Achievements

1- Selection of new improved horticultural varieties of higher yield and superior quality.
2- Introducing new technologies of agricultural practices for horticultural crops improvement.
3- Evaluation and testing of new varieties of vegetable crops and medicinal plants under Egyptian conditions.
4- Germplasm preservation through:
§ Establishment of mother farms of local fruit trees’ strains.
§ Mass propagation of superior strains and production of virus- free seedlings.
§ Introducing biotechnology methods and training of qualified scientists.
§ Identifying fingerprints of horticultural crops.
§ Using tissue culture technique for the propagation of non- traditional fruit crops.
5- Production of high yield and quality seeds of vegetable crops to meet the demand of seed companies.
6- Introducing new varieties and germplasm of some horticultural crops.
7- Periodic visits to different locations of horticultural crop farms to identify the constrains to production to overcome them.
8- Conducting researches for studying different factors pre and after harvest factors that affect fruit quality to minimize losses and improve the quality.
9- Expanding cultivation and production of high quality woody trees.
10- Developing of different herbarium groups for the Egyptian flora.
11- Survey and evaluation of the distribution and density of the Egyptian flora.
12- Organisation of extension workshops and training programs for agriculturists, extensionists and growers.
13- Extension publications for horticultural crops.
14- Coordinating the ties between the scientific research results and the grower, through the dissemination of researches’ findings.
15- Periodic (weekly) scientific seminars in different aspects to discuss the new and modern techniques for the production of horticulture crops through the sharing of different specialist scientists from different universities and research centers.
16- Participation in local and international scientific meetings.