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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 EVALUATION OF TOMATO (Solanum lycopersicum L.) GERMPLASM FOR YIELD AND QUALITY TRAITS(COLLEGE OF HORTICULTURE AND FORESTRY, DR Y S P UHF, NERI, HAMIRPUR, 2019-11-14) KASHYAP, ACHAL; KUMAR, DHARMENDRAThe present investigation entitled “Genetic evaluation of tomato (Solanum lycopersicum L.) germplasm for yield and quality traits” was conducted at the experimental farm of RHR&TS, Jachh, Kangra, Dr YS Parmar University of Horticulture and Forestry, Nauni, Solan, Himachal Pradesh during the year 2018. Twenty five diverse genotypes of tomato comprising of eleven varieties, ten exotic lines and three local collections along with one standard check Solan Lalima were evaluated in Randomized Complete Block Design with three replications to ascertain extent of variability, heritability, genetic advance and gain, correlation and path coefficient analysis for yield and other horticultural traits along with the estimation of genetic divergence among the genotypes. Analysis of variance revealed significant differences among all the genotypes for all the characters under study. On the basis of overall performance, EC-802557, LC-2 and Arka Alok were found superior for marketable fruit yield and other important horticultural traits. They could be the promising parents for utilization in further breeding programmes. The estimates of PCV and GCV were high for marketable fruit yield per plant, number of locules per fruit, average fruit weight, harvest duration, shelf life and number of fruits per cluster. High heritability estimates were observed for all the traits among all genotypes while high estimates of genetic gain were observed for marketable fruit yield per plant, average fruit weight, harvest duration, shelf life, number of fruits per cluster, number of locules per fruit, number of fruits per plant, fruit breadth, pericarp thickness, number of fruit cluster per plant, fruit length and plant height. The correlation studies revealed that marketable fruit yield per plant had positive and significant correlation with fruit length, fruit breadth, average fruit weight, number of fruit clusters per plant, number of fruits per plant, number of locules per fruit, harvest duration, shelf life, pericarp thickness and total soluble solids. The path coefficient analysis revealed that maximum positive direct effect towards marketable fruit yield per plant was contributed by average fruit weight followed by fruit length, number of locules per fruit, fruit breadth and total soluble solids. Under genetic divergence studies, 25 genotypes were grouped in to five clusters and maximum inter cluster distance was recorded between cluster I and IV and lowest was observed between cluster I and V. Therefore, hybridization among the genotypes of cluster I and IV can be utilized to obtain superior hybrids or recombinants in later segregating generations.ThesisItem Open Access STUDIES ON GENETIC VARIABILITY, CORRELATION AND PATH ANALYSIS IN BRINJAL (Solanum melongena L.) UNDER LOW HILL CONDITIONS OF H.P.(COLLEGE OF HORTICULTURE AND FORESTRY, DR Y S P UHF, NERI, HAMIRPUR, 2019-11-14) THUKRAL, SWATI; SINGH, SHIV PRATAPThe present investigation entitled “Studies on genetic variability, correlation and path analysis in brinjal (solanum melongena L.) under low hill conditions of H.P.” was conducted during kharif 2018 at Experimental Research Farm, Department of Vegetable Science, COH&F Neri, Hamirpur (H.P) to study the variability, heritability and genetic advance, correlation and path analysis. The experiment was laid out in randomized complete block design with three replications and 20 genotypes including check variety “Pusa Anupam” were planted for studying the extent of variability and performance of each genotype. The study revealed a significant difference among the genotypes for all the characters studied. A wide variability was observed for the characters in the genotypes. B-COHFNERI-9 (1.11 kg) followed by Arka Kusumkar (1.08 kg), Pusa Purple Cluster (0.97 kg), B-COHFNERI-4 (0.95 kg) and B-COHFNERI-2 (0.92 kg) recorded higher marketable fruit yield per plant as compared to the check variety, “Pusa Anupam” (0.81 kg). High magnitude of GCV and PCV were recorded for the traits like number of marketable fruits per plant, fruit length, stem diameter and weight of 100 seeds. High estimates of heritability and genetic advance were recorded for days to first picking, pedicel length, fruit length, average