Vegetable Science

Mission –

To contribute significantly towards achieving the nutritional and livelihood security of India through the development of sustainable, economically viable and environmentally safe technologies of vegetables production.

Mandate :

• Imparting quality education to UG and  PG students on the fundamentals of Vegetable Science and latest technological interventions to enhance the vegetables production and productivity 
• Guiding and training postgraduate students and research scholars for their thesis  research work.
• Collection, evaluation, documentation and maintenance of different vegetable’s germplasm.
• Carry out basic and strategic research on vegetable for development of new varieties.
• Development of superior, disease and insect-pest resistant high yielding varieties/hybrid of major vegetable crops.
• Standardization and demonstration of advanced production and protection technologies.
• Production and distribution of high quality vegetable breeder seeds and planting materials.
• Dissemination and promotion of technologies for sustainable management of vegetable and their resources.

List of high yielding vegetable varieties developed and released

S. No.	Crops	Varieties/Hybrids
1.	Brinjal	Kalyanpur Type-3, Azad B-1, Azad B-2, Azad B-3, Azad Kranti   and  Azad Hybrid
2.	Tomato	Kalyanpur Angoorlata, Kalyanpur Type-1, Azad T-2, Azad T-3, Azad T-5, Azad T-6, Azad T-8, KTH-1(Hybrid)  and  KTH-2 (Hybrid)
3.	Pea	Azad P-1, Azad P-2,  Azad P-3, Azad P-4   and  Azad P-5
4.	Okra	Azad Bhindi -1, Azad Bhindi -2, Azad Bhindi -3 (Azad Krishna)-Red coloured Capsules  and  Azad Bhindi-4 (Azad Mohini)
5.	Chilli	Azad Mirch-1, Azad Achar Mirch-2, KCH-3 (Hybrid),
6.	Sponge gourd	Kalyanpur Hari Chikni, Azad Torai Chikni-1 And  Azad Torai -2
7.	Bottle gourd	Kalyanpur Long Green, Azad Harit,  Azad  Nutan   and  Azad Sankar Lauki-1 (Hybrid)
8.	Bitter gourd	Kalyanpur Baramasi(Long fruited)  and  Kalyan Sona
9.	Pumpkin	Azad Pumpkin-1
10.	Cucumber	Kalyanpur Green
11.	Sem	Type-2, Rajni, and  Azad Sem-1
12.	Rajmah	Azad Rajmah-1
13.	Lobia	5269
14.	Onion	Kalyanpur Red Round
15.	Radish	Kalyanpur No.-1
16.	Turmeric	Azad Haldi-1
17.	Colocasia	Azad Arvi-1
18.	Coriander	Azad Dhania-1  and  Azad Dhania-2
19.	Fennel	Azad Saunf-1
20.	Fenugreek	Azad Methi-1 & Azad Methi-2 (Azad Arunima)
21.	Ajwain	Azad Ajwain -1
22.	Nigella	Azad Kalaunji -1
23.	Zimikand	Azad Suran-1

Technology developed and recommended:  A total number of 19 improved production and protection technologies have been developed and recommended for  its adoption  as per details enumerated below:

