Project Initiated: 1972
Mandate Crop (1972): Banana and Pineapple
Project Duration till date (1972 to 2024): 52 years
Mandate crops (5): Banana, Jackfruit, Papaya, Avocado, and Litchi
Total trial (2024): 21 (10 Horticulture; 08 in Entomology & 03 in Plant Pathology)
i. Biological management of nematode pests in banana (2024)
ii. Banana variety TBM -9 recommended (2024)
iii. Jackfruit variety Gum less jack (2024)
iv. Management of Nematodes (R. similis, Helicotylenchus spp. Meloidogyne incognita, Pratylenchus spp.) in banana.(2014)
v. Nutrient requirement under HD planting (3 suckers per hill at 2m x 3m spacing with 50 percent RDF) recommended during 2nd Group Discussion of AICRP on Fruits, MPUAT, Udaipur. (2015)
vi. Micronutrients on growth, yield and quality(Foliar application of ZnSO4 (0.5%) + FeSO4 (0.5%) with a surfactant at 3rd,5th and 7th MAP) recommended during 2nd Group Discussion of AICRP on Fruits, MPUAT, Udaipur. (2015)
vii. Stagewise water requirement (80ER% at all the four stage viz. planting to 5 months (Bud initiation), bud initiation to shooting, shooting to last hand opening and last hand opening to one month before harvesting) recommended during 2nd Group Discussion of AICRP on Fruits, MPUAT, Udaipur. (2015)
viii. Macro propagation technique for Banana (Saw dust + BAP (4ml)+ Bacillus subtilis (30g) in cvs. Jahaji (AAA) and Barjahaji (AAA) recommended during 3rd Group Discussion of AICRP (Fruits) PAU, Ludhiana (2016)
ix. Management of Fusarium wilt (race 1) disease of banana recommended during 3rd Group Discussion of AICRP (Fruits) PAU, Ludhiana (2016)
x. Management of scarring beetle (Basilepta subcostata Jacoby) of banana (2017)
xi. Organic nutrient schedule in banana cv. ‘Jahaji’ (AAA) (Organic treatments with FYM 10 kg + Neem cake 1.25 kg + Vermicompost 5 kg + Wood ash 1.75 kg/plant for cv. ‘Jahaji’), recommended during 5th GD held at NRC Banana, Trichurappalli (2018)
xii. Biological control of banana stem weevil (Odoiporus longicollis Oliver recommended during 5th GD held at NRC Banana, Trichurappalli (2018)
xiii. Integrated management of banana pseudostem weevil (Odoiporus longicollis) (2019
XIV. Management of scarring beetle (Basilepta subcostata Jacoby) of banana (2020)
XV. Enhancing input use efficiency in banana(2020)
Collections:117
Characterization: 80
Conservation: 90
Evaluation:34
Utilization: 16
SL_NO
ACCN_NO
NAME
GEN_GROUP
SOURCE
IC_Number
1
Malbhog
AAB
Jorhat - Assam
250454
2
4
Kechulepa
ABB
250457
3
6
Dudhsagar
250459
7
Bhimkol
BB
250460
5
8
Saapkal
250461
9
Barjahaji
AAA
250462
11
Athiakol
250464
12
Jahaji
250465
14
Digjowa
250467
10
15
Cheni Champa
250468
16
Kachkel
250469
17
Manjahaji
250470
13
18
Borkal Baista
250471
21
Hatidat
AA
250474
23
Krishnavazhai
Guwahati-Assam
250476
25
Vannan
250478
26
Vennutu Mannan
250479
28
Chinali
250481
19
32
Bharat Moni
250485
20
34
Nute Pong
250487
36
Kaali
250489
22
39
Tulsi Manohar
250492
Collections: 94
Characterization: 50
Conservation: 06
Evaluation:19
Utilization: 04