Course Programme offered:

1. M.Sc. (Hort.) in Fruit Science

Research and  Achievements:

Department of fruit science is working on various fruit crops suitable for North West Plain Zone region and may be adopted for this region. 

Details of Different fruit crops  at H R C

I. Mango- ( 33  Varieties)

1.Dushahari 2. Langra 3. Ramkela 4. Rataul  5. Amrapali 6.  Chaunsa 7.  Mallika 8.  Mithwa malda 9.  Neelam 10.  Gulab jamun 11. Bombay green 12. Surkhuru 13. Burma surkha 14. Husn-aara 15. Rasgulla  16. Alfanso 17. Gaurjit 18. Saurabh  19. Totapari  20. Surya 21. Swarnrekha 22. Ambika 23. Arunika 24. Kesar 25. Pusa arunima 26. Dushahari -51  27. Manjari 28. Ketki vihar 29. Himayat pasand 30. Pusa pratibha. 31. Sensation 32. Tommy atkins. 33. Romanii.

II. Lemon -

Pant lemon-1, Indore seedless, Balaji and NRCC-8

III. Peach -

Saharanpur Prabhat, Sharbati, Shan-e-Punjab and Early grand 

IV. Pomegranate

-Muskat white

V. Guava -

Pant Prabhat, L-49, Redfleshed, Punjab Pink, Shweta, Dhawal, Hisar safed, Lalit, Lalima & Arka kiran

 VI. Kinnow

VII. Litchi-

 Shahi, Bedana, Rosescented , Culcuttiya

VIII. Pear -

 Gola , Baggugosa,  Punjab gold, Punjab nector, Punjab beauty

IX. Grape-

 Parlette, Beauty seedless, Himrod & Navrang

X.  Apple -

Anna, Dorset golden, HRMN-99

XI. Others:

 Aonla, Grape, Almond, Star fruit, Pomelo, Sapota, Dragan Fruit,  Custard apple/ Wax Apple, Karonda, Beal, Plum, Loquat, Mulberry, Jack fruit, Jamun etc.

 Achievements

• Promoting underutilized fruit crops.
• Identified superior germplasm of different fruit crops for cultivation in North West Plain Zone region.
• Promoting the water saving irrigation system under fruit crops by using drip irrigation.
• Completed Two research projects on different aspects of fruits Crops.
• Department  organized  Four training program on different fruit aspects.
•  Distributed the Quality Planting Materials to the Farmers  of improved cultivars of different fruit crops  after  multiply & propagated .
• Established different high density fruit orchards(Mango,Guava,etc)to Training and demonstration Purposes.
• Provided the Technologies of Different Fruit Crops to The Farmers  Time to Time

Other's-

• Standardization of most efficient vegetative propagation technique (Epicotyl grafting) in Mango for western U.P. condition (One year saving than other vegetative propagation technique).
• Established a meadow orchard of guava.
• Established a block of improved cultivars of Jamun.
•  Established a block of improved cultivars of Bael.
• Established different Mango cultivars block at HRC.
• Established the Guava orchard block at HRC (Old campus).
• Established the Peach orchard block at HRC (Old campus).
• Established the Lime orchard block at HRC (Old campus).
• Established the Compact block of multi fruits (Rare fruits) at Old campus.
•  Established the Litchi Orchard (Var. Rosescented, Bedana and shahi) at Old Campus.
• Established the Guava Block (Var. Red fleshed,Shweta &Dhawal) at HRC.

• Department  have sufficient number of smart class rooms fully occupied with interactive panel board to take the classes very effectively
• Department have common laboratories for PG and Ph.D. students. Beside these we have Post harvest laboratory, tissue culture and molecular biology laboratory also.
• Department  have open field lab to conduct the experiment at HRC.

