Scientific-research institute of vegetables crops, melons and potatoes.

Research Institute scientists aim to develop new varieties of vegetables, melons and potatoes, seed production, development of cultivation technology and methods of producing environmentally safe products, diseases and pests protection, and introduction of scientific achievements into production.

There are several laboratories in the institute - breeding of vegetables and melons, seed production of vegetable and melon crops, breeding and seed production of potatoes, cultivation technology of vegetable, melons and potatoes, protected soil (greenhouse), plant protection, agro chemistry and quality.

Research work also carries out in several regions of the country - Andijan , Kashkadarya , Samarkand , Syrdarya, Surkhandarya and Khorezm scientific research stations.

The Institute conducts research in the following areas:

- Creation of high productive, heat-resistant, transportable varieties and F1 hybrids of vegetables, melons and potatoes with good taste, trade and technological qualities of products, that are resistant to diseases and adverse environmental conditions.
- Development of scientifically-based seed production systems of vegetables, melons and potatoes.
- Primary - and super-elite elite seed production of the institute regionalized varieties breeding.
- Development of advanced resource cultivation technology melons and potatoes.
- Development of environmentally safe products of vegetables, melons and potatoes.
- Development measures of control to protect plants from pests and diseases in the open field and greenhouse.
- Create hybrids of tomato in greenhouses. Development of vegetables growing technology in greenhouses.

More than 170 varieties and hybrids of vegetables, melons and potatoes created in the institute. Including tomato varieties for open field and greenhouse, sweet pepper, cucumber, cabbage, onions , eggplant , radish , beetroot , garlic , turnips, daikon , radishes , squash , lettuce , parsley, coriander, celery, fennel, spinach, zucchini, watermelon, melons, pumpkins and potatoes.