India's Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare

http://agriculture.gov.in/

Publications

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Genomic selection is a promising tool to select for spot blotch resistance and index-based selection to select for spot blotch resistance, heading and plant height.

Publications

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Researchers use genome-wide association mapping approach to identify new regions with resistance to the disease.

Project Coordinator – Climate Resilient Agriculture Program
Features

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Farming system harnesses the power of biology to rebuild soil organic matter, diversify crop systems, and improve water retention and nutrient uptake.

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Study reveals gaps and interactions between caste, gender and agricultural decision-making.

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President of India presents Padma Bhushan Award posthumously to relatives of former CIMMYT wheat program director.

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Agricultural scientist Madhulika Singh shares her experience as the first woman in STEM in her family and in her society in Bihar, India.

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Ram Kanwar Malik named Honorary Member by the Weed Science Society of America for research on herbicide-resistant weed Phalaris minor affecting wheat crops.

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On International Day of Women and Girls in Science, we spoke to Pragya Timsina about how women’s participation in agriculture is evolving across the Eastern Gangetic Plains and her findings which will be included in a paper coming out later this year: ‘Necessity as a driver of bending agricultural gender norms in South Asia’.

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Sanjaya Rajaram, former CIMMYT Wheat Program Director, has been recognized with the Padma Bhushan Award for his contributions to wheat improvement worldwide.

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Researchers evaluate the use of genomic selection in wheat breeding against deadly fungal disease.

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The facility will offer maize doubled haploid production services to public and private sector partners in South Asia.

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Researchers hypothesized that many wild wheat accessions in genebanks feature useful traits that can help diversify breeding programs.

In the media

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Source: Daily Times (21 Nov 2021)

At COP26, Special Assistant to Pakistan’s Prime Minister on Climate Change said that a transboundary dialogue on mitigating air pollution was imperative to resolve Lahore’s smog.

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Researchers explore how coupling automation with drip irrigation can enhance water use efficiency and productivity, especially in South Asia’s cereal-based systems.