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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: Soil Science and Agriculture Chemistry × Author: Himshikha × End date: 2023 × Start date: 2020 ×
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    Effect of molybdenum application on cauliflower productivity in an acid Alfisol
    (Palampur, 2022-10-31) Himshikha; Kumar, Pardeep
    Cauliflower (Brassica oleracea L. var. botrytis), apart from being a prime source of minerals and vitamins, provide several health benefits therefore it is popular throughout the world. It is a heavy feeder of both macro and micronutrients but micronutrients’ availability in the soil is a major concern. Among micronutrients, molybdenum (Mo) is the least studied micronutrient throughout the world and is inherently deficient in acid soils. Moreover, Mo deficiency is one of the leading factors responsible for stagnating the productivity and quality of cauliflower. Keeping this in mind, a field experiment was conducted in the acid soils of Palampur to assess the effect of graded Mo levels on the productivity of cauliflower. The experiment comprised of ten treatments viz., RDF i.e. NPK @ 115: 75: 70 kg ha-1 (T1), GRD (RDF + 20 t ha-1 FYM) (T2), GRD + Mo with 8 different levels (T3-T10) (@ 0.5, 1.0, 1.5, 2.0, 2.5, 5.0, 10, 20 kg Mo ha-1 ) replicated thrice in a randomized block design (RBD). The results revealed that the productivity and quality of the crop was significantly affected by molybdenum application. The curd yield, gross yield and total soluble solids (TSS) were highest (i.e., 231.7 q ha-1 , 459.4 q ha-1 , and 7.39o Brix respectively) in the treatment where Mo was applied @ 5.0 kg ha-1 along with GRD. The same treatment registered an increase of 43.2% and 36.6% over RDF (T1) and GRD (T2), respectively in marketable curd yield. However, the treatments where Mo dose exceeded above 5.0 kg ha-1 registered a negative impact on the crop yield and profitability. The treatment GRD + Mo @ 2.5 kg ha-1 (T7) fetched highest net returns (₹ 3,18,521 ha-1 ) whereas the benefit-cost ratio (2.51) was maximum in RDF (NPK (T1)). Available Mo content (0.307 mg kg-1 ) was significantly higher in treatment GRD + Mo @ 20 kg ha-1 (T10). The optimum Mo dose was worked out as 5.67 kg ha-1 coupled with GRD which produced the maximum yield of 238.4 q ha-1 .