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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 cold storage on some biological characteristics of parasitoid, Aenasius bambawalei Hayat (Hymenoptera: Encyrtidae)
    (CCSHAU, 2014) Rathee, Mandeep; Pala Ram
    The present studies on cold storage and overwintering of Aenasius bamabawalei were carried out during 2012-13 both in the laboratory as well as in the screen house of the Department of Entomology, CCS Haryana Agricultural University, Hisar to generate information on effect of cold storage of the parasitoid, A. bambawalei in different stages for different durations at different temperatures on its biological parameters and to evaluate the survival of the parasitoid during winter season. Studies on cold storage of the parasitoid were carried out by storing one-day-old Phenacoccus solenopsis mummies (i.e. in pupal stage) and freshly emerged adults at four storage temperatures i.e. 5, 10, 15 and 20°C for 1 to 8 weeks. It was found that the parasitoid A. bambawalei can be stored in pupal stage (i.e. in the mummies of P. solenopsis) for 1 week at 5°C and for 2 weeks each at 10 and 15°C, respectively, without any significant effect on the key biological parameters like emergence, longevity, fecundity and sex-ratio (F1 progeny). Emergence of the adults occurred within first week during storage at 20°C, hence, this temperature was not suitable for storing the parasitoid in pupal stage. Females took more time to emerge from the mummies stored for different durations at 5, 10 and 15°C as compared to males. The parasitoid adults of A. bambawalei can be stored only for 1 week at 10°C without any significant affect on the key biological parameters like survival, longevity, fecundity and sex-ratio (F1 progeny). The parasitoid A. bambawalei can be stored at low temperatures both in pupal and adult stages. However, it can be stored safely for longer duration in pupal stage as compared to adult stage. Emergence of parasitoid adults from overwintering mummies started from 11th standard week (first week of February), being maximum in 14th standard week (first week of March) and continued until 16th standard week (third week of March) when all the parasitoid adults had emerged. Maximum temperature ranged between 20.3 to 29.6oC and minimum between 6.6 to 12.5°C during the period of adult emergence. Honey fed parasitoid adults i.e. males survived for 52-84 days (69.33 days) and females survived for 69-103 days (83.40 days) during winter season in absence of host, when exposed on 5th December. The results of the present studies may be helpful in mass rearing and conservation of the parasitoid.
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    Diversity, abundance and pollination efficiency of insect pollinators on seed crop of broccoli (Brassica oleracea L. var. italica Plenck)
    (CCSHAU, 2014) Suman Devi; Ombir
    The present study was conducted at Chaudhary Charan Singh Haryana Agricultural University, Hisar, Haryana (India). Twenty seven insect species belonging to 14 families under 5 orders were observed visiting the flowers of broccoli. In variety BFT-1, A. dorsata was the most abundant visitor (2.90) followed by A. mellifera (2.30), A. cerana (1.20), A. florea (0.80) and syrphid fly were least frequent visitor (0.20), in variety GH-1 A. mellifera was the most abundant visitor (7.34) followed by A. florea (6.67), A. dorsata (2.15), syrphid fly (1.84) and A. cerana (1.22) and in varieties LPH-1 and DPH-1, A. mellifera was the most abundant visitor (5.96 and 7.00) followed by A. florea (4.46 and 5.50), syrphid fly (2.97 and 3.30), A. dorsata (2.62 and 2.41 ) and A. cerana (1.66 and 2.40). The mean foraging speed, in varieties BFT-1, GH-1, LPH-1 and DPH-1 was maximum in case of A. florea (28.29, 38.54, 37.44 and 36.72, respectively) followed by A. dorsata (5.19, 5.24, 5.24 and 5.20, respectively), A. mellifera (4.54, 4.54, 4.52 and 4.50, respectively ), A. cerana (3.56, 3.51, 3.58 and 3.59, respectively) and syrphid fly (1.90, 2.65, 2.67 and 2.60, respectively). The mean foraging rate in varieties BFT-1, GH-1, LPH-1 and DPH-1 was maximum in case of syrphid fly (14.18, 17.61, 17.42 and 17.33, respectively) followed by A. cerana (10.26, 10.29, 10.27 and 10.32, respectively), A. mellifera (9.27, 10.04, 10.00 and 10.31, respectively), A. dorsata (7.84, 7.88, 7.77 and 7.80, respectively) and A. florea (1.42, 1.71, 1.71 and 1.72, respectively). The average number of broccoli siliqua/plant, siliqua length, number of seeds/siliqua, seed vigour-I, seed vigour-II, test weight and germination per cent under open-pollination were significantly higher than without insect pollination. Number of siliqua/plant, number of seeds/10 siliqua, siliqua length (cm), test weight (g), germination (%) and seed vigour-I, seed vigour-II of uncaged and caged broccoli plants were 3,362.0 and 672.6, 118.75 and 25.85, 6.79 and 3.54, 2.888 and 2.092, 87.50 and 30.25, 1,471.65 and 418.40 and 0.662 and 0.112, respectively.
