ICAR-Central Institute for Arid Horticulture
ICAR-Central Institute for Arid Horticulture
| Code | Title | Investigators |
| CIAH: 1 | Introduction, collection, characterization, conservation and evaluation of germplasm of arid and semi-arid fruit and vegetable crops. | Dr. S. K. Sharma (Project Leader) |
| (a) | Ber | Dr. Hare Krishna Dr. V. Karruppiah |
| (b) | Pomegranate | Dr. R. S. Singh Dr. S. S. Hiwale Dr. S. K. Maheshwari |
| (c) | Date palm | Dr. R. S. Singh Dr. R. Bhargava Dr. B. D. Sharma |
| (d) | Aonla | Dr. A. K. Singh Dr. P. P. Singh |
| (e) | Indigenous and exotic underutilized fruit crops Lasora, ker, pilu, karonda, phalsa, cactus pear, fig and mulberry) | Dr. Hare Krishna Dr. R. S. Singh Dr. Dhurendra Singh |
| (f) | Bael | Dr. R. S. Singh Dr. A. K. Singh Dr. Sanjay Singh |
| (g) | Wood apple, mango, sapota and custard apple. | Dr. S. S. Hiwale |
| (h) | Cucurbitaceous vegetable crops: Bottle gourd, round gourd, snap melon and kachri. | Dr. D. K. Samadia |
| (i) | Cucurbitaceous crops: Muskmelon, watermelon, sponge gourd and long melon. | Dr. B. R. Choudhary Dr. R. Bhargava Dr. S. K. Maheshwari Dr. S. M. Haldhar |
| (j) | Jamun, tamarind, mahua, chiraunji, karonda, phalsa and khirni. | Dr. Sanjay Singh Dr. A. K. Singh Dr. R. Bhargava Dr. V. V. Appa Rao |
| CIAH: 2 | Improvement of arid and semi arid fruit and vegetable crops including biotechnological interventions. | Dr. S. K. Sharma (Project Leader) |
| (a) | Improvement in vegetable crops. | Dr. D. K. Samadia Dr. S. M. Haldhar |
| (b) | Genetic improvement of ridge gourd (Luffa acutangula) under arid environment. | Dr. B. R. Choudhary Dr. S. K. Maheshwari Dr. S. M. Haldhar Dr. P. P. Singh |
| (c) | Identification of Institute germplasm through biotechnological interventions : | |
| (i) | Development of phyto-chemical markers in arid horticultural crops for varietal identification and assessment of phylogenetic relationship. | Dr. R. Bhargava Dr. R. S. Singh Dr. B. D. Sharma Dr. Dhurendra. Singh |
| (d) | Alleviation of climatic constraints on growth of vegetable crops under hot arid regions with an understanding on its seed physiology. | Dr. Pinaki Acharya Dr. R. Bhargava Dr. P. N. Sivalingam |
| (e) | Development of aonla varieties against frost resistance. | Dr. P. P. Singh Dr. R. Bhargava Dr. R. S. Singh |
| (f) | Breeding for abiotic stress tolerance in solanaceous crops. | Dr. P. P. Singh |
| CIAH: 3 | Standardization of arid and semi-arid fruits and vegetables production technology. | Dr. S. K. Sharma (Project Leader) |
| (a) | Evaluation of fruit based diversified cropping models for arid region. | Dr. Hare Krishna Dr. R. Bhargava Dr. S. R. Meena Dr. M. K. Jatav |
| (b) | Standardization and commercialization of micro-propagation techniques of horticultural crops under arid agro eco-system : Date palm | |
| (i) | Date palm varieties: Halawy & Medjool | Dr. Dhurendra Singh |
| (ii) | Date palm varieties: Khalas & Khunezi | Dr. P. N. Sivalingam |
| (c) | Physiological and biochemical investigations in arid horticultural crops under abiotic stresses. |
Dr. R. Bhargava Dr. R. S. Singh Dr. B. D. Sharma |
| (d) | Technological interventions for arid horticulture development and its impact assessment. |
Dr. S. R. Meena Dr. R. S. Singh Dr. D. K. Samadia Dr. Dhurendra Singh |
| (e) | Standardization of integrated nutrient management in arid horticultural crops. |
Dr. B. D. Sharma Dr. R. Bhargava Dr. R. S. Singh Dr. S. K. Maheshwari |
| (f) | Standardization of production technology of mango and sweet orange. |
Dr. Sanjay Singh Dr. A. K. Singh Dr. V. V. Appa Rao Shri H. K. Joshi Dr. S. S. Hiwale |
| (g) | Value addition in semi-arid fruit crops. | Dr. S. S. Hiwale Dr. V.V. Appa Rao |
| (h) | A study on rural wisdom and resources of arid horticultural importance. |
Dr. S. R. Meena Dr. B. D. Sharma Dr. S. K. Maheshwari |
| (i) | Exploitation of arid fruits and vegetables for value addition and commercialization. |
Dr. Rajkumar Dr. R. S. Singh Dr. S. R. Meena Dr. Pinaki Acharyya |
| (j) | Standardization of production technology of bael under rainfed semi-arid conditions of western India. |
Dr. A. K. Singh Dr. Sanjay Singh Dr. R. S. Singh Dr. V. V. Appa Rao |
| (k) | Nutrients management in vegetables (mateera, kachri, snap melon and cluster bean,) of hot arid region of Rajasthan. |
Dr. M. K. Jatav Dr. B. D. Sharma Dr. S. R. Meena |
| (l) | Nutrient management in chironji, custard apple, jamun and tamarind. | Dr. V. V. Appa Rao Dr. Sanjay Singh Dr. A. K. Singh |
| CIAH: 4 | Plant health management studies in arid and semi-arid fruit and vegetable crops. | Dr. S. K. Sharma (Project Leader) |
| (a) | Integrated disease management in cucurbits (watermelon and bottle gourd) and fruit (pomegranate) under arid zone of Rajasthan. |
Dr. S. K. Maheshwari Dr. Dhurendra Singh Dr. B. R. Choudhary |
| (b) | Survey of insect-pests, their natural enemies and pest management strategies for cucurbits in arid region of Rajasthan. |
Dr. S. M. Haldhar Dr. B. R. Choudhary Dr. R. Bhargava |
| (c) | Biology and management strategies for major insect pests of fruit crops in hot–arid region with special reference to ber, bael, date palm and lasora |
Dr. S M Haldhar Dr. R. Bhargava Dr. R. S. Singh Dr. Hare Krishna |
| (d) | Toxicological investigation on plant-origin pesticides against major insect pests of arid fruit crops with special reference to defoliators, borers and termites. | Dr. V. Karruppiah Dr. B. D. Sharma Dr. R. S. Singh Dr. Rajkumar |