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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: SAAKSHI × Start date: 2013 × Type: Thesis ×
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    GEOSPATIAL ESTIMATION OF AGROFORESTRY AREA, SUITABILITY MAPPING AND CARBON SEQUESTRATION POTENTIAL OF AGROFORESTRY SYSTEMS IN SHIMLA DISTRICT OF HIMACHAL PRADESH
    (UHF Nauni, 2024-03-04) SAAKSHI; Dr. D.R. Bhardwaj
    The current research, entitled “Geospatial estimation of agroforestry area, suitability mapping and carbon sequestration potential of agroforestry systems in Shimla district of Himachal Pradesh” was carried out in Shimla district of Himachal Pradesh during the year 2021-2023 for delineation of area and estimation of carbon sequestration under different land use systems along with assessment of land suitability to agroforestry. The study's findings revealed that the D7 dataset combination, encompassing thirteen spectral bands, three biophysical parameters, ten vegetation indices, four water indices and four soil indices achieved superior performance with a random forest classifier compared to other dataset combinations. The land area estimates derived from the D7 dataset combination revealed the highest proportions in forests (45.20%), followed by agroforestry (28.57%), agriculture (15.13%), built-up areas (3.84%), barren land (2.50%), grassland (2.22%), snow (1.89%) and water bodies (0.65%). The classification model demonstrated an overall accuracy of 81.55%, a kappa coefficient of 0.78, with producer and user accuracy reaching 89.71% and 85.31%, for the agroforestry class. The carbon sequestration analysis was carried out in different land use systems for 2001, 2011 and 2021 by using InVEST model. It was found that dense forest exhibited the maximum carbon density followed by moderate forest, agroforestry, open forest, agriculture, grassland and barrenland while built up has the minimum carbon density. Over the years, an overall increase in carbon density was observed due to the expansion of various land uses such as agriculture, agroforestry, built-up areas, dense forests and moderate forests. Conversely, the area under barren land, open forests, grassland, snow and water bodies decreased. Furthermore, using analytic hierarchy process (AHP), about 19.97% of the area was categorized as highly suitable, 24.03% as moderately suitable, 4.36% as marginal suitable, 10.47% as currently not suitable and 41.17% as permanently not suitable. Whereas, using Fuzzy-AHP technique, about 16.24% of the area was classified as highly suitable, 25.14% as moderately suitable, 5.54% as marginal suitable, 16.53% as currently not suitable and 36.54% as permanently not suitable for agroforestry in the Shimla district. This study therefore provides valuable insights for policymakers, planners and scientists, offering guidance for the adoption, development and expansion of agroforestry policies in Shimla district which will contribute significantly to carbon neutrality, climate change mitigation and align with sustainable development goals
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    EFFECT OF TREE LOPPING AND ORGANIC MANURES ON THE GROWTH AND YIELD PERFORMANCE OF Phaseolus vulgaris UNDER Morus BASED AGROFORESTRY SYSTEM
    (NAUNI,UHF, 2020-10) SAAKSHI; THAKUR, C L
    ABSTRACT The present investigation entitled “Effect of tree lopping and organic manures on the growth and yield performance of Phaseolus vulgaris under Morus based Agroforestry system” was carried out in the experimental farm of Department of Silviculture and Agroforestry, Dr. Y S Parmar University of Horticulture and Forestry, Nauni, Solan, Himachal Pradesh during year 2019-20. The experiment was laid out in split plot design. The study was aimed at exploring the possibilities of successful cultivation of Phaseolus vulgaris as intercrop under Morus, along with the use of different doses of organic manures. The experiment comprised of four treatment of tree lopping intensities (0%, 25%, 50% and 75%) and five manure doses treatments (S1-FYM, S2-Jeevamruth 5%, S3-Jeevamruth 10%, S4-RDF + FYM, S0-No Manures. The main aim of the present study was to determine the best treatment of lopping intensity and organic manure under agroforestry system which is economically viable. The results revealed that Phaseolus vulgaris can be grown successfully under agroforestry system when 75% lopping intensity was adopted along with the application of appropriate rate of combined dose of RDF and FYM. It was not only found beneficial for enhancing the productivity of the vegetable crop, but also proved to be economically more viable as compared to the application of other treatments. S4 i.e. application of recommended doses of fertilizer and Farm yard manure was found to be the best treatment for Phaseolus vulgaris, under agroforestry system. Among the tree lopping intensities, 75% was economically superior, because the yield reduction of crop was minimal under this lopping intensity and also it yielded maximum leaf fodder. Different doses of chemical fertilizers and organic manures are found to have influence on soil. Soil properties in terms of available N, P and K were found to be higher under S4 (RDF + FYM). However, pH, EC, organic carbon and microbial count was reported maximum in S1 (FYM). So, Phaseolus vulgaris can be successfully grown at 75% lopping intensity, with the use of combined dose of RDF and FYM. Integrating vegetable crops with Morus alba offers an excellent opportunity for diversification and high income generation than the monoculture, apart from providing several other ecological and environmental benefits. The study will also open new vistas for the research to evaluate the performance of vegetable crops under tree canopy.