Additional Facilities for Improvements

Title

Additional Facilities for Improvement in Fruit Yield and Quality of Guava Dates and Pomegranate

Objectives         

Guava

  • To standardize the asexual propagation techniques for production of pedigree plants via soft wood cuttings and grafting
  • To select the promising germplasm of elite characters (Less seeded, heavy bearer, attractive in colour, taste and uniform in shape) through survey
  • Dissemination of production technologies to the growers through farmer days and electronic and print media

Pomegranate

  • To conduct survey for the selection and collection of suitable germplasm to enrich the already established garden with new selected germplasm
  • Research trials for propagation and acclimatization of Pomegranate germplasm
  • Identification and standardization of remedy measures for controlling the disorders like cracking
  • Standardization of technology for quality production and successful pomegranate cultivation
  • Provision of trainings of developed techniques to the pomegranate growers through farmer days and electronic and print media

Date Palm

  • Import of high market value genotypes of fruit plants
  • Adoptability testing of new genotypes for acclimatization under the climatic conditions of the Punjab

Duration

2014-15 to 2016-17

Total Cost   

22.124 Million