NBPGR ANNUokf"kZdAL izfrosnu REPORT 2007-2008 jk"Vªh; ikni vkuqoaf'kd lalk/u C;wjks (Hkkjrh; Ñf"k vuqla/ku ifj"kn) iwlk ifjlj] ubZ fnYyh&110012 NATIONAL BUREAU OF PLANT GENETIC RESOURCES (Indian Council of Agricultural Research) Pusa Campus, New Delhi - 110 012 ISSN NO 0971-2572 NBPGR okf"kZd izfrosnu ANNUAL REPORT 2007-2008 jk"Vªh; ikni vkuqOakf'kd Laklk/u C;wjks (Hkkjrh; Ñf"k vuqLak/ku ifj"kn) iwlk ifj"kj] ubZ fnYyh&110012 NATIONAL BUREAU OF PLANT GENETIC RESOURCES (Indian Council of Agricultural Research) Pusa Campus, New Delhi - 110 012 Citation : Annonymous (2008). Annual Report of the National Bureau of Plant Genetic Resources 2007-2008, NBPGR, Pusa Campus, New Delhi, India, 154 pp. Compiled and Edited by : Dr. Arjun Lal, Principal Scientist Dr. (Mrs.) Anjula Pandey, Senior Scientist Dr. (Mrs.) Kavita Gupta, Senior Scientist This report includes unprocessed or semi-processed data, which would form the basis of scientific papers in due course. The material contained in the report therefore may not be made use of without the written permission of the Director, National Bureau of Plant Genetic Resources, New Delhi except for quoting it for scientific reference. Published by the Director, National Bureau of Plant Genetic Resources, Pusa Campus, New Delhi-110 012, and Printed at Alpha Printographics (India), New Delhi-110 028. Tel.: 9999039940, 9811199620 CONTENTS Preface izfrosnu lkjak'k 1 Executive Summary 6 Introduction 13 NBPGR Headquarters, New Delhi 1. Division of Plant Exploration and Germplasm Collection 17 2. Division of Germplasm Evaluation 23 3. Division of Germplasm Conservation 32 4. Division of Plant Quarantine 37 5. Germplasm Exchange Unit 44 6. Tissue Culture and Cryopreservation Unit 55 7. PGR Policy Planning Unit 60 8. NRC on DNA Fingerprinting 63 NBPGR Regional Stations/ Exploration Base Centers 9. Regional Station, Akola 71 10 Regional Station, Bhowali 76 11. Exploration Base Center, Cuttack 87 12. Regional Station, Hyderabad 89 13. Regional Station, Jodhpur 98 14. Exploration Base Center, Ranchi 103 15. Regional Station, Shillong 107 16. Regional Station, Shimla 110 17. Regional Station, Srinagar 117 18. Regional Station, Thrissur 120 19. General Information 132 19.1 Institute Management Committee 132 19.2 Research Advisory Committee 132 19.3 Institute Research Council 132 19.4 Institute Joint Staff Council 133 19.5 Personnel 133 19.6 Staff Reservations 137 19.7 Staff Transferred/ Retired 137 19.8 Promotions 137 19.9 Awards/ Honours 138 19.10 Deputation/ Visits Abroad 138 19.11 Library and Documentation Services 139 19.12 Field Day Organized 139 19.13 Workshops/ Group Meetings/ Trainings Organized by NBPGR 141 19.14 Participation of Staff in Workshops/Trainings/Seminars/Symposia etc. 141 19.15 Publications 144 19.16 Patent Applications Filed 152 19.17 Compact Dics Released 153 19.18 Budget Estimates and Expenditure Incurred (Rs. in lakhs) for 2007-2008 153 Annexure I : Meteorological Data of Regional Stations 154 ACRONYMS AFLP Amplified Fragment Length Polymorphism IARI Indian Agricultural Research Institute AICRP All India Coordinated Research Project IC Indigenous Collection ARIS Agricultural Research Information System ICAR Indian Council of Agricultural Research AVRDC Asian Vegetable Research and ICARDA International Center for Agricultural Development Center Research in the Dry Areas AVT Advance Varietal Trial ICRISAT International Crops Research Institute for Semi-Arid Tropics BARC Bhabha Atomic Research Center IFPGR International Fund for Plant Genetic BPH Brown Plant Hopper Resources CBD Convention on Biological Diversity INIBAP International Network for the Improvement CGIAR Consultative Group on International of Banana and Plantain Agricultural Research INPGRS Indian National Plant Genetic Resources CGRFA Commission on Genetic Resources for System Food and Agriculture IPGRI International Plant Genetic Resources CIAT International Center for Tropical Agriculture Institute CIMMYT International Maize and Wheat Improvement IPR Intellectual Property Rights Center IRRI International Rice Research Institute CIP International Potato Center ISPGR Indian Society of Plant Genetic Resources CMS Cytoplasmic Male Sterility ITK Indigenous Traditional Knowledge CPGR Commission on Plant Genetic Resources IUPGR International Undertaking on Plant Genetic CSCNRVC Central Sub-Committee on Crop Standards, Resources Notification and Release of Varieties of LTS Long Term Storage Agricultural Crops MoU Memorandum of Understanding CSIR Council of Scientific and Industrial Research MTA Material Transfer Agreement DAC Department of Agriculture and Cooperation MTS Medium Term Storage DARE Department of Agricultural Research and NAAS National Academy of Agricultural Sciences Education NAGS National Active Germplasm Sites DBT