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Thrust Area Development of HYV in Rice, Maize, Wheat, Fodder Oats, Brown sarson and Pulses, (Moong bean, Cowpea, Rajmash, Pea, Lentil).
Research Projects Completed (Externally Funded) | S.No. | Title of the Project | Name of PI/CoPI | Date of Start | Date of Completion | | 1. | National Agricultural Technology Project on Sustainable Management of Plant Biodiversity | Dr. Shafiq A. Wani | Sep. 1995 | March, 2005 | | 2. | Evaluation and Identification of Short Duration High Yielding Maize Varieties for Higher Elevation with Inbuilt Tolerance to turcicum Blight and Cold | Dr. Gul Zaffar | Sep., 2002 | March, 2005 | | 3. | Development of Varieties Resistant to Blast (Pyricularia grisea) in Rice | Dr. Mushtaq Ahmad,
Mr. Ali Anwar,
Dr. Shafiq A. Wan | 2005 (Kharif) | - | | 4. | Evaluation and Characterization of Local Pulses Germplasm for Yield and Yield Component Traits | Dr. M.N. Khan,
Dr. Shafiq A. Wani | 2005 (Kharif) | - | | 5. | Effective Stage of Seed Treatment for Control of Seed Borne Diseases and Their Effect on Seed Quality | Dr. M.A. Malik | 2005 (Kharif) | - | | 6. | Seed Production Technology for W3 x W5 Maize, Single Cross Hybrid | Dr. Shafiq A. Wani | 2005 (Kharif) | - | | 7. | Induction of Colchiploidy in Saffron | Dr. Gul Zaffar,
Dr. F.A. Nehvi,
Dr. Shafiq A. Wani | 2005 (Kharif) | - | | 8. | Seed Treatment and Packaging of Wheat and Brown Sarson for Enhancing Storage Life in Gowdown and Planting Value of Seed | Dr. M.A. Malik | 2004 (Rabi) | - | | 9. | Influence of Fungicidal Seed Treatment on Storability of Pea Seed | Dr. M.A. Malik | 2005 (Rabi) | - | | 10. | Evaluation and identification of high yielding early maturity and disease/pest resistant soybean genotypes. | Dr. M.N. Khan,
Dr. S.A. Wani | 2008 (Rabi) | - |
Ongoing Research Projects (Externally Funded) | S.No. | Title of the Project | Name of PI/CoPI | Date of Start | Target Date of Completion | | 1. | Development of High Yielding Varieties and Production Technologies for Realizing Higher Yield in Kala Zeera (Bunium persicum Boiss) | Dr. N.A. Zeerak | April, 2003 | March, 2008 | | 2. | Development of Tissue Culture Protocol for Mass Multiplication of Micro-Corms in Saffron (Crocus sativus L) and Micro-Tubers in Kala Zeera (Bunium persicum Bioss) | Dr. Gul Zaffar | April, 2006 | March, 2008 | | 3. | Characterization of pathogenic races of Phaeoisariopsis griseol and marker assisted selection for the transfer of angular leaf spot resistant genes in commercial cultivars of (Phaseolus vulgaris L.) | Dr. M. Ashraf Bhat | 2008 (Rabi) | - |
Ongoing RCM Approved Research Experiments for rabi 2007-08 at Shalimar Code No. | Title of Experiment | A) Crop Improvement in Rapeseed-Mustard | PBG-28.L.1 | Collection, evaluation and maintenance of oilseed germplasm | PBG-24.L.2 | Advanced varietal Trial in brown sarson (Brassica campestris)-multi-location. | PBG-28. L.3 | Initial Evaluation Trial (IET)-Brown sarson | PBG-38.L.4 | Initial Evaluation Trial (IET) in Ghobi sarson (Brassica napus L.)-multi-location. | PBG-40. L.5 | Advanced Varietal Trial (AVT) in Gobhi sarson (Brassica napus L.) multi-location. | B) Wheat Improvement Project | PBG-28.L.9 | Collection, evaluation and maintenance of Wheat germplasm. | PBG-36. L.10 | Preliminary Varietal Trial (PVT) in spring wheat | PBG-36.L.11 | Advanced Varietal Trial (AVT) | PBG -34. L.12 | Initial Evaluation Trial (IVT-early maturity) | PBG-34.L.13 | Advanced Varietal Trial (AVT) in early maturity “multi-location | PBG -38.L-14 | Initial Evaluation Trial (IET)-Winter Wheat | C) Improvement of Fodder/Forage Crops | PBG-30. L-15 | Evaluation of exotic fodder oats germpalsm accessions. | PBG-26.L.16 | Initial Evaluation Trial on fodder oats | PBG-26. L-17 | Advanced Varietal Trial-II | PBG-21..L.18 | Advanced Varietal Trail on fodder oats (AVT-I) “Multi-location | D) Seed Technology Research | PBG-28.L.19 | Diagnostic characters of some released/pre-released varieties of brown sarson, fodder oats and wheat for seed production purposes. | PBG-38.L.20 | Development of pre-sowing seed treatment for improvement of germination and better crop establishment in brown sarson. | PBG-34.L.21 | Influence of fungicidal seed treatment on storability of pea seeds | PBG-38.L.22 | Effect of seed treatment on storability of maize (C6) with different fungicides. |
E) Zeera Improvement (Zeera Research Station, Gurez) | PBG-34.L.23 | Effect of seed tuber lifting age and spacing on the yield and productivity of Kala-Zeera | PBG-34.L.24 | Effect of organic manures and chemicals on seed yield and quality parameters of Kala zeera. | PBG-28.L.25 | Mass multiplication of root tubers of different ecotypes of Kala zeera from seed. | PBG-34.L.26 | Germplasm collection, maintenance and evaluation in Kala-Zeera (Bunium persicum Bioss). | PBG-38.L.27 | Enhancing seed germination in Kala-zeera |
Ongoing RCM Approved Research Experiments of kharif 2008 at Shalimar
