Other name | ICAR-IIHR |
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Type | Constituent establishment under the ICAR/DARE |
Established | 1967 |
Affiliation | Department of Agricultural Research and Education |
Academic affiliations | Indian Council of Agricultural Research |
Officer in charge | Prof. (Dr.) Tusar Kanti Behera |
Location | , , India 13°08′06″N 77°29′35″E / 13.135°N 77.493°E |
Colors | Green |
Website | IIHR |
The Indian Institute of Horticultural Research (IIHR) is an autonomous organization acting as a nodal agency for basic, strategic, anticipatory and applied research on various aspects of horticulture such as fruits, vegetable, ornamental, medicinal and aromatic plants and mushrooms in India.[1] The institute has its headquarters in Bengaluru, Karnataka, India and is a subsidiary of Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR), New Delhi, under the Ministry of Agriculture, India. It recently has been ranked 1st for the combined years 2019-20 and 2020–21 by the ICAR.[2]