News Vol. 31, No. 3 July-September, 2015

Dr. Trilochan Mohapatra Joins as Director, ICAR-IARI Eminent geneticist, Dr. Trilochan Mohapatra joined as Director, ICAR-Indian Agricultural Research Institute (IARI), New Delhi on August 28, 2015. Born on April 20, 1962 at Kharibil village, Cuttack district, Odisha, India, Dr. Trilochan Mohapatra completed his B.Sc. (Agriculture) from OUAT, Bhubaneswar in 1985 and M.Sc. and Ph.D in Genetics from Indian Agricultural Research Institute, New Delhi in the year 1987 and 1992, respectively. Dr. T. Mohapatra Before taking over the position of Director of this prestigious Institute, Dr. Mohapatra worked as the Director of ICAR-National Research Institute (Formerly CRRI), Cuttack, Odisha since 2012 and as a researcher & teacher for about 20 years at the ICAR-National Research Centre on Plant Biotechnology, New Delhi. Dr. Mohapatra has been working in the area of and . He has over 145 research papers in national and international journals of repute and several book chapters. His research accomplishments include development of the first high yielding Basmati rice variety resistant to bacterial leaf blight through molecular marker assisted selection, and physical mapping and sequencing of rice and tomato. His contribution to science is reflected from high h-index and i10-index. Dr. Mohapatra has the distinction of receiving several honours and awards in recognition of his excellent academic and research contributions including the INSA Young Scientist Award, Prof. LSS Kumar Memorial Award, NAAS-Tata Award, IARI BP Pal Award, DBT Bio-science Award and NASI-Reliance Industries Platinum Jubilee Award. He also got the Recognition Award of the National Academy of Agricultural Sciences for the biennium 2013-14 for significant contributions in Plant Improvement, and the Lifetime Achievement Award of the Indian Genetics Congress in recognition of outstanding contribution in the field of Plant Genetics. He is a Fellow of the National Academy of Agricultural Sciences, New Delhi, Indian Dr. T. Mohapatra (right) taking over National Science Academy, New Delhi, and National Academy of charge from Dr. Ravinder Kaur, Director Sciences-India, Allahabad. (Acting), IARI

RESEARCH conditions of Northern Hills Zone. average grain yield of 5.27 t/ha HS 562 produced an average grain under irrigated condition of Wheat Variety Identified yield of 3.6 t/ha which was 6.2% Northern Hills Zone. It has shown A wheat variety HS 562 was higher than that of the best check good levels of field resistance to leaf identified for release for timely HS 507 under rainfed conditions. It and stripe rusts. It has good chapati sown rainfed and irrigated also performed well and gave on an and bread making qualities. This wing size, unequal wing size improved mineral bioavailability the wheat crop growth on daily Development” on September 28, between pair of wings, Ectopic with an increase of 21.2% in iron, basis based on weather, soil, variety 2015 at Dr. B.P. Pal Auditorium in wing veins, one wing missing from 11.7% in zinc and 13.8% in calcium and management practices and IARI. He narrated his journey of pharate adults (unenclosed pupa) levels due to the decreased phytate facilitates the simulation of wheat science in the field of agriculture for or adult fly, absence of bristles from content. crop growth and yield. Web the benefit of the faculty and abdomen, polarity defects in I n f o C r o p - W h e a t h a s b e e n students. Prof. V. L. Chopra, former abdominal bristles, etc. S e l e c t i o n o f P o t e n t i a l developed using Visual Studio DG, ICAR and former Secretary, Genomic Region to Differ- Express, SQL Server, NET D A R E , p r e s i d e d o v e r t h e Low-phytate Soybean with A field view and grains of wheat variety entiate Chaetomium species framework 4.0 and hosted at p r o g r a m m e a n d p r e c i s e l y HS 562 Improved Mineral Bioavailability Prof. P.K. Gupta, Hon. Emeritus for DNA Barcoding http://InfoCrop.iari.res.in. System Professor, Chaudhary Charan Singh summarized the lecture. The variety is expected to provide a An over expressing Gmphy has been designed using modular University, Meerut and INSA Senior lecture brought to the forefront the The ITS region which was Scientist delivering the Teachers’ Day high yielding variety option for the cassette containing phytase gene approach and has separate Lecture deep seated love he has for farmers confirmed as primary barcode for farmers of this region. under the control of a develop- modules for input variable, and IARI as well as his unparalleled Chaetomium species identification mentally regulated (seed specific) management conditions and President of India. Prof. P.K. Gupta, service that brought ‘Green Identification of High Iron as the ITS sequence, identification promoter was transformed into output – results. General users have H o n . E m e r i t u s P r o f e s s o r, Revolution’ in the country. and Zinc Lines of Pearl Millet and is highly conserved between soybean cv. DS 9712 using the the flexibility to run and simulate C h a u d h a r y C h a r a n S i n g h the species and the b-tubulin is Institute Research Council Three breeding lines PPMI 903, Agrobacterium mediated coty- the growth of a wheat crop and get University, Meerut and INSA Senior selected as secondary barcode due PPMI 904 and PPMI 906 were found information on the crop fertilizer Scientist delivered the Teachers’ Day (IRC-1) Meetings ledonary node method. The to its high barcode gap, net group to possess stable high iron and zinc dynamics, environmental impact, Lecture