From Director′s Desk
It is my pleasure to join and serve ICAR-National Research Centre on Pomegranate (ICAR-NRCP), Solapur on 28th April, 2021. The ICAR-NRCP completed 20 years of journey on September 25, 2025. The Centre has made several remarkable accomplishments during this short span and we feel proud to be a part of growing pomegranate sector in India. Constant increase in pomegranate area, production and productivity has been observed in India since last decade. In India it is cultivated over 2.23 lakh ha with an annual production of 28.42 lakh tonnes and productivity of about 12.72 MT ha-1. Cultivation of pomegranate has added new dimension in raising the income of farmers. With rapid increase in pomegranate cultivation in India in both traditional and non-traditional areas more and more challenges are being faced by the growers with respect to disease, pests, flower regulation, nutritional imbalances and overall management…..
Pomegranate
The pomegranate, botanical name Punica granatum, is a fruit-bearing deciduous shrub or small tree in the family Lythraceae that grows between 5 and 8 m tall.The fruit is typically in season in the Northern Hemisphere from September to February,[2] and in the Southern Hemisphere from March to May. As intact arils or juice, pomegranates are used in baking, cooking, juice blends, meal garnishes, smoothies, and alcoholic beverages. The pomegranate originated in the region of modern-day Iran, and has been cultivated since ancient times in northern India.
