Fruits and Horticulture Technology
Head of Division : Dr. A. M. Goswami
Main activities of the Division in brief :
The main research thrusts of the Division of Fruits and Horticultural Technolgy are :
Improvement of plant types in mango, grape, citrus, papaya, guava and ber
Standardization of rootstocks and establishment of high density orchards
Physiological studies in relation to mango malformation, induction of early maturity in grapes
Propagation/micropropagation
Orchard management
Post-harvest Technology of fruits and vegetables
Projects in progress along with name of the Project Leaders :
Selection of superior clones of commercial mango cultivars for export - Dr. A. M. Goswami
Studies on malformation in mango - Dr. A. M. Goswami
High density orcharding in mango and citrus - Dr. A. M. Goswami
Abiotic stress studies on grapes with reference to rootstocks in vitro - Dr. H. C. Sharma
Abiotic stress studies in grapes with reference to rootstocks in vivo - Dr. P. C. Jindal
Abiotic stress studies in mango with special reference to salinity and biofertilizers - Dr. S. K. Saxena
Rootstock research and establishment of high density orchard in guava - Dr. Y. K. Sharma
Survey, collection and evaluation of germplasm of different fruit crops - Dr. A. M. Goswami
Improvement in mango by breeding - Dr. Room Singh
Breeding grapes for disease resistance - Dr. P. C. Jindal
Breeding for quality, processing and storage of grapes - Sh. Kashmir Singh
Breeding for powdery mildew and fruit fly resistance in ber - Dr. V. P. Sharma
Clonal propagation of mango, papaya, grapes and guava through tissue culture - Dr. H. C. Sharma
Nutritional studies in mango with specila reference to increased productivity and improvement of fruit quality in Cv. Amrapali under high density - Dr. Y. K. Sharma
Nutritional studies in grapes to increase productivity and fruit quality - Dr. V. P. Sharma
Multiplication, distribution and transfer of technology of fruit crops - Dr. A. M. Goswami
Post harvest physiology of handling, packaging and storage of fresh Horticultural produce - Dr. R. K. Pal
Low cost storage of fresh and processed horticultural produce - Dr. S. K. Roy
Processing of fruits and vegetables slices, juice and beverages - Dr. D. S. Khurdiya
Preservation and processing of fruits and vegetables by food additives and fermentation - Dr. (Mrs) Vijay Sethi
Dehydration, packaging and storage of fruits and vegetables - Dr. V. R. Sagar
Utilization of horticultural waste - Dr. S. B. Maini
List of Post Graduate courses offered
Basic Horticulture, Fruit Production, Systematic Pomology, Fundamentals of Post Harvest Technology, Fundamentals of Fruit Production, Breeding of Fruit Crops - I, Plant propagation, Post harvest technology of Horticultural Crops-I, Principles of Post Harvest Technology, Post Harvest Technology of Horticultural Crops-II, Breeding of Fruit Crops-I, Post Harvest Technology of Horticultural Crops, Plant Tissue Culture in the Improvement of Horticultural Crops, Advances in growth and development
