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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EFFECT OF FEEDING SEABUCKTHORN CAKE (HIPPOPHAE L.) ON EGG PRODUCTION IN POULTRY AND GROWTH IN CALVES
(CSKHPKV, Palampur, 2011-11-16) MD., HASANUZZAMAN; Sharma, V.K.
ABSTRACT Balanced and effective feeding are the most important prerequisites for economic production of livestock and poultry. So, minimization of feed cost would be a great achievement for livestock and poultry farmers if the unconventional but potential ingredient like Seabuckthorn (SBT) cake would be introduced as the replacer of major protein sources, as nutritionally, SBT cake is very rich in proteins, fat, amino acids, vitamins and minerals. Very little systematic and scientific work has been conducted to study the effects of feeding SBT cake to the livestock and poultry. Hence, the present study was envisaged to see the effect of replacement of CP of conventional feed of layers and calves, with that of SBT cake to evaluate biological performances, nutrient utilization, rumen metabolites and cost benefit ratio by feeding SBT cake. Three experiments were conducted to study the effect of SBT cake on layers and calves production. First trial was conducted in 360 BV-300 layer chicks which were offered conventional rations in control (S0) group and replacing 10, 20, 30, 40 and 50 per cent CP by SBT cake CP. The second experiment was aimed to study the effect of SBT cake on growth of calves where 18 calves of 4-5 months age were divided in 3 treatment groups having 6 animals in each group. The conventional CGR was offered in control group (SBT0) and replacing 50 per cent and 75 per cent CP of the control group with the CP of SBT cake in SBT50 and SBT75 groups respectively. One more trial was conducted as a third experiment, aimed to observe the effect of SBT cake on rumen metabolites and rumen microbial population in adult cattle. Three adult cattle (fistulated) were maintained on three rations with a switch over design. The crude protein contents of the basal ration (T1) were replaced with SBT cake CP at 50 (T2) and 75 (T3) per cent CP in the adult cattle ration. The egg production, egg mass and body weight gain of layers were higher in S20 group where 20 per cent CP of conventional concentrate was replaced with the CP of the SBT cake. FCR in respect of egg mass as well as biological performance of the layer was found better in S20 treatment group. It was noticed that, as the level of SBT cake increased beyond 20 per cent, the biological performance of the layers declined though the quality traits of eggs were not affected by replacement of SBT cake at any level. It was revealed that replacement of CP of conventional layer feed with SBT cake CP up-to 20 per cent level was economic for layer production. Higher body weight gain and better balance of nutrient in calves was observed in SBT50 group where 50 per cent CP of the traditional CGR was replaced with the SBT cake CP. Better FCR of calves was found in SBT50 group, hence, can be considered as the highest dose of replacement with SBT cake CP in CGR. Higher microbial population in older calves was found in T2 group, where 50 per cent CP of the traditional adult calves ration was replaced with the CP of SBT cake. Better rumen metabolites were also found in the T2 group. Looking at the results of present investigations, it could be concluded that 20 per cent CP of the traditional concentrate ration could be replaced with the CP of SBT cake in layer birds for a viable and cost effective egg production, whereas, 50 per cent CP of the traditional calves ration could be replaced with the CP of SBT cake in young as well as older calves to improve the nutrient utilization efficiency for sustainable livestock production.
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Management Of Insect Pests On Cucumber (Cucumis Sativus L.) And Bitter Gourd (Momordica Charanitia L.)
(Chaudhary Sarwan Kumar Himachal Pradesh Krishi Vishvavidyalaya : Plampur, 2011) Sheikh,Ahmad.Khursheed.; Raj,Desh.
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Biodiversity Of Fruit Flies (Tephritidae Diptera) And Utilization Of Gut Bacteria In Their management
(Chaudhary Sarwan Kumar Himachal Pradesh Vishvavidyalaya : Plampur, 2011) Prabhakar,Shekhar.Chandra.; Mehta,P.K.
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Dynamics Of Micronutrient Cations In Soil-Plant System As Influenced By Long Term Application Of Chemical Fertilizers And Amendments In An Acid Alfisol
(Chaudhary Sarwan Kumar Himachal Pradesh Krishi Vishvavidyalaya : Plampur, 2011) Shambhavi,Shweta.; Sharma,S.P.
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Physico-Chemical Nutritional Biological Quality Evaluation And Value Addition Of Chenopodium (Bathua) Cultivars
(Chaudhary Sarwan Kumar Himachal Pradesh Krishi Vishvavidyalaya : Plampur, 2011) Sood,Purvika.; Modgil,Rajni.