S. No.	Details of Technology
1.	The maximum pod yield (69.68 q/ha) with C:B ratio (1.97) was registered with the application of vermicompost @ 5 t/ha + VAM + Pseudomonas + Trichoderma + Azotobactor in organic farming trial on cowpea. Hence, this treatment is recommended for organic cultivation of cowpea under Kalyanpur condition. (33rd Group Meeting of AICRP on Vegetable Crops held at IIVR, Varanasi during 21-24 May, 2015)
2.	Application of vermicompost @ 2.5 t/ha + half recommended NPK through chemical fertilizers recorded significantly higher green pod yield (83.56 q/ha) of garden pea with B:C ratio of 3.07. Hence, it is recommended for cultivation under Agro-climatic Zone- IV. (34th Group Meeting of AICRP on Vegetable Crops held at IARI, New Delhi during 10-13 May, 2016)
3.	Maximum fruit yield as well as net return was recorded in cropping  sequence of okra (77.67 q/ha with C:B ratio 1: 2.52), tomato (227.40 q/ha with C:B ratio 1: 2.58) and cowpea (69.54 q/ha with C:B ratio of 1: 2.30) with the application of vermicompost @ 5 t/ha + VAM + Pseudomonas + Trichoderma  + Azaotobactor. Hence, for the above cropping  sequence these organic inputs are recommended for the Agro-climatic Zone- IV. (34th Group Meeting of AICRP on Vegetable Crops held at IARI, New Delhi during 10-13 May, 2016)
4.	Maximum green leaves yield of Amaranths (172.63 q/ha) along with benefit cost ratio 2.86 was noticed with the application of vermicompost @ 5 t/ha + PSB + Azospirillum @ 5 kg/ha each. Hence, it is recommended for amaranth production under Agro-climatic Zone- IV. (34th Group Meeting of AICRP on Vegetable Crops held at IARI, New Delhi during 10-13 May, 2016).
5.	The organic package for coriander-radish sequence consists of growing coriander cv. Pant Haritima and radish cv. Japanese White with the application of 100 % recommended dose of nitrogen through vermicompost + IIHR microbial consortium @ 12.5 kg/ha was found suitable for realizing optimum yield and highest B:C ratio. Hence, it is recommended for agro-climatic condition of Zone- IV. (35th Group Meeting of AICRP on Vegetable Crops held at IIHR, Bangalore during 24-27 June, 2017)
6.	Based on three years experiment at Kanpur it was concluded that higher seed yield of Okra (15.69 q/ha) was obtained with the application of Azospirillum + Recommended dose of NPK treatment at Kalyanpur condition. (35th Group Meeting of AICRP on Vegetable Crops held at IIHR, Bangalore during 24-27 June, 2017)
7.	In Okra cv. Arka Anamika, pre-emergence application of pendimethalin @ 6ml/L + one hand weeding at 35 days after sowing was found suitable for maximum fruit yield (81.26 q/ha) with highest C:B ratio (2.48). Hence, it is recommended for weed control in the  agro-climatic condition of Zone IV. (36th Group Meeting of AICRP on Vegetable Crops held at RARI, Jaipur during 18-21 May, 2018)
8.	Seed coating with carbendazim @ 2 g/kg seed + Imidacloprid @ 2ml/kg seed + micro nutrient mixture @ 20 g/kg seed in tomato cv. T-6 recorded the maximum seed germination (92%), and vigour under Kalyanpur condition. CD and CV of pooled data is 1.05 (at 5%) & 5.78. Hence, it is recommended for tomato.(36th Group Meeting of AICRP on Vegetable Crops held at RARI, Jaipur during 18-21 May, 2018)
9.	Three hand weeding at 20, 40 and 60 days after sowing in vegetable pea cv. Azad Pea-3 recorded highest seed weight, seed yield (15.95 q/ha)and quality attributes with cost benefit ratio of 1:2.48 under Kanpur condition. (36th Group Meeting of AICRP on Vegetable Crops held at RARI, Jaipur during 18-21 May, 2018)
10.	Integrated nutrient management package for French bean cv. Azad Rajmah-1 with the application of 75% NPK through inorganic source + 25% N through vermicompost was found suitable for realizing optimum green pod yield (77.08 q/ha) and highest B:C ratio (2.67). Hence, it is recommended for agro-climatic condition of Zone- IV. (37th Group Meeting of AICRP on Vegetable Crops held at TNAU, Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu during 22-25 June, 2019)
