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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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Subject: Agroforestry × Author: Gulabrao, Yewale Aalok × Start date: 1999 × Thesis Type: Ph.D ×
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    Carbon sequestration and effect of organic manures on yield and biomass production of medicinal and aromatic plants under kinnow based agroforestry system
    (YSPU, 2016) Gulabrao, Yewale Aalok; Pant, K.S.
    The present investigations entitled “Carbon sequestration and effect of organic manures on yield and biomass production of medicinal and aromatic plants under kinnow based agroforestry system” was conducted at the experimental field of Regional Horticultural Research Station, Dr. Y. S. Parmar University of Horticulture and Forestry, Dhaulakuan, Sirmour (H.P.) during 2012 and 2013. The experiment was laid out in Randomized Block Design with three replications. The study aimed at exploring the possibilities of successful cultivation of medicinal plants as intercrop under kinnow along with the different doses of organic manures used. The experiment comprised of 14treatments, which included three different doses of Vermicompost (2t/ha, 4t/ha, 6t/ha) and three different doses of FYM (15t/ha, 20t/ha, 25t/ha) in combination with and without kinnow. The results revealed that MAPs can be grown successfully under agroforestry system. The use of Vermicompost and FYM at appropriate doses was found beneficial for minimizing competition for critical resources. Vermicompost @ 6t/ha was the most effective dose of organic manure, followed by FYM @ 25t/ha. It was observed that Ocimum sanctum, Andrographis paniculata and Withania somnifera could successfully be cultivated as intercrop under kinnow without any adverse impact on the performance and production ability of these MAPs. The use of organic manures further improves the production ability of intercrop by minimizing competition for critical resources. Performance of Ocimum sanctum, Andrographis paniculata and Withania somnifera were better under kinnow than control. The results revealed that intercropping of MAPs with kinnow also improved fruit yield as management practices and use of organic manures also benefited the tree growth under agroforestry system. Soil physical and chemical properties were found to be better in intercropping as compared to control (treeless area). The availability of nutrients like N, P, K, Ca and Mg were high where, higher doses of organic manures were applied in agroforestry system as well as in sole crop system. Soil pH and organic carbon were also improved in agroforestry system than sole crop system. In present study the biomass production was observed under kinnow based agroforestry system where, Ocimum sanctum was intercropped followed by kinnow + Andrographis paniculata and kinnow + Withanina somnifera. The carbon sequestration of kinnow based agroforestry system was recorded maximum than sole crop system. The bioeconomic appraisal of kinnow based agroforestry system has exhibited better benefit cost ratio as compared to sole crop system. Among three MAPs, Ocimum sanctum provides better returns in comparison to Andrographis paniculata and Withania somnifera. The findings of present study suggested that cultivation of these medicinal and aromatic plants in combination with fruit trees, especially kinnow may be recommended for better economic return from the agroforestry systems. Application of organic manures had significantly increased yield and growth performance of medicinal herbs intercropped under kinnow. Soil physico-chemical properties like soil organic carbon and nutrients availability were found to be improved under agroforestry system than sole crop system. It also suggested that the agroforestry system have higher potential of producing biomass (woody and non-woody) and have higher carbon sequestration potential than monocropping system.