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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 Sciences × Author: Arshad, Mohammad × Thesis Type: M.Sc ×
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    NUTRITIONAL SURVEY OF VEGETABLE GROWING AREAS OF KUNAH RIVER FLOOD PLAINS IN HAMIRPUR DISTRICT OF HIMACHAL PRADESH
    (COLLEGE OF HORTICULTURE AND FORESTRY, DR Y S P UHF, NERI, HAMIRPUR, 2020-08-13) Arshad, Mohammad; Kumar, Anil
    A nutritional survey was carried out in vegetable growing areas of Kunah river flood plains in Hamirpur district of Himachal Pradesh to study the nutritional status of these areas and to work out the relationship of the soil characteristics with the available soil and leaf nutrient contents. For this 18 soil sampling sites from cauliflower growing areas were selected randomly from Kunah river flood plains of Hamirpur districts. Three soil samples from each location at a depth of 0-15 cm (surface) and 15-30 cm (subsurface) were collected after the harvesting of previous crop during the months of September, 2018 and analyzed for bulk density, texture, pH, EC, organic carbon, available macro and micronutrients. Cauliflower leaf samples were collected from the vegetable growing fields from where the soil samples were collected during November-December, 2018 and analyzed for all macro and micronutrients. The Kunah river flood plains soils of Hamirpur district were loam to sandy clay loam in texture. The overall soil pH of the study areas was slightly acidic to neutral in reaction. All the nutrients were found high in status except available S & DTPA-extractable Zn which were found low in nutrient indices and available N which was medium in nutrient status. All of the macro and micronutrients contents of cauliflower leaves were sufficient except S which was found deficient. Organic carbon showed significant positive correlation with available N. Significant positive correlation of leaf N, P, K, S, Ca, Mg, Fe, Cu, Mn and Zn was found with their respective availability in soil. Available N, P & K showed highest positive significant correlation with available P, N & P, respectively. Highest positive significant correlation of available S, exchangeable Ca & Mg was observed with available K, exchangeable Mg & Ca, respectively. Negative correlations of all the micronutrients were observed with soil pH. Highest positive significant correlation of Zn, Fe, Cu and Mn was found with DTPA-extractable Fe, Zn, Fe & Zn respectively