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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: Silviculture and Agroforestry × Author: ADITI SHARMA × Start date: 2020 ×
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    INTER COMPARTMENTAL VARIATIONS IN FLORISTIC COMPOSITION, BIOMASS PRODUCTIVITY AND SOIL PHYSICO-CHEMICAL CHARACTERISTICS OF SAL FOREST IN HIMACHAL PRADESH
    (UHF,NAUNI, 2023-07-03) ADITI SHARMA; D R BHARDWAJ
    ABSTRACT The present investigation entitled “Inter compartmental variations in floristic composition, biomass productivity and physico-chemical characteristics of Sal forest in Himachal Pradesh” was conducted in seven compartments viz., Rajban C6, Rajban C7, Gorakhpur C7, Rajban C10, Kukron C14, Kukron C15 and Lai C28 in the Paonta Forest Range of the Paonta Forest Division in Himachal Pradesh to access floral diversity, stand structure, total biomass of trees, shrubs and herbs, carbon stock, stand characteristics, natural regeneration and soil physico-chemical properties. The flora of different compartments constituted 33 genera with 34 species belonging to 26 families. The Lai C28 (9) had the maximum tree species, Kukron C15 and Rajban C10 has maximum shrub species and Rajban C6 and Rajban C7 had maximum herb species among all the compartments. The maximum tree density (323 number ha-1) was recorded in Gorakhpur C7 and minimum (250 number ha-1) was found in Rajban C7. Rajban C10 had the highest shrub density (11,200.00 ha-1) and basal area (81,326.94 cm2 ha-1). Kukron C14 (185,800.00 number ha-1) had maximum herb density and basal area (212,444.10 cm2 ha-1. Shorea robusta was the dominant species with IVI varied between 126.72 to 156.59 under different compartments. The similarity index of trees in different compartments ranged from 0.67 to 1.00. Rajban C6 and Rajban C7 had the maximum similarity index. Highest value of tree height, density and biomass was maximum in SQ-II (Kukron C14) followed by SQ-III (Rajban C10). The significant variation in total tree biomass (123.89 to 487.35 Mg C ha−1), vegetation carbon density (89.89 to 234.26 Mg C ha−1), detritus carbon density (2.36 to 3.40 Mg C ha−1) and ecosystem carbon density (114.53 to 287.58 Mg C ha−1) was recorded across the SQ. The maximum carbon stock was accumulated in Kukron C14 (9314.10 Mg C ha−1), whereas, minimum carbon stock was observed in Gorakhpur C7 (4718 Mg C ha−1). Kukron C14 (42.39 %) showed fair regeneration of Shorea robusta followed by Rajban C10 but poor in Rajban C6 and Rajban C6. Organic carbon (%), labile (%), non-labile carbon (%), available N, available P and available K were maximum in Kukron C14 and minimum in Rajban C7. The significantly positive correlation was reported between bulk density, soil organic carbon, available N, available P and available K and soil quality index. Hence, management involvement is required to comprehend site quality variation, which has a huge impact on vegetation structure and biomass pattern, which will aid in strengthening the sustainable forest management practices.