Future Strategies

  • Crop improvement in banana with resistance to fusarium wilt, yellow sigatoka leaf spot and nematode combined with dessert qualities
  • Breeding of papaya varieties with high yield, quality and high papain content and resistance to papaya ring spot virus
  • Standardization of spacing and fertigation in Ultra High Density planting in Mango
  • Evolving cost effective hi-tech horticulture technologies for banana, papaya, grapes and guava