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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 × End date: 2015 × Start date: 2013 × Thesis Type: M.Sc ×
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    ASSESSMENT OF SOIL QUALITY PARAMETERS UNDER DIFFERENT LAND USES IN BAROG-DHILLON WATERSHED IN SOLAN DISTRICT OF HIMACHAL PRADESH
    (2015) THAKUR, DINESH; UPADHYAY, G.P.
    ABSTRACT The present investigation entitled “Assessment of soil quality parameters under different land uses in Barog-Dhillon watershed in Solan district of Himachal Pradesh” was carried out with a view to ascertain the physical, chemical and biological properties of soils under different land uses viz., agriculture land ,forest land, grass land and scrub land under project area and non project area of Barog-Dhillon watershed. On the basis of detailed survey and random sampling, representative soil samples from two depths i.e. 0-15cm and 15-30cm were collected. Soils samples were analyzed for their physical, chemical and biological properties under different land uses of both the watershed project area and non project area. Results revealed that the soils of area significantly differ in all the parameters although found their normal range of classification. Higher available nutrients were found in forest and grassland soils as compared to in agricultural and scrub land. Forest and grass soil showed superiority by retaining more nutrients and maintaining higher soil fertility, while agriculture land exhibited extensive degradation through plant nutrient depletion. Forest land was found best in respect to physical, chemical and biological properties with higher soil quality index of surface and sub-surface soils (0.71, 0.61) and (0.67,0.56), respectively, which falls under group 3 and 2, whereas, lowest soil quality was recorded under scrub land with a soil quality index for surface and sub-surface (0.51,0.39) and (0.42,0.31) which fall under group 2 and 1 in project and non project area of watershed, respectively The soil under watershed project was found best in respect to physical, chemical and biological properties in all the land uses as compared to non project area of watershed. Based on the findings, it is concluded that the area under watershed project activities helps in enhancing the overall soil quality under all prevailing land uses. The soil quality and productivity of the agricultural land can be improved properly through scientific soil and water conservation measures.