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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