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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 and Water Management × Author: BHARDWAJ, GITIKA × Start date: 2019 × Type: Thesis × Thesis Type: Ph.D ×
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    IMPACT OF NANO-PARTICLES (ZnO) WITH DIFFERENT NUTRIENT SOURCES ON GROWTH, YIELD AND QUALITY PARAMETERS OF TOMATO (Solanum lycopersicum L.) AND CAPSICUM (Capsicum annuum L.).
    (UHF,NAUNI, 2022-11) BHARDWAJ, GITIKA; BHARDWAJ, GITIKA; CHAUHAN, ANJALI; CHAUHAN, ANJALI
    ABSTRACT A total of thirteen treatment combinations arranged in a complete randomized design and were replicated three times for both, tomato and capsicum in the net house of the Department of Soil Science & Water Management, Dr Y S Parmar University of Horticulture and Forestry, Nauni, Solan, Himachal Pradesh, during the years 2020 and 2021. The application of foliar spray of ZnO @ 50 ppm + 50 % RDN (through vermicompost) + 50 % RDN (through chemical fertilizers) increased the plant height (216.33 and 72.00 cm) with 18.1 and 64.9 % increase over control, root length (28.17 and 14.85 cm), number of primary branches (6.67 and 5.67), plant biomass (172.67 and 87.00 g), number of fruits per plant (22 and 19), fruit yield (1.61 and 1.48 kg), chlorophyll a (0.54 and 0.82 mg g-1), chlorophyll b (1.01 and 1.54 mg g-1), N uptake (5.85 and 2.87 g plant-1), P uptake (1.18 and 1.22 g plant-1) and K uptake (7.63 and 9.35 g plant-1) for tomato and capsicum, respectively. The maximum benefit cost ratio (3.71 and 3.44) of tomato and capsicum was also recorded under treatment with conjoint application of vermicompost and chemical fertilizers along with foliar spray of 50 ppm ZnO nano-particles. Moreover, ZnO nano-particles application @ 50 ppm (seed treatment) in combination with vermicompost and chemical fertilizers increased available nutrient status, soil enzymes (dehydrogenase, phosphatase and urease) and other microbiological properties (viable microbial count and microbial biomass) of soil. Overall, the application of 50 ppm ZnO nano-particles concentration through seed treatment and foliar spray improved the soil properties, plant growth and quality parameters of tomato and capsicum and the above-mentioned nutrient module may be recommended after carrying out multi-locational trials in Himachal Pradesh for adoption of nanoparticles in the agricultural fields.