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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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    STUDIES ON EFFECT OF INTERCROPPING, MULCHING AND MANURIAL PRACTICES ON YIELD AND QUALITY OF TURMERIC (Curcuma longa L.)
    (UHF Nauni, 2024-04-18) MEENAKSHI; H Dev Sharma
    The present investigation entitled “Studies on effect of intercropping, mulching and manurial practices on yield and quality of turmeric (Curcuma longa L.)” was conducted during Kharif season of 2021-22 and 2022-23 at research farm and laboratory of Department of Vegetable Science, Dr YS Parmar University of Horticulture and Forestry, Nauni, Solan (HP). Turmeric was intercropped with two different intercrops viz., maize and okra with polythene and grass mulch along with one of the three manurial practices viz., 200 q/ha FYM, 200 q/ha FYM + Beejamrit + Ghanjeevamrit + Jeevamrit and 200 q/ha FYM + RDF (30 kg N/ha + 30 kg P2O5/ha + 60 kg K2O/ha) which were replicated thrice in the form of twelve treatments and one sole turmeric crop treatment in a plot size of 3×1 m. The experiment was laid out in a randomized complete block design (RCBD) involving a spacing of 30×20 cm for main crop, 60×20 cm for intercrops. Sowing and planting of both main crop and intercrops was done in the month of June. The parameters observed were plant height (cm), tiller girth (cm), number of tillers per plant, number of leaves per plant, leaf length (cm), leaf width (cm), leaf area index (LAI), incidence of rhizome rot (%) if any, yield of main crop and intercrops per plant (g), rhizome length (cm), rhizome breadth (cm), number of primary rhizomes, number of secondary rhizomes, specific gravity (g/cc), dry rhizome recovery (%), essential oil (%), oleoresin content (%), total curcuminoid content (%), pH, EC (dSm-1), OC (%), NPK content of soil before and after termination of experiment (kg ha-1) and microbial count in soil (cfu/g). The benefit cost ratio and land use efficiency was also worked out. From the present investigation, it can be concluded that turmeric cv. Palam Lalima intercropped with okra cv. P-8 along with polythene mulch with the application of RDF (30 kg N/ha + 30 kg P2O5/ha + 60 kg K2O/ha) gave the turmeric rhizome yield 252.86 q/ha and okra yield 79.75 q/ha, maximum net returns of ₹ 956419 and benefit cost ratio of 2.56 followed by turmeric cv. Palam Lalima intercropped with okra cv. P-8 along with polythene mulch with the application of Beejamrit, Ghanjeevamrit and Jeevamrit which gave turmeric rhizome yield of 245.08 q/ha and okra yield 77.78 q/ha, net return of ₹ 916550 and benefit cost ratio of 2.44, under mid hill conditions of Himachal Pradesh.
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    STUDIES ON IMPROVEMENT OF SYMBIOTIC NITROGEN FIXATION IN Albizia procera (Roxb.) Benth. UNDER MID HIMALAYAN REGION
    (UHF,NAUNI, 2019-11) MEENAKSHI; RANA, NEERJA
    ABSTRACT The intensive harvesting of forest resources have led to decreased nitrogen and organic matter content in the forest soils. Biological nitrogen fixation (BNF) is a cheap renewable nitrogen source, essential to the sustainable productivity of afforested sites. Biological nitrogen fixation offers economically and ecologically sound means for reducing the requirement of nitrogenous fertilizer, thereby restoring the degraded ecosystem. The present investigation entitled “Studies on improvement of symbiotic nitrogen fixation in Albizia procera (Roxb.) Benth. under mid Himalayan region” was carried out in the Microbiology Laboratory of Department of Basic Sciences during the years 2016-2019. Results of the study revealed that among the 10 different seed sources, Baddi seed source of Himachal Pradesh and FRI seed source from Uttrakhand were found best for pod, seed germination and seedling growth parameters. It is evident from the studies that larger seeds have greater per cent germination than smaller seeds. Non significant variation between pod and seed traits with geographical factors were noticed which indicated non-clinal variation. In total of 66 isolates, 38 from Himachal Pradesh and 28 from Uttrakhand were isolated fromroot nodules of Albizia procera seedlings. On the basis of authentication tests only 38 isolates were confirmed as rhizobia. Among these 38 rhizobial isolates, 29 isolates were Psolubilizers, 27 isolates were siderophore producers and 19 isolates were HCN producers. Among the 21 rhizobial isolates from Himachal Pradesh maximum P-solubilization (263.23µg/ml), siderophore production (106.30%) and IAA (82.75µg/ml) was recorded with rhizobial isolate BA2. Whereas, maximum P-solubilization (261.00µg/ml), siderophore production (108.12%) and IAA (85.52µg/ml) was recorded with rhizobial isolate FA6 from Uttrakhand. Rhizobial isolates BA2 and FA6 also showed high per cent growth inhibition against 6 fungal pathogens. On the basis of plant growth promoting traits and antifungal activities, two isolates BA2 and FA6 were selected and applied as biofertilizers. Both the biofertilizers with 20kg/ha nitrogen significantly increased shoot biomass, root biomass, nodulation status and available N P K content of soil over uninoculated control. These isolates were identified as Rhizobium leguminosarum (BA2) and Rhizobium alamii (FA6). The application of charcoal based bio-inoculant of rhizobial strain FA6+20 kg/ha nitrogen has not only significantly influenced growth characters and nitrogen fixation potential of Albizia procera seedlings but also improved the available N P K content of the soil. Hence, application of charcoal based bioinoculant with rhizobial strain FA6 have enormous potential to be used as biofertilizer for enhanced growth, nodulation status and protection of A.procera seedlings and to sustain soil health.