M.Sc. & Ph.D. Fruit Science,          Session: 2023-24,                Semester: I                                  Year: I

M.Sc. Fruit Science,          Session: 2023-24,                Semester: I                                  Year: II

Gallery:

Books:

•  A text book on Orchard and estate management -Arvind Kumar, R K Naresh, Hariom Katiyar, S K Tripathi, Prashant Ahlawat & Vibhu Pandey (2021) Published By: Scripown Publications, Sector - 22, Rohini, North West Delhi, Delhi, 110086, India, Publication Year: 2021, Pages: 216, ISBN: 978-93-90833-61-0
•  Text book on tropical and sub-tropical fruits- Arvind Kumar, Rishi Pal, R. K. Naresh, Bijendra Singh & Vipin Kumar (2021) Published by Jaya Publishing House, Delhi-110089 (India) Publication Year: 2021, Pages: 419, ISBN: 978-93-90611-63-8
• Temperate Fruit Crops-Satya Prakash,Bijendra Singh, Vipin Kumar& Reshu Chaudhary(2021) Published by Kalyani Publishers  4779/23 Ansari road,24 Dariya ganjNew Delhi
•  Fundamentals of Horticulture-Arvind Kumar, Rishipal, Vipin Kumar, Mukesh Kumar, Satya Prakash & R K Naresh,(2022)  Published By: Pragati Prakashan, Pragati bhawan, 240, W.K. Road, Meerut,  India, Publication Year: 2022, Pages: 336, ISBN: 978-93-5531510-6
• Practical manual on Fundamentals of Horticulture -Arvind Kumar, Vipin Kumar, Satya Prakash, Bijendra Singh, Vibhu Pandey & Sachin Kumar(2022)   Published By: Pragati Prakashan, Pragati bhawan, 240, W.K. Road, Meerut,  India, Publication Year: 2022, Pages: 96, ISBN: 978-93-5531518-2
• Temperate fruit crops: Theory and practical”-Arvind Kumar, Rishi Pal, Vipin Kumar, Mukesh Kumar & R. K. Naresh (2021) “  Published by Jaya Publishing House, Delhi-110089 (India) Publication Year: 2022, Pages: 456, ISBN: 978-93-92851-94-0

