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Fruit Research Station, Sangareddy

The Fruit Research Station at Sangareddy in the Medak region of Telangana is one of India's principal mango germplasm centres. Originally established as an agricultural farm in 1918, it was converted into a tropical and sub-tropical fruit research centre with a special emphasis on mango in 1941. Since 2014, following the formation of Telangana, the station has been administered under Sri Konda Laxman Telangana State Horticultural University (SKLTSHU).

History and institutional position

  • 1918: established as an agricultural farm under the Hyderabad State
  • 1941: converted to a tropical and sub-tropical fruit research station
  • 1958: selected as an ICAR research centre
  • 2014: brought under SKLTSHU after Telangana's formation

Germplasm and research focus

The station maintains 477 mango germplasm accessions, one of the largest mango collections in India, alongside working collections of guava, sapota, citrus, custard apple, ber and other tropical fruits. Research programmes cover varietal evaluation, hybridisation, rootstock studies, canopy management and post-harvest. The Sangareddy mango expo, held in summer at peak ripening, displays over 70 varieties from the station's collection.

Planting material supply

The station functions as a recognised source of certified true-to-type mango grafts and other fruit planting material for Telangana and adjoining states. Material moves through state horticulture department channels and direct sales at the station. Several elite selections released and popularised from Sangareddy have entered commercial cultivation across the Deccan region.

See also: Kadiyam Nursery Belt, Grafted Brinjal Seedlings, Grafted Ridge Gourd, Kashmir Saffron Corms.

References

  1. Fruit Research Station Sangareddy. Sri Konda Laxman Telangana State Horticultural University.
  2. Taste 77 Varieties of Mangoes at this Expo in Sangareddy. Telangana Today.