on the topic “Deteriorating The Institute Research Council presence of the transgene cassette mean distances between the contents across different locations, crop growth and yield, pest level of teaching: My experiences (IRC-I) meetings of IARI were held in the resulting transgenic plants species, diversity in entire namely, Coimbatore, Delhi, damage, soil nitrogen dynamics, and thoughts as a teacher” where he from July 28 to August 19, 2015 was confirmed by molecular population and probability of Durgapura, Gwalior, Hisar, water balance and weather at a shortlisted the factors responsible under the chairmanship of Dr. analysis, indicating the stable c o r r e c t i d e n t i f i c a t i o n f o r Jamnagar, Ludhiana, Mandor and single day interval or as defined by for the deterioration and the steps to Ravinder Kaur, Director (Acting.), integration of the transgene. The Chaetomium species after sequence Tirupati in 2013 and in 2012-13 and the user while the registered users overcome them. Prof. R. B. Singh, IARI and Co-chairmanship of Dr. developing transgenic (T4) seeds multigene (Actin, b-tubulin, 2013-14 at IARI, New Delhi in can insert and edit data. This can be former Director, IARI and former K.V. Prabhu, Joint Director revealed a 2.7 fold up-regulation in Calmodulin, ITS, rpb-2 and tef-1) comparison to ICTP 8203 (Fe – 79 accessed on mobile device and the Chairman, ASRB presided over the (Research), IARI. The IRC meetings the phytase transcripts as well as a 2 analysis. ppm; Zn – 61ppm) which is the results from the simulations are function. fold up-regulation in the phytase were held in the school mode, check variety. validated with the observed results. activity which correlated to a Web-based Crop Model wherein, individual scientist of each This was further developed to be Special Lecture significant (38-43%) reduction in InfoCrop-Wheat to Simulate school made a brief presentation of Decision Support System for wheat Padma Vibhushan Prof. M.S. his/her contributions with respect to phytate levels compared to the non- the Growth and Yield of crop management under moisture Swaminathan delivered a talk on the research, teaching and extension transgenic controls. The low- Wheat and temperature stress conditions. “65 Years of Adventure in activities during the year 2014-15 PPMI 903 PPMI 904 PPMI 906 phytate soybean seeds showed Crop simulation models The user can accesses web InfoCrop Agricultural Research and across disciplines. The performance predicts the impacts on crop Wheat crop model using the URL of the scientists was evaluated by the Phenotypic Characterization of growth and yield without actually http://InfoCrop.iari.res.in school coordinators and nominated DWnt4 Mutants in Drosophila conducting the experiment, once experts. Based on the observations the crop conditions are para- EDUCATION made during knockdown of DWnt4 m e t e r i z e d , c a l i b r a t e d a n d Teachers’ Day Lecture 2015 EXTENSION gene using different tissue specific validated. Taking these things into drivers, we observed the mutant consideration, a web based The Teachers’ Day Lecture 2015 Kisan Sammelan Organized AL7 RF2 flies DWnt4 , DWnt4 and other application of crop simulation was organized on September 4, K r i s h i V i g ya n K e n d r a , five mutants of DWnt4 isolated in model InfoCrop -Wheat was 2015 at the Dr. B.P. Pal Auditorium Shikohpur (Gurgaon) organized a Drosophila lab of the Division of designed and developed. Web of the Institute to pay tributes to P a d m a V i b h u s h a n P r o f. M . S . kisan sammelan on September 26, Genetics. DWnt4AL7 and DWnt4RF2 Transgenic plants of soybean for phytase InfoCrop is a web based crop Dr. S. Radhakrishnan, the great Swaminathan delivering a talk on “65 overexpression under containment Years of Adventure in Agricultural 2015 at its campus in the gracious both of them showed reduction in greenhouse conditions simulation model that simulates philosopher, philanthropist and ex- Research and Development” p r e s e n c e o f D r. Tr i l o c h a n

2 IARI News IARI News 3 wing size, unequal wing size improved mineral bioavailability the wheat crop growth on daily Development” on September 28, between pair of wings, Ectopic with an increase of 21.2% in iron, basis based on weather, soil, variety 2015 at Dr. B.P. Pal Auditorium in wing veins, one wing missing from 11.7% in zinc and 13.8% in calcium and management practices and IARI. He narrated his journey of pharate adults (unenclosed pupa) levels due to the decreased phytate facilitates the simulation of wheat science in the field of agriculture for or adult fly, absence of bristles from content. crop growth and yield. Web the benefit of the faculty and abdomen, polarity defects in I n f o C r o p - W h e a t h a s b e e n students. Prof. V. L. Chopra, former abdominal bristles, etc. S e l e c t i o n o f P o t e n t i a l developed using Visual Studio DG, ICAR and former Secretary, Genomic Region to Differ- Express, SQL Server, NET D A R E , p r e s i d e d o v e r t h e Low-phytate Soybean with A field view and grains of wheat variety entiate Chaetomium species framework 4.0 and hosted at p r o g r a m m e a n d p r e c i s e l y HS 562 Improved Mineral Bioavailability Prof. P.K. Gupta, Hon. Emeritus for DNA Barcoding http://InfoCrop.iari.res.in. System Professor, Chaudhary Charan Singh summarized the lecture. The variety is expected to provide a An over expressing Gmphy has been designed using modular University, Meerut and INSA Senior lecture brought to the forefront the The ITS region which was Scientist delivering the