| Name of Scheme |
All India Coordinated Pearl Millet Improvement Project (AICPMIP) |
| Name of Incharge with Contact No. & Email |
Dr. S. K. Jain
Mobile No. 8824958070
Email: milletdurgapura@rediffmail.com |
| Date of start of scheme |
1976 |
| Major Objectives |
1. To develop early to medium maturing dual purpose hybrid/composites having high degree of resistance to Downey mildew & drought tolerance.
2. Development of suitable disease free drought tolerant inbred.
3. Development of new crossline.
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| Major Achievements |
1. 8 hybrids (RHB-30,RHB-58,RHB-90,RHB-127,RHB-121,RHB-154,RHB-173,RHB-177))
2. 2 composites (RCB-2,Raj-171)
3. 4 male sterile lines (RM 56,RM 57,RM 518,RM 521
4. 11 Breeder Lines
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| Staff Strength |
Teaching: 5
Non Teaching: 14 |
| Awards/Recognition |
Best centre award of ACICP on Pearl millet for Kharif 2011 by the workshop held at Jaipur from 17-19 March, 2012 |
| Pearl Millet: Varieties Developed-10 |
Bajra is one of the important kharif cereals grown extensively in arid and semi-arid regions of the state. The area under the crop sometimes exceeds 50 lac ha during the monsoon season. To cater the need of the farmers high yielding composite namely Raj 171 and hybrids viz., RHB 90, RHB 121, RHB-127, RHB 173 and RHB 177 have been developed, which are resistant to downy mildew and have bristles on ear heads for protection from bird damage, suitable for cultivation in arid and semi-arid regions of the state. The hybrid RHB 154 has been developed for low rainfall (below 400 mm) areas of the Country (A1 Zone).
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