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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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    Genetic evaluation of capsicum (Capsicum annuum L.) under protected conditions in subtropical regions of Himachal Pradesh
    (College of Horticulture and Forestry Dr YSP UHF, Neri, Hamirpur(H.P.), 2023-09-05) Aakriti; Dogra, B.S.
    The present investigation entitled “Genetic evaluation of capsicum (Capsicum annuum L.) under protected conditions in subtropical regions of Himachal Pradesh” was carried out during summer season, 2022 at Experimental Research Farm, Department of Vegetable Science, College of Horticulture and Forestry, Neri, Hamirpur(H.P). Twenty-three genotypes including check variety California Wonder were evaluated in polyhouse in Randomized Complete Block Design with three replications to estimate the extent of variability, heritability, genetic advance, correlation and path coefficient analysis for yield and other horticultural traits. Analysis of variance revealed significant differences among all the genotypes with respect to the characters studied. The genotype CAP-4 (10.86 kg) recorded highest marketable fruit yield per plot followed by CAP-1 (9.81 kg) and LC-1 (9.36 kg) which was higher than the check California Wonder (8.79 kg). CAP-1 was also found significantly superior over check California Wonder for other important horticultural traits viz., days to 50 % flowering, pedicel length, average fruit weight, fruit length, fruit width, harvest duration, total soluble solids and ascorbic acid. The estimates of PCV and GCV were high for average fruit weight. High heritability along with high genetic advance was observed for average fruit weight and fruit shape index. The correlation studies at genotypic and phenotypic levels revealed that marketable fruit yield per plot had significant and positive correlation with marketable fruit yield per plant, average fruit weight, fruit width, pedicel length, harvest duration, average seed weight per fruit, plant height, fruit length, plant spread, total soluble solids, pericarp thickness, ascorbic acid and lobes per fruit. The path coefficient analysis indicated that marketable fruit yield per plant had maximum positive direct effect on marketable fruit yield per plot followed by average fruit weight, plant height, pericarp thickness, harvest duration, marketable fruits per plant, days to first picking, fruit length and pedicel length. Therefore, main emphasis should be given on these traits, while making selection among capsicum genotypes.