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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 Purification and characterisation of Trypsin inhibitor from germinating seeds of Leucaena leucocephala L.(College of Horticulture and Forestry Dr YSP UHF, Neri, Hamirpur(H.P.), 2024-06-05) Akash; Reena KumariThe present investigation "Purification and Characterization of Trypsin Inhibitor from germinating seeds of Leucaena leucocephala L." was done using ammonium sulphate precipitation and ion exchange chromatography on DEAE-Cellulose 52. Seven samples viz., Sl to S7 of Leucaena leucocephala were screened for the presence of trypsin inhibitor. Among all samples, S1 showed maximum trypsin inhibitor activity and S7 showed minimum trypsin inhibitor activity. The results confirmed 21.4% decline in trypsin inhibitor activity on the 5th day of seed germination. Further protein was purified to 5.03, 5.0 and 4.78 fold with a percent yield of 14.52, 14.0 and 13.98 from Sl, S2 and S3, respectively. The molecular weight of purified protein was found to be ~20 kDa. The purified trypsin inhibitor found to be heat stable up to 80℃ and showed resilience in the pH range of 4.0-10. The inhibitor was found to be susceptible to varying concentrations of reducing agents like DTT and β-mercaptoethanol, thereby indicating the role of disulphide bridges in maintaining its three dimensional structure and stability. The purified protein was found to be effective to decrease midgut protease of Pieris rapae. This stability of inhibitor across a broad pHrange (4-10), demonstrates its potential as an insecticidal protein againstLepidopteran and Coleopteran insects.ThesisItem Open Access Seasonal incidence and management of Lasora fruit weevil under low and mid hills of Himachal Pradesh(College of Horticulture and Forestry Dr YSP UHF, Neri, Hamirpur(H.P.), 2024-05-21) Simran Kaushal; V.K. RanaThe present investigations entitled ‘Seasonal incidence and management of Lasora fruit weevil under low and mid hills of Himachal Pradesh’ were carried out in year 2022-2023 at experimental farm, COHF, Khaggal (HP). Samples were collected and sent HARC, Solan which revealed that Lasora fruit borer belongs to genus Barioscapus and species cordiae. Experiments were conducted on seasonal incidence and management of Lasora weevil using different insecticides and biopesticides. During the investigation, it was noted that the larvae exhibit an apodous, C-shaped form, appearing white and fleshy with a noticeable brown head capsule. The pupa is of the exarate type and has a pale white coloration. Adult weevils arecharacterized by an elongated snout, equipped with chewing and biting mouthparts. It was revealed that population of the weevil was maximum in July and minimum in May. Out of the seven insecticides and biopesticides which were evaluated against Lasora fruit weevil,Chlorantraniliprol 18.5% SC were proved best which was 3.64 times superior to control. Percent reduction of insecticides over control was calculated and revealed that chlorantraniliprol has 72.55 per cent reduction of weevil incidence. All the treatments proved significantly superior to control.ThesisItem Open Access Site Suitability analysis for fruit crop production using satellite remote sensing and GIS based multi-criteria evaluation approach(College of Horticulture and Forestry Dr YSP UHF, Neri, Hamirpur(H.P.), 2024-05-20) Shahid Khan; Vikas Kumar SharmaThe present study entitled “Site Suitability analysis for fruit crop production using satellite remote sensing and GIS based multi-criteria evaluation approach” was carried out during 2022-2023. In the current study, analysis of soil data, weather data and satellite data along with physiographic mapping was conducted using Arc-GIS 10.6 software. For the future analysis reclassification of maps was done. The analytical hierarchy process approach was adopted to derive the site suitability map, supplemented by data obtained from a survey based on questionnaire. The study has delineated the potential suitable area for fruit production of Mango, Guava, Pomegranate, Citrus and Litchi in Una. The final suitability map was categorized into two classes: Agriculture and Barren land. It showed that agriculture class had maximum area under the moderately suitable class (110.10sq.km.). Whereas barren land class exhibited maximum area under moderately suitable (222.29 sq.km.), followed by highly suitable (112.99sq.km), while the not suitable class had the smallest area (106.29 sq.km.). The Study highlights the necessity for developing suitable land use planning to optimize the productivity of fruits in highly suitable areas. It identifies potentialities and suggests further policy support to boost fruit production in Una district.ThesisItem Open