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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: CHAKMA, JULIUS × End date: 2015 × Start date: 2012 × Thesis Type: M.Sc ×
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    EFFECT OF DIFFERENT ORCHARD MANAGEMENT PRACTICES ON THE GROWTH, PRODUCTIVITY AND REJUVINATION OF DECLINING TREES OF POMEGRANATE (Punica granatumL.) CV. KANDHARI KABULI
    (UHF,NAUNI, 2014) CHAKMA, JULIUS; SHARMA, D.P.
    ABSTRACT The present investigation on the "Effect of different orchard management practices on the growth, productivity and rejuvination of declining trees of pomegranate (Punica granatumL.) cv. Kandhari Kabuli" was conducted in the experimental orchard of the Department of Fruit Science during the year, 2011-2012. Two experiments were conducted on 15 years old pomegranate plants of cultivar Kandari Kabuli, planted at spacing of 3 m x 3 m and with 5 replications in each treatment. The first experiment comprised of five pruning treatments viz., T1 : Retention of 15cm fruiting shoot length, T2 : Retention of 30cm fruiting shoot length, T3: Retention of 45cm fruiting shoot length, T 4 : Retention of 60cm fruiting shoot length and T 5 : Control. 45-50% thinning was done in all the treatments except control in the experiment. The second experiment comprised of five orchard floor management treatments viz., T1 ; Grass mulch, T2 : Black polythene mulch, T3: Ridge basin + Grass mulch, T4 : Clean basin and T5: Control. The results of the present investigation revealed that among different pruning intensities in the first experiment, the best results in terms of shoot extension, fruit retention, fruit size, fruit weight and fruit physicochemical qualities were in fruits from T 1 and T 2where retention of 15cm fruiting shoot length and retention of 30cm fruiting shoot length were maintained respectively. However maximum fruit set was recorded in control and it decreased with increasing pruning intensity.The pruning treatments also proved beneficial in controlling bacterial blight on fruit and leaf surface up to some extent. However in the second experiment, black polythene mulch proved to be most effective in increasing plant growth, yield of superior fruits and also in conservation of soil moisture. Grass mulch was better when compared to other orchard floor management practices in terms of growth and yield. The orders of the orchard floor management practices in moisture conservationare: black polythene mulch> grass mulch> ridge basin + grass mulch> clean basin> control. Orchard floor management treatments did not exert any significant effect in controlling bacterial blight disease on leaf and fruit surface.