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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: DHINDSA, RAVNEET KAUR × Start date: 1994 ×
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    INFLUENCE OF ORGANIC AMENDMENTS ON CHEMICAL AND MICROBIOLOGICAL PROPERTIES OF SOILS OF DISTRICT SOLAN (HIMACHAL PRADESH)
    (UHF,NAUNI, 2014) DHINDSA, RAVNEET KAUR; UPADHYAY, G.P.
    ABSTRACT A laboratory incubation experiment entitled “Influence of organic amendments on chemical and microbiological properties of soils of district Solan (Himachal Pradesh)” was conducted in the Department of Soil Science and Water Management, Dr. Yashwant Singh Parmar University of Horticulture and Forestry, Nauni, Solan (H. P.) during 2014. Eight types of soil samples were collected from selected areas of Solan district on the basis of soil texture from the depth of 0-15 cm and treated with three organic amendments (Farm yard manure, vermicompost and city waste compost) and one control. The experiment was laid out in completely randomized design (factorial) with three replications. The studies were undertaken to investigate the effect of organic amendments on different chemical and microbiological properties of different soils. Soil sampling was done from each treatment at an interval of 30, 60, 90 and 120 daysof incubation for determination of all the parameters. Available macro and micronutrients, exchangeable cations, cation exchange capacity, water soluble calcium, potassium and microbial count were increased significantly, whereas exchangeable sodium, water soluble sodium and water soluble magnesium were having no significant effect while on addition of amendments. Organic carbon and microbial biomass carbon of different soils decreased with increase in time interval. Farm yard manure and vermicompost improved soil properties more effectively compared to city waste compost. The increase was more pronounced during first two months.