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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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Author: ANKITA × End date: 2023 × Start date: 2020 × Thesis Type: M.Sc ×
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    APPRAISAL OF EXISTING AGROFORESTRY SYSTEMS IN BHATTIYAT BLOCK OF DISTRICT CHAMBA, H Dr. YASHWANT SINGH PARMAR UNIVERSITY OF HORTICULTURE & FORESTRY SOLAN (NAUNI) H.P. partial fulfilment of the requirements for the degree MASTER OF SCIENCE (SILVICULTURE AND AGROFORESTRY DEPARTMENT OF SILVICULTURE AND AGROFORESTRY COLLEGE OF FORESTRY HIMACHAL PRADESH
    (UHF,NAUNI, 2023-09-22) ANKITA; PREM PARKASH
    ABSTRACT The present investigation entitled “Appraisal of existing agroforestry systems in Bhattiyat block of district Chamba, H.P.” was carried out during the year 2022-23. The block is located between 32° 13’ to 32° 36’ N latitude and 75° 49’ E to 76° 12’ E longitude. 25 panchayats were selected for the study. From each panchayat, a representative sample of two villages were selected and from each village, a sample of 6 farmers were selected and categorized as marginal (<1 ha), small (1-2 ha) and medium (2-5 ha) on the basis of their land holding. The data was collected through prestructured schedule for the purpose through personal interviews with head of each household and field sampling. Socio˗economic status of farmers was analyzed by taking into account their average family structure, sex- ratio, educational status of the head of families, literacy of families, status of off-farm employment, livestock status and land holding size. The study revealed that five agroforestry systems were prevalent among different categories of farmers in Bhattiyat block viz., AS, AHS, AH, HP and PS. The most dominant system was AS followed by PS, AH, AHS and HP. In agricultural land, a total of 24 plant families were recorded, which comprised 43 genera and 47 species and in pasture land a total of 25 plant families, consisting of 49 genera and 53 species. IVI studies revealed that Grewia optiva was the most dominant tree species in AS system. Citrus limon was the most prevalent fruit tree species in AHS system, while Carya illinoinensis was the dominant fruit species in AH system and Pinus roxburghii was found to be prevalent tree species in PS system. The highest net returns under different agroforestry systems were reported in AH (Rs.146306 ha-1yr-1) and minimum was recorded in PS (Rs.13581 ha-1yr-1). From the above study it is concluded that AS and AH system types were found to be the best for economic point of view in Bhattiyat block. This study will be helpful to the stakeholders, researchers and policy makers for implementing the policies regarding the diversity and socio-economic status of the farmers. Hence the study represents the clear picture of phytosociological and economic analysis of existing agroforestry systems which will help the local peoples to fulfil their basic needs and the researchers to gain the benefit from the agroforestry.