LUDHIANA, Jan. 19 -- A four-day group discussion of All India Coordinated Research Project of Fruits was inaugurated by Dr BS Dhillon, Vice-Chancellor, on Saturday at Punjab Agricultural University (PAU), here. More than 200 scientists from 54 centers across the country are participating in this group discussion.
The inaugural function started with the welcome address by Dr N.S. Bains, Director of Research, PAU.
Chief guest Dr WS Dhillon, Assistant Director General (Horticultural Science) ICAR, New Delhi in his speech emphasized the role of horticulture in Gross Domestic Product of country. He informed that though horticultural crops occupy only 17 percent of total cropped area, yet these contribute more than 33% of agricultural GDP of th...