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Activities: –
Research & Development
List of research programmes during 2018-19
1.1. Genetic Resources Management
- Maintenance and evaluation of station germplasm
- Trait specific germplasm evaluation/confirmation for utilization
- Conduct of Safflower Germplasm cum Breeders Day
1.2. Generation of Breeding Materials and their Testing
1.2.1a National Crossing Programme
1.2.1b Fresh hybridization & F1 hybrid testing
1.2.1c Development of CMS based hybrids
1.2.1d. Generation and testing of new short duration lines
1.2.2. Prebreeding for high oil content (>35%)
- Enhancement of genetic diversity in breeding pools
1.2.4. Generation advancement and preliminary evaluation of breeding material
1.3. Population improvement programme for developing varieties with high yield, high oil and aphid tolerance
- Breeding for Fusarium Wilt Resistance
1.5. Improvement of A-1 for oil content and seed yield
1.6. Multi-location Varietal Testing
1.6.1 Initial Varietal Trial (IVT): Total entries: 27 + 2 checks
IVT-Trial Set-I: 14 entries + 2 checks
IVT-Trial Set-II: 13 entries + 2 checks
1.6.2. Advanced Varietal/Hybrid Trial-I (AVHT-I): Total entries: 8+3
1.6.3. Advanced Varietal Trial-II (AVT-II): Total entries: 9+3
1.7 Breeder Seed Production (Quantity in quintals)
| S. No. | Variety Name | Year | Total |
| 1 | NARI-96 | 2018 | 1.10 |
| NARI-H-23 | 2014 | 0.20 | |
| 1 | PKV-Pink (AKS-311) | 2013 | 0.40 |
| 2 | SSF-708 | 2012 | 0.30 |
| 3 | PBNS-40 (Non-spiny) | 2007 | 2.00 |
| 4 | AKS-207 | 2007 | 5.50 |
| 5 | A-300 | 1978 | 0.58 |
| 6 | Annigeri-1 | 1978 | 2.20 |
| 7 | PBNS-86 (Purna) | – | 0.15 |
| 8 | SSF-748 | 2012 | 0.10 |
| 9 | PBNS-12 (Parbhani Kusum) | 2007 | 1.75 |
| 10 | Phule Kusum (JLSF-414) | – | 0.10 |
| Total | 14.98 | ||
AGRONOMY
2.1. Assessing safflower based cropping systems productivity and resource use efficiency under different land configurations, crop geometry and IPNM in different rainfall patterns
2.2. Comparative performance of safflower under selective mechanization vis-à-vis Farmers practice in terms of seed yield, economics and energy budgeting
2.4. Evaluation of AVT-II entries under different sowing dates under irrigated conditions
2.5. Evaluation of AVT-II entries under different fertilizer levels under irrigated conditions
2.6. Technology validation after concluding by pooled analysis and conduct on-farm validation of the best treatments (OFT’s)
2.7. Resource characterization of experimental site
2.8. Frontline demonstrations in safflower (2018-19)
| Centre | Whole Package | Component Technology | Total |
| Akola | 50 | – | 50 |
| Tandur | – | 50 | 50 |
| Annigeri | 50 | – | 50 |
| Indore | 20 | – | 20 |
| Parbhani | – | 30 | 30 |
| Solapur | 20 | 30 | 50 |
| Raipur | – | 20 | 20 |
| Gorakhpur | 30 | – | 30 |
| Latur | – | 25 | 25 |
| KVK, Kukuma | 25 | – | 25 |
| KVK, Hulkoti | 250 | – | 250 |
| IIOR (at AP) | 20 | – | 20 |
| IIOR (at Telangana) | 80 | 50 | 130 |
| Total | 545 | 205 | 750 |
Pathology
3.1. Survey for Safflower Diseases in Different Agro-climatic Regions
3.2. Screening of safflower germplasm/advance generation material/parental lines against major
Diseases A) Alternaria leaf spot B) Fusarium wilt
3.3. Confirmation of Host Resistance against Fusarium Wilt
3.4. Screening of Selected Elite Material against Major Diseases
A) Alternaria leaf spot B) Fusarium wilt
3.5. Uniform Disease Nursery for Fusarium wilt
3.6. Identification of races of Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. carthami prevalent in the safflower growing areas by using selected differential lines.
3.7. Effect of priming of safflower seeds with recommended fungicides and Trichoderma on disease incidence, growth and yield under dryland conditions.
3.8. Disease Development in Relation to the Weather Parameters (Alternaria Leaf spot)
3.9. On-Farm Validation of Disease Management Technology
ENTOMOLOGY
4.1. Identification of sources of resistance to safflower aphids
4.1.1. Screening of germplasm
4.1.2. Screening early generation breeding materials
4.1.3. Multi location evaluation of promising safflower accessions for aphid resistance
4.1.4. Confirmation of resistance of promising accessions to aphids
4.1.5. Evaluation of yield loss in confirmed resistant accessions
4.2. Screening advanced generation breeding materials
4.3. Population Dynamics of Important Insect-Pests of Safflower
4.4. Survey of Safflower Insect-Pests and their Natural Enemies in Different agro-climatic Regions/Situations
4.5. Management of safflower aphids through seed treatment and foliar sprays