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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: CHANDRA, SUDIP × End date: 2016 × Start date: 2010 ×
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    STUDIES ON GENETIC DIVERGENCE IN OKRA (Abelmoschus esculentus (L.) Moench)
    (2013) CHANDRA, SUDIP; BHARDWAJ, M.L.
    ABSTRACT The present investigations entitled “Studies on genetic divergence in okra (Abelmoschus esculentus (L.) Moench)” was carried out at the Research Farm, Department of Vegetable Science, Dr. YS Parmar University of Horticulture and Forestry, Nauni, Solan (HP) during Kharif, 2012 to evaluate diverse germplasm of okra. The experiment was laid out in a RCBD with three replications. Thirty five genotypes including check cultivars were evaluated for different horticultural traits. The observations were recorded on node number bearing first flower, days taken to 50 % flowering, number of primary branches per plant, average plant height, number of fruiting nodes, internodal distance, days to marketable maturity, number of marketable fruits per plant, harvest duration, fruit length, fruit breadth, average fruit weight, green pod yield per plant, pod yield per hectare, 1000 seed weight, seed germination, seed vigour index-I and II and severity of cercospora leaf spot, incidence of phytophthora fruit rot and infestation of fruit borer. Analysis of variance showed significant difference among all the genotypes for all the characters under study. Five genotypes namely IC-58235, LC-13-9, VRO-3, LC-12-5 and Arka Anamika gave higher yield and also performed better for other horticultural traits viz. days taken to marketable maturity, fruit breadth, average fruit weight, harvest duration, number of marketable pods per plant, severity and incidence of diseases, 1000 seed weight, seed germination, seed vigor index-I and II than the check variety P-8. High heritability estimates coupled with high genetic gain were observed for yield and other horticultural traits. Yield per plant was significant and positive association with number of primary branches per plant, number of fruiting nodes per plant, number of marketable fruits per plant, fruit length, fruit breadth, average fruit weight, harvest duration, thousand seed weight, seed germination and seed vigour index-I and II. Among all the traits studied average fruit weight had maximum positive direct effect on yield followed by number of marketable fruits per plant, seed vigour index-I, days taken to 50% flowering, number of fruiting nodes per plant, 1000 seed weight, inter-nodal distance , infestation of fruit borer and harvest duration. Further divergence studies indicated that hybridization between cluster I and IV in both the cases can be utilized for getting the superior recombinants/transgressive seggregants in segregating generations.