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Directorate Of Floricultural Research (ICAR-DFR) Contact No.

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Staff Contact Details

Administration Staff

Sr No. Name Designation Email
Administration Section
1 Ms. Charu Administrative Officer charu [at] icar [dot] org [dot] in , hoa [dot] dfr [at] icar [dot] org [dot] in
2 Mr. Deepak Verma Assistant Administrative Officer deepak [dot] verma [at] icar [dot] org [dot] in , aao [dot] dfr [at] icar [dot] org [dot] in
3 Ms. Pranita Prakash Mohite Assistant pranita [dot] mohite [at] icar [dot] org [dot] in
4 Mr. Prashant Ramesh Khamkar Assistant prashant [dot] khamkar [at] icar [dot] org [dot] in
5 Mr. Abdul Wahab Shaikh Assistant abdulwahab [dot] shaikh [at] icar [dot] org [dot] in
6 Mr. Himanshu Singh Assistant himanshu [dot] singh [at] icar [dot] org [dot] in
7 Mr. Angad Chaudhary Assistant angad [dot] chaudhary [at] icar [dot] org [dot] in
Finance Section
8 Ms. Vijaya A Bhumkar Finance & Accounts Officer vijaya [dot] bhumkar [at] icar [dot] org [dot] in
9 Mr. Mahadev Bapu Walke Asst. Finance & Accounts Officer mahadev [dot] walke [at] icar [dot] org [dot] in
10 Mr. Ram A. Shinde Upper Division Clerk ram [dot] shinde [at] icar [dot] org [dot] in
Technical Staff
11 Ms. Jadhav Pritam Ramesh Technical Assistant (T-3) pritam [dot] jadhav [at] icar [dot] org [dot] in
12 Poornima Gaikwad Technical Assistant (T-3) poornima [dot] gaikwad [at] icar [dot] org [dot] in

Scientific Staff

Sr No. Department Name Designation Contact No. Mobile No. Email
1 Organic Chemistry Dr. Narendra Gajbhiye Principal Scientist 020-25537025, Extn: 14 8141098842 narendra [dot] gajbhiye [at] icar [dot] gov [dot] in , gajbhiye_narendra [at] yahoo [dot] com
2 Plant Genetics & Plant Breeding Dr. Prashant G. Kawar Principal Scientist 020-25537024, Extn: 14 8894429110 prashant [dot] kawar [at] icar [dot] gov [dot] in , pkawar [at] gmail [dot] com
3 Horticulture (Floriculture) Dr. Tarak Nath Saha Principal Scientist 020-25537024, 020-29997182, Extn: 24 9968014034 tarak [dot] saha [at] icar [dot] gov [dot] in
4 Agricultural Entomology Dr. Dnyaneshwar M. Firake Senior Scientist - 9402195450, 8830301165 dnyaneshwar [dot] firake [at] icar [dot] gov [dot] in
5 Plant Physiology Dr. Kiran P. Bhagat Senior Scientist 020-25537025, Extn: 26 9545540591 kiran [dot] bhagat [at] icar [dot] gov [dot] in , kiranbhagat [dot] iari [at] gmail [dot] com
6 Plant Pathology Dr. Prabha K. Senior Scientist 020-25537024, Extn: 16 9403351653, 9545171996 prabha [dot] k [at] icar [dot] gov [dot] in
7 Horticulture (Floriculture) Dr. Ganesh B. Kadam Senior Scientist 020-25537024, Extn: 17 8793115277 ganesh [dot] kadam [at] icar [dot] gov [dot] in
8 Floriculture & Landscaping Dr. Arvind K. Verma Senior Scientist 020-29997185 - arvind [dot] verma [at] icar [dot] gov [dot] in
9 Floriculture & Landscaping Dr. Vishal R. Wankhade Senior Scientist 020-29997185 - vishal [dot] wan [at] icar [dot] org [dot] in
10 Agricultural Entomology Dr. Girish K. S. Scientist 020-25537024, Extn: 15 7588744093 girish [dot] ks [at] icar [dot] gov [dot] in
11 Agricultural Extension Dr. Sanjay Vasant Kad Scientist - 7988153714 sanjay [dot] kad [at] icar [dot] gov [dot] in , sanjayndri [at] gmail [dot] com
12 Agricultural Biotechnology Dr. S. Prashant Jeevan Kumar Scientist - 7839038085 jeevan [dot] kumar [at] icar [dot] gov [dot] in
13 Plant Pathology Dr. Shivakumar K. V. Scientist - 8496002125 shivakumar [dot] kv [at] icar [dot] gov [dot] in , shivakumarpat05 [at] gmail [dot] com
14 Genetics & Plant Breeding Dr. Harish D. Scientist 020-25537024 9110480628, 9870560879 harish [dot] d [at] icar [dot] gov [dot] in , harishd0020 [at] gmail [dot] com
15 Soil Science Dr. M. D. Basit Raza Scientist - 8249275781 mdbasit [dot] raza [at] icar [dot] gov [dot] in , mohammedbasitraza [at] gmail [dot] com
Regional Station, Kadiyam (RS) Center Staff
16 Horticulture Dr. Ram Pal Principal Scientist - 9800155682 rampal [at] icar [dot] gov [dot] in , rampal_nrco [at] yahoo [dot] com
17 Horticulture (Floriculture) Dr. V. S. Raju Dantuluri Principal Scientist - 9899632980 raju [dot] dantuluri [at] icar [dot] gov [dot] in , rajivalex [at] gmail [dot] com
18 Nematology Dr. Sirisha Tadigiri Scientist - 7701940645 sirisha [dot] tadigiri [at] icar [dot] gov [dot] in
19 Plant Pathology Dr. Madhavan S. Scientist - 9688314800 madhavan [dot] srinivasan [at] icar [dot] gov [dot] in , sri [dot] madhavan123 [at] gmail [dot] com
20 Floriculture & Landscaping Dr. Lakshmipathy M. Scientist - 8505934691 lakshmipathy [dot] m1 [at] icar [dot] gov [dot] in

