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Research Activities
a)     On going
  • Conserving indigenous genetic diversity
  • Maintenance of crossing block for hybridization program.
  • Development of durable resistant wheat variety(s).
  • Breeding for durable rust resistance in bread wheat
  • Breeding for drought/heat tolerance.
  • Breeding for salinity tolerance.
  • Study of filial generations of wheat, durum and barley
  • Preliminary yield trials of wheat, durum and barley (A-trials)
  • Regular yield trials (B-trials) of wheat, durum and barley
  • Micro Wheat Yield Trials (MTWV) Normal & Short of wheat, durum and barley.
  • National Uniform Wheat Yield trials (NUWYT), normal & short of wheat, durum and barley
  • Development of super wheat varieties.
  • Development of long headed mono tiller wheat variety
  • Evaluation of international trials/ nurseries of bread wheat, durum and barley.
  • Maintenance and development of A, B and R-lines for Hybrid seed production.
  • Shuttle breeding for enhancing the homozygosity
  • Maintenance and utilization of durum and synthetics germplasm
  • Crossing wheat with durum and synthetics
  • Screening of advanced wheat materials against rusts in field and tunnel
  • Screening of advanced wheat materials against karnal bunt
  • Population dynamics of aphids in wheat crop
  • Estimation of wheat yield losses due to aphid attack.
  • Sowing date trial of wheat durum and barley
  • Response of seed rate on the yield of advance lines
  • Effect of different levels of fertilizer on the yield of wheat.
  • Seed rate studies at farmer fields
  • Studying comparative decline in physiological and yield parameters by high temperature stress
  • Physico-chemical and technological quality evaluation of advanced bread wheat lines
  • Quality determination of bread wheat and barley germplasm
  • Effect of different tempering conditions on the milling yield of current wheat varieties
  • Production of breeder’s nucleus seed (BNS) and pre-basic seed of wheat advance lines and varieties.
  • Technologies services to the farmers
b)   New vista
  • Development of wheat analytical facility
  • To provide analytical support to wheat variety development program
  • Bridge technology gap to meet evolving national/international compulsions.
  • Biotoxin and residue and chemical application.
  • Quality analysis service to wheat importers and exporters.
  • Development/selection of high yielding Wheat genotypes for water limited conditions using nuclear techniques.

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