RESEARCH PROGRAMMES&

RESEARCH OUTPUT

Director of ResearchCSK HP Krishi Vishvavidyalaya

Palampur – 176062 (H.P.)

Monthly rainfall during Kharif, 2013 in Himachal Pradesh as compared to Kharif, 2012

Month June July August September Seasonal total

Actual(mm)2013 241.1 221.9 246.1 68.9 778.02012 28.8 213.8 311.9 150.9 705.4Normal(mm) 99.3 311.1 290.8 142.4 843.5Departure (%) from normal2013 143 -29 -15 -52 -8 2012 -71 -31 +7 +6 -16

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Crop Improvement Crop Production Crop Protection Hill Farm Mechanization

RECENT FOCUS ON… Organic Agriculture Agro-techniques for Protected Cultivation Soil Health Rainfed Agriculture Effect of Climate Change in Agriculture

Research Programme Areas

CROP IMPROVEMENTCROP IMPROVEMENT

1. Hybrid EHL 161708

Identified for Himachal Pradesh, J&K and Uttrakhand in the 57th AICRP Annual Maize Workshop held at MPUAT, Udaipur from 21-23,2014.

Single cross Hybrid Average yield: 9.8 tones /ha Medium maturing Resistant to MLB TLB diseases

EHL1617 08 (medium maturing)

2. Hybrid EHL 162508

Single cross Hybrid Average yield: 6.9 tones /ha Early maturing Resistant to MLB TLB and ESR diseases

EHL 1625 08Early Maturing

Bajaura Popcorn

Bajaura Popcorn promoted for final year testing

Performance of maize hybrids

Sr. No.

Entry/Var. Company/Organisation

Overall Mean % increase/ decrease over checks

PMZ 4 VIVEK 21

1 NMH589 Nezu Veedu Seed Ltd. 88.85 [1]

8.67 40.32

2 IJ7519 Monsanto 88.05 [3] 7.69 39.06

3 P3303 Pioneer 85.75 [6] 4.88 35.42

4 KH2136 Kanchan 83.92 [8] 2.64 32.53

5 IM8479 Monsanto 84.69 [7] 3.58 33.75

6 PG2440 Plantgene 69.72 [19] -14.72 10.11

7 PMZ-4© Monsanto 81.76 [12] - 29.12

8 II-8017 Monsanto 85.85 [5] 5.00 35.58

9 PG-2488 Plantgene 72.53 [17] -11.29 14.55

10 IJ-8533 Monsanto 88.83 [2] 8.64 40.29

Mean performance of maize hybrids for seed yield (q/ha) during kharif 2013

Sr. No.

Entry/Var. Company/Organisation

Overall Mean % increase/ decrease over checks

PMZ 4 VIVEK 21

11 115-08-1 Kanchan 87.70 [4] 7.27 38.50

12 IM8478 Monsanto 75.71 [15] -7.40 19.57

13 LG 31.81 Bisco biosciences 76.33 [14] -6.64 20.55

14 NMH007(BOND)

Nezu Veedu Seed Ltd. 81.56 [13] -0.24

28.81

15 DKC9125 Monsanto 70.26 [18] -14.07 10.96

16 VIVEK-21© VPKAS, Almora 63.32 [20] -22.55 -

17 PG2419 Plantgene 82.76 [11] 1.22 30.70

18 IM7501 Monsanto 83.66 [10] 2.32 32.12

19 P3377 Pioneer 73.81[16] -9.72 16.57

20 PG2493 Plantgene 83.82 [9] 2.52 32.38

CD (5%) -- 15.48 --CV (%) -- 9.70 --

Overall Mean ---- 80.44 --

Identification of a high yielding rice line with resistance to leaf and neck blast resistance

HPU2216(Highly susceptible to

neck blast)

RIL4(Highly resistant to

neck blast)

New varieties of different crops released from SVRC

Crop Name of the Varieties

PaddyHPR 2612 (Palam Basmati 1) and

HPR 2720 (Palam Lal Dhan: Improved Begmi)