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LINE X TESTER ANALYSIS FOR HYBRID PERFORMANCE, HETEROSIS AND COMBINING ABILITY IN TOMATO (Solanum lycopersicum L.)
(CSK Himachal Pradesh Krishi Vishavavidyalaya, Palampur, 2011) KAPUR, POOJA; Vidyasagar
Bacterial wilt resistant determinate lines (7) and indeterminate testers (4) alongwith 28 hybrids developed as per line x tester mating design were evaluated alongwith standard check Avtar (7711) in Randomized Block Design with three replications at the Experimental Farm of Department of Vegetable Science and Floriculture, CSK HPKV, Palampur during summer-rainy season of 2009 and 2010. Observations were recorded on incidence of bacterial wilt disease, fruit yield and component traits. The analysis of variance indicated significant differences among treatments for marketable yield and other component traits in all the environments. The hybrid L4 x T3 (BWR-5 x 16-B) surpassed all the hybrids and the standard check in all the environments and recorded 2.21 kg marketable fruit yield per plant in comparison to 1.04 kg per plant in the standard check Avtar (7711). Line x tester analysis revealed significant differences due to lines, testers, line x tester interactions. Interactions of lines, testers and line x tester with environment exhibited significant differences for most of the traits indicating the importance of testing parents as well as hybrids across environments. Non-additive gene action was higher for the traits days to 50 per cent flowering, marketable yield per plant, pericarp thickness, plant height and harvest duration which reaffirm the importance of hybrids in tomato. Additive gene action was higher for the traits days to first harvest, gross yield per plant, fruit weight, fruit shape index, locules per fruit and TSS, which could be exploited by developing superior pure lines/inbreds through hybridization and biparental matings. The lines 7-2 (L7) and BWR-5 (L4) and the testers 16-B (T3) and CLN 1314G (T4) proved to be the most potential parents whereas L4 x T3 (BWR-5 x 16-B) as the most promising hybrid combination.
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HETEROSIS AND COMBINING ABILITY STUDIES FOR YIELD AND HORTICULTURAL TRAITS IN BELL PEPPER (Capsicum annuum L. var. grossum Sendt.) UNDER PROTECTED ENVIRONMENT
(CSK Himachal Pradesh Krishi Vishavavidyalaya, Palampur, 2011) DEVI, MAYANGLAMBAM BILASHINI; Pathania, N.K.
The present investigation entiled “Heterosis and combining ability studies for yield and horticultural traits in bell pepper (Capsicum annuum L. var. grossum Sendt.) under protected environment” was carried out in 25×10 m modified naturally ventilated polyhouse during summerautumn, 2012 and 2013 in Randomized Block Design having three replications to ascertain the quantum of genetic variability available in the bell pepper genotypes, gather information regarding the type of gene action and identify potential parental lines and cross combinations for protected environment on the basis of combining ability and magnitude of heterosis for different traits, viz., days to 50 per cent flowering, days to first harvest, number of marketable fruits per plant, pericarp thickness (mm), lobes per fruit, fruit length (cm), fruit width (cm), average fruit weight (g), marketable fruit yield per plant (kg), plant height (cm), harvest duration (days), ascorbic acid content (mg/100g) and capsaicin content (%). High estimates of PCV and GCV were observed for number of marketable fruits per plant, marketable fruit yield per plant, ascorbic acid content and capsaicin content indicating the presence of substantial variability for the traits and thereby ensuring ample scope for improvement of these traits through phenotypic selection. The high estimates of heritability coupled with high estimates of genetic advance (as per cent of mean) were observed for marketable fruit yield per plant, number of marketable fruits per plant and ascorbic acid content, which indicated the importance of additive gene action for the inheritance of these traits. On the basis of hybrid vigour, the cross combinations viz., Kashmir Sel-1 (L2) × Solan Bharpur (T1), ARCH-19 (L1) × Solan Bharpur (T1) and UHFSP(Y)-11 (L11) × Yolo Wonder (T3) were observed to be potential crosses exhibiting highly significant standard heterosis for marketable fruit yield per plant and most of its component traits. The cross combinations viz., ARCH-19 (L1) × Solan Bharpur (T1), DARL-10 (L9) × California Wonder (T2) and UHFSP(Y)-11 (L11) × Yolo Wonder (T3) were the top three crosses which exhibited good specific combining ability effects, maximum desirable heterosis and per se performance in respect of marketable fruit yield per plant and number of marketable fruits per plant and can be further exploited for genetic improvement of bell pepper. For all the traits studied, there was preponderance of non-additive gene action which reaffirms the importance of hybrids in bell pepper.
