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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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ThesisItem Open Access STUDIES ON QUALITY SEED PRODUCTION WITH SOME INSECTICIDES IN BELL PEPPER (Capsicum annuum L.)(UHF,NAUNI, 2016) MEENA, HAR LAL; RANA, KIRANABSTRACT The present investigations entitled “Studies on quality seed production with some insecticides in bell pepper (Capsicum annuum L.)” were carried out using the cultivar „Solan Bharpur‟. The field experiment was laid out in Randomized Block Design at Khaltoo Experimental Farm and Laboratory experiment in Completely Randomized Block Design at The Department of Seed Science and Technology, Dr. Y. S. Parmar University of Horticulture and Forestry, Nauni, Solan (HP) during Kharif season (2013). The treatments comprised of seed application of Imidacloprid (Gaucho 600FS) and Thiamethoxam (Cruiser 70WS), soil application of neem cake@ 2 q/acre and Carbofuran (Furadon 3G) @ 6 kg/acre and foliar spray of Imidacloprid (Confidor 200 SL), Thiamethoxam (Actara 25 WS), formulation (Neem Raj 300 ppm E.C.) @ 2.5ml/l and control condition (without any spray). The field observation included plant height (cm), number of branches per plant at harvest, number of ripe fruits/plant, ripe fruit length (cm), ri Indoxacarb (Avaunt 14.5 SC) @ 0.5ml/l, NSKE (Neem Seed Kernel Extract) 5%, neem pe fruit width (cm), number of seeds/fruit,1000 seed weight (g), seed yield/ plant (g), seed yield/plot (g), seed yield/ha (kg), insect population/plant and Benefit:Cost ratio whereas in laboratory experiment observations on germination per centage, seedling length, seedling dry weight, seed vigour index-I, seed vigour index-II and Electrical Conductivity were recorded. The results revealed that treatment combination viz., seed treatment and foliar spray with Thiamethoxam (S2F2) recorded significantly higher plant height at harvest (81.90 cm), number of branches/plant at harvest (7.65 ), number of ripe fruits/plant (18.88), ripe fruit length (6.70 cm), ripe fruit width (5.38 cm), number of seeds/fruits (190.66), 1000 seed weight (5.58 g), seed yield/plant (18.91 g), seed yield/plot (385.81 g), seed yield/hectare (714.46 kg), germination per centage (96.33 %), seed vigour index-I (934.10), seed vigour index-II (245.02), minimum Electrical Conductivity (216.67 dSm-1) and Benefit:Cost ratio (4.52). Seed treatment with Thiamethoxam (cruiser) @10 g/kg seed and two foliar sprays of Thiamethoxam (Actara), (first spray after 30 days of transplanting and second spray after 15 days of first spray) were found effective in controlling aphid population in capsicum.ThesisItem Open Access STUDIES ON SEED COATING WITH ESSENTIAL OILS AND POLYMER IN PEA (Pisum sativum L.)(UHF,NAUNI, 2016) VANDANA; KANWAR, H.S.ABSTRACT The present studies entitled “Studies on seed coating with essential oils and polymer in Pea (Pisum sativum L.)” was carried out using cv. Punjab-89. The experiment was laid out in Randomized block design (factorial) in the field with three replications and Completely Randomized Block design (Factorial) in Laboratory with four replications of each treatment at Department of Seed Science and Tehnology, Dr Y S Parmar University of Horticulture and Forestry, Nauni (Solan). The treatment combinations comprised of five essential oil treatments (E) viz. E0 (control), E1 - (Acorus calamus @ 0.125 ml/kg seed), E2 - (Acorus calamus @ 0.25ml/kg seed), E3 - (Meriandra strobifera @ 0.125 ml/kg seed), E4 - (Meriandra strobifera 0.25 ml/kg seed) and four polymer coatings i.e. P0 (No treatment), P1 (Polymer @ 10 ml/kg seed), P2 (Polymer @ 20ml/kg seed) and P3 (Polymer @ 30ml/kg seed). The observations recorded were days to 50 per cent emergence, days to total emergence, days to 50 per cent flowering, days to pod maturity for seed, plant height at final harvest (cm), pod weight (mg), pod length (cm), number of pods per plant, number of seeds per pod, seed yield per plant (g), seed yield per plot (g), seed yield per hectare (q/ha), 100 seed weight (g), germination (%), seedling length (cm), seedling dry weight (mg), seedling vigour index-length (SVI-length) and seedling vigour index-mass (SVI-mass). These twenty treatments were also kept for storage under ambient conditions and observations were recorded for 1, 3, 6, 9 and 12th months of storage. The observations recorded in laboratory