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    Studies on combining ability and economic heterosis in upland cotton (Gossypium hirsutum L.)
    (CCSHAU, 2011) Manish Kumar; Nirania, K.S.
    The present study was undertaken to estimate economic heterosis with the objective of exploring possibilities of its commercial utilization and to study the combining ability effects. The material for the present investigation comprised of 70 upland cotton genotype viz., 52 hybrids developed on 4 female parents (testers) using 13 male parents (lines) in line x testers mating design along with their 17 parents (4 females and 13 males) and one standard check (Hybrid HHH-223).The experimental material was grown at CCS Haryana Agricultural University, Cotton Research Station Sirsa, during Kharif 2010 in a randomized block design with three replications. Observations were recorded for nine characters namely, plant height, days to first flower, number of monopods, number of bolls, boll weight, ginning out turn, seed index, lint index and seed cotton yield per plant. The economic heterosis for all these characters was calculated over standard check HHH-223. Considerable amount of heterosis were recorded for seed cotton yield and other related characters under study. The hybrids H1226 x HS-1 and H1098 x DELTA SL exhibited heterosis of more than 65 per cent and hence warrant their further testing over locations for commercial utilization. The combining ability analysis revealed that both additive and non additive variances were present in the expression of all the characters with former playing major role for majority of the characters. In general, none of the male and female parents was found to posses high gca effects for all the characters under study. However, considering the economic importance of various characters DELCOT-517, F-1378, AUBURN NE-165, REX-66 and RS-875 among the males and H1226 among females may be used for future breeding programmes.
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    Study of agricultural credit advanced by lead Bank in Hisar district of Haryana
    (CCSHAU, 2011) Astha Rani; V. K. Singh
    This study aims to study the agricultural credit advanced by Lead bank in Hisar district. The study is carried out on the secondary data obtained from Lead bank (Punjab national bank) of Hisar district for a period of years from 2004-2005 to 2010-11. The primary data was collected from branches with maximum credit advancement in urban and rural area and schedule was prepared to take data from farmers and bank officials. The results of the study reveals that there has been increasing trend in loan advanced and loan deposits for the period from 2004-05 to 2010- 2011. However, there has been increase in total agricultural advances and total priority sector lending for the same period but Percentage to total advances was decreasing. The negative growth rate of -5.42 per cent in overdues was observed for the period from 2004-05 to 2010-11 which indicates high recovery for the years. Pattern of borrowing, amount demanded and loan advanced by rural and urban branches of Lead bank during the year 2009-10 reveals a gap of total 2.7 per cent in loan demanded and loan advanced in crop loans while gap of 9 per cent is observed in farm machinery loan. Likewise in urban branch gap of 3.1 per cent is observed in loan demanded and loan advanced in crop loans while a gap of 3.2 per cent is in loan demanded and loan advanced for farm machinery. Further it is evident from the data that rural branch has recovery at 71.16 per cent and 87 per cent was observed in urban branch. Problems faced by farmers in obtaining loans is discussed at the last and appropriate suggestions are given for policy implications.
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    Agricultural waste utilization in diversified agriculture
    (CCSHAU, 2012) Sindhu, Nitu; Shehrawat, P.S.
