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RECENT TRENDS IN CROP SCIENCE RESEARCH (GREGOR MENDEL FOUNDATION PROCEEDINGS, 2006) GREGOR MENDEL FOUNDATION DEPARTMENT OF BOTANY UNIVERSITY OF CALICUT KERALA – 673 635 INDIA Proceedings of the National Seminar on Recent Trends in Crop Science Research held on 21st and 22nd January 2006 (Sponsored by Gregor Mendel Foundation, University of Calicut; Council of Scientific and Industrial Research, New Delhi; Kerala State Council for Science, Technology and Environment, Thiruvananthapuram and University Grants Commission, New Delhi.) GREGOR MENDEL FOUNDATION DEPARTMENT OF BOTANY UNIVERSITY OF CALICUT KERALA – 673 635 INDIA 2 RECENT TRENDS IN CROP SCIENCE RESEARCH (GREGOR MENDEL FOUNDATION PROCEEDINGS, 2006) Editor: K.V.Mohanan Organizing Secretary Gregor Mendel Foundation Department of Botany University of Calicut Kerala – 673 635 India. Proceedings Committee: Prof.P.V.Madhusoodanan Prof.M.Sivadasan Dr.K.V.Mohanan Dr.V.V.Radhakrishnan Dr.V.B.Sureshkumar Dr.A.V.Raghu Ms.R.Uma Maheswari Ms.M.Jayasree Ms.C.B.Mini Mr.T.K.Hrideek Gregor Mendel Foundation Council: Chief Patron: Prof.Syed Iqbal Hasnain Patron: Prof.K.Pavithran President: Prof.P.V.Madhusoodanan Organizing Secretary: Dr.K.V.Mohanan Jt.Secretary: Dr.K.M.Jayaram Members: Prof.P.Madhava Menon Dr.Sreekantan Nair Prof.K.Rajappan Mr.Gopalakrishnan Dr.K.Karunakaran Dr.K.T.Vijayamadhavan Dr.B.Vijayavalli Mr.Sanjeev Vijay Prof.S.Ramachandran Mrs.M.P.Ramani Dr.T.C.Ayishabi Dr.B. Sobha Dr.Philomina Kuriachan Dr.S.Anitha Dr.P.S.Santhoshlal Mr.Abis V. Cherusserry Dr.M.K.Nair Dr.R.D.Iyer Prof.V.P.Pramila Devi Prof.B.P.Choudhary Mr.Rajan K.Ramesh Prof.P.T.Ammalukutty Dr.N.Rajan Dr.Rajeev Rajan Prof. Manilal Kothari Prof.M.K.Prasad Dr.P.N.Sreedharan Dr.K.M.Leelavathi Ms.R.Raghi Mrs.K.Anandavally Dr.V.P.Sobhakumari Mr.V.K.Muraleedharan Prof.C.B.S.R.Sharma Prof.G.M.Reddy Dr.Athul M.Mehta Dr.M.Ramesh Prof.Gopalakrishnan Mr.Koshy Mr.P.Balachandran Dr.V.V.Radhakrishnan Dr.A.V. Raghu Dr.Indira Balachandran Dr.A.G.Sambamurthy Reddy Ms.R.Uma Maheswari Ms.M.Jayasree Dr.K.Raveendran Ms.S.Abidal Beevi Mr.T.K.Hrideek Mr.K.T.Chandramohanan Dr.V.B.Sureshkumar Dr.E.P.Indira Dr.K.M.Khaleel Dr.A.B.Ramasree Dr.P.Manivel Dr.P.M.Kumaran Dr.Geetha S. Pillai Dr.S.Nandakumar Dr.M.Sivadasan Dr. Nabisa Salim Dr.P.Manimohan Dr.John E.Thoppil Dr.M.Sabu Dr.Sailas Benjamin 3 Contents Sl. Authors Title Page No No. 1 Report of the National Seminar on Recent 7-8 Trends in Crop Science Research (Gregor Mendel Foundation Seminar, 2006) 2 Pavithran K Recent Trends in Crop Science Research 9-10 (Keynote address) 3 Tamil Selvan M Spices and the Economy of India 11-16 4 Kumaran PM, Niral V, Coconut Breeding in India 17-24 Samsudeen K, Augustine Jerald B and Arunachalam V 5 Reddy AGS Coffee breeding in India- A review 25-44 6 Indira EP, Sabna Use of microsatellite markers in seed orchard 45-50 Prabha S and Nair management in Teak Pramod N 7 Balakrishnan K, Non destructive method of leaf area 51-53 Vincent S, Rajendran C measurement in medicinal plants and Vivekanandan P 8 Balakrishnan S Studies on sensitivity of Co1 and Co2 54-56 Chrysanthemum to gamma rays, EMS and their combinations 9 Sadasakthi A and