were germination (%), seedling length (cm), seedling dry weight (mg), seedling vigour index length (SVI-I) and seedling vigour index mass (SVI-II) in Pea. Analysis of variance showed significant differences except for pod length and days to total emergence. The combination E2P2 [Acorus calamus (0.25 ml/kg seed) + polymer (20 ml/kg seed)] was found superior over all the treatments in field as well as in storage. Therefore, seed coating with essential oil i.e. Acorus calamus @ 0.25 ml/kg seed along with polymer @ 20 ml/kg seed can be recommended for commercial seed production of Pea.ThesisItem Open Access STANDARDIZATION OF ACTIVE PACKAGING CONDITIONS FOR RETENTION OF STORAGE QUALITY OF TOMATO (Solanum lycopersicum L.)(2016) UDAY, AMBRE NIKITA; THAKUR, K.S.ABSTRACT The present study entitled “Standardization of active packaging conditions for retention of storage quality of tomato (Solanum lycopersicum L.)” was undertaken in the Department of Food Science and Technology, Dr. Yashwant Singh Parmar University of Horticulture and Forestry Nauni, Solan (H.P) during 2014-2015. Tomato fruits were packed in low density polyethylene bags containing sachets of iron powder, activated charcoal, potassium permanganate, zeolite and their combinations. Fruits from each treatment were stored under ambient and refrigerated conditions for a period of 28 days and during this period physico-chemical analysis of fruits was done at an interval of 7 days. Active packaging treatment in which a sachets of the combination of iron powder @ 1.5 g/ kg fruit and potassium permanganate @ 5 g/ kg fruit (T10) was placed among fruits in PE bags proved to be the most effective treatment in retaining storage quality of fruits, as fruits under this treatment exhibited minimum physiological loss in weight and spoilage under both storage conditions. These fruits also had higher mean TSS, titratable acidity, sugar, ascorbic acid and total phenols levels. The treatment was also the most effective in reducing the fruit respiration rate and thereby, reducing the fruit overall ripening process and prolonging storage life and hence fruits under the treatment were rated to be the most acceptable on the basis of sensory evaluation. Sachets of potassium permanganate (5 g/ kg fruit) and zeolite (5 g/ kg fruit) were also effective in retaining storage quality of fruits. Active packaging technique consisting of packing tomato fruits in LDPE bags containing sachets of iron powder @ 1.5 g/ kg fruit and potassium permanganate @ 5 g/ kg fruit can be recommended for retention of storage quality of tomato.ThesisItem Open Access INFLUENCE OF ARBUSCULAR MYCORRHIZAL FUNGI ON SEED PRODUCTION AND TOMATO (Solanum lycopersicum L.)(2016) BHARDWAJ, SNEHA; BHARAT, NARENDER K.ABSTRACT The present studies were conducted in the Department of Seed Science and Technology, Dr. Yashwant Singh Parmar University of Horticulture & Forestry, Nauni, Solan (Himachal Pradesh) under polyhouse and laboratory conditions during 2015. Tomato (Solanum lycopersicum L.) is one of the most important vegetable crop grown throughout the world. AM fungi are the soil fungi which live in symbiotic relationship with the roots of plants. The primary effect of AM fungi on host plant is the increase of plant growth and nutrient uptake. In the present investigations it is observed that that the higher plant growth (plant height 261.00cm), fruit yield (1084.85 kg/ha), seed yield (388.62kg/ha) and lower incidence of diseases (6.20% of Alternaria blight and 3.37% of Fusarium wilt) and higher vigor {seed vigor index mass (182.46) and seed vigor index length (1700.55)} and reduced the seed microflora (0.32%) were observed upon application of AMF isolate-3 plus recommended dose of P and it was followed by the treatment of AMF isolate-2 plus recommended dose of P in tomato cv. Solan Lalima. The mycorrhiza increased all the plant growth characters and reduced disease incidence significantly. The AMF isolate-3 resulted in increased plant growth, fruit yield, seed yield and reduced the disease incidence even applied with half of recommended dose of P than the non mycorrhizal plants applied with full dose of P. In general the plants inoculated with AM isolate-3 showed significantly better growth of tomato plants, better seed quality characters and lower disease incidence as compared to non-inoculated plants.ThesisItem Open Access STUDIES ON EFFECT