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and presently Chairman, TAAS wasthe chief guest at the valedictorysession. Dr. S.A. Patil, Director,IARI was the chairperson at boththese sessions. Dr. K.R. Koundal,Joint Director (Research), IARI wasthe convener of the seminar.Winter SchoolThe Division of Post HarvestTechnology organized a WinterSchool on “Application of Qualityand Safety Assurance Systems forSupply Chain and Agri-businessDevelopment” from September 30to October 20, 2008. The trainingprogramme was attended byfaculty members from 14 stateagricultural universities and 3ICAR institutes.Trainings• The Centre for AgriculturalTechnology Assessment andTransfer (CATAT) and theAgricultural TechnologyInformation Centre (ATIC)organized six on-campustraining programmes foragricultural officials andprogressive farmers ofdifferent states. These wereon: (i) “Training of AchieverFarmers (under ATMA)” fromOctober 13 to 22, 2008, whichwas attended by 8 participantsfrom Ghaziabad (U.P.);(ii) “Training of AchieverFarmers on Crop Production(under ATMA)” from October16 to 20, 2008, which wasattended by 11 participants fromBijnaur (U.P.); (iii) “Basmati/Paddy and its CultivationTechniques & Allied Subject ofAgriculture” from October 20to 29, 2008, which was attendedby 38 participants from MadhyaPradesh; (iv) “IntegratedNutrient Management” onNovember 21, 2008 which wasattended by 16 participantsfrom Delhi; (v) “Production ofRabi and Horticultural Cropsand Post Harvest Technology”from November 29 to December5, 2008, which was attendedby 25 participants from WestChamparan and Nalanda(Bihar); and (vi) “Post HarvestTechnology” on December 30,2008, which was attended by 23participants from Delhi.• The KVK, Shikohpur organizedthree vocational trainingcourses on: (i) ”Dress Designing& Tailoring” from October 17to December 14, 2008 for 33rural girls and women at Teeklivillage of Gurgaon district;(ii) “Fruits & VegetablesPreservation” from December4 to 15, 2008 for 15 rural girls;and (iii) “Protected VegetableCultivation” from December 17to 27, 2008 for 10 progressivefarmers of the area.• The Division of Seed Scienceand Technology organizeda comprehensive 15-daytraining programme on “SeedTechnology” from October21 to November 4, 2008. Theprogramme was attendedby 15 participants fromdifferent SAARC countries.• The Division of Floricultureand Landscapingorganized a seven-daytraining programme (inHindi) on “Advances inResearch and Developmentof Flower Crops –Gladiolus, Marigold,Tuberose, Gerbera andRose”, sponsored by theDirectorate of Horticultureand Food Processing, UttarPradesh under the NationalHorticulture MissionScheme from November4 to 10, 2008. The trainingprogramme was attended by12 resource persons of theDirectorate of Horticultureand Food Processing, UttarPradesh.• The KVK, Shikohpur organizedan in-service trainingprogramme on “Live StockManagement” on December6, 2008 for 12 extensionfunctionaries of Navjyoti IndiaFoundation, and a 4-day inservicetraining programmeon “Protected VegetableCultivation” from December24 to 27, 2008 for 10 extensionpersonnel.• The Division of Post HarvestTechnology organized atraining course on “SynergisticImpact of Pre- and PostharvestPractices on Qualityand Shelf Life of Fruits andVegetables” sponsored by theICAR from December 15 to24, 2008. Twenty-two facultymembers from 10 different stateagricultural universities andICAR institutes participated inthe training course.Dr. Kheya Bhattacharya, Joint Secretary (SAARC),Ministry of External Affairs, Government of Indiaspeaking at the inaugural function of the trainingprogramme on “Seed Technology” conductedat the Institute. Seated on the dais (from left) are:Dr. H.S. Gaur, Dean & Joint Director (Education),IARI; Dr. S.A. Patil, Director, IARI; Dr. P.L. Gautam,Deputy Director-General (Crop Science), ICAR; andDr. (Mrs.) Malavika Dadlani, Head, Division of SeedScience and Technology6IARI News