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LONG-TERM EFFECT OF INTEGRATED NUTRIENT MANAGEMENT ON DYNAMICS OF NITROGEN, PHOSPHORUS AND POTASSIUM IN RICE-WHEAT SYSTEM
(CSK Himachal Pradesh Krishi Vishavavidyalaya, Palampur, 2011) SEPEHYA, SWAPANA; Subehia, S.K.
The present investigation was carried out to study the effect of integrated nutrient supply on transformation of N, P and K into various chemical pools in the on going long-term fertilizer experiment initiated during 1991 at Bhadiarkhar farm of College of Agriculture, Chaudhary Sarwan Kumar Himachal Pradesh Krishi Vishvavidyalaya, Palampur in randomized block design with twelve treatments replicated four times. The soil of the experimental site was silty loam and classified taxonomically as “Typic Hapludalf” with acidic reaction, medium in organic carbon, high in available N, medium in P and K at the initiation of the experiment. Surface (0-0.15 m) and sub surface (0.15-0.30 m) soil samples taken after the harvesting of wheat (2008-2009) were analyzed for different forms of nitrogen, phosphorus and potassium. Besides, pH, organic carbon, CEC and available N, P and K were also determined in surface soil samples taken after rice (2008 & 2009) and wheat (2008-09 & 2009-10) using standard methods of analysis. Higher yields and uptake of N, P and K by rice (2008 & 2009) and wheat (2008-09 & 2009-10) were recorded under INM treatments. Continuous application of chemical fertilizers alone or along with organics influenced the different fraction of N, P and K except non hydrolysable-N and non exchangeable-K at both the depths and improved the physical, chemical and microbiological condition of the soil. Integrated nutrient supply proved superior to inorganics. Among nitrogen fractions, hydrolysable ammonical-N was found to be the most dominant, which exhibited highest correlation with soil properties, yield and uptake followed by amino acid-N. Among P fractions, NaHCO3-Pi for soil properties and NaOH-Pi for yield and uptake were important. In case of K, water soluble-K and exchangeable-K were dominant fractions. Continuous cropping without fertilization resulted in depletion in all these fractions.
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DYNAMICS OF MICRONUTRIENT CATIONS IN SOIL-PLANT SYSTEM AS INFLUENCED BY LONG-TERM APPLICATION OF CHEMICAL FERTILIZERS AND AMENDMENTS IN AN ACID ALFISOL
(CSK Himachal Pradesh Krishi Vishavavidyalaya, Palampur, 2011) SHAMBHAVI, SHWETA; Sharma, S. P.
The present investigation was carried out in the on going long-term fertilizer experiment initiated during 1972 at experimental farm of College of Agriculture CSK HPKV, Palampur in randomized block design with eleven treatments replicated three times. The soil of the experimental area was silty loam, acidic in reaction and taxonomically classified as “Typic Hapludalfs”. Surface (0.0-0.20 m) and subsurface (0.20-0.40 m) soil samples taken after the harvest of maize (kharif, 2008) were analysed for pools of micronutrient cations (Fe, Mn, Zn and Cu) and various chemical indicies of soil quality. Continuous use of chemical fertilizers and amendments for the last 36 years in maize-wheat system in an acid Alfisol brought out marked depletion in the pools of all the micronutrient cations except Cu as compared to buffer plots. All the pools of Fe, Mn, Zn and Cu were noticeably higher in FYM amended plots compared to zero-fertilized plots. Although, residual fraction of all the micronutrient cations was found to be the most dominant fraction but organically bound and exchangeable forms were found to play major role in the nutrient supply and crop productivity and nutrients‟ uptake. Highest productivity of maize (2008) and wheat (2008-09) was recorded under 100% NPK + FYM treatment. FYM and lime treatments resulted in significantly higher uptake of all the nutrients by both the crops compared to other treatments. Organically bound fraction of all the micronutrient cations studied was found to have highest significant and positive correlation with yield and nutrient uptake of maize and wheat crops. Further, regression analysis studies too revealed that organic form of all the micronutrients was the most important pool contributing towards the variation in the above parameters. While, exchangeable and organically bound forms contributed significantly towards DTPA-extractable micronutrient cations.