1. CENTRAL INSTITUTE FOR SUBTROPICAL HORTICULTURE REHMANKHERA,P. O
CENTRAL INSTITUTE FOR SUBTROPICAL HORTICULTURE REHMANKHERA,P.O. KAKORI, LUCKNOW Telephone: ; Fax: E.mail: Website:

2. THE INSTITUTE
The Central Institute for Subtropical Horticulture (CISH) was started as Central Mango Research Station on September 4, 1972 under the aegis of the Indian Institute of Horticultural Research, Bangalore
The Research Station was upgraded to a full-fledged Institute and named as Central Institute of Horticulture for Northern Plains on June 1, 1984
Renamed as Central Institute for Subtropical Horticulture (CISH) on June 14, 1995, is serving the nation through different aspects of research on mandated subtropical fruits
Has two experimental farms, one at Rehmankhera (132.5 ha) approximately 25 km away from the city and the other (13.2 ha) at Rai Bareli Road, in the city of Lucknow

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Has scientific nursery program, well established orchards, fully equipped laboratories; trainees’ hostel-cum-guest house located at R.B. Road Campus
Has in place MOU to facilitate capacity building with Allahabad Agricultural Institute (Deemed University), Allahabad, APS University, Rewa, Babasaheb Bhimrao Ambedkar University, Lucknow, Bundelkhand University, Jhansi,Lucknow University, Lucknow and Integral University, Lucknow; trains students for acquiring M.Sc. and Ph.D. degrees
Recognized by IGNOU, New Delhi as one of the study centers for offering one year Diploma Course on value added products from fruits and vegetables and six months Diploma Certificate in Organic Farming
National Horticulture Mission has identified the Institute as nodal centre for imparting training on rejuvenation of old and unproductive mango orchards and high density planting in guava

4. MANDATE
Undertake basic and strategic research to enhance productivity and develop value chain for major and minor subtropical fruits
Function as national repository of above fruit crops
Act as a centre for human resource development and provide consultancy to the stakeholders
Develop linkages with national and international agencies to accomplish the above mandates

5. CISH ORGANOGRAM

6. MANDATE CROPS Guava (Psidium guajava) Papaya (Carica papaya)
Mango (Mangifera indica)
Litchi (Litchi chinensis)
Aonla (Embilica officinalis)
Bael (Aegle marmellos)
Banana (Musa spp.)

7. UNDERUTILIZED FRUIT CROPS
Jamun (Syzygium cuminii)
Wood Apple (Feronia limonia)
Khirnee (Manilkara hexandra)
Tamarind (Tamarindus indica)
Mahua (Bassia latifolia )
Chironji (Buchanania lanzan )
Karonda (Carissa carandas )

8. PRODUCTION OF QUALITY PLANTING MATERIALS
Sl. No.
Crop 1
Mango
2276
20900
14341
13429
7850
7321 2
Guava
1886
50665
55827
62404
57606
82345 3
Aonla
4919
17315
16608
9056
5140
4903 4
Bael
2388
3161
4887
5398
3311
4621
Total
11469
92131
91663
90287
73907
99189

9. CROP IMPROVEMENT Mango
Ambika (Amrapali x Janaradhan Pasand) medium size fruit with slight sinus and beak broadly pointed apex, smooth and tough skin. Fruit is bright yellow with dark red blush, firm with scanty fibre, TSS is 210Brix and late in maturity
Arunika (Amrapali x Vanraj) attractive red-blushed fruits, high TSS (240Brix), high carotenoids, firm flesh, regular bearer and dwarf in stature

10. GUAVA
Lalit is guava variety with attractive saffron yellow colour with occasional red blush and are medium sized with an average weight. Flesh of fruit is firm and pink in colour. It has good blend of sugar and acid. It is suitable for both table and processing purposes. The pink colour in the beverage made from its pulp remains stable for more than a year during storage
Shweta is a half-sib selection from Apple Colour with attractive fruits. Fruits of this selection are sub-globose with few soft seeds, high TSS (140Brix) and attractive pink blush. It has good yield potential
LALIT

11. BAEL
CISH-B -1 Plants are moderate in height and less spreading. Fruits are oval or oblong having size of x39-41 cm spread, good in taste ( Brix). The average weight of fruit is Kg. Rind of fruit is thin ( cm) and weight of fruit is 125 gm per fruit. Fiber and seeds are found in fewer amounts and average yield per tree is Kg
CISH-B–2 Plants are semi vigorous and more spreading. Fruits are big in size 14.8 –18 x52-64 cm having round or oblong shape. The weight of fruit is Kg. Fruits of this variety are good in taste (37-410Brix) and having thin rind. Fiber and seeds are less. The average yield per tree is Kg
CISH-B-1
CISH-B-2

