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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: JAILYANG, LANDI × End date: 2019 × Start date: 2019 × Type: Thesis × Thesis Type: M.Sc ×
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    EFFECT OF BEE ATTRACTANTS ON FRUIT SET, YIELD AND QUALITY OF KIWIFRUIT [Actinidia deliciosa (A. Chev.) C.F. Liang and A.R. Ferguson]cv. Allison
    (UHF,NAUNI, 2019-07) JAILYANG, LANDI; SHARMA, NAVEEN C
    ABSTRACT The present investigations entitled “on fruEffect of bee attractants it set, yield and quality of kiwifruit [Actinidia deliciosa (A. Chev) C.F. Liang and A.R. Ferguson] cv. Allison” were carried out at Department of Fruit Science, Dr Y S Parmar University of Horticulture and Forestry, Nauni, Solan (HP) during 2017-18. The experiment was laid out in Randomized Block Design with three replications of each treatment. The treatments comprised of spray with 10% Jaggery solution, 10% Sugar solution, 10% Honey solution, 1.25% Bee Scent, 10% Sugarcane juice, Hand pollination and water spray (control). The highest number of bee visits (18.66) at 5 per cent flowering and (20.00) at 50 per cent flowering was recorded in 1.25 per cent Bee Scent treated vines at three days after spray. Similarly, maximum fruit set (85.43%), yield (12.57 kg/vine), proportion of A grade and B grade fruits (7.59% and 54.44%, respectively), fruit length (66.43 mm), fruit diameter (45.84 mm), fruit weight (69.91 g), number of seeds per fruit (595.50), TSS (12.23ºB), fruit firmness (7.10 kg/cm2), total sugars (7.06%) and ascorbic acid (63.78 mg/100 g) were observed in vines subjective to 1.25 per cent Bee Scent treatment closely followed by 10 per cent sugarcane juice for bee visits, fruit set, yield, proportion of A and B grade fruits, fruit size, weight, fruit firmness, TSS, total sugars and ascorbic acid content. Thus 1.25 per cent Bee Scent and 10 per cent sugarcane juice were the most effective treatments in improving the fruit set, yield and fruit quality of kiwifruit and could be a suitable substitute for laborious practice of hand pollination.