Category : Research

All India Co-ordinated project on Plantation Crops received 'Best resources generating centre for the year 2024-25'

pankaj5bhalerao May 21, 2025 0 82

In India, out of 28 total AICRP on Plantation Crops centres, All India Co-ordinated project on Plantation Crops, ASPEE College of Horticulture, NAU, Navsari received 'Best resources generating centre for the year 2024-25' during 34th annual group meeting on 7-9 May, 2025 at AC & RI, TNAU, Madurai, Tamil Nadu. The appreciation certificate was received by Dr. Pankaj P. Bhalerao, Project In-charge of AICRP (PC) from Dr. S. K. Singh, DDG (Horti.), ICAR, New Delhi with other esteemed dignitaries Dr. V. B. Patel, ADG (Fruit & PC), ICAR, New Delhi; Dr. P. Rethinam; Former ADG and Former Director, APCC, Jakarta (Indonesia); Dr. K. B. Hebbar, Director, CPCRI, ICAR, Kasaragod (Kerala); Dr. B. A. Jerard, Project Co-ordinator, AICRP on PC, CPCRI, ICAR, Kasaragod (Kerala); Dr. R. K. Mathur, Director, IIOR, Hyderabad and Dr. K. Suresh. Director, IIOPR, Pedavegi (Andhra Pradesh). For this achievement, Dr. Pankaj were honoured and appreciated by Dr. Z. P. Patel, Hon'ble Vice-chancellor, NAU, Navs

Hon’ble Vice-Chancellor visited Cotton Wilt Breeding Station, Hansot

Hon’ble Vice-Chancellor visited Agricultural Research Station, Tanchha

A Quinquennial Review Team (QRT) of All India Coordinated Research Project on Honey Bees & Pollinators, ICAR, New Delhi visited at NAU, Navsari recently.

Hon'ble Vice-Chancellor Dr. Z. P. Patel visited Coastal Soil Salinity Research Station, Danti along with Dr. V. R. Naik, Associate Director of Research.

A full day brainstorming session on “Transformation of Agricultural Research in Plant Protection” was organized on July 02, 2024 by the Department of Entomology and Plant Pathology of N. M. College of Agriculture, Navsari

Hon'ble Vice-Chancellor Dr. Z. P. Patel visited the Regional Cotton Research Station, Bharuch on June 24, 2024

Shri K.N. Vyas, DAE Homi Bhabha Chair Professor (Former Chairman, AEC & Secretary, DAE) visited NAU, Navsari on June 20, 2024 and had a meeting with Hon’ble Vice-Chancellor Dr. Z. P. Patel.

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Project Co-ordinator, AICRP (Palms) visit at AICRP on Palms project at RHRS, ACH, NAU, Navsari

pankaj5bhalerao Jun 15, 2024 0 355

Dr. B. A. Jerard, Project Coordinator, AICRP (Palms) along with Dr. Subhramanium, Principal Scientist (Crop Production); Dr. Vinayaka Hegde, Principal Scientist (Crop Protection) and Dr. Mrs. Sumitha, Scientist, CPCRI, ICAR, Kasaragod, Kerala visited to AICRP (Palms), Regional Horticultural Research Station, ACH, NAU, Navsari centre on 31.05.2024 and 01.06.2024. During the visit, Dr. Alka Singh, I/c Principal and Dean, ACH, NAU, Navsari welcomes the dignities and Dr. P. P. Bhalerao, Project In-charge, AICRP (Palms) brief about different activities conducted under project. Dr. V. K. Parmar, Professor and Head, Dept. of PSMA, ACH, NAU, Navsari and Dr. B. M. Tandel, Research Scientist, RHRS, ACH, NAU, Navsari also present during the visit and he brief about the several technical programmes which are conducted at RHRS farm. ICAR Scientists also visited the palmyra palm plantation at Dedvasan village of Surat district as well as they visited the Fruit Research Station (Gandevi), Banana Pse