Developed drought tolerant lines in chickpea through selection based on partitioning coefficient,Improving drought adaptation in chickpea through marker-assisted breeding and trait based selection

1. Current Project Portfolio and
Outputs for Grain Legumes
Pooran Gaur

2. Share of Asia in area and production of
Grain Legumes
Area
(m ha)
Production
(m t)
Yield
(kg/ha)
Chickpea Asia 12.1 11.1 916
World 13.5 13.1 968
Share of Asia 89% 85%
Pigeonpea Asia 5.3 3.9 741
World 6.2 4.7 762
Share of Asia 86% 83%
Groundnut Asia 11.9 30 2523
World 25.4 45.2 1777
Share of Asia 47% 66%

3. GLP 1: CRP-Grain Legumes
Duration: 4 yrs (2013-2016)
Related Product Lines
PL 2. Heat-tolerant chickpea
PL 3. Short-duration, drought-tolerant and
aflatoxin-free groundnut
PL 4. High nitrogen-fixing chickpea
PL 5. Insect-smart chickpea and pigeonpea
PL 6. Extra-early chickpea varieties
PL 7. Herbicide-tolerant, machine-
harvestable chickpea varieties
PL 8. Pigeonpea hybrid and management
practices

4. GLP2: Sustainable Management of Crop-based Production
Systems for Raising Agricultural Productivity in Rainfed Asia
Funding agency: IFAD
Duration: 5 years (Jul 2012 to Mar 2017)
Target Countries: India, Nepal, Lao PDR
and Vietnam
Partners: SAUs, NARC, VAAS and IFAD
loan projects
Outputs
• Resilient and productive rainfed cropping systems identified
and promoted.
• Suitable improved cultivars and production technologies
identified and promoted.
• Promoted inclusive market-oriented development in rainfed
agriculture
• Knowledge empowerment of farmers in improved crop
production technologies

5. GLP 3: Increasing productivity of legume-based farming
systems in the Central Dry Zone (CDZ) of Myanmar
Funding agency: ACIAR
Duration: May 2014 to Dec 2017
Target Country/zone: Myanmar - CDZ
Outputs:
• Farmer-preferred varieties identified and promoted
• Large number of demonstrations conducted on improved
cultivars and production technologies
• Community based seed production system developed
• Identified suitable breeding materials for Myanmar and
supplied these to DAR
• Training provided to farmers and extension workers on ICM of
legumes and researchers on legume improvement

6. GLP 4: Increasing Food Legumes Production by Small Farmers to
Strengthen Food and Nutrition Security through Adoption of
Improved Technologies within South-South Cooperation.
Funding agency: OCP Foundation, Morocco
Duration: 4 yrs (Apr 2013 - Mar 2017)
Target Country/States: India – Karnataka
and Telngana
Partners: UAS Raichur and PJTSAU
Outputs:
• Large number of demonstrations conducted on improved
varieties and production technologies of chickpea and
pigeonpea.
• FPOs established for chickpea and pigeonpea seed production
• Seed production undertaken as per requirement of the
project at farmers’ field

7. Crop specific projects

8. CPP 1: Developing chickpea cultivars suited to
mechanical harvesting and tolerant to herbicides
Funding agency: DACFW, Govt. of India
Duration: 4 yrs (Apr 2013 - Mar 2017)
Target Country/States: India - AP, TS,
Karnataka, MP, UP, Punjab
Partners: (1) IIPR, Kanpur, (2) IARI, New
Delhi, (3) PAU, Ludhiana, (4) RAKCA,
Sehore (5) UAS-Dharwad, and (6) RARS-
Nandyal
Outputs:
• Developed chickpea varieties suited to mechanical harvesting
• Modified/adjusted combine harvesters to customize for
chickpea harvesting
• Developed chickpea breeding lines tolerant to herbicides

9. CPP 2: Promotion of Improved Chickpea Varieties in Rice-Based
Cropping Systems of Smallholder Farmers in Odisha
Funding agency: Govt of Odisha
Duration: 4 yrs (Oct 2014 to Sep 2018)
Target Country/States: India - Odisha
Partners: Dept of Agri, OSSC Ltd and
OSSOPCA
Outputs
• Farmers’ preferred varieties identified and promoted.
• Nucleus and breeder seed produced/facilitated by ICRISAT
• Foundation and certified seed produced at farmers’ fields in Odisha
• Large number of demonstrations conducted in Odisha on ICM
practices
• Training provided to farmers, extension personnel, and project staff
on ICM and seed production.
• Developed varieties/production technologies suitable for Odisha as
per emerging needs

