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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: Basic Sciences × Author: Bansal, Smriti × Start date: 2012 × Type: Thesis × Thesis Type: Ph.D ×
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    STATISTICAL INVESTIGATIONS ON GUAVA (Psidium guajava) PRODUCTION IN HIMACHAL PRADESH
    (UHF,NAUNI, 2022-07) Bansal, Smriti; Mahajan, P K
    ABSTRACT The present study entitled “Statistical investigations on guava (Psidiumguajava) production in Himachal Pradesh”was carried out in five districts of Himachal Pradesh. The primary data on 275 guava orchardists were collected from five districts viz. Bilaspur, Hamirpur, Kangra, Una and Sirmour.Multistage random sampling technique was employed for the selection of sampling units. Data were collected on area, production and socio-economic parameters for standardization of sampling technique for estimation of guava production in Himachal Pradesh. Equalization of cum √f 3 method of construction of strata boundaries showed least variance among four stratification rules and can be efficiently used for estimation of guava production in Himachal Pradesh. Data were recorded on various morphological characteristics of guava plant to assess their relative contribution towards the yield. Guava yield was significantly and positively correlated with plant height, trunk girth, shoot growth, leaf area, number of leaves per shoot, number of flowers per shoot, length of flowering shoot, number of tertiary branches, tree canopy volume, canopy area , number of fruits per shoot, fruit length, fruit breadth, and fruit weight. Path analysis concluded that plant height,trunk girth, fruit breadth, shoot growth, number of flowers per shoot, fruit weight, number of fruits per shoot, length of flowering shoot, number of tertiary branches, canopy area, trunk cross sectional area, fruit weight, leaf area, number of leaves per shoot and tree canopy volumewere the most important characteristics of guava crop which should be exploited through a breeding programme for improving yield potential.Two groups namely low and high yielder were categorized on the basis of number of flower buds per shoot, shoot growth , number of flowers per shoot, number of leaves per shoot, trunk girth, plant height, canopy area, number of fruits per shoot and fruit weight using discriminant function. The groups formed were subjected to Principal Components and Factor Analyses. Seven out of seventeen Principal Components were extracted for both populations which explained 82% and 80.5% of the total variation of the original variables respectively. Power and cubic function can be used for the prediction of guava production and area respectively in Himachal Pradesh.ARIMA (2, 0, 4) and ARIMA (2, 1, 2) were found to be best fitted models for forecasting of guava production and area respectively in the state. It was found that the production for 2021 will be 3548.4 tons and area under guava for 2021computed from ARIMA models will be 2689.04 ha.Socio-economic status of guava orchardists with respect to production and marketing of guava crop was also studied. The consumer’s channel (Channel I) was found to be the most efficient, followed by processing unit channel (Channel V), wholesaler channel (Channel-II), forwarding agent (channel-IV), and pre harvest contractor channel (Channel III) in the study area.