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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: Environmental Science × Author: AJAY × End date: 2023 × Start date: 2020 × Thesis Type: M.Sc ×
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    ASSESSMENT OF AIR POLLUTION TOLERANCE INDEX OF PLANT SPECIES SURROUNDING CEMENT INDUSTRY AT BARMANA IN HIMACHAL PRADESH
    (UHF Nauni, 2023-11-23) AJAY; Dr PK Baweja
    The present investigation entitled “Assessment of Air Pollution Tolerance Index of Plant Species surrounding Cement Industry at Barmana in Himachal Pradesh” was conducted during the year 2022-23 under the Department of Environmental Science, College of Forestry, Dr YS Parmar University of Horticulture and Forestry Nauni- Solan, Himachal Pradesh. The study was aimed at understanding the seasonal variation in biochemical parameters and determining the indices of the Air Pollution Tolerance and Anticipated Performance along with the dust accumulation capacity of plants growing around the cement industry. In the selected area around the cement industry vegetation distribution was studied. The commonly grown dominant species namely; Cassia fistula, Mangifera indica, Toona ciliate, Ricinus communis and Murraya koenigii were choosen for the study. Studied the seasonal impact of pollutants emitted from cement industry on the plants, horizontal distances of 0-150 m and 150-300 m during winter and summer seasons. Total 20 treatment combinations replicated four times were analysed through three way (factorial) randomized block design. The dust accumulation of selected plant species ranged from 6.57-30.69 mg m-2. The leaf ascorbic acid content of the selected plant species varied from 2.54-4.10 mg g-1. The leaf chlorophyll content of the selected plant species ranged from 0.77-2.44 mg g-1. The leaf extract pH of selected species fluctuated from 5.93- 6.27. The relative water content of selected plant species ranged from 76.46-81.06%. The APTI was calculated on the basis of four bio-chemical parameters; ascorbic acid content, total chlorophyll content, leaf extract pH and relative water content. The APTI of selected plant species varied from 9.43-11.21. The order of selected plant species in accordance with APTI was Cassia fistula (11.21) > Mangifera indica (10.83) > Toona ciliata (10.41) among the tree species and Ricinus communis (10.50) > Murraya koenigii (9.43) in shrubs species. Anticipated Performance Index (API) was also calculated by combining APTI with some socio-economic characters. Among the selected plant species, the order of API was Mangifera indica > Cassia fistula = Ricinus communis = Toona ciliate > Murraya koenigii. Thus, the investigation suggested that Mangifera indica may be grown alongside of the cement industry as green belt. Murraya koenigii being the least tolerant plant species may act as bioindicator of pollutants in the area.