Research and development programs has been focused on finding solutions in terms of increasing productivity of fruit crops and increase farmer’s profitability.
Fifteen varieties of different fruit like date varieties, ber, pomegranate has been got registered from FSC & RD
All the nurseries of the Institute have been got registered from FSC & RD
New varieties of the date palm varieties Ajwa, Anbarah, Khudri , Nabut ul Saif, Sagai, Khalas, Barhee, Shishi, Sultana, Medjool, Lulu, Nemeishi, Raziz and Zamli of date palm have been got registered
New germplasm of guava, jamun, fig, citrus, pomegranate etc. have been selected/acclimatized and will be characterized and catalogued.
Development of progeny blocks of various fruit crops for germplasm maintenance and their evaluation
Establishment of advance production technologies to combat field issues
Establishment of advance nursery techniques for Clonal multiplication of fruit crops (i.e. guava and jamun)
Standardized technology for control of Pomegranate fruit cracking (Spray of Boric acid (0.3% ) + KNO3 (1% ) in 1st week of May & mid June)
Introduced High Density Plantation System (HDPS) in guava
Standardized technology for dehydration of Dates for processing as table Dates and Chhohara through Hot Air Dryer
