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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 and Water Engineering × Author: MOHIT × End date: 2019 × Type: Thesis × Thesis Type: M.Sc ×
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    EVALUATION OF DIFFERENT NITROGENOUS FERTILIZERS ON SOIL PROPERTIES, YIELD AND QUALITY OF APRICOT (Prunus armeniaca L.)
    (UHF,NAUNI,SOLAN, 2016) MOHIT; VERMA, M.L.
    ABSTRACT The present study entitled “Evaluation of different nitrogenous fertilizers on soil properties, yield and quality of apricot (Prunus armenica L.)” was conducted at research farm of the Department of Soil Science and Water Management, Nauni Solan during 2015 and 2016 with 11 treatments comprising of T1- urea 0% + Ca(NO3)2 100%, T2- urea 20% + Ca(NO3)2 80%, T3- urea 40% + Ca(NO3)2 60%, T4- urea 60% + Ca(NO3)2 40%, T5- urea 80% + Ca(NO3)2 20%, T6- urea 100% + Ca(NO3)2 0%, T7- urea 100% + Lime (708 g/tree), T8- urea enriched compost 25% + Ca(NO3)2 75%, T9- urea enriched compost 50% + Ca(NO3)2 50%, T10- urea enriched compost 75% + Ca(NO3)2 25% and T11- urea enriched compost 100% + Ca(NO3)2 0% with three replications in randomised block design. From the foregoing results it may be concluded that treatment T7 (urea 100%+ lime 708 g/tree) was found to be best treatment for optimum growth, fruit set and yield. Whereas, fruit quality in terms of fruit length, fruit breadth and fruit weight improved under T1 treatment (urea 0%+ Ca(NO3)2 100%). Maximum leaf N, S and Zn was recorded under T7 treatment (urea 100%+ lime 708g/tree) whereas highest leaf Mg, Mn, Cu and Fe was recorded under T6 treatment (urea 100%+ Ca(NO3)20%). Soil pH decreased in the treatment where acid forming fertilizers viz., urea was used as source of nitrogen as compared to other nitrogen sources. Organic carbon content was highest under T11 treatment (urea enriched compost100%+ Ca(NO3)2 0%). Available N and P increased under T7 treatment (urea100%+ lime708g/tree) and available K and Ca under T1 treatment (urea 0%+ Ca(NO3)2 100%) and available S was improved under T9 treatment ( urea enriched compost 50%+ Ca(NO3)2 50%). Available Mg, Zn, Cu, Fe and Mn were significantly highest under treatment T6 (urea100%+ Ca(NO3)2 0%). From the present investigation, it may be concluded that urea and lime application in treatment T7 (urea100%+ lime708g/tree) helped in obtaining optimum growth, fruit set and yield during both the years of experimentation. Further it improved available nutrients in soil and also leaf nutrient content.