Area of specialization |
Horticulture |
Area of interest |
M Crop Improvement, Planting Materials, Tissue Culture |
Number of institute projects completed |
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Number of externally funded projects completed |
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Number of externally funded projects being handled |
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Number of Research Papers |
25 |
Number of Technical Bulletins/Articles |
17 |
Number of Popular Articles |
8 |
Number of Books |
1 |
Significant Contributions |
1.
Developed Dwarf palm having compact canopy and suitable for a modified spacing with 161 palms/Ha with yield potential of 33.01 MT/Ha.
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Commercialized technology for oil palm hybrid seed production and established three new seed gardens –Taraka-II and Kabini in Mysore, Karnataka and Morumpudi in East Godavari, Andhra Pradesh, West Zersawl in Mizoram.
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Identified promising Interspecific Hybrids viz. palm no.2 and 3 for dwarfness and 12, 28, and 34 for multiple traits and developed 4 back crosses
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Identified 43 Dura mother palms for high yield of 200kg FFB/palm/year and Developed 50 DxD crosses for high yield in oil palm.
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Supplied basic planting material to new seed gardens at Taraka-II and Kabini in Karnataka and Morumpudi in Andhra Pradesh, West Zersawl in Mizoram and generated 40 lakhs revenue to the institute
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11 DxP hybrids developed for high yield and tolerance to moisture stress and are under field trial at AICRP Palms at Vijayarai, A.P.
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Four dwarf Dura palms viz. 42CD, 43CD, 497CD and 465CD having tolerance to abiotic stress (drought resistance) have been identified
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Standardized the new method of viability test using 2, 2, 5-Triphenyl Tetrazolium Bromide (MTT) and in vitro germination using the media consisting of 2.5%-Sucrose; 100ppm- H3BO3; PEG-10% (Mw 10,000) for oil palm pollen quality assessment
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Developed cryo preservation protocol for long term storage of oil palm pollen
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First report of the differential longevity of oil palm Dura and Pisifera pollen
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Associated with the development and release of three oil palm hybrids NRCOP-1, NRCOP-4 and NRCOP-9
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Associated with the developed three bacterial wilt resistant/tolerant brinjal genotypes (ICAR Manipur centre)
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Associated with the development and release of three tomato varieties ‘Manikhamnu’, ‘Manithoibi’ and ‘Manileima’ (ICAR Manipur centre)
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