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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: SHILPA × End date: 2019 × Start date: 2010 ×
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    EVALUATION AND CHARACTERIZATION OF WALNUT GERMPLASM
    (UHF,NAUNI, 2014) SHILPA; SHARMA, GIRISH
    ABSTRACT The present investigation entitled “Evaluation and characterization of walnut on germplasm’’ was carried out at the Experimental Field of Department of Fruit Science (Oachghat Walnut block), Dr Y S Parmar University of Horticulture and Forestry Nauni, Solan (HP) during 2012-13 to 2013-2014. The trial was laid out in RBD with three replications. Twelve genotypes were taken for the study. The evaluation and characterization was carried out on number of tree, foliage, nut and kernel characteristics i.e. plant height, spread, girth, trunk cross sectional area, shoot length and colour. Leaf length, width, leaflet length, width, leaf area, leaflet area, shape of leaf and rachis length and colour. Time and duration of male and female flowers and catkin characters. Nut weight, length, width, thickness, index of roundness, pad features (thickness, width), shell thickness, shell texture and colour, kernel characters (weight, width, thickness and percentage). On the basis of growth characters Kainthal Selection was the most vigorous type. Seven genotypes were semi erect, four spreading and one erect. Leaf and leaflet shape was mostly elliptic to narrow elliptic. Leaf and rachis colour was yellow or brown and pubescence varied from slight to pubescent. Partap was early to flower and late in ‘Meylannaise’. Most of the cultivars/ selections were protandrous and female flowers were in cluster of three. Kainthal selection had highest nut weight (16.37 g) and least in ‘Hartley’ (7.98 g). Pieral-Lara nuts were most thick shelled and least in Hartley. Heavy kernel was in Kullu Selection (7.58 g) and least in ‘Hartley’ (4.39 g) whereas kernel percentage was maximum in Kullu Selection (49.00 %) and minimum in ‘Montignac’ (34.07 %). The nut yield varied from 3.50 to 87.50 kg/tree, highest being in Kainthal Selection (87.50 kg/tree).