Marik Correlation and path analysis of yield and 57-62 Rahul physiological traits in tomato (Lycopersicon esculentum Mill.) 10 Manjunatha YS, Identification of new restorer and maintainer 63-66 Gangappa E, lines for the existing elite male sterile lines of Shadakshari YG and sunflower (Helianthus annus L.) Yogeesh LN 11 Gangappa E, Veena T, Exploitation of heterosis in sesame (Sesamum 67-76 Reddy BGS, indicum L.) Manjunatha YS and Yogeesh LN 12 Radhakrishnan VV, Multilocational testing of certain elite genotypes 77-81 Priya P Menon, Vadivel of cardamom V, Madhusoodanan KJ, (Elettaria cardamomum Maton) Kuruvilla KM and Thomas J 13 Veeresh Gowda RP, Fixation of hybrid vigour in interspecific crosses 82-84 Katageri IS, Salimath of Gossypium spp. PM, Khadi BM, Kalmeshwer Gouda Patil and Ganapathy KN 14 Sureshkumar VB, Variability and performance of interspecific 85-88 Suhala, Mohanan KV hybrids of Coffea canephora Sln. 3R (CxR) x and Santharam A Coffea bengalensis 4 15 Ajithkumar E, Bitha N, Performance of some popular clones of rubber 89-97 Annamma Varghese Y (Hevea braziliensis) and their hybrid progenies and Kavitha K Mydin 16 Krishna TV, Mohan Rao Genetics of powdery mildew in four crosses of 98-102 A, Kulkarni RS, Chilly Manjunatha YS and Saritha J Kundukulum 17 Ganapathy KN and Comparison of Mahalanobis D2 and principal 103-108 Gunasekharan M component method in the study of genetic divergence in upland cotton (Gossypium hirsutum L.) 18 Dollymol M.A., Sailas In vitro studies and micropropagation of 109-113 Benjamin and Hedychium flavescens Carey ex Roscoe Madhusoodanan P.V. 19 Nikhila KR, Adaptability of S.274 coffee to Wayanad and 114-116 Sureshkumar VB, and Coorg conditions Mohanan KV 20 Balakrishnan S Studies on sensitivity of Co1 and Co2 117-118 Chrysanthemum to gamma rays, EMS and their combinations 21 Yogeesh LN, Gangappa Line x tester analysis for seed yield and yield 119-124 E, Manjunatha YS and attributes in sunflower (Helianthus annuus L). Shadakshari YG 22 Umamaheswari R, Differentiation of Vanilla planifolia Andrews 125-128 Sreekala KV and from Vanilla tanitensis J.W. Moore based on Mohanan KV anatomical characters 23 Gangappa E, Veena T, Exploitation of heterosis in sesame (Sesamum 129-135 Reddy BGS, indicum L.) Manjunatha YS and Yogeesh LN 24 Manjunatha YS, Maintainer and restorer reaction of new 136-144 Gangappa E, Yogeesh sunflower inbred lines on PET-1 system and LN and Shadakshari YG studies on their combining ability with three nuclear backgrounds 25 Praveen K, Martin J, Shoot organogenesis from callus cultures of 145-151 Peter KV, John turmeric, Curcuma longa L. Zachariah T and Nirmal Babu K 26 Sheeja TE, Mandal AB Medicinal uses of the weeds commonly found in 152-156 and Martin J Bay Islands 27 Varadarasan S, Conservation and augmentation of natural 157-161 Chandrasekar SS and enemies of insect pests in small cardamom Ansar Ali MA agroecosystem 28 Edwin Prem E, Effect of systematic acquired resistance 162-172 Sadanand K. Mushrif, inducing compound Benzothiadiazole (Bion) on Srinivas P and Kuruvilla powdery mildew and Colletotrichum leaf diseases Jacob C of rubber 29 Abdul Rahiman P, Naik A survey of indigenous natural enemies of coffee 