Teachers’ Day high yielding variety option for the cassette containing phytase gene approach and has separate Lecture deep seated love he has for farmers confirmed as primary barcode for farmers of this region. under the control of a develop- modules for input variable, and IARI as well as his unparalleled Chaetomium species identification mentally regulated (seed specific) management conditions and President of India. Prof. P.K. Gupta, service that brought ‘Green Identification of High Iron as the ITS sequence, identification promoter was transformed into output – results. General users have H o n . E m e r i t u s P r o f e s s o r, Revolution’ in the country. and Zinc Lines of Pearl Millet and is highly conserved between soybean cv. DS 9712 using the the flexibility to run and simulate C h a u d h a r y C h a r a n S i n g h the species and the b-tubulin is Institute Research Council Three breeding lines PPMI 903, Agrobacterium mediated coty- the growth of a wheat crop and get University, Meerut and INSA Senior selected as secondary barcode due PPMI 904 and PPMI 906 were found information on the crop fertilizer Scientist delivered the Teachers’ Day (IRC-1) Meetings ledonary node method. The to its high barcode gap, net group to possess stable high iron and zinc dynamics, environmental impact, Lecture on the topic “Deteriorating The Institute Research Council presence of the transgene cassette mean distances between the contents across different locations, crop growth and yield, pest level of teaching: My experiences (IRC-I) meetings of IARI were held in the resulting transgenic plants species, diversity in entire namely, Coimbatore, Delhi, damage, soil nitrogen dynamics, and thoughts as a teacher” where he from July 28 to August 19, 2015 was confirmed by molecular population and probability of Durgapura, Gwalior, Hisar, water balance and weather at a shortlisted the factors responsible under the chairmanship of Dr. analysis, indicating the stable c o r r e c t i d e n t i f i c a t i o n f o r Jamnagar, Ludhiana, Mandor and single day interval or as defined by for the deterioration and the steps to Ravinder Kaur, Director (Acting.), integration of the transgene. The Chaetomium species after sequence Tirupati in 2013 and in 2012-13 and the user while the registered users overcome them. Prof. R. B. Singh, IARI and Co-chairmanship of Dr. developing transgenic (T4) seeds multigene (Actin, b-tubulin, 2013-14 at IARI, New Delhi in can insert and edit data. This can be former Director, IARI and former K.V. Prabhu, Joint Director revealed a 2.7 fold up-regulation in Calmodulin, ITS, rpb-2 and tef-1) comparison to ICTP 8203 (Fe – 79 accessed on mobile device and the Chairman, ASRB presided over the (Research), IARI. The IRC meetings the phytase transcripts as well as a 2 analysis. ppm; Zn – 61ppm) which is the results from the simulations are function. fold up-regulation in the phytase were held in the school mode, check variety. validated with the observed results. activity which correlated to a Web-based Crop Model wherein, individual scientist of each This was further developed to be Special Lecture significant (38-43%) reduction in InfoCrop-Wheat to Simulate school made a brief presentation of Decision Support System for wheat Padma Vibhushan Prof. M.S. his/her contributions with respect to phytate levels compared to the non- the Growth and Yield of crop management under moisture Swaminathan delivered a talk on the research, teaching and extension transgenic controls. The low- Wheat and temperature stress conditions. “65 Years of Adventure in activities during the year 2014-15 PPMI 903 PPMI 904 PPMI 906 phytate soybean seeds showed Crop simulation models The user can accesses web InfoCrop Agricultural Research and across disciplines. The performance predicts the impacts on crop Wheat crop model using the URL of the scientists was evaluated by the Phenotypic Characterization of growth and yield without actually http://InfoCrop.iari.res.in school coordinators and nominated DWnt4 Mutants in Drosophila conducting the experiment, once experts. Based on the observations the crop conditions are para- EDUCATION made during knockdown of DWnt4 m e t e r i z e d , c a l i b r a t e d a n d Teachers’ Day Lecture 2015 EXTENSION gene using different tissue specific validated. Taking these things into drivers, we observed the mutant consideration, a web based The Teachers’ Day Lecture 2015 Kisan Sammelan Organized AL7 RF2 flies DWnt4 , DWnt4 and other application of crop simulation was organized on September 4, K r i s h i V i g ya n K e n d r a , five mutants of DWnt4 isolated in model InfoCrop -Wheat was 2015 at the Dr. B.P. Pal Auditorium Shikohpur (Gurgaon) organized a Drosophila lab of the Division of designed and developed. Web of the Institute to pay tributes to P a d m a V i b h u s h a n P r o f. M . S . kisan sammelan on September 26, Genetics. DWnt4AL7 and DWnt4RF2 Transgenic plants of soybean for phytase InfoCrop is a web based crop Dr. S. Radhakrishnan, the great Swaminathan delivering a talk on “65 overexpression under containment Years of Adventure in Agricultural 2015 at its campus in the gracious both of them showed reduction in greenhouse conditions simulation model that simulates philosopher, philanthropist and ex- Research and Development” p r e s e n c e o f D r. Tr i l o c h a n

