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College of Horticulture & Forestry / Facilities & Services

Experimental field area for research purposes:

  • Sufficient field area is available at PAU for conduct of student practical and research at UG and PG level in horticulture and forest crops. Besides, 3 fruit research stations namely FRS Bahadurgarh (Patiala), FRS Gangian (Hoshiarpur) and FRS Jallowal-Lesriwal (Jallandhar) support the region specific PG research in fruit, vegetable and flower crops.
  • Polyhouse/ net house/ screen house and mist chamber facility is available for conduct of practical and research on protected cultivation of horticulture crops.

Laboratories for student research:

  • Thirteen well equipped laboratories across the college are available for UG and PG students. The prominent laboratories in the college for conduct of area specific research are detailed below:
    • Tissue culture laboratory
    • Nutrition and leaf analysis laboratory
    • Plant protection laboratory
    • Post-harvest laboratory
    • Agro forestry laboratory

Equipment/ infrastructure facilities:

For student research, following specialized facilities including equipment for conduct of advanced research are available in the college:

  • Atomic absorption spectrophotometer
  • Laminar flow cabinets
  • Trinocular microscope with CCD camera
  • Sonicator
  • Elisa reader
  • PCR
  • Gel documentation unit
  • Hunter colour lab meter
  • Deep freezer
  • Ripening chamber
  • Cooling chambers
  • Gamma chamber