Research
Title : | Wheat improvement utilizing novel germplasm resources through pre-breeding |
Area of research : | Agricultural Sciences |
Focus area : | Genetic |
Principal Investigator : | Dr. B S Tyagi, Scientist, Indian Institute of Wheat and Barley Research (IIWBR), Karnal |
Contact info : | Sindhu.Sareen@icar.gov.in; Vikas.Gupta@icar.gov.in; Arun.Gupta@icar.gov.in; Bhudeva.Singh@icar.gov.in |
Details
Executive Summary : | This wheat improvement program caters to the above needs and is devised keeping in identification of novel genetic diversity, introgression of novel genes and dissecting the genetic basis, to develop and use of embryo rescue techniques for gene transfer from alien sources. Development of parental wheat germplasm with novel genetic diversity and evaluation of fixed material, sharing and registering as genetic stocks. |
Co-PI: | Dr. Sindhu Sareen, Scientist, Indian Institute of Wheat and Barley Research (IIWBR), Karnal, Dr. Vikas Gupta, Scientist, Scientist, Indian Institute of Wheat and Barley Research (IIWBR), Karnal, Dr. Arun Gupta, Scientist, Scientist, Indian Institute of Wheat and Barley Research (IIWBR), Karnal, and others |
Achievements : | Triple gene dwarf lines with lodging resistance; Lines developed with specific rust resistance genes; The elite crosses showing complete resistance to Head Scab at DWR.; Tolerant and susceptible synthetic lines for different traits; Cell membrane stability in wild species |
Organizations involved
Implementing Agency : | Indian Institute of Wheat and Barley Research (IIWBR), Karnal, Haryana 132001 Funding Agency :Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR), New Delhi | |