PROGRESS OF THE PROJECTS Supported by

National Food Security Mission of India

Review MeetingNew Delhi September 2, 2011

Kb Saxena ICRISAT

Short Title Duration Partners Area

Promotion of hybrid p’pea

2007 -12 ICRISAT, GAU,MAU,PKV,ARS Gulbarga

AP, Mah, MP, Guj, Kar, Jhar

Host –plant resistance for Helicoverpa

2007 -12 ICRISAT, ARS- Gulbarga

AP , Kar

Heat tolerance in chickpea

2009 -13 ICRISAT, IIPR, PU, JNKVV

AP, UP, Puj, MP

Chickpea in rice-fallows

2008 -12 ICRISAT, JNKVV, IGKVV

Raipur, Jabalpur

Water-logging resistance in pigeonpea

2010 - 14 ICRISAT,IIPR, PAU,HAU,

IARI JNKVV,BHU

MP, UP, AP, Har, Punj, Delhi

Project # 1

Taking Pigeonpea Hybrids to the

Doorsteps of Farmers

Highlights of Hybrid Project

Hybrids performed very well in pure and intercrop

Hybrid pigeonpea technology developed, tested , and transferred to ICAR and seed companies

High yielding hybrids with 28-60% advantage in farmers’ fields identified

Hybrid ICPH 2671 released in Madhya PradeshHybrid ICPH 2740 performing well in Mah,Kar,AP

Under good management some hybrids yielded > 5000 kg/ha

On-farm validation of ICPH 2671, 2740 completed in AP, Mah, Kar, Jharkhand, and MP

Early maturing and white seeded hybrids are now available

BEST FARMER AWARD received by a farmer in AP for harvesting @ 3250 kg/ha yield and profit @85000/ha

Hybrid seed production areas identified MP -- Jabalpur, Indore, Rewa, Katni, Seoni, Tikamgarh AP ---- Warangal, Medak, Nizamabad, Nalgonda Kar -- Bellary

Achievements ….Contd

“2009 Best Farmer Award” for a bumper crop of ICPH 2671 in Andhra Pradesh

Constraints Identified Need more cooperation from Govt seed agencies Seed production standards required

Seed production in farmers’ fields need close monitoring Appropriate agronomy should be followed

Increased emphasis on parent seed production with quality control

Project # 2

Exploiting Host Plant Resistance in Grain Legumes for Helicoverpa

Management Under Rainfed Conditions in India

Objectives

• Identification of chickpea and pigeonpea lines with resistance to Helicoverpa.

• Study effect of Helicoverpa-tolerant cultivars on ETLs, reduction in pesticide use, and their interaction with bio-control agents.

• Study effectiveness of Helicoverpa-tolerant lines in IPM and sustainable crop production

• Technology exchange and capacity building

Chickpea• Six lines were found to have less Helicoverpa damage with

rating of <5.0 as compared to 9 in control .

• Selected lines produced > 1,000 kg/ ha yield under unprotected conditions.

• In an international screening nursery ICC 14364, ICC 14872, ICCL 86111, ICCV 10, ICC 506 EB, ICCV 09104, and ICCV 09118 exhibited moderate levels of resistance across locations.

• In OFTs the yield of ICCV 07105 (1921 kg/ ha) and ICCV 07106 (1738 kg/ha) was significantly greater than control JG 11 (1185 kg/ha).

Performance of Helicoverpa-tolerant lines in OFTsPigeonpea• ICPL 20058 (933 kg/ ha), ICPHaRL 4985-4 (1081 kg/ha), ICPHaRL 4989-7 (760 kg/ha), yielded more than control ICP 8863 (444 kg/ ha).

• In Tandur (A P), yields of ICPL 332 WR ranged from 812 to 1250 kg/ ha, and that of Maruti from 788 to 1076 kg/ha.

• Most farmers reported a better control and less insecticide use in ICPL 332 WR than that of control.

