ICAR - Central Arid Zone Research Institute

Thrust Areas

• Development of area specific farming systems
• Managing saline soil and poor quality water for higher productivity
• Seed production of grasses and trees

Disciplines

• Agronomy, Soil and Water Conservation Engineering, Soil Science, Economic Botany, Agroforestry

Current Activities

• Assessment of the natural resources of arid region of Gujarat
• Development and demonstration of technologies for dry land salinity
• Improvement of pasture, silvipasture systems and rangeland of arid Gujarat
• Identification, characterisation and evaluation of fodder plants suitable for arid region of Gujarat
• Management of saline sodic soils for enhancing fodder resources and crop production
• Collection and conservation of horticultural and medicinal plants
• Production of quality planting materials/ seeds