Activities and Achievements
- PLANT GENETIC RESOURCES (PGR)
Conservation of >8500 accessions representing 23 crops/species in Mid Term Storage Module.Publication of 15 Germplasm Catalogues and 2 Descriptors in Forage Crops.Registrations of Novel Genetic stocks National Germplasm Registration Committee: 21 nos.Development of Core Collection in Sorghum and Cenchrus ciliaris.
Identification of donor accessions for biotic and abiotic stress conditions in major fodder crops.
- Germplasm Catalogues published in following crops
Deenanath grassBerseemTeosinteSiratro
Cowpea
Guinea grass
Cenchrus
Forage Maize
Oat
Stylo
Cluster bean
Pearl millet
Napier grass
White Clover
Forage Sorghum
- Descriptors published in the following crops
Egyptian Clover (Trifolium alexandrinum)
Dicanthium-Bothrichloa complex
Registrations of novel genetic stocks with Plant Germplasm Registration Committee
| Crop | Trait | Year | INGR Number |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Pennisetum pedicellatum |
Octoploid (2n = 8x = 72) |
2006 |
INGR 06018 |
|
Pennisetum squamulatum |
New cytotype (2n = 56) |
2006 |
2006 |
|
Panicum maximum |
Triploid cytotype (2n=3x=24) |
2009 |
INGR 09039 |