India-Chickpea Seed Road Map_TL III Annual Meet

1. Tropical Legumes-III
India – Chickpea Seed Road Map
Sushil K. Chaturvedi
ICAR-Indian Institute of Pulses Research
Kanpur, India

2. Nucleus seed
• Research Institutes
Breeder seed
• Research Institutes
• National Seed Corporation
Foundation/Certified seed
• National Seed Corporation
• Uttar Pradesh State Seed Corporation
• Seed Societies and farmers
Truthfully labeled seed
• Seed Societies and farmers
Seed production system in India

3. Quantity of certified seed required to cover
30% area in target districts
District Area (ha)
Seed required
(tons)
Hamirpur 80,800 5,656
Banda 95,200 6,664
Chitrakoot 45,100 3,157
Total 221,100 15,477
30% 66,330 4,643
2015-16 2016-17 2017-18
Breeder Foundation Certified
20.6 309.5 4,643
Note: Seed rate 70kg/ha
Seed multiplication ratio 1:15

4. Seed production during 2015-16
Variety Area ha (BS)
JG 14 1.00
JG 16 4.00
Shubhra (k) 6.25
Ujjawal (k) 4.00
Area 15.25
Expected
production
22.9 tons
Target 20.6 tons
387.5 tons certified seed of JG 16 and JAKI 9218 supplied
during 2015-16
Varieties under FPVS
Kabuli: Shubhra, Ujjawal
Desi: JG 14, JG 16, JAKI 9218
NBGe 47