Khushboo, started in the 1960s by Vijay Pokarna, Patron in Chief of the Indian Rose Federation, as a Rose farm has subsequently evolved into a multi faceted organization, with several interests. Khushboo Nursery was established in 1970 as a plant nursery and is amongst the oldest plant nurseries in Pune. Formed in 1990, Khushboo Biotech Laboratories then expanded into plant breeding and plant tissue culture for selected ornamental plants.