An initiative to come up with effective growing media, R&D currently generates over 1200 metric tonnes of nutritionally-balanced and enriched compost annually. The compost is enriched with active bio-agents, diverse composition of manures and agri-based aggregates and fillers to ensure proper root-establishment, drainage, and vigour of the plant.

We have acquired an ICAR-IIHR, bio-agency license - Arka Microbial Consortium (AMC, Bio NPK).Besides this, we also produce Trichoderma (Bio-fungicide) at our R & D facility and transfer the above to our nursery to ensure crop vigour and disease-free environment. They are most efficient antagonistic bio-agents of plant diseases, producers of biologically active metabolites, elicitors and inducers of systemic resistance. These applications at nurseries reflect on the field establishment of plants.

R&D has developed and formulated specific soilless media that is lighter, well-aerated and having good water-retention capacity for the purpose of export and long-distance transportation while maintaining phyto sanitary standards.

We have maintained well established progeny orchards that are disease-free from which scion material for our nursery production is sourced. Each of our commercial products has a designated research plot to enable regular assessment and analysis of plant performance.

As an extension activity of R&D, we offer internships to Agri-based UG and PG students from various colleges. We also offer farmers periodic seminars and social-media coverage on topics such as:
- Scope and importance of fruits
- Modern approaches in fruit cultivation
- Various diseases and their remedies
- Pre and post-harvest management practices for each crop

R&D also develops standardized disease free potting media that gives better establishment of the planting materials. This ensures establishing productive and sustainable fruit orchards among our fruit growers.