• •  Production of High-density clonal rootstocks.
• •  Production of quality plant material on Clonal rootstocks.
• •  Management of water conservation through different methods viz. Plastic- culture etc.
• •  Acclimatization / adoption of various kinds of exotic fruit cultivars.
• •  Imparting training to Basic Horticulture workers/ Farmers/ interested Orchardists.
• •  Reducing gestation period in Ambri cultivar by raising on Clonal root stocks.
• •  Introduction of dwarf and early bearing varieties of Walnut

The Farm has been established to serve as a demonstration Centre for modern Horticulture practices for orchard/ Nursery management. This involves certain aspects of Research and Development like Adaptability, Pest management, Irrigation. Nutrient Regime & Profitability etc. Hence more stress has been laid on various management aspects rather than commercial aspects.

The Advanced Centre for Horticulture Development is the back bone of Horticulture Department, where the precious and valuable exotic plant material and root-stocks imported from Bulgaria, U.S.A and Armenia are being propagated on the modern scientific lines for its economic upliftment of the farmers of J & K state to boost their economy. The world's famous Ambri apple of Shopian is almost all disappeared from the area which was climatically fit for production of the said species of the Apple . The Department has again initiated to revive its propagation on modern scientific lines so as to get its plantation done in the area for its better production, marketing on viable economic basis. Apple Ambri plants on exotic clonal root stocks are also being propagated by budding/ grafted techniques at the station for distribution among the interested growers of the Shopian District in particular and Valley in general.

With the aim of transfer of the technologies of Horticulture from laboratory to the field, training is being imparted to the interested Farmers of the J & K State with the modern technologies of the Horticulture at this Centre.

The State Govt. as well as the Central Govt. is giving thrust to development of ACHD Zainapora and its advancement through latest scientific and modern technological methodology as it supplies major portion of high density plant material to various corners of state.

Development/ Establishment of post quarantine facility at ACHD Zainapora

During the current year 2016-17, department put a step forward and is going to import precious and valuable plant material from foreign countries.For importing plant material, post quarantine facility at the ACHD Zainapora has been created in shortest time frame schedule, as a measure of which more than1.62 lacs of precious clonal rootstocks (exotic) stands already imported from Holand and transplanted at this prestigious centre for propagation & its multiplication on scientific lines. The department has taken all the necessary steps for development of post quarantine facility at the Farm which include development of land and improvement of irrigation facility etc. The state of J & K has a great potential for development of Horticulture. Approximately 5 lac families (25 lack people) are directly or indirectly involved with fruit cultivation and 90% of the Orchardists are either small or marginal farmers.

Important Varieties being propagated at Farm:-

Development of Nursery:-

i. Area under Nursery: 18.92 Ha (used on rotation basis).

ii. No. of mother stocks (imported seedlings) transplanted for Clonal propagation;162595 No.

Description of Important Clonal propagation stocks:

iii. Major activities/ achievements carried out during the year 2013-14 , 2014-15 & 2015-16:-