Horticultural Research Station, Sahiwal

History of Horticultural Research Station Sahiwal goes back to 1935 when it was established as sub-station under the auspices of Imperil Council of Agriculture, New Dehli, India.  This sub-station was primarily mandated with the execution of research on stock/scion compatibilities of citrus varieties. In the background of research on stock/scion relationships area under citrus registered a reasonable increase and a need to develop a viable orchard management technology emerged. Hence the status of the sub-station was elevated to a full-fledged research station during 1971-72 with a sub-station at Sargodha. Now this Station has gone under the administrative and technical control of the Director, Citrus Research Institute, Sargodha.

Objectives

  • Introduction of new varieties having better yield and fruit quality
  • Standardization of rootstocks
  • Determination of Nutritional Requirements
  • Bud-wood Selection
  • Citrus orchard management

Research Activities

On-Going

  • Effect of growth regulators on the rooting of stem cuttings of citrus
  • Evaluation of various chemicals against citrus canker on grapefruit ‘shamber’
  • Effect of different rootstocks on the quality and yield of mar’s early sweet orange’
  • Evaluation of four hybrid rootstocks evolved at Sahiwal
  • Evaluation of lime variety MHR-173 under Sahiwal climate
  • Efficacy of various fungicides to eliminate the fruit blemish (scab) on kinnow
  • Performance of seedless kinnow under Sahiwal conditions

Completed

  • Effect of different rootstocks on growth, yield and quality of kinnow mandarin
  • Evolution of new citrus varieties through hybridization
  • Breeding of new citrus rootstocks
  • Effect of different rootstocks on yield and quality of kinnow mandarin
  • Effect of different rootstocks on growth, yield and quality of ‘salustiana’ sweet orange
  • Effect of different rootstocks on the yield and quality of musambi sweet orange
  • Effect of canopy management practices on yield and fruit quality of kinnow
  • Effect of foliar spray of various nutritional elements on growth and yield of kinnow mandarin
  • Suitability of double grafting in citrus
  • 1Effect of different soil management practices on growth, yield and quality of ‘kinnow’mandarin
  • 1A comparative study of four pigmented grapefruit varieties under local soil and climatic conditions
  • 1Effect of different dwarf root stocks on the yield and quality of kinnow mandarin
  • Comparative studies on the four pigmented grapefruit varieties under local soil and climatic conditions
  • Reduction of peel roughness of honey mandarin through growth regulating substances
  • Strategy for ensuring sustained production of kinnow mandarin
  • Evaluation of quality characters of different exotic citrus varieties
  • Assessment of heat units of different citrus varieties
  • Suitability of plastic mulching in citrus
  • Effect of foliar application of potassium nitrate to overcome the small size and poor external quality characters of honey mandarin
  • Salinity effect on seedling emergence, tolerance level and growth of different citrus rootstocks
  • Performance of four different grapefruit varieties on swingle citrumelo rootstock (dincan grapefruit x trifoliate)
  • Salinity effects on seedling germination, tolerance and growth of different citrus rootstocks
  • Performance of four different grapefruit varieties on swingle citrumelo rootstock (duncan grapefruit x trifoliate)

Contact Us

Imran Muhammad Saddique
Horticulturist
   
Email zargams69@gmail.com
Phone 040-4400020
Mobile 0321-6916896

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