Horticulture
Major Activities
A. Front Line
Demonstration
i. Production and quality enhancement of Lichi by proper nutritional management in South 24 Parganas
B. On-Farm Trial
ii. Assessment of new guava varieties in the guava orchard ecosystem in South 24 Parganas for yield improvement and profit maximization
C. Capacity Building Programme
i. Vegetable cultivation on land embankment
ii. Nutrient Management in Vegetable Crops
iii. Non-traditional Fruit cultivation
iv. Climate smart Betelvine cultivation in Hi-tech Shade net boroz
v. Profitability enhancement in guava farming through different technological intervention
vi. Salinity reclamation through crop cultivation options
vii. Nursery management and seedling rearing of horticultural crops
viii. Plant health management of horticultural crops through scientific application of spray fertilizers & plant hormones
ix. Self employment generation through Hi-tech horticultural approaches
D. Production of Quality Inputs
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Seed |
Vegetable Seedling |
Fruit Seedling |
Flower Seedling |
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Amorphophallus |
Tomato (F1) |
Mango (Amrapali, Himsagar) |
Chrysanthemum, Dahlia, Gazania |
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Chilli (F1) |
Sapota (Cricket Balll) |
Petunia, Stock |
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Cabbbage (F1) |
Guava (Baruipur Khaja, Allahabad Safeda) |
Alyssum, Phlox |
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Cauliflower (F1) |
Lime (Pati, Kagji) |
Inca, Marigold, Dianthus |
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Knolkhol (F1) |
Coconut (ECT, COD, MYD) |
Salvia |
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Arecanut |
Kochia |
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Black pepper |
Papaya |
Zinnia |
E. Documentation & Publication
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Type |
Description |
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Book |
Vegetable Cultivation (140 pages) |
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Booklet |
Medicinal & Aromatic Plants |
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Leaflet |
Sweet Potato Cultivation in Saline Soil |
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Leaflet |
Amorphophallus
Cultivation |
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Leaflet |
Okra Cultivation |
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Leaflet |
Kharif
Onion Cultivation |
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CD |
Shine of betel vine – growing betel vine in Hi-tech Shade Net boroz |
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CD |
Bilingual software based Directory on Medicinal plants |
* Technology Developed and disseminated
- Hi-tech betel vine cultivation in climate smart shade net boraz
- Fruit wrapping technology in guava for fruit fly management and quality improvement
- Vegetable cultivation on land embankment
- Utilization of rice fallow saline low lands through sweet potato cultivation
- Profitability enhancement in saline low lands through Sapota cultivation in heap method
- Use of plastics in horticultural
production system like low cost poly house, shade net house, mulching etc.
- Micro-irrigation system in orchard
management (especially Guava & Sapota)
- Production and use of vermicompost and
enriched vermicompost in horticultural production system
