BP Singh

Promising Introductions and Priortize Needs of Exotic Germplasm 63Barley: Stripe rust and powdery mildew resistant line BC 123304'A' from USA, tetraploid variety EC 137248 and diploid EC 37249from UK, dwarf accession with high yielding traits (EC 138742)from Japan, Ee 138784 (ex France) and Ee 141803 (ex USA) are ofpotential value. Oweolbosi Milyang 16 (Be 151529 ex Korea) andH. distichon var. Norhest (Ee 152099 ex Canada) male sterile lineCI 13446 (EC 165103) offer useful genetic variability. Hertizpossessing resistant genes for rust from Denmark. Cytoplasmicmale sterile lines and restorer lines 9EC 322739-41 ex Finland),bacterial leaf spot resistant lines (Ee 328936-39 ex USA). AmongstHordeum spontaneum early maturing, cold tolerant lines Be 339893-944 from Syria and early heading, high yielding and lodgingresistant, suitable for malting industry types Ee 363845-71 fromSyria.Oats: Swan (Ee 102649) high yielder, Irwin (Ee 102650), aXB 164(Mulga x Daler) x Fulghum) x Orient) x Avon (Ee 102653) all fromAustralia provided broad genetic base. Ee 120119, 120744 and Be121448 al ex USA are promising genetic stocks. Species collectionsEe 130444-61 made from Canada, high protein content accessionsEC 163087-94 from USA.Rye : An introduction EC 338685 from USA white seededpossessing aluminium tolerance is promising line.Rice: Cold resistant line (Ee 121003 ex Philippines); blast resistantcollections Be 121807-823, stem borer resistant donors (Ee 121824-25), leaf folder resistant accessions (EC 121828-53) and salinitytolerant types Ee 122934-4{) all from Philippines, Oryza speciescollections BC 127797-801 from Czechoslovakia. Good cookingquality variety Akibare (BC 131474), upland waxy type Hatsukaori(Ee 131484) short stature and high panicle number/plant, Kinfia(Ee 131489) with good grain quality, high adaptability and Roimni(Ee 131510) short statured type from Japan hold promise. Blastdifferential varieties (Be 161320-46), Tungro virus, brown hopper,and stem borer resistant accessions from Philippines, Ee 178772-9100 also from Philippines have tolerance to brown plant hopper,soil stresses, cold tolerance, blast resistance and submergencetolerance. EC 199447-54 BPH resistant lines, 199455-61 bacterialleaf blight resistant lines, EC 199465 resistant to sheath blight, BC199466 resistance to stem borer, Ee 199581-712 aromatic varietiesand BC 201878-975 sheath blight resistant, leaf blight and drought