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Research Activities a. On-going
MAIZE
a. Population improvement
i. Maintenance/ improvement of base populations
ii. Evaluation of local, national & international material
iii. Seed production.
b. Hybrid Programme
i. Germplasm maintenance
ii. Germplasm development
iii. Germplasm enhancement
· Breeding for stalk rot tolerance
· Breeding for shoot borer tolerance
· Breeding for high temperature tolerance
iv. Germplasm evaluation
· Per see performance
· Combining ability
v. Hybrid development
· Single Cross
vi. Hybrid evaluation
· Replicated yield trials
· Out station/On-Farm evaluation
vii. Coordinated National Program
· NUMYT
· Adaptability trials = 2
viii. International Material Testing programme
· CIMMYT Hybrid,
· CIMMYT QPM hybrid trials
ix. Foundation seed production
x. Hybrid seed production
SORGHUM
Varietal Development
· Development of high grain yielding, dual purpose, early maturing and disease tolerant varieties.
· Maintenance of promising lines/cultivars
Hybrid Program
· Maintenance of germplasm
· Development and maintenance of CMS lines
· Maintenance of fertility restorer lines
· Constitution/Evaluation of hybrids
PEARL MILLET
Population Improvement
· Development of high grain yielding, early maturing and disease tolerant varieties.
· Maintenance of promising lines/cultivars.
Hybrid Program
· Maintenance of germplasm.
· Maintenance of CMS lines/
· Development & maintenance of fertility restorer lines.
· Constitution/Evaluation of hybrids.
AGRONOMY
· Effect of plant population on grain yield of maize hybrids.
· Effect of number of irrigations on grain yield of maize hybrids.
· Testing of new herbicides against the weeds in maize.
SOIL CHEMISTRY
· Effect of fertilizer doses on yield of new strain of maize (full season), maize (short season) & maize hybrids.
· Effect of fertilizer doses on the yield of pearl millet.
ENTOMOLOGY
· Screening of maize varieties.
· Testing of insecticides .
PLANT PATHALOGY
· Screening of maize varieties.
· Testing of fungicides.
b. New Vistas
· Breeding for Drought and low nitrogen tolerance
· Re-Start of Research on white maize hybrids
· Initiation of research on Speciality maize hybrids
o Baby Corn
o Pop Corn
o Sweat corn |
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