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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: Forestry × Author: BANDANA, LAISHRAM CHANU × End date: 2019 × Start date: 2012 × Type: Thesis × Thesis Type: Ph.D ×
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    PROPAGATION OF THREE PROMISING HIMALAYAN FODDER TREE SPECIES THROUGH STEM CUTTINGS
    (2012) BANDANA, LAISHRAM CHANU; KASHYAP, S.D.
    ABSTRACT The present investigation entitled, “Propagation of three promising Himalayan fodder tree species through stem cuttings” was conducted at the experimental nursery of the Department of Silviculture and Agroforestry, Dr. Y. S. Parmar University of Horticulture and Forestry, Nauni, Solan- 173230 (H. P.) during 2010- 2011. The study was carried out under three experiments, laid out in Randomized Block Design (factorial) with three replications each. The study investigated the effect of auxin-chemical formulation, preconditioning and cutting type on rooting behaviour of Morus serrata, Pittosporum floribundum and Quercus glauca. The IBA concentrations ranged from 0.25 to 1.0% plus each containing 2% captan + 2% sucrose. Cuttings were collected in two different periods of the year (rainy and spring) from both girdled and non-girdled shoots and from two portions within the shoot (apical and basal). Treatment of cuttings with 0.25% IBA + 2% captan + 2% sucrose-talc in Morus serrata, 0.75% IBA + 2% captan + 2% sucrose-talc in Pittosporum floribundum and 0.5% IBA+2% captan+2% sucrose-talc in Quercus glauca maximized rooting and root system of cuttings. In all the three species girdled cuttings significantly outperformed the non-girdled ones. Cuttings of basal type showed significantly better performance as compared to apical ones in Morus serrata and Quercus glauca, while apical cuttings in rainy and basal cuttings in spring showed better success in Pittosporum floribundum. Cuttings set in rainy season exhibited overall better performance in all the parameters in Morus serrata and Pittosporum floribundum and vice versa in case of Quercus glauca. Significantly highest rooting of 30 per cent with enhanced root characteristics was achieved when girdled Morus serrata cuttings of basal type were treated with 0.25% IBA + 2% captan + 2% sucrose- talc and planted during rainy season. In Pittosporum floribundum, significantly maximum rooting success of 63.33 per cent with improved root system was recorded in girdled cuttings from apical portion treated with 0.75% IBA + 2% captan + 2% sucrose-talc formulation and planted in rainy season. The maximum sprouting (73.33%) and rooting (36.67%) success were achieved in Quercus glauca by planting in spring the fresh cuttings of basal type treated with 0.25% IBA + 2% captan + 2% sucrose-talc and the girdled basal cuttings treated with 0.5% IBA + 2% captan + 2% sucrose-talc respectively.