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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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ThesisItem Open Access GENETIC DIVERGENCE STUDIES IN TOMATO (Solanum lycopersicumL.)(UHF,NAUNI, 2015) RAI, AMARJEET KUMAR; AMIT, VIKRAMABSTRACT Tomato (Solanum lycopersicum L.) is one of the most important warm season fruit vegetable widely produced and consumed in the world both for fresh market and for processed food industries. The present investigation entitled “Genetic divergence studies in tomato (Solanum lycopersicum L.),” was carried out at the Vegetable Research Farm, Department of Vegetable Science, Dr. Y. S. Parmar University of Horticulture and Forestry, Solan (HP) during Kharif, 2014. Fifty-six genotypes including check variety Solan Lalima were evaluated to ascertain the extent of variability, correlation and path analysis for yield and other horticultural traits alongwith estimation of genetic divergence among genotypes. The experiment was laid out in Randomized Complete Block Design with three replications. The present studies revealed significant variation among genotypes for all the traits. A wide range of variability was observed for all the traits. High genetic variability was recorded for number of fruits per plant, average fruit weight, lycopene content and yield per plant while low genetic variability was recorded for days to first picking. High estimates of heritability and high genetic gain was recorded for number of fruits per plant, average fruit weight, lycopene content, locular wall thickness and yield per plant indicating possibility of their effective selection. Fruit yield per plant was significantly and positively correlated with average fruit weight, plant height, inter-nodal distance, pericarp thickness and locular wall thickness. Path analysis revealed that average fruit weight followed by number of fruits per plant had maximum positive direct effect towards fruit yield per plant. Genetic divergence studies revealed that hybridization between genotypes of cluster IV and V would be more rewarding for getting superior progeny.ThesisItem Open Access STUDIES ON GENETIC VARIABILITY IN TOMATO (Solanum lycopersicumL.) GENOTYPES FOR DIFFERENT HORTICULTURAL TRAITS(UHF,NAUNI, 2014) NITISH, KUMAR; BHARDWAJ, M.L.ABSTRACT The present investigations entitled “Studies on genetic variability in tomato (Solanum lycopersicum L.) genotypes for different horticultural traits” was carried out at the Research Farm, Department of Vegetable Science, Dr YS Parmar University of Horticulture and Forestry, Nauni, Solan (H.P.) during Kharif, 2013 to evaluate diverse germplasm of tomato. The experiment was laid out in a RCBD with three replications. In this study, thirty five genotypes including one check cultivar were evaluated for different horticultural traits. The observations were recorded on days to 50% flowering, number of fruits per cluster, number of fruits per plant, average fruit weight (g), fruit yield per plant (kg), fruit yield per plot (kg), fruit yield per hectare (q), fruit shape index, number of locules per fruit, pericarp thickness (mm), plant height (cm), harvest duration (days), days to marketable maturity, total soluble solids ( o B), ascorbic acid content (mg/100g), fruit colour, buckeye rot incidence (%) and alternaria blight severity (%). Analysis of variance showed significant differences among genotypes for all the characters under study. The genotypes JTS-10-1, JTS-10-2, Yalabingo, EC-37239, EC-267727, LE-79-5, BT-10, EC-191535-3 and JTS-1-1 gave highest fruit yield. High phenotypic and genotypic coefficients of variation were depicted for the character like number of fruits per plant, fruit yieldper plant, fruit yield per plot, fruit yield per hectare and plant height. High heritability coupled with high genetic gain were recorded for number of fruits per plant, plant height, average fruit weight and fruit yield per plant,per plot and per hectare. Hence selection can prove effective for improvement in yield. High heritability coupled with moderate genetic gain was observed for number of fruits per cluster, harvest duration and ascorbic acid content. Therefore, these characters also show some scope for improvement through selection. A highly significant and positive phenotypic and genotypic correlation of fruit yield per plant was observed with plant height,number of fruits per plant, harvest duration, number of fruits per cluster, total soluble solids and average fruit weight. Maximum positive direct effect towards fruit yield per plant was contributed by number of fruits per plant followed by harvest duration and average fruit weight. The maximum negative direct effect towards yield was recorded by days to marketable maturity. Further, these genotypes were grouped into four divergent clusters and hybridization between cluster I and IV gives maximum heterotic combinations.ThesisItem Open Access STUDIES ON GENETIC DIVERGENCE IN BELL PEPPER (Capsicum annuum L. var. grossum)(UHF,NAUNI, 2014) SHARMA, ANKITA; MANISH, KUMARABSTRACT The present investigations entitled “Studies on genetic divergence in bell pepper (Capsicum annuum L. var. grossum)” was carried out at the Research Farm, Departmentof Vegetable Science, Dr. Y. S. Parmar