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India is one of the leading countries in pomegranate production. Over the last one decade, the country has registered sizeable increase in area and production, respectively. The export of pomegranate from India has upsurged by 3.5 times during this period. There has been marked shift towards the consumption of pomegranate worldwide owing to its several nutritive, nutraceutical and medicinal properties. Although, pomegranate can be grown under varied climatic conditions of the country, it performs better in semi-arid and arid regions. In India, pomegranate is commercially cultivated in Maharashtra, Karnataka, Gujarat, Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, Madhya Pradesh, Tamil Nadu and Rajasthan.
ICAR-National Research Centre on Pomegranate was established at Solapur, Maharashtra in 2005 by the ICAR to augment the production, productivity and utilization of pomegranate through basic, strategic and applied research. The Centre has a collection of 345 germplasm (both indigenous and exotic)at field gene bank. Bacterial blight is one of the major biotic threats to production and productivity of pomegranate in India.
An Integrated Disease and Insect Pest Management (IDIPM) schedule developed by ICAR-NRCP has resulted in successful management of bacterial blight in the states of Maharashtra, Karnataka and Andhra Pradesh. Technologies for maximum nutrient and water use efficiencies with respect to dry land horticulture are being developed. Tissue culture laboratory has been established by the ICAR-NRCP and protocol for mass production of healthy and disease free planting material has been standardized. Similarly, research programmes have also been initiated on post harvest technologies for value addition and total utilization of pomegranate. The centre is committed to tackle some of the core challenges like availability of healthy and disease free planting material, varieties resistant to biotic, abiotic stresses, processing and value addition of pomegranate.
The Vision 2050 document encompasses the salient research and development achievements of the Centre since its inception, growth of pomegranate during the last decade and future strategies to mitigate the challenges of climate resilient agriculture. The document depicts a clear roadmap of ICAR-NRCP as an International Centre of Excellence in research, teaching and extension of pomegranate in a holistic manner.

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