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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: Vegetable Science × Author: ATAL × End date: 2019 × Start date: 2013 × Thesis Type: M.Sc ×
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    STUDIES ON EFFECT OF ORGANIC NUTRIENT SOURCES ON BELL PEPPER (Capsicum annuum L.) PRODUCTION
    (UHF,NAUNI, 2017) ATAL; THAKUR, KULDEEP SINGH
    ABSTRACT The present investigation entitled “Studies on Effect of Organic Nutrient Sources on bell pepper (Capsicum annuum L.) Production” was carried out at Experimental farm of the Department of Vegetable Science, Dr Y S Parmar University of Horticulture and Forestry, Nauni, Solan HP during Kharif season of 2016. The experiment was laid out in Randomized Complete Block Design (RCBD) Factorial with three replications comprising of ten treatment combinations having 2 levels of liquid manure i.e. L0 = No liquid manure & L1 = liquid manure (Jeevamrut drenching @ 5 per cent + foliar spray @ 3 per cent) and 5 levels of organic manure viz. M0 = No organic manure, M1 = FYM @ 20 t/ha, M2 = Vermicompost @ 7 t/ha, M3 = FYM @ 10 t/ha + VC 3.5 t/ha, M4 = FYM @15 t/ha + VC 1.75 t/ha. The seeds of Solan Bharpur were sown in the nursery beds on 5th March, 2016 and the seedlings were transplanted on 26th April, 2016. The plot size was 2.40 m × 2.25 m and a spacing of 60 cm × 45 cm was followed. Among different levels of manure, Vermicompost performed best for most of the yield and yield contributing traits with minimum insect pest and diseases incidence. Among levels of liquid manure application of Jeevamrut performed best for most of the yield and yield contributing traits as well as less pest and diseases incidence. The combined application of Vermicompost @ 7 t/ha along with Jeevamrut (drenching + foliar spray) significantly influenced growth and yield attributes of bell pepper and resulted significantly maximum plant height (66.00 cm), number of branches per plant (3.20), leaf area (85.39 cm2), fruit weight (59.33g), number of fruits per plant (29.13), fruit yield/plot (24.73 kg) and fruit yield/ha (366.42 q). However FYM @ 10 t/ha + VC 3.5 t/ha along with Jeevamrut recorded highest TSS (6.20 0B) and ascorbic acid content (181.33 mg/100g). Vermicompost @ 7 t/ha along with Jeevamrut recorded (82.4) per cent increase in yield over control along with increase in soil available NPK contents, NPK uptake and less incidence of pest and diseases besides highest net return (₹ 713,795.00/ha) whereas B: C ratio (5.43) was obtained highest with Jeevamrut application. Hence, Jeevamrut application from economic point of view and Vermicompost @ 7 t/ha along with Jeevamrut for retention of soil fertility year after year and getting better growth, high yield, least pest and diseases incidence can be recommended for commercial cultivation.