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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: Bhardwaj, Ravi × End date: 2019 × Start date: 2012 × Type: Thesis × Thesis Type: Ph.D ×
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    Studies on the development of cultivation practices of Rheum australe D. Don
    (YSPU, 2014) Bhardwaj, Ravi; Sood, Meenu
    The present investigation entitled, “Studies on the development of cultivation practices of Rheum australe D.Don” was carried out in Horticulture Research and Training Sub-Station Rahla – Kullu (H.P.) and in the experimental farm as well as in laboratory of Department of Forest Products, College of Forestry, Dr Y.S. Parmar University of Horticulture and Forestry, Nauni, Solan, H.P. during 2010-2014. Rheum australe D.Don is a high altitude endangered medicinal plant commonly known as Revandchini belongs to family Polygonaceae. It is a perennial stout herb distributed in temperate and sub tropical regions of the world. Rhizomes roots are purgative, astringent, tonic, stomachic and aperient. Root is regarded as a panacea in local home remedies and is used in stomach problems, cuts, wound and muscular swellings, tonsillitis and mumps. It has been found as a potent anti- inflammatory drug. The investigations were based on 4 experiments : (1) Morphological and phenological studies (2) Standardization of nursery raising techniques (3) Effect of different plant spacings on growth and yield (4) Effect of organic manures and biofertilizers on growth and yield and to work out its cost of cultivation. Growing medium of Soil + Cocopeat + Vermicompost (1:1:1) under shade net condition was found to enhance the growth performance in all the parameters viz. germination percentage(82.68%), initiation of germination (10.00 days), completion of germination (17.33 days), mean daily germination(4.12), and peak value(0.81). Shade net house conditions with sowing during November month resulted in higher germination percentage (83.32%), early initiation of germination (8.14 days), seedling shoot (29.46 cm) and root length (32.33 cm). Hence seeds should be sown during November month under shade net house conditions for best germination and growth. The seeds of Rheum australe should be stored in plastic bags under refrigerated condition (0 to -5 0C) for retaining viability for longer period of time. Studies also revealed that the plants of Rheum australe should be planted at 60x60 cm spacing for getting maximum underground biomass yield (9.90 q/ha). NPK @ (120 : 60: 30 Kg/ha) combination gave maximum plant height (54.81 cm), above ground (63.62g) and belowground biomass(74.69 g) as well as underground biomass yield (23.34q/ha). Maximum benefit: cost ratio (3.87) was obtained with the application of NPK @ (120 : 60: 30 Kg/ha) which was followed by FYM + Azotobacter + PSB (10t : 5kg :5kg) with a BCR of 3.27.