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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: AKSHAY KUMAR × Start date: 2020 ×
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    FLORISTIC COMPOSITION OF UNDER STOREY VEGETATION AND RATE OF CARBON SEQUESTRATION POTENTIAL OF PLANTATION FOREST ECOSYSTEM IN MID-HILL OF HIMACHAL PRADESH
    (UHF,NAUNI, 2021-08) AKSHAY KUMAR; BHARDWAJ, D R
    ABSTRACT The present investigation entitled “Floristic composition and rate of carbon sequestration potential of plantation forest ecosystem mid-hills of Himachal Pradesh” were carried out at the different sites in and nearby vicinity of Dr. Y.S. Parmar University of Horticulture and Forestry, Nauni, Solan located at 30° 50’ 30” to 30° 52’ 0” N latitude and the longitude 77° 8’ 30” and 77° 11’ 30” E in Himachal Pradesh lying at an elevation of about 900-1300 a.m.s.l. The area falls under Champion and Seth’s forest type 9C1- Lower Himalayan Chir Pine Forests. For conducting the experiment under plantation ecosystem, different plantation were selected as treatments, which included; Quercus leucotrichophora, Pinus roxburghii, Acacia catechu, Acacia mollisima, Albizia procera, Alnus nitida, Eucalyptus tereticornis and Ulmus villosa plantation. Biomass allocated by different vegetation type was estimated by using non-distructive method of sampling. The result of experiment reveals that Lantana camara was the dominating shrubs species while Bidens pilosa was the dominant herb in almost all the plantation forest ecosystem. Moreover, the Acacia catechu had the highest positive impact on the soil physico-chemical properties. The maximum biomass (305.43 Mg ha-1) recorded in Ulmus villosa. Vegetation carbon density in plantation forest ecosystem followed the order; Ulmus villosa> Albizia procera> Eucalyptus tereticornis> Quercus leucotrichophora> Alnus nitida > Pinus roxburghii> Acacia mollisima>Acacia catechu. Rate of carbon sequestration and carbon mitigation follow the similar trend: Ulmus villosa> Albizia procera> Quercus leucotrichophora> Alnus nitida > Acacia mollisima> Pinus roxburghii> Acacia catechu >Eucalyptus tereticornis.