{"id":4135,"date":"2014-01-03T12:29:22","date_gmt":"2014-01-03T06:59:22","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.pdkv.ac.in\/?page_id=4135"},"modified":"2014-02-20T17:18:39","modified_gmt":"2014-02-20T11:48:39","slug":"wheat-research-unit-akola","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.pdkv.ac.in\/?page_id=4135","title":{"rendered":"Wheat Research Unit, Akola"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div style=\"padding: 2px 15px 2px 15px;\">\n<table class=\"main-table\" style=\"width: 542px; height: 199px;\" border=\"0\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-1759\" alt=\"glass_37\" src=\"http:\/\/www.pdkv.ac.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/glass_37.gif\" width=\"16\" height=\"16\" \/><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\u00a0<\/td>\n<td>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.pdkv.ac.in\/?page_id=4135#abtdept\">About Station<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td rowspan=\"7\">\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-4128 aligncenter\" alt=\"AKAW-4627\" src=\"http:\/\/www.pdkv.ac.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/AKAW-4627.jpg\" width=\"261\" height=\"162\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #008080;\">AKAW-4627<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"glass_37\" src=\"http:\/\/www.pdkv.ac.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/glass_37.gif\" width=\"16\" height=\"16\" \/><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\u00a0<\/td>\n<td>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.pdkv.ac.in\/?page_id=4135#objective\">Objectives<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"glass_37\" src=\"http:\/\/www.pdkv.ac.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/glass_37.gif\" width=\"16\" height=\"16\" \/><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\u00a0<\/td>\n<td>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.pdkv.ac.in\/?page_id=4135#research-act\">Research Activities<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"glass_37\" src=\"http:\/\/www.pdkv.ac.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/glass_37.gif\" width=\"16\" height=\"16\" \/><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\u00a0<\/td>\n<td>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.pdkv.ac.in\/?page_id=4135p#achieve\">Achievements<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"glass_37\" src=\"http:\/\/www.pdkv.ac.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/glass_37.gif\" width=\"16\" height=\"16\" \/><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\u00a0<\/td>\n<td>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.pdkv.ac.in\/?page_id=4135#transfer-techno\">Varieties Released<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"glass_37\" src=\"http:\/\/www.pdkv.ac.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/glass_37.gif\" width=\"16\" height=\"16\" \/><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\u00a0<\/td>\n<td>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: medium; color: #008080;\">Scientists<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"glass_37\" src=\"http:\/\/www.pdkv.ac.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/glass_37.gif\" width=\"16\" height=\"16\" \/><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\u00a0<\/td>\n<td>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.pdkv.ac.in\/?page_id=4135#contactinfo\">Contact Information<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<div><a name=\"abtdept\"><\/a><\/div>\n<h3>\u00a0<\/h3>\n<h3><span style=\"color: #800000;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">About Station<\/span><\/span><\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #008080;\">In Dr. Panjabrao Deshmukh Krishi Vidyapeeth, Akola Wheat Research Unit has been established at main campus, Akola under state non-plan scheme during 1981. It is then converted into state non-plan during 1987. This centre is conducting AICWIP program as voluntary centre since its inception.<\/span><\/p>\n<div><a name=\"objective\"><\/a><\/div>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: left;\">\u00a0<\/h3>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"color: #800000;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">Objectives<\/span><\/span><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #008080;\">Development of short duration, high yielding disease resistant \/ tolerant aestivum and durum wheat suitable for different management conditions.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<p><span style=\"color: #008080;\">Development of short duration temperature insensitive aestivum and durum wheat varieties with tolerance to terminal heat stress.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<p><span style=\"color: #008080;\">Development of product based varieties like bread, macaronis, biscuits etc. to meet industrial demand.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"color: #008080;\">Quality seed production.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div><a name=\"research-act\"><\/a><\/div>\n<h3>\u00a0<\/h3>\n<h3><span style=\"color: #800000; font-size: medium;\">Research Activities <\/span><\/h3>\n<ol>\n<li>\n<p><span style=\"color: #008080;\">Multiplication of desirable genotypes.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p><span style=\"color: #008080;\">Crossing of wheat genotypes and advancement of breeding material.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p><span style=\"color: #008080;\">Conduction of university trials.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p><span style=\"color: #008080;\">Conduction of AICWIP trials.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p><span style=\"color: #008080;\">Seed production of released genotypes.