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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: VERMA, SACHIN × Start date: 2013 × Type: Thesis ×
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    STUDIES ON POPULATION DYNAMICS AND NURSERY PERFORMANCE OF Santalum album LINN. IN HIMACHAL PRADESH
    (UHF,NAUNI, 2022-08) VERMA, SACHIN; CHAUHAN, VIMAL
    ABSTRACT The present investigation entitled “Studies on population dynamics and nursery performance of Santalum album Linn. in Himachal Pradesh” was conducted in laboratory and nursery of the Department of Silviculture and Agroforestry, Dr Y S Parmar University of Horticulture and Forestry, Nauni, Solan-173230 (HP) during 2020-2022. The Indian sandalwood (Santalum album L.) belongs to family Santalaceae, and is valued for its oil which is contained mainly in heartwood. Its oil has persistent aroma and fixative property which is in highly demand by the perfumery industry. Seeds of Santalum album L. are dormant due to the presence of hard seed coat which results in poor natural regeneration and slow growth rate. The aim of the first objective was to study the population dynamics, stand characteristics and regeneration status of Santalum album L. at two sites Jawalaji (Kangra) and Dholra (bilaspur) in Himachal Pradesh. The second objective was to study the effect of seed collection times, locations and bio-regulators on the germination of Santalum album L. comprising the treatments such as T1 (control), T2 (GA3 100ppm), T3 (GA3 200ppm), T4 (GA3 300ppm) and T5 (GA3 400ppm), three locations Jawalaji (Kangra), Dholra (Bilaspur) and Dhaulakuan (Sirmour) and two collection times (September-October and March-April). The harvested seeds were stratified in perforated poly bags. The effect of various pre-sowing treatments on germination, growth and biomass of the seedlings of Santalum album L. were studied with the treatment combination T1 (control), T2 (Hot water treatment), T3 (10.00% HCL), T4 (20.00% HCL) and T5 (10.00% H2SO4) T6 (20.00% H2SO4), T7 (GA3 300ppm), T8 (GA3 500ppm), T9 (Cow urine) and T10 (Beejamrit) under the third objective of the present investigation under nursery condition. From the present investigation, it is concluded that Santalum album L. was found to be the dominant tree species in selected sites. The dominant shrub species were Lantana camara and Carrisa carandus. Cymbopogon martini and Chrysopogon montanus were found as the dominant herbaceous vegetation of Jawalaji (Kangra) and Dholra (Bilaspur) site. The maximum successful regeneration (8.50%) was recorded at Dholra (Bilaspur) site. In different diameter classes sandalwood showed maximum average height (17.50m), dbh (50.00cm) and volume (9.52 cm2 ha-1) at above 45cm diameter class whereas maximum number (84.00 ha-1) of trees were recorded in diameter class ranging from 15-25cm at Jawalaji (Kangra) site. The maximum number of seedling (450.00 ha-1) and saplings (100.00 ha-1) of sandalwood were observed at Dholra (Bilaspur) site whereas maximum poles (212.00 ha-1) were recorded at Jawalaji (Kangra) site. Soil pH and electrical conductivity were found higher in 0-20cm soil depth in Jawalaji (Kangra) site. However the values of percent soil organic carbon, available nitogen, available phosphorus and available potassium were also observed higher in soil depth (0-20cm) at Dholra (Bilaspur) site. The seeds collected during September-October from Bilaspur (Dholra) site; treated with GA3 400ppm (S1L2T5) showed maximum germination percentage (75.00%) under laboratory condition. The seeds treated with GA3 500ppm and collected during September-October from Bilaspur (Dholra) site showed maximum germination percentage (63.33%). Maximum seedling length (74.07cm) was observed in seeds collected during March-April from Bilaspur (Dholra) district, treated with GA3 500ppm registered maximum seedling growth. The dry biomass of the seedling (4.58g) were observed maximum in seeds collected during March-April from Kangra (Jawalaji) district, treated with GA3 500ppm. The use of pre-sowing seed treatments GA3 500ppm was found to be the most beneficial treatment for better the seed germination and seedling growth parameters in Santalum album L. under nursery condition
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    PROPAGATION OFBerberis lycium Royle: AN IMPORTANT SHRUB OF MID-HIMALAYA THROUGH SEED AND STEM CUTTINGS
    (UHF, NAUNI, 2018-11) VERMA, SACHIN; PRABHAKAR, MUKESH
    ABSTRACT The present investigation entitled “Propagation of Berberis lycium Royle: an important shrub of mid-Himalaya through seed and stem cuttings” was conducted in laboratory and nursery of the Department of Silviculture and Agroforestry, Dr Y S Parmar University of Horticulture and Forestry, Nauni, Solan-173230 (HP) during 2017-2018. Berberis lycium is a medically important shrub /small tree belong to the family berberidaceae. There is enormous biotic pressure on this shrub species and natural regeneration is poor. It is very hard to propagate Berberis lycium through seed and stem cuttings. A very little information is available concerning the germination of this species. Therefore, the objective of the present study was to examine the effect of different treatments and bio-regulators on the germination of Berberis lycium. The harvested seeds were stratified in perforated poly bags. Three batches of seed were placed for stratification at 15 days interval for 15, 30 and 45 days at four different temperature viz., 11-22˚C, +5˚C, 0±1˚C and -5˚C. Gibberellic acid was applied in three different concentrations (100ppm, 200ppm and 300ppm) and one control. In second experiment, effect of various pre-sowing treatments and different potting mixture was studied under nursery conditions. In third experiment effect of IBA under field condition was analyzed for the rooting behaviour. From the present investigation it is concluded that a stratification period of 30 days at 0±1˚C temperature followed by soaking in 200 ppm of gibberellic acid excelled over other treatments and registered maximum germination percent (70.00%), germination energy (60.00%), germination capacity (75.00%), mean daily germination (2.33) and peak value (4.30).Among different pre-sowing seed treatments the seeds treated with cow urine registered significantly maximum germination percent (65.33%), germination energy (61.33%), germination capacity (65.33%), mean daily germination (0.63) and peak value (1.00). The seed sown in potting mixture consisting of soil + sand + FYM in ratio 1:1:1 (M4) registered maximum seedling growth and biomass production parameters. In field conditions, cuttings treated with different IBA concentrations, T5 (0.6%IBA+1%captan+2%sucrose-talc) recorded the maximum sprouting percent (36.66%) and rooting percent (30.33%