    This study was conducted to develop strategies for managing the enormous waste generated from agriculture. The study was conducted in two districts of Haryana state namely, Hisar and Sonipat, From each district two blocks were selected randomly, from each block three villages were selected and from each village, ten farmers were selected randomly. Thus, total one hundred twenty farmers were selected and interviewed with the help of well structured schedule. The interview schedule was divided into three categories i.e. awareness, utilization and benefits. Findings of the personal profile of the respondents revealed that majority of the farmers were of middle age group (36-50 years), educated up to metric, belonged to joint family with 4-6 members, performed only farming and had land holing up to 5 acres. Result pertaining to awareness indicated that awareness about the utilization of biogas plant waste, mushroom waste, wheat waste, mustard and horticultural waste was more than 70 percent. Awareness about utilization of paddy waste, sugarcane waste, cotton waste, floricultural wastes, poultry waste and livestock waste was between 50 to 60 percent. Utilization of biogas plant waste and mushroom waste was very high. Utilization of livestock waste, poultry waste and mushroom waste was medium. Utilization of horticultural wastes, floricultural wastes and cotton waste was low and utilization of wheat crop waste, paddy crop waste and sugarcane crop waste was very low. Thus, overall awareness about utilization of agricultural waste was very high but utilization of agricultural waste by the farmers was very less. Results pertaining to benefits to farmers after utilization of agricultural waste revealed that most of the farmers were benefited in very ordinary ways like high milk yield, addition income by selling waste to brick yards, reduced expenditure on chemical fertilizers, reduced waste available for disposal, clean and safe environment, etc. Very few farmers were employed as there were very few employment opportunities in villages. Employment opportunities will increase if industries like processing units for making value added products, handicrafts industries for making bags, mats, hats, carpets, etc., handmade paper industry, development of waste collection centers in villages and others are developed in villages. Thus there is need to develop village level industries and motivate farmers to systematically manage their waste in order to make valuable products from them. Systematic utilization of agricultural wastes will not only benefit the individual farmer but also the society, environment and government.
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    Biological control of phalaris minor in wheat (triticum aestivum L.) using rhizosphere bacteria
    (CCSHAU, 2012) Phour, Manisha; Sindhu, S. S.
    In the present study, seventy one bacterial cultures were isolated from wheat rhizosphere soil. These bacterial isolates along with twelve reference strains were screened for their effect on seed germination of Phalaris minor on water agar plates. Ten rhizobacterial isolates i.e., HWM1, HWM7, HWM9, HWM11, HWM17, HWM30, HWM37, HWM47, HWM54 and CP43 showed maximum retardation on 5th and 10th of seed germination of Phalaris minor. At 10th day of seed germination, 14.5% bacterial isolates showed retardation of shoot growth and 19.3% bacterial isolates retarded root growth. Out of fifteen rhizobacterial isolates/strains tested for phytotoxicity effect on Phalaris minor, three rhizobacterial isolates/strains i.e., HWM11, P49 and SYB101 only caused yellowing of leaves whereas eight rhizobacterial isolates/strains HWM10, HWM25, KPM15, SB153, PPM126, WPS73, CPA152 and GYB106 caused appearance of disease spot. Screening of rhizobacterial isolates for production of indole acetic acid showed that nine isolates i.e., HWM7, HWM11, HWM18, HWM23, HWM24, HWM37, HWM42, HWM57 and PPM115 produced IAA ranging from 7.0-10.0 Og/ml. Two isolates HWM49 and HWM35 produced 11.10 and 14.07 Og/ml IAA, respectively. Maximum production of IAA (> than 25 Og/ml) was observed in isolates CPS67, CP43 and HWM13. Rhizobacterial isolates/strains HWM59, HWM69, CP43 and CPS67 showed >7.0 Og/ml production of δ-aminolevulinic acid. Other 22 bacterial isolates produced ALA ranging from 2 to 7 Og/ml. Fungal growth inhibition studies showed that 20.5% of total rhizobacterial isolates inhibited the growth of Fusarium oxysporum on PDA medium plates. Large zone of inhibition was formed by bacterial isolates HWM13, WPS73, SB153, HWM25, HWM31, HWM37 and HWM57. Twelve rhizobacterial isolates/strains were tested for their effect on growth of wheat and weed under pot house conditions. Rhizobacterial strains/isolates i.e., SYB101, CPS67 and HWM11 were found to stimulate growth of wheat and inhibited the growth of Phalaris minor.
