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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: Horticulture × Author: ARUN KUMAR × End date: 2010 × Start date: 2010 × Type: Thesis ×
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    STUDIES ON GROWTH, CROPPING AND WATER RELATIONS IN OLIVES (Olea europaea L.)
    (2010) ARUN KUMAR; SHARMA, N.
    ABSTRACT The present investigation entitled “studies on growth, cropping and water relations in olives (Olea europaea L.)” was undertaken at the Olive Development Centre, Kigus, district Mandi, Himachal Pradesh, during the years 2007-2009. The whole programme of work under this study was divided in two experiments with the objectives of screening out the existing olive cultivars for their drought tolerance and to ascertain the influence of paclobutrazol and cycocel on growth, cropping and water relations in olives. Experiment I consisted of eleven cultivars and replicated three times whereas, in experiment II, eight treatments viz. PP333 at 2 and 4 g a.i. tree-1 applied once in November or December as soil drench and cycocel at 1000, 2000 and 3000 ppm applied as foliar spray each year, two weeks after flowering to the trees of cultivars Leccino and Pendolino, with three replications were in a randomized block design. Olive cultivar Leccino showed less reduction in growth, leaf water potential, photosynthetic activity, nutrient uptake and accumulated more osmoprotectants like proline, ABA and free amino acids, which enable it to perform better under rain fed conditions of H.P. It may inferred that cultivars like Leccino can tolerate drought stress conditions better than other cultivars. Growth retardants have a great potential for controlling the growth, water relations and improving cropping parameters in rain fed conditions. During the study PP333 at 4 g a.i tree-1 when applied in November as soil drench decreased stomata size, water potential, transpiration rate, endogenous GA3, stomata conductance and increased photosynthesis, osmoprotectants, ABA, flowering intensity and fruit set, and thus might be helpful in mitigating water stress under rain fed conditions.