Horticultural College and Research Institute, Periyakulam

The official site documents post-harvest technology laboratories used for classes and research and for hands-on training for farmers, entrepreneurs and self-help groups.

TNAU lists Periyakulam for B.Sc. Horticulture. Check the current university prospectus for eligibility, seat allocation and application deadlines.

A Fruit Research Station was established at Periyakulam in 1957; TNAU records the development of the Horticultural Research Station in 1971 and its later elevation as a college and research institute.

Horticultural College and Research Institute, Periyakulam is a constituent institute of Tamil Nadu Agricultural University serving horticultural education and research. TNAU’s official horticulture portal traces the local fruit-research station to 1957 and the expansion of its research mandate to major horticultural crops to 1971. The institute is listed by TNAU as a location for the B.Sc. Horticulture degree programme. Its published course materials cover subjects such as commercial floriculture, ornamental horticulture, landscape architecture and protected and precision horticulture. The institute’s post-harvest technology laboratories are described as supporting teaching, research and hands-on training for farmers, entrepreneurs and self-help groups.