2 IARI News IARI News 3 growing zones in various ICAR- organized by KVK in six villages of CAPACITY BUILDING 21 to 28, 2015 in Langra village of I n s t i t u t e s a n d S A U s . T h e Gurgaon district. During the Gurgaon district (15 farmers/rural newsletter covered the station’s programme, field training was Trainings youth were participated). The KVK salient research findings and also organized two in-service training imparted to the farmers by Subject The Institute’s Krishi Vigyan important events. It is proposed to programmes on: i) “Formulation of Matter Specialists of KVK on Kendra (KVK) at Shikohpur include in future contributions Low Cost Recipes” for pre-school various aspects of production organized five vocational training from different collaborating centres children at Manesar (Gurgaon) on technology for different Kharif courses on: i) “Preparation of under AICW&BIP in the Central August 18, 2015 in which 15 crops, viz., Bajra, Till, Guar, Paddy, Soybean for Entrepreneurship Zone as well regarding their Anganwari workers participated; Arhar, Jowar and vegetables. Development” at KVK campus achievements and happenings. and ii) “Integrated Pest Management Through this campaign more than from July 8 to 10, 2015 (08 rural (IPM) in Rabi Crops” on September Field Days 250 farmers/farm women of the y o u t h p a r t i c i p a t e d ) ; i i ) 11, 2015 at Gurgaon in which 29 area benefitted. “Establishment of Nutri-Farm” The Institute’s Krishi Vigyan ADOs of Haryana Agriculture from July 27 to 31, 2015 at Langra Kendra (KVK) at Shikohpur Pusa Mango Day Organized Department participated. The farmers from different blocks of Gurgaon district participating in the kisan village of Gurgaon district (15 farm sammelan at KVK, Gurgaon organized three field days on: i) The Institute organized Pusa ZTM & BPD Unit of the “Moong” in the Khanpur village women participated); iii) “Plant Mango Day on July 15, 2015 at Institute organized a three weeks Mohapatra, Director, IARI. During products prepared by KVK trained of Gurgaon district on July 4, 2015 Protection and Pest Control Dr. B. P. Pal Auditorium, IARI to training on “Intellectual Property sammelan, the Director interacted SHGs and entrepreneurs were (22 farmers and 03 farm women Services” from August 6 to 18, 2015 popularise mango hybrids released with the farmers and asked about displayed. In this sammelan, more participated); ii) “Rainy Season at Bhora Kalan village of Gurgaon the problems faced by them. He than 200 farmers/farm women from Vegetables” in the Langra village from the institute among mango d i s t r i c t ( 1 5 r u r a l y o u t h suggested the farmers to unite in different blocks of Gurgaon district of Gurgaon district on September g r o w e r s , r e s e a r c h e r s a n d participated); iv) “Dairy Farming” the form of farmer groups/ participated. 8, 2015 (24 farmers and 02 farm academicians. On this occasion, from September 1 to 11, 2015 at associations and get their groups women participated); and “Pearl publications on “Calendar of KVK campus (40 rural youth from Participation registered first. These groups need Millet” (under AICRP scheme) in Operations for Mango Cultivation” Gurgaon district participated); and to be linked to the processor to A presentation on the ‘Wheat Langra village of Gurgaon and descriptions of new mango v) “Protective Cultivation of reduce the number of middlemen Production Technologies’ was district on September 15, 2015 (66 varieties have been released. Vegetable Crops” from September Training on “Intellectual Property Rights in between so as to increase the in Agriculture” inaugurated by Dr. Rita made by Dr. S.V. Sai Prasad, Head, farmers and 10 farm women Sharma, former Secretary, Ministry of benefit of the both. He also IARI-Regional Station, Indore at participated). Rural Development, Govt. of India in the e m p h a s i z e d o n w o m e n presence of Mr. S. R. Samuel, IPS Joint the XXII Zonal Workshop of the Development Commissioner, Ministry of empowerment and suggested to KVKs under Zone VII (Madhya Campaign on Production MSME, Govt. of India link the women Self Help Groups to Pradesh, Chhattisgarh and Odisha) Technology of Kharif Crops Rights in Agriculture” at ICAR- market to boost up their business. o r g a n i z e d b y t h e I C A R - A campaign on “Production IARI, with the financial support He also showed concern over the A g r i c u l t u r a l Te c h n o l o g y Technology of Kharif Crops” was from Ministry of Micro, Small and problem of scarce water in Gurgaon Application Research Institute, Medium Enterprises (MSME) from district that should be addressed by Jabalpur at KVK, Ujjain from August 12 to September 1, 2015. the use of drip/sprinkler irrigation September 9-11, 2015. Thirty two participants from nine system by the farmers. “Madhya Bharat Wheat states including academicians, During the sammelan, Dr. J.P. News” Launched representatives from Industries, Sharma, Joint Director (Extension) KVKs and NGOs from across the encouraged the farmers to go for A b i a n n u a l e l e c t r o n i c agricultural organizations and value addition of crops in order to newsletter entitled “Madhya Institutes participated for getting multiply their income from Bharat Wheat News” was launched an in-depth knowledge of the state farming. During this event, an by IARI Regional Station, Indore on of art IP-systems, and to build an agro- exhibition was also organized July 1, 2015. It was mailed to >250 ‘Pusa Mango Day’ inaugurated by Dr. Gurbachan Singh, Chairman, ASRB, ICAR in the A campaign on “Production Technology of presence of Dr. K. L. Chadha, former DDG (Hort.) and Dr. N. K. Krishna Kumar, DDG overall IP-awareness during their in which IARI technologies and wheat workers of different wheat Kharif Crops” (Hort.), ICAR professional tenure.

