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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 × End date: 2013 × Start date: 2013 × Thesis Type: M.Sc ×
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    STUDIES ON GENETIC EVALUATION OF BEET ROOT (Beta vulgaris L.)
    (2013) SHARMA, MONIKA; RAMESH, KUMAR
    Abstract The present investigation entitled “Studies on genetic evaluation of beet root (Beta vulgaris L.)” was carried out at experimental farm of Department of Vegetable Science, Dr YS Parmar University of Horticulture and Forestry, Nauni, Solan (HP) during 2011-12 and 2012-13. Plant material was consisted of diverse genotypes of beet root procured from IPGCPR, Gatersleben Germany and India. The experiment was laid out in a RCBD with three replications. Twenty five diverse genotypes including check cultivars (Crimson Globe and Detroit Dark Red) were evaluated for different horticultural traits. The observations were recorded on number of leaves per plant, leaf length, leaf width, root diameter, root length, root top ratio (length basis), root top ratio (weight basis) average root weight, net root weight, yield per plot and per hectare, flesh thickness, dry matter recovery, TSS, total sugars, reducing sugars, non reducing sugars, carotenoid contents. Analysis of variance showed highly significant differences among genotypes for all the characters under study. Maximum root yield of 30.29 kg per plot was recorded in genotype TNBR-1 and gave 27.70 and 44.11 per cent more yield over check cultivars Crimson Globe & Detroit Dark Red and also performed well for majority of other character viz., leaf length & width, root diameter & length, net root weight, yield per hectare, dry matter recovery, flesh thickness, carotenoid content and average root weight .Whereas genotype BETA-340, TNBR-8, TNBR-9 were highest in non reducing sugars, TSS and carotenoid contents respectively. High heritability estimates coupled with moderate genetic gain were observed for yield and other horticultural traits. Yield per plot was positively correlated with average and net root weight, flesh thickness, root diameter, dry matter recovery, total sugar, root length, leaf width and length and carotenoid contents. Characters like average root weight has maximum positive direct effect on yield per plot followed by root diameter, root length, leaf width, net root weight, root top ratio both on weight and length basis, non reducing sugars, number of leaves, total sugars and carotenoid contents. Maximum number of genotypes viz., 9, 5, 5, 5 and 1 were accommodated by cluster-I followed III, IV, V and cluster-I respectively. Further divergence studies indicated that hybridization between cluster-II and V in both the cases can be utilized for getting the superior recombinants in segregating generations.
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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.
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    STUDIES ON EVALUATION AND GENETIC VARIABILITY IN BITTERGOURD (Momordica charantia L.)
    (2013) GUPTA, NIVEDITA; BHARDWAJ, M.L.
    ABSTRACT The present study was conducted to assess genetic variability and correlation in 26 genotypes of bittergourd, collected from various parts of India and Himachal Pradesh, during kharif season in year 2012 at the experimental farm of Department of Vegetable Science, Dr Y S Parmar University of Horticulture and Forestry, Nauni Solan for various horticultural traits. Observations were recorded on vine length (m), number of branches per plant, number of days to first female flower appearance, node at which first female flower appears, number of days to first picking, fruit size (cm2), colour of the fruit, number of ridges per fruit, number of marketable fruits per vine, average fruit weight (g), fruit yield per plant (kg), number of seeds per fruit and total marketable fruit yield per hectare (q). Analysis of variance showed significant differences among all the genotypes for various characters under study. Considerable variation was observed for the characters viz. fruit yield per ha, average fruit weight, node at which first female flower appears, marketable fruits per vine, vine length and fruit size. Phenotypic coefficient of variability was high for characters like number of branches per plant (36.46 %), total marketable fruit yield per hectare (36.06%), average fruit weight (31.45%) and fruit size (30.43%) while genotypic coefficient of variability was high for character number of branches per plant (35.91%). High heritability coupled with high genetic gain was found for number of branches per plant (97%) and (72.85%), respectively. Genetic advance as percentage of mean was found to be high for characters like total marketable fruit yield per hectare (47.82) followed by fruit size (34.12). Genotypic correlation coefficient revealed that total marketable fruit yield had high and positive association with number of marketable fruits per vine (0.684) followed by number of seeds per fruit (0.625). Maximum positive direct effect on total marketable fruit yield per hectare was shown by number of marketable fruit yield per vine (0.560) followed by average fruit weight (0.528) and number of seeds per fruit (0.299).The genotype NUBG-14-5 gave the highest total marketable fruit yield (213.64q/ha) followed by CHBG-21-4 (191.81q/ha) and NUBG-10-2 (191.66 q/ha). The highest yielding genotype NUBG-14-5 also performed best in terms of average fruit weight (135.00 g), whereas, the genotype JBG-5 was earliest to first female flower appearance (49.67 days) and took minimum days (62.33 days) for first picking.
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    GENETIC EVALUATION OF LETTUCE (Lactuca sativa L.) GERMPLASM UNDER PROTECTED CONDITIONS
    (2013) THAKUR, MANISHA; RAMESH, KUMAR
    Abstract The present investigation entitled “Genetic evaluation of lettuce (Lactuca sativa L.) germplasm under protected conditions” was carried out at experimental farm of Department of Vegetable Science, Dr YS Parmar University of Horticulture and Forestry, Nauni, Solan (HP) during 2011-12 and 2012-13. The experiment was laid out in a RCBD with three replications. Twenty eight genotypes including check cultivars (Simpson Black Seeded and Great Lakes) were evaluated for different horticultural traits. The observations were recorded on days to marketable maturity, leaf colour, number of non-wrapper leaves, gross and net head weight, heading percentage, yield per plot, β-carotene, calcium & iron contents, seed germination, seed vigour index-I & II, 1000-seeds weight, head shape index and incidence of diseases. Analysis of variance showed highly significant differences among genotypes for all the characters under study. Six genotypes namely UHF-Sel.-06, UHF-Sel.-03, UHF-Sel.-01, CGN-05167, CGN-10944 and CGN-14629 gave higher yield over both the check cultivars and also performed better for other horticultural traits viz. days taken to marketable maturity, gross and net head weight, heading percentage, 1000-seeds weight, seed germination percentage, seed vigour index-I and II. Genotype UHF Sel.-07 performed better than both the checks for β-carotene and iron contents. Genotypes Sol. Let.-1, CGN-20721, CGN-05167 and CGN-14651 showed field resistance against the incidence of sclerotinia rot and gray mould diseases under protected conditions. High heritability estimates coupled with moderate genetic gain were observed for yield and other horticultural traits. Yield was positively correlated with gross and net head weight, seed germination, seed vigour index-I & II and 1000-seeds weight and also showed maximum direct effects towards yield per plot. Maximum number of genotypes viz., 10, 8, 5, 3 and 2 were accommodated by cluster-V followed III, IV, I and cluster-II respectively. Further divergence studies indicated that hybridization between cluster-I and IV in both the cases can be utilized for getting the superior recombinants in segregating generations