IARI Dhanda

Where does the Indian Agricultural Research Institute (IARI) Dhanda Farm located ? Please provide the contact details and route map of Indian Agricultural Research Institute (IARI) Dhanda Farm . When IARI Dhanda Farm was established ?

I am living in Dhanda and wants to know about the IARI Regional Station searching for details about institute. Will you provide basic details about IARI Dhanda center details along with contact details also provide details about Mandate and Objectives of IARI Dhanda Center?

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The IARI Regional Station in its present form was set up on 1st April, 2005 by amalgamating the two regional stations of IARI at Shimla in order to economize on avoidable overhead expenditure.

The regional station is thus comprised of two centres viz Cereals Breeding Centre, Tutikandi and Horticulture Crops Research Centre, Dhanda.

Contact:

Dr. Kallol Kumar Pramanick
Head & Principal Scientist
Phone:0177-252449 (O)
Fax: 0177-2655305 / 2808766(O) 2657637 (R)
Email: head_shimla[at]iari[dot]res[dot]in

Mandate and Objectives

Improvement of Wheat for Northern Hills

Improvement of Barley for Northern Hills

To collect, maintain and evaluate native and exotic germplasm of temperate fruit crops.

Utilize the temperate fruit germplasm in the improvement of temperate fruit crops.

To identify research gaps in improving productivity of temperate fruit crops in different agro-climatic regions of the country.

To develop cost effective methods for controlling pests and diseases of temperate fruit crops.