AICRP Centres Contact Details

Sr No. Name Designation Contact No. Email
Budgetary Centre
Kahikuchi
1 Dr. S. K. Borah Floriculturist 9435300482 sunilkborah [at] gmail [dot] com
2 Dr. Naseema Rahman Asst. Horticulturist 9101406529 naseema [dot] rahman [at] aau [dot] ac [dot] in
3 Dr. D. Pathak Asst. Plant Pathologist 9101209374 dalimp [at] rediffmail [dot] com
Ranchi
4 Dr. (Mrs.) Punam Horo Asst. Floriculturist 9631098472 horopunam [at] rediffmail [dot] com
Kalyani 
5 Dr. R. Sadhukhan Geneticist 9874940816 drsadhukhan [at] gmail [dot] com
6 Dr. Tapas Chowdhuri Floriculturist - tkc [dot] hort [at] gmail [dot] com
7 Dr. (Ms.) Suhrita Chakrabarty Das Asst. Floriculturist 9831237309 suhritakvk [at] gmail [dot] com , suhritakvk [at] rediffmail [dot] com
Solan
8 Dr. (Ms.) Puja Sharma Assoc. Prof. 9418001339 pujasharma03 [at] gmail [dot] com
9 Dr. Suman Bhatia Asst. Prof. 9805903570 -
Pantnagar
10 Dr. Ajit Kumar Professor (Horticulture-Flori.) 9412451262, 05944-235148 ajitflori [at] gmail [dot] com
Pune
11 Dr. Satish B. Jadhav Floriculturist 9404683709 -
12 Dr. Sachin Chavan Geneticist 9850441418 skc2020 [at] rediffmail [dot] com
13 Dr. B. V. Gondhali Asst. Floriculturist 9421264134 gondhalibv187 [at] gmail [dot] com
14 Prof. S. D. Gaikwad Jr. Plant Pathologist 9422862232 sb4920500 [at] gmail [dot] com
15 Dr. S. R. Lohate Jr. Plant Pathologist 9422071028, 8329330342 sunil [dot] lohate [at] rediffmail [dot] com , srlohate69 [at] gmail [dot] com
Bhubaneswar
16 Dr. S.K. Palai Floriculturist 9437265849 aicrpfbbsr [at] gmail [dot] com
17 Dr. M.R. Nath Asst. Floriculturist 9937875384 manasranjannath [at] gmail [dot] com
Ludhiana
18 Dr. (Ms.) K. K. Dhatt Floriculturist - kkdhattflori [at] pau [dot] edu
19 Dr. Aman Sharma Plant Pathologist - amansharma [at] pau [dot] edu
20 Dr. Simrat Singh Asst. Floriculturist - simratflori [at] pau [dot] edu
21 Dr. (Ms.) Madhu Bala Plant Physiologist - madhu-flori [at] pau [dot] edu
22 Dr. (Ms.) Shalini Jhanji Plant Physiologist 9872972526 shalinijhanji [at] pau [dot] edu
Hyderabad
23 Dr. Jyothi Floriculturist 040-24011649, 9666303757 frsrnagar [at] gmail [dot] com
24 Dr. Zehra Salma Asst. Floriculturist 7093947027 zehrasalma [at] gmail [dot] com
25 Dr. S. Praneeth Kumar Asst. Plant Physiologist - suvarnapraneeth [at] gmail [dot] com
Srinagar
26 Dr. Z. A. Bhat Floriculturist 9797193532 drzahid [dot] bhat [at] skuastkashmir [dot] ac [dot] in
27 Dr. (Ms.) Shaheen Ahad Asst. Floriculturist 9469248741 shaheen [dot] ahad [at] skuastkashmir [dot] ac [dot] in