11	Prophylactic spray (at the time of canopy closure) of mancozeb @ 0.25 % followed by cymoxanil + mancozeb @ 0.3% at the time of disease appearance and one more spray with mancozeb @ 0.25 % after 8-10 days of second spray is recommended for the management of potato late blight in Kanpur region of Uttar Pradesh. (Department of Agriculture/Horticulture, Govt. of Uttar Pradesh and AICRP (Potato) Kanpur Centre-2018-19.
12	Application of ZN @ 1.5 kg/ha in potato for Kanpur condition may be recommended (Department of Agriculture/Horticulture, Govt. of Uttar Pradesh and AICRP (Potato) Kanpur Centre-2016-17.
13	In Kanpur areas of Uttar Pradesh there is a serious problem of common scab and farmers are not following tuber seed treatment practice developed by ICAR-CPRI, Shimla for the management of common scab. Therefore, it was decided that Kanpur center will demonstrate recommended technology at farmers field (five FLDs) on management of common scab using tuber seed treatment with boric acid (3%) in nearby areas. (AICRP Center, Kanpur)
14	Metribuzin @ 0.75 kg/ha either as pre-emergence or as post–emergence at 10% plant emergence was equally effective and comparable to manual hand weeding to control the weeds in potato across the locations. Hence, application of metribuzin @ 0.75 kg/ha either as pre-emergence or as post–emergence at 10% plant emergence can be recommended for effective weed control in potato Kanpur (Department of Agriculture/Horticulture, Govt. of Uttar Pradesh and AICRP (Potato) Kanpur Centre.
15	Prophylactic spray of mancozeb @ 0.2%, followed by second spray of (fenamidone + mancoozeb) 0.3% after seven days  and a third spry with mancozeb @ 0.2% after 7 days of the second spray is recommended for the control of late blight in West Bengal and Eastern Uttar Pradesh under moderate disease pressure. (Department of Agriculture/Horticulture, Govt. of Uttar Pradesh and AICRP (Potato) Kanpur Centre.
16	Bio-fumigation by incorporating one month old Indian Mustard crop (Seed rate 5 kg/ha) just before the planting of potato crop is recommended for management of black scurf and common scab in Central and Eastern Uttar Pradesh. (Department of Agriculture/Horticulture, Govt. of Uttar Pradesh and AICRP (Potato) Kanpur Center.
17	At Kanpur drenching of Fenamidone + Mancozeb @ 0.25% in the nursery may be recommended in Chilli variety G-4.
18	At Kalyanpur integrated management module comprising of seed treatment with Captan 50%wp (2g/kg) + drenching with fosetyl aI 80% wp @ 0.1% immediately after germination + spray with copper hydroxide 77%wp (2g/l) at 3-4 leaf stage in nursery and main field treatment (Seedling dip with 0.1% (Carbendazim 12%+ Mancozeb 63% WP) + spray with Acephate 75% WP @ 1.5 g/l on 10 days after transplanting + spray with Fipronil 5% SC@ 1.5 ml/l on 20 DAT +spray  with Copper hydroxide 77%WP (2.0g/l) on 25 DAT + spray  Imidacloprid 70% WG @ 2g/15L on 40 DAT + spray with Fenamidone 10% + Mancozeb 50% WDG (0.25) two to three times from 45 DAT at 10 days interval was found most effective in the management of tomato diseases damping off (5.8%), early blight (1.4%), mosaic (2.2%), Fusarim wilt (4.3%) with collar rot (1.7%) late blight (9.5%), early blight (8.6%), mosaic (5.4%), Fusarium wilt (5.5%), collar rot (4.4%) with BC ratio of 4.0 may be recommended.
19	At Kalyanpur spraying with mixture of ferrous Sulphate @ 0.2%, calcium nitrate@ 0.2% and boron @ 0.1%, gave maximum seed yield (122.45 kg/ha) with highest BC ratio (2.35) in Chilli var. Azad Mirch-1 Hence, it is recommended for Kanpur (zone-IV) conditions.

