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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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    Economics of production and marketing of tomato in Himachal Pradesh
    (palampur, 2022-11-30) Jyoti; Gupta, Manoj
    Tomato is one of the principal cash crops grown in Himachal Pradesh and accounts for about 15.32 per cent of the total vegetables produced in the state. District Solan is known as “City of Red Gold” owning to its dominance in the state tomato production. Off-season tomato farming has emerged as the primary source of income of some farmers in this district. The small and large farmers engaged in tomato cultivation are facing new challenges on the production and marketing front. The cost of various inputs has increased many folds affecting the profitability matrix of different crops in general and tomato crop in particular. The present study was carried out to study the economics of production and marketing of tomato in Himachal Pradesh to suggest various options for improving the prevalent tomato production and marketing system in the state. The present study was based on both primary and secondary data. The primary data were gathered through interview method from farmers of Solan district, Himachal Pradesh while secondary data were collected from various publications and websites of state government. The primary data collected from 90 farmers selected through multi stage random selection from selected villages of two blocks namely Kandaghat and Solan. The results revealed that the compound growth rate of area, production and productivity of tomato in Himachal Pradesh were 4.78, 6.39 and 1.53, respectively whereas, in Solan district the respective figures were 4.48, 6.28 and 1.72. The results indicated that the area under tomato was 32.87 per cent of total cropped area with average yield of 343.22 q/ha on an average farm. Out of total farmer’s income about 70.70 per cent was contributed by agriculture crops including tomato. The total cost of cultivation was estimated to be Rs. 368317 per hectare with variable cost accounting for about 84.14 per cent of the total cost. The output-input ratio was higher on large farms (2.46) than on small farms (2.09). Production function analysis indicated that seedlings, FYM and area under tomato were the most important factors affecting the tomato production. The marketed surplus of tomato accounted for nearly 88.98 per cent of its total production across the small and large farm category of farmers. The total production, losses and home consumption turned out to be most important factors affecting the marketed surplus of tomato. The channel- III involving producer primary wholesaler- secondary wholesaler- retailer- consumer was the most important channel followed by about 86.23 per cent of farmers. The producer’s share in the consumer’s rupee was highest in channel- I (83.55%) where the farmers sold tomato to retailers and then to consumers. This was followed by channel- II (70.55%) and channel- III (60.01%). The channel- I (involving producers- retailers- consumers) was found to be most efficient in the study area from the view point of higher net price received by farmers and higher marketing efficiency index. The non-availability of quality seeds on the production front and disposal of produce and transportation charges on the marketing front were the major problems faced by the farmers. This study suggests that farmers must be educated and trained to use complete package of practices to enhance the profitability of tomato crop. The tomato growers must also be encouraged and strengthened to adopt small scale value addition technologies to further enhance profitability of the crop
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    Assessment of genetic diversity among elite maize (Zea mays L.) genotypes adapted to North Western Himalayas
    (palampur, 2019-07-31) Jyoti; Jyoti; Lata, Swaran; Lata, Swaran
    The present investigation entitled “Assessment of genetic diversity among elite maize (Zea mays L.) genotypes adapted to North Western Himalayas” was undertaken to assess the genetic diversity in maize genotypes using morpho-molecular markers and identification of potential genotypes for yield, its components and nutritional traits. The experimental material comprised of 40 maize genotypes along with four diverse checks. These genotypes were raised in alpha RBD design replicated twice during kharif 2018. Data were recorded on grain yield per plant and various morphometric traits along with reaction to prevalent diseases. Genetic diversity among different genotypes was studied on the basis of morphological traits using Mahalanobis D 2 -statistic and PCA. The analysis was done as per the standard statistical procedures and molecular analysis was done using NTSYS-pc (version 2.02) software. Analysis of variance revealed significant mean sum of squares due to genotypes for all the traits suggesting ample amount of variability among them. High PCV, GCV was observed for grain yield per plant with moderate h 2 bs and genetic advance indicated the presence of additive and non additive gene action which provided the scope for improvement through hybridization and selection. On the basis of D 2 analysis three genotypes viz., CML 435, CML 551 Y and CML 295BBB showed superiority over the best check for grain yield and its related traits and almost similar grouping pattern in SSR diversity analysis. Overall, it can be concluded that CML 334 and CML 452 was observed as best genotypes for yield, its related traits and also resistant to bacterial stalk rot whereas moderately resistant to banded leaf and sheath blight. So these potential genotypes can be used as donor parents after further evaluation in the future breeding programme
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