Dharwad
Name of the centre: All India Coordinated wheat Improvement Project, Main Centre, Dharwad
Year of Start: 1970
University/Department: University of Agricultural Sciences, Dharwad
Mandate:
Crop improvement
- Development of high yielding, disease resistant with good grain quality aestivum wheat varieties for rainfed, restricted irrigated timely sown and late sown conditions of peninsular zone of India.
- Development of high yielding, disease resistant with good grain quality durum wheat varieties for rainfed, restricted irrigated, and timely sown conditions of peninsular zone of India.
- Development of high yielding, disease resistant with good grain quality dicoccum wheat varieties for timely sown conditions of dicoccum growing zones of India.
- Organize, coordinate and monitor multi-location trials for developing and identifying superior wheat varieties having better quality, tolerance to biotic and abiotic stresses under varied agro-climatic (zone 3 and zone 8) conditions of Karnataka.
- Genetic analysis of disease resistance in bread wheat and durum wheat free thresh ability in dicoccum wheat.
- Development of multi race resistant varieties by pyramiding different effective resistant genes in elite varieties through MAS.
- Coordinate and organize nucleus and breeder seed production.
- Impart training/education to the farmers regarding the wheat improvement, production, protection, utilization and trade.
- Collect, evaluate, maintain and share germplasm collections of wheat with focused attention on identifying suitable donors for disease resistance, yield components, biotic and abiotic stresses and quality traits.
Resource Management:
- Evaluation of new wheat genotypes for their adaptability to varying sowing periods, nutrients and moisture regimes.
- Development of INM schedule for sustained yield levels.
- Development of NRM management schedule for wheat based cropping systems.
Crop Protection:
- Evaluation of wheat genotypes for biotic stresses both under epiphytotic and natural conditions.
- Survey and surveillance of wheat diseases in the region.
- Identification of genetics stock having resistance to biotic stresses for use in generating material/crossing programmes.
- Developing the gene combination strategies for resistance breeding programmes.
Quality:
- Assessing the quality traits of new wheat varieties.
- Assessing the suitability of dicoccum (emmer) wheat varieties for their suitability as therapeutic food in managing diabetes and cardiovascular related health problems.
- Evaluation of new wheat varieties for processing characters targeting end uses.
- Development of value added food products for nutritional security.
Scientist Details :
| Name | Designation | Phone | Photograph | |
| Dr. Kumar D. Lamani | Agronomist (Wheat)
(AICRP on W & B funded) |
9611809833(M) |
aicrpwheatdwd@uasd.in |
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| Dr. Gurudatt M. Hegde
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Scientist (Plant Pathology) and Incharge AICRP
(AICRP on W & B funded) |
9448797475 (M) 0836-2444 809 (O) |
hemlokanath@gmail.com |  |
| Dr. Suma S. Biradar | Scientist (Genet. & Pl. Breed.)
(AICRP on W & B funded) |
9986415168 (M) 836-2441089 (O) |
biradar.suma@gmail.com |  |
| Dr. Uday G. | Jr. Geneticist (Genetics & Plant Breeding)(AICRP on W & B funded) |
836- 2441089 (O) 9739001381 (M) |
udaireddy7095@gmail.com
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