University of Horticulture and Forestry, Nauni, Solan (H.P.) during Kharif, 2013 to evaluate germplasm of bell pepper and to study variability, heritability, correlation and path analysis of different characters along with estimation of genetic divergence among genotypes. The experiment was laid out in a RCBD with three replications. In this study, thirty five genotypes including three check cultivars were evaluated for different horticultural traits. The observations were recorded on days to first flowering, days to first marketable picking, number of fruits per plant, fruit length (cm), fruit breadth (cm), average fruit weight (g), pericarp thickness (mm), plant height (cm), harvest duration (days), number of seeds per fruit, number of lobes per fruit, ascorbic acid content (mg/100g), capsaicin content (mg/g), fruit yield (kg/plant, kg/plot and q/ha), Phythophthora fruit rot incidence (%) and Phytophthora leaf blight severity (%). Analysis of variance showed significant differences among all the genotypes for all the characters under study. The genotype DARL-72 gave higher yield and performed better for other important horticultural traits over all the checks and also showed tolerance to Phytophthora leaf blight and fruit rotdisease. High heritability coupled with high genetic gain was obtained for fruit yield. Hence, selectioncan prove effective for improvement in fruit yield. High heritability coupled with moderate genetic gain was obtained for number of fruits per plant, average fruit weight and pericarp thickness indicating some scope for their improvement through selection. A highly significant and positive phenotypic and genotypic correlation of yield was found with number of fruits per plant, fruit length, fruit breadth, average fruit weight, pericarp thickness, plant height, harvest duration and number of lobes per fruit. Maximum positive direct effect towards yield were contributed by number of fruits per plant, followed by average fruit weight and pericarp thickness. In the present investigations the cluster III and IV were found most divergent and there will be more chances of getting better segregants in F 2and subsequent generations from the crossing of genotypes between cluster III and IV.ThesisItem Open Access STUDIES ON GENETIC VARIABILITY IN OKRA (Abelmoschus esculentus(L.) Moench)(UHF,NAUNI, 2014) RAGHVENDRA, KUMAR; BHARDWAJ, M.L.ABSTRACT The present investigations entitled “Studies on genetic variability in okra (Abelmoschus esculentus (L.) Moench)” were carried out at the Experimental Farm, Department of Vegetable Science, Dr. YS Parmar University of Horticulture and Forestry, Nauni, Solan (HP) during Kharif,2013 to evaluate diverse germplasm of okra. The experiment was laid out in a RCBD with three replications. Thirty six genotypes including check cultivars were evaluated for different horticultural traits. The observations were recorded on days to 50% flowering, first fruiting node, internodal length, plant height, fruit length, fruit diameter, fruit weight, number of fruits per plant, number of ridges per fruit, number of seeds per fruit, 1000 seed weight, fruit yieldper plant, fruit yield per hectare, incidence of fruit borer and severity of phytophthora blight. Analysis of variance showed significant differences among all the genotypes forall the characters studied. Genotypes LC-13, VRO-3, NS-29, LC-11, IC 58235 and IC 212267 gave higher yield and also performed better for other horticultural traitsunder mid hills conditions of Himachal Pradesh. The phenotypic and genotypic coefficients of variation were recorded high for internodal length and number of seeds per fruit. High heritability coupled with high geneticgain was observed for the characters like internodal length,number of fruits per plant and fruit yield per plant. Significant positive genotypic and phenotypic correlation of yield was found with number of fruits per plant, fruit weight and harvest duration, whereas, significant negativegenotypic and phenotypic correlations were found with days to 50% flowering, first fruiting node, internodal length and days to first harvest. Further, these genotypes were grouped into five divergent clusters and hybridization between cluster I and V gives maximum heterotic combinations.ThesisItem Open Access STUDIES ON GENETIC EVAUATION OF SOME TOMATO (Solanum lycopersicum L.) GENOTYPES FOR YIELD AND CONTRIBUTING TRAITS(UHF,NAUNI, 2015) KHARSHANDI, GARY; AMIT, VIKRAMABSTRACT Tomato (Solanum lycopersicumL.) is one of the most widely produced and consumed vegetable in the world both for fresh market and for processed food industries. The present investigation entitled “Genetic evaluation of some tomato (Solanum lycopersicum L.) genotypes for yield and contributing traits.” was carried out at the Vegetable Research Farm, Department of Vegetable Science, Dr. Y. S. Parmar University of Horticulture and Forestry, Solan (HP) during Kharif, 2012. Twenty-six genotypes including check variety Solan Vajr were evaluated to ascertain the extent of variability, correlation and path analysis for yield and other horticultural traits. The experiment was laid out in Randomized Complete Block Design with three replications. The present studies revealed significant variation among genotypes for