Soybean Palam Early Soya-1

New varieties identified for release

New Varieties/Hybrids of Different Vegetable Crops Recommended for

Release

New Bacterial wilt resistant tomato hybrids for protected cultivation

TOMATO (Palam Tomato Hybrid-1)

DPO-P20 P-8

DPO-P20

New high yielding and YVM resistant variety of okra- DPO-P20 (PALAM KOMAL)

OKRA (Palam Komal)

Asparagus Bean line DPASB-1 (Palam Long Bean) (Very long pods and profused pod bearing)

Asparagus Bean (Palam Long Bean)

NEW ZIMIKAND VARIETY “PALAM ZIMIKAND-1”

First varietal recommendation in HP White fleshed corms. Pseudo stem is solid, round, densely spotted. Ready to harvest in 170-180 days. Yield from 100 g cormlets raised crop is 200-250

q/ha and from 100-500 g corm is 450-550 q/ha. Recommended for low and mid hills of Himachal

Pradesh

PALAM TRILOKI

PALAM SUMOOL

PALAM MRIDULA Frenchbean

Pea

In the Process of notification from CVRC

DNA FINGERPRINTING

All Maize Hybrids

Rice & Vegetables Hybrids-in process

DNA Data Base

SEED PRODUCTION

Quality seed production(All major cereals, Pulses, Vegetables, Fodder Crops

Type Quantity (q)Nucleus 22.58Breeder 712.29

Foundation 569.48

Crop Variety Stage I Stage II

Soybean Hara Soya 10 64

Palam soya 20 55

Shivalik 12 80

Himso 1588 14 50

Total 56 249

Nucleus seed of soybean produced (kg) (Kharif , 2013)

Crop Breeder Seed (kg)

Cereals 5912.0

Oilseeds 2406.0Pulses 2978.0

Vegetables 30.47

Forage crops 5292.0

Grand total 16618.47

Breeder seed of cereals, pulses, oilseeds, vegetables and fodder crops produced (kg) during Kharif 2013

Gobhi sarson seed production(Sheetal)

Maize seed production(Variety - African tall)

Pea seed production(Palam Priya)

Participatory seed production of wheat (HPW 155)

CROP PRODUCTIONCROP

PRODUCTION

Better cropping system options for mid hill conditions

Nutrient & Water Management Strategies

Standardized System of Rice Intensification (SRI) Production and Protection Technologies for protected

cultivation

IPM for important vegetable crops

FOCUS Higher returns per unit land per unit time

Modules/Enterprises identified

Number Net area (ha) allocated

CropsCereals, oilseeds & pulses 0.6500Fodder crops 0.1000Horticulture 0.1750LivestockCattle Cow 2cows+2 calvesFowls (cocks and hens) 25 0.0025Vermicompost unit 0.0025 Vermicompost

unitStill not functioning

Area under supporting activities

0.0525

evaluationIntegrated Farming System Module

evaluation

R & D on Fertigation

Brinjal

Capsicum

Popularization of STCR based fertilizer recommendation concept

Kisan Divas (Loharli, Una)

Capsicum

Toria (Loharli, Una)

Soil Quality IndexingSoil Quality Indexing

SOIL HEALTHSOIL HEALTH

Digital Block Level Soil Fertility MapDigital Block Level Soil Fertility Map

CROP PROTECTION CROP PROTECTION

Popularization of PALAM TRAP for the management of fruit fly in vegetables

Popularization of YELLOW STICKY TRAPS for the management of Whitefly & Aphids under protected environment (Very useful for monitoring & Mass trapping)

Monitoring of PESTICIDE RESIDUES in vegetables

Insect-Pest & Nematode Management in PROTECTED ENVIRONMENT

INNVOTATIVE BIOPESTICIDE FORMULATIONS from local plant material (Drek and Kali Basutti) against vegetable pests-AT FINAL STAGE OF TESTING

