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Diversification of male sterility sources in hybrid breeding programme
Wild relatives accessions are crossed with the cultivated types and the derived populations are searched for the expression of male sterility traits. The identified male sterile are tested for the stability of the sterility ...
Enhancing the value of genetic resources for use in pigeonpea improvement
The ICRISAT genebank
conserves over 13,700 accessions of
pigeonpea from 74 countries. The collection
serves as insurance against genetic erosion
and provides rich source of diversity for crop
improvement. Pigeonpea ...
Seed Business Venture - Seed Entrepreneurs Post-Rainy Training Program Resource Material
The resource material contains ppts on best seed production practices, integrated pest and disease management, post-harvest storage and the business plan of seed business venture.
OFID Progress Report (January 2018 to December 2019)-Enhancing groundnut productivity and profitability for smallholder farmers in Asia through varietal technologies
The public-private partnership (PPP) with the food industry and seed sector in Bangladesh, India, Myanmar and Vietnam promoted groundnut seed and commodity value chains resulting in economic benefits to the farmers and all ...
Genotyping of 10000 individuals annually to make early generation selection decisions
Genotyping for FAD mutant alleles was initially done using allele-specific (AS-PCR) and cleaved amplified polymorphic sequence (CAPS) markers for detection of heterozygotes and homozygotes, respectively (Janila et al., ...
The multiple land degradation effects of land-use intensification in a steep catchment the case of Pakha Sukcay northern Thailand
The objective of this research was to assess the multiple effects of land-use change in a high populated steepland environment on land degradation processes and farmers' coping strategies. A case study was conducted at ...
Virulence profiling of F. udum isolates to understand the current status of race/pathotypes prevalent in major pigeonpea growing areas in India
Out of 111 isolates, total 67 isolates were selected for virulence profiling based on geographical location, pathogenicity, cultural and morphological characters. The F. udum isolates represented 38 districts belonging to ...
Response of groundnut to plant density and phosphorous application in the Sudan savanna zone of Nigeria
Despite the recent release of several improved varieties of groundnut in Nigeria the productivities have not
increase significantly due to lack of commensurate recommendation in agronomic practices. Two groundnut
varieties ...
Spatially explicit assessment of nutrient demands for promoting efficient regional fertilizer-use management in Vietnam
To transition to efficient fertilizer use for promoting food production, a wide range of stakeholders need to know nutrient demands for meeting crop yield potentials over an agricultural region. Knowledge about spatial ...
Sustainable rapid production of disease-free cassava planting material
To inject disease free planting material to the cassava growers and also for rapid dissemination of improved variety(s) CIAT cassava program has established practicable multiplication innovations in Laos and Cambodia during ...