12. Fruit crops diversity
The Institute has 24 cvs. of papaya, 9 cvs. of Aonla , 28 cvs. of litchi, 40 accessions of Jamun and 30 cvs. of banana in its germplasm collection
DUS projects : Mango, Guava, Jamun, Aonla, Bael
Other under-utilized fruits: Karonda, Mahua, Chironji

13. VARIETIES IN PIPELINE Mango (H-1084) Guava (G-1) Jamun (Seedless)
Developed from a cross between Amrapali and Janardhan Pasand
Regular bearing and matures late in the season
Attractive peel colour
Guava (G-1)
Selection from half- sib population of ‘Apple Color’
High TSS (12 – 150Brix)
Attractive red colouration of peel
Jamun (Seedless)
Fruit Weight ranges between 8 – 10 g
Pulp content 96 – 98 per cent
TSS ranged from 14 –150Brix
Total sugar content of 6.48 per cent

14. MEDIUM DENSITY PLANTING IN MANGO
An important approach for improving productivity; high economic returns
System permits maximum utilization of land, water, nutrients and solar energy
Conventionally, mango is planted at 10 x 10m (100 trees / hectare); medium density planting (MDP) accommodates 400 trees per hectare (5 x 5m)
Canopy management involving training and pruning are essential aspects right from orchard establishment; these need to continue through out the life of orchard
With integration of fertigation technology, productivity as high as tons could be achieved as against 7-8 tons under traditional planting system
Fruit drop was found minimum (4.2 %) under MDP

15. ULTRA HIGH DENSITY PLANTING (UHDP ) SYSTEM IN GUAVA
Plants spaced at 1x2 m accommodates 5000 plants per hectare
Plants are topped 2 months of planting in October for emergence of new shoots below cut ends
50 per cent length of each new shoot , pruned again in December-January for induction of more shoots ; good spread is attained by May ; flower buds differentiate
Production starts from very first year of planting, 12.5 tons reaching up to 55 tons per hectare by 6-7 years
Lalit performs very well in UHDP system
This technology for meadow orcharding in guava developed at CISH, Lucknow which has spread to different parts of the country especially in Maharashtra, Andhra Pradesh, Jharkhand and Uttar Pradesh ; Lalit Guava responds very well

16. (UHDP ) SYSTEM IN GUAVA Heading back at height of 30 to 40 cm
New growths after pruning
Planting distance: 2.0 x 1.0m
Growth after 2nd pruning
Growth after 3rd pruning
Flowering after 3rd pruning

17. Fruiting in UHDP : Guava
1st year
2nd year
3rd year
4th year
5th year
After 5th year

18. Comparison between traditional systems and HDP systems of guava growing
Attributes
Traditional systems
Meadow systems
Bearing
After two years
From first year
Production
Overall production is low (12-20 t ha-1)
Increased overall production
(30-50 t ha-1)
Management
Difficult to manage due to large size of trees
Easy to manage due to small trees
Labor requirement
More
Minimum
Production cost
Higher cost of production
Reduced cost of production
Harvesting
Difficult
Easy
Quality
Large canopy, poor sunlight penetration and poor quality
Small canopy encourages air to circulate and sunlight to penetrate into centre of the tree canopy, good air circulation minimizes disease, sunlight interception contributes to high fruit quality and colour

19. REJUVENATION OF OLD AND UNPRODUCTIVE MANGO ORCHARDS
About per cent orchards in mango growing belt are old and unproductive ; many respond to rejuvenation
CISH technology on rejuvenation standardized in ‘Dashehari’, involves heading back of branches during December to a level of about 3 meters from ground
About three to four main branches emerging and having outward growth are retained; rest are pruned back to their base
Main branches are allowed to produce shoots and develop into canopy; thinning of excessive criss-crossing shoots is carried out during May and July to maintain 6-8 shoots per branch
Trees develop healthy and productive canopy after two years and bearing starts
Additional income from pruned wood and intercropping with short duration vegetables and ornamental crops are the other advantages
Fruit yield increases up to 4-5 times of the initial status with improved size and quality due to better light penetration into the canopy
Application of 2.5kg urea, 3kg Single super phosphate (SSP) and 1.5kg Muriate of potash along with 100kg FYM is recommended for each pruned tree
These trees must be irrigated at interval of days starting from end of February till onset of rainy season

