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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: Ph.D ×
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    Genetic studies on yield and quality traits in cucumber (Cucumis sativusL.)
    (DYSPU, 2013) Sandeep Kumar; Ramesh Kumar
    The present studies entitled “Genetic studies on yield and quality traits in cucumber (Cucumis sativus L.)” were carried out at the Experimental Research Farm of the Department of Vegetable Science, Dr YS Parmar University of Horticulture and Forestry, Nauni, Solan, Himachal Pradesh during the years 2011 and 2012. The experimental material for the present study comprised of F 1 population of forty eight crosses, developed by crossing 16 lines and 3 testers. All the parents (16 lines and 3 testers) and their hybrids (48) along with the standard checks (KH-1 and Pusa Sanyog) were planted in a Randomized Complete Block Design for their comparative evaluation. The observations wererecorded on days to first female flower appearance, node number bearing first female flower, days to marketable maturity, fruit length (cm), fruit breadth (cm), average fruit weight (g), fruit colour, number of marketable fruits per plant, harvest duration (days), marketable yield per plot (kg) & per hectare (q), total soluble solids ( o B), cucurbitacin content (µg/100g), incidence of fruit fly (%), severity of powdery mildew (%), downy mildew (%) and angular leaf spot (%), seed germination (%) and seed vigour index-I and II. The analysis of variance indicated highly significant differences among the genotypes for all the traits studied. Experimental results revealed that five lines viz.,LC-1-1, CGN-20953, LC-2-2, CGN-19533 and Gyne-5 and two testers viz., K-75 and Poinsette were found superior on the basisof mean performance and general combining ability studies. Five cross combination viz., LC-1-1 x K-75, LC-2-2 x Poinsette, CGN-19533 x K-75, Gyne-5 x K-75 and CGN-20953 x Poinsette were found best on the basis of mean performance, specific combining ability and heterosis studies. Hence, these hybrid combinations can be tested further at multilocations before releasing as a substitute of already exiting hybrid varieties of cucumber in Himachal Pradesh and in India as well.
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    Response of tomato genotypes to different mulches and biofertilizers
    (DYSPU, 2013) Sandeep Kumar Singh; Sharma, Hem Raj
    The present study entitled “Response of tomato genotypes to different mulches and biofertilizers” was carried out at the experimental farm of Horticulture Research Station, Kandaghat, Dr Y S Parmar U H F, Solan, Himachal Pradesh, during 2011 and 2012. The experiment comprised of three genotypes (V 1 -Naveen 2000 + , V2-Sun-7711 and V3-Solan Lalima), three mulches (M0-No mulch, M1-Pine needle mulch and M 2- black polyethylene) and three biofertilizers (B0-recommended NPK, B1-100 % NPK + Azotobacter(1g/plant) + PSB (1g/plant) and B2-75 % NPK + Azotobacter(1g/plant) + PSB (1g/plant). Thus, there were 27 treatment combinations which were replicated thrice in Split-Split Plot Design. The observations were recorded on number of days to first flowering, number of days to first harvest, harvest duration, number of fruits/plant, average fruit weight (g), fruit length (cm), fruit width (cm), plantheight (m), yield (kg/plant), yield (kg/plot), yield (q/ha), pericarp thickness (mm), TSS ( 0 Brix), acidity (%), shelf life (days), fruit firmness (g per 0.503cm 2 ) ascorbic acid (mg/100g), lycopene content (mg/100g), incidence of buckeye rot (%), severity of bacterial leaf spot (%), early blight (%), septoria blight (%) available nitrogen (kg/ha), phosphorus (kg/ha), potash (kg/ha), organic carbon (%), pH and electrical conduvtivity. Among varieties, maximum yield was observed with the variety V2(Sun-7711), but the fruit quality characters as well as the ability to resistdisease incidence/severity was observed with the variety V3(Solan Lalima). Among the mulch materials the M2 (Black polythene) and biofertilizers B1 (100% NPK + Azotobacter(1g/plant) + PSB (1g/plant) were recorded to be the best regarding the fruit yield, quality and soil nutrient status as well as disease incidence/severity. The first order interactions viz., varieties x mulch, biofertilizers x mulch and varieties x biofertilizers significantly affected most of the characters under study. Maximum fruit yield was obtained with treatment combinations of V2M2 (Sun-7711 applied with black polyethylene mulch), B2M2(75% NPK + Azotobacter(1g/plant) + PSB (1g/plant) applied with black polyethylene mulch) and V 2B2(Sun-7711with 75 % NPK + Azotobacter(1g/plant) + PSB (1g/plant). Further in three factor interaction, the highest fruit yield (1037.33 q/ha) with maximum net returns (Rs. 436059.51) and highest cost benefit ratio (1:5.28) was obtained with the treatment combination of Sun-7711, 75% NPK + Azotobacter(1g/plant) + PSB (1g/plant) and black polyethylenemulch (V2B2M2).