Access Studies on effect of intercropping and manurial practices on pod and seed yield of French bean cv. Lakshmi(UHF Nauni, 2023-12-05) NANDINI SHARMA; Dr H Dev SharmaThe present investigation entitled “Studies on effect of intercropping and manurial practices on pod and seed yield of French bean cv. Lakshmi” was carried out at Experimental Farm and Quality Analysis Laboratory, Department of Vegetable Science, Dr Yashwant Singh Parmar University of Horticulture and Forestry, (Nauni) Solan (HP) during Kharif 2022. The experiment was conducted on main crop French bean cv. Lakshmi and intercrops viz., maize var. Local Selection and okra var. P-8 which was laid out in Randomized Complete Block Design with three replications, comprising of seven treatments viz., T1: French bean intercropped with Maize + FYM, T2: French bean intercropped with Maize + FYM + Beejamrit + Ghanjeevamrit + Jeevamrit, T3: French bean intercropped with Maize + FYM + RDF, T4: French bean intercropped with Okra + FYM, T5: French bean intercropped with Okra + FYM + Beejamrit + Ghanjeevamrit + Jeevamrit, T6: French bean intercropped with Okra + FYM + RDF and T7 (Control): French bean sole crop + FYM + RDF. Analysis of variance showed significant variations for effect of intercropping and manurial practices on most of the parameters studied. Among different treatments, sole French bean + FYM + RDF (T7) recorded minimum days to 50 % flowering and days to first maturity and maximum number of clusters per plant, number of pods per plant, pod length, pod width, number of seeds per pod, plant height, pod and seed yield (per plant & per hectare), 100 seed weight and protein content. T6 performed best in yield of intercrops, and total French bean pod plus French bean pod equivalent yield as well as total French bean seed plus French bean seed equivalent yield (per plant & per hectare). From the present investigation, it was concluded that French bean cv. Lakshmi intercropped with okra and application of recommended doses of manures and fertilizers (200 q/ha FYM + 50 kg N/ha + 100 kg P2O5/ha + 50 kg K2O/ha) gave the highest yield of French bean pod (109.97 q/ha) and okra (110.18 q/ha) along with maximum net returns per hectare (₹ 4,47,493) and B:C ratio (2.10) and for seed production, it gave the highest seed yield of French bean (11.17 q/ha) and okra (110.18 q/ha) along with maximum net returns per hectare (₹ 4,48,443) and B:C ratio (2.06) under mid hill conditions of Himachal Pradesh.ThesisItem Open Access EFFECT OF CROP INTENSIFICATION IN TOMATO GROWN UNDER NATURAL FARMING SYSTEM(UHF Nauni, 2023-11-06) UJJWAL RAJ; Kuldeep Singh ThakurThe present investigation entitled “Effect of crop intensification in tomato grown under natural farming system” was carried out at the Subhash Palekar Model Farm, Department of Entomology, Dr YS Parmar University of Horticulture and Forestry, Nauni, Solan (HP) during Kharif season of 2023. The experiment was laid out in Randomized Complete Block Design (Factorial) with three replications comprising of twelve treatment combinations. The treatments were G0J0: No Ghanjeevamrit + No Jeevamrit (control), G0J1: No Ghanjeevamrit + Jeevamrit spray @ 10 %, G0J2: No Ghanjeevamrit + Jeevamrit spray @ 15 %, G0J3: No Ghanjeevamrit + Jeevamrit spray @ 20 %, G1J0: Ghanjeevamrit @ 1 t/ha + No Jeevamrit, G1J1: Ghanjeevamrit @ 1 t/ha + Jeevamrit spray @ 10 %, G1J2: Ghanjeevamrit @ 1 t/ha + Jeevamrit spray @ 15 %, G1J3: Ghanjeevamrit @ 1 t/ha + Jeevamrit spray @ 20 %, G2J0: Ghanjeevamrit @ 1.5 t/ha + No Jeevamrit, G2J1: Ghanjeevamrit @ 1.5 t/ha + Jeevamrit spray @ 10 %, G2J2 :Ghanjeevamrit @ 1.5 t/ha + Jeevamrit spray @ 15 %, G2J3: Ghanjeevamrit @ 1.5 t/ha + Jeevamrit spray @ 20 %. The main crop (tomato) variety was ‘Solan Lalima’. The intercrops were French bean cv. ‘Contender’ and brinjal cv. ‘Pusa Purple Long’. Each plot size was 5.4 m2 having five rows of tomato at the spacing of 90 × 30 cm and four rows of intercrops were also sown in the centre of tomato crop. The seeds of tomato and brinjal were sown in the nursery beds on 3rd March, 2023 and the seedlings were transplanted on 15th April, 2023.The seeds of French bean was shown after 2 days of transplanting of main crop. The combined application of ghanjeevamrit @ 1.5t/ha along with jeevamrit spray @ 15 per cent (G2J2) resulted in maximum plant height, harvest duration, number of fruits per cluster, number of fruits per plant, fruit yield per plant, yield per plot and per hectare, organic carbon, NPK content, viable microbial count and highest net returns. Hence, application of ghanjeevamrit @ 1.5 t/ha + jeevamrit spray @ 15 per cent at 15 days interval can be recommended for getting high yield, enhanced soil fertility and maximum net returns in tomato under natural farming