Twenty Five students have been awarded with degree in M.Sc. (Horticulture) - Vegetable Science and 02 students with Ph.D. (Horticulture) - Vegetable Science.

     

Students qualified in SRF/NET/ARS Examination:

Name of the student	Id. No.	Degree	Name of qualified examination	Year
Durgesh Kumar	HR0-345/19	Ph.D.	NET	2019
Virendra Kumar	HR0-346/19	Ph.D.	NET	2019
Arun Kr. Verma	HR-0280/18	Ph.D.	NET	2019
Mahendra Kr. Yadav	HR-0288/18	Ph.D.	NET	2018
Ravish Kumar	HR-0281/18	Ph.D.	NET	2018
Saurabh Dixit	HR-0282/18	Ph.D.	NET	2020
Satyendra Kumar	HR-0236/17	M.Sc.	NET	2018
Banke Lal	HR- 0234/17	Ph.D.	NET	2018

Extension Activities:

• Display of vegetable varieties every year during University Kisan Mela, Flower show at Raj Bhawan, Lucknow and IIT Kanpur.
• FLD on vegetables and seed spices conducted every year at different villages of the adjoining districts.
• Farmers training organized in different locations under different running schemes of this section.
• District level seminars organized  under seed spices scheme.
• Advisory services to the farmer’s issued regularly on the important topics.

 

S. No.	Activities / Programmes undertaken	Achievements (No.) (2015 to 2020)
1	Practicing Farmer &  Farm Women  training  organized	162
2	Rural Youth  training  organized	32
3	Radio Talks broadcast and T.V. shows telecast	102
4	Farmers Fair & Agriculture Exhibition Organized	16
5	Field days organized	178
6	Exposure visits arranged	22
7	FLDs/demonstrations were conducted	460
8	Sight Seeing  organized	58
9	Group discussion  organized	108
10	Farmers-Scientist interface organized	38
11	Participation as an expert or subject specialist  in Training, Goshthi, Conference, Field day, Seminar, Kisan Mela, Exposure visit etc. at various levels organized by line department and other agencies.	412
12	Farm advisory services at on and off campus	232
13	Newspaper coverage	238

 Externally funded projects handled during last five years

Title of the project	Year	Funding agency	Achievement s
Establishment of Potato Research Centre at Kalyanpur	2015-17	RKVY, Department of Agriculture, Govt. of U.P.	Infrastructures have been developed.
Bio-efficacy on evaluation of poly-4 (polyhalite) in Onion for enhanced yield and potassium use efficiency	2018-19	Sirius Minerals Plc, North Yorkshire, U.K.	Modules for potassium nutrient application in onion have been developed.
Participatory Vegetable Seed Production to Enhance Vegetable Production in U.P.	2015-2018	RKVY, Department of Agriculture, Govt. of U.P.	5000 quintal of foundation quality seed of different vegetables was produced.
Organic farming technology dissemination and diffusion on vegetable growers fields	2017-2020	RKVY, Department of Agriculture, Govt. of U.P.	300 vermi production units were established.
Establishment and popularization of improved varieties /hybrids of vegetable and their agro techniques to enhance vegetable production in U.P.	2017-2018	RKVY, Department of Agriculture, Govt. of U.P.	Farmers promotional programmes were organized for the purpose.
Strengthening of vegetable research station, Kalyanpur, Kanpur	2017-2019	RKVY, Department of Agriculture, Govt. of U.P.	Infrastructures have been established.
Centre of Advanced Agricultural Science & Technology on Nutritional Crops	2017-2020	RKVY, Department of Agriculture, Govt. of U.P.	Renovation work completed and research & HRD programmes are going on.
Establishment of Centre of Excellence for Vegetables	2017-2020	RKVY, Department of Agriculture, Govt. of U.P.	Seedling rising and R&D programme is going on.

