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Chaudhary Sarwan Kumar Himachal Pradesh Agriculture University, Palampur

Himachal Pradesh Krishi Vishvavidyalaya (renamed as Chaudhary Sarwan Kumar Himachal Pradesh Krishi Vishvavidyalaya in June, 2001) was established on 1st November, 1978.The College of Agriculture (established in May, 1966) formed the nucleus of the new farm University. It is ICAR accredited and ISO 9001:2015 certified institution. The Indian Council of Agricultural Research has ranked this University at eleventh place among all farm universities of the country. The University has been given the mandate for making provision for imparting education in agriculture and other allied branches of learning, furthering the advancement of learning and prosecution of research and undertaking extension of such sciences, especially to the rural people of Himachal Pradesh. Over the years, this University has contributed significantly in transforming the farm scenario of Himachal Pradesh. It has developed human resources, varieties and technologies and transferred these to farming community enabling the State to receive the “Krishikarman award” of Govt. of India four times in row for food grain production among small states of the country. Today, the State has earned its name for hill agricultural diversification and the farming community has imposed its faith in the University.

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Subject: Environmental Science × Author: Mehta, Manshi × Start date: 2005 × Type: Thesis × Thesis Type: M.Sc ×
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    CARBON SEQUESTRATION IN TOONA BASED AGROFORESTRY SYSTEM OF KANGRA VALLEY OF HIMACHAL PRADESH
    (CSK HPKV, Palampur, 2019) Mehta, Manshi; Uppal, Rajesh
    The present investigation entitled “Carbon Sequestration in Toona based Agroforestry System of Kangra Valley of Himachal Pradesh” was undertaken during the year 2018-19 at different locations of Palampur. Phytosociological exercises were undertaken for determining the Importance value Index (IVI) along with the species diversity in the selected quadrates. It was found that the most frequently occurring species were Toona ciliata, Albizia chinensis and Melia azaderach with maximum IVI value of 130.2, 97.3 and 46.7 in the unmanaged system and 170.6, 131.5 and 60.4 in the managed system. All the tree components, tea bushes, shrubs and grasses were taken for biomass estimation and biomass was calculated by the non-destructive method. Bulk density was higher in managed system (1.06 g cm-2) and it was found that bulk density increased with the increase in the soil depth. Soil organic carbon was calculated higher under unmanaged system (2.43%) in comparison to managed system (1.89%). The total carbon stock i.e. (plant + soil) was higher in unmanaged system (100.02 t ha-1). It was concluded from the studies that carbon assimilation in the form of biomass is at its best when the agroforestry systems are kept managed, on the other hand the organic carbon in the soil assimilates well when the system is unmanaged.