Horticulture varsity projects reviewed

Tribune News Service

Solan, March 2

A committee headed by RS Rawal, Director, GB Pant National Institute of Himalayan Environment (GBPNIHE), Almora, visited Dr YS Parmar University of Horticulture and Forestry, Nauni, to review the progress of two ongoing projects funded by it under the National Mission on Himalayan Studies.

The team held meetings with scientists and authorities where presentations were made by KD Sharma and Nivedita Sharma, who are Principal Investigators of the project on Establishment of Functional Foods Research and Development and Dissemination Centre and Bioconversion of pine needles, respectively.

Dr Rawal also visited the Functional Foods Centre and Microbiology Laboratory of Basic Sciences where he interacted with research scholars and scientists. He stressed on long-term collaborations while appreciating the research work which focused on clean and green technology for alternative fuels and the development of a variety of processed functional food products.

He also met Vice Chancellor Parvinder Kaushal and the two agreed on collaborating in research and academics. Kaushal said they would empanel scientists of GBPNIHE and utilise their expertise in curricular research of the students.