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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: Forest Products × End date: 2019 × Start date: 2010 × Type: Thesis × Thesis Type: M.Sc ×
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    PHYSICO-CHEMICAL AND MECHANICAL PROPERTIES OF THERMALLY MODIFIED WOOD OF Bombax ceiba L.
    (UHF,NAUNI, 2019-11) PINGALE AKSHAY KAILAS; BHUPENDER, DUTT
    ABSTRACT The present research entitled “Physico-chemical and mechanical properties of thermally modified wood of Bombax ceiba L.” was carried out in the Laboratory and Wood Workshop in the Department of Forest Products, College of Forestry, Dr Y S Parmar University of Horticulture and Forestry, Nauni, Solan (HP) during 2017-18 and 2018-19. Thermal modifications of wood samples were carried out at 80, 120, 160 and 200°C. The study revealed significant variation between physico-chemical and mechanical properties of thermally modified wood of Bombax ceiba. The maximum value of specific gravity (0.422), moisture content (23.86%) and maximum moisture content (177.45%) were recorded in control, whereas the minimum value of specific gravity (0.368), moisture content (1.01%) and maximum moisture content (133.55%) were recorded at 200°C. There was no effect of thermal treatment on fiber length and vessel diameter and fine texture was observed for all temperature treatments. The colour of wood became darker with increase in temperature treatments, nine different colour were observed. The maximum value of shrinkage in longitudinal plane (0.29%), radial plane (3.04%), tangential plane (3.20%) and the minimum value of shrinkage in longitudinal plane (0.09%), radial plane (1.22%), tangential plane (1.38%), while maximum volumetric shrinkage (6.09%) and minimum volumetric shrinkage (2.04%) were recorded in control. While Among temperatures the maximum value of swelling in longitudinal (0.32%), radial (3.68%), tangential plane (3.37%) and minimum value of swelling in longitudinal plane (0.07%), radial plane (2.27%), tangential plane (1.48%), while maximum value of volumetric swelling (7.71%) and minimum volumetric swelling (3.42%) were recorded at 200°C. The maximum cold water soluble extractives (7.09%), hot water soluble extractives (12.77%), and ash content (2.09%) were recorded at 120°C, whereas the maximum holocellulose content (70.27%) at 160°C and the maximum alcohol benzene soluble extractives (12.86%), lignin content (33.16%), were observed at 200°C. The minimum cold water soluble extractives (4.42%), hot water soluble extractives (7.61%) and holocellulose content (64.79%) were found to be at 200°C, while the minimum alcohol benzene soluble extractives (9.06%) in control and lignin content (27.30%) at 80°C. The highest value of tensile strength (0.044 kN/mm2)and bending strength (0.011 kN/mm2) were recorded in control, and compression strength parallel to grain (0.033 kN/mm2) at 80°C. The lowest value of tensile strength 0.037 kN/mm2 and bending strength 0.007 kN/mm2 were recorded at 200°C, whereas compression parallel to the grain (0.026 kN/mm2) observed minimum at 120°C.
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    PHYSICO-CHEMICAL AND MECHANICAL PROPERTIES OF THERMALLY MODIFIED WOOD OF Pinus roxburghii SARGENT
    (UHF,NAUNI, 2019-11) GUPTA, AMAN; BHUPENDER, DUTT
    ABSTRACT The present research entitled “Physico-chemical and mechanical properties of thermally modified wood of Pinus roxburghii Sargent” was carried out in the Laboratory and Wood Workshop in the Department of Forest Products, College of Forestry, Dr Y S Parmar University of Horticulture and Forestry, Nauni, Solan (HP) during 2017-18 and 2018-19. Thermal modification of wood samples were carried out at 80, 120, 160 and 200°C. The study revealed significant variation between physico-chemical and mechanical properties of thermally modified wood of Pinus roxburghii. The highest value of specific gravity 0.492 (at 80°C), moisture content (29.14%) and maximum moisture content (190.88%) were recorded in control, whereas the lowest value of specific gravity 0.418 (160°C), moisture content (1.20%) and maximum moisture content (126.77%) were recorded at 200°C. There was no effect of thermal treatment on tracheid length and diameter and medium texture was observed for all temperature treatments. The colour of wood became darker with increase in temperature treatments, seven different colour were observed. The maximum value of shrinkage in longitudinal plane (0.42%), radial plane (4.63%), volumetric shrinkage (9.28%) were recorded at control, and maximum value tangential plane (3.67%), were recorded at 120°C. While the minimum value of shrinkage in longitudinal plane (0.04%), radial