condition.ThesisItem Open Access MORPHOLOGICAL CHARACTERIZATION AND DISEASE REACTION STUDIES IN BELL PEPPER(UHF Nauni, 2023-11-02) GURPREET KAUR; D.K.MehtaThe present investigation entitled “Morphological Characterization and Disease Reaction Studies in Bell Pepper” was carried out at the Experimental Farm of Department of Vegetable Science, Dr YS Parmar University of Horticulture and Forestry, Nauni, Solan (HP) during Kharif, 2022. Thirty-four advanced breeding lines/ genotypes of bell pepper along with two standard check varieties (California Wonder and Solan Bharpur) were evaluated for morphological characters based on DUS along with analysis of various horticultural traits and disease reaction to Phytophthora leaf blight and fruit rot. The experiment was laid out in Randomized Complete Block Design (RCBD) with three replications and the genotypes were morphologically classified based on forty-two DUS traits. Analysis of variance for horticultural traits revealed significant differences among all the genotypes for most of the characters under study. Genotypes UHF-CAP-108, UHF-CAP-119, IIHR-131, UHF-CAP-106 and UHF-CAP-113 were found to be significantly superior than the better check variety i.e., Solan Bharpur for fruit yield per plant with desirable medium sized, dark green, glossy and 3-4 lobed fruits. Hence, these genotypes should be tested in multi-locational and multi-year trials so that the most superior and stable genotype(s) can be recommended for commercial cultivation. Among various parameters of variability, fruit yield per plant, number of fruits per plant and fruit weight had high values of coefficients of variation as well as high heritability coupled with high genetic gain indicaThe present investigation entitled “Morphological Characterization and Disease Reaction Studies in Bell Pepper” was carried out at the Experimental Farm of Department of Vegetable Science, Dr YS Parmar University of Horticulture and Forestry, Nauni, Solan (HP) during Kharif, 2022. Thirty-four advanced breeding lines/ genotypes of bell pepper along with two standard check varieties (California Wonder and Solan Bharpur) were evaluated for morphological characters based on DUS along with analysis of various horticultural traits and disease reaction to Phytophthora leaf blight and fruit rot. The experiment was laid out in Randomized Complete Block Design (RCBD) with three replications and the genotypes were morphologically classified based on forty-two DUS traits. Analysis of variance for horticultural traits revealed significant differences among all the genotypes for most of the characters under study. Genotypes UHF-CAP-108, UHF-CAP-119, IIHR-131, UHF-CAP-106 and UHF-CAP-113 were found to be significantly superior than the better check variety i.e., Solan Bharpur for fruit yield per plant with desirable medium sized, dark green, glossy and 3-4 lobed fruits. Hence, these genotypes should be tested in multi-locational and multi-year trials so that the most superior and stable genotype(s) can be recommended for commercial cultivation. Among various parameters of variability, fruit yield per plant, number of fruits per plant and fruit weight had high values of coefficients of variation as well as high heritability coupled with high genetic gain indicating the prevalence of additive gene action. Correlation coefficient depicted that number of fruits per plant, fruit weight, number of lobes per fruit, internodal length, pericarp thickness, plant height, plant spread, leaf area, leaf length and leaf width were significantly and positively correlated with fruit yield per plant. Thus, selection of genotypes on the basis of these traits would be effective in improving fruit yield per plant. The maximum positive direct effect on fruit yield per plant was contributed by number of fruits per plant followed by fruit weight, leaf area, plant height, pericarp thickness and thousand seed weight. Thus, improvement in these characters will lead to higher fruit yield per plant in bell pepper. Genetic divergence studies revealed that hybridization between genotypes of cluster IV and VI will be more rewarding for getting superior hybrids. In case of disease reaction studies, no genotype was found to be resistant to Phytophthora leaf blight and fruit rot but moderate susceptibility was found in genotypes UHF-CAP-104, UHF-CAP-107, UHF-CAP-111, UHF-CAP-116, UHF-CAP-119, UHF-CAP-127, IIHR-131 and check variety Solan BharpurThe present investigation entitled “Morphological Characterization and Disease Reaction Studies in Bell Pepper” was carried out at the Experimental Farm of Department of Vegetable Science, Dr YS Parmar University of Horticulture and Forestry, Nauni, Solan (HP) during Kharif, 2022. Thirty-four advanced breeding lines/ genotypes of