Vegetable Science Ongoing Schemes

A. Crop Improvement

  • Development of RIL’s (Recombinant Inbred Lines) of cluster bearing, small fruited hermaphrodite ridge gourd [Luffa acutangula(Roxb.)L]
  • Screening of chilli germplasm for yield, quality and tolerance to Leaf Curl Virus
  • Development of high yielding F1 hybrids with resistance to YVMV and ELC in Bhendi
  • Development of hybrids in pumpkin
  • Evaluation and selection of locally prefered brinjal genotypes for western zone of TamilNadu

AICRP Schemes

  • AICRP – All India Co-ordinated Research Project on Vegetable Crops
  • AICRP – All India Co-ordinated Research Project on Tuber Crops
  • ICAR   –  Network project on Onion and Garlic
  • ICAR –AICRP (VC) Breeder Seed Production of vegetable crops

B. Crop management

  • Survey and Management of bacterial wilt (Ralstonia solanacearum) in tomato