all the traits. A wide range of variability was observed for all the traits. High genetic variability was recorded for number of fruits per plant, average fruit weight, whole fruit firmness, number of seeds per fruit and yieldper plant. High estimates of heritability and high genetic gain was recorded for number of fruitsper plant, average fruit weight, whole fruit firmness, number of seeds per fruit and yield per plant.Four genotypes CH-155, LA-3130, BT-12, DC-1 and check variety Solan Vajr were found superior compared to other entries for most of the characters under study. Fruit yield per plant was significantly and positively correlatedwith number of fruits per plant, average fruit weight, whole fruit firmness, ascorbic acid content and number of seeds per fruit. Path analysis revealed that maximum positive direct effect towards fruit yield per plant was contributed by number of fruits per plant followed by number of seeds per fruit and average fruit weight.ThesisItem Open Access GERMPLASM EVALUATION IN CORIANDER (Coriandrum sativum L.)(UHF,NAUNI, 2014) PAUL, VINEET; SHARMA, H.DEVABSTRACT The present investigations entitled “Germplasm evaluation in coriander (Coriandrum sativum L.)” were carried out in a RBD with three replications at the Experimental Farm, Department of Vegetable Science, Dr YS Parmar University of Horticulture and Forestry, Nauni, Solan (HP) during rabi, 2012-13 to evaluate forty genotypes of coriander including four national checks i.e. Hisar Anand, Hisar Sughand, Hisar Bhoomit, Hisar Surbhi and one local check i.e. Solan Local for different traits viz.days to germination and stem initiation, length of longest basal leaf including petiole, plant height, primary and secondary branches per plant, umbels per plant, umbellates per umbel, fruits per umbel, 1000 seed weight, leaf and seed yield per plant, per plot and per hectare. Analysis of variance showed significant differences among the genotypes for all the traits studied. Genotype SC12-08 gave the highest leaf (7.87 g) and seed (5.20 g) yield per plant and also performed better for other characters over all the checks. Also, genotypes SC12-23 (4.53 g), SC12-26 (4.47 g), SC12-09 (4.43 g) and SC12-33 (4.43 g) recorded higher seed yield per plant over the check Solan Local (4.07 g). High heritability coupled with moderate genetic gain were observed for length of longest basal leaf including petiole, leaf yield per plant, primary and secondary branches per plant. Seed yield per plant was positively and significantly correlated with plant height, primary and secondarybranches per plant, umbels per plant and fruits per umbel. The number of primary branches per plant had maximum positive direct effect on seed yield per plant followed by days to stem initiation, secondary branches per plant, length of longest basal leaf including petiole, umbels per plant and fruits per umbel. These findings showed that selection should be made on the basis of number of primary branches per plant, having the highest direct effect taking other traits into consideration, while making improvement in seed yield. Further, divergence studies indicated that the average intra cluster distance was maximum in cluster III and minimum in cluster I, whereas, the highest inter cluster distance was recorded between cluster I and II indicating that hybridization between the genotypes from these cluster can beutilized for getting superior recombinants/transgressive segregants in segregating generations. Cluster II performed better for majority of traits and effective selection can be made for getting superior high yielding genotypes in corianderThesisItem Open Access STUDIES ON INTEGRATED WEED MANAGEMENT IN ONION (Allium cepa L.)(UHF,NAUNI, 2014) BRAR, SANDEEP SINGH; THAKUR, K.S.ABSTRACT The present investigation entitled “Studies on integrated weed management in onion (Allium cepa L.)” was carried out at the Vegetable Research Farm, Department of Vegetable Science, Dr Y S Parmar University of Horticulture and Forestry, Nauni, Solan, (HP) during rabi, 2012-13 and 2013-14 with the objective to study the effect of different weed management practices on growth and yield of onion cv. Palam Lohit and economics of production. In this study, 12 treatments viz. preplant application of pendimethalin, preplant application of oxyfluorfen, hand weeding at 40,60 and 90 DAT, weed free plot, preplant application of pendimethalin + hand weeding at 40 DAT, preplant application of pendimethalin + hand weeding at 60 DAT, preplant application of oxyfluorfen + hand weeding at 40 DAT, preplant application of oxyfluorfen + hand weeding at 60 DAT, mulching with black polythene, pine needles and local grass and Unweeded check were compared in a Randomized Complete Block Design (RCBD) having three replications with a plot size of 3 х1.5 m and a plant spacing of 30 cm х10 cm. All the treatments were found significant for different characters. Maximum value for number of leaves per plant, leaf length , average weight of bulb (132.37 g), diameter per bulb (6.79 cm), fruit yield per plot (17.95 kg) and bulb yield per hectare (319.02 q) were recorded with treatment T9(Mulching with black polythene) followed by T4 (Weed free plot), among all the treatments. Maximum benefit: cost ratio (2.36) was again recorded in treatment T9 (mulching with black polythene) followed by T 7 (preplant application of oxyfluorfen + hand weeding at 40 DAT). No weeds were allowed to grow in weed free plot, so no weed density was found in T4 (weed free plot) followed by T9. Maximum TSS (11.28 o Brix) and number of bulbs per plot (137.17) was also recorded in treatment T4 (Weed free plot). Hence, use of black polythene mulch, therefore was found most effective for most of the character studied.ThesisItem Open Access GERMPLASM EVALUATION IN FENUGREEK (Trigonella foenum-graecum L.)