Horticulture
Virvin Facility Management Pvt. Ltd The Horticulture (fruits including nuts, vegetables including potato, tuber crops, mushroom, ornamental plants including cut flowers, spices, plantation crops and medicinal and aromatic plants) has become a key drivers for economic development in many of the states in the country and it contributes 30.4 per cent to GDP of agriculture, which calls for technology-led development, where Division of Horticulture of ICAR is playing a pivotal role. The research priorities are for genetic resource enhancement and its utilization, enhancing the efficiency of production and reducing the losses in environment friendly manner.
Horticulture is technically the science, technology, and business involved in intensive plant cultivation for human use. It is practiced from the individual level in a garden up to the activities of a multinational corporation. It is very diverse in its activities, incorporating plants for food (fruits, vegetables, mushrooms, culinary herbs) and non-food crops (flowers, trees and shrubs, turf-grass, hops, medicinal herbs). It also includes related services in plant conservation, landscape restoration, landscape and garden design/construction/maintenance, arboriculture, horticultural therapy, and much more.
- To take stock of the researchable issues in different horticultural crops, e.g. fruit and plantation, vegetable,tuber and spices, flower,medicinal and aromatic plants.
- To discuss the reorientation in education and transfer of technology in horticulture sector.
- To discuss the potential of new tools and techniques in biotechnology for crop improvement.
- To asses the potential of advances made and preparedness for addressing biotic and abiotic stresses.
- To share the innovative technological advancements in Hi-Tech and peri-urban horticulture and innovations by public and private sector including farmers.
- To analyze the development in logistics for post-harvest management and innovative marketing and trade strategies.