20. REJUVENATION OF OLD AND UNPRODUCTIVE MANGO ORCHARDS

21. REJUVENATION OF OLD AND UNPRODUCTIVE GUAVA ORCHARDS
Orchards lose their productivity beyond 25 years due to biotic stresses
CISH technology on rejuvenation involves heading back of trees to a level of m from ground level
Emerging shoots are allowed to grow (40-50 cm) for 4-5 months after heading back
Shoots are further pruned to 50 per cent of their length to allow
emergence of multiple shoots ; these shoots offer fruit bearing surface in the following season ; healthy and productive canopy develops
Profuse fruiting and yield increases to about per cent over non-rejuvenated trees is observed in the very first year of operation
Additional income from pruned wood and intercropping with short
duration vegetables and ornamental crops are the other advantage
Yield, fruit size and quality increase due to better light penetration
into the canopy

22. Stages of rejuvenation in guava

23. continued… Heading back of branches of guava tree
Newly emerged shoots on beheaded branches of the tree
Full growth after five months of heading back
Showing shoot pruning after 5 month of heading back

24. Prior to rejuvenation After rejuvenation Yield 4 – 9 ton / ha
Rejuvenation technique in guava augmented the farmers’ income. Approximately 3000 ha of orchards have been rejuvenated across the country through National Horticulture Mission
Prior to rejuvenation
After rejuvenation
Yield
4 – 9 ton / ha
12 – 35 tons / ha*
Income
35 – 80 thousand / ha
1.9 – 2.35 lakhs / ha*
* based on size, age and proper management of orchard

25. Management of Irregular bearing in mango
Management of irregular bearing using paclobutrazol (cultar)
Dose per tree : 3.2 ml / meter canopy diameter
The recommended dose of cultar is dissolved in 10 – 15 litres water and applied in the fertilizer ring, m from the trunk where the feeding roots are present
Method of paclobutrazol (cultar) use
Use of paclobutrazol (cultar) in trees above 25 years of age

26. Flowering in off year in paclobutrazol (cultar) treated tree
Time of application is days before flowering in the month of September.
Adequate moisture needs to be maintained for days after application of paclobutrazol
Recommonded dose of fertilizers are required to be adopted and application of organic manure is essential.
Use of paclobutrazol should be adopted in the Off years
Flowering in off year in paclobutrazol (cultar) treated tree
Heavy fruiting
In Uttar Pradesh paclobutrazol is being used for the management of irregular bearing in more than 350 ha. The yield increased by per cent depending upon the age and variety giving an additional income of Rs. 80,000 per hectare

27. INTEGRATED PEST MANAGEMENT IN MANGO
Mango hopper
(Idioscopus clypealis; I.nitidulus; Amritodus atkinsoni )
Pruning of overcrowded and overlapping branches
Regular ploughing and removal of weeds
First spray of imidacloprid (0.005%) when panicles are 8-10cm long followed by second spray of thiomethoxam (0.008%) or profenophos (0.05%) after fruit set and third need based spray of carbaryl (0.2%) before maturity

28. Mealy bug (Drosicha mangiferae)
Ploughing of orchards in November-December
Polyethylene (400 gauge) banding of tree trunk above 30cm from ground level and application of 1.5 per cent chlorpyriphos 250g/tree around tree trunk in December
Nymphs if have climbed the tree, spray carbosulfan (0.05%) or dimethoate (0.06%) before flowering
Fruit fly (Bactrocera dorsalis and B.zonata)
Collection and disposal of infested and fallen fruits
Ploughing of orchards in November-December to expose pupae
Use of methyl eugenol pheromone traps (wooden blocks 5x5x1cm soaked in methyl eugenol, malathion and 6:4:1) are hung in trees during fruiting period from traps per hectare traps should be replenished at 2 months interval

29. INTEGRATED DISEASE MANAGEMENT

30. INTEGRATED MANAGEMENT OF POST-HARVEST DISEASES OF MANGO
Anthracnose (Colletotrichum gleosporiodes), stem end rot (Lasiodiplodia theobromae) and Aspergillus rot (Aspergillus niger) are the major post-harvest diseases
Pre-harvest practices are very important to effectively manage post-harvest diseases. They include integrated water and nutrient management, integrated pest and disease management and proper harvesting and handling
Two pre-harvest sprays of thiophanate–methyl (0.1%) at 15 days interval starting from 3rd week of May to reduce the incidence of post-harvest diseases
Harvested fruits, free from bruises, are treated in hot water using electrically operated circulative water bath at 52 ±10C for 20 minutes

