Eminent Germplasm Scientistat Green Ahalia

Dr. PE Rajasekharan ex Principal Scientist of IIHR Bangalore who is also one of our Advisory Board Members visited Green Ahalia on 19/04/2024. In this visit he could see our new extension area at Chayathara where we have started a new Conservatory plot for threatened plants, Mango Germplasm, Gmelina arborea Germplasm plot with support from IFGTB etc. These are new to him since his earlier visits. Later he was escorted to our main centre to have glimpse of the Sanketham RET garden and the different thematic gardens that are newly established like the Arogya vatika, Aliens, Kandalkazcha and others. After the visit he expressed his appreciation on the impressive developments and our nursery related activities. He opined that Green Ahalia is poised to be a major bioresource centre in Palakkad district that could attract different stake holders including students, researchers and academicians. He suggested us to go in for production of quality planting materials for supplying to user agencies like farmers and community and networking with other gardens which can result in the betterment of our societal impact.