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The headquarters of the ICAR-Indian Institute of Horticultural Research (IIHR) is at:
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Answer: Option B — Bengaluru, Karnataka
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The ICAR-Indian Institute of Horticultural Research (IIHR) is located at Hesaraghatta, Bengaluru, Karnataka.
About the IIHR:
It was established on 5 September 1967 under the Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR). It moved to its present campus at Hesaraghatta in 1972.
It is the largest horticultural research institute in India and one of the largest in Asia.
It carries out research on fruits, vegetables, flowers (ornamental crops), medicinal and aromatic plants and mushrooms.
It has developed more than 300 varieties and hybrids of horticultural crops. Most of its varieties have names beginning with "Arka" (for example, "Arka Rakshak" tomato, "Arka Kalyan" onion and "Arka Suprabhat" mango).
It has developed technologies such as the "Arka Microbial Consortium" (a bio-fertiliser) and fruit and vegetable "special" nutrient mixtures.
About horticulture in India:
- India is the second-largest producer of fruits and vegetables in the world, after China.
- India is the largest producer of mangoes, bananas, papayas and guavas.
- The "Golden Revolution" refers to the growth of horticulture (and honey) in India.
- The "Mission for Integrated Development of Horticulture" (MIDH) was launched in 2014-15.
- Horticulture production in India has exceeded food grain production since about 2012-13.
Other ICAR horticulture institutes:
- Central Institute for Subtropical Horticulture (CISH): Lucknow; mango, guava and litchi research.
- Central Potato Research Institute (CPRI): Shimla.
- National Research Centre for Grapes: Pune.
- Indian Institute of Vegetable Research (IIVR): Varanasi.
- Central Institute of Temperate Horticulture (CITH): Srinagar.
- Directorate of Floricultural Research: Pune.
About Bengaluru:
It is called the "Garden City" because of its many parks, such as Lalbagh Botanical Garden and Cubbon Park.
Why not the other options?
- ✗Lucknow has the Central Institute for Subtropical Horticulture.
- ✗Pune has the National Research Centre for Grapes.
- ✗Shimla has the Central Potato Research Institute.
Quick tip
Remember: Indian Institute of Horticultural Research = Hesaraghatta, Bengaluru (ICAR, 1967; "Arka" varieties); CISH = Lucknow (mango); CPRI = Shimla; vegetable research = Varanasi; temperate horticulture = Srinagar.
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