Coimbatore
28 Dr. R. Chitra Floriculturist 9942766922 flowers [at] tnau [dot] ac [dot] in , chitra [dot] varadharaj [at] gmail [dot] com
29 Dr. S. Karthikeyan Asst. Floriculturist 9965435081 hortikarthik [at] tnau [dot] ac [dot] in
Institutional Centres
Katrain
30 Dr. M. R. Dhiman Principal Scientist 9418506133 mrarjun01 [at] yahoo [dot] co [dot] in
New Delhi
31 Dr. Markandey Singh Head of the Division 011-25841929 headflori [at] iari [dot] res [dot] in , head_fls [at] iari [dot] res [dot] dot [dot] in
32 Dr. Kanwar Pal Singh Principal Scientist 9560535200 -
33 Dr. S. S. Sindhu Principal Scientist 9868073757 -
34 Dr. Kishan Swaroop Principal Scientist 9999492774 kishan [dot] swaroop [at] rediffmail [dot] com
35 Dr. Gunjeet Kumar Principal Scientist 8373944582 kumar_gunjeet [at] yahoo [dot] com
36 Dr. Namita Senior Scientist - namitabanyal [at] gmail [dot] com
37 Dr. Babita Singh Scientist - bflori17feb [at] gmail [dot] com
Hessarghatta
38 Dr. P. Naveen Kumar Principal Scientist & Head - hd_flower [dot] iihr [at] icar [dot] gov [dot] in
39 Dr. (Ms.) Tejaswini Principal Scientist 8792160256 tejaswini [dot] smt [at] icar [dot] gov [dot] in
40 Dr. (Ms.) Sujatha A. Nair Principal Scientist - sujathaa [dot] nair [at] icar [dot] gov [dot] in
41 Dr. Rajiv Kumar Principal Scientist 9008129586 rajiv [at] iihr [dot] res [dot] in , rajiv [dot] kumar11 [at] icar [dot] gov [dot] in
42 Dr. Sumangala H.P. Senior Scientist - sumangala [dot] hp [at] icar [dot] gov [dot] in
43 Dr. Safeena S. A. Senior Scientist - safeena [dot] sa [at] icar [dot] gov [dot] in
44 Dr. (Ms.) T. Usha Bharathi Scientist - ushabharathi [dot] t [at] icar [dot] gov [dot] in
45 Dr. Preeti Sonavane Scientist - priti [dot] sonavane [at] icar [dot] gov [dot] in
46 Dr. V. Sridhar Principal Scientist 9449631795 sridhar [dot] v [at] icar [dot] gov [dot] in
47 Dr. Uma Maheshwari Scientist - uma [dot] maheshwari [at] icar [dot] gov [dot] in
Barapani 
48 Dr. Raviteja Scientist (Flori.) 7382255402 raviteja [dot] palavalasa [at] icar [dot] gov [dot] in
Voluntary Centres
CAU, Pasighat
49 Dr. Kalkame Ch. Momin Assistant Professor 9436221758 aicrpchfflori [at] gmail [dot] com
Dr RPCAU
50 Dr. Roshni Agnihotri Assistant Professor 8091763166 roshni [at] rpcau [dot] ac [dot] in
IGKV, Raipur
51 Dr. Samir Tamrakar Assistant Professor 9406318419 kumarsamir2008 [at] yahoo [dot] com
NAU Navsari
52 Dr. S.L. Chawla Associate Professor 9998002589 shivlalchawla [at] yahoo [dot] com , shivlalchawla [at] gmail [dot] com

