1. Central Institute of Horticulture (CIH), Mediziphema, Nagaland
2. Institute of Horticulture Technology (IHT), New Delhi
3. Indian Institute of Horticultural Research (IIHR), Bangalore, Karnataka
4. National Bureau of Plant Genetic Resource Center (NBPGR), New Delhi
5. National Horticultural Board (NHB) established in 1984, HQ in Gurgaon, Haryana
6. National Horticultural Mission (NHM): 2005-06
7. The Ministry of Agriculture has announced 2012 as the “Year of Horticulture”

Pomological Research Institutes:

1. Central Institute of Subtropical Horticulture (CISTH), Lucknow, UP
2. Central Institute of Temperate Horticulture (CITH), Srinagar, Jammu, and Kashmir
3. Central Arid Zone Research Institute (CAZRI ), Jodhpur, Rajasthan
4. Central Institute of Arid Horticulture (CIAH), Bikaner, Rajasthan
5. National Research Centre for Banana (NRCB) Trichy, Tamil Nadu
6. National Research Centre for Citrus (NRCC) , Nagpur, Maharashtra
7. National Research Centre for Grapes (NRCG), Pune, Maharashtra
8. National Research Centre for Pomegranate (NRCP), Solapur, Maharashtra
9. National Research Centre for Litchi (NRCL), Muzaffarpur, Bihar
10. National Research Centre for Makhana (NRCM), Darbhanga, Bihar

Olericulture research institutes:

1. Indian Institute of Vegetable Research (IIVR), Varanasi, UP
2. Central Tuber Crops Research Institute (CTCRI), Sreekariyam Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala
3. Central Potato Institute (CPRI), Shimla, Himachal Pradesh
4. National Horticultural Research and Development Foundation (NHRDF), Nasik, Maharashtra
5. Directorate On Onion and Garlic Research (DOGR), Nasik, Maharashtra
6. Directorate of Mushroom Research (DMR), Solan, Himachal Pradesh
7. Directorate On Onion and Garlic Research (DOGR), Nasik, Maharashtra
8. Directorate of Mushroom Research (DMR), Solan, Himachal Pradesh

Floricultural research institutes:

1. Directorate of Floricultural Research (DFR), Pune, Maharashtra
2. National Research Centre for Orchids (NRCO), Pakyong, Gangtok, Sikkim
3. National Botanical Research Institute (NBRI), Lucknow, UP
4. Institute of Himalayan Bio-resource Technology (IHBT), Palampur, Himachal Pradesh

Plantation crops research institutes

1. Central Plantation Crops Research Intitule (CPCRI), Kasargod, Kerala
2. Central Coffee Research Institute (CCRI), Chikmagalur, Karnataka
3. Directorate of Cashew Research (DCR), Puttur Karnataka
4. Directorate of Oil Palm Research (DOPR), Pedavegi, Eluru, Andhra Pradesh
5. United Planters’ Association of Southern India (UPASI), Glenview, Conoor, Nilgiris District, Tamil Nadu
6. UPASI Tea Research Foundation (UPASI TRF), Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu
7. Tea Research Institute (TRI), Nirar Dam, Valparai, Tamil Nadu,
8. Central Arecanut and Cocoa Marketing and Processing Co-operative Limited (CAMPCO), Mangalore, Karnataka
9. Directorate of Cashew and Coconut Development (DCCD), Cochin, Kerala
10. Directorate of Arecanut and Spices Development (DASD), Calicut, Kerala

Bords

1. Coconut Development Board (CDB), Cochin, kerala
2. Tea Board of India, Kolkata, West Bengal
3. Coffee Board of India, Chikmagalur, Karnataka
4. Cashew Export Promotion Council of India (CEPC), Ernakulam, Kerala

Spice Research Institutes

1. Indian Institute of Spices Research (IISR) Calicut, Kerala
2. National Research centre for Seed Spices (NRCSS), Tabiji, Ajmer, Rajasthan
3. Indian Cardamom Research Institute (ICRI), Myladumpara, Idukki, Kerala

Boards:

• Spices Board established in 1987, Cochin, Kerala (Ministry of commerce and industry)

Medicinal and aromatic plants research centers:

1. Central Institute Medicinal and Aromatic Plants (CIMAP), Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh
2. Directorate of Medicinal and Aromatic Plants Research (DMAP), Anand, Gujarat
3. National Medicinal Plants Board (NMPB), New Delhi

Post-harvest research centers in India:

1. Indian Institute of Crop Processing Technology (IICPT), Thanjavur, Tamil Nadu
2. Fruit Preservation and Canning Institute (FPCI), Lucknow, UP
3. Central Post Harvest Engineering Technology (CIPHET), Ludhiana, Punjab
4. Central Food Technological Research Institute (CFTRI), Mysore, Karnataka
5. Central Food Laboratory (CFL) Kolkata, West Bengal
6. Food Research and Standardization (FRSL), Ghaziabad, Uttar Pradesh
7. Defense Food Research Laboratory (DFRL),Mysore, Karnataka
8. National Institute of Food Technology Entrepreneurship and Management  (NIFTEM), Kundli, Haryana
9. National Agricultural Cooperative Marketing Federation of India Ltd. (NAFED), New Delhi
10. Regional Research Laboratory (RRL) Jammu
11. Bhabha Atomic Research Centre (BARC), Trombay, Bombay
12. Public Health Laboratory (PHL), Pune, Maharashtra
13. Agricultural and Processed Food Products Export Development Authority (APEDA), New Delhi

International Horticultural Research centers:

1. Global Horticulture Initiative (GHI) Rome. Italy
2. Horticulture Research International (HRI). Wellesbourne. United Kingdom
3. Intonational Network for the Improvement of Banana and Plantain (INIBAP). Montpellier . France
4. Biodiversity International. Rome. Italy
5. World Vegetable Center (WVC), Taiwan
6. International Registration Authority for Rose (IRAS), USA
7. International Registration Authority for Bougainvillea (IRAB), New Delhi
8. International Flower Market (IFM), Alsmeer, Netherland
9. International Flower Auction Centre (IFAC), Bangalore, Karnataka
10. International Cut Flower Grower Association: USA
11. International American Spice Trade Association,  Washington, D.C., USA
12. Royal New Zealand Institute of Horticulture (RNZIH), Canterbury, New Zealand