MANDATE

• Multidisciplinary research on Crop Improvement, Crop Production and Crop Protection aspects of groundnut are carried out in all the regular centres as well as selected KVKs / voluntary centres, across the country, in the areas of :

• Development of high yielding varieties possessing resistance/field tolerance to drought, diseases and pests; high temperature, salinity and acid soils.

• Development of groundnut based cropping system and economically viable production and protection technologies for exploiting the potential yield of the crop variety and thereby reducing gaps between realizable and potential.

• Demonstration of proven production and processing technologies on quality aspects through On-Farm Demonstrations for the benefit of farmers in target areas.

• Identification of stable sources of resistance to biotic and abiotic stresses at hot spots and their utilization in varietal improvement programme through national and international collaboration.

• Production of Nucleus and Breeder seed of nationally important varieties.
   

 Verities Released
 

Large seeded varieties with reduced aflatoxin risk for export promotion

BAU 13, B 95, Somnath TKG 19 A and GG 20  

Disease resistant varieties for endemic areas

Multiple foliar disease resistant for    rain fed Kharif

ALR 1, ALR 2, Girnar 1, ICG (FDRS) 10, ALR 3, ICGV 86590

Field tolerance to PBND under Rabi/Summer situation.

ICGS 11 (ICGV 87123), ICGS 44

Resistant to Rust and LLS

ICG FDRS 10, ICGV 86590, R 8808, R 9201

Nematode tolerance (Kalahasti melody)

Tirupati 2, Tirupati 4

Pests resistance

Girnar 1 (Jassid), ICGV 87160 (Aphid), Kadiri 3, BG 2 (Spodoptera)

Varieties for regional and multi-regional importance

High yielding and early maturing Spanish bunch varieties

DRG 17, K 134, DRG 12, Dh 86, JL 220, SR 1, VRI 2, VRI 3, VRI 4, Co 4, AK 159, GG7 

High yielding and early maturing Virginia varieties

CSMG 884, CSMG 84-1, HNG 10, LGN 2, JSP 21

High harvest index (about 50%)

TAG 24, TG 26,GG 2

 Fresh Seed dormancy

TG 17 (30 days), TG 26 (12-15 days), VRI 1(7 days), BSR 1 (21 days), Dh 40 (30 days)

Tolerant to acid soils

TG 3, TG 22

Tolerant to salt affected soils

TG 32, K 1224, RHRG 104

Confectionery types

BAU 13, B 95, TKG 19A, GG 20,Somnath

High water use and partitioning efficient

TAG 24, TMV 2, ICG 2730, ICG 5263, NCAc 343, Somnath 

Drought tolerant varieties

ICGS 37, CSMG 84-1, CSMG 8784,TAG 24, K 134

Paddy fallow residual moisture situations in Orissa and Coastal Andhra Pradesh for Rabi/Summer season

RSHY 1, VRI 3, Dh 40, BSR 1  

For rice based cropping systems (RBCS) in NE states

BSR 1, TG 26, R 8806, Dh 40

For spring situations in Punjab and U.P

ICGS 1, SG 84

 
Technologies Developed