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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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    ESTIMATION OF TRENDS IN AREA AND PRODUCTION OF CAPSICUM AND TOMATO IN HIMACHAL PRADESH
    (UHF,NAUNI, 2019-10) BALA, INDU; CHANDEL, ASHU
    ABSTRACT The statistical investigation entitled “Estimation of trends in area and production of capsicum and tomato in Himachal Pradesh” was carried out using secondary time series data on area and production of Capsicum annum and tomato for last 23 years from 1996 to 2018. Different prediction models viz. linear, quadratic, compound, power and autoregressive models were tried forecast the area and production of both the crops. SignificantR , lowest RMSE, lowest Theil’s U statistic and non-significant F value (Chow test) were the selection criteria for a model. Autoregressive model of first order was found suitable to predict the area under Capsicum annum, while the quadratic model was best fit to Capsicum annum production in Himachal Pradesh. Power model was the best fitted model to predict the Capsicum annum production on the basis of area. In case of tomato, the second order autoregressive model was the most suitable to give an advanced estimate of area. The quadratic model was best fit to predict tomato production for a given year. Considering the production as a function of area, compound model was selected as the best fit model. An increase in productivity in both the crops was detected during the studied period.