bell pepper along with two standard check varieties (California Wonder and Solan Bharpur) were evaluated for morphological characters based on DUS along with analysis of various horticultural traits and disease reaction to Phytophthora leaf blight and fruit rot. The experiment was laid out in Randomized Complete Block Design (RCBD) with three replications and the genotypes were morphologically classified based on forty-two DUS traits. Analysis of variance for horticultural traits revealed significant differences among all the genotypes for most of the characters under study. Genotypes UHF-CAP-108, UHF-CAP-119, IIHR-131, UHF-CAP-106 and UHF-CAP-113 were found to be significantly superior than the better check variety i.e., Solan Bharpur for fruit yield per plant with desirable medium sized, dark green, glossy and 3-4 lobed fruits. Hence, these genotypes should be tested in multi-locational and multi-year trials so that the most superior and stable genotype(s) can be recommended for commercial cultivation. Among various parameters of variability, fruit yield per plant, number of fruits per plant and fruit weight had high values of coefficients of variation as well as high heritability coupled with high genetic gain indicating the prevalence of additive gene action. Correlation coefficient depicted that number of fruits per plant, fruit weight, number of lobes per fruit, internodal length, pericarp thickness, plant height, plant spread, leaf area, leaf length and leaf width were significantly and positively correlated with fruit yield per plant. Thus, selection of genotypes on the basis of these traits would be effective in improving fruit yield per plant. The maximum positive direct effect on fruit yield per plant was contributed by number of fruits per plant followed by fruit weight, leaf area, plant height, pericarp thickness and thousand seed weight. Thus, improvement in these characters will lead to higher fruit yield per plant in bell pepper. Genetic divergence studies revealed that hybridization between genotypes of cluster IV and VI will be more rewarding for getting superior hybrids. In case of disease reaction studies, no genotype was found to be resistant to Phytophthora leaf blight and fruit rot but moderate susceptibility was found in genotypes UHF-CAP-104, UHF-CAP-107, UHF-CAP-111, UHF-CAP-116, UHF-CAP-119, UHF-CAP-127, IIHR-131 and check variety Solan Bharpurting the prevalence of additive gene action. Correlation coefficient depicted that number of fruits per plant, fruit weight, number of lobes per fruit, internodal length, pericarp thickness, plant height, plant spread, leaf area, leaf length and leaf width were significantly and positively correlated with fruit yield per plant. Thus, selection of genotypes on the basis of these traits would be effective in improving fruit yield per plant. The maximum positive direct effect on fruit yield per plant was contributed by number of fruits per plant followed by fruit weight, leaf area, plant height, pericarp thickness and thousand seed weight. Thus, improvement in these characters will lead to higher fruit yield per plant in bell pepper. Genetic divergence studies revealed that hybridization between genotypes of cluster IV and VI will be more rewarding for getting superior hybrids. In case of disease reaction studies, no genotype was found to be resistant to Phytophthora leaf blight and fruit rot but moderate susceptibility was found in genotypes UHF-CAP-104, UHF-CAP-107, UHF-CAP-111, UHF-CAP-116, UHF-CAP-119, UHF-CAP-127, IIHR-131 and check variety Solan BharpurThesisItem Open Access GENETIC VARIABILITY STUDIES IN TOMATO(UHF Nauni, 2023-10-03) PARUCHURI SAI VAMMSE; Amit VickramTomato (Solanum lycopersicum L.) is extensively cultivated warm season vegetable widely consumed around the globe both for table purpose and processing purpose. The present investigation entitled “Genetic variability studies in tomato” was carried out at the Vegetable Research Farm, Department of Vegetable Science, Dr. YS Parmar University of Horticulture and Forestry, Solan (HP) during Kharif, 2022. Thirty genotypes including check variety Solan Lalima were evaluated to ascertain the extent of variability, correlation and path analysis for yield and other horticultural traits along with estimation of genetic gain among genotypes. The experiment was laid out in Randomized Block Design with three replications. The present studies revealed significant variation among genotypes for all the traits. Where, it is recorded that SEL-26, SEL-22 and CLW-2174102 have performed superior over the check in various attributes. High genetic variability was recorded for fruit yield per plant and number of fruits per cluster. Followed by, moderate genetic variability was recorded for average