Our Department

Vegetable Crops being one of the major components of horticulture produce, the importance of this department is well understood. The department has developed many varieties and hybrids of vegetables and is concentrating further in developing high yielding varieties resistant to biotic and abiotic stresses in different vegetable crops. Moreover work on exotic, under-utilized vegetables and spice crops for domestic and export markets are also in progress. The department is pioneer in contributing the improved technology for cultivation of vegetables under protected cultivation, organic farming and major off-season vegetable crops. The Centre of Advanced Studies in Horticulture (Vegetables) was also sanctioned by the Indian Council of Agricultural Research during VIIIth plan to this department and is still continuing.