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| All
India Coordinated Research Project on Soybean, Amravati |
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| About
Project
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center was started research on soybean voluntarily
from 2001 under AICRP and upgraded as Sub-center
in 2002 and started multidisciplinary research
work on soybean. Further in 2009 Directorate
Soybean Research (ICAR), Khandawa Road, Indore
(MP) upgraded as a Main Soybean Research Center
(AICRP). Now this center is one of the Main
Soybean Research Center among the eight main
center of the country. |
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| Agro
Climatic Information
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Amravati
is located between 21o46' North to 20o 32' to
North and 78o 27' East to 76o 37', at an altitude
of 365 meters above the mean sea level. It comes
under Assured Rainfall Zone. Rains are mostly
received from South-West monsoon during June
to October with mean annual precipitation 851.40
mm of which is generally received in avg. 42
rainy days. Amravati faces extreme variations
in temperature with very hot summer and very
cold winters. |
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| Infrastructure
Facilities
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center having laboratory facility to carry out
experimental aspect. This include, Hot air oven,
Autoclave, Rapid Plant Stress Screening Device,
Germinator, Canopy Analyzer, Image Analyzer
with Microscope Set up, Auto Kjeldhal System,
Deep freezer, Glassware’s, Chemicals etc.
To conduct in vitro experiment one Polyhouse
and one net house is available. |
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Mandate
| AICRP
on soybean involved multi-displinary research
includes Soybean Breeding, Soybean Entomology,
Soybean Pathology and Soybean Agronomy. Principal
mandate of this project is to develop soybean
varieties with high yielding, wider adoptable
and suitable for existing cropping system. Development
of soybean production technology is also a part
of mandatory research of this unit. Transfer
of improved technology on soybean to the cultivators
of Vidarbha is one of the mandatory works
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| Research
Activities and Achievements |
AICRP involved in conducting the front
line demonstration, adaptive trials through KVK’s
on farmers field and experimental trials viz. PYT, MVT,
IVT and AVT , Selection, Hybridization, Mutation and
germplasm maintenance etc.
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SOYBEAN BREEDING PROGRAMME |
i) Hybridization and selection in segregating generation.
ii) Collection, evaluation and maintenance of soybean
germplasm.
iii) Screening and selection of promising genotype.
iv) Generation advancement studies F1,F2,F3, F4, F5
and F6
v) Mutation breeding and selection of desirable mutant
lines
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| SOYBEAN PATHOLOGY AND MICROBIOLOGY |
| i) Trap nursery, survey and surveillance
for soybean disease in Vidarbha
ii) Screening of soybean breeding material against
major and minor diseases of soybean
iii) Disease management and microbiological experiments.
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| SOYBEAN ENTOMOLOGY |
i) Study the seasonal incidence
of major insect pests of soybean.
ii) Screening of breeding material for their recognition
against major insect pests of soybean.
iii) Development of Integrated Pest Management technology.
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| SOYBEAN AGRONOMY |
i) Agronomic requirement of newly
released and pre-released soybean genotypes in relation
to their seed rate, plant densities and nutrient level.
ii) Optimization of nutritional and irrigation schedule
for newly released varieties.
iii) Integrated Nutrient Management and soybean based
cropping system.
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| Achievements |
| 1) This centre has released two soybean varieties
viz., TAMS-38 and TAMS-98-21. |
2) In 2009 ,this center affirmed
as Main Center for Soybean research by All India Coordinated
Research Project on Soybean, DSR( ICAR, New, Delhi),
Indore(MP) |
3) Successfully completed the
three years project entitled “Genetic improvement
of soybean (Glycine max (L.) Merr.) for resistance
to moisture stress, root rot and collar rot through
induced mutation” in collaboration with BARC,
Trombay, Mumbai. |
4) The center has awarded by
3rd prize in AGROTECH-2009 and 2nd prize in Krishi
Melawa 2010 held at Gondia and Amravati respectively. |
| 5) The center is major contributed to develop production
technology of soybean. |
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| Research
Recommendations |
| This centre has released
two soybean varieties viz., TAMS-38 and TAMS-98-21.
