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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: Fruit Science × Author: AHMAD, MASOOD × Start date: 2020 × Thesis Type: M.Sc ×
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    EVALUATION OF SOME LITCHI CULTIVARS UNDER SHIWALIK FOOTHILLS OF HIMACHAL PRADESH
    (NAUNI,UHF, 2020-08) AHMAD, MASOOD; PRAMOD, KUMAR
    ABSTRACT The present investigation was carried out in Regional Horticultural Research and Training Station of Dr YS Parmar University of Horticulture and Forestry at Dhaulakuan, Sirmour (HP) during 2019-20. The experimental site is located at 35.5o North latitude and 77.5o East longitudes at an elevation of 468 meters above mean sea level. Full bearing trees of 20 years age group of five litchi cultivars namely, Early Large Red, Dehradun, Calcuttia, Rose Scented and Seedless Late were selected to study the cropping behavior, flowering, fruit yield and quality characteristics. The results showed a significant variation in vegetative growth characteristics viz., plant height, trunk girth, canopy diameter, leaf area, TCSA, TCV, CA, length of panicle, fruit drop, fruit retention, fruit yield, fruit weight, stone weight, and fresh weight of aril, pulp weight fruit cracking was observed among different litchi cultivars. In general, the flower bud differentiation in the cultivars started in the month of December and completed in the first week of February. The earlier bud burst was observed in Early Large Red followed by Dehradun, Calcuttia and Rose Scented variety. Maximum percentage of tree spread was recorded in Dehradun variety (72.6%) followed by Seedless Late (35.2%), Rose Scented (18%) and Early Large Red (14%) increased compared to Calcuttia. Dehradun observed maximum fruit set (56.71%) followed by Early Large Red (54.08%) which was found at par with the cultivars Seedless Late (52.07%) and Calcuttia (53.19%). The results also showed remarkable variations among different litchi cultivars in respect of fruit quality characteristics. Among different cultivars, variable leaf nutrient concentration in terms of DOP showed that Early Large Red, Dehradun and Calcuttia exhibited a positive value of DOP for leaf N, P and, K except Seedless Late and Rose Scented, where, it was negative for leaf N and K.