Insect-pest management

Fruit fly trap

Integrated pest management for polyhouse cultivation

Light traps Yellow sticky traps

Fruit Fly traps

Yellow Sticky Trap

Mass trapping

Whitefly, Leaf minor, Aphids

Disease ManagementDisease Management

Developed Integrated Pest Management Modules for Important Vegetable Crops of Himachal Pradesh

YELLOW RUST MANAGEMENTIN WHEAT

Four Point Strategy(Joint Venture of University & Department of

Agriculture)

– Yellow rust resistant varieties

– Awareness: Preparation of Pamphlets

– Survey & Surveillance

– Chemical control

Survey & Surveillance

• Coordinator-PD ATMA

• Two member team: Two from Department of Agriculture and two (One breeder and one pathologist) from university.

• Monitoring time-Dec.-March (2 visits/month)

• Varietal Demonstration: Farms KVKs /Research stations/Agriculture Dept.

FARM MECHANIZATION

FARM MECHANIZATION

Mini Tractor & Tractor Rotavator

S. No. Particulars Saving in percentage with traditional

1 Time 40-602 Labour 30-403 Cost 40-50

4 Increase in Production

10-15

Developed seeder & its operation

Reaper cum Bindermore than 10 times higher capacity with traditional

Developed seed-cum-fertilizer drill in operation

ORGANIC AGRICULTURE ORGANIC AGRICULTURE

Production & Protection Technologies for Potential Vegetables and Pulses Under Organic Farming System

MAIN FOCUS

Pulses (low volume high value crops for rain-fed areas)

Effective utilization of rainfed areas

SCIENTIFIC INFORMATION GENERATED

Organic Input Responsive Varieties Identified

Ad-hoc guidelines for: Cultivation of important crops of mid Himalayas

under organic farming conditions.

The Scientific Knowledge needs further investigation/validation

Enriched Composts

Protected Cultivation

Poly-house technology perfected for high value crop cultivation (Zone-II)

Developing Technologies for Protected Cultivation

GI Wire meshed inner support net fabricated at RSS, Lari (Spiti)

Medium Tech poly-house equipped with FAN and PAD system

Zone-I (Areas with high temperature)

Zone-IV(Areas experiencing heavy snow)

NEW CHALLENGES…

Designs for Zone-I & Zone IV?

Production technology in place for… Tomato Capsicum Cucumber

Capsicum

TomatoCucumber

Cherry Tomato-Main crop ( Zone I, II and III)

French BeanMain Crop (Zone I & II)

Brussels' SproutsMain crop(zone III & IV)

PeaMain Crop All Zones

BroccoliMain crop (For all Zones)

ParsleyFiller cropAll Zones

LettuceFiller Crop(For all Zones)

CorianderFiller Crop (Zone I,II,III)

Other Potential Crops (R & D required)

Pest problems managed

Red spider Mite Yellow MiteWhitefly Aphid

Powdery mildews Alternaria of tomato Fruit rot of capsicum Collar rot of tomato

Downey mildew Tomato spotted wilt virus Root-knot nematode

Thrips

Root rot of capsicum

Stemphylium of tomato

Corynebacterium -bacterial wilt

White Mould of capsicum

Pepper mild mottle virus

New pest challenges

CLIMATE CHANGECLIMATE CHANGE

Studies on Climate Change and its Impact on Agriculture in collaboration with ICIMOD, Kathmandu, Nepal- Center for Geo-Informatics Research and Training

Effect on Crops and Cropping Systems

CLIMATE CHANGE

On-going Research Projects

Sr. No. Particulars No. of Projects

Budget outlay (Rs. in lakhs)

ICAR Funded Projects1. AICRPs 36 1688.502. Adhoc Projects 9 973.3DBT Funded Projects 6 259.62DST Funded Projects 8 329.89Mini I projects 23 288.6UGC funded projects 6 63.27Miscellaneous AdhocProjects

42 739.18

RKVY Projects 10 1416.83

Total 140 5759.19

On Going Research Projects

New RecommendationNew Recommendation

Programme area

Variety/Recommendation

Crop Improvement

Inclusion of Rice Hybrid (Arize Swift ) of private company in the package of practices.

THANKS