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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: RAKESH, KUMAR × End date: 2015 × Start date: 2013 × Thesis Type: M.Sc ×
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    STUDIES ON INSECT AND MITE PEST COMPLEX OF FRENCH BEAN AND THEIR MANAGEMENT UNDER MID-HILL CONDITIONS OF HIMACHAL PRADESH
    (UHF,NAUNI, 2014) RAKESH, KUMAR; CHANDEL, RPS
    ABSTRACT Studies were conducted to know the insect and mite pest complex of French bean grown under agro-climatic conditions of mid-hill of Himachal Pradesh during the year of 2012-2014 in the experimental area of Department of Entomology, Dr YS Parmar University of Horticulture and Forestry, Nauni-Solan (HP). Six pest species was found associated with French bean crop namely the black bean bug (Chauliops nigrescens Distant), bean bug (Riptortis sp.), serpentine leafminer (Liriomyza trifolii Burgess), phytophagous snail (Bensonia monticola Hutton), greenhouse whitefly (Trialeurodes vaporariorum Westwood) and phytophagous mite (Tetranychus urticae Koch). Most of the pest infested the crop from June to August. Of the ten genotypes (Shriya, Chandani, Victoria, Noori, Falguni, Solan Naina, Contender, Meenakshi, SVM and KW), screened for the resistance against the pests, SVM, Meenakshi , KW and Solan Naina were found promising for least infestation of the most of the pests. SVM, Meenakshi and KW were the effective cultivars for avoiding attack of black bean bug whereas KW, SVM and Meenakshi were found more resistant to leaf miner. KW, Falguni and Solan Naina were more resistance to greenhouse whitefly whereas Solan Naina, Victoria and SVM against snail. Of the various insecticides evaluated against the pests, deltamethrin (0.0056%) was found most effective against black bean bug. Spiromesifen (0.0075%) and imidacloprid (0.03%) proved to be the most effective against greenhouse whitefly, T. vaporariorum whereas in case of mite, spiromesifen (0.0075%) and fenazaquin (0.0025%) proved to be effective control.
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    STUDIES ON PLANT BIODIVERSITY OF CHAIL WILDLIFE SANCTUARY IN HIMACHAL PRADESH
    (2013) RAKESH, KUMAR; SHARMA, D.P.
    ABSTRACT The present investigation entitled “Plant Biodiversity of Chail Wildlife Sanctuary” was carried out in solan district of Himachal Pradesh during the year 2012-13 with the aim to assess floristic composition, regeneration and soil physicochemical properties of major forest communities. Seven different major forest communities were selected viz., Chir forest, Oak forest, Deodar + Oak forest, Chir + Oak forest, Deodar forest, Deodar + Chir forest and Mixed forest. In every forest community, 10 quadrats of 10m x 10m (100 sq m) size were randomly laid to study tree species. The tree species includes all the saplings, poles and trees present in the study area. The shrub and herbaceous species were studied by laying 10 quadrats randomly in each forest community. In each quadrat, a sub-quadrat of 5m x 5m (25 sq m) size for shrubs and a sub-quadrat of 1m x 1m (1sq m) for herbaceous vegetation were selected. Observations on regeneration were made in a recording unit (quadrat) size of 2m x 2m (4 sq m). These forests comprised of 99 plant species and 42 families. In Chir forest community, the vegetation was comprised of 6.66 % trees, 23.33% shrubs and 70% herbs, whereas, in Chir + Oak forest community, 5.88 %, 32.35% and 61.76% vegetation was contributed by trees, shrubs and herbs, respectively. In Deodar forest community, the vegetation was contributed as: 2.86 % by trees, 25.71% by shrubs and 71.43% by herbs, whereas, in Deodar + Chir forest community, 9.09 %, 31.82% and 59.09% vegetation was contributed by trees, shrubs and herbs, respectively. In Deodar + Oak forest community, the vegetation was contributed as: 11.11 % by trees, 37.04% by shrubs and 51.85% herbs, whereas, in Oak forest community, 4.76 %, 28.57% and 66.67% vegetation was contributed by trees, shrubs and herbs, respectively . In Mixed forest community, the vegetation was contributed as: 12.12% by trees, 36.36% by shrubs and by 51.52% herbs. Cassia floribunda (shrub) and Dicanthium annulatum (herb) were dominant in Chir forest community. Indigofera pulchella (shrub) and Fimbristylis rigidula (herb) dominant species in Chir + Oak forest community. In pure Deodar forest community, Sarcococca pruniforme (shrub) and Woodsia elongate (herb) were dominant species. In Deodar + Oak forest community, Daphne cannabina (shrub) and Cyperus niveus (herb) were dominant species. In pure Oak forest community, Myrsine africana (shrub) and Fimbristylis rigidula (herb) species were dominant. In Mixed forest community, Berberis aristata (shrub) and Cyperus niveus (herb) species were dominant. Species richness in case of herbs, which was maximum in Deodar forest, whereas in shrubs and trees, it was maximum in Mixed forest. Species diversity in case of herbs was maximum in Chir forest. In case of shrubs, it was maximum in Chir + Oak forest and in case of trees, it was maximum in Mixed forest. Species dominance in case of herbs was maximum in Mixed forest and in shrubs, it is maximum in Chir + Oak forest and trees it was maximum in both pure Deodar and Oak forest community. Overall per cent regeneration success was: Deodar (67.50) > Chir (65) > Deodar + Oak (55) > Oak (42.5) > Mixed (40) > Chir + Oak (32.5) > Deodar + Chir (30) forest community. The per cent organic carbon, available nitrogen and phosphorus showed a decreasing trend with the increase in soil depth, while, soil pH and available potassium showed a reverse trend. These nutrients showed low in Chir forest, whereas, these were high in Mixed forest.