RA 00015.pdf - OAR@ICRISAT

the meeting of April 1977 that all the imported
seed material released after quarantine inspection
would be grown for the first generation in
the Post-Entry Quarantine Isolation Area at
ICRISAT Center. The crops would be inspected
by Government of India quarantine officers and
ICRISAT scientists at weekly intervals until
harvest, and any plant showing symptoms of
exotic disease would be destroyed.
Consequently, 124 cultivars of pearl millet
imported from West Africa were grown in the
Post-Entry Quarantine Isolation Area and
examined periodically. Some plants showing
doubtful disease symptoms were destroyed, but
all cultivars are still growing, and it is hoped that
we will be able to harvest seed material from all
released cultivars for our experimental work.
Six-week-old seedlings of 406 cultivars of
groundnut released after careful inspection for 6
to 8 weeks in Central Plant Protection Training
Institute nethouse were planted in the Post-Entry
Quarantine Isolation Area during the year. Similarly
192 unrooted cuttings of Arachis spp., after
growing for 6 to 8 weeks in our nethouse, were
also transplanted to this area. These plants were
examined each fortnight and all doubtful plants
were removed and destroyed. However, not one
of the released entries was totally lost due to
disease incidence.
Facilities Provided by
I C R I S A T
To assist in the speedy clearance of its seed
material, ICRISAT has provided an inspection
room and fumigation chamber at Central Plant
Protection Training Institute. This facility was
formally presented to CPPTI by Director L.D.
Swindale in April 1977.
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