The ICAR-IIHR was established in 1967 to carry out basic, applied and strategic research on horticultural crops. Presently, it is working on 58 horticultural crops (13 fruits, 30 vegetables, 10 flowers and 5 medicinal crops) and so far released 354 varieties and 156 technologies. It has commercialised 176 technologies to 746 clients with 1,250 licenses.