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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: CHAMBIAL, ALKA × End date: 2019 × Start date: 2013 × Type: Thesis × Thesis Type: M.Sc ×
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    STUDIES ON NUTRIENT STATUS AND CARBON SEQUESTRATION POTENTIAL OF IMPORTANT MPTs OF HIMACHAL PRADESH
    (UHF,NAUNI, 2014) CHAMBIAL, ALKA; PANT, K.S.
    ABSTRACT The present investigation entitled “Studies on nutrient status and carbon sequestration potential of important MPTs of Himachal Pradesh” was carried out in the experimental farm of Department of Silviculture and Agroforestry, Dr.Y.S. Parmar University of Horticulture and Forestry, Nauni, Solan (H.P.), during 2013-2014, with the objective to study the effect of MPTs on soil properties and nutrients, Carbon sequestration potential of different MPTs and leaf litter accumulation and decomposition rate of different MPTs . Experiment was laid out in RBD design with two soil depths (0 - 15cm and 15-30cm). Seven multipurpose tree species namely Acacia catechu, Melia azedarach, Grewia optiva, Celtis australis, Acer oblongum, Bauhinia variegata, Morus alba and Control which was open plot, devoid any vegetation were selected for the study. The present study revealed that the nutrient contents were found higher at surface layer (0-15cm) which decrease with increase in soil depth. Among the different multipurpose tree species Bauhinia variegata registered significantly higher amount of organic carbon (2.36 %), available nitrogen (373 kg ha-1), available potassium (348.2 kg ha-1), microbial biomass (1.9 μg g-1) and Soil carbon pool inventory (39.22 Mg ha-1) at surface depth. Available potassium varied significantly under all tree species and found maximum under Acacia catechu (38.71 kg ha-1). Irrespective of soil depths, electrical conductivity was found high under Acer oblongum (0.37 dS m-1). A general perusal of data shows that higher nutrient content under multipurpose tree species as compared to open plot which was devoid of any vegetation. Total biomass carbon stock and carbon sequestration potential of these species were evaluated, and was found maximum under Acer oblongum (462.93 kg tree-1 and 22.04 kg annum-1). The decomposition rate of the same species at the end of incubation period (four months) was in the order of Grewia optiva> Celtis australis> Morus alba> Acer oblongum > Melia azedarach> Acacia catechu> Bauhinia variegata. The results clearly indicated the positive effect of soil moisture on rate of decomposition of different MPTs.