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    Adoption level of package of practices in kinnow orchards of Haryana
    (CCSHAU, 2011) Gora, Jagan Singh; Sultan Singh
    The present investigation entitled Adoption level of package of practices of kinnow orchards of Haryana , was carried out in the blocks of Hisar, Sirsa and Fatehabad districts during the year 2010- 11. A total number of 20 farmers were selected for purpose of investigation. An interview schedule was developed on the basis of recommended package of practices for kinnow production. The adoption score of the farmers ranged from 11 to 32 out of maximum score of 40. The mean adoption score was moderate (21.65). The adoption level of time of planting, planting distance, land preparation and training and pruning practices was comparatively high. Important practices like drip irrigation (40%), plant protection measures (45%), weed control (45%) and intercropping (45%) had very low adoption level. The maximum adoption gap was observed in planting of wind break , post harvest treatment and fruit packaging. The fruit yield and quality were maximum with higher adoption levels . The nutrient status in soil had positive but non significant effect with adoption of package of practices whereas in plant, the nutrient status was significant with adoption level. With higher adoption level of package of practices, the farmers were able to get maximum gross income, benefit and benefit cost ratio. The most serious constraint hampering the kinnow production was citrus decline.
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    Effect of micronutrients on biochemical constituents in clusterbean (Cyamopsis tetragonoloba L.) seedlings infected with Rhizoctonia species
    (CCSHAU, 2011) Wadhwa, Neha; Joshi, U.N.
    The present investigation had been done to study the effect of micronutrients (Zn, Cu and Mn) on biochemical constituents in clusterbean (Cyamopsis tetragonoloba L.) seedlings infected with Rhizoctonia species. The seedlings were grown under eleven different micronutrient treatments, in earthen pots, filled with inoculated soil. The inoculated soil was prepared by the pretreatment of soil with 250mg (wet weight) of Rhizoctonia inoculum. Similar set was maintained in uninoculated soil. Morphological parameters like fresh and dry weight of shoot and root, shoot and root length decreased with infection but increased with micronutrient treatments. Chlorophyll, non-structural carbohydrate and IVDMD content decreased in inoculated seedlings as compared to uninoculated one. Oxidative enzymatic activities (PPO, POX, PAL and TAL), crude protein content, phenolic content and structural carbohydrates (ADF, Cellulose, Lignin and Silica) increased in inoculated seedlings and this increase was further heightened by micronutrient treatments, to counteract the fungal invasion. On the basis of present study, it was concluded that Zn2+ 20ppm
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    Effect of micronutrients on biochemical constituents in clusterbean (Cyamopsis tetragonoloba L.) seedlings infected with Rhizoctonia species
    (CCSHAU, 2011) Wadhwa, Neha; Joshi, U.N.
    The present investigation had been done to study the effect of micronutrients (Zn, Cu and Mn) on biochemical constituents in clusterbean (Cyamopsis tetragonoloba L.) seedlings infected with Rhizoctonia species. The seedlings were grown under eleven different micronutrient treatments, in earthen pots, filled with inoculated soil. The inoculated soil was prepared by the pretreatment of soil with 250mg (wet weight) of Rhizoctonia inoculum. Similar set was maintained in uninoculated soil. Morphological parameters like fresh and dry weight of shoot and root, shoot and root length decreased with infection but increased with micronutrient treatments. Chlorophyll, non-structural carbohydrate and IVDMD content decreased in inoculated seedlings as compared to uninoculated one. Oxidative enzymatic activities (PPO, POX, PAL and TAL), crude protein content, phenolic content and structural carbohydrates (ADF, Cellulose, Lignin and Silica) increased in inoculated seedlings and this increase was further heightened by micronutrient treatments, to counteract the fungal invasion. On the basis of present study, it was concluded that Zn2+ 20ppm treatment may be used as soil-nutritive agent to provide resistance in plants against fungal diseases.