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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: Choudhary, Prachi × End date: 2021 × Start date: 2021 × Thesis Type: M.Sc ×
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    Genetic variability and character association studies in cauliflower (Brassica oleracea var. botrytis L.) under subtropical conditions of Himachal Pradesh
    (College of Horticulture and Forestry Neri, Hamirpur (H.P.), 2021-10-20) Choudhary, Prachi; Sharma, Deepa
    The present investigation entitled “Genetic variability and character association studies in cauliflower (Brassica oleracea var. botrytis L.) under subtropical conditions of Himachal Pradesh” was carried out during the year 2020-2021 at Experimental Research Farm, Department of Vegetable Science, College of Horticulture and Forestry, Neri, Hamirpur (H.P). Twenty seven genotypes including check variety Palam Uphar were evaluated for twenty one horticultural traits viz., leaf length, plant height, number of leaves/plant, days to curd initiation, stalk length, curd diameter, curd depth, curd size index, gross plant weight, marketable curd weight per plant, days to curd maturity, yield per plot, harvesting index, TSS, dry matter content, incidence of disorder, disease severity, color of curd at maturity, curd compactness, plant growth habit and blanching habit in Randomized Complete Block Design with three replications to estimate the extent of variability, heritability and genetic advance, correlation and path coefficient analysis for yield and other horticultural traits. Analysis of variance showed significant differences among all the genotypes with respect to the characters studied. The genotypes UHF-CAU-M-15 (6.70 kg) was recorded superior over the check Palam Uphar (6.32kg) in terms of the trait yield per plot followed by UHF-CAU-M- 14(6.23kg). Moderate GCV and PCV values were exhibited by the characters viz., days to curd initiation, number of leave, stalk length, curd size index, gross plant weight, marketable curd weight per plant. High heritability along with high genetic advance was observed in days to curd maturity, number of leaves per plant, days to curd initiation, stalk length, curd size index, gross plant weight, marketable curd weight per plant. The correlation studies at genotypic and phenotypic levels revealed that marketable curd weight per plant had significant and positive correlation with leaf length, plant height, number of leaves per plant, curd diameter, curd depth, curd size index, gross plant weight, total soluble solids and dry matter content. Path analysis studies revealed that positive and direct effect on the dependent character marketable curd weight per plant was registered by the independent traits like curd diameter, number of leaves per plant, leaf length, total soluble solids, days to curd maturity, stalk length, gross plant weight.