plane (2.22%), tangential plane (1.55%), volumetric shrinkage (4.88%) were recorded at 200°C. Among temperature the maximum value of swelling in longitudinal (0.41%), radial (5.22%) and tangential plane (3.15%) were recorded at control, and maximum volumetric swelling (7.71%) was recorded at 120°C, while minimum value of swelling in longitudinal plane (0.08%), radial plane (2.26%) and tangential plane (1.29%) and minimum volumetric swelling (3.15%) were recorded at 200°C. The maximum value of cold water (8.20%), hot water soluble extractives (12.67%), holocellulose content (71.78%) and ash content (1.46%) were recorded at 120°C, whereas the maximum value of alcohol benzene soluble extractives (13.87%), lignin content (33.74%), were observed at 200°C. The minimum value of cold water soluble extractives (5.82%), hot water soluble extractives (9.27%), holocellulose content (65.82%) and ash content (1.03%) were found to be at 200°C, while the lowest value of alcohol benzene soluble extractives 12.17per cent (control) and lignin content (28.03%), were found to be at 80°C. The highest value of tensile strength (0.057 kN/mm2) and compression parallel to the grain (0.050 kN/mm2) were recorded at 120°C, the maximum value of bending strength (0.084 kN/mm2) and compression strength perpendicular to grain (0.027 kN/mm2) were recorded in control, whereas the lowest value of tensile strength 0.043 kN/mm2 (80°C), bending strength 0.007 kN/mm2 (120°C), compression parallel to the grain 0.018 kN/mm2 (80°C) and compression strength perpendicular to the grain 0.012 kN/mm2 (160°C).
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    VERTICAL VARIATION IN WOOD PROPERTIES OF Acrocarpus fraxinifolius Wight & Arn.
    (UHF,NAUNI, 2019-08) M S, DEEPA; SHARMA, KULWANT RAI
    ABSTRACT The present research entitled “Vertical variation in wood properties of Acrocarpus fraxinifolius Wight & Arn.” was carried out in the Department of Forest Products, Dr Y S Parmar University of Horticulture and Forestry, Nauni, Solan (HP). Twenty-nine year old Acrocarpus fraxinifolius’ tree, felled and divdid into 10 logs of total bole height to investigate the physical, chemical and strength properties of the wood. It showed significant variation along the bole height. The values of diameter, bark percentage, sapwood percentage and heartwood percentage were ranged between 19.70 cm to 34.44 cm (from 90% to base), 1.16 per cent (90%) to 2.20 per cent (base), 47.46 per cent (base) to 34.71 per cent (top), 51.38 per cent (90%) to 63.08 per cent (base), respectively. In sapwood moisture content was maximum at 90 per cent (92.6%) and minimum was recorded at base (66.79%) and for specific gravity maximum was recordrd from base (0.578) and minimum was recorded from 90 per cent (0.487). The maximum fibre length was recorded at base (1.18 mm) and minimum at 90 per cent (1.02 mm) of total bole height. In heartwood moisture content, specific gravity and fibre length ranged between 45.58 per cent (base) to 67.18 per cent, 0.596 (90%) to 0.718 (base) and 1.16 mm (base) to 0.99 mm (90%), respectively. In sapwood, the coldwater extractives, hotwater extractives, Alcohol-Benzene extractives, holocellulose content, lignin content and ash content ranged between 3.94 per cent (90%) to 4.7 per cent (base), 6.12 per cent (90%) to 6.7 per cent (base), 8.53 per cent (90%) to 11.17 per cent (base), 68.06 per cent (base) to 73.21 per cent (90%), 21.32 per cent (90%) to 26.03 per cent (base) and 0.75 per cent (base) to 1.21 per cent (90%) of total bole height, respectively. In heartwood, the coldwater extractives, hotwater extractives, AlcoholBenzene extractives, holocellulose content, ligin content and ash content were ranged between 4.42 per cent (90%) to 4.85 per cent (base), 7.32 per cent (90%) to 7.92 per cent (base), 11.08 per cent (90%) to 12.24 per cent (base), 67.91 (base) to 70.42 per cent (90%), 25.92 per cent (90 %) to 28.80 per cent (base) and 0.6 (base) to 0.96 per cent (90%) of total bole height, respectively. The tensile strength, bending strength, compressive strength parallel to grain, compression strength perpendicular to grain, bending modulus of rupture, modulus elasticity in tensile strength, modulus of elasticity in bending strength, modulus of elasticity compression parallel to grain, modulus of elasticity compression perpendicular to grain were ranged between 0.044 kN/mm2 (90%) to 0.069 kN/mm2 (base), 0.0087 kN/mm2 (80%) to 0.013 kN/mm2 (base), 0.0147 kN/mm2 (50%) to 0.075 kN/mm2 (60%), 0.183 kN/mm2 (base) to 0.220 kN/mm2 (80%), 0.724 kN/mm2 (30%) to 2.294 kN/mm2 (10%), 5.577 kN/mm2 (90%) to 8.978 kN/mm2 (base), 0.620 kN/mm2 (10%) to 0.359 kN/mm2 (60%), 0.081 kN/mm2 (10%) to 0.022 kN/mm2 (50%).
