Welcome to Chandra Shekhar Azad University of Agriculture & Technology, Kanpur

The State Government established the research unit in the year 1951 at Alambagh, Lucknow for conducting the research work of vegetable crops. During 1954 it was shifted from Lucknow to Kalyanpur Kanpur. In 1962 the vegetable research programme was strengthened with the creation of post of EB (vegetables). During 1971-72 a scheme under AICVIP on vegetable crops was launched by the ICAR for the improvement of vegetable crops at the centre. During 1981-82 Government of India sanctioned an project on “Breeder Seed Production of Vegetable Crop” to this center. Twenty-six varieties of 14 different vegetable were developed by the centre. Besides, this center has also significance at national level by developing 11 varieties namely Type-1, KS 17, Azad T-2 of Tomato; Azad Kranti Type-3, AB-1, AB-2 and AB-3 of Brinjal ; Azad P-2 and Azad P-4 of table pea and Azad Nutan of Bottlegourd, which have been identified by the AICVIP under the dynamic leadership of Dr. J.P. Srivastava, EB(Vegetables). All the above varieties have been noticed and the breeder seed is being produced to supply to different agencies for seed multiplication.

Some of the verities like Type-3 in Brinjal and Type-1 in Tomato were used as national check for several years, while two varieties viz. KS 224 and KS 331 of Brinjal are being used as check for coordinated programme. The variety Azad P-1 of Table pea was completely replaced Bonneville, the national variety. This variety has very good adaptability all over the country. The varieties like Chanchal in chilli are perennial and K-Barahmasi in Bittergourd produced fruits year round. This center is very active in the improvement programme of vegetable crops, as 13 improved lines have been included in coordinated trails at national level. The Centre has also a rich gene bank in different vegetable crops.

The vegetable center developed hybrids in different vegetable crops like brinjal, tomato, okra, bottlegourd and bitter gourd etc. At percent 5 hybrids namely KBHL-1 and KBHR-2 in Brinjal; KOH-1 in Okra; KBGHL-1 in Bottlegourd and KTH in Tomato have been included in AICVIP trails. In Brinjal developed by the University was cited in the SAARC Bulletin “Hybrid and High Yielding Crop Varieties in SAARC Countries” published by SAARC Agricultural Information Centre, New Delhi. The Centre is producing more than 100 quintal of breeder seeds annually and supplying the seed as per indent of Government of India and Department of Horticulture, UP. This Centre fulfills more than 60 percent demand of breeder seed of the department annually.

In addition to the prescribed mandate of this Centre, the scientists of this section are also imparting teaching and doing Extension work as and when required by the University. The Centre has adopted a Village Kundanpur near Kanpur City by giving food quality seed of vegetable crops as well as production technology. Besides, the mandate of vegetable programme, the center has remarkable achievement in seed spices by developing three varieties namely Azad Dhania-1 in coriander; Azad Saunf-1 in fennel and Azad Kalaunji-1in Nigellia with many recommendations of production technology. The centre has one ad-hoc research project “Development of Hybrid in Vegetable Crops” under NATP.