Progressive Farmers Contact Details

Sr No. Name Contact No. Address
1 Sh. Dattatray (Ganesh) Kisan Bochare 9096867298 A/P- Kusur, Tal-Junnar, Dist- Pune, MS
2 Sh. Sameer Hundare 9096867515 A/P- Kusur, Tal-Junnar, Dist- Pune, MS
3 Sh. Mukund Baban Thakar 9823440803 A/P- Yelase, Tal-Maval, Dist- Pune, MS
4 Sh. Jaisingh Hulavale 8459065966 A/P- Talegaon Dabhade, Tal-Maval, Dist- Pune, MS
5 Sh. Dnyaneshwar Thakar 9823780996 A/P- Yelase, Tal-Maval, Dist- Pune, MS
6 Sh. Chandrakant Kalekar 9822744614 A/P- Yelase, Tal-Maval, Dist- Pune, MS
7 Sh. Changdev More 9975727463 A/P- Sasurve, Tal-Koregaon, Dist- Satara, MS
8 Sh. Parmershwar Kumbhar 8788373503 A/P- Wadji, Tal-Solapur, Dist- Solapur, MS
9 Sh. Deepak Kadam 9527312524 A/P- Jategaon Budruk, Tal-Shirur, Dist- Pune, MS
10 Sh. Pundlik Nimhan 9284149360 A/P- Pashan, Tal-Pune city, Dist- Pune, MS
11 Sh. Balasaheb Gadekar 9552595280 A/P- Floriculture Park, Ambi, Tal-Maval, Dist- Pune, MS
12 Sh. Dattatray Bhagat 7588031656 A/P- Nimdari, Tal-Junnar, Dist- Pune, MS
13 Sh. Dharmaraj Devkar 8788758667 A/P- Nikamwadi, Tal-Wai, Dist- Satara, MS
14 Sh. Ramdas Hiraman Kad 9881386347 A/P- Waki Budruk, Tal-Khed, Dist- Pune, MS

Officers Contact Details

Sr No. Designation Contact No. Email
1 Director 020-29997185, 020-29997184, 9868149259 directordfr [at] gmail [dot] com , director [dot] dfr [at] icar [dot] gov [dot] in , director [dot] dfr [at] icar [dot] org [dot] in
2 Administrative Officer 020-29997185, 020-29997182, 9462256901 hoa [dot] dfr [at] icar [dot] org [dot] in , aodfr [at] yahoo [dot] com , ao [dot] dfr [at] icar [dot] gov [dot] in , seed [dot] icardfr [at] gmail [dot] com (For Planting Material)
3 Senior Finance And Accounts Officer 020-29997183, 8628944785 hof [dot] dfr [at] icar [dot] org [dot] in
4 Head, Regional Station, Kadiyam (RS) 9899632980 raju [dot] dantuluri [at] icar [dot] org [dot] in

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Address

ICAR-Directorate of Floricultural Research,
Zed Corner, Mundhwa Manjri Road,
Mundhwa, Pune 411036,
Maharashtra, India.

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Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR) Contact No.