fruit weight, number of marketable fruits per plant, number of primary branches per plant, plant height, stem diameter, plant spread, weight of 100 seeds. Results also indicated that marketable fruit yield per plant had positive and significant correlation with days to 50% flowering, number of marketable fruits per plant and stem diameter. Further, path coefficient analysis revealed that number of marketable fruits per plant had maximum positive direct effect on marketable fruit yield per plant followed by fruit diameter and weight of 100 seeds. Thus, hybridization between the genotypes can be very effective for further improvement in brinjal.ThesisItem Open Access GENETIC EVALUATION OF LOCAL GENOTYPES OF OKRA (Abelmoschus esculentus (L.) Moench) UNDER LOW HILL CONDITIONS OF H.P.(COLLEGE OF HORTICULTURE AND FORESTRY, DR Y S P UHF, NERI, HAMIRPUR, 2019-11-09) SHARMA, PRATIBHA; DOGRA, B SThe present investigation entitled “Genetic evaluation of local genotypes of okra (Abelmoschus esculentus ( L.) Moench.) under low hill conditions of H.P.” was conducted at Experimental Farm, Department of Vegetable Science, College of Horticulture and Forestry, Neri, Hamirpur (H.P.) during Rainy, 2018 to evaluate genotypes of Okra and to study variability, heritability, correlation and path analysis of different characters. The experiment was laid out in RCBD with three replications and 20 genotypes including two checks ‘P-8 and Palam Komal’ for studying the extent of genetic variability and performance of each genotype. The present investigated studies revealed a significant difference among genotypes for all the characters studied. Genotypes like LC-16-18, LC-1818, LC-11-18, LC-9-18 and LC-5-18 were significantly superior over other genotypes and both the respective checks for yield and few other horticultural important traits of vegetable types and can be recommended as such for direct cultivation after multilocational testing in the state. The GCV and PCV were high for traits like internodal length, fruit weight, number of seeds per fruit and fruit yield per plant. High heritability coupled with high genetic advance as percentage of mean was observed for plant height, first fruiting node, internodal length, fruit weight, fruit yield per plant, number of seeds per fruit, number of fruits per plant, number of locules per fruit, fruit length and fruit diameter which indicates their improvement through simple selection method. Correlation analysis revealed that traits like fruit weight, 100 seed weight, number of seeds per fruit, fruit length, fruit diameter and number of fruits per plant had significant positive correlation with fruit yield per plant at both phenotypic and genotypic level. Further, path coefficient analysis suggested that fruit diameter had the highest positive direct effect on fruit yield per plant followed by 100 seed weight, fruit weight, first fruiting node, fruit length, number of fruits per plant and internodal length. Therefore, main emphasis should be given on these characters, while making selection in okra genotypes.ThesisItem Open Access EXPLORATION OF GENETIC VARIABILITY IN CHILLI (Capsicum annuum L.) PRESENT IN SUBTROPICAL REGION OF HIMACHAL PRADESH(COLLEGE OF HORTICULTURE AND FORESTRY, DR Y S P UHF, NERI, HAMIRPUR, 2019-11-11) BHARDWAJ, SACHIN; DOGRA, B SThe present investigation entitled “Exploration of genetic variability in chilli (Capsicum annuum L.) present in subtropical region of Himachal Pradesh” was carried out at Vegetable Research Farm, Department of Vegetable Science, College of Horticulture and Forestry, Neri, Hamirpur (HP) during Kharif season, 2018. Twenty genotypes including check variety Surajmukhi were evaluated in Randomized Complete Block Design with three replications to ascertain extent of variability, heratibility, genetic advance and gain, correlation and path coefficient analysis for yield and other horticulture traits along with the estimation of genetic divergence among the genotypes. Analysis of variance showed significant differences among all the genotypes for all the characters under study. Three genotypes namely LC-C-22, LC-C-17 and LC-C-8 were found to be high yielding as well as better from consumer’s point of view. They could be the promising parents for utilization in further breeding programmes. High PCV and GCV existed for marketable fruit yield per plant, Fruit length, average fruit weight, Number of marketable fruits per plant, and Number of primary branches per plant, Stem length to forking and Fruit