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Annual Report 17-18 (English) ICAR-National Research Centre ior Orchids Pakyong-737106, Sikkim Tele No: +3592 – 267031, 267032, 267033 Telefax: +3592 – 267032 Email: [email protected] Website: www.nrcorchids.nic.in Published by: Dr. D. R. Singh Director ICAR-National Research Centre for Orchids, Pakyong-737106, Sikkim Compilation & Editing: Dr. L.C. De Sh. Raj Kumar A. Loyanganba Meitei Ajay Bhusal Correct Citation: ICAR-NRCO, 2018. Annual Report 2017-18, ICAR-National Research Centre for Orchids, Pakyong-737106, Sikkim © 2018, ICAR-National Research Centre for Orchids, Pakyong-737106, Sikkim. Printed through ICAR - DKMA, New Delhi and Printed at M/s Royal Ofset Printers A-89/1, Naraina Industrial Area, Phase-I, New Delhi-110028 C O N T E N T S PARTICULARS Page No. PREFACE v EXECUTIVE SUMMARY ix INTRODUCTION 1 • Mandate • Vision • Mission • Organogram • Staf Position • Financial statement RESEARCH ACHIEVEMENTS 5 • Conservation, characterization and sustainable use of diversity in Orchids • Genetic Improvement of Orchids for Yield, Quality and Resistance to Biotic and Abiotic Stresses • Development and reinement of production and protection technologies for improved productivity, marketing and utilization of orchids • Improvement of knowledge and skill of stakeholders for improving production of orchids EXTERNALLY FUNDED PROJECTS 22 • Breeding of Selected Orchids for Cut Flower and Pot Plants: Strengthening the weakest link between orchid research and industry. • DUS Testing on Orchids: Preparation for Plant Varieties Protection and DUS Testing through ICAR-SAU System. • Assessment of chemical and genetic divergence of some fragrant orchids of north-east India for sustainable improvement of community livelihood (DBT-TWIN in collaboration with IIT, Kharagpur, West Bengal). • National Mission for Himalayan Studies (NMHS). • Inventorization of gamma radiation irradiation technology for Orchid varietal improvement (BRNS-BARC Project). • Life cycle cryo-biotechnology of orchids for bio-resources conservation and sustainable development TECHNOLOGY ASSESSED AND TRANSFER 39 CENTRAL GOVERNMENT SCHEMES 49 OTHER INSTITUTE ACTIVITIES 55 HINDI REPORT 62 TRAINING AND CAPACITY BUILDING 64 LINKAGES AND COLLABORATION 65 NRCO IN MEDIA 66 PUBLICATIONS 68 DISTINGUISHED VISITORS 74 PEER RECOGNITION TO DIRECTOR 75 PERSONALIA 77 RESEARCH ADVISORY AND INSTITUTE COMMITTEES 79 PREFACE I am delighted to present cultivated for cut lowers and potted plants and the Annual Report 2017-18 of more and more new ones are being registered ICAR- National Research every month. Orchids have very wide range of Centre for Orchids, Pakyong, distribution in India and have been recorded from Sikkim. To meet the low-level plains to an elevation of 4300 m. Orchids requirement of orchid and its are the most evolved family of monocotyledonous products, it is necessary to plants and is represented by nearly 25,000-35,000 develop novel technological species belonging to 1000 genera. Nearly 1300 innovations which are able to engender high quality species of orchids are found in India distributed in produce under challenging environment of hill diferent parts of the country. regions. Ever since its inception, ICAR-NRC for he present report gives a glance of 4 mega Orchids, Sikkim is dedicated to serve the orchid projects and 6 externally funded projects, novel growers by developing innovative technologies and methodologies concept developed viz., orchid package of practices for communal cultivation of conservation through vertical farming, orchid orchids under prevalent conditions, production of based farming system for optimum utilization of quality planting materials and post-harvest space and getting round the year farm income management and value addition of the orchids to with vegetable cultivation taken as pilot projects contain the economic losses. Biological diversity is for doubling the farmers’ income. Utilization of the variability among all living organisms existing on orchid waste into the value added products were earth in various ecosystems and ecological the novel concept popularized during the period complexes. Orchids are one such beautiful creation 2017-18. Various programme under Tribal Sub of nature and represent royalty and aristocracy in Plan, KSHAMATA, Unnat Bharat Abhiyan, Mera loriculture. hey are well known for their uniqueness of Gaon Mera Gaurav, Swachh Bharat Abhiyan shape, size, breath taking colours, and exceptionally and Trainings and Demonstrations to farmers/ long shelf life that surpasses many other loriculture oicials were also well adopted. Besides the crops. hese qualities have made orchid growing a above, a National Conference on Floriculture for highly proitable industry all over the world. A large Rural and Urban Prosperity in the Scenario of number of species bear attractive lowers and have Climate Change was organized during February, capacity for interspeciic as well as intergeneric 2018. Transfer of the technologies and scientiic hybridization that has generated tremendous information, human resource development, possibilities for producing hybrids of diverse loral linkages fostered with various stakeholders of characteristics. India is one of the primary/secondary NARS and other centres of orchid biodiversity and the major regions of diversity are Northeastern Himalayas, Western Research organizations. I would like to Ghats and Andaman and Nicobar Islands. Indian place on record of my admiration for the eforts orchids have also been used in various indigenous of all the members of the Institute Research systems of medicines since time immemorial. Committee, Research Advisory Committee Whereas, the systematic collection and conservation who have discussed all the research activities of orchids for value addition through crossing and exhaustibly and came forward meticulously selection has started very recently in our country. formulated plan of action within the stipulated Today, more than 200,000 hybrids are known globally time. During the period, institute faced acute and shortage of scientiic manpower due to which many activities were not completed on time. I am abundantly blessed to have erudite guidance to meet the research, extension and guidance and perpetual support of Dr. Trilochan physical targets of the institute during 2017- Mohapatra, Hon’ble Secretary, DARE and Director 18. All the scientists, technical, General, ICAR in accomplishing the mandate and administrative and other staf of our orchid carrying forward the vision of the Institute. I also family, farmers, support from Department of express my gratitude to Dr. A. K. Singh, Hon’ble Horticulture, Govt. of Sikkim, Chairman and Deputy Director General (Horticultural Science) members of QRT, RAC and IM Care duly and Dr. T. Janakiram, Assistant Director General acknowledged for their untiring cooperation, (HS-I) for their critical remarks, worthy coordination, compilation of information and suggestions, constant encouragement and inally bringing out of this document. Place – Pakyong, Sikkim D. R. 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