31. Anthracnose Stem end rot Aspergillus rot
Contd….
Duration of treatment could be reduced to 10 minutes by amending the hot water with prochloraz (0.05%) for ambient and prochloraz (0.1%) for low temperature (12±10C) storage of fruits for 3 weeks
After treatment, fruits are air dried and packed in CFB boxes
Fruits could be stored without any post-harvest diseases infection under ambient for 8-10 days while under low temperature conditions for up to 3 weeks
This technology has proved very effective in managing the post- harvest diseases of Dashehari, Langra, Chausa, Mallika and Amrapali
Anthracnose Stem end rot Aspergillus rot

32. CFB BOXES FOR PACKING OF FRUITS
Mango and guava fruits are normally packed in wooden boxes weighing kg having nails and high ventilation
14-20 per cent losses occur in mango during transportation due to impact, compression, vibration, shock and friction
Higher ventilation affects the maintenance of ideal environment required inside the box during transportation
In this background, telescopic type Corrugated Fiber Board (CFB) boxes of 2.0 and 4.0 kg capacities having 0.5 per cent ventilation were designed and developed
CFB boxes are safe, attractive, sturdy and suitable for effective handling and shipping of fresh produce
Fruits will have less bruises and effective post-harvest treatments before packaging further minimize the losses during transport
Suitable for export of fruits

33. AONLA DE-STONING MACHINE
Manual removal of stones from aonla fruits for processing is very difficult due to irregular shape of stone and tight adherence to pulp
Manual removal besides being cumbersome, results in fruit splitting into segments and per cent pulp remaining adhered to stone
Processing industry needs a mechanical device for de-stoning of Aonla fruits for improving the efficiency of this critical step of segments separation
CISH has designed and developed a manually operated machine for de-stoning of Aonla fruits
Machine works on the principle of compression and coring; main functional parts include plunger, core and a die
Machine has operating capacity of kg Aonla fruits per hour
Only about 6-8 per cent pulp remains adhered to the stones during this operation ,leaving the Aonla fruit intact
Cost of machine is about Rs

34. AONLA DE-STONING MACHINE

35. UNIFORM RIPENING OF MANGOES WITH ETHREL
Many times farmers harvest premature fruits to avail the early markets advantage. Such fruits fail to ripen uniformly under normal conditions; a banned chemical , calcium carbide, is used for forced ripening posing health and environmental risks
Uniform ripening of mango is possible with the use of ethylene
Procedure involves dipping of fruits (100kg) in 100 liters of water containing ml ethrel (ethepon) at 52 ± 20 C for 5 minutes
Concentration of ethrel to be used depends upon maturity of fruits, less matured ones requiring higher concentration

36. Solution prepared once, can be repeatedly used up to four times
Ethrel treated fruits ripen uniformly with attractive yellow colour without any spoilage within 4-5 days of treatment
Low cost ripening chamber (one ton capacity-7x7x7 ft) for the purpose of using ethylene gas ( available in 200ml canister) directly based on this principle, can also be developed for use either by the farmers or retailers or processors

37. VALUE ADDED PRODUCTS RAW MANGO SQUASH (PANNA)
A traditional drink that could be prepared fresh in homes and consumed; can also be stored under ambient conditions
Pulp is extracted after boiling hard green fruits (1kg) in 1 liter water
Different ingredients viz., common salt (120g),black salt (80g), roasted cumin seeds powder (40g),fresh mint leaves (200g) and citric acid (65g) are added
Mixture is strained and consumed fresh ; if required to be preserved sodium benzoate (1g) dissolved in small quantity of water is added
To prepare sweet squash, 450g sugar is added, while for sour squash 450g water is added
Total quantity to be made up to 2kg by weight with addition of boiled and cooled water
Squash is filled into clean and sterilized glass / plastic bottles and sealed; product has shelf-life of about 9 months
Served by diluting one part of squash with seven parts of chilled water

38. MANGO PROUCTS Mango oil less pickle Mango leather
Mango squash Osmo air dried mango slices

39. AONLA SEGMENTS–IN-SYRUP
Aonla is a very nutritious fruit; fresh consumption is limited by its astringent taste
Aonla murabba, a product well known, has poor nutritional qualities
Aonla segments in syrup is a new diversified product
Prepared by blanching, separating the segments and dipping them successively in sugar syrup (50-700B) containing citric acid and KMS as preservative
About 6 days are required for preparation of this product
Finally, segments are packed in 720 B syrup in air tight plastic jars
Finished product contains 200 mg per 100g ascorbic acid, much higher than murabba