OF PLANT ARCHITECTURE ON SEED YIELD AND QUALITY IN OKRA [Abelmoschus esculentus (L.) Moench](2016) GULERIA, SMRITI; MEHTA, D.K.ABSTRACT The present investigation entitled “Studies on effect of plant architecture on seed yield and quality in Okra [Abelmoschus esculentus (L.) Moench]” was carried out during Kharif 2015 using cultivar 'P-8'. The experiment was laid out in a Randomized Complete Block Design (factorial) with three replications at experimental farm and laboratory of Seed Science and Technology, Dr YS Parmar University of Horticulture and Forestry, Nauni, Solan, (HP). The twenty four treatments comprised of combination of four different spacings viz. 'S1' (60×30 cm), 'S2' (45×30 cm), 'S3' (60×20 cm) and 'S4' (45×20 cm) and six different days of pinching after sowing viz. 'P0' (no pinching), 'P1' pinching 15 Days After Sowing (DAS), 'P2' pinching 20 DAS, 'P3' pinching 25 DAS, 'P4' pinching 30 DAS, 'P5' pinching 35 DAS. on days to 50% flowering, number of branches per plant, number of leaves per plant, leaf size (cm2), inter-nodal distance (cm), plant height at final harvest (cm), plant spread (cm2), days to first ripe fruit harvesting for seed, harvest duration of fruits for seed (days), per cent lodging, number of ripe fruits/plant, ripe fruit weight (g), ripe fruit length (cm), ripe fruit diameter (cm), ripe fruit yield per plant (g), number of seeds/fruit, per cent seed recovery, seed yield per plant (g), seed yield per plot (g), seed yield per hectare (q), 100 seed weight (g), germination (%), seedling length (cm), seedling dry weight (mg), seed vigour index-I and seed vigour index-II. From the present investigation it can be concluded that spacing 60×30 cm and pinching 30 DAS (S1P4) gave best results for plant growth parameters and treatment S3P4 i.e. 60×20 cm and pinching 30 DAS gave best results for all the seed yield characters and also performing significantly at par with best treatments with respect to some of the growth and seed quality parameters. Therefore, it is suggested that plant spacing 60×20 cm in combination with pinching 30 DAS can be recommended for commercial seed production of okra after multi-location, multi-year trials.ThesisItem Open Access STUDIES ONSEED PELLETING WITH RHIZOBIUM AND NUTRITION MANAGEMENT ON YIELD AND QUALITY OF COWPEA (Vigna unguiculata L.)(2016) SINGH, NIRMAL; THAKUR, ASHOK K.ABSTRACT The present investigation entitled “Studies on Seed Pelleting with Rhizobium and Nutrition Management on Yield and Quality of Cowpea (Vigna unguiculata L.)” were carried out in two experiments at the laboratory and experimental farm of Department of Seed Science & Technology, Dr. Y. S. Parmar University of Horticulture and Forestry, Nauni, Solan (H.P.) during 2014-2015. The first experiment was laid out in laboratory of department. During the storage of cowpea seeds in laboratory conditions, Rhizobium culture pelleting in cowpea seeds gave better results w.r.t. germination % (93.55 %), seedling length (29.76 cm), seedling dry weight (74.59 mg), Seed vigour index-I (2786.66) and seed vigour index-II (6981.37) in fresh pelleted seeds (0 month). The second experiment was laid out in a Randomized Block Design (Factorial) with different pelleting material i.e. Rhizobium liquid, Rhizobium powder and Rhizobium liquid with jaggary and 5 levels of nitrogen i.e. F1 (0% N of RDF), F2 (40% N of RDF), F3 (60% N of RDF), F4 (80% N of RDF) and F5 (100% N of RDF), altogether 20 treatment combinations of seed pelleting and nitrogen replicated thrice. Among different types of pelleting, T2 (Rhizobium liquid pelleting) gave better results w.r.t. emergence (93.00 %), plant height (90.18 cm), number of branches per plant (4.44), number of seeds per pod (12.90), number of pods per plant (14.05), number of seeds per plant (181.24), number of seeds per plot (6747.02), seed yield per plant (22.49 g), seed yield per plot (837.33 g), 1000 seed weight (124.09 g), seed yield per ha (24.79 q), germination (95.90 %), speed of germination(58.66), seedling dry weight (76.61 mg), seed vigour index-I (2774.08) and seed vigour index-II (7346.90). As regards the effect of application of nitrogen, application of 80 % N of RDF gave better results w.r.t. emergence (92.50 %), plant height (88.11 cm), no of branches per plant (4.41), number of seeds per pod (12.87), number of pods per plant (13.72), number of seeds per plant (176.58), number of seeds