- Department of Technology and Production Management

This department has 4 scientific staffs. Laboratories of detection of ornamental plants Pest and diseases and Water and soil laboratory are mail laboratories of this department. There are serological and molecular detection facilities in plant diseases laboratory. Three research greenhouses are assigned for research projects in this department.

Missions

• Study of suitable methods of cultivating and pruning cultivars of flowers and ornamental plants.
• Study of water needs, nutrition and optimization of culture media in greenhouse and outdoor production.
• Study of the reaction of cultivars of flowers and ornamental plants to different methods of controlling plant pests and diseases.
• Use of new technologies in outdoor and greenhouses productions.
• Study and development of new methods of propagation of cultivars of flowers and ornamental plants.
• Production of healthy primary nuclei of cultivars of flowers and ornamental plants.

Targets

• Research in the field of technology of production of seeds and seedlings, onions and other certified inputs of flowers and ornamental plants.
• Production of healthy mother plants for preparing scion, onion, cuttings and…
• Preparation of protocol for vegetative propagation of commercial cultivars and native and imported germplasm of flowers and ornamental plants.
• Increasing the quantity and quality of flower and ornamental plants production by optimizing nutrition in new ways.
• Study and evaluation of soilless and hydroponic culture media, etc.
• Evaluating the response of cultivars and commercial lines to modern methods of controlling pests and diseases of flowers and ornamental plants.
• Research on the development of cultivation of flowers and ornamental plants in different systems based on the comparative advantages of production.

Main research outcomes:

• Measuring device for physical characteristics of cultivation media- porosity meter
• Detection and identification of various viral diseases of amaryllis and carnation
• through biological, serological and molecular  methods
• Effective control of trips in carnation by biological control method using aurous bug
• Controlling of mite in Gladiolus bulb through physical treatments and predatory mites.
• Preparing instructions for in_vitro culture of cut flowers, Carnation, Iris, Gladiolus, Zantadeschia, Anthurium, Rose, Gerbera, Lilium and Lilium ledebourii
• Producing virus and disease-free flowers and ornamental plants.