Activities

• Evaluation of germplasm for agronomic traits
• Development of gene pools and open pollinated populations
• Heterosis Breeding and its Exploitation
• Pre-breeding and inbred line development
• Co-ordinated Varietal/Hybrid Trials (kharif)
• Coordinated Hybrid Trial (Rabi/Summer, 2011-12)
• Maintenance of Breeding and Breeder Seed Production (2012-13)
• Optimization of Sunflower Production under Resource Constraints
• Nutrient Management for Sunflower based Cropping System for Sustainable Production
• Effect of Sulphur on Seed Yield and Oil Content of Sunflower
• Response of Sunflower to Biofertilizers
• Assessment of Fertilizer Recommendation for Sunflower
• Assessment of Spring Sunflower based Intercropping System
• Site Specific Nutrient Management for Sunflower based Cropping System
• Development of Best Management Practices for Maximum Economic Yield of Sunflower
• Integrated Weed Management in Sunflower
• Assessment of susceptibility of crops succeeding sunflower
• Performance of sunflower succeeding kharif legumes for economizing N
• Effect of moisture stress and relieving stress with N nutrition on branching in sunflower
• Response of AHT-II entries to fertilizer levels
• Assessment of branching in popular hybrids of sunflower
• Comparative assessment of yield gain from sunflower hybrids over varieties in relation to fertilizer input
• Evaluation of released varieties and hybrids for oil content and oleic acid (2012-13)
• Frontline Demonstrations
• Survey for Diseases of Sunflower
• Screening Germplasm Material for Reaction to Major Diseases under Artificial and Field Conditions
• Screening of Entries of Coordinated Trials against Downy Mildew (in sick plot)
• Screening the Promising CMS and R Lines against SND, Alternaria and Powdery Mildew Diseases
• Epidemiology of Alternaria Leaf Blight of Sunflower
• Bio-intensive Management of Powdery Mildew Disease
• Management of Charcoal Rot of Sunflower
• Screening of Biocontrol Agent against Sclerotinia Collar Rot of Sunflower under Glass house Conditions
• Reconfirmation of genotypes identified as resistant to major diseases during last 5 Years
• Survey and Identification of Insect Pests of Sunflower, their Parasitoids, Predators, Entomopathogens and monitoring of major insect pests using pheromone and light traps
• Screening of promising germplasm lines major insect pests under caged condition for confirmation
• Incidence of Major Insect Pests in Relation to Weather Factors
• Studies on pollinators associated with Sunflower
• Evaluation of Bio-intensive Integrated Pest Management (BIPM) Modules in Sunflower
• Characterization of parental lines, AHT-II entries and other promising genotypes for root traits and
• Studies on abiotic stress tolerance of parental lines, AHT-II entries and other promising genotypes
• Evaluation of released varieties and hybrids in different locations and seasons for oil content and oleic Acid