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    RESPONSE OF TOMATO GENOTYPES TO DIFFERENT MULCHES AND BIOFERTILIZERS
    (2013) SINGH, SANDEEP KUMAR; SHARMA, HEM RAJ
    ABSTRACT The present study entitled “Response of tomato genotypes to different mulches and biofertilizers” was carried out at the experimental farm of Horticulture Research Station, Kandaghat, Dr Y S Parmar U H F, Solan, Himachal Pradesh, during 2011 and 2012. The experiment comprised of three genotypes (V1-Naveen 2000+, V2-Sun-7711 and V3-Solan Lalima), three mulches (M0-No mulch, M1-Pine needle mulch and M2- black polyethylene) and three biofertilizers (B0-recommended NPK, B1-100 % NPK + Azotobacter (1g/plant) + PSB (1g/plant) and B2-75 % NPK + Azotobacter (1g/plant) + PSB (1g/plant). Thus, there were 27 treatment combinations which were replicated thrice in Split-Split Plot Design. The observations were recorded on number of days to first flowering, number of days to first harvest, harvest duration, number of fruits/plant, average fruit weight (g), fruit length (cm), fruit width (cm), plant height (m), yield (kg/plant), yield (kg/plot), yield (q/ha), pericarp thickness (mm), TSS (0Brix), acidity (%), shelf life (days), fruit firmness (g per 0.503cm2) ascorbic acid (mg/100g), lycopene content (mg/100g), incidence of buckeye rot (%), severity of bacterial leaf spot (%), early blight (%), septoria blight (%) available nitrogen (kg/ha), phosphorus (kg/ha), potash (kg/ha), organic carbon (%), pH and electrical conduvtivity. Among varieties, maximum yield was observed with the variety V2 (Sun-7711), but the fruit quality characters as well as the ability to resist disease incidence/severity was observed with the variety V3 (Solan Lalima). Among the mulch materials the M2 (Black polythene) and biofertilizers B1 (100% NPK + Azotobacter (1g/plant) + PSB (1g/plant) were recorded to be the best regarding the fruit yield, quality and soil nutrient status as well as disease incidence/severity. The first order interactions viz., varieties x mulch, biofertilizers x mulch and varieties x biofertilizers significantly affected most of the characters under study. Maximum fruit yield was obtained with treatment combinations of V2M2 (Sun-7711 applied with black polyethylene mulch), B2M2 (75% NPK + Azotobacter (1g/plant) + PSB (1g/plant) applied with black polyethylene mulch) and V2B2 (Sun-7711with 75 % NPK + Azotobacter (1g/plant) + PSB (1g/plant). Further in three factor interaction, the highest fruit yield (1037.33 q/ha) with maximum net returns (Rs. 436059.51) and highest cost benefit ratio (1:5.28) was obtained with the treatment combination of Sun- 7711, 75% NPK + Azotobacter (1g/plant) + PSB (1g/plant) and black polyethylene mulch (V2B2M2).