fruit weight, plant height, number of locules per fruit, number of fruits per plant, number of seeds per fruit, pericarp thickness and fruit shape index. While low genetic variability was recorded for total soluble solids, days to 50% flowering, harvest duration and days to maturity. Fruit yield per plant was significantly and positively correlated with average fruit weight followed by number of fruits per plant, days to 50% flowering, days to maturity, plant height, fruit shape index, number of locules per fruit and harvest duration. Path analysis revealed that average fruit weight followed by number of fruits per plant had maximum positive direct effect towards fruit yield per plantThesisItem Open Access EVALUATION OF GARLIC GENOTYPES FOR HORTICULTURAL TRAITS(2023-10-27) ANUBHA KAUSHAL; D.K.MehtaThe present investigation entitled “Evaluation of Garlic Genotypes for Horticultural Traits” was carried out at the Experimental Farm of Department of Vegetable Science, Dr YS Parmar University of Horticulture and Forestry, Nauni, Solan (HP) during rabi, 2022-23. Thirty-five genotypes of garlic along with one check variety (Solan Selection) were evaluated for morphological characters based on DUS along with analysis of various horticultural traits. The experiment was laid out in Randomized Complete Block Design (RCBD) with three replications and the genotypes were morphologically classified based on thirty- one DUS characters. Analysis of variance for horticultural traits revealed significant differences among all the genotypes for most of the characters under study. Genotype LGC-20 performed best in terms of yield and other horticultural traits closely followed by LGC-2, LGC-22 and LGC-15. These genotypes were significantly superior than the check variety i.e., Solan Selection for bulb yield along with number of cloves per bulb, bulb equatorial and polar diameter, clove weight and clove size. Hence, these genotypes should be tested in multi-locational and multi-year trials so that the most superior and stable genotype(s) can be recommended for commercial cultivation. Among various parameters of variability, bulb weight, clove weight and pseudostem width and leaf width had high values of coefficients of variation as well as high heritability coupled with high genetic gain indicating the prevalence of additive gene action. Correlation coefficient depicted that number of cloves, clove weight, clove size, clove diameter,bulb equatorial and polar diameter, number of leaves per pseudotstem, leaf length, leaf width, pseudostem length, days to maturity and pseudostem width were significantly and positively correlated with bulb weight. Thus, selection of genotypes on the basis of these traits would be effective in improving bulb yield. The maximum positive direct effect on bulb weight was contributed by bulb equatorial diameter followed by pseudostem width, number of cloves, bulb polar diameter, days to maturity, clove diameter, clove weight and leaf length. Thus, improvement in these characters will lead to higher bulb weight in garlic. Genetic divergence studies revealed that hybridization between genotypes of cluster II and IV will be more rewarding for getting superior genotypes.ThesisItem Open Access STUDIES ON GINGER BASED INTERCROPPING SYSTEMS FOR HIGHER YIELD AND INCOME(UHF Nauni, 2023-12-05) MUSKAN SHARMA; Vipin SharmaThe present investigation entitled, “Studies on ginger based intercropping systems for higher yield and income” was carried out in Randomized Complete Block Design with three replications in plot size of 3 m × 1 m and spacing 30 cm × 20 cm at Vegetable Research Farm and Quality Analysis Laboratory of the Department of Vegetable Science, Dr YSPUHF, Nauni, Solan (HP) during Kharif 2022. The treatments comprised of seven treatments i.e. Fenugreek, Coriander, Oriental Mustard, Sweet corn, French bean, Arhar and Elephant foot yam. The observations recorded were plant height (cm), tiller girth (cm), number of tillers per plant, number of leaves per tiller, leaf length (cm), leaf width (cm), incidence of rhizome rot (%), rhizome length (cm), rhizome breadth (cm), yield of main crop per plant (g) and per hectare (q), yield of intercrops per plant (g) and per hectare (q), total ginger yield and ginger equivalent projected yield per hectare (q), dry matter recovery (%), oleoresin content (%), essential oil (%), crude fibre (%) and benefit cost ratio. Therefore, it was concluded that ginger variety Solan Giriganga intercropped with three crops of Sweet corn during Summer, Kharif and Rabi seasons with planting ratio 2:2 gave the highest yield of ginger (188.33 q/ha) and Sweet corn (444.16 q/ha) along with maximum net returns per hectare (₹ 5,29,442) and B:C ratio (1.81) under mid hill conditions of Himachal Pradesh
