REGIONAL
RESEARCH INSTITUTES
RARI BAHAWALPUR
RESEARCH PROJECTS IN HAND = 110
RESEARCH AREAS
• To expand work on disease on pest identification and management
procedures.
• To lay more emphasis on breeding crop plants suited under
stress conditions of moisture shortage/salinity.
• To generate technology for successful crop husbandry in
newly developed areas of cholastan.
• To evolve varieties of major crops well suited for the region.
ACHIEVEMENTS
| Varieties evolved (Nos.)
|
Varieties under cultivarion |
Promising strains |
| Name of variety |
Yield Potential (kg/ha) |
Av. Yield (kg/ha) |
Name/No. |
Yield Potential (kg/ha) |
| 1 |
Wheat |
Wheat |
| |
Derawar-97 |
5500 |
|
|
|
| |
Bahawalpur-97 |
7000 |
|
|
|
| |
Bahawalpur-2000 |
4900 |
4000 |
97B-2210 |
7500 |
| |
Punjnad-I |
6800 |
4500 |
97B-2333 |
7000 |
| 2 |
Sorghum |
|
| |
Jowar-86 |
3200 |
|
|
|
| 3 |
Millet |
|
| |
Barani Bajra |
2800 |
|
|
|
| |
Cholistani Bajra |
2700 |
|
|
|
| 4 |
Pulses |
|
| |
Mung-88 |
1800 |
|
|
|
NEW VISTAS
• Development of research material of suitable
crops for Southern Punjab.
• Development of stress tolerant varieties of various crops.
• Development of diseases and insect pests resistant varieties
of various crops.
• Up-gradation of production technology package for the region.
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