diameter. High heritability estimates were observed for all the traits among all genotypes while high estimates of genetic gain were observed for. high for Marketable fruit yield per plant, fruit length, number of marketable fruits per plant, average fruit weight, number of primary branches per plant, stem length to forking, fruit diameter, plant height, plant spread, pedicel length, weight of 100 seeds and number of seeds per fruit. The correlation studies at phenotypic and genotypic level revealed that marketable fruit yield per plant had positive and significant association with average fruit weight, fruit length, number of marketable fruits per plant, number of primary branches and pedicel length. Path analysis revealed that average fruit weight, fruit diameter, number of marketable fruits per plant and number of primary branches had positive and direct effects on marketable fruit yield per plant. Genetic divergence studies revealed that the intra-cluster distance varied from cluster I to cluster III whereas, the inter cluster distance was maximum to the tune of between cluster II and III and therefore hybridization between genotypes of cluster II and III will be more rewarding for getting superior progenies.ThesisItem Open Access GENETIC EVALUATION OF TOMATO (Solanum lycopersicum L.) GERMPLASM FOR YIELD AND QUALITY TRAITS(COLLEGE OF HORTICULTURE AND FORESTRY, DR Y S P UHF, NERI, HAMIRPUR, 2019-11-14) KASHYAP, ACHAL; KUMAR, DHARMINDERThe present investigation entitled “Genetic evaluation of tomato (Solanum lycopersicum L.) germplasm for yield and quality traits” was conducted at the experimental farm of RHR&TS, Jachh, Kangra, Dr YS Parmar University of Horticulture and Forestry, Nauni, Solan, Himachal Pradesh during the year 2018. Twenty five diverse genotypes of tomato comprising of eleven varieties, ten exotic lines and three local collections along with one standard check Solan Lalima were evaluated in Randomized Complete Block Design with three replications to ascertain extent of variability, heritability, genetic advance and gain, correlation and path coefficient analysis for yield and other horticultural traits along with the estimation of genetic divergence among the genotypes. Analysis of variance revealed significant differences among all the genotypes for all the characters under study. On the basis of overall performance, EC-802557, LC-2 and Arka Alok were found superior for marketable fruit yield and other important horticultural traits. They could be the promising parents for utilization in further breeding programmes. The estimates of PCV and GCV were high for marketable fruit yield per plant, number of locules per fruit, average fruit weight, harvest duration, shelf life and number of fruits per cluster. High heritability estimates were observed for all the traits among all genotypes while high estimates of genetic gain were observed for marketable fruit yield per plant, average fruit weight, harvest duration, shelf life, number of fruits per cluster, number of locules per fruit, number of fruits per plant, fruit breadth, pericarp thickness, number of fruit cluster per plant, fruit length and plant height. The correlation studies revealed that marketable fruit yield per plant had positive and significant correlation with fruit length, fruit breadth, average fruit weight, number of fruit clusters per plant, number of fruits per plant, number of locules per fruit, harvest duration, shelf life, pericarp thickness and total soluble solids. The path coefficient analysis revealed that maximum positive direct effect towards marketable fruit yield per plant was contributed by average fruit weight followed by fruit length, number of locules per fruit, fruit breadth and total soluble solids. Under genetic divergence studies, 25 genotypes were grouped in to five clusters and maximum inter cluster distance was recorded between cluster I and IV and lowest was observed between cluster I and V. Therefore, hybridization among the genotypes of cluster I and IV can be utilized to obtain superior hybrids or recombinants in later segregating generations.ThesisItem Open Access EVALUATION AND VARIABILITY STUDIES IN ONION (Allium cepa L.) UNDER LOW HILL CONDITIONS OF HIMACHAL PRADESH(COLLEGE OF HORTICULTURE AND FORESTRY, DR Y S P UHF, NERI, HAMIRPUR, 2019-11-20) KUMARI, KOMAL; SHARMA, DEEPAThe present investigations entitled “Evaluation and variability studies in onion (Allium cepa L.) under low hill conditions of Himachal Pradesh” were carried out at the Experimental