Research Paper's-

• Arvind Kumar, Satya Prakash, Vipin Kumar and Mukesh Kumar (2015). “Effect of propagation techniques on survivality in Mango (Mangifera indica L.)” Annals of Horticulture, 8(1): 103-106 (2015).
• Arvind Kumar, Satya Prakash and Jeetendra Kumar (2018) “Studies on flowering behaviour of Pomegranate (Punica granatum L.) with special reference to red aril cultivars” Progressive Agriculture, 18(1): 110-112 (2018).
• Pushkar dixit, Arvind Kumar, Satya Prakash, Mukesh Kumar, Vipin Kumar, Shardulya Shukla, Manoj Kumar and Uttam Kumar(2019) “Effect of time, techniques and environment of propagation on performance of guava (Psidium guajava)” Indian Journal of Agricultural Sciences 89 (3): 415–419, March 2019.
• Arvind Kumar, Jeetendra Kumar, Satya Prakash and Vipin Kumar (2020) “Studies on biochemical parameters of Pomegranate (Punica granatum L.) with special reference to red aril cultivars” International Journal of Chemical Studies 2020; 8(5): 1453-1457.
• Anuj Pal, Arvind Kumar, Yogesh Prasad Rajbhar, Satya Prakash, Vipin Kumar, LK Gangwar, MK Yadav, Kaushelendra Pratap Singh, Devendra Pal and Vibhu Pandey (2022) “ Standardization of acclimatization and field establishment of in vitro regenerated Dragon fruit (Hylocereus undatus)” The Pharma Innovation Journal 2022; 11(8): 1849-1852.
• Arvind Kumar, Satish Kumar, Vipin Kumar, Vibhu Pandey, Shalini Singh and Amit Kumar (2022) “Access the effect of pruning on fruit quality in guava (Psidium guajava L.)” Progressive Agriculture- 22 (2) : 139-142 (2022).
• Arvind Kumar, Vipin Kumar, Satya Prakash, Mukesh Kumar and R K Naresh (2022) “Studies on vegetative and reproductive attributes of pomegranate (Punica granatum L.) Cultivars” Progressive Agriculture- 22 (2) : 143-149 (2022).
• Arvind Kumar, Vibhu Pandey, khushboo Sharma, Anuj Pal, Devendra Pal & Amit Kumar (2023) “A comparison of apple varieties based on yield and production efficiency under north western plain zones of Uttar Pradesh” Environment Conservation Journal, ISSN 0972-3099 (Print) 2278-5124 (Online)
• Arvind Kumar, Amit Kumar , Vipin Kumar , Bharat Tiwari, Shalini Singh and Vibhu Pandey (2023) “Evaluation of Different Elite Pear (Pyrus communis L.) Varieties for North Western Plain Zone of Uttar Pradesh, India” International Journal of Environment and Climate Change, Volume 13, Issue 6, Page 484-492, 2023; Article no.IJECC.98068,ISSN: 2581-8627
• Shalini Singh, Arvind Kumar, Satya Prakash, Vipin Kumar, Aastha Dubey, Vishal Gangwar and Amit Kumar (2023) " Enhancement in Yield Parameters of Guava (Psidium guajava L.) cv. Lalit through Foliar Application of Nano Urea and chelated Zinc under Western Uttar Pradesh conditions" Biological Forum – An International Journal 15(8): 402-407(2023)
• Arvind Kumar, B. Singh, Mukesh Kumar and R.K. Naresh (2011). “Genetic variability, heritability and genetic advance for yield and its components in Bottle gourd (Lagenaria siceraria M.)” Progressive Horticulture, vol.43 (2): 268-270.
• Arvind Kumar, B. Singh and Mukesh Kumar (2011). “Exploitation of Hybrid       Vigour for yield in Lagenaria siceraria (Molina) Standl using Line x Tester analysis” Vegetos, vol.24 (2): 45-48 (2011).
• Arvind Kumar, Ashok Kumar, Vipin Kumar, Mukesh Kumar, B. Singh and  Pankaj Chauhan (2012). “Recycling of Harmful weeds through NADEP composting” Vegetos, vol.25 (1): 315-318 (2012 

Popular Articles:

• Arvind Kumar & Rishipal (2020)  “Integrated pest management of  Mango” Published in Indian Farmer’s  Digest, Vol: 53, No.05, (May, 2020) Pp14-18,  Published by GBPUA&T- Pantnagar
• Rishipal &Arvind Kumar  (2020)  “Sustainable technique of  High density and Meadow Orcharding of Guava” Published in Indian Farmer’s  Digest, Vol: 53, No.05, (May, 2020) Pp 23-29, Published by GBPUA&T- Pantnagar
• R.S. Sengar, Alok Kumar Singh, Reshu Chaudhary and Arvind Kumar (2020)  “Mango emperor to combat against several chronic diseases” Published in Indian Farmer’s  Digest, Vol: 53, No.05, (May, 2020) Pp19-22, Published by GBPUA&T- Pantnagar
•  Arvind Kumar, Vibhu Pandey & Khushboo Sharma (2023)  “Microgreens: Quality Production Practices” Published in Indian Farmer’s  Digest, Vol: 56, No.01, (January, 2023) Pp19-24, Published by GBPUA&T- Pantnagar
• Arvind Kumar,  Rajendra Singh & Rishipal  (2020)  “EPN-A Potential bio control agent” Published in Indian Farmer’s  Digest, Vol: 53, No.09, (September, 2020) Pp 11-15, Published by GBPUA&T- Pantnagar7
• Arvind Kumar and Rishi Pal (2020) “ Organic farming in Horticulture Crops” Published in book named “ Organic Agriculture- Global perspective and approaches” Chapter-7,  Pp-
•  Arvind Kumar & Rishipal (2021)  “Sustainable Citrus fruit gardening” Published in Indian Farmer’s  Digest, Vol: 54, No.06, (June, 2021) Pp17-20,  Published by GBPUA&T- Pantnagar.