Vision 2025 - National Research Centre for Grapes

7. Nutrient and soil management in grapes
8. Water management in grapes
9. Grape physiology including use of bioregulators
10. Studies on viticulturally important microorganisms
11. Integrated disease management in grapes
12. Integrated insect and mite pest management in grapes
13. Management of agrochemical residues and environmental contaminants in grapes
14. Development of post-harvest technologies
15. Development of information and documentation systems/ Bioinformatics
9.2 PROGRAMMES AND PROJECTS ON THE GIVEN TIME SCALE
Number at the first, second and third level stands for programme, sub-programme and projects
respectively
Research Programme
1. Management of genetic resources of table, wine, raisin, juice
and rootstock grape varieties
1.1 Collection and augmentation
1.2 Characterization, documentation and cataloguing
1.3 Screening of grape germplasm for biotic and abiotic stress
1.3.1 Screening for resistance to major diseases
1.3.2 Screening for resistance to major insect pests
1.3.3 Screening for tolerance to drought and salinity
1.3.4 Screening for tolerance to extreme temperatures
1.4 Screening for table and raisin quality and yield
1.5 Screening for wine and juice quality and yield
2. Germplasm utilization and genetic enhancement
2.1 Genetic enhancement by clonal selection
2.2 Breeding for high production and quality
2.2.1 Breeding for high production and quality in table grapes
2.2.2 Breeding for high production and quality in wine grapes
2.3 Breeding for tolerance to biotic stress
2.4 Breeding for tolerance to abiotic stress
2.5 CYT/ Multi-locational evaluation of promising varieties / clones /
hybrids
3. Application of biotechnological research in grapes
3.1 Molecular tagging for commercially important traits
3.1.1 Molecular tagging for downy mildew
Time scale
2007-12 2012-17 2017-25
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