The update information of these varieties is as follows: |
| 1) TAMS-38 |
Soybean variety TAMS-38
released in 2003 and Notified by central seed committee,
ICAR, New Delhi in 2005. It registered and conserved
in NBPGR in the name of IC-295927. The variety TAMS-38
(Monetta x PK-472) is early, with determinate growth
habit which gave 15-20% more yield in multilocation
varietal trials over JS-335. It is tolerant to multiple
pest and disease and delayed pod shattering habit.
DNA finger printing of this variety is completed. |
2) TAMS-98-21 |
| TAMS-98-21 released
in 2005. It registered and conserved in NBPGR in the
name of IC-415096. The variety TAMS-98-21 is a mutant
of JS-80-21 which gave 21% more yield in multilocation
varietal trials over JS-335, with high oil quality
(PUFA) (59.1% i.e. Lnoleic (52.6%) + Linolenic acid
(6.5%) than JS-335 (PUFA 55% i.e. Linoleic (48.8%)
+ Linolenic acid (6.2%).It is tolerant to multiple
pest and disease and delayed pod shattering habit. |
| Special
activities and outstanding work done by center |
| Pre Release Proposals of AMS
99-33 Soybean Variety submitted to Research Review
Committee, Dr.PDKV, Akola
2) List of Promising Genotypes
AMS-353, AMS 99-33, AMS-MB-5-19, AMS-MB-5-29, AMS-MB-5-31,
AMS-4-4, AMS-243, AMS-4-63, AMS- 323, AMS-MB-5-18
3) Studies on screening of soybean genotypes on root
length and high density of root moss. Mutant line
has been selected having 27 cm primary root length
in M-6 generation
4) Morphological Distinct germaplasm developed by
mutation breeding
5) Shri S. K. Dhapke, Soybean Breeder participate
and presented two research papers in World Soybean
Research Conference VIII held at Bejing, China during
10th -15th August 2009.
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| Transfer
of Technology
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| The following
production technology packages are recommended
to be followed to get the expected yield of the
soybean crop. |
1. Due to uncertainty of rainfall
and large gaps in rainfalls during the growing
period of soybean up to 30 to 40 % yield loss
was occurred. For that farmers should follow the
water conservation techniques as recommended by
university and protective irrigation at flowering
and pod filling stage.
2. Medium to heavy soil with good drainage quality
having the pH 6.5 to 7.5 should be selected. In
ill drain soils, gypsum 5 q/ha should be mixed
in the soil at preparatory tillage.
3. Crop rotation should be followed.
4. Well decomposed FYM or Compost/ vermicompost
@ 5 ton per hectare should be applied to the soil.
5. Selection of improved and high yielding varieties.
6. Use of genetically and physically pure seed
for sowing.
7. As soybean crop is sensitive to germination
percentage farmers must test the germination percentage
of seed before sowing. The seed having germination
percentage less than 70% should not use for sowing
purpose.
8. Proper spacing, either 30 x 8 cm (light soil)
or 45 x 5 cm (medium to black soil) and optimum
seed rate (75 kg/ha.) should be followed to have
the optimum plant population of about 4 to 4.5
lakhs/hector.
9. Seed treatment @ 3g Thiram or 2gm Thiram +
1gm Carbendezim /kg seed and Trichoderma viridi
@ 4g / kg of seed should be done before sowing.
10. The biofertilizers Rhizobium japonicum and
phosphate solubilizing bacteria 25 gm / kg seed
each should be used for treating the seed before
sowing. |
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| Publications
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Published so many news articles regarding awareness of low
cost production technology includes pest and
disease management, soybean seed production
techniques and improved cultivation practices
of soybean. |
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| Contact
Information
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Head,
Regional Research Center,
Morshi Road, Amravati -444603 (MS)
Phone No. (0721) 2663076
E-mail : rrc_amt@rediffmail.com
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