Department of Biotechnology NARS National Agricultural Research System DFID Departmental Fund for International NATP National Agricultural Technology Project Development NBPGR National Bureau of Plant Genetic DPPQS Directorate of Plant Protection, Quarantine Resources & Storage NGO Non-Governmental Organization DRDO Defense Research and Development Organization NHCP National Herbarium of Cultivated Plants DST Department of Science and Technology NRC National Research Center DWR Directorate of Wheat Research NRCWA National Research Centre for Women in Agriculture EC Exotic Collection PAGE Polyacrylamide Gel Electrophoresis ELISA Enzyme Linked Immuno Sorbent Assay PEQN Post-Entry Quarantine Nursery FAO Food and Agricultural Organization PGRFA Plant Genetic Resources for Food and GATT General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade Agriculture GHU Germplasm Handling Unit (of NBPGR) RFLP Restricted Fragment Length Polymorphism GIS Geographical Information System SAU State Agricultural University GPA Global Plan of Action STMS Sequence Tagged Microsatellite Site HYV High Yielding Variety TGMS Temperature-sensitive Genic Male Sterile IARC International Agricultural Research Center TRIPS Trade Related Intellectual Property Rights PREFACE It gives me immense pleasure to place before you the Annual Report (2007-2008) of the National Bureau of Plant Genetic Resources (NBPGR), a nodal organization of the country mandated with planning execution and coordination of all activities concerned with germplasm collection, introduction, quarantine, evaluation, conservation and documentation at national level. Since its establishment in 1976 by the Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR), NBPGR has played a pivotal role in the management and sustainable utilization of plant genetic resources. Considering the suggestions of the Germplasm Advisory Committees (GACs) on the various crop groups, plant explorations were undertaken to collect the trait specific germplasm and wild relatives of crop plants, which constituted 40% of the total collections made during the period under report. Similarly, trait specific germplasm for quality, biotic and abiotic stresses, etc., was introduced from abroad and made available to indentors/ researchers after quarantine clearance. A large number of accessions of agri-horticultural crops were grown for characterization, evaluation, regeneration and maintenance at New Delhi and various regional stations of Bureau located in different agro-climatic zones of the country. Besides, multi-location evaluation of rice, wheat, chickpea and pigeonpea involving AICRP/ ICAR crop-based institutes/ SAUs resulted in the identification of promising accessions for yield, quality attributes and tolerance to biotic stresses. A total of 14,683 accessions of orthodox seeds were added to the base collection raising the total germplasm holding to 3,53,877 accessions in the National Genebank. A total of 1,957 accessions of fruit crops, bulb and tuber crops, medicinal, aromatic and rare/ endangered plants, spices, plantation and industrial crops were conserved as in vitro cultures. Significant progress was made in the development of protocols for cultivar identification in crops of national importance using molecular techniques like STMS, AFLP and ISSR. More than 2500 varieties in different crops were fingerprinted and included in the database on DNA fingerprinting. Three M.Sc and two Ph.D students were awarded degrees in PGR during the year. I take this opportunity to place on record my sincere thanks and gratitude to Dr Mangala Rai, Director General ICAR and Secretary DARE, Govt. of India and to Dr PL Gautam, Deputy Director General (Crop Sciences), and Dr S P Tiwari, Deputy Director General (Education), ICAR for their continued guidance, encouragement and support in executing the mandate of NBPGR. I thankfully acknowledge the contributions made by all the scientists, Technical, administrative and supporting staff NBPGR in this compilation. Sincere efforts of Drs Arjun Lal, Anjula Pandey and Kavita Gupta in compilation, editing and bringing out the report are appreciated. 22 May 2008 SK Sharma New Delhi Director PREFACE v izfrosnu lkjak'k jk"Vªh; Lrj ij ikni vkuqOakf'kd Laklk/uksa OksQ mfpr izcU/ gsrq vkdkj vkfn xq.kksa esa cgqr fofo/rk ikbZ xbZA jrutksr esa Hkh ikni C;wjks us fujarj vxqvkbZ djrs gq, liQy ekxZn'kZu fd;kA blosQ dbZ xq.kksa [kkldj iSnkokj esa dkiQh fofo/rk ikbZ xbZA tsd ikni vkuqOakf'kd Laklk/ukas OksQ izca/u ls lEcfU/r lHkh izQwV (dVgy) dh ,df=kr 24 izkfIr;aks rFkk lhrkiQy osQ 16 xfrfof/;ksa@dk;ksZa ij o"kZ 2007&08 OksQ nkSjku vftZr miyfC/;ksa izkfIr;aks esa fofo/rk ikbZ xbZaA dk Lakf{kIr fooj.k bl vè;k; esa fn;k x;k gS tks bl izdkj gSA Lakxzfgr Hkw&tkfr;ak (yS.M jslst) % oqQy 170 izkfIr;ak ftlesa