| Genetics & Plant Breeding |
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Dr. S. P. Singh
Sci 'F' |
91-522- 2205831-35 Ext 309,
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91-522- 2395813
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Dr. Deepak Ohri
Sci 'F' |
91-522- 2205842
Ext-312 |
91-522- 2395683 |
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Other Scientists of the Group
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Dr. Sudhir Shukla, Scientist C (Project Leader)
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Group
works on
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Breeding and
Genetic improvement of crop plants, viz. opium poppy, chenopodium,
Cuphea, Amarnathus, Linseed etc.
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Objectives
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- To gather fundamental knowledge of genetics in above crops
and develop high yielding varieties
- To generate larger genetic variability through intra and inter
specific hybridization.
- To characterize different strains and hybrids on the basis
of molecular marker and cytological parameters.
- To determine gene actions and biogenetic pathways of different
alkaloids
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Achievements
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Institute has done pioneering work on Opium
poppy and Amaranthus. Much of the basic and applied aspects
have been worked out.
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High yielding varieties in Opium poppy
viz. NBRI-1, NBRI-2, BROP-1, NBRI-5, NBRI-6, NBRI-9 and NBRI-10
have been developed for commercial cultivation.
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All Indian land races of opium poppy have
been characterized on the basis of phenological characters
and taxonomic keynotes.
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Genetics of Alkaloids and fatty acids have
been worked out.
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Some opium poppy genotypes (recombinants
and mutants) with rich thebaine and codeine in opium latex
have been identified.
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Opium poppy has been grouped as oleic-linoleic
acid crop with low/traces linolenic acid. This is first report
of its kind in opium poppy.
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New oil seed crop Cuphea species
has been introduced for first time in India at the Institute
for developing medium chain fatty acids cultivars.
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Three varieties of grain Amaranthus viz.
AG-114, AG-67 and AG-21 have been developed.
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Different foliage color types have been
evolved in Amaranthus.
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Large exotic collections of grain chenopods
(Chenopodium quinoa) and vegetable chenopods (C.album)
and their relative are maintained.
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The chenopods germplasms have been characterized
cytologically and nuclear DNA amount basis.
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Filed patent for 'A novel high yielding
multiple disease resistant/tolerant stable variety 'MADKINI'
of opium poppy'.
- Recombinants with low α- linolenic acid (omega-3 fatty
acid) have been generated to breed for edible purpose linseed
varieties.
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