•Varieties with tolerance to pod borer gave more yield in combination with insecticide protection than the susceptible cultivars.

Helicoverpa-resistant variety ICPL 332WR – in farmers’ fields

Project 3

Improving heat tolerancein chickpea

for warm growing conditions

Increasing incidence of heat stress in C’pea

1. Increasing area under late sown conditions

2. Fluctuations and increase in temperatures due to climate change

3. Large shift in chickpea area from northern India to Southern India

Field screening for heat tolerance at Patancheru

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Large genetic variation for heat tolerance in chickpea

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• Several heat tolerant germplasm and breeding lines identified

• Pollen viability was the key trait for sensitivity.

• Molecular mapping of heat tolerance genes is in progress.

• Segregating populations developed for developing heat tolerant cultivars

Research progress

Tolerant Sensitive

Heat tolerant ICCV 92944 released as “JG 14” in MPfor late sown conditions

Release of heat tolerant variety

Chickpea in Rice fallow

Project # 4

State Kharif riceRabi fallow

MP + Chhattisgarh 5.60 4.38*Bihar + Jharkhand 5.97 2.20*West Bengal 4.62 1.72

Orissa 3.88 1.22

Maharashtra 1.76 0.63

Assam 2.23 0.54

UP 6.26 0.35

AP 2.66 0.31

Total 40.18 11.65Source: Subbarao et al. (2001)

Area (m ha)under rice fallow

GoalTo increase production and productivity of C’Pea

Approach To bridge yield gap using improved technologies

Focus Districts with high potential but low productivity

Project Sites Chhattisgarh: Durg, Raipur, Rajnandgaon, Kwarda• M P: Jabalpur, Damoh, Rewa, Satna

The Technology

Constraints Technologies

Seed ………….. : Improved varieties

Crop establishment …… : Zero tillage machines

Diseases ……….. : Wilt resistance

Pod borer ………. : IPM responsive

Fertilizer………… : DAP

Micronutrients………….. : Zn, B, Mb

Herbicide……….. : Pendamethaline

Transfer of technology….. : Empowerment

Seed systems………. : VLSS

Year Obj-1: IPPPT Demos (No.)

Obj-2: VLSS (tons)

Obj-3: CB (Farmers No.)

2008-09 592 60.15 398

2009-10 1219 144.19 2455

2010-11 2039 206.32 2557

Total 3850 410.66 5410

Highlights

Objective 1: Demonstrations, Objective 2: Village level seed system

Objective 3: Capacity Building / Training

IPPPT, VLSS, Capacity building

Backstop Research- Problems Faced

1. Mechanization and crop establishment ?• Indira seed-fertilizer drill – Limited success

• National seed-fertilizer drill – R&D for modification

2. Plant Mortality Complex ?• Weather and sequential occurrence of wilt & Dry root rot

• Analysis of historical weather and disease data

• Identified moderate resistance to wilt & Dry root rot

Highlights

The Demonstrations

Over 3800 demonstrations conducted in 8 villages during 2008-09 to 2009-10

Project # 5

Selection and utilization of water-logging tolerant

cultivars in pigeonpea

Water-logging Scenario in India

(Agropedia-pigeonpea, 2009)

Water-logging Scenario in India

(Agropedia-pigeonpea, 2009)

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Objectives•Identification of water logging & salinity tolerant lines

•Transfer of water-logging tolerance in local cvs

•On-Farm validation of water-logging tolerance

•Generate and share information and materials

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Evaluation in on-station trial, 2011

SUMMARY• Significant progress has been made in all the NFSM

supported projects• Hybrid tech established, HY hybrids developed,

tech transferred, one hybrid released• Helicoverpa tol lines identified, testing in progress• Yield potential of CP in rice fallows demonstrated• Heat tolerant lines identified and used in breeding• Water-logging tolerant genotypes identified;

further testing in progress• Capacity building was given importance in projects36

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The Project Partners thank NFSM

for their valuable support

in research and development of pulses