173-176 Prakash R* and mealy bugs in wayanad district of Kerala Vijayalakshmi CK 5 30 Baiju CK, Abdul Studies on the potential role of neem kernel 177-180 Rahiman P, aquous extracts in integrated management of Vijayalakshmi CK and coffee mealy bugs Mohanan KV 31 Balakrishnan S High density planting in sapota 181-182 32 Rathinasamy A, Anbu Effect of graded levels of Zinc on tomato yield, 183-190 S, Balakrishnan K and quality and uptake in red sandy soil Durairaj Muthiah N 33 Bindumol GP, Biochemical changes in vanilla beans as 191-196 Sreekumar G, Priya P. influenced by different sweating and drying Menon and Thomas J processes 34 Sakthivel S, Influence of irrigation and agronomic 197-200 Balasubramanian R manipulations on seed set and yield of Hybrid and Murali Sunflower Krishnasamy S 35 Yasmin SH, Gipson Scope of navara cultivation 201-206 Makil, Nandakumar PM and Anil Kumar N 36 Netto Leonard Allen and Studies on evaluation of various clones of tea 207-212 Jayaram KM [Camellia sinensis (L.) O. Kuntze] under low temperature conditions 37 Sakthivel S, Drip irrigation with fertigation on productivity 213-215 Veerabadran V, and water use efficiency of onion (Allium cepa) Balasubramanian R, Murali Krishnasamy S and Kumar V 38 Balasubramanian R, Effect of intercropping and weed management 216-220 Swaminathan V, practices in cassava under irrigated condition Malarvizhi P, Sakthivel S and Murali Krishnasamy S 39 Swaminathan V, Ravi Effect of Nitrogen, Phosphorus, Azospirillum, 221-229 P, Sadasakthi A and Phosphobacteria and VAM on growth and yield Balasubramanian R of medicinal coleus 40 Rathinasamy A, Anbu Fixation of critical limit for Zinc in red sandy 230-240 S, Balakrishnan K and soil with reference to tomato Durairaj Muthiah N 41 Dileep PV, Hrideek TK, Studies on evaluation of different cardamom 241-245 Kuruvilla KM and curing systems Thomas J 42 Balasubramanian R, Effect of varieties and date of planting on 246-249 Swaminathan V, growth and yield of cassava under rice fallow Malarvizhi P, Sakthivel situation S and Murali Krishnasamy S 6 Gregor Mendel Foundation Proceedings 2006 Report of the National Seminar on Recent Trends in Crop Science Research (Gregor Mendel Foundation Seminar, 2006) The National Seminar on Recent Trends in Crop Science Research (Gregor Mendel Foundation Seminar, 2006) organized by Gregor Mendel Foundation, Department of Botany, University of Calicut, Kerala- 673635 an academic foundation functioning in the Department of Botany of University of Calicut was held in the Department of Botany of University of Calicut on 21st and 22nd of January 2006. A total of 147 participants including 10 guests and 6 invitees attended the seminar. The seminar was inaugurated by Prof.C.Gopinathan Pillai, Hon. Pro Vice Chancellor of the University on 21 January 2006. Inaugural session The inaugural programme started at 10 am. Dr.K.V.Mohanan, Organizing Secretary of Gregor Mendel Foundation (GMF), Department of Botany, University of Calicut & General Convener of the Organizing Committee welcomed the gathering. The meeting was presided over by Prof.P.V.Madhusoodanan (Head of the Department of Botany, President of GMF & Chairman of the Organizing Committee).