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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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    NUTRITIONAL STATUS OF VEGETABLE GROWING AREAS OF MANDI DISTRICT OF HIMACHAL PRADESH
    (COLLEGE OF HORTICULTURE AND FORESTRY, DR Y S P UHF, NERI, HAMIRPUR, 12-02-20) THAKUR, NISHANT; SHARMA, RAKESH
    The present study was undertaken to evaluate nutritional status of vegetable growing areas of Mandi district. Soil and leaf samples were collected from 49 pea growing villages of Gohar and Sundernagar blocks of Mandi district. The collected soil and leaf samples were analyzed for different soil properties such as soil texture, bulk density, pH, electrical conductivity, soil organic carbon and available N, P, K, Ca, Mg, S, Fe, Mn, Cu and Zn nutrient. The leaf samples were analyzed for nutrient such as N, P, K, Ca, Mg, S, Fe, Mn, Cu and Zn. On the basis of soil textural classes, the soils of different pea growing areas varied from silty loam to clay loam and the bulk density is < 1.6 g cm-3, hence the soils are less compact and do not interfere with root growth. The soils were acidic to neutral in soil reaction. The soils are in safe limits of electrical conductivity as the values were less than 0.8 dS m-1. Soil organic carbon status was found to be medium to high in both layers. The available N content was low in surface and sub-surface layers. The available K, Cu and Zn contents were medium to high in availability, whereas P, Ca, Mg, S, Fe and Mn were high in status. The leaf nutrient status indicated that 42.96, 71.85, 11.11 and 11.11 per cent samples were deficient in N, P, S and Cu, while 89.63, 92.59, 87.41 and 88.89 per cent were sufficient in K, Ca, Mg and Cu. However, nutrient status of leaf Fe, Mn and Zn were high in 100, 66.67 and 65.93 per cent samples. Soil organic carbon was significant and positively correlated with N, Fe, Mn and Zn. Available Ca and Mg exhibited significant and positive relationship with their respective leaf nutrient contents. On the basis of coefficient of variation, the soil properties such as the bulk density, pH and exchangeable Ca are least variable. Whereas, available nutrients like N, Ca, Mg, Fe, Mn and leaf N, P, K, Ca, Mg, S and Cu are moderately variable. However, electrical conductivity, OC, available P, K, S, Cu, Zn and leaf Fe, Mn and Zn are highly variable. For moderately and highly variable soil parameters, site specific nutrient management strategies should be developed and popularized for enhancing the productivity of the crop in the region.
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    TO STUDY THE EFFECT OF ACTIVITIES OF SNOWBOUND EARTHWORMS ON THE PROPERTIES OF SOIL VIS-À-VIS ON WHEAT CROP IN TEMPERATE REGION OF HIMACHAL PRADESH
    (HIMACHAL PRADESH UNIVERSITY DEPARTMENT OF FORESTRY AGRICULTURAL COMPLEX, SOLAN, 1972) SHARMA, SURENDER KUMAR; THAKUR, P. C
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    RESPONSES OF ZINC APPLICATION AT DIFFERENT PHOSPHATE LEVELS TO MAIZE (ZEA MAYS L.) UNDER SOLAN CONDITOINS
    (HIMACHAL PRADESH UNIVERSITY DEPARTMENT OF FORESTRY AGRICULTURAL COMPLEX, SOLAN, 1972) SHARMA, NARESH KUMAR; THAKUR, P. C
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    STUDIES OF THE PHYSICO-CHEMICAL PROPERTIES OF THE REPRESENTATIVE PROFILES UNDER TOMATO GROWING AREA OF THE SAPROON VALLEY
    (HIMACHAL PRADESH UNIVERSITY DEPARTMENT OF FORESTRY AGRICULTURAL COMPLEX, SOLAN, 1972) SANKHYAN, CHANDER GUPT; AGNIHOTRI, Y. K
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    SOIL SURVEY AND EVALUATION OF SERIES, TYPES AND PHASES OF DHAULAKUN FARM DISTRICT SIRMUR, HIMACHAL PRADESH
    (HIMACHAL PRADESH UNIVERSITY DEPARTMENT OF FORESTRY AGRICULTURAL COMPLEX, SOLAN, 1972) THAKUR, KULDIP SINGH; BANERJEE, P. K
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    LONG TERM EFFECT OF ORGANICS AND CHEMICAL FERTILIZERS ON NUTRIENT STATUS OF SOILS IN RICE-WHEAT SEQUENCE
    (HIMACAHL PRADESH KRISHI VISHVA VIDYALAYA COLLEGE OF AGRICULTURE, SOLAN, 1997) KANTA, SHASHI; SOOD, R. D
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    COMPARATIVE ECONOMICS OF VEGETABLE CULTIVATION UNDER OPEN AND PROTECTED CONDITIONS IN SOLAN DISTRICT OF HIMACHAL PRADESH
    (UHF,NAUNI, 2017) SINGH, NAVNEET; SHARMA, RAVINDER
    ABSTRACT Present study “Comparative Economics of Vegetable Cultivation under Open and Protected Conditions in Solan District of Himachal Pradesh” was carried out in Kandaghat and Solan blocks by taking representative sample of 100 farmers having 50 farmers each under open and protected conditions. Results revealed that education level and Extension contacts of the polyhouse growers were higher as compared to the open field growers. Nearly 87.39 per cent of family members were literate at overall level and literacy index was 2.70, indicating average level of quality of education. Cropping intensity was found 178.22 per cent, which indicates that there is a scope to increase the farm efficiency. Per farm average investment on farm buildings was highest (71.05 %) followed by major (27.64 %) and minor implements (1.31 %) at overall level. It is interesting to note that on an average, gross