40. AONLA PROUCTS
Aonla Supari Freeze dried products of
Aonla

41. AONLA CIDER
A sweet fermented and highly refreshing drink from aonla having 100B TSS, 4% alcohol, 0.4% tannins and 66 mg/100 g ascorbic acid . The cider can be stored for more than one year and its taste improves during storage.
Keeping increasing production of aonla and its nutraceutical value in view, aonla cider is a health drink that can fetch both national and international market.
Unit cost is Rs.20/- per bottle of 750 ml capacity

42. GUAVA CIDER
This mild fermented beverage has 130B total soluble solids,4.0 per cent alcohol, 0.45 per cent acidity and 32.8 mg per 100 ml ascorbic acid with natural guava flavour. The cider can be stored up to one year under ambient conditions.
Guava is one of the richest natural sources of vitamin C and is often called poor man’s apple. Ready to serve guava beverage is quite popular in market. However, unlike apple, its cider is not yet available. Keeping in view the nutritional and sensory qualities of guava cider, it may prove as a potential guava product.
Unit cost is Rs.30/- per bottle of 750 ml capacity

43. AONLA DIETARY FIBRE ENRICHED BISCUIT
Fiber, Vitamin- C and antioxidant enriched biscuits were developed by incorporation of aonla pomace (a by-product generated during Aonla juice processing) as one of the ingredients
The dietary fiber content of the finished product is about 5 times higher than that of the non-enriched ones
Vitamin- C and antioxidant are 15.6 mg/100g and 0.25g values 100g, respectively
The fiber enriched biscuits will not only provide a distinct flavor but will also help in rectifying the constipation and other ailments. Moreover, it will lead to utilization of aonla processing waste as well

44. OTHER ACTIVITIES
The Institute provides consultancy services and scientific advice to farmers and different agencies on following aspects :
Technologies for production of mango, guava, papaya, Aonla and Bael
Technologies for scientific nursery development and management
Capacity building :
1) Production and utilization of subtropical fruits
2) Women empowerment in value addition
3) Women empowerment in mushroom production

45. Insect pests and diseases management in mango guava, Aonla and Bael
Rejuvenation of old and unproductive mango and guava trees
Technologies for packaging, storage and marketing of mango and guava fruits
Technologies for export of mango fruits
Institute also undertakes production and sale of quality planting materials with traceability of different varieties of mango, guava, Aonla and Bael

47. All India Coordinated Research Project on Subtropical Fruits

48. Establishment (Plan & year)
Sl. No.
Name of the Centre
Establishment (Plan & year)
Fruit crops assigned
Plan
Year 1.
IARI, New Delhi IV
1970
Mango, grape 2.
IIHR, Bangalore ”
Mango, guava 3.
ARI, Pune
Grape 4.
FRS, Sangareddy
1971
Mango, guava, 5.
BAC, Sabour
Mango, guava, litchi 6.
CISH, Lucknow
1972 7.
PAU, Ludhiana
Grape, guava 8.
GRS, Rajendranagar
1975 9.
RFRS, Vengurle V
10.
FRS, Rewa VI
1980
11.
AES, Paria
VII
1988
Mango
12.
RCA, Udaipur
Guava, mango
13.
HC&RI, Periyakulam
14.
GBPUA&T, Pantnagar
15.
BCKV, Mohanpur
16.
HARP, Ranchi
17.
MPKV, Rahuri
1989
Grape, mango, guava
18.
NRC for Litchi,Muzaffarpur IX
2001
Litchi
19.
NRC for Grapes
20.
KNK, Mandsaur XI
2009

49. PFDC ACTIVITIES

50. Technology demonstration in PFDC fields
Sl. No
Crop
Plot Size
Technology Demonstrated
Yield
t/ha
Remarks 1.
Tomato
250sqm greenhouse
300 net house
100 sqm open field condition
Protected cultivation
GH (Sartaj)
GH (Naveen) –
SN (Sartaj)
SN (Naveen) – 42.11
Cost benefit : 1 :1.49 2.
Capsicum
250 sqm greenhouse
72.98
Cost benefit : 1 : 3.7 3.
Mango
1.0 ha
Drip +Plastic mulching
0.25
Income Rs. 16, (0.25 ha) 4.
Bottle guord
Okra
Cauliflower
Brinjal
Cabbage
1.25 ha
 Intercropping + drip
15.63
08.35
20.22
06.40
15.26
Income Rs. 18, (0.25 ha)