Code No. | Title of Experiment | A) Rice improvement programme | PBG-37.L.5 | Advanced yield trial in Rice (Multilocation) | PBG-37.L.6 | District yield Trial (Multilocation) | PBG-37. L.7 | Investigation regarding development of hybrid rice for Kashmir Valley conditions | PBG-37.L.10 | Development of Brown spot resistant varieties of rice for cultivation under Kashmir Valley conditions | B) Maize Improvement Programme | PBG-25. L.18 | Advanced varietal Trial (composite) in Maize (Multilocation) | PBG-21.L.24 | Development of high yielding maize hybrid/ synthetics for cultivation under Kashmir Valley conditions | PBG-39.L.-27 | Development of turcicum leaf blight resistance maize composite/hybrids for cultivation in J&K State. | C) Pulses Improvement Programme | PBG-37.L.42 | Collection, evaluation and maintenance of moong germplasm | PBG-37. L.43 | Advanced Varietal Trial in Moong (Multilocation) | PBG-37.L.48 | Advanced Varietal Trial in Cowpea (Multilocation) | PBG -33. L.51 | Advanced Varietal Trial in Soybean (Multilocation) | D) Saffron Improvement Programme | PBG-25. L. 57 | Inductions of mutation in saffron | E) Seed Technology Research | PBG-29.L.58 | Varietal identification of rice genotypes at morphological level. | PBG-33.5.59 | Monitoring and detection of false smut in rice | PBG-37.3.60 | Pre-sowing seed treatment for invigoration and better crop establishment mize. | New Proposals | PBG-39.L | Development of Brown spot resistant varieties of rice for cultivation under Kashmir valley conditions | PBG-39.L | Development of Quality Protein Maize (QPM) varieties for Kashmir conditions | PBG-39.L | Development of Turcicum leaf blight resistance maize composites/ hybrids for cultivation in J&K State |
Crop Varieties Developed and Released for Jammu and Kashmir Region Crop | Variety | Released for the region | Salient features | Remarks | Rice | Jehlum | Recommended for lower belts of Kashmir valley up to 1650 m. asml. | Medium tall variety; Erect and compact plant type; Erect flag leaf angle; awnless; grains bold; Non-scented; non glutensess; average yield: 60-65 ha-1 | Moderately susceptible to blast and Helminthosporiun | Chenab | Suitable for lower belts of Kashmir valley and mid elevations of Jammu | Medium tall; erect and compact plant type; intermediates flag leaf angle; Medium bold grains and non-scented;
Yield potential 6-6-5 t/ ha; matures in 135-141 days. Tolerant to cold at seedlings stages. | Moderately susceptible to Helminthosporium, brown spot and blast. | China-1039 | Suitable for Kashmir valley upto 1650 m amsl. | Medium tall variety; intermediate flag leaf; short and bold grains; yields 5-5.5 t/ha; matures to 136-140 days.
Resistant to pests and insect damage; tolerant to cold; moderately resistant to blast. | i. Shattering susceptible
ii. Lodging susceptible | K-39 | Suitable for lower belts of valley upto 1650 m ansl. | Medium tall; Profuse tillering; grains bold and longer; yield potential 5.8-6.d2 t/ha. Easy thresh ability; short maturity period | Moderately susceptible to blast; Helminthosporium susceptible to lodging. |
| K-78 | Suitable for higher belts of the valley | Erect and compact plant type; yield potential 4.5-5.5 t/ha; cold tolerant; non-shattering | Threshing difficult | K-332 | Suitable for upper belts of J&K State upto 2196 m amsl | Medium tall variety and bold grains, Matures in 130-140 days; yields 4-4.4 t/ha; cold tolerant. | Lodging susceptible | Kohsaar | Suitable for higher belts of the Kashmir Valley | Bold Grains; easy threshability; fertilizer responsive; yields 4-4.5 t/ha. Non-shattering, cold tolerant. | Moderately susceptible to blast | Shalimar-Rice-I | Recommended for lower belts of the valley of Kashmir | Early maturity; high yielding; (6-7 t/ha) fertilizer responsive; | Shows considerable tolerant to blast | Maize | C6 | For lower belts of valley and intermediate zone of Jammu region. | Orange-yellow; flint grains; maturity period 155-160 days in temperate zone and 125-130 days in intermediate zone, yields 4-5 t/ha. | -- | C8 | Recommended for lower and higher belts of Kashmir and Jammu regions, respectively. | Creamy white grains variety; yield potential 5-6 t/ha; maturity period 150-155 days in temperate and 110-115 days in intermediate zone | -- | C14 | Recommended for lower and higher attitudes of Kashmir Valley | Orange to orange yellow grains; Early maturity; (135-140 days) in the Valley and 100-110 days in intermediate zone. Yield potential 5-5.5 t/ha. | -- | C15 | Suitable for higher elevations in temperate zone | Early maturity; orange yellow grains; yields 4-4.5 t/ha | -- | Super-I | Recommended for cultivation in all the three zones of J&K State. | Grains orange yellow; yield 5-6 t/ha; tolerant to turcicum blight. | -- | Shalimar- KG-1 | Recommended for cultivation in cold hill areas | Extra early maturity; yields 4-4.5 t/ha; tolerant to leaf blight. | Suitable for problematic areas of Gurez, Machil etc. | Shalimar-KG-2 | Recommended for cultivation in cold hill areas | Extra early maturity; yields 3.5-4 t/ha; tolerant to leaf blight. | -do- |
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