About HRC
Horticulture Research Centre (HRC), Patharchatta was created in 1968 under Govind Ballabh Pant University of Agriculture and Technology, Pantnagar. Horticulture Research Centre is spread in an area of about 181hectare, exclusively for research and commercial aspects of fruits. The centre is enriched with a wide wealth of fruit crops like, mango, guava, litchi, citrus, papaya, peach, plum, pear, aonla, ber, bael, Karonda, custard apple, sapota, jackfruit, jamun, Banana etc. The centre has its own state of the art fruit nursery to nourish its own as well as of the farmers requirement by providing authentic plant material of fruit crops.
Mission: Development and dissemination of modern horticultural technologies & imparting knowledge to budding researchers.
Mandate:
- Management of genetic resources and varietal evaluation in fruit crop.
- Development of technologies for enhancing productivity and quality of fruit crops.
- Facilitate teaching and research works.
- Production of high-quality planting materials of fruit crops.
- Demonstration and training of advanced horticultural technologies.
Infrastructure & Resources:
- Commercial fruit orchards- 88.2 ha.
- Research experiment fields (including different fruit crops) – 44.8 ha.
- Newly established orchards (Mango, litchi & guava)- 20.0 ha.
- Nursery area including protected structures, mother blocks of various fruit crop- 8.0 ha.
- Fallow land – 10.0 ha. (for need based future expansion of exotic and minor fruit crops)
- Area other than orchard (Office building, residential complex, labour shed, huts etc.) 10.0 ha.
Major Activities :
- Augmentation, Evaluation and Management of fruit Germplasm.
- Varietal Evaluation of fruit Crops for its commercialization.
- Research Trials for standardization of agro-techniques.
- Field Experimentation under AICRP on Fruits and other research Projects.
- Supporting post Graduate Research Work.
- Practical Classes of UG and PG Students.
- Production of High-Quality Planting Materials.
- Management of commercial Orchards.
- Technology Demonstration and Imparting Training.
Achievements and Recognition:
- Development of 21 Varieties.
- Production of High-Quality Planting Materials: About 45000 Sapling/Year.
- Standardization of High-Density Planting (HDP).
- Development of Practices for Crop Regulation and Regular Bearing.
- Development of Nutrient Management Practices and Use of PBRS.
- Development of propagation methods and Techniques.
- Standardization of Training and Pruning.
| Name address of the centre | Horticulture Research Centre, GBPUA&T, Pantnagar-263145 (U.S. Nagar), Uttarakhand, India |
| Address for the correspondence | Joint Director, Horticulture Research Centre, GBPUA&T, Pantnagar-263145 (U.S. Nagar), Uttarakhand, India
Email id.: jdhrcpantnagar1968@gmail.com, hrcpantnagar1968@gmail.com
Mobile No.: 9411324825, 79002 80111 |
