Menu Close

Activities and Achievements

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 grassBerseemTeosinte

    Siratro

    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