{"id":4181,"date":"2014-01-04T10:42:30","date_gmt":"2014-01-04T05:12:30","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.pdkv.ac.in\/?page_id=4181"},"modified":"2025-01-20T15:00:00","modified_gmt":"2025-01-20T09:30:00","slug":"oilseed-research-unit-akola","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.pdkv.ac.in\/?page_id=4181","title":{"rendered":"Oilseed Research Unit, Akola"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
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\"glass_37\"<\/span><\/td>\u00a0<\/td>About Station<\/a><\/span><\/td>\"Oilseeds\"<\/td><\/tr>
\"glass_37\"<\/span><\/td>\u00a0<\/td>Agro Climatic Information <\/a><\/span><\/td><\/tr>
\"glass_37\"<\/span><\/td>\u00a0<\/td>Infrastructure<\/a><\/span><\/td><\/tr>
\"glass_37\"<\/span><\/td>\u00a0<\/td>Mandate<\/a><\/span><\/td><\/tr>
\"glass_37\"<\/span><\/td>\u00a0<\/td>Objectives <\/a><\/span><\/td><\/tr>
\"glass_37\"<\/span><\/td>\u00a0<\/td>Scientists <\/a><\/span><\/td><\/tr>
\"glass_37\"<\/span><\/td>\u00a0<\/td> Research Activities and Achievements<\/a><\/span><\/td><\/tr>
\"glass_37\"<\/span><\/td>\u00a0<\/td>Research Recommendations<\/a><\/span><\/td><\/tr>
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\"glass_37\"<\/span><\/td>\u00a0<\/td>Transfer of Technologies <\/a><\/span><\/td><\/tr>
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About Station<\/span><\/span><\/h3>

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Oilseed Research Unit was established in Dr. Panjabrao Deshmukh Krishi Vidyapeeth Akola in the year 1972, with the inception of AICRP on Sunflower. Sunflower seed production and Groundnut Seed Production centres (AOS-Annual Oilseed Scheme) were established in the year 1974 and 1987 respectively at Akola. Govt. of Maharashtra has sanctioned a scheme on Strengthening of Oilseeds Research Programme (SORP) in the year 1980. Recently in the year 2001, AICRP on Safflower was established at Akola. In this way at present, four ICAR projects are running in Oilseed Research Unit at Akola. This centre is also working voluntarily on groundnut since, 1976.<\/span><\/p>

Administrative set-up<\/span><\/p>

Director of Research
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Senior Research Scientist (Oilseed)<\/strong><\/p><\/div><\/td><\/tr>

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AICRP
on Sunflower<\/strong><\/p><\/div><\/td>

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SORP<\/strong><\/p><\/div><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/div>

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Agro Climatic Information<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/h3>

Akola is situated at an elevation of 307.4 meter above the mean sea level at 220 42\u2019 North latitude and 770 02\u2019 East longitude and has subtropical climate. Normal rainfall of 768.5 mm in 41 rainy days received at Akola centre. Rainfall received during four months i.e. June to Sept. maximum temperature ranges between 29.0 0<\/sup>C to 47.2 0<\/sup>C. April, May and 1st week of June are the hottest period in which temperature ranges between 33 0<\/sup>C to 44 0<\/sup>C. However, in the month of December and January maximum temp is below 30 0<\/sup>C. The minimum temp ranges between 10.3 0<\/sup> to 27.6 0<\/sup>C. Bright sunshine hours ranges between 3.3 to 8.8 hours. In rainy season sunshine hours are less (3.3 to 4.5 hours) wind speed in the range of 4.9 to 9.1 km\/hour during January to April. However, it is more onwards April up to Sept. (10 to 16.2 km\/hour). Relative humidity 10 % during summer and maximum in Rainy season i.e. 88 %. Evaporation rate is maximum during summer (17.3 mm\/day) and minimum in the month December and January (402 to 5.2 mm day).<\/span><\/p>

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Infrastructure<\/span><\/span><\/h3>
Location<\/span><\/div><\/td>
Area(Ha)<\/span><\/div><\/td><\/tr>
Shivar Block, CRS<\/span><\/div><\/td>
5.81<\/span><\/div><\/td><\/tr>
Shivani Block, CRS<\/span><\/div><\/td>
4.00<\/span><\/div><\/td><\/tr>
Total Land<\/span><\/div><\/td>
9.81<\/span><\/div><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table>
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Mandate<\/span><\/span><\/h3>

AICRP on Sunflower<\/span><\/p>