Research Activities and Achievements<\/span><\/h3>\nCotton Breeding<\/span><\/p>\n\n- \n
Fundamental research including the interspecific breeding by use of wild species of cotton such as G. anomalum, G. raimondii, G. thurberi, G. aridum, etc. was carried out to enlarge the gene pool and to find out the suitable sources of male sterility for heterosis breeding programme and to introgress the various characters.<\/span><\/div>\n<\/li>\n- \n
Breeding for clean seeded characters: Development of high yielding clean seeded varieties to facilitate high oil recovery, easy processing and to avoid mechanical delinting in both deshi and American cottons.<\/span><\/div>\n<\/li>\n- \n
Breeding for high yielding superior medium to long staple cotton varieties in both deshi and American cottons.<\/span><\/div>\n<\/li>\n- \n
Breeding for high ginning percentage and big boll varieties of both G. hirsutum and G. arboreum cottons.<\/span><\/div>\n<\/li>\n- \n
Heterosis breeding programme for the development of high yielding medium\/long staple, short\/long duration American cotton hybrids with resistant\/tolerane to major pests, diseases and drought using available male sterile sources (CMS\/GMS).<\/span><\/div>\n<\/li>\n- \n
Heterosis breeding for development of high yielding medium to long staple deshi cotton hybrids based on male sterility techniques.<\/span><\/div>\n<\/li>\n- \n
Breeding for tolerance\/resistance to different pests and diseases in diploid and tetraploid cottons.<\/span><\/div>\n<\/li>\n- \n
Breeding for high g\/tex at 3.2 mm gauge tenacity in hirsutum varieties and hybrids<\/span><\/div>\n<\/li>\n- \n
Development of suitable for mechanical\/rainfed cultivation in both American and arboreum cottons.<\/span><\/div>\n<\/li>\n- \n
Improvement of fibre properties in diploid cotton.<\/span><\/div>\n<\/li>\n- \n
Evaluation of advanced breeding material for incorporation in Multilocation trials.<\/span><\/div>\n<\/li>\n- \n
Conduct of University, State and National Multilocation trials.<\/span><\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\nCotton Entomology <\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n\n- Screening of breeding material for their recognition against pest of cotton<\/span><\/li>\n
- Development of suitable, economic and effective pest control measures for major pests of cotton.<\/span><\/li>\n
- Observations on the occurrence of key pests of cotton.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
Cotton Agronomy<\/span><\/p>\n\n
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Optimization of nutrient requirement and plant geometry for Bt cotton.<\/span><\/div>\n<\/li>\n- Agronomic requirement of promising \/ pre-released \/ recently released hirsutum and arboretum genotypes.<\/span><\/li>\n
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Foliar application of nutrients on growth and yield of Bt cotton.<\/span><\/div>\n<\/li>\n- \n
Management of leaf reddening in Bt cotton.<\/span><\/div>\n<\/li>\n- \n
Agronomic evaluation of Bt cotton hybrid under varied crop geometry and NPK levels under rainfed conditions.<\/span><\/div>\n<\/li>\n- \n
Integrated rain water and nutrient management for improvement in productivity and fibre quality of Bt cotton.<\/span><\/div>\n<\/li>\n- \n
Precision application of irrigation and fertilizer through drip on productivity and fibre quality of Bt cotton.<\/span><\/div>\n<\/li>\n- \n
Synchronising N and K supply with Bt cotton demand to enhance fertilizer use efficiency.<\/span><\/div>\n<\/li>\n- \n
Studies on soil olant narrations in intercropped kharif legumes with Bt cotton under rainfed conditions.<\/span><\/div>\n<\/li>\n- \n
Evaluation of various modules for cotton production.<\/span><\/div>\n<\/li>\n- \n
Evaluation of various products in relation to cotton production.<\/span><\/div>\n<\/li>\n- \n
Maximization of yield potential of various released \/ promising varieties and hybrids of cotton.<\/span><\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\nCotton Pathology <\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n
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