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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: Atwal, Arshdeep Singh × End date: 2024 × Start date: 2020 × Type: Thesis ×
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    Studies on soil-plant nutritional status in cauliflower growing areas under low hill conditions of Indora block of district Kangra, Himachal Pradesh
    (College of Horticulture and Forestry Dr YSP UHF, Neri, Hamirpur(H.P.), 2024-01-09) Atwal, Arshdeep Singh; Kapoor, Renu
    The investigation entitled “Studies on soil-plant nutritional status in cauliflower growing areas under low hill conditions of Indora block of district Kangra, Himachal Pradesh” was undertaken to study the nutritional status of area, to work out the relationship of the soil characteristics with the available soil and leaf nutrient contents and to study the extent of yield gap. For this, ninety-nine soil sampling sites were selected from the farmers who were growing the crop in one or more than one kanal. One representative soil sample from each location at a depth of 0-20 cm were collected before the transplantation of the crop and analyzed for different soil physico-chemical properties, available macro and micronutrients. Cauliflower leaf samples were collected from the same field where the soil samples were collected and analyzed for all macro and micronutrients. The soils of the studied area were observed to have sandy loam and loamy sand texture. The soils were neutral to slightly alkaline in reaction and the electrical conductivity values of all the soil samples were under normal range. The organic carbon content was medium to high in the soils of the study area. Most of the soil samples of the studied area were low in available nitrogen, medium in available phosphorous and high in available potassium. The soil samples of the studied area were sufficient in available sulphur, exchangeable calcium, magnesium and micro nutrients. Most of the macro and micronutrient contents of cauliflower leaves were sufficient. Significant positive correlation of leaf nitrogen, phosphorus, potassium, sulphur, calcium, magnesium, iron, copper, zinc and manganese was found with their respective availability in soil. Yield of cauliflower in the studied area varied from 235 to 375 q ha-1 and Index of Yield Gap ranged from 8.54 to 40.24 per cent with a mean value of 28.80 per cent.