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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: Soil Science × Author: BINDRA, MOLSHREE × End date: 2017 × Type: Thesis ×
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    EFFECT OF DRIP FERTIGATION AND MULCH ON SOIL NUTRIENT STATUS AND GROWTH PARAMETERS OF APRICOT (PRUNUS ARMENIACA) CV. HARCOT
    (2012) BINDRA, MOLSHREE; TRIPATHI, D.
    ABSTRACT Drip fertigation consequences in apricot, with and without mulch, have not yet been completely established especially, in Himalayan region. The present studies were therefore, undertaken during 2012 to investigate the effect of drip fertigation and mulch on soil nutrient distribution, hydrothermal regimes and growth parameters of apricot. A field experiment was conducted in the university orchard wherein, three fertigation levels (100, 80 and 60 per cent of recommended dose) were tried and compared with conventional practices, with and without mulch. Available N and K content under drip fertigation and conventional fertilization were significantly higher in the upper 0-10 cm soil layers. Among all the tried treatments, high available P content was noted in the surface soil layer (0-10 cm) compared to lower layer (10-20 cm). Soil moisture content under drip fertigation and conventional soil fertilization remained higher in the upper soil layers (0-10 cm). Mulch raised the minimum soil temperature by 2.7oC, whereas, it failed to alter the maximum soil temperature appreciably. Leaf nutrient contents were unaffected by the kind and method of fertilizer application. Drip fertigation resulted in significantly higher tree growth of apricot, compared to conventional soil fertilization. Thus saving in fertilizers and irrigation water can be achieved through drip fertigation plus plastic mulch besides improvement in soil hydrothermal regimes, parameters of apricot