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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: Microbiology × Author: BHARDWAJ, SONAL × End date: 2018 ×
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    INTEGRATED NUTRIENT MODULE FOR ENHANCED PRODUCTIVITY OF CAULIFLOWER UNDER LOW AND MID HILLS OF HIMACHAL PRADESH
    (2013) BHARDWAJ, SONAL; KAUSHAL, RAJESH
    ABSTRACT Our whole system of agriculture depends on microbial activities and there appears to be a tremendous potential for making use of these microorganisms in increasing crop production. The beneficial rhizospheric microorganisms are designated as plant growth promoting rhizobacteria, act as biofertilizers, bioprotectants and biostimulants. These PGPR exert their growth promoting effects by a number of direct and indirect mechanisms. Therefore, present studies were undertaken to isolate and screen bacterial isolates from rhizosphere/endorhizosphere of cauliflower from Una district (Lalsingi, Ghaluwal, Bhadsali and Basal locations) of Himachal Pradesh to develop an effective inoculum of PGPR with multifarious plant-growth promoting traits (P-solubilization, N-fixation, IAA, Siderophore, HCN production and antagonism against soil borne pathogens). Out of the selected 25 isolates, only four isolates (SB5, SB8, SB10 and SB11) exhibited maximum plant growth promoting traits. On the basis of morphological (Gram +ve rods), physiological (optimum growth at 35oC and 7 pH) and biochemical characteristics (casein hydrolysis, production of gelatinase and catalase enzymes) these four isolates were tentatively identified as Bacillus sp. A reference isolate MK5 identified as Bacillus pumilus was procured from the Soil Microbiology Laboratory and used along with the selected four isolates for present studies. Out of these five isolates, MK5 and SB11 isolates have maximum plant growth promoting traits and also effective to control stalk rot, root rot and damping off diseases of cauliflower. The application of PGPR isolate (MK5) alongwith 75 per cent NP (N94 and P57 kg/ha) registered a significant increase in curd yield by 34 per cent (average of all the locations), increased available N and P content by an average of 32 and 42 per cent , respectively, however, it was statistically at par with SB11 + 75 per cent levels of NP (N94 and P57 kg/ha).Thus, the conjoint application of PGPR isolates at 75 per cent recommended levels of N & P not only registered an increase in yield but also saved 25 per cent NP (31 kg N/ha and 19 kg P/ha) chemical fertilizers. Hence, the developed technology has good prospects to be used not only for enhanced curd production but also to sustain soil health under low and mid hill conditions of Himachal Pradesh.