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    EVALUATION OF DIFFERENT CLONES OF Populus deltoides (W. Bartram ex Marshall) FOR PHYSICOCHEMICAL PROPERTIES OF WOOD
    (UHF,NAUNI, 2018) AYLATE, ADANE SANBO; DUTT, BHUPENDER
    ABSTRACT The present research investigations entitled “Evaluation of different clones of Populus deltoides (W. Bartram ex Marsh.) for physico-chemical properties of wood” was carried out in the department of Forest Products, College of Forestry, Dr YS Parmar University of Horticulture and Forestry, Nauni, Solan (HP) during the years 2016-17 and 2017-18. Chemical analysis was carried out by employing TAPPI (Technical Association of Pulp and Paper Industry) standard methods. Analysis of variance for growth and physical properties showed significant variations in all studied wood parameters except grain angle, texture and moisture content, whereas ash content showed non-significant variation among all chemical properties. The specific gravity and maximum moisture content (MMC %) were ranged from 0.287-0.343 and 227.76- 286.55 per cent, respectively. The maximum fiber length and fibre diameter was recorded in clone ‘S7C8’ whereas, maximum ray height, ray diameter, ray frequency, vessel diameter and vessel frequency were observed in clones ‘L-621/84’(0.276 mm), ‘PL-3’ (0.0148 mm), ‘G-48’ (46.22 rays per mm2), ‘L-200/ 86’ (0.057 mm) and ‘5503’ (88.02 vessels per mm2), respectively. The maximum cold water soluble extractives (3.68 %) and hot water soluble extractives (3.71 %) were noticed in clone ‘L-200/ 86’ whereas, maximum alcohol benzene extractives (4.30 %) and ash content (0.53 %) were revealed in clone ‘WSL-39’. The maximum holocellulose (76.87 %) was noticed in clones, ‘L-200/ 86’ and ‘WSL-22’. Significant and positive correlation coefficients were noticed between basal diameter vs height, holocellulose vs height, and holocellulose vs basal diameter. On the other hand, significant and negative correlation were revealed between lignin vs holocellulose content, wood per cent vs bark per cent, specific gravity vs maximum moisture content, lignin vs height and lignin vs basal diameter. For growth traits, high heritability was recorded in basal diameter (56.72 %) with genetic advance of 8.42 and genetic gain of 19.27 per cent. However, in anatomical properties, very high heritability was recorded in ray diameter, fibre length (94.53 %), ray height (93.60 %) and vessel frequency (73.98 %) while hot water was revealed high heritable (89.93 %) value in chemical properties followed by holocellulose (75.82 %). Positive genotypic and phenotypic correlations were found between height vs basal diameter, height vs ray diameter, basal diameter vs ray diameter, height vs holocellulose, basal diameter vs holocellulose, wood percent vs holocellulose and alcohol benzene vs lignin contents whereas, significant negative were observed between wood per cent vs bark per cent, specific gravity vs maximum moisture content and holocellulose content vs lignin content.