per plot (6538.65), seed yield per plant (21.86 g), seed yield per plot (809.47 g), seed yield per ha (23.96 q), germination percentage (94.75 %), speed of germination(58.97), seedling length (29.92 cm), seedling dry weight (71.98 mg), seed vigour index-I (2835.38) and seed vigour index-II (6823.56) which was at par with 100% N of RDF. However, it can be concluded that seeds pelleted with Rhizobium liquid formulation (1 × 108 cfu/g of pellet) + clay + adhesive (45% Gum arabica) combined with 80% N of RDF gave better plant growth, seed yield and quality of cowpea seeds in field condition and better storage of seeds in laboratory.ThesisItem Open Access STUDIES ON EFFECT OF SEED PELLETING IN OKRA [Abelmoschus esculentus (L.) Moench](2016) MANISH, KUMAR; THAKUR, ASHOK K.ABSTRACT The present investigations entitled “Studies on Effect of Seed Pelleting in Okra [Abelmoschus esculentus (L.) Moench]” were carried out in two experiments at experimental farm and laboratory of Department of Seed Science and Technology, Dr Y S Parmar University of Horticulture and Forestry, Nauni, Solan, HP during 2015-16. The seeds of okra cv. P-8 were pelleted with turmeric powder, turmeric powder + clay powder, black pepper powder, black pepper powder + clay powder, ajowain powder, ajowain powder + clay powder, Vitex leaf powder, Vitex leaf powder + clay powder, bamboo charcoal powder, bamboo charcoal powder + clay powder, clay powder and unpelleted seed (control). The first experiment was conducted in two sets in the field using the pelleted seeds and crop was evaluated for fresh and seed crop parameters, respectively. In the set- I (fresh crop), seeds pelleted with turmeric powder showed maximum values viz. emergence (85.00 %), number of fruits per plant (13.20), plant height (138.05 cm), fruit weight (13.78 g), fruit length (16.21 cm), fresh fruit yield per plant (170.02 g), fresh fruit yield per plot (5.79 kg), fresh fruit yield per hectare (171. 57 q) minimum days to 50 per cent flowering (42.25 days). In the set- II (seed crop), the seed pelleted with the turmeric powder showed maximum values viz. emergence per cent (88.75 %) , number of seed per fruit (61.83) , ripe fruit yield per plant (55.63 g), seed yield per fruit (3.15 g), seed yield per plant (24.41 g), seed yield per plot (0.95 kg), total seed yield per ha (28.01 q), 1000 seed weight (57.16 g), germination (96.00 %), speed of germination (43.23), seedling length (35.41cm), seedling dry weight (24.39 g), seedling vigour index- I (3398.66), seedling vigour index- II (2342.57) and minimum days to first ripe fruit harvesting (110.00). The second experiment was conducted to study the effect of seed pelleting on seed quality during storage. The pelleted seeds were stored at ambient conditions for 12 months in the plastic boxes. The seed quality was tested at four months interval i.e. immediately after treatment (i.e. zero month), four months, eight months and twelve months after treatment. Highest germination percentage (94.06 %), seedling length (33.83 cm), seedling dry weight (24.38 mg), seed vigour index-I (length) (3185.28), seed vigour index- II (mass) (2293.38) and speed of germination (44.31) were observed in okra seeds pelleted with turmeric powder. Among the storage periods, fresh pelleted seed (0 month) showed maximum values viz. germination percentage (92.50 %), seedling length (32.49 cm), seedling dry weight (24.0 2 mg), seed vigour index- I (length) (3013.85), seed vigour index- II (mass) (2223.75) and speed of germination (43.75).The germination percentage (97.25), seedling length (35.53cm) and seed vigour indexlength (3454.80) were highest in the fresh seeds (0 month) pelleted with the turmeric powder followed by turmeric powder + clay powder. The unpelleted seed showed minimum germination percentage (84.00 %), seedling length (26.95 cm) and seed vigour index- I (length) (2263.90) after 12 month of storage. From the present studies, it can be concluded that okra seeds pelleted with turmeric powder @ 300g per 200g seeds and turmeric powder + clay powder @ 150 g each per 200g seeds resulted in improved emergence, earliness, better plant growth, higher fruit and seed yield as well as improved seed quality. Germination and vigour of seeds pelleted with turmeric powder @ 300g per 200g seeds and turmeric powder + clay powder @ 150 g each per 200g seeds decreased with increase in storage time, however, the