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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: Plant Pathology × Author: DHIMAN, POOJA × End date: 2009 × Start date: 2000 × Thesis Type: M.Sc ×
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    STUDIES ON CULTURAL REQUIREMENTS AND CULTIVATION TECHNOLOGY OF SOME MEDICINAL MUSHROOMS
    (UHF,NAUNI,SOLAN, 2009) DHIMAN, POOJA; THAPA, C.D.
    ABSTRACT The present investigations entitled “Studies on cultural requirements and cultivation technology of some medicinal mushrooms” was undertaken to understand the cultural requirements, spawn production technique of some medicinal mushrooms viz., Auricularia polytricha, Pleurotus ostreatus, Pleurotus eryngii, Flammulina velutipes, Lentinula edodes and Ganoderma lucidum and above all their cultivation technique so as to commercialize the cultivation of later five mushrooms. Different solid media were tried for maintaining the pure cultures and PDA and MEA were found to support maximum radial growth. In case of various liquid media, Glucose- asparagine solution was found to support maximum mycelial growth of F. velutipes, L. edodes, P. eryngii and G. lucidum while Elliott’s and Richard’s solution supported good growth in case of A. polytricha and P. ostreatus, respectively. An optimum temperature of 250C and pH in acidic (4.5) to slightly acidic (6.5) range were found to be preferred by these fungi. Glucose (a monosaccharide), sucrose (a disaccharide) and starch (a polysaccharide) were recorded as good carbon sources. In case of nitrogen sources, ammonical nitrogen and among amino acids, leucine, alanine and aspartic acid supported good growth. Trace elements viz., molybdenum, iron and manganese, vitamins viz., thiamine and biotin, and growth regulators viz., gibberellic acid supported best mycelial growth of the test fungi. For spawn production, grain spawn was evaluated as good substrate. While for cultivation, good yield was recorded using supplemented (5 per cent and wood chips) sawdust in all the test fungi while wheat straw was recorded to give good yield in case of P. ostreatus and P. eryngii that could be recommended for commercial cultivation as they showed superior yield than other substrates