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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: Seed Science and Technology × Author: SHARMA, NEHA × Start date: 2012 × Type: Thesis × Thesis Type: M.Sc ×
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    STUDIES ON THE EFFECT OF CHEMICAL AND NON-CHEMICAL SEED TREATMENTS ON SEEDLING HEALTH IN TOMATO
    (UHF,NAUNI, 2022-11) SHARMA, NEHA; BHARAT, NARENDER K
    ABSTRACT The present investigation entitled “Studies on the effect of chemical and non-chemical seed treatments on seedling health in tomato” were carried out at the Department of Seed Science and Technology, Dr YS Parmar University of Horticulture and Forestry, Nauni, Solan (HP) during 2021 and 2022. Four experiments were conducted using tomato cv. Solan Lalima. Under first, second and third experiment, in vitro screening of seed treatment with chemicals such as Azoxystrobin + Tebuconazole (0.2%), Metalaxyl + Mancozeb (0.3%), Metiram + Pyraclostrobin (0.3%), Cymoxanil + Mancozeb (0.3%), Pyraclostrobin + Boscalid (0.2%), Propiconazole + Difenoconazole (0.2%), Tebuconazole + Captan (0.3%), Hexaconazole + Zineb (0.3%), Difenoconazole + Propineb (0.3%) and Captan (0.3%); with bioagents such as Bacillus subtilis, Pseudomonas fluorescens, Trichoderma harzianum, T. viride and T. virens at 5 and 10% concentrations and with plant extracts such as Allium sativum, Roylea elegans, Murraya koenigii, Melia azedarach, Aloe vera, Ocimum sanctum, Vitex negundo at 25 and 50% concentrations along with control (untreated seeds) were done. Based on the germination percentage, speed of germination, seedling length (cm), seedling dry weight (mg), seed vigour index-I (Length), seed vigour index-II (Mass) and seed microflora (%), the three best treatments from each experiment 1, 2 and 3 were selected i.e., chemical seed treatment (Difenoconazole + Propineb 0.3%, Metalaxyl + Mancozeb 0.3%, Cymoxanil + Mancozeb 0.3%), biological seed treatment (Trichoderma viride 10%, T. harzianum 10%, Pseudomonas fluorescens 10%) and plant extract seed treatment (Ocimum sanctum extract 25%, Murraya koenigii extract 25%, Melia azedarach extract 25%) along with control (untreated seeds). These treatments were further evaluated under nursery conditions. Under nursery conditions, maximum total emergence (83.73%), speed of germination (23.72), seedling height (18.36 cm), seedling vigour index-I (1762.77), seedling vigour index-II (16,687.01) and minimum disease incidence i.e., post- emergence dampingoff % (0.26%) were recorded in treatment T5 : seed treatment with Trichoderma harzianum 10%, maximum root length (5.92cm) was observed in treatment T6 : seed treatment with Trichoderma viride 10% and maximum seedling thickness (3.35mm) and seedling dry weight (205.66 mg) were observed in treatment T2 : seed treatment with Metalaxyl + Mancozeb 0.3%. It can be concluded from the study that seed treatment with Trichoderma harzianum @ 10% significantly improved emergence, growth parameters, vigour of seedlings and reduced damping off disease incidence in tomato cv. Solan Lalima
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    STUDIES ON TIME OF TRANSPLANTING AND MULCHING ON SEED PRODUCTION OF LATE CAULIFLOWER
    (UHF,NAUNI, 2019-11) SHARMA, NEHA; SHARMA, RAJENDER
    ABSTRACT The present investigations entitled “Studies on time of transplanting and mulching on seed production of late cauliflower” were carried out in the Department of Seed Science and Technology, Dr YS Parmar University of Horticulture and Forestry, Nauni, Solan (HP) during 2018-2019 using cauliflower cv. Pusa Snowball K-1. There were 12 treatment combinations comprising of four dates of transplanting (16th September, 26th September, 6th October and 16th October) and three levels of mulching (black polyethylene mulch, silver polyethylene mulch and no mulch). The studies revealed that out of 12 treatment combinations, D1M1 (16th September transplanting date and mulching with black polyethylene sheet) was the best for most of the seed yield parameters resulting in minimum days to curd initiation (45.33), early bolters (26.55 %), days to flowering initiation (168.67), days to 50 per cent flowering (185.67), maximum number of branches plant-1 (16.07), maximum number of seeds siliqua-1 (17.53),maximum seed yield plant-1 (22.62g), maximum seed yield plot-1 (422.00 g) and maximum seed yield ha-1 (625.18 kg). Effect on various seed quality parameters was assessed under laboratory conditions. The maximum values for germination (85.25%), SVI-I (761.70), SVI-II (258.25) and lowest electrical conductivity (0.027 dSm-1) observed in D1M1 (16th September transplanting date and mulching with black polyethylene sheet) were found to be significantly superior than rest of the treatment combinations. The benefit: cost ratio was also maximum (4.01:1) in the treatment combination, D1M1 (16th September transplanting date and mulching with black polyethylene sheet). Thus, it can be concluded that for getting higher yield of quality seed in late cauliflower under mid hill conditions of HP, the crop should be transplanted up to 2nd week of September and mulched with black polyethylene sheet