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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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    SOIL HEALTH ASSESSMENT UNDER PROTECTED CULTIVATION OF VEGETABLE CROPS IN MID HILL ZONE OF HIMACHAL PRADESH
    (2013) CHANDEL, SUNITA; TRIPATHI, D.
    ABSTRACT The change in soil health indicates whether the management practices being adopted are sustainable or not. Therefore, sustainability of intensive agriculture system is intimately linked to maintenance or enhancement of soil health. Present study was therefore, undertaken during 2012-2013 to investigate the impact of intensive cultivation on soil health under polyhouses. Studies reveal that the bulk density ranged from 1.16 to 1.29 g/cc and the soils are good for root proliferation and plant growth. The particle density ranged from 2.07 to 2.21 g/cc, whereas the porosity ranged from 40.86 to 47.65 per cent. Amongst the chemical properties the chloride content ranged from 0.04 to 0.07 c mol (p+)/kg, bicarbonate content ( 1.02 to 2.01cmol (p+)/kg) and CEC (13.52 to 15.85 cmol (p+)/kg), were found to be normal without any adverse effect on soil health. The soil pH in the three districts ranged from 6.58 to 6.89 and the EC values were also low. The organic carbon content varied from 1.40 to 1.66 per cent and was categorized as high. The soil N, P and K ranged from 253.48 to 352.42, 40.41 to 87.6 and 453.94 to 495.06 kg/ha, respectively. With the exception of N at some locations, all the soils were high in these nutrients. The exchangeable Ca was found to be adequate, however soils show low levels of exchangeable Mg. Sulphur (62.47 to 72.14 kg/ha) was also high in the soils. Amongst the micronutrients, available Zn, Fe, Cu and Mn were found to be medium to high in availability, both under polyhouse and open conditions. The microbial biomass ranged from 377.13 to 459.89 µg/g, which fell under medium to high range for categorizing soil health. The soil indicators like pH, bicarbonate, CEC, N, K, Ca, Mg and micronutrients had less influence on soil health, while, EC, OC, P, S, chloride and MB had more influence under both open and polyhouse conditions. The results indicated that the majority of the soils in polyhouse conditions were in high soil health condition, accounting for 57% of the survey samples, followed by the very high (40%) and medium health soil (3%). Whereas, in case of open condition majority of the soil were at high health level (53%) followed by very high (27%) and medium soil health (20%). Soil health was found to be affected by the management practices adopted by the farmer and the extent of fertilizer use over a period of time.