51. Drip irrigation and polyethylene mulching in mango

52. Drip irrigation and polyethylene mulching on Ultra high density planting in guava

53. Drip irrigation in Banana

54. Improvement in guava seed germination through polyethylene film
Mass multiplication of guava, mango and Aonla through wedge grafting

55. Protected cultivation of Tomato cv. Naveen
Cost benefit ratio:- 1 :1.49

56. Impact of canopy management in cucumber fruiting
Pathenocarpic variety ‘Isatis’ yield: 3-4 kg per sqm. ( t/ha)

57. Performance of Parthenocarpic Cucumber under Protected cultivation

58. Demonstration of Protected cultivation of Capsicum in greenhouse
Sweet pepper White
Aishwarya
Sweet pepper green long
Choco
Cost benefit ratio : 1 : 3.7

59. Intercropping of brinjal in bearing guava orchard with normal spacing

60. Intercropping of Cauliflower in young mango orchard

61. Intercropping of Cabbage in young mango orchard

62. Technology demonstration in PFDC fields
Sl. No
Crop
Plot Size
Technology Demonstrated
Yield
t/ha
Remarks 1.
Tomato
250sqm greenhouse
300 net house
100 sqm open field condition
Protected cultivation
GH (Sartaj)
GH (Naveen) –
SN (Sartaj)
SN (Naveen) – 42.11
Cost benefit : 1 :1.49 2.
Capsicum
250 sqm greenhouse
72.98
Cost benefit : 1 : 3.7 3.
Mango
1.0 ha
Drip +Plastic mulching
0.25
Income Rs. 16, (0.25 ha) 4.
Bottle guord
Okra
Cauliflower
Brinjal
Cabbage
1.25 ha
 Intercropping + drip
15.63
08.35
20.22
06.40
15.26
Income Rs. 18, (0.25 ha)

63. CORE ISSUES OF PFDC TRAININGS
The impact was tremendous which resulted into shift towards Plasticulture technologies.
Following technologies were transferred to improve the capacity of horticulture officers, extension functionaries, farmers, KVK workers, etc. The technologies were also promoted through print and electronic media, extension literatures, etc.,
Technique of wedge grafting (Rapid multiplication) utilizing polyethylene caps for mass multiplication of guava, mango, Aonla and Bael through out the year
Rejuvenation of old and unproductive orchards of guava, Aonla and mango to restore the production potential
High density and UHDP systems embodying canopy management of fruit crops for better tree architecture right from the initial stage of planting
Greenhouse technology including promotion of cultivation of high value crops viz. tomato, capsicum, cucurbits, etc. during off-season for high profitability
Promotion of micro / drip irrigation systems in horticultural crops and its popularization amongst the farmers for optimum use of water resources
Utility of plastic mulching in horticultural crops for improving water productivity and reducing weeds
Promotion of vegetable crops as an intercrops in newly established fruit orchards for enhancing land use ; factor productivity and additional monetary incomes

64. Training programme at Jhansi , Uttar Pradesh
Training programme at Mahoba , Uttar Pradesh

65. CISH Participation in Technology Mission Integrated Development of Horticulture in North Eastern States, Sikkim, Jammu & Kashmir, Himachal Pradesh and Uttarakhand (MM-I)
Trainings and demonstrations to the extension functionaries and the farmers on nursery management and on-farm production of organic inputs viz; NADEP, vermi and microbe mediated composts, bio-enhancers and bio-pesticides using locally available organic wastes and materials
States covered
( )
Mizoram, Sikkim, Tripura, Nagaland, Manipur, Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, and Meghalaya
Total No of Trainees
1324

66. Supply of Quality Planting Materials for establishment of mother blocks (under MM-I)
Crop
State
Total No of Plants
Mango, Guava and Aonla
Assam, Mizoram and Sikkim
5100

67. Impacts
Learning Index : In capacity building programmes of officers / farmers on organic farming and nursery management of subtropical fruits, training learning index was (60-70%)

68. NHB SPONSORED PROJECT
Title : Enhancing productivity and fruit quality of mango through pre-harvest technological interventions in mango growing tracts of Uttar Pradesh and Uttarakhand
Location : Kitnakhera village, Maal Block , Lucknow district
Cluster Approach : 1 (10ha); 21 farmers
Interventions: Site-specific canopy , nutrient , pests and diseases management
Budget : Rs lakhs
Date of start : May,2012

69. Thank You