Contents Preface ICAR-IIHR : An Introduction 1. Hindi Summary 1 2. Executive Summary 3 3. Research Achievements 3.1. Crop Genetic Resources 8 3.2. Crop Improvement 16 3.3. Crop Production 38 3.4. Crop Protection 50 3.5. Crop Utilization and Farm Mechanization 57 3.6. Economics of Production, Statistical Research and Computer Application 63 3.7 Agricultural Extension Research 67 4. All India Coordinated Research Projects 71 5. Transfer of Technology 78 6. Education, Training and Capacity Building 86 7. Awards and Recognitions 91 8. Linkages and Collaborations 101 9. Publications 108 10. Research Projects 131 11. Commercialization of Technologies 141 12. RAC, IRC, IMC -Major Recommendations 145 13. Presentation of papers in Conferences/Seminars/Symposia etc 151 14 Symposia, Seminars, Other Events 159 15. North East Service, Tribal Sub Plan & Women Empowerment 170 16. Official Language Implementation 174 17. Distinguished Visitors 176 18. Personnel 177 19. Meteorological Data 185 20. Others - Technologies identified for release (2019) 187 Annexure - 1 191 Annexure - 2 192 First of kind technologies developed at ICAR-IIHR during 2019 Arka Apeksha Arka Vishesh India’s first processing Tomato varieties Arka Halasuras: first enzyme clarified Arka Jackolate: Jackfruit seed powder and Ready-To-Drink Jackfruit beverage mushroom based chocolate Preface The ICAR-Indian Institute of Horticultural Research, ever since its establishment, has consistently risen to the needs of all the stakeholders by developing improved varieties and innovative technologies. In the past five decades, the institute has developed 152 technologies and in the 2019 year alone, the institute has released nine technologies and 15 superior varieties in fruits, vegetables and ornamental crops. Of these, promising tomato hybrid Arka Aditya and the yardlong bean Arka Mangala have been released at the national level. The varieties notified for Karnataka include Arka Kiran (guava), Arka Khyati (chilli), Arka Sharath (French bean), Arka Mangala (yard long bean), Arka Bheem (onion), Arka Samraksha and Arka Varna (vegetable amaranth). During the year under report, demonstration of technologies has been taken as one of the priority areas. Tribal development and women empowerment are regular activities at ICAR-IIHR. In several districts of the North Eastern states of Assam, Tripura, Nagaland, we have successfully demonstrated our technologies and undertaken trials through KVKs. A total of 1162 demonstrations were taken up in North-eastern states of the country. In the current year alone, a total of 42 technologies from 21 crops covering nearly 300 acres, were demonstrated in North Eastern states besides conducting 2 training programmes. ICAR-IIHR actively participated in the Tripura Industries and Commerce Fair 2019 and successfully showcased relevant technologies. Demonstrations have been initiated on livelihood security of tribals in BR Hills, Tumakuru and Mysuru of Karnataka, odisha, NEH and West Bengal through distribution of bee hives, mushroom spawn, Arka Microbial Consortium, kits of kitchen garden vegetables and ICAR-IIHR varieties and other technologies. Nine training programmes were conducted for empowering and enhancing skills of women in mush room cultivation this year. Among 244 women trained for mushroom cultivation, 53 beneficiaries were from Lower Dibhang Arunachal Pradesh. Training programs on vegetable seed production was also organized exclusively for women farmers of Puducherry. ICAR -IIHR has supported more than 30 startups till date and two of five startups, selected in the recent-Indo Brazilian cross border incubation workshop, were successful ventures from ICAR-IIHR. ITMU and BPD units have facilitated the commercialization of 67 licenses of 34 technologies. Two national patents were granted this year out of the four patents filed. Several awards, including the most prestigious Rafi Ahmed Kidawai award for outstanding research in agricultural sciences, were received. National Horticultural Fair, with the theme area of rural development was organized by ICAR-IIHR in 2019 from January 23rd -25 th , for which a total of 30000 farmers visited. For speedy dissemination of technologies, ICAR-IIHR has developed mobile apps and web applications. Seed portal was developed by ICAR-IIHR for online sale of seeds of ICAR-IIHR developed varieties of vegetable and floriculture crops to increase its visibility, faster client connectivity and wider seed availability. I am proud to present the Annual Report of 2019 of ICAR-IIHR and thankful to the staff of ICAR-IIHR for their research contribution and services in this regard. I am also thankful to Dr. Trilochan Mohapatra, Secretary DARE and DG, ICAR and Dr. A.K. Singh, DDG (Horticultural Science), ICAR