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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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    “Studies on comparative genome analysis of Phenylalanine Ammonia Lyase (PAL) gene in soft and hard seeded Pomegranate (Punica granatum L.) varieties”
    (College of Horticulture and Forestry Neri, Hamirpur (H.P.), 2021-06-29) Jamra, Himani; Kumari, Reena
    During present investigations highest PAL activity was found in seed (158.360±0.428 U/ml) and edible part (269.600±0.432 U/ml) of Phulle Super Bhagwa at 120 DAF. Arils of Kandhari Soft-502 was reported to have highest PAL activity (234.420±0.600 U/ml) at 120 DAF. The sequence of PAL gene isolated from the soft seeded Punica granatum variety Phulle super Bhagwa was of 509bp. The results of homology studies showed that the sequence of this gene was found to had 99.2% similarity with Punica granatum phenylalanine ammonia lyase mRNA. Phytochemical profiling of different varieties showed that maximum phenolic content was found in seed (9.810±0.021 GAE mg/g) and aril ((12.538±0.018 GAE mg/g) of Kandhari Soft-502. Highest flavonoid content was found in seed (10.682±0.032 QE mg/g fresh tissue) and aril (13.802±0.072 QE mg/g fresh tissue) of Kandhari Kabuli. Maximum antioxidant activity was found in seed ((83.986±0.258 ℅ DPPH scavenging ) of Kandhari Kabuli and aril ((118.896±0.252 ℅ DPPH scavenging ) of Kandhari soft-502. During present studies variation in pomological taits was observed in different varieties at different seed developmental stages. Maximum seed weight (18.564±0.035g) and TSS (17.218±0.087°B) was found in Punica granatum variety Kandhari Kabuli. The results of biochemical and molecular characterization of PAL at different developmental stages of seed showed that the expression of this gene was found to be more in soft seeded variety as compared to the hard seeded Punica granatum L. On the basis of the comparative analysis of PAL expression in both varieties it could be concluded that this is not specific gene for monolignol biosynthesis and might contribute to the seed softness trait.