New Projects Sanctioned• “Construction of a NovelInsecticidal cry Gene of Bacillusthuringiensis (Bt) for EnhancedPod Borer (Helicoverpa armigera)Resistance in Transgenic Crops”funded by the Department ofBiotechnology (DBT). Amount:Rs. 46.18 lakhs. PrincipalInvestigators: Dr. SarvjeetKaur, National Research Centreon Plant Biotechnology; andDr. G.T. Gujar, Division ofEntomology.• “Functional Genomics of YellowMosaic Viruses of Soybean andDevelopment of TransgenicResistance in Soybean” fundedby the DBT. Amount: Rs. 52.71lakhs. Principal Investigator:Dr. V.G. Malathi, Division ofPlant Pathology.• “Technology of Plant and DairyIngredients Based Formulatedand Functional Foods UsingExtrusion Technology” fundedby the Indo-US AgriculturalKnowledge Initiative. Amount:Rs. 6.30 lakhs. PrincipalInvestigator: Dr. S.K. Jha,Division of Post HarvestTechnology.• “Sustainability of PyramidedBt Genes in Crop Plants forInsect Control” funded bythe DBT. Amount: Rs. 33.00lakhs. Principal Investigator:Dr. G.T. Gujar, Division ofEntomology.• “Identification of QTLs for SeedWeight and Seed Number inChickpea (Cicer arietinum L.)”funded by the DBT. Amount:Rs. 50.19 lakhs. PrincipalInvestigator: Dr. ChellapillaBharadwaj, Division ofGenetics.• “Developing a DecisionSupport System for AgriculturalCommodity Market Outlooks”IARI Newsfunded by the NationalAgricultural Innovation Project.Amount: Rs. 31.97 lakhs.Principal Investigator: Dr. V.C.Mathur, Division of AgriculturalEconomics.Patent Filed• Methodology and compositionof artificial diet for mass rearingof Lepidopteran pests (inparticular, Helicoverpa armigera,Spodoptera litura and Eariasvittella).MoUs Signed• A memorandum ofunderstanding between IARIand Bhawani Seeds & Biotech,Mathura on commercializationof wheat, mustard & ricevarieties.• Memorandum of understandingbetween IARI and AmareswaraAgri-tech Ltd., Hyderabad oncommercialization of mustardand rice varieties.• Two memoranda of understandingon commercializationof rice hybrid Pusa RH 10 betweenIARI and Rasi Seeds (P)Ltd., Attur; and Andhra PradeshState Seeds Development CorporationLtd., Hyderabad.Awards/Honours• The Krishi Vigyan Kendra,Shikohpur, Gurgaon wasDr. Anjani Kumar, Programme Coordinator,KVK, Shikohpur (right) receiving the BestKVK National Award for the year 2005-06 fromShri Sharad Pawar, Hon’ble Union Minister ofAgricultureadjudged the best KVK of Indiaamong 562 KVKs of India, andreceived the Best KVK NationalAward for the year 2005-06 forits outstanding contribution toextension.• Dr. Amrik Singh Sidhu, Head,Division of Vegetable Sciencewas selected for the Shri L.C.Sikka Endowment Awardof the National Academy ofAgricultural Sciences (NAAS)for the year 2007-2008 for hisoutstanding contributionstowards food and nutritionalsecurity.• Dr. A.K. Singh, Head, Divisionof Fruits and HorticulturalTechnology received the ShriGirdhari Lal Chadha MemorialGold Medal of the HorticulturalSociety of India for the year 2008for his significant contributionsto horticulture and fruitsciences. He also received thefellowship of the HorticulturalSociety of India for the year 2007for his significant contributionsto horticulture.• Dr. H.G. Kamble, Head, FOSUwas elected Honorary Secretaryof the Institution of Engineers(I), Delhi State Centre for theperiod, 2008-2010.• Dr. K.V. Prasad, Senior Scientist,Division of Floriculture andLandscaping received the BestResearch Paper Award – 2006for the research paper entitled“Molecular Characterizationof Fragrant Rose Cultivars”,authored by him and others andpublished in the Indian Journalof Horticulture, 63(3): 229-234,2008.• Dr. Ram Asrey, Senior Scientist,Division of Post HarvestTechnology was elected Fellowof the Horticultural Society ofIndia.7
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