and Dr. T. Janakiram, ADG (Horticultural science), ICAR for their support and guidance. Bengaluru M.R. DINESH Date: Director Introduction The ICAR-Indian Institute of Horticultural Assisted Selection for biotic and abiotic stress Research, an ISO 9001:2015 certified premier tolerance in various horticultural crops Institute conducts basic, strategic, anticipatory and Effective utilization of natural resources and applied research on all aspects of fruits, vegetables, enhancement of input use efficiency and plant ornamentals, medicinal and aromatic plants and health management mushrooms. The Institute was the first horticultural research Institute in the country established by the Production of quality seed and planting material Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR), of horticultural crops New Delhi on September 05, 1967 which was Post-harvest management, value addition and initially established at the ICAR headquarters, New horticultural waste utilization Delhi and subsequently shifted to Bengaluru in Dissemination of the technologies for Karnataka on February 01, 1968. Dr. G.S. improving on-farm production and productivity Randhawa was the Founder Director, whose vision and to act as a specialized center for HRD in and dynamism helped the Institute grow rapidly. horticulture. The Institute took over the erstwhile National Horatorium of the government of Karnataka spread Mandate over an area of 24.7 ha at Hesaraghatta and later on Basic, strategic and applied research to enhance acquired an additional 238 ha of land from the sustainable productivity, quality and utilization surrounding village of Ivarkandapura. The Institute of horticultural crops expanded the ambit of its research activities to the Repository of horticultural genetic resources length and breadth of the country by establishing and scientific information experimental stations at Lucknow, Nagpur, Ranchi, Godhra, Chettalli and Gonikoppal. Over the years, Transfer of technology, capacity building and the experimental stations at Lucknow, Nagpur, impact assessment of technologies Ranchi, and Godhra have grown in size and have Human resource development and education. attained the status of independent Institutes. As of Mission today, the ICAR-IIHR, Bengaluru has three Central Horticultural Experiment Stations located at To bring about improvement in fruit, vegetable, Bhubaneswar in Odisha and Chettalli and Hirehalli ornamental and medicinal crops through genetic in Karnataka and two Krishi Vigyan Kendras manipulation, refinements in pre & post-harvest located at Gonikoppal and Hirehalli. The Institute technology through precision horticulture, houses Project Coordinating Unit of All India mechanization and other modern approaches. Coordinated Research Project on Fruits at its main Main Station, Hesaraghatta, Bengaluru campus. The main station is located at Hesaraghatta, 25 km Vision towards north of Bengaluru city. The Institute has Increasing research efforts to reorient and refine laboratory complex, experimental farms, approaches for developing eco-friendly sustainable administrative block and staff quarters located at and widely adoptable technologies contributing Hesaraghatta campus spread over 263 ha land. towards increased food and nutritional security, Recently the Institute has also taken over 24 acres of quality & higher output, so that horticulture can land of IVRI at Yelahanka, Bengaluru and also about become an enterprise and the farmer an 2 acres of land in UHS, Bengaluru campus. The sub- entrepreneur. station located at Hirehalli has a total area of 68 Objectives acres involved in breeder seed and foundation seed To address the food and nutritional security, the production of ICAR-IIHR released vegetable following objectives are envisaged: varieties and research work on fruit crops, To serve as a national repository of horticultural particularly maintenance of jack fruit germplasm crop germplasm and horticultural database and a few flower crops in collaboration with ICAR- IIHR, Hesaraghatta, Bengaluru. During 2013 the To develop improved varieties / hybrids through station acquired additional 26 acres of adjoining conventional breeding and through Marker area for research purpose. iv Growth and distribution of true-to-type disease-free citrus The physical growth of the Institute can be viewed and other planting materials and Trichoderma in two phases. In the initial years upto 1990, cultures. Transfer of Technology under the Tribal wherein emphasis was laid on development of land Sub-plan project is also being taken up at this and infrastructure. The blueprint of the entire farm Station. area for carrying out experimental trials and Central Horticultural Experiment Station laboratories for research and administrative