farm of College of Horticulture and Forestry, Neri, Hamirpur (HP) during the Rabi season of 2018-2019. The experimental material for the studies was comprised of twenty one genotypes collected from different sources (IIHR Bangalore, DOGR Pune and NHRDF Nasik). These genotypes were sown in Randomized Block Design in three replications to estimate the genetic variability and association analysis (correlation and path coefficient). Analysis of variance indicated the presence of considerable amount of variability among all the genotypes for all the traits under study. Difference between PCV and GCV was recorded high for total bulb yield, neck thickness, average bulb weight, bulb diameter, dry matter content and bolting which indicated that the environment is playing a significant role in the expression of these characters. High estimates of heritability along with high value of genetic advance were observed for days to bulb initiation, days to harvest, neck thickness, bulb size index, marketable bulb yield and dry matter content which suggested that these traits can aid in selection programme and can also be improved by direct selection. Further character association revealed that total bulb yield showed positive and significant association with plant height, leaf length, days to bulb initiation, average bulb weight, bulb diameter, bulb size index and marketable bulb yield which indicated that these traits have their significant contribution towards total yield. Path coefficient analysis revealed that plant height, number of leaves per plant, days to bulb initiation, average bulb weight, bulb diameter, bulb size index and marketable bulb yield had direct positive effect on total bulb yield indicating that selection based on these traits can help in improving the yield of onion. On the basis of above mentioned studies genotype NHRDF Red was found higher yielder followed by Agri Found Dark Red, Agri Found Light Red, Bhima Red and Arka Pragathi surpassing the check N-53. So, these genotypes may be utilized for further breeding programme in onion for improving bulb yield.ThesisItem Open Access MANURIAL STUDIES ON YIELD AND QUALITY OF TURMERIC (Curcuma longa L)(UHF,NAUNI, 2019-12) LAKSHMI, SEEREDDY CHAITANYA; SHARMA, VIPINABSTRACT The present investigation entitled “Manurial studies on yield and quality of turmeric (Curcuma longa L)” was laid out in a RCBD with three replications in plot size of 3×1 m and spacing 30×20 cm at Vegetable Research Farm and Quality Analysis Laboratory of the Department of Vegetable Science, Dr YSPUHF, Nauni, Solan (HP) during Kharif 2018. The treatments comprised of five manurial practices (M) viz M1: Manure (200 q/ha FYM), M2: Seed treatment with Beejamrit + spray of Jeevamrit, M3: Manure (200 q/ha FYM) + Beejamrit + Jeevamrit, M4: RDF (200 q/ha FYM + 30 kg N + 30 kg P2O5 + 60 kg K2O per ha) and M5: Absolute control; and three stages of harvesting (S) viz S1: 180 DAP, S2: 210 DAP and S3: 240 DAP. The observations were recorded on crop parameters like plant height (cm), tiller girth (cm), number of tiller per plant, number of leaves per plant, leaf length and width (cm), leaf area index, yield per plant (g) and projected yield per hectare (q); rhizome length and breadth (cm), number of primary and secondary rhizomes, specific gravity (g/cc), dry rhizome recovery (%), essential oil (%), oleoresin content (%), total curcuminoid content (%), and soil parameters like soil pH, electrical conductivity, organic carbon, available N, P and K (kg/ha). The analysis of variance showed significant differences among the treatment combinations for majority of characters studied. From the present investigation it can be concluded that turmeric variety Palam Lalima gave the highest fresh rhizome yield of improved quality i.e 346.53 q/ha at 240 DAP by the application of FYM (200 q/ha) + seed treatment with Beejamrit + spray of Jeevamrit having a net return of Rs 7,60,456 with B : C ratio 2.72; whereas, yield of 289.52 q/ha was obtained by the application of seed treatment with Beejamrit + spray of Jeevamrit having a net return of Rs 6,47,169 with maximum B : C ratio 2.92.ThesisItem Open Access Studies onGenetic Divergence inPea(Pisumsativum L.