4 IARI News IARI News 5 growing zones in various ICAR- organized by KVK in six villages of CAPACITY BUILDING 21 to 28, 2015 in Langra village of I n s t i t u t e s a n d S A U s . T h e Gurgaon district. During the Gurgaon district (15 farmers/rural newsletter covered the station’s programme, field training was Trainings youth were participated). The KVK salient research findings and also organized two in-service training imparted to the farmers by Subject The Institute’s Krishi Vigyan important events. It is proposed to programmes on: i) “Formulation of Matter Specialists of KVK on Kendra (KVK) at Shikohpur include in future contributions Low Cost Recipes” for pre-school various aspects of production organized five vocational training from different collaborating centres children at Manesar (Gurgaon) on technology for different Kharif courses on: i) “Preparation of under AICW&BIP in the Central August 18, 2015 in which 15 crops, viz., Bajra, Till, Guar, Paddy, Soybean for Entrepreneurship Zone as well regarding their Anganwari workers participated; Arhar, Jowar and vegetables. Development” at KVK campus achievements and happenings. and ii) “Integrated Pest Management Through this campaign more than from July 8 to 10, 2015 (08 rural (IPM) in Rabi Crops” on September Field Days 250 farmers/farm women of the y o u t h p a r t i c i p a t e d ) ; i i ) 11, 2015 at Gurgaon in which 29 area benefitted. “Establishment of Nutri-Farm” The Institute’s Krishi Vigyan ADOs of Haryana Agriculture from July 27 to 31, 2015 at Langra Kendra (KVK) at Shikohpur Pusa Mango Day Organized Department participated. The farmers from different blocks of Gurgaon district participating in the kisan village of Gurgaon district (15 farm sammelan at KVK, Gurgaon organized three field days on: i) The Institute organized Pusa ZTM & BPD Unit of the “Moong” in the Khanpur village women participated); iii) “Plant Mango Day on July 15, 2015 at Institute organized a three weeks Mohapatra, Director, IARI. During products prepared by KVK trained of Gurgaon district on July 4, 2015 Protection and Pest Control Dr. B. P. Pal Auditorium, IARI to training on “Intellectual Property sammelan, the Director interacted SHGs and entrepreneurs were (22 farmers and 03 farm women Services” from August 6 to 18, 2015 popularise mango hybrids released with the farmers and asked about displayed. In this sammelan, more participated); ii) “Rainy Season at Bhora Kalan village of Gurgaon the problems faced by them. He than 200 farmers/farm women from Vegetables” in the Langra village from the institute among mango d i s t r i c t ( 1 5 r u r a l y o u t h suggested the farmers to unite in different blocks of Gurgaon district of Gurgaon district on September g r o w e r s , r e s e a r c h e r s a n d participated); iv) “Dairy Farming” the form of farmer groups/ participated. 8, 2015 (24 farmers and 02 farm academicians. On this occasion, from September 1 to 11, 2015 at associations and get their groups women participated); and “Pearl publications on “Calendar of KVK campus (40 rural youth from Participation registered first. These groups need Millet” (under AICRP scheme) in Operations for Mango Cultivation” Gurgaon district participated); and to be linked to the processor to A presentation on the ‘Wheat Langra village of Gurgaon and descriptions of new mango v) “Protective Cultivation of reduce the number of middlemen Production Technologies’ was district on September 15, 2015 (66 varieties have been released. Vegetable Crops” from September Training on “Intellectual Property Rights in between so as to increase the in Agriculture” inaugurated by Dr. Rita made by Dr. S.V. Sai Prasad, Head, farmers and 10 farm women Sharma, former Secretary, Ministry of benefit of the both. He also IARI-Regional Station, Indore at participated). Rural Development, Govt. of India in the e m p h a s i z e d o n w o m e n presence of Mr. S. R. Samuel, IPS Joint the XXII Zonal Workshop of the Development Commissioner, Ministry of empowerment and suggested to KVKs under Zone VII (Madhya Campaign on Production MSME, Govt. of India link the women Self Help Groups to Pradesh, Chhattisgarh and Odisha) Technology of Kharif Crops Rights in Agriculture” at ICAR- market to boost up their business. o r g a n i z e d b y t h e I C A R - A campaign on “Production IARI, with the financial support He also showed concern over the A g r i c u l t u r a l Te c h n o l o g y Technology of Kharif Crops” was from Ministry of Micro, Small and problem of scarce water in Gurgaon Application Research Institute, Medium Enterprises (MSME) from district that should be addressed by Jabalpur at KVK, Ujjain from August 12 to September 1, 2015. the use of drip/sprinkler irrigation September 9-11, 2015. Thirty two participants from nine system by the farmers. “Madhya Bharat Wheat states including academicians, During the sammelan, Dr. J.P. News” Launched representatives from Industries, Sharma, Joint Director (Extension) KVKs and NGOs from across the encouraged the farmers to go for A b i a n n u a l e l e c t r o n i c agricultural organizations and value addition of crops in order to newsletter entitled “Madhya Institutes participated for getting multiply their income from Bharat Wheat News” was launched an in-depth knowledge of the state farming. During this event, an by IARI Regional Station, Indore on of art IP-systems, and to build an agro- exhibition was also organized July 1, 2015. It was mailed to >250 ‘Pusa Mango Day’ inaugurated by Dr. Gurbachan Singh, Chairman, ASRB, ICAR in the A campaign on “Production Technology of presence of Dr. K. L. Chadha, former DDG (Hort.) and Dr. N. K. Krishna Kumar, DDG overall IP-awareness during their in which IARI technologies and wheat workers of different wheat Kharif Crops” (Hort.), ICAR professional tenure.

