The ICAR-IARI, Regional Station, Kartain (32̊05̍53̎ N Latitude, 77̊08̍09̎ E Longitude) is situated at an elevation of 1462 amsl in the District Kullu of Himachal Pradesh. The credit for the country s achieving self-sufficiency in the production of seeds of temperate vegetables goes largely to the IARI Regional Station, Katrain (https://www.indiascience.in/videos/the-seed-success-story-h). The success achieved by the station in the development of a whole package of practices for temperate vegetables and seed production is well known. A classic example is the successful seed production of late cauliflower (Snowball) for the first time in the country. At present, the seeds of 45 varieties / hybrids of 24 vegetables are being produced at the station.The main mandates of the station are: