ICRISAT Archival Report 2006 - The seedlings of success in the ...

E-learning system for chickpea and groundnut insect pest diagnosis and management strategies updated and shared
with Indian NARS and ICARDA.
ICRISAT Participated in Doordarshan (TV) programs on legumes IPM with emphasis on bio-pesticide usage in
plant protection.
ICRISAT Participated in an All India Radio (AIR) farmers’ phone-in program covering ICRISAT’s involvement in
Agriculture Research for the betterment of Sat farmer’s livelihoods.
ICRISAT Presented a topic on innovative use of bio-pesticides on the National Geographic channel.
G V Ranga Rao and OP Rupela
Exchange of knowledge and supply of trait-specific advanced breeding lines for evaluation for local
adaptation (SNN/RA) Annual
Capacity building and knowledge exchange: Eight researchers from different countries (China - 2,
India - 1, Nepal - 1, Philippines - 2, and Vietnam - 1) were trained in groundnut breeding and seed production
technologies. Queries related to different aspects of groundnut cultivation from farmers and students were attended
to on various occasions. One CD on ICGV 91114 in Anantapur district was prepared and information shared.
International trials and advanced breeding lines: We supplied trait-specific 20 sets of international trials and 144
advanced breeding lines and segregating populations to collaborators in Afghanistan, China, Eritrea, India, Nepal,
Philippines, Uzbekistan, Vietnam, and Zambia.
Variety releases/ likely releases by the NARS
China: Groundnut variety Huayn 23 was released for cultivation in the Shandong province in China. It is derived
from ICGS 37. Huayn 23 produced 13.5% more pod yield over the local control Luhua 12 at 22 locations in the
province.
India: The Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh, India, Dr. Y. S Rajashekhar Reddy, in a special function at ICRISAT,
Patancheru, dedicated the drought-tolerant, early-maturing, high-yielding variety ICGV 91114 to Anantapur
farmers. This variety was tested in farmer-participatory varietal selection trials for four consecutive years in drought
prone locations in Anantapur, the largest groundnut growing district in India. Farmers liked the variety and accepted
it as a possible replacement of a six-decade old variety TMV 2. This variety was released formally on 2 June 2006
by the State Varietal Release Committee of Andhra Pradesh.
ICGV 89290 - a Spanish variety with tolerance to foliar diseases and insect pests, has been identified by the All
India Coordinated Research Program on Groundnut (AICRP-GN) for its release in Zone II, comprising Gujarat and
Rajasthan states of India. This variety is already released as SG 99 for spring season cultivation in Punjab state of
India.
ICGV 92195 - a short-duration groundnut variety, has been proposed by Maharana Pratap University of Agriculture
and Technology, Udaipur, Rajasthan, India, was released by the Central Varietal Release Committee as ‘Pratap
Mungphali–2’ for zone II (Rajasthan and Gujarat) in India.
ICGV 93468 - a short-duration variety, is proposed for release as ‘Avtar’ in Uttar Pradesh, India for spring season
cultivation. The variety is already popular with the farmers and was cultivated on 59,000 ha during the 2005 spring
season.
AK 303 - a confectionery variety,, selected from an F 4 population ((ICGV 88384 x JL 24) x (ICGV 88438 x ICG
5240)), has been proposed by Mahatma Phule Krishi Viswavidyalaya, Jalgaon, for release in Maharashtra, India.
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