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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: Basnett, Ranisha × Thesis Type: M.Sc ×
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    Assessment of soil quality under kinnow orchards of Indora block of Kangra district of Himachal Pradesh
    (College of Horticulture and Forestry Dr YSP UHF, Neri, Hamirpur(H.P.), 2023-12-23) Basnett, Ranisha; Sepehya, Swapana
    The investigation entitled “Assessment of soil quality under kinnow orchards of Indora block of Kangra district of Himachal Pradesh” was undertaken to assess the effect of kinnow cultivation on soil quality and to determine the relationships of soil characteristics with the available soil and leaf nutrient contents. For this, 80 sites were selected randomly and 240 representative soil samples from surface (0-15 cm), sub-surface depth I (15-30 cm) and sub-surface depth II (30-45 cm) were collected during December 2022 to February 2023. The physical, chemical and biological parameters of soil quality were analysed and key indicators were identified using multivariate statistical analysis for computing the soil quality index. The results revealed that the sandy loam was the most dominant texture and the soils were slightly acidic to neutral in reaction. The electrical conductivity values were in safe limits. The soil organic carbon content was high in most of the soils. The soils of the studied area were low to medium in available nitrogen and all the soil samples were medium to high in available phosphorous and potassium. Available sulphur, exchangeable calcium and magnesium were found to be sufficient. Contents of most of the macro and micronutrients in kinnow leaves of the studied areas were sufficient. Correlation studies showed that the organic carbon content had significant and positive correlations with all the available soil macro and micronutrients. Negative correlation of all the micronutrients was found with soil pH. The leaf nutrient contents had highly significant and positive correlation with their respective nutrient availability in soil. The mean soil quality index (SQI) values for surface, sub-surface depth I and sub-surface depth II were recorded as 0.81, 0.68 and 0.57, respectively. In the study area, comparatively higher soil quality index was observed in surface layer as compared to the sub-surface layers.