4 IARI News IARI News 5 The Division of Plant Pathology farmers representing 13 states of Investigator: Dr. Partha Saha, funded by IIHR, Bangalore. PPV&FRA Applications Filed to Namdhari Seeds Pvt. Ltd., conducted a training on “Bio- I n d i a , s c i e n t i s t s , r e s e a r c h Division of Vegetable Science. Principal Investigator: Dr. Karnataka, KAD Bioresources and OTriticum aestivum L. (Wheat) pesticide Testing” from August 24 managers, farmer innovators and Amalendu Ghosh, Scientist, Transchem Agritech Pvt. Ltd., O“ E n s u r i n g s u s t a i n a b l e HD 3059 [Pusa Pachheti] to 28, 2015 for the officials of plant l e a d m a r k e t i n g a g e n c i e s agricultural development and I A R I R e g i o n a l S t a t i o n , Gujarat, respectively. During this OTriticum aestivum L. (Wheat) ` protection, quarantine and storage. participated in the meet. This livelihood security in lower Kalimpong. quarter, a total revenue of The objective of the training course initiative was intended to enhance HD 3090 [Pusa Amulya]. 34,45,493 (Rupees thirty four lakh S h i w a l i k r a n g e o f O“Front line demonstration on was to upgrade the knowledge of awareness about the innovative Uttarakhand” funded by DST. pearl millet – AICRP under Incubation Report forty five thousand four hundred the participants on parameters of capacities of the farmers and to ninety three only) has been Principal Investigator: Dr. R.R. National Food Security Mission bio-pesticides testing, antagonistic share the experiences of farmers- ZTM & BPD unit has signed generated through commercia- Burman, Division of Agril. ( N F S M ) ” . P r o g r a m m e capabilities, suspensibility, conta- led innovations in the field of Incubation agreement with new lization activity. Extension. Coordinator: Dr. Anjani minants and in-vitro entomogenous agriculture and allied sector. incubatees under the project Kumar, KVK Shikohpur, tests. O“Demonstration of nematode entitled “Enterprising Integrated New Website Launched It was decided that under the management technologies and Gurgaon. Nutrient Management (INM) & programme “Mera Gaon Mera ZTM & BPD Unit has launched Innovative Farmer Meet farmers training under rice- O“ N e t w o r k p r o j e c t o n Integrated Pest Management Gaurav”, besides a team of four its dynamic website keeping in mind wheat cropping system” t r a n s g e n i c s i n c r o p s – (IPM)”. Four more incubatees were The Institute organized a one scientists (interdisciplinary), one the facilitation of the farmers, funded by DST. Principal pigeonpea component” funded selected for MSME grant to boost day ‘Innovative Farmer Meet’ on innovative farmer may be included industry partners, researchers, Investigator: Dr. Pankaj, by NPTC (NRCPB). Principal the start up entrepreneur. Each September 24, 2015. Dr. A. K. Singh, scientists and all the stake holders by as an expert/farmer scientist. Every incubatee will receive ` 6.25 lakhs DDG (Extension), ICAR was the Division of Nematology. Investigator: Dr. R.S. Raje, innovative farmer should also from MSME. offering them a common platform chief guest of the function, and it O“Translation of plant resistance Division of Genetics. adopt at least ten farmers for boosting the ‘Make in India’ was presided over by Dr. T. to nematodes to commercial mentoring and effective transfer of Patents/PCT Applications Technologies Commercialized initiative of Government of India. Mohapatra, Director, IARI. In his practice” (Indo-Australia relevant technologies. Filed opening remarks, Dr. Mohapatra collaborative project) funded Wheat variety HD 3086 has Corporate Membership been licensed to forty three stressed the need for developing a by DBT. Principal Investigator: OPusa Bio-Pellet - a bio-formulation different seed companies from In this quarter, 18 new closer network of all innovative MISCELLANEOUS Dr. Uma Rao, Division of of Trichoderma harzianum (IARI P- Punjab, Haryana, Rajasthan and members were registered and 5 farmers among themselves and Nematology. 