returns from vegetable cultivation contributed about 56.91 per cent towards the total farm gross income of sampled vegetable growers. The proportion of polyhouse construction cost varied between Rs. 314377 to Rs. 575633.50 among 250 m2 and 500 m2 of polyhouse size to initial investment. In vegetable crops, maximum area was under tomato (0.27 ha.) followed by capsicum (0.20 ha.), beans (0.09 ha.) and ginger (0.03 ha.) in Kharif and in Rabi season, maximum area was under pea (0.30 ha.) followed by cauliflower (0.11 ha.), garlic (0.08 ha.), onion (0.06 ha.) and potato (0.02 ha.). The cost of production of tomato under open conditions varied between Rs. 124380.81 to Rs. 140662.03 per hectare among different farm categories with Rs. 133599.43 per hectare at overall level. The cost of production of capsicum under open conditions was Rs. 113878.48 per hectare at overall basis, varied between Rs. 118695.63 to Rs. 128959.10 per hectare among different farm categories. The cost of production of tomato under protected conditions was Rs. 23379.64, Rs. 41248.29 and cost of production of capsicum under protected conditions was Rs. 23570.64 and Rs. 40393.32 in 250 m2 and 500 m2 polyhouse respectively. Comparative economics analysis revealed that the cost of cultivation of selected vegetables viz; tomato and capsicum under polyhouses were higher as compared to open field conditions by Rs. 20077.02/250 m2, Rs. 34649.65/500 m2 and Rs. 20755.63/250 m2, Rs. 34769.90/500 m2 respectively. The net retunes from tomato and capsicum under protected conditions, were higher as compared to open field conditions Rs.1725.64 /250 m2, Rs. 12907.68/500 m2 and Rs. 246.94 /250 m2, Rs. 15792.38/500 m2 respectively. The results of the study revealed that the vegetable cultivation under polyhouses have contributed to the yield significantly. Higher wages rates (42.27 %), incidence of diseases (42.27 %), non-availability of labour at peak operation time (41.05 %), lack of technical knowledge (34.82 %) and limited supply of FYM (24.14 %) were among the major hurdles faced by the vegetable growers.
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    NUTRITIONAL STATUS OF VEGETABLE GROWING AREAS OF SAPROON VALLEY OF HIMACHAL PRADESH
    (UHF,NAUNI, 2014) KAKAR, RIDHAM; TRIPATHI, D.
    ABSTRACT The amount of nutrients removed in harvested crops are generally much higher than the quantity added and hence resulting in exhaustive mining of nutrients from the soil, thus increasing the nutrient related stresses and yield losses. The problem has been further aggravated due to introduction of heavy nutrient feeders and high yielding hybrid varieties. Therefore, the present study was undertaken in 2013-14 to study the nutritional status of Saproon valley of H.P in surface and sub-surfacesoils and to work out a relationship between soil and leaf nutrient status, in order to get higher and sustainable production of vegetable crops. The pH ranged from 6.16 to 7.94 and EC of the surface and sub-surface soils ranged from 0.09 to 1.02 and 0.11 to 0.49 dS m -1 , respectively. The organic carbon content varied from 5.70 to 32.60 and 0.30 to 20.50 g kg -1 in the surface and sub-surface soils, respectively. Available N content ranged from 254.02 to 542.53 and 203.84 to 435.90 kg ha -1 in surface and sub-surface soils, respectively. In surface soils, available P content ranged from 11.20 to 156.80 kg ha -1 whereas, in sub-surface soils, it ranged from 2.24 to 98.56 kg ha -1 . In surface soils available K content ranged from 147.72 to 1915.20 kg ha -1 with and in sub-surface soils it ranged from 165.32 to 1377.60 kg ha -1 . The soils of the valley are medium in available N but high inP and K content. The neutral normal ammonium acetate extractable Ca and Mg content ranged from 1.53 to 7.11 and 1.10 to 3.67 [cmol (p + ) kg -1 ], with mean values of 3.98 [cmol (p + ) kg -1 ] and 2.43 [cmol (p + ) kg -1 ], irrespective of soil depth. The valley are rich in exchangeable Ca and Mg. Soils of the valley are high in nutrient status with regard to DTPA-Fe, Mn and Cu, medium with respect to DTPA-Zn and low with respect to available S. Macro and micro nutrient elements were found to decrease with soil depth. The nitrogen, phosphorus and potassium content in tomato leaf samples variedfrom 3.45 to 5.77, 0.28 to 0.89 per cent and 2.10 to 4.40 per cent. The average concentration of Ca, Mg andS in tomato leaf samples was recorded as 2.23, 1.17 and 0.46 per cent, respectively, showing adequacy of nutrient content in the leaf samples. The majority of leaf samples are sufficient in leaf micronutrient status.OC showed a positive and significant correlation with the nutrient status of the soil. A negative and significant correlation was found between pH and leaf Fe, Mn and Cu content. A negative and significant correlation was worked out between available K content and leaf Ca and Mg. A highly positive and significant correlation of leaf nutrient status with the nutrient status of surface soils indicates that, surface soil is contributing more towards nutrient uptake by the tomato plant. Addition of sulphur andzinc along with FYM and N, P and K fertilizers will help in achieving higher and sustainable production.