(UHF,NAUNI, 2014) SATI, MONIKA; SHARMA, H.DEVABSTRACT The present investigations entitled “Germplasm evaluation in fenugreek (Trigonella foenum-graecum L.)” were carried out in a RBD with three replications at the Experimental Farm, Department of Vegetable Science, Dr YS Parmar University of Horticulture and Forestry, Nauni, Solan (HP) during rabi, 2012-13 to evaluate forty genotypes of fenugreek including two national checks i.e. RMT-1 and GM-2 and two local checks i.e. IC-74 and Kasuri for different traits viz. nodules per plant, days to 50% flowering, number of branches per plant, pods per plant, pod length, seeds per pod, shelling percentage, plant height, 1000 seed weight, leaf and seed yield per plant, per plot and per hectare. Analysis of variance showed significant differences among the genotypes for all the traits studied. Genotype SM12-16 gave the highest leaf (31.33 g) and seed (6.00 g) yield per plant and also performed better for other characters over all the checks. Also, genotypes SM12-28 (5.96 g), SM12-04 (5.79 g) and SM12-05 (5.69 g) recorded higher seed yield per plant over the local check IC-74 (4.97 g). High heritability coupled with high genetic gain was obtained fornumber of nodules per plant and with moderate genetic gainfor leaf and seed yield per plant. A highly significant and positive genotypic and phenotypic correlation of seed yield per plant was found with nodules per plant, branches per plant, pods per plant, pod length, seeds per pod, plant height, 1000 seed weight and shelling percentage. Maximum positive direct effect towards seed yield per plant were contributed by seeds per pod followed by nodules per plant, 1000 seed weight, branches per plant and pod length. These findings showed that selection should be made on the basis of seeds per pod, having the highest direct effect taking other traits into consideration, while making improvement in seed yield. Further, genetic divergence revealed that the cluster II and III were found most divergent and there will be more chances of getting better segregants in F 2 and subsequent generations from the crosses between these clusters. Cluster II performed better for important yield contributing traits and effective selection can be made for obtaining superior high yielding genotypes of fenugreek.ThesisItem Open Access GENETIC EVALUATION AND CHARACTER ASSOCIATION STUDIES IN PEA (Pisum sativumL.)(UHF,NAUNI, 2014) SHILPA, DEVI; MANISH, KUMARABSTRACT The present investigation entitled “Genetic evaluation and character association studies in pea (Pisum sativum L.)” was carried out at the research farm, department of Vegetable Science, Dr YS Parmar University of Horticulture and Forestry, Nauni, Solan (HP) during Rabi, 2014-15 to evaluate germplasm of pea. The experiment was laid out in a RCBD with three replications. Forty three genotypes including two check cultivars were evaluated for different horticultural traits. The observations were recorded on days to fifty per cent flowering (number), node at which first flower appear (number), number of pods per plant, pod length (cm), pod width (cm), number of seeds or grains per pod, shelling percentage (per cent), weight of 100 pods (g), days to marketable maturity (number), harvest duration (days), pod yield (kg/plot), pod yield (q/ha), TSS (per cent), total phenols (per cent) and powdery mildew severity (per cent). Analysis of variance showed significant differences among all the genotypes for all the characters under study. Five genotypes viz. 14/PEVAR-6, 14/PMVAR-3, 14/PEVAR-2, 14/PMVAR-1 and EC-598628 were found superior over other entries and over standard checks for yield, quality and other important horticultural traits. High heritability estimates coupled with high to moderate genetic gain were observed for total phenols (per cent), days to fifty per cent flowering, days to marketable maturity, weight of 100 pods (g)which indicated that these characters are under additive gene control and are more reliable for effective selection. Yield had shown positive association with node at which first flower appear (number), number of pods per plant, pod length (cm), number of seeds or grains per pod, shelling percentage (per cent), weight of 100 pods (g) and total soluble solids (per cent). Amongall the traits studied pod length (cm) had shown maximum positive direct effect on pod yield per plot followed by number of pods per plant, number of seeds per pod, harvest duration, weight of 100 hundred pods (g), TSS (per cent), pod width (cm). Further divergence studies indicated that hybridization between genotypes from cluster I and IV can be useful for getting the superior recombinants or transgressive segregants in subsequent generations.