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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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    ASSESSMENT OF SOIL QUALITY PARAMETERS UNDER DIFFERENT LAND USES IN BAROG-DHILLON WATERSHED IN SOLAN DISTRICT OF HIMACHAL PRADESH
    (UHF,NAUNI, 2015) DINESH, KUMAR; UPADHYAYA, G.P.
    ABSTRACT The present investigation entitled “Assessment of soil quality parameters under different land uses inBarog-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.
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    Development of biofertilizer technology for albizia lebbek
    (UHF,NAUNI,SOLAN, 2000) GOPAL, KRISHAN; BHANDARI, A.R.
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    IMPACT OF DIFFERENT LAND USES ON RUNOFF AND NUTRIENTLOSSES IN Ga3a MICRO-WATERSHED OF GIRI RIVER IN SOLAN DISTRICT OF HIMACHAL PRADESH
    (2012) KYNDIAH, RUNISA; TRIPHATHI, D.
    ABSTRACT The present investigation entitled “Impact of different land uses on runoff and nutrient losses in Ga3a micro-watershed of Giri River in Solan district of Himachal Pradesh” was carried out with a view to ascertain the runoff and nutrient losses, hydrophysico-chemical and erodibility characteristics of soils under different land uses viz. forest, grasslands, agrisilviculture and vegetable. Accordingly, 6 representative soil samples from two different depths of 0.0-0.15 and 0.15-0.30 m were collected each from four selected land uses thus making the total number of samples 24. Soil samples were analysed for hydraulic, physical, chemical and erodibility characteristics. Runoff studies were also carried out to evaluate the soil loss and nutrient loss for different land uses. Interrelationship was worked out among important soil properties and erodibility indices and runoff and soil loss, under different land use. The soils of Ga3a micro-watershed are coarser in texture with sand constituting the major fraction. Soils are characterized by high bulk density. The soils were poor in moisture retention and had low available water capacity. Among the land uses, forest and grasslands have better aggregate stability due to higher organic matter contents and presence of vegetative cover. Fertility status indicated that these soils were medium in range in available N, P and K. Soils in all the land uses were found erodible in nature according to erodibility indices. Runoff, soil and nutrient losses were more in vegetable lands. The total runoff under forest, grassland, agrisilviculture and vegetable lands was 1.9, 4.0, 31.0 and 33.0 ha m x 10-3 and total soil loss was 2.2, 5.0, 45.0 and 59.0 tons ha-1 x 10-2 respectively.
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    RUNOFF AND NUTRIENT LOSSES UNDER DIFFERENT LANDUSES IN Ga3a MICRO-WATERSHED OF GIRI RIVER IN SOLAN DISTRICT OF HIMACHAL PRADESH
    (2012) KHONGJEE, SHEMBHALANG; SHARMA, J.C.
    ABSTRACT The investigations entitled “Runoff and nutrient losses under different landuses in Ga3a micro-watershed of Giri river in Solan district of Himachal Pradesh” was carried out with a view to ascertain the hydrological, physical and chemical properties, erodibility characteristics and soil and nutrient losses under different landuses viz. Agriculture, Orchard, Agrisilvihorti and Scrub. On the basis of detailed survey and random sampling, total 24 soil samples were collected from two depths i.e. 0.0-0.15 and 0.15-0.30 m. Soils were evaluated for their hydraulic, physical and chemical properties and erodibility indices, under different landuses. Interrelationship was worked out between some soil properties and erodibility indices, under different landuses. Results revealed that the soils of Ga3a micro-watershed were coarse in texture with sand constituting the major fraction. Soils were characterised by high bulk density, poor in moisture retention and had low available water. Soil reaction was found neutral under all the landuses. Among the landuses, orchard and agrisilvihorti lands were found to have higher organic carbon. Fertility status of the soils indicated that these were poor in available N, high in available P and low to medium in available K status. According to the erodibility indices based on empirical equations i.e. ER and EI, all the soils were found to be erodible, however, orchard and agrisilvihorti lands recorded lowest for the indices. ER and EI were found to be positively and significantly correlated with each other and can used interchangeably. Erodibility indices, based on WSA (>0.25mm) and MWD, predicted that among all the landuses, orchard and agrisilvihorti lands were least erodible as compared to other landuses. The results were also supported by the findings of runoff plot studies, and orchard soils were found to be more stable followed by agrisilvihorti, scrub and agricultural lands. The runoff (24, 22, 20 and 17 ha m x 10-3) and soil loss (44.4, 34, 24 and 18.6 tonnes ha-1 x 10-2) were observed under agriculture, scrub, agrisilvihorti and orchard land use, respectively. Maximum loss of NO3-N, available P and K (86.6, 16.8 and 64.2 kg ha-1, respectively) was also recorded under agricultural land use. The results led to conclusion that orchard and agrisilvihorti lands protected the soil against impact of falling rain drops, encouraged infiltration, reduced the surface runoff, consequently retained rainwater on soil surface for longer time, bound the soil mechanically and improved the physical and chemical properties of the soil. The study further indicates that there is an urgent need to put more and more area under agronomic measures to check the runoff, soil erosion and nutrient losses. There is a need to adopt suitable soil and water conservation measures in agricultural and orchard lands to sustain their health for sustaining the crop production by checking soil and nutrient losses. Scrub lands need to be replaced by more effective soil and water resource conserving systems like agro-forestry, agri-horticulture, silvi-pasture.