Project No: HADP-21

Production of designer plants for promotion of high density plantation and rejuvenation of orchards

SKUAST-K Budget (Lakhs)

25.24

Facilities

R&D Activities

Trainings

Agrinnovate

Beneficiaries

Principal Investigator

Dr. A. Raouf Malik

Leading this initiative under HADP SKUAST-Kashmir.

Research Development

Project Objectives

1.Production of quality planting material of elite varieties and rootstocks of apple, pear, walnut, almond, olive, mango, citrus, guava, litchi, stone fruits, kiwifruit and dragon fruit in Public and Private Sectors
2. Establishment of plant material testing and micro-propagation laboratories
3. Capacity building of stakeholders for improving awareness and skill development in nursery production techniques.

SKUAST-K Activities

Plant Propagation Unit (Nursery) (Public Sector)
Establishment of Rootstock Bank (Public Sector)
Establishment of Mother Orchards (Public Sector)
Establishment of Hi-Tech Green Houses (Protected cultivation) (Public Sector)
Mechanization, Automation and Upgradation of Nurseries
Strengthening and augmentation of plant material testing and micro propagation units/virus indexing through labs
Capacity building (International-Public)
Research and Development
Administrative Cost