Prof. Vijaypal Singh Yadav

OBJECTIVES: Followings are the objectives of MHU, Karnal to boost Horticultural activities in the state of Haryana:-

To promote recent advancements of Horticultural crops among Haryana farmers for taking maximum production, profit & productivity per unit area.
To encourage farmers to adopt vertical farming system or Precision Farming System/( Protected cultivation of Vegetable Crops) for all the year round production of high value horticultural produce with excellent quality for better marketing.
To impart efficient training programs on various aspect of Horticultural crop production technology to raise farm income and farmer’s economy with better life style.
To promote Organic Farming cum Natural farming in Horticultural crops with balanced use of F.Y.M., nutrients for sustainable soil fertility, efficient use of major, secondary and micro-nutrients by using bio-fertilizers, for quality improvement, water harvest technology and promoting use of soil amendments.
To make aware farmers about use of Biological control Agents against various insects- posts, diseases, root knot nematodes and viral attacks.
To advise farmers to adopt post- harvest management practices for better shelf life, storability and disposal at maximum price in the market.
To undertake Hybrid Seed Production of commercial vegetable and flower crops for maxi-mising productivity in Haryana.
To inculcate farmers to adopt processing of fruits and vegetables on commercial scale to avoid glut in the market.
To promote and extend agri-drone facility among farmers & to undertake production of virus free potato seed tubers.
To develop package of practices of Horticultural crops for Haryana farmers.
To show case MHU’s activities on many occasions e.g., Kisan Mela Agri. Expo and other Public sector Govt. instructions.