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Vegetable Science
Department of Vegetable Science is one of the important department in the College of Horticulture and it came into existence in the year 2011. M.Sc. (Horti.) programme in the discipline of Vegetable Science was started during the year 2018 while Ph.D. programme in 2020. Total number of students awarded M.Sc. (Hort.) degree in Vegetable Science till 2023-24 is 24, while the total number of students awarded Ph.D. degree till 2023-24 is 02. This department focuses on a broad range of areas, including crop improvement, crop production, biotic and abiotic stress, grafting techniques, organic vegetable production and standardizing high tech vegetable production under protected cultivation.
Vision
To emerge as a global centre of excellence in teaching, research and extension in agriculture and allied sciences in the country to ensure sustained healthy food, nutrition and livelihood security.
Mission
The university is committed to the cause of Indian agriculture through its quality teaching, demand-driven and location-specific research and extension programmes in the light of dynamism of socio-economic and agro ecological conditions, management perceptions, international trade scenarios and government policies.
Objectives
- Technological backstopping to Department of Horticulture in Bundelkhand for:
- Increasing vegetable productivity from 150.0 q/ha to 200 q/ha (25% increase).
- Increasing area under vegetable crops from 5.0 % to 10.0% of total cultivated area.
- Diversification of vegetable crops from a single green pea crop.
- Increasing area & production of seed spices, red chillies, kharif onion, garlic, ginger and turmeric.
- Increasing area under organic vegetables, rainy season vegetables and vegetable production through drip fertigation and mulching.
- Skill development of rural peasantry in vegetable, vegetable seed and seedling production for livelihood and employment generation to mitigate seasonal migration.
- Making vegetable and spice cultivation more remunerative and profitable enterprise through technological interventions.
Thrust Area of Research
- Survey, collection, characterization and conservation of economically important vegetable crops.
- Standardization of agro-techniques for the cultivation of vegetable crops in different areas of Bundelkhand region.
- Development of superior hybrids and varieties of commercial vegetables.
- Standardization of techniques and hybrids/varieties for protected cultivation of vegetables.
- Quality seed production of vegetables.
- Diversifying traditional vegetable production with rare/exotic vegetables, spice crops and underutilized vegetables for more income generation.
- Developing package of practices for vegetable cultivation based on organic and natural farming systems.
Co-Curricular Activities
- PG and Ph.D students of the department have consistently outshone in sports, debate, speech, and poster making competitions, showcasing their exceptional talents and dedication.
- Our students won 1st prize in poster making, national Hindi debate, and speech competitions, and also received a gold medal in volleyball and a silver medal in Tug of War.
- A total of 16 PG and Ph.D students received certificates of participation in a tissue culture training programme organised by the College of Forestry, BUAT, Banda.
- Five PG Students got placements in government & private sector as details given below:
Besides above 03 students engaged as Senior Research Fellow and 13 students persuing Ph.D. Degree programme in different State Agriculture Universities of India.
- Total 12 Students qualified ICAR NET Examination.
- Total 11 Medals received by PG students (04 Vice Chancellor’s Gold Medals, 03Vice Chancellor’s Silver Medals and 04 Vice Chancellor’s Bronze Medals)
- One Ph. D student got DST fellowship from Department of Science and Technology, New Delhi.
- Department have well developed Instructional farm, Centre for Protected Cultivation Technology Unit, Automation Farm and Hi-tech Nursery for Research.
- The department has an excellent facility for teaching of various courses in vegetable science as required in U.G., P.G. and Ph.D. degree programme.
- Department has one PG class room, one smart class, one study room and one library.
- Department offers comprehensive Wi-Fi facilities across the department, providing students, faculty, and staff with high-speed internet access in classrooms, libraries, study areas, and common spaces.
- Department well equipped with state-of-the-art UG and PG laboratories designed to support both undergraduate (UG) and postgraduate (PG) students.