(UHF,NAUNI, 2019-12) BHARWAL, SAURAV; MEHTA, D KABSTRACT The present investigation entitled “Studies on Genetic Divergence in Pea (Pisum sativum L.)” was conducted at Vegetable Farm, Department of Vegetable Science, Dr Yashwant Singh Parmar University of Horticulture and Forestry, Nauni, Solan (HP) during Rabi, 2017 to evaluate genotypes of pea 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 RCBD with three replications and 35 genotypes including one check variety “Pb-89”, for studying the extent of variability and performance of each genotype. The present studies revealed a significant difference among genotypes for all the characters studied. A wide range of variability was observed for all the traits. Genotypes like Pusa Pragati, UHF-PEA-15, UHF-PEA-12 and EC 598536 were significantly superior over other genotypes and the check variety for yield and few other horticultural important traits and can be recommended as such for direct cultivation after multilocational testing in the state. The GCV and PCV were high to moderate for traits like green pod yield per plant, pod weight, pod length and plant height. High heritability coupled with high to moderate genetic gain was observed for green pod yield per plant, pod weight, pod length and plant height which suggests their improvement through simple selection method. Correlation analysis revealed that traits like number of green pods per plant, pod weight, pod length, pod width, pod girth, number of seeds per pod and shelling percentage had significant positive correlation with green pod yield per plant both at phenotypic and genotypic level. Further, path coefficient analysis indicated that pod weight had the highest positive direct effect on green pod yield per plant followed by days to marketable maturity, number of green pods per plant and number of seeds per pod. Therefore, main emphasis should be given on these characters, while making selection in pea genotypes. D2 Mahalanobis analysis divided the genotypes into six clusters and revealed that the cluster III and IV were most divergent and there will be more chances of getting better segregants in F2 and subsequent generations from the crossing of genotypes from cluster III and IV. Thus, hybridization between the genotypes of these groups can be very effective for further improvement inpea.ThesisItem Open Access “Studies on effect of different level of irrigation and fertigation on yield and quality of broccoli (Brassica oleraceavar.italica)”(UHF,NAUNI, 2019-12) NEGI, RUSTAM; SPEHIA, R SABSTRACT The present investigation entitled, “Studies on effect of different level of irrigation and fertigation on yield and quality of broccoli (Brassica oleracea var. italica)” was carried out at the research farm of the Precision Farming Development Centre, Department of Soil Science and Water Management, Dr. Y S Parmar University of Horticulture and Forestry, Nauni, Solan (HP) during rabi season of 2017-2018. The experiment was laid out in a Randomized Complete Block Design (RCBD) with three replications. The study comprised of ten treatment combinations consisting of three levels of irrigation (I1: Drip irrigation with 100 per cent ETc, I2: Drip irrigation with 80 per cent ETc and I3: Drip irrigation with 60 per cent ETc) and fertigation (F1: 100 per cent of RDF, F2: 85 per cent of RDF and F3: 70 per cent of RDF) along with one surface control (surface irrigation + conventional application of fertilizers- Conventional Practice). Drip irrigation with 100%, 80% and 60% ETc in conjunction with polyethylene mulch consumed 14.71, 11.76 and 8.82 cm water throughout the cropping season that were lower as compared to the surface irrigated plots which consumed 30cm water. This resulted into saving of irrigation water to the tune of 50.9%, 60.8% and 70.6%, respectively, over the surface irrigation. Growth parameters of broccoli were significantly affected by different levels of irrigation and fertigation. In all the cases, treatment I2F1 (drip irrigation with 80 per cent ETc with drip fertigation @100% RDF) was found significantly superior over the rest of the combinations but was at par with I3F1 and I2F3 for some parameters. The treatment combinations of drip irrigation with 80 per cent ETc and fertigation @ 100 per cent of RDF registered maximum yield (249.67 q ha-1) as compared to rest of the combinations but was statistically at par with the treatments I2F2(248.11 q ha-1) and I3F1(246.55 q/ha). Treatment combination of drip irrigation with 60 per cent ETc + drip fertigation @ 100 per cent of RDF recorded maximum water use efficiency (27.95 q ha1 cm-1) and fertilizer use efficiency (73.97 kg kg-1 of nutrient). Highest benefit cost ratio (2.63) was recorded with the treatment combination of drip irrigation @ 60 per cent ETc with 70 per cent recommended dose of fertilizer through fertigation.