4) for soil application New Externally Funded corporate memberships were also with the researchers. The Chief Uttar Pradesh. Three other IARI Projects Sanctioned O“Network project of Improve- OPlant transformation vector for Guest applauded IARI for the technologies i.e., Bitter Gourd renewed generating a revenue of ment of pigeon pea for plant suppressing MIPS gene ` relevant theme and need to use O“Marker assisted pyramiding Gynoecious lines, Pusa Vita and 1,04,500/- (Rupees one lakh four type, pod borer resistance and expression and method for innovator farmers as IARI of genes for resistance to STFR Meter were commercialized thousand and five hundred only). moisture stress tolerance” culturing low phytate soybean ambassadors for technology diseases in Indian cauliflower” funded by DBT. Principal transfer. Eighty five innovative funded by DST. Principal OA n o v e l p l a n t g r o w t h Investigator: Dr. Uma Rao, promoting rhizobacteria Division of Nematology. formulation and its preparation O“Development of low linolenic ONanofabrication process acid genetic stocks of soybean involving clay minerals as and validation of molecular receptacles for manufacturing markers” funded by BRNS a d va n c e d n o n m a t e r i a l ’s (DAE). Principal Investigator: including novel fertilizers Dr. S.K. Lal, Division of Genetics. ONanofabrication of phosphorus on kaolin mineral receptacles O“Virus-vector relationships in dissemination of chirke and OBeneficiation of phosphate rock foorkey diseases of large f o r t h e s e g r e g a t i o n o f cardamom by aphids in the phosphorus containing heavy Exchange of MoA for wheat variety HD 3086 with Industry Partners on ‘Industry ‘Innovative Farmer Meet’ held at IARI, New Delhi sub-Himalayan Mountains” metal free minerals. Partnership Day’ at ZTM & BPD Unit, IARI

6 IARI News IARI News 7 The Division of Plant Pathology farmers representing 13 states of Investigator: Dr. Partha Saha, funded by IIHR, Bangalore. PPV&FRA Applications Filed to Namdhari Seeds Pvt. Ltd., conducted a training on “Bio- I n d i a , s c i e n t i s t s , r e s e a r c h Division of Vegetable Science. Principal Investigator: Dr. Karnataka, KAD Bioresources and OTriticum aestivum L. (Wheat) pesticide Testing” from August 24 managers, farmer innovators and Amalendu Ghosh, Scientist, Transchem Agritech Pvt. Ltd., O“ E n s u r i n g s u s t a i n a b l e HD 3059 [Pusa Pachheti] to 28, 2015 for the officials of plant l e a d m a r k e t i n g a g e n c i e s agricultural development and I A R I R e g i o n a l S t a t i o n , Gujarat, respectively. During this OTriticum aestivum L. (Wheat) ` protection, quarantine and storage. participated in the meet. This livelihood security in lower Kalimpong. quarter, a total revenue of The objective of the training course initiative was intended to enhance HD 3090 [Pusa Amulya]. 34,45,493 (Rupees thirty four lakh S h i w a l i k r a n g e o f O“Front line demonstration on was to upgrade the knowledge of awareness about the innovative Uttarakhand” funded by DST. pearl millet – AICRP under Incubation Report forty five thousand four hundred the participants on parameters of capacities of the farmers and to ninety three only) has been Principal Investigator: Dr. R.R. National Food Security Mission bio-pesticides testing, antagonistic share the experiences of farmers- ZTM & BPD unit has signed generated through commercia- Burman, Division of Agril. ( N F S M ) ” . P r o g r a m m e capabilities, suspensibility, conta- led innovations in the field of Incubation agreement with new lization activity. Extension. Coordinator: Dr. Anjani minants and in-vitro entomogenous agriculture and allied sector. incubatees under the project Kumar, KVK Shikohpur, tests. O“Demonstration of nematode entitled “Enterprising Integrated New Website Launched It was decided that under the management technologies and Gurgaon. Nutrient Management (INM) & programme “Mera Gaon Mera ZTM & BPD Unit has launched Innovative Farmer Meet farmers training under rice- O“ N e t w o r k p r o j e c t o n Integrated Pest Management Gaurav”, besides a team of four its dynamic website keeping in mind wheat cropping system” t r a n s g e n i c s i n c r o p s – (IPM)”. Four more incubatees were The Institute organized a one scientists (interdisciplinary), one the facilitation of the farmers, funded by DST. Principal pigeonpea component” funded selected for MSME grant to boost day ‘Innovative Farmer Meet’ on innovative farmer may be included industry partners, researchers, Investigator: Dr. Pankaj, by NPTC (NRCPB). Principal the start up entrepreneur. Each September 24, 2015. Dr. A. K. Singh, scientists and all the stake holders by as an expert/farmer scientist. Every incubatee will receive ` 6.25 lakhs DDG (Extension), ICAR was the Division of Nematology. Investigator: Dr. R.S. Raje, innovative farmer should also from MSME. offering them a common platform chief guest of the function, and it O“Translation of plant resistance Division of Genetics. adopt at least ten farmers for boosting the ‘Make in India’ was presided over by Dr. T. to nematodes to commercial mentoring and effective transfer of Patents/PCT Applications Technologies Commercialized initiative of Government of India. Mohapatra, Director, IARI. In his practice” (Indo-Australia relevant technologies. Filed opening remarks, Dr. Mohapatra collaborative project) funded Wheat variety HD 3086 has Corporate Membership been licensed to forty three stressed the need for developing a by DBT. Principal Investigator: OPusa Bio-Pellet - a bio-formulation different seed companies from In this quarter, 18 new closer network of all innovative MISCELLANEOUS Dr. Uma Rao, Division of of Trichoderma harzianum (IARI P- Punjab, Haryana, Rajasthan and members were registered and 5 farmers among themselves and Nematology. 