The Vegetable section, Kalyanpur, has been the premier vegetable research  station of the state and has contributed enormously to the welfare of vegetable  growers. Presently research work on most of the vegetable  crops is being carried out by the competent faculties  with the support  of All India Coordinated Research Project and All India Network Research Project, DASD and non-plan grants. This research section on vegetables was upgraded as department of Vegetable Science during 2002-03 and started giving degree in M.Sc. and Ph.D. (Agriculture) in Vegetable Science and this continued till 2011-12. After words from academic session 2016-17, admission of M.Sc. and Ph.D. students was again initiated and now the degree is being awarded as M.Sc. (Horticulture) Vegetable Science and Ph.D. (Horticulture) Vegetable Science under the college of Horticulture. Both farm and instructional facilities are available for undertaking the quality research and imparting quality education to the postgraduate students. In addition to practical’s, hands on training are also provided to students for the protective cultivation of Vegetables in poly houses and the storage of Onion and Garlic.  

 This department has distinction to be identified as “Centre of Excellence on Vegetables” in the year 2018 by  DARE, Govt. of Uttar Pradesh.
In order to promote the use of green energy i.e. energy which does not pollute the environment and is renewable in nature, department of vegetable science has taken the lead in the university. During March 2021 online solar panel of 50 KW capacity has been installed on the roof of department’s building which has become now functional and started supplying solar energy. Besides this all the fields of vegetable research farm has been connected with underground irrigation pipeline in order to enhance the water use efficiency and minimize the water losses.

Details of farm facilities

• A labeled and connected with roads   24 ha. Land area
• 15.6 ha cultivated Land
• 1.36 ha nursery & Garden
• 1.0 ha Polyhouse
• 01 Tractor
• 02 Tube bell (15HP)
• One Harrow
• Two Cultivator
• One Rotavetor
• Threshing Floor- 14 m radius
• Underground irrigation pipeline
• Solar lamps

Details of workshop facilities

•  NA

Details of instructional facilities

• Poly house- 04 units (440 sq. meter each) 
• Net house- 01 unit (20 X 13.5 meter)  
• Go down- 01 (13 X 8.5 meter)
• Pre-cool chamber-01 unit  (200 sq. meter)
• Hardening chamber – 01 unit  (200 sq. meter)
• Onion garlic storage- 01 unit (10.5 X 4.5 meter) 
• Vermi-compost production unit
• Laboratory and classroom  - 01 each (6.50 X 8.30 meter)
• Conference room – 01 unit

List of equipment’s in laboratories 

• Thermo hygrograph
• Kjeldhal distillation set
• Spectrophotometer
• Flame photometer
• Digital balance
• Plastic crates
• Generator set                    
• Auto clean machine         
• Hot Plate              
• Glass ware dryer  
• Mechanical shaker            
• Electronic balance            
• pH meter              
•      Laminar air flow               
• Air purifier
• Microscope                       

Poly house- (440 sq. meter each)	Net house- (20 X 13.5 meter)
Go down/store room	Hardening chamber (200 sq. meter)
Pre-cool chamber (200 sq. meter)	Onion garlic storage-  (10.5 X 4.5 meter)
Vermi-compost production unit	50 KW. Online solar system
Conference room	Laboratory and classroom
50 KW. Online solar system	Insect proof net house
Poly house with fan pad system	Naturally Ventilated Polyhouse (Soil less media)
Underground irrigation pipeline	General view

Teaching Activities

The department offers various undergraduate and postgraduate courses of vegetable science. The M.Sc. and Ph.D. students of the department usually study minor in Genetics and Plant Breeding, Entomology and Seed science & Technology in addition to Agricultural Statistics and Economics as supporting ones. The department has adopted course curricula recommended by 5th ICAR Deans’ Committee at UG level from 2016-17 academic session, while the course curricula for postgraduate degree are as per the recommendations of National Core Group. About 8-10 students in M. Sc. programme and 4-6 students in Ph.D. programme are being admitted through Combined Agriculture and Technology Entrance Tests (CATET) every year including  ICAR quota (NTS / JRF/ SRF) and foreign students nomination.

