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The department of Genetics and
Plant Breeding, was established in 2001. It offers two post graduate
programme viz., M.Sc. (Ag.) Genetics & Plant Breeding and M.Sc. (Ag.) Seed
Science and Technology. The department offers wide range of courses for
undergraduate, postgraduate and Ph.D. programmes through its well trained
and qualified faculty members. Apart from teaching, emphasis is given on a
systematic and need based research to develop new high yielding varieties of
cereals oilseeds & pulses for the region of Uttar Pradesh.
Lab Facilities
Department of Genetics and Plant Breeding (Seed Science & Technology) is
well equipped with basic instruments and modern equipment related to
conventional breeding and molecular breeding to facilitate the practicals of
postgraduate and doctoral programmes. Department is having equipments like
UltraViolet-Vis spectrophotometer, Infra-red thermometer, Ion exchange
conductivity meter, Chlorophyll florescence meter, Gel electrophoresis,
Centrifuge, Seed Germinator, De-humidifier and Seed grader etc.
Research activities
The Department of Genetics and Plant Breeding (Seed Science & Technology)
was established with an objective for imparting education and research for
crop improvement. Presently, the department is actively engaged in crop
improvement in various crops i.e. Rice, Wheat, Maize, Pulses (greengram,
blackgram, field pea, chickpea) and mustard. Two rice cultures, i.e., AAIR 1
and AAIR 2 have been tested through All India Coordinated Rice Improvement
Programme (AICRIP) (ICAR).
The yield of AAI 1 in Uttar Pradesh is (5.7 t/ ha), Bihar (6.2 t/ ha),
Chhattisgarh (4.6 t/ ha), Orissa (4.6 t/ ha) and Andhra Pradesh (6.7 t/ ha).
It is resistant to tungro virus, brown plant hopper, white brown plant
hopper, green leaf hopper, stem borer and gall midge (three biotypes) and
grain discoloration and moderately resistant to brown spot, bacterial
blight, sheath blight, sheath rot and neck blast.
AAI 2 is a novel mutant and matures in 120 to 125 days. Grain yield recorded
is 55 q/ha under irrigation and 34 q/ha under rainfed conditions. It is
resistant to rice blast, brown plant hopper, stem borer, gall midge (three
biotypes), white moth and thrips and moderately resistant to sheath rot,
tungro virus and brown spot.
Sponsored Research Projects / Trials
Sam Higginbottom Institute of Agriculture, Technology & Sciences, Allahabad
is recognized as a voluntary center for Rice, Chickpea and MULLaRP crops and
chickpea, under the ICAR System with financial assistance.
Hybrid rabi maize evaluation trial funded by GOI, was conducted under
macro-mode scheme for agro-climatic zone: mid plains of U.P. (Allahabad
region), sponsored by UPCAR, Lucknow. Evaluation of exotic collections (CIMMYT,
Mexico) and Indian maize germplasm suited for planting in kharif as well as
rabi season in order to develop high yielding nutritionally superior single
cross hybrids and/ or composites is being conducted.
Initial Varietal Trial (IVT) and Advanced Varietal Trial (AVT) since 2005 in
Mungbean under All India Coordinated Research Project on Improvement of
MULLaRP crops funded by ICAR operating through IIPR, Kanpur.
Initial Varietal Trial (IVT) on Chickpea (Desi) during rabi 2007-2008 under
All India Coordinated Research Project on Improvement of Chickpea, funded by
ICAR operating through IIPR, Kanpur.
Evaluation of rice hybrids under different agro-climatic conditions of U.P
for the zone mid-plains of Uttar Pradesh (Allahabad region) sponsored by
UPCAR was conducted during Kharif 2006-07 |