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p><span style=\"color: #008080;\">Conduction of training to the state extension officers\/workers.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p><span style=\"color: #008080;\">Organization of field days at farmers\u2019 field.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p><span style=\"color: #008080;\">Technology demonstrations through FLD\u2019s.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<div><a name=\"achieve\"><\/a><\/div>\n<h3>\u00a0<\/h3>\n<h3><span style=\"color: #800000;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">Achievements<\/span><\/span><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #008080;\">Variety AKW-381 has been released during 1991 for late sown irrigated condition.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<p><span style=\"color: #008080;\">AKW-1071 (Purna) has been released in 1992 for timely as well as late sown irrigated condition.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<p><span style=\"color: #008080;\">AKAW-3722 (Vimal) has been released in 2005 for timely sown irrigated condition.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<p><span style=\"color: #008080;\">AKDW-2997-16 (Sharad) has been released in 2005 for rainfed condition.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<p><span style=\"color: #008080;\">Bread wheat variety AKAW-4627 has been recently identified for irrigated late sown conditions in peninsular zone.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<p><span style=\"color: #008080;\">In all 16 Production technology and plant protection recommendations were made to achive the potential yield of wheat.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #008080;\">In addition. Number of genotypes were developed and identified as genetic sources for utilization in national wheat breeding project.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div><a name=\"transfer-techno\"><\/a><\/div>\n<h3>\u00a0<\/h3>\n<h3><span style=\"color: #800000; font-size: medium;\">Varieties Released <\/span><\/h3>\n<table class=\"themetable\" style=\"width: 727px; height: 489px;\" border=\"0\" cellspacing=\"1\" cellpadding=\"0\">\n<tbody>\n<tr align=\"left\" valign=\"top\">\n<th class=\"headerrow\" width=\"6%\">\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Sr. No.<br \/> <\/span><\/p>\n<\/th>\n<th class=\"headerrow\" width=\"18%\">\n<p><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Name of variety<\/span><\/p>\n<\/th>\n<th class=\"headerrow\" width=\"18%\">\n<p><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Year of release\/ recommended ecology<\/span><\/p>\n<\/th>\n<th class=\"headerrow\" width=\"15%\">\n<p><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Management conditions<\/span><\/p>\n<\/th>\n<th class=\"headerrow\" width=\"14%\">\n<p><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Grain Yield(q\/ha)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/th>\n<th class=\"headerrow\" width=\"29%\" height=\"-10\">\n<p><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Special features if any<\/span><\/p>\n<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"oddrow\">\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\" height=\"5\"><span style=\"color: #008080;\">1<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color: #008080;\">AKW-381<\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #008080;\">1990 <\/span><br \/><span style=\"color: #008080;\"> Vidarbha<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color: #008080;\">Irrigated late sown conditions<\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #008080;\">24-25 q\/ha<\/span><\/td>\n<td height=\"-5\"><span style=\"color: #008080;\">Early maturity, amber-red colored bold grains, moderate yield level (24-25 q\/ha)<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"evenrow\">\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\" height=\"14\"><span style=\"color: #008080;\">2.<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color: #008080;\">AKW-1071 (Purna)<\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #008080;\">1991 <\/span><br \/><span style=\"color: #008080;\"> Vidarbha<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color: #008080;\">Irrigated timely sown conditions<\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #008080;\">35-37 q\/ha<\/span><\/td>\n<td height=\"-5\"><span style=\"color: #008080;\">High yield, good grain and chapatti making qualities. But grain shattering problem, if harvesting is delayed<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"oddrow\">\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\" height=\"14\"><span style=\"color: #008080;\">3.<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color: #008080;\">Vimal <\/span><br \/><span style=\"color: #008080;\"> (AKAW-3722)<\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #008080;\">2005 <\/span><br \/><span style=\"color: #008080;\"> Maharashtra<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color: #008080;\">Irrigated timely sown conditions<\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #008080;\">40-42 q\/ha<\/span><\/td>\n<td height=\"-5\"><span style=\"color: #008080;\">High yield, good grain and chapatti making qualities, resistant to rust diseases however susceptible for store grain pests<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"evenrow\">\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\" height=\"14\"><span style=\"color: #008080;\">4.<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color: #008080;\">AKDW-2997-16 (Sharad)<\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #008080;\">2005 <\/span><br \/><span style=\"color: #008080;\"> Peninsular Zone (Maharashtra, Karnataka)<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color: #008080;\">Rainfed conditions<\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #008080;\">12-14 q\/ha<\/span><\/td>\n<td height=\"-5\"><span style=\"color: #008080;\">High yield, good grains, chapatti and pasta product qualities are better<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"oddrow\">\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\" height=\"14\"><span style=\"color: #008080;\">5.