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Dr. Y. S. Parmar University of Horticulture & Forestry, Solan

Dr. Yashwant Singh Parmar University of Horticulture and Forestry, Solan, was established on 1st December, 1985 with the objective to promote education, research and extension education in the fields of Horticulture, Forestry and allied disciplines. Late Dr. Yashwant Singh Parmar, the first Chief Minister and the architect of Himachal Pradesh perceived the importance of Horticulture and Forestry to develop and improve the State economy which led to the establishment of this University. Its history lies in erstwhile Himachal Agricultural College, Solan, established in 1962 and affiliated to the Panjab University. It became one of the campuses of Agriculture Complex of Himachal Pradesh University on its formation in 1970. Consequent upon the establishment of Himachal Pradesh Krishi Vishvavidyalaya in 1978, this campus became its Horticulture Complex and finally in 1985, assumed the status of a State University, being the only University in the country engaged exclusively in teaching, research and extension in Horticulture and Forestry. The University is located at Nauni in Solan District of Himachal Pradesh, 13 km from Solan on Solan-Rajgarh Road, at an elevation of 1300 metres above mean sea level. Solan town is situated on national highway (NH-22) and is well connected by train and bus services. The University has four constituent colleges, out of which, two are located at the main campus Nauni, one for horticulture and the other for forestry, having 9 and 7 departments, respectively. The third College i.e., College of Horticulture & Forestry is located at Neri in Hamirpur District on Nadaun-Hamirpur state highway, about 6 Km from Hamirpur town and is well connected with bus service. The college offers three Undergraduate Degree Programmes i.e. BSc (Hons.) Horticulture, BSc (Hons.) Forestry and B. Tech. Biotechnology and MSc degree programme in a few subjects. The fourth college i.e. College of Horticulture and Forestry, Thunag (Mandi) is located at Thunag District Mandi. This college offer BSc (Hons.) Horticulture and BSc (Hons.) Forestry degree programme. In addition, there are five Regional Research Stations, 12 Satellite Stations and five Krishi Vigyan Kendras (KVKs) situated in different zones of the State.

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    ECO-FRIENDLY MANAGEMENT OF ROOT ROT OF CUCUMBER
    (UHF,NAUNI, 2023-11-09) PRIYA MEHTA; ARTI SHUKLA
    ABSTRACT Root rot caused by Fusarium solani is one of the important diseases of cucumber. The present investigation entitled “Eco-friendly management of root rot of cucumber” was carried out during cropping season 2022 and 2023 with the objective to record the status of the disease, to evaluate the different germplasms of cucumber and to develop eco-friendly management strategies against the disease. Out of the 12 locations surveyed in the district, maximum disease incidence was recorded at Shakli (21.3%) followed by Jabbal (20.8%). Symptoms of the disease includes yellowing of leaves followed by necrosis that ultimately leads to the complete wilting of the plant. The fungus was isolated from diseased samples and identified as Fusarium solani on the basis of cultural and morphological characteristics. Among the two methods of proving pathogenicity, mass culture was found to be more effective having incubation period of 13 days. Among seventeen germplasms of cucumber, Asha and AZCV123 were found to be resistant to disease with 8.33% disease incidence. Among the bio agents, Trichoderma sp. 2 was found the most effective in inhibiting the mycelial growth (70.58%) in dual culture method. Among botanicals, Azadirachta indica was found the most effective with overall mycelial inhibition 66.33 per cent followed by Lantana camara with 58.62 per cent mycelial inhibition. Among the biofumigants, Mustard was found to be most effective against the pathogen with overall mycelial inhibition 69.35 per cent followed by cabbage with 63.65 per cent inhibition. Among the combination of bioagents, botanicals and biofumigants, Trichoderma sp. 2 and mustard was found to be the most effective with 100 per cent disease control and Trichoderma sp. 2, neem and mustard with 84.84 per cent disease control. Among SAR inducers, BABA (ß-aminobutyric acid) was found the most effective with 100 per cent disease control followed by ASM with 85.14 % disease control. Among the combinations of SAR inducers and fungicides, combination of BABA(@1mM) and carbendazim (0.05%) was found to be the most effective with 100 per cent disease control followed by BABA (@0.5mM) and carbendazim (0.05%) with 98.34 per cent disease control. From the current studies, it is concluded that combination of Trichoderma sp. 2 and Mustard and SAR inducer BABA are most effective against root rot of cucumber caused by Fusarium solani