Telangana will soon have a high-tech horticulture farm. An 80-acre plot in Mulugu is being developed by the Sri Konda Laxman Telangana State Horticultural University (SKLTSHU), where crops will be grown using cutting-edge techniques such as precision farming, high-density planting and protected cultivation.
The model farm will feature a wide range of vegetables, fruits, flowers, spices, and condiments, including exotic varieties rarely grown in the state such as bok choy, lettuce, kinnow, blueberries and strawberries. It will also double as a live demonstration centre for farmers, students and agri-entrepreneurs looking to adopt modern techniques.
Plotting work has already began at Kotyal village in Mulugu. Though the final list of crops is yet to be finalised, it will have exotic fruits and vegetables along with traditional crops of the state, university vice-chancellor Raji Reddy Danda said.
Natarajan Srinivasan, director, Industrial and International Programmes at the university, added: "The farm will feature perennial as well as annual crops. We are planning to grow off-season mango varieties, blueberries, dragon fruit, pineapple, strawberries, among others. Highly nutritious tuber vegetables, broccoli, vertical farming crops such as lettuce and bok choy, and various herbs will also be cultivated."
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