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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: CHAUHAN, SHARMILA × End date: 2019 × Start date: 2010 × Thesis Type: Ph.D ×
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    STUDIES ON EFFECT OF HEAVY METAL CONTAMINATION ON GROWTH, UPTAKE AND QUALITY PARAMETERS OFCapsicum annuum Linn.
    (UHF, NAUNI, 2018-11) CHAUHAN, SHARMILA; SINGH, MOHINDER
    ABSTRACT The present investigation entitled “Studies on effect of heavy metal contamination on growth, uptake and quality parameters of Capsicum annuum Linn.” was carried out in the Department of Environmental Science, College of Forestry, Dr YS Parmar University of Horticulture and Forestry, Nauni, Solan, Himachal Pradesh during 2015 and 2016. Highest concentrations of heavy metals (Pb0.651 ppm, Cd-0.678 ppm, Cu-14.06 ppm and Zn-13.01 ppm) were observed in capsicum fruits collected from Chandigarh Sabji Mandi, followed by Solan mandi and local vegetable venders in Nauni. Higher concentrations of these metals were observed in off season as compared to main cropping season. In farmer’s fields, concentrations of Pb (0.583 ppm), Cd (0.587 ppm), Cu (12.91 ppm) and Zn (12.12 ppm) were found highest around Baddi industrial area and lowest in fruits collected from Oachghat and Sultanpur villages of Solan district. In pot experiment, the graded doses of Cd and Pb exerted significant influence on the morphological parameters like leaf area, number of branches, number of leaves, plant height, number of fruits, fruit yield, root dry weight and above ground biomass. Highest dose combination i.e. Cd40Pb200 exerted maximum adverse influences. Highest dose of Cd and Pb (Cd40Pb200) resulted in minimum leaf area (10.35 cm2), number of leaves (190.0), plant height (40.06 cm), mean number of fruits per plant (9.0) and root dry weight (1.39 g/plant). This treatment combination also caused 49.15 per cent reduction in fruit yield and 21.81 per cent decrease in the above ground biomass of capsicum. The chlorophyll contents in leaves of capsicum were found lowest (1.706 mg g-1) in Cd40Pb200ascompared to 2.059 mg g-1 in control.Ascorbic acid content in fruits was increased considerably with increase in levels of Cd and Pb which ranged between 113.19 and 120.31 mg g-1. The accumulation of Cd (17.07 mg kg-1) and Pb (174.75 mg g-1) in soil was also recorded at highest dose combination (Cd40Pb200). The maximum concentrations of Cd and Pb in above ground plant parts of capsicum were found maximum in stems followed by branches and leaves. The accumulation of these metals increased with the increase in doses of these metals used in the experiment. Highest uptake of Cd and Pb by above ground biomass of capsicum was estimated at highest dose combination (Cd40Pb200).Mycorrhizal fungi bioremedified the toxic effect of Cd and Pb in capsicum plants and improved various morphological and biochemical parameters. Mycorrhizal inoculations also resulted in lower build up of Cd and Pb in soil and various plant parts of capsicum.