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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: Nematology × Author: SUNITA, DEVI × End date: 2016 × Type: Thesis × Thesis Type: M.Sc ×
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    PLANT PARASITIC NEMATODES ASSOCIATED WITH MAJOR FRUIT AND VEGETABLE CROPS IN THE TRIBAL DISTRICT KINNAUR
    (2016) SUNITA, DEVI; SHARMA, G.C.
    ABSTRACT The present investigations were carried out during the period of research on “Plant parasitic nematodes associated with major fruit and vegetable crops in the tribal district Kinnaur. Three commercial vegetable (pea, potato and cabbage) and fruit (apple, apricot and almond) crops of the tribal district Kinnaur were taken into consideration. All the three developmental blocks of the district (Kalpa, Pooh and Nichar) were covered under the study. Four nematodes viz., lesion nematode (Pratylenchus coffeae), stunt nematode (Tylenchorhynchus mashhoodi), spiral nematodes (Helicotylenchus dihystera) and juveniles (J2) of root knot nematode (Meloidogyne sp.) were found prevalent in the rhizosphere of all the vegetable and fruit crops, with their considerable population build up. Among fruit crops, apple orchards were found harbouring highest population of all the nematodes, followed by apricot and almond, with lesion nematode as most predominant both in terms of its frequency of occurrence and population density. Among vegetable crops, pea was found most sensitive to nematode infestation and was having maximum population build up of all the four nematodes. In all the three vegetables, maximum population density was recorded for stunt nematode. All the localities of Kalpa block were found having highest nematode populations in both fruit and vegetable crops rhizosphere. Although, there was recorded positive impact of soil temperature and moisture on the buildup of different nematode population, both in fruit and vegetable crops, their impact did not remain considerable on the population of all the nematodes.