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    VARIATION IN PHYSICO-MECHANICAL PROPERTIES OF MARKET SAMPLES OF Acacia nilotica (L.) Willd ex DELILE WOOD
    (UHF,NAUNI, 2017-09) THAKUR, PRIYADARSHINI; SHARMA, KULWANT RAI
    ABSTRACT The present research investigation entitled “Variation in physico-mechanical properties of market samples of Acacia nilotica (L.) Willd ex Delile wood” was carried out in the department of Forest Products, College of Forestry, Dr Y S Parmar university of Horticulture and Forestry, Nauni, Solan (HP) during the years 2015-16 and 2016-17.The identification and authentication of the samples were carried out. The maximum vessel diameter of (0.158mm) was recorded in samples from Parwanoo-K whereas minimum value was recorded in Chowkiwala (0.127mm). In the cross sectional studies mostly vasicentric and occasionally aliform type of parenchymatous tissues has been observed. Medium sized and thicker fibers were observed in the radial sections of wood, whereas gum ducts were present in most of the longitudinal sections of wood. Fine texture and light to moderate reddish brown colour has been observed in most of the samples collected from different locations. The physical properties were estimated using several parameters under consideration. The highest moisture content (28.033%) noticed in Parwanoo-1 location, while the lowest moisture content in Datowal (8.559%). The MMC (%) was found to be highest (107.719%) in Nalagarh-2 location and lowest (59.255%) in Baddi. The maximum specific gravity (0.802) was recorded in Baddi and minimum (0.585) from Nalagarh- 2.The maximum fibre length (1.320 mm) was recorded in Jhadhmajri and minimum (0.668 mm) from Barotiwala. The maximum fiber diameter of (0.0248 mm) was recorded in Baddi and minimum value of (0.0219 mm) in samples from Jhadhmajri. The mechanical strength properties were determined on UTN-10 (Universal Testing Machine) by following standard procedures. The tensile strength and elongation in tension was observed maximum in samples collected from Chowkiwala and Parwanoo-2, respectively. The maximum compressive strength perpendicular to grain was recorded in Parwanoo-1 market samples. The wood samples collected from Baddi market have shown maximum compressive strength parallel to grain, modulus of elasticity parallel to grain, bending modulus of elasticity and elongation in bending The maximum bending strength and bending modulus of rupture was observed in teak (control) followed by samples from Baddi market whereas, the highest modulus of elasticity in tension was recorded in teak (control) followed by Barotiwala market samples. Out of total 105 combinations, of simple correlation coefficients obtained between physical and mechanical parameters 13 were found to be significant and positive whereas, 7 were reported as negatively correlated and significant. R2 value for specific gravity has been noticed to be highest due to different mechanical-physical parameters under study.
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    VARIATION IN PHYSICO-MECHANICAL PROPERTIES OF MARKET SAMPLES OF SHISHAM WOOD (Dalbergia sissoo Roxb. ex DC.)
    (UHF,NAUNI, 2017) SUNNY, PAVIN PRAIZE; DUTT, BHUPENDER
    Dr. Bhupender Dutt ABSTRACT The present research entitled Variation in physico-mechanical properties of market samples of Shisham wood (Dalbergia sissoo Roxb. ex DC.) was carried out in the Laboratory and Wood Workshop in the Department of Forest Products, College of Forestry, Dr. Y S Parmar University of Horticulture and Forestry, Nauni, Solan (HP) during 2015-16 and 2016-17. The study revealed significant variation between physical and mechanical properties of wood of shisham woods collected from different market sites. The maximum moisture content of (20.170%) was observed in the wood samples of Nalagarh site, highest maximum moisture content (68.326%) found in the samples from Nalagarh site. Highest specific gravity of (0.644) in Dattowal site and lowest in Nalagarh site i.e., 0.7480. Maximum vessel diameter (0.126 mm), fibre diameter (0.020 mm) and fibre length (1.66 mm) was found in the wood samples from Ghumarwin, Dattowal and Ghumarwin site respectively. In case of mechanical properties of wood samples of Shisham, significant variation was observed for all the studied parameters. The maximum bending strength was recorded in Baroh and Sundernagar site (0.006 kN/mm2) and maximum tensile strength (0.094 kN/mm2) was noticed in the wood samples from Baroh site. The maximum compressive strength parallel to grain (0.069 kN/mm2) was observed in Kangu site and maximum compressive strength perpendicular to grain (0.038 kN/mm2) was found in of Baroh site. The maximum modulus of elasticity parallel to grain (0.231 kN/mm2) was recorded in Ghumarwin and maximum modulus of elasticity perpendicular to grain (1.653 kN/mm2) was noticed in wood samples of Galore site. The greater modulus of elasticity due to tension and bending are in the wood samples of the sites Baroh (2.876 kN/mm2) and Kangu (10.369 kN/mm2) respectively. The maximum bending modulus of rupture was observed in the wood samples from the sites of Sundernagar (0.116 kN/mm2) and for Teak was found to be 0.323 kN/mm2. The maximum elongation for shisham wood samples for bending was found in Nalagarh site (0.039 mm) and for tension in the site of Sarahan (0.033 mm). Majority the mechanical properties of Shisham wood were compared with standard Teak wood samples and found that the wood samples of Shisham were superior in some mechanical properties.