4) for soil application New Externally Funded corporate memberships were also with the researchers. The Chief Uttar Pradesh. Three other IARI Projects Sanctioned O“Network project of Improve- OPlant transformation vector for Guest applauded IARI for the technologies i.e., Bitter Gourd renewed generating a revenue of ment of pigeon pea for plant suppressing MIPS gene ` relevant theme and need to use O“Marker assisted pyramiding Gynoecious lines, Pusa Vita and 1,04,500/- (Rupees one lakh four type, pod borer resistance and expression and method for innovator farmers as IARI of genes for resistance to STFR Meter were commercialized thousand and five hundred only). moisture stress tolerance” culturing low phytate soybean ambassadors for technology diseases in Indian cauliflower” funded by DBT. Principal transfer. Eighty five innovative funded by DST. Principal OA n o v e l p l a n t g r o w t h Investigator: Dr. Uma Rao, promoting rhizobacteria Division of Nematology. formulation and its preparation O“Development of low linolenic ONanofabrication process acid genetic stocks of soybean involving clay minerals as and validation of molecular receptacles for manufacturing markers” funded by BRNS a d va n c e d n o n m a t e r i a l ’s (DAE). Principal Investigator: including novel fertilizers Dr. S.K. Lal, Division of Genetics. ONanofabrication of phosphorus on kaolin mineral receptacles O“Virus-vector relationships in dissemination of chirke and OBeneficiation of phosphate rock foorkey diseases of large f o r t h e s e g r e g a t i o n o f cardamom by aphids in the phosphorus containing heavy Exchange of MoA for wheat variety HD 3086 with Industry Partners on ‘Industry ‘Innovative Farmer Meet’ held at IARI, New Delhi sub-Himalayan Mountains” metal free minerals. Partnership Day’ at ZTM & BPD Unit, IARI

6 IARI News IARI News 7 Hindi Awareness Programme During the Hindi Chetna Maas Award – 2014” of the Indian several divisions/regional stations Council of Agricultural The Institute celebrated Hindi of IARI also organised Hindi Research, New Delhi Chetna Maas from September 1 to Diwas/Saptah/Pakhwara. 30, 2015. The function was ODr. A.K. Dubey, Principal Scientist, Division of Fruits and inaugurated by Dr. K.V. Prabhu, Awards/Honours Joint Director (Research) on Horticultural Technology September 1, 2015 at Virology ODr. P. Krishnan, Head, Division received Rajiv Gandhi Rashtriya Auditorium. On this occasion a of Agricultural Physics and Gyan Vigyan Maulik Pustak debate competition on ‘Prajatantra Dr. Anupma Singh, Principal Lekhan Puruskar-2013 for his Mein Jan -Pratinidhiyon Ki Bhoomika S c i e n t i s t , D i v i s i o n o f book “Adhunik Phal Utpadan” Sakaratmak Hai’ was organised. A A g r i c u l t u r a l C h e m i c a l s (as Co-author) by Rajbhasha large number of scientific, technical received “Panjabrao Deshmukh Vibhag Grih Mantralay, Govt. of a n d a d m i n i s t r a t i v e s t a f f Outstanding Woman Scientist India. participated in this competition. During the Hindi Chetna Maas various other Hindi competitions Visitors from Abroad like essay writing, noting & During the period, July-September 2015, two delegations drafting, quiz, poem recitation, one each from African countries (Kenya, Liberia and Malawi) dictation, general knowledge, computer typing were also and Afghanistan (ICARDA) visited the Institute. Others who organized for all categories of the visited the Institute include Agricultural Counselors of Foreign staff. Diplomatic Missions based in New Delhi; Ambassadors/High IARI Regional Station, Karnal Commissioners of African Countries; and ICRISAT’s Governing celebrated “Hindi Pakhwara” from Board Members. September 1-15, 2015. During the occasion, a training was imparted to 30 members of Krishi Vistar Avum Mahila Utthan Samiti, Karnal. During this, the guidance regarding rice cultural practices was given to the farmers. A poem recitation competition on ‘Jalvayoo Parivartan’ was held, which was participated by the staff of the regional station. The winners were awarded prizes. A technical bulletin entitled “Uttam

Beej Ke Uplabdhta Ko Badhana-Beej Dr. T. Mohapatra, Director, IARI interacting with ICRISAT’s Governing Gram Karyakram” was also released Board members in the pakhwara.

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