<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color: #008080;\">AKAW-4627<\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #008080;\">2009<\/span><br \/><span style=\"color: #008080;\"> Peninsular Zone (Maharashtra, Karnataka)<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color: #008080;\">Irrigated late sown conditions<\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #008080;\">42-44 q\/ha<\/span><\/td>\n<td height=\"-5\"><span style=\"color: #008080;\">Very early maturing (96 days) variety with semi dwarf stature. Grains are amber, semi-hard and medium bold. High yield and highly suitable for bread making purpose. Resistant to leaf and stem rust.<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"evenrow\">\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\" height=\"14\">\n<p><span style=\"color: #008080;\">6.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color: #008080;\">WSM-1472<\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #008080;\">2010<\/span><br \/><span style=\"color: #008080;\"> Vidarbha<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color: #008080;\">Rainfed &amp; Restricted irrigation conditions<\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #008080;\">20-22 q\/ha<\/span><\/td>\n<td height=\"-5\"><span style=\"color: #008080;\">High yield potential under restricted irrigation, good grains, better for chapatti and pasta products, resistant to leaf and stem rust, leaf blight and kernel bunt disease<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<div>\u00a0<\/p>\n<table class=\"main-table\" style=\"width: 755px; height: 377px;\" border=\"0\" align=\"center\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-4129\" alt=\"AKW 381\" src=\"http:\/\/www.pdkv.ac.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/AKW-381.jpg\" width=\"208\" height=\"150\" \/><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-4130\" alt=\"AKW 1071\" src=\"http:\/\/www.pdkv.ac.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/AKW-1071.jpg\" width=\"233\" height=\"154\" \/><\/td>\n<td>\u00a0<\/td>\n<td><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-4131 aligncenter\" alt=\"Field view 2997-16\" src=\"http:\/\/www.pdkv.ac.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/Field-view-2997-16.jpg\" width=\"223\" height=\"154\" \/><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #008080;\">AKW-381\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #008080;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #008080;\">AKW-1071 (Purna)\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color: #008080;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #008080;\">\u00a0Field view 2997-16<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-4132\" alt=\"Field View of AKAW-3722\" src=\"http:\/\/www.pdkv.ac.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/Field-View-of-AKAW-3722.jpg\" width=\"200\" height=\"165\" \/><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-4133 aligncenter\" alt=\"Field view of AKAW-4627\" src=\"http:\/\/www.pdkv.ac.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/Field-view-of-AKAW-4627.jpg\" width=\"231\" height=\"165\" \/><\/td>\n<td>\u00a0<\/td>\n<td><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-4134 aligncenter\" alt=\"Individual ear head 2997-16\" src=\"http:\/\/www.pdkv.ac.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/Individual-ear-head-2997-16.jpg\" width=\"221\" height=\"163\" \/><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #008080;\">\u00a0Field View of AKAW-3722<\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #008080;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #008080;\">\u00a0Field View of AKAW-4627<\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #008080;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #008080;\">\u00a0Individual ear head 2997-16<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<div><a name=\"contactinfo\"><\/a><\/div>\n<h3>\u00a0<\/h3>\n<h3><span style=\"color: #993366;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium; color: #800000;\">Contact Information<\/span><strong><\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\">Senior Research Scientist<\/span><br \/><span style=\"color: #008080;\"> Wheat Research Unit,<\/span><br \/><span style=\"color: #008080;\"> Dr. P.D.K.V.<\/span><br \/><span style=\"color: #008080;\"> Akola &#8211; 444 104<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pdkv.ac.in\/?page_id=4135\" class=\"read-more\">Read More &#8230;<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_seopress_robots_primary_cat":"","_seopress_titles_title":"","_seopress_titles_desc":"","_seopress_robots_index":"","ngg_post_thumbnail":0,"footnotes":"","_wp_rev_ctl_limit":""},"class_list":["post-4135","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.pdkv.ac.in\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/4135","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.pdkv.ac.in\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.pdkv.ac.in\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.pdkv.ac.in\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.pdkv.ac.in\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=4135"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.pdkv.ac.in\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/4135\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.pdkv.ac.in\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=4135"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}