Course No.	Course title	Credit hours
Under Graduate Courses – B. Sc. (Hons.) Horticulture
VSC-221	Spices and condiments	3
VSC-222	Precision farming and protected cultivation	3
VSC-311	Breeding of vegetable, tuber and spices	3
VSC-312	Potato and tuber crops	2
VSC-321	Seed production of vegetable, tuber & spices	3
HEL-422	Protected cultivation of high value horticultural crops	10(0+10)
HOR-211	Production technology  of vegetable and spices	2
ELP-427	Organic crop production technology	10(0+10)
M.Sc. Horticulture, Vegetable Science
Major
VGS 501	Production technology of cool season vegetable crops	3(2+1)
VGS 503	Breeding of Vegetables	3(2+1)
VGS 512	Experimental design	3(2+1)
VGS-502	Production Tech. of warm Season Vegetable Crops	3(2+1)
VGS-504	Growth and Development of Vegetable Crops	3(2+1)
VGS-505	Seed Production Tech. of Vegetable Crops	3(2+1)
VGS-507	Production Tech. of Under Exploited Vegetable Crops	2(1+1)
VGS - 508	Organic Vegetable Production Technology	2(1+1)
VGS-509	Fundamentals of Processing of Vegetables	2(1+1)
VGS-506	Breeding  of Vegetables	3(2+1)
VGS-591	Master seminar	1(1+0)
VGS-599	Master research	20
Minor
GPB-503	Principals of plant breeding	3(2+1)
SST-507	Seed quality testing	3(2+1)
ENT-510	Principal of pest management Vegetable Crops	2(1+1)
	Total credit hours	56
Ph.D. Vegetable Science
Major
VGS-601	Advances in Vegetable Production	3(2+1)
VGS-602	Advances in breeding of Vegetable	3(2+1)
VGS-603	Protected Cultivation of Vegetable Crops	2(1+1)
VGS-604	Biotechnology of vegetable crops	3(2+1)
VGS-605	Seed Production Tech. of Vegetable Crops	3(2+1)
VGS-606	Production Technology of Under-exploited Veg. Crops	2(1+1)
VGS-691	Seminar	1
VGS-699	Ph.D. Research work	45
Minor and supporting
ENT-607	Advances in biological control	2(1+1)
ENT-609	Plant nematode relationship	2(1+1)
GPB-603	Hetrosis Breeding	3(2+1)
AES-605	Agriculture statistics	3(2+1)
GPB-606	Plant genetic resource	2(1+1)
AES-602	Agriculture production economics	3(2+1)
	Total credit hours	77

Name	:	Dr. Keshav Chandra Arya  (Incharge )(01.03.2025)
Date of Birth	:	-
Designation	:	Professor
College Department	:	College / Department Vegetable Science, Kalyanpur
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Name	:	Dr. RAJIV
Date of Birth	:	15-07-1969
Designation	:	Vegetable Agronomist
CollegeDepartment	:	College of Agriculture Department of Vegetable Science
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Name	:	Dr. SANJIVE KUMAR SINGH
Date of Birth	:	25-12-1966
Designation	:	Assistant Professor
CollegeDepartment	:	College of Horticulture Department of Vegetable Science
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Organization and Staff Position  :

The organization and staff position of the vegetable sciences for conducting vegetable research on various aspects is given in the following table :

S.N.	Name	Designation	Photo
1.	Dr. P.K Singh	Professor
4.	Dr. P.K.Tiwari	Assistant Professor
5.	Dr. I.N.Shukla	Assistant Professor
6.	Dr. Sanjeev Kr. Singh	Assistant Professor
7.	Dr. Ramesh Singh	Virologist
8.	Dr. Rajiv	Agronomist
9.	Sri. U.C. Mishra	Agronomist

S. No.>	Technical staff
1.	Dr.V.K.Yadav	Staff
2.	Sri. N.S. Kushwaha	Staff
3.	Sri. S.D. Dutta	Statistician