rate of deterioration of pelleted seeds was lower than the unpelleted control.ThesisItem Open Access STUDIES ON THE EFFECT OF HOT WATER SEED TREATMENT IN BELL PEPPER(2016) SINGH, SURYA PAL; BHARAT, NARENDERABSTRACT The present investigations entitled “Studies on the effect oft hot water seed treatment in bell pepper” was carried out at the experimental farm of Department of Seed Science and Technology, Dr. Y. S. Parmar University of Horticulture and Forestry, Nauni, Solan (H.P.) during 2015. The hot water seed treatment comprised of different ranges of temperature (47-49, 50-52 and 53-55 °C) and different duration of time (30, 45 and 60 min.). Under in vitro conditions, the hot water treated seed with temperature (50-52) °C for 30 minutes (T2D1) showed maximum germination (90.75 %), seedling length, seedling dry weight, seed vigour index-I, seed vigour index-II and lower seed microflora (%) as compared to untreated seed (control). In nursery condition, the hot water treated seed same temperature (50-52) °C for 30 minutes (T2D1) showed maximum values w.r.t. total emergence (87.78 %), seedling height, seedling dry weight, seed vigour index-I, seed vigour index-II and lower damping-off incidence as compared to control with 52.88 % post emergence damping-off and 23.33 % virus incidence. Under protected condition the hot water treated with this temperature (50-52) °C for 30 minutes (T2D1) showed maximum values w.r.t. plant height, average fruit length, number of fruits per plant, fruit yield per plant and fruit yield per ha. This treatment also resulted minimum days to first marketable picking, maximum harvest duration and less resulted incidence of diseases like anthracnose, cercospora leaf spot, wilt and virus as compared to control. Hot water seed treatment at (50-52) °C for 30 minutes (T2D1) proved effective in increasing growth, yield and reducing the incidence of diseases like damping–off, anthracnose, cercospora leaf spot and viruses in bell pepper cultivar Solan Bharpur. However, further studies are needed to standardize the required temperature for controlling other seed borne microflora to extend the wide use of hot water seed treatment for production of healthy crop of bell pepper.ThesisItem Open Access EFFECT OF MULCHING AND CROP GEOMETRY ON SEED PRODUCTION IN RADISH (Raphanus sativus L.)(2016) MALIK, ANURAG; MEHTA, D.K.ABSTRACT The present investigation entitled “Effect of mulching and crop geometry on seed production in radish (Raphanus sativus L.)” was carried out using cv. Japanese White. The experiment was laid out in Split-Split Plot Design in the field and in Completely Randomized Design (Factorial) in Laboratory with three replications of each treatment combination at Department of Seed Science and Technology, Dr YS Parmar University of Horticulture and Forestry, Nauni, Solan (HP) during Rabi 2014-15. The treatment combinations comprised of four different mulches (M) viz., no mulch (M1), black-plastic mulch (M2), silver-black plastic mulch (M3) and crop residue mulch (M4); three row layouts with constant population (L) viz., recommended single row 60×30 cm (L1), double row (75+45)×30 cm (L2), and double row (90+30)×30 cm (L3) and two plant layouts (P) viz., square (P1), and triangle (P2). The observations in field were recorded on plant height (cm) at 30, 60, 90 days after replanting and at final harvest, days to 50% bolting, length of pod (cm), breadth of pod (mm), number of seeds per pod, number of pods per plant, seed yield per plant (g), seed yield per plot (Kg), seed yield per hectare (quintals) and 1000 seed weight (g). While the observations recorded in the laboratory were seed germination (%), seedling length (cm), seedling dry weight (mg), seedling vigor index-I & II. The benefit: Cost ratio was also worked out. Analysis of variance showed significant differences among the treatment combinations for all the characters studied. The treatment combination black mulch, double row (75+45) ×30 cm and triangle method of planting (M2L2P2) was found superior over all other treatments in terms of growth characters, seed yield characters, seed quality characters and had maximum benefit: cost ratio. Therefore, black mulch in combination with double row (75+45) x30 cm and triangle plant layout i.e. M2L2P2 can be recommended for commercial seed production of radish in Himachal Pradesh after multiyear and multilocational testing.