1. Agriculture & Horticulture Commissioner
Kharif Campaign Group No. 7 on Technology led growth in Horticulture for increased production and productivity
Presented by:
Dr . S. K. Malhotra,
Agriculture & Horticulture Commissioner

2. Production Related Issues
Inadequate availability of planting material.
High prevalence of senile orchards.
Rain fed horticulture.
Lower productivity.
Insufficient trained manpower.

3. Way Forward
Emphasis on establishment of mother blocks/ rootstock blocks with hi-tech nurseries & tissue culture units.
Accreditation of nurseries.
Area expansion linked to availability of quality planting material.
Covering more areas under F1 vegetable hybrids.
Cultivation of vegetables for round the year production.
Establishment of crop based centre of excellence.

4. Way Forward
Promotion of high density/ ultra high density planting systems in potential crops.
Tree canopy management right from establishment stage.
Integrated approach on micro irrigation & mulching.
Rejuvenation of old, senile & unproductive orchards.
Protected cultivation of high value crops.
Promotion of mechanization in horticulture.
Capacity building through training & demonstration of improved technologies.

5. Researchable Issues
Making available nucleus seeds and planting material of new improved varieties .
Evolve varieties/ rootstocks which are tolerant to drought, frost, pest & diseases.
Assess water/ nutrient requirement of different plant densities for varied agro climatic zones.
Develop models for tree canopy architecture for important fruit crops.
Develop efficient system to identify and monitor pests & diseases of important crops.

6. Nursery raising using protray method with single bud rhizomes
Screening of diseased seed/seedling possible.
Reduced seed rate requirement.
Low cost of cultivation

7. Rootstocks Block

8. Aeroponics- Potato Seed Production
Plants are grown in troughs, tubes or other type of chambers
Roots are hanged in space and are periodically bathed in nutrient mist
Easily absorb nutrients
Easily absorb oxygen
Less chance of root zone diseases

9. Long day Onion varieties
Uttarakhand, HP, J&K.
500 ha each state
Sown : October-November
Transplanting: February
Harvesting: July
Production: metric ton
Sufficient seed not available
Brown Spanish and VL 3
Storage structures not available

10. Protected structures Net-houses: Other Temporary structures
Greenhouses
a) Climate controlled
b) Semi-climate controlled
c) Naturally ventilated
d) Raised arch
Net-houses:
a) Insect-proof nets
b) Shade nets
Other Temporary structures
a) Walk-in-tunnels
b) Plastic Low tunnels
c) Plastic mulches