Among the fruit crops, a total of 658 numbers of germplasm of mango (298), litchi (68), guava (52), jackfruit (111), aonla (10), custard apple (25), sapota (12), pear (1), peach (5), strawberry (33) and others (43) are being conserved in the field gene bank. Among the vegetable crops, a total of 339 numbers of germplasm of brinjal (35), tomato (115), cucumber (33), ridge gourd (11), sponge gourd (2), garden pea (15), French bean (13), dolichos bean (4), cow pea (5), pointed gourd (70) are being conserved in thew field gene bank. A total of 55 lines and 1112 lines of different vegetable crops have been submitted at NBPGR for medium term storage and long term 

TOMATO FI HYBRID SWARNA SAMRIDHI

FRUIT BASED MULTI-TIER CROPPING SYSTEM

Fruit crop based cropping system model consisting of aonla, litchi and mango as main crop (10 x 10 m spacing) and guava/Kagzi lime/Assam Lemon as filler crop (5 x 5 m spacing) along with cowpea or French bean as intercrop has been found to provide sustainable higher returns per unit area from the uplands and medium uplands of Eastern plateau and hill region covering an area of 29276 thousand ha.

AONLA BASED MULTITIER CROPPING SYSTEM FOR RAIN FED UPLANDS. 

INTERCROPPING IN VEGETABLE CROPS

In cabbage, intercropping with coriander or fenugreek enhanced the yield (16%) and also restored the soil fertility. The maximum net return was recorded from cabbage-fenugreek followed by cabbage-coriander intercropping.

Rejuvenation of old unproductive mango trees can be achieved in a duration of three years through pruning the trees at 4m height and periodical thinning of overcrowding shoots along with application of 800:300:1000g NPK + 50 kg FYM and cultar @ 4g a.i. per plant. The technology is suitable for the entire eastern region where old, senile mango plants are abundantly found.

REJUVENATED MANGO TREE

MANAGEMENT OF GUAVA WILT

Application of 5 kg Aspergilus niger A. N. 27 (Kalisena) treated FYM (20g per tonne of FYM) per pit at the time of planting was found to minimize the incidence of guava wilt. 

MANAGEMENT OF BACTERIAL WILT OF TOMATO

In tomato, soil application of Karanj cake @20 q/ha was found to be most effective in controlling incidence of bacterial wilt caused by Ralstonia Solanacerum. 

Rain water harvesting in black polythene lined JAL Kunda of size 3m x 1.5 mx 1 m during rainy season and covering with thatch made up of locally available meterial after rainy season was found effective in storing sufficient water for providing life saving irrigation to 10-15 fruit during the entire summer period. 

JAL KUND FOR RAIN WATER HARVESTING