Kanpur
Name of centre: Kanpur
Year of start: April, 23rd, 1970
University / Department: Section of Rabi Cereals, C.S. Azad Univ. of Agril. & Tech., Kanpur- 208002.
Importance of the centre
Kanpur being the oldest centre is actively engaged in research activities in Wheat & Barley with establishment Section of Economic Botanist (Rabi Cereals) as early as 1905. This activity got further momentum with sanction of breeding for rust resistant in wheat in 1956 later on to strengthen the ongoing programme an all India Coordinated Wheat improvement Project has been sanctioned by ICAR New Delhi during 1970. Since then this centre has developed 42 wheat varieties till date for general cultivation under different agro-climate conditions. Popular varieties developed during last fifteen years as follow:
Wheat
| S.No. | Varieties | Year | Productivity
(q/ha) |
Conditions |
| 1. | Indra (K8962) | 1996 | 30-35 | Rainfed Late Sown |
| 2. | Deva (K9107) | 1996 | 45-50 | Timely Sown Irrigated |
| 3. | Gomti (K9465) | 1998 | 30-35 | Rainfed Late Sown |
| 4. | Atal (K9644) | 2000 | 35-40 | Rainfed timely Sown |
| 5. | Halna (K 7903) | 2002 | 30-45 | Late / Very Late Sown Irrigated |
| 6. | Gangotri (K9162) | 1998 | 40-45 | Late Sown Irrigated |
| 7. | Prasad (K8434) | 2002 | 45-50 | Timely Sown Irrigated (S/A) |
| 8. | Unnat Halna (K 9423) | 2004 | 35-45 | Late / Very Late Sown Irrigated |
| 9. | Naina (K 9533) | 2002 | 40-45 | Late Sown Irrigated |
| 10 | Mandakini (K 9351) | 2005 | 30-35 | Rainfed Late Sown |
| 11. | Satabdi (K 0307) | 2007 | 60-65 | Timely Sown Irrigated |
| 12. | Sona (K D9851) | 2009 | 30-35 | Timely Sown Irrigated (Bundelkhand) |
| 13. | Mahi (K 0402) | 2009 | 60-65 | Timely Sown Irrigated |
| 14. | G. Halan (K 0424) | 2010 | 35-45 | Late / Very Late Sown Irrigated |
| 15. | Mamta(K 0607) | 2011 | 55-60 | Timely Sown Irrigated |
Barley
| S.No. | Varieties | Year | Productivity
(q-ha) |
Condition |
| 1. | Pragati (K508) | 1996 | 34-40 | Malt Purposes, irrigated
|
| 2. | Preeti (K409) | 1997 | 35-40 | Irrigated Condition |
| 3. | Haritma (K 560) | 1997 | 30-35 | For Rainfed condition |
| 4. | Ritambhara (K551) | 1997 | 40-45 | Malt Purposes, irrigated |
| 5. | Narmada( K603) | 2000 | 35-40 | Rainfed condition |
Mandate:
- Evaluation of coordinated material by conducting trials under different conditions.
- Collections, maintenance and evaluations of various germplasm.
- Development of high yielding disease (rust) resistant wheat varieties for different agro climatic conditions.
- Evaluation and screening of different nurseries for yield, disease resistance and abiotic
- To develop physiologically efficient genotypes for timely, late, very late and rainfed conditions.
Scientist Details:
| Name | Designation | Phone | Photograph | |
| Dr Vijay Kumar Yadav | Chief Cerealist and Officer In Charge,
Section of Rabi Cereals (AICRP on W &B funded) |
7376105454 (M) | vkyadu@gmail.com |  |
| Dr P K Gupta | Barley Breeder
(AICRP on W &B funded) |
9415079601 (M) | pkguptacsau@rediffmail.com |  |
| Dr Jitendra Kumar | Wheat Entomologist
(AICRP on W &B funded) |
9621633301 (M) | jitendraento_csa@rediffmail.com |  |
| Dr Javed Bahar Khan | Wheat Pathologist
(AICRP on W &B funded) |
9415078468 (M) | javedbahar.khan@gmail.com |  |
| Dr (Mrs) Meera Srivastava | Junior Physiologist | 9415483989 (M) | drmeera18@gmail.com |  |
| Dr. Som Veer Singh | Wheat Breeder
|
8765568776 (M) | drsvsingh02@gmail.com |  |