Vegetable Production
The Division focuses on developing sustainable, resource-efficient, economically viable and farmer-friendly production technologies for vegetable cultivation. Scientists are executing 5 Institute projects and 4 externally funded projects addressing precision farming, grafting for stress resilience, organic production systems, value addition, and technology impact assessment.
The research addresses critical challenges of climate change adaptation, water scarcity, soil health degradation, and post-harvest losses through innovative agronomic interventions. Salient achievements include development of sensor-based irrigation and fertigation modules optimizing water-use efficiency, identification of superior rootstocks (S. torvum, ash gourd, Summerfit) enabling high crop yield under waterlogging, drought, and salinity stress, and validation of organic production packages achieving yields at par with conventional systems.
Pomato technology demonstrated enhanced cumulative productivity. Economic impact studies revealed Kashi Ganga bottle gourd generated profitable economic surplus across 73,414 ha, while nutri-garden modules provided year-round nutrition from just 100 m² for rural families.
Developed technologies are offering practical solutions for climate challenges, cost-effective organic production, and diversified income through integrated farming systems. Agri-industries benefit from processing-suitable genotypes and value-added product formulations.
Integrated vertical aquaponics systems and grafting entrepreneurship programs create new agribusiness opportunities. Policy makers gain validated models for promoting climate-smart agriculture, natural farming, and doubling farmers' income initiatives across diverse agro-ecological regions.
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