grown in screen house having four salinity levels as control, 4, 8, and 12 dSm-1. Results revealed that with progressive increase in salinity levels the seed germination, vigour index, relative water content of leaves, osmotic potential and stomatal conductance transpiration rate, as well as K+ content of leaves. Maximum reduction in seed germination was recorded in desi cotton cultivar HD-123 at highest level (12dSm-1) of salinity. A progressive increase in salinity levels on the other hand caused catalase, peroxidase activity and Na+ content of leaves enhanced. The maximum enhancement in catalase and peroxidase activity in leaf was observed in Bt. cultivars at both the sampling stages i.e at 30 and 60 DAS. Accumulation of Na+ content in leaves was maximum in desi cultivars HD-123 followed by American. Sodium content of leaves of all the cultivars of cotton increased with increasing salinity level; increase being found to highest in leaves of desi cotton cultivars. Potassium content of all cotton cultivars showed decreasing trend with increasing salinity levels. K+/Na+ ratio of leaves of all cultivars also decreased with increasing salinity level; decrease being highest in Bt. cultivars and minimum was recorded in desi cotton cultivars AAH-1. On the basis of the observations taken in the score-card it was found that Bt. cotton cultivars RCH-134 and Bio-6488 was tolerant to salinity. Both Bt. cotton cultivars (RCH-134 and Bio-6488) showed maximum no of polypeptide bands i.e 14 in SDS-PAGE, while American showed total number of thirteen polypeptide bands while desi cultivars had twelve in AAH-1 and fourteen in HD-123. Result revealed that with the progressive increase in salinity level from 4 to 12 Dsm-1 there was decrease in various physiological parameter enhanced viz; On the other hand, with the increase salinity levels increase in catalase, peroxidase enzymes and the Na+ content was recorded.
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    Impact of government intervention on sugar prices in India: An economic analysis
    (CCSHAU, 2015) Kavita; Grover, R.K.
    The study on “Impact of government intervention on sugar prices in India: An economic analysis” was done with the following objectives: (1)To analyze the trends in trade and prices of sugar (2)To study the impact of pricing policy on domestic prices of sugar (3)To suggest measures to stabilize the sugar prices. The present study is based on secondary data collected from the various published and unpublished sources, viz. various issues of Cooperative Sugar, Indian Sugar, Published by Indian Sugar Mills Association, Statistical Abstract in India, Indian Agriculture in Brief and Agriculture Prices in India etc. Data on various aspects including domestic prices of sugar, production of sugar and sugarcane, prices of sugarcane, consumption of sugar, stocks of sugar, quantity of sugar exported and sugar imported for the period 1947-48 to 2013-14 were collected. To determine the trends in trade and prices of sugar, linear growth rates were calculated by fitting linear equation using data on prices, export and import. Multiple regression function was used to ascertain the impact of pricing policy on domestic prices of sugar. The coefficient of variation were 30.22, 35.39, 42.53, and 105.89 per cent during period-I, period-II, period-III and period-IV, respectively indicating that stability in the sugar prices was maximum during period-I. Linear growth rates were calculated to be 5.16, 4.98, 4.80 and 4.71 during period-III, period-I, period-IV and period-II respectively. The coefficients of variation and linear growth rates of sugar export from India during selected periods was calculated to be 176.18 per cent, 144.02 per cent, 141.03 per cent and 89.95 per cent during period-IV, period-I, period-III and period-II respectively indicating that the variability was maximum during period-IV. The linear growth rate was reported maximum during period-I followed by 13.78 per cent per annum, 5.20 per cent per annum and -1.56 per cent per annum during period-III, period-IV, and period-II. Positive linear growth rates in imports were observed for all the four periods under study except for period-I where the imports were found to decline at an annual growth rate of 9.55 per cent per annum. The increased sugar production had a negative impact on price of sugar. Positive and significant impact of sugarcane price was observed for all periods under study.