10. CPP 3: TL-III Obj 5: To Enhance Chickpea Productivity
and Production in focus geographies of Sub-Saharan
Africa and South Asia (RP-GG)
Funding agency: BMGF
Duration: 4 yrs (2015-2018)
Target Country/States: India - UP
Partner: IIPR, Kanpur
Outputs:
• Identified molecular markers linked to genes/QTLs associated
with heat tolerance
• Developed chickpea varieties suitable for Uttar Pradesh
• Identified and promoted farmer-preferred varieties
• Strengthened formal and informal seed system
• Capacity building of NARES partners and farmers

11. Project # 4: EU-India “Water4Crops” Project; Task 4.4:
Improving drought adaptation in chickpea through
marker-assisted breeding and trait based selection
Funding agency: Dept. of Biotechnology,
Govt. of India
Duration: 4 yrs (Nov 2012 - Oct 2016)
Target Country: India
Outputs
• Improved drought tolerance in chickpea through marker-
assisted introgression of genomic region controlling drought
tolerance traits
• Developed drought tolerant lines in chickpea through selection
based on partitioning coefficient
Irrigated Rainfed

12. Project # 5: Development of climate resilient chickpea
varieties using genomics assisted breeding approaches
and promotion of best suitable varieties in Karnataka
(RP-GG; PI: Mahendar Thudi)
Funding agency: Govt. of Karnataka
Duration: 3 yrs (Apr 2016 - Mar 2018)
Target Country/States: India - Karnataka
Partners: UAS-Raichur, ARS-Kalburgi
Outputs:
• Farmer preferred cultivars identified and promoted.
• Developed drought and Fusarium wilt resistant cultivars
through targeted and accelerated breeding.
• Mapped QTLs for dry root rot resistance
• Enhanced capacity of NARS.

13. Project # 6: Utilizing chickpea genome sequence for
crop improvement (RP-GG: PI: Rajeev Varshney)
Funding agency: DAC, Govt. of India
Duration: 3 yrs (Apr 2014 to Mar 2017)
Target Country/States: India
(with global application of results)
Partners: (1) ICARDA-New Delhi,
(2) IIPR-Kanpur, (3) RARI-Durgapura,
(4) RAKCA-Sehore, and (5) JAU-Junagadh
Outputs
• Evaluated existing superior lines based on available data in
multi-location environments
• Molecular breeding for higher yield carried out by integrating
genomic selection approach in breeding.
• Molecular markers identified for important traits using
nested association mapping (NAM) approach

14. PPP 1: Identification of superior alleles and lines from
wild Cajanus species for pigeonpea improvement
Funding agency: Global Crop Diversity Trust
Duration: 4 yrs (Aug 2015 - Jul 2018)
Target Country/States: India - Telangana & AP
Partners: PJTSAU, ANGRAU
Outputs:
• Developed a set of fertility restoring lines with high
combining ability.
• Identified elite lines in different maturity duration.
• Developed heterotic hybrid combinations.

15. PPP 2: Enhancing livelihoods of resource-poor farmers
of Rajasthan through the introduction of ecofriendly
pigeonpea varieties
Funding agency: Govt. of Rajasthan
Duration: 4 yrs (Jan 2012 – Dec 2016)
Target Country/States: India - Rajasthan
Partners: RARI, Durgapura, Jaipur
Outputs:
• Identified and promoted farmer-preferred varieties
• Developed village-level seed systems
• Enhanced capacity of farmers, Self Help Groups and Seed
Organizations in Pigeonpea production technologies
• Promoted dal making and established market linkages
• Provided research backstopping.

16. PPP 3: Development of Hybrid Pigeonpea Technology
Suitable for Rajasthan
Funding agency: Govt. of Rajasthan
Duration: 4 yrs (Jan 2012 - Dec 2016)
Target Country/States: India - Rajasthan
Partners: RARI, Durgapura, Jaipur
Outputs:
• Stable cytoplasmic nuclear male sterile (CMS) lines developed
• Stable fertility restorers identified
• Evaluated and identified high yielding experimental hybrids.
• Seed production technology for hybrids and their parents
developed

17. CPP 4: Introduction and expansion of improved
pigeonpea production technology in rainfed upland
ecosystems of Odisha
Funding agency: Govt. of Odisha
Duration: 4 yrs (May 2015 – Apr 2018)
Target Country/States: India - Odisha
Partners: DOA, OSSC Ltd and OSSOPCA
Outputs:
• Identified and promoted farmer-preferred varieties
• Developed village-level seed systems
• Enhanced capacity of farmers, Self Help Groups and Seed
Organizations in Pigeonpea production technologies
• Promoted dal making and established market linkages
• Provided research backstopping.

18. PPP 4: Improved pigeonpea Hybrid Parents for
Increased and Stable Production
Funding agency: PPHPRC
Duration: 5 yrs (2014-2018)
Target Country/States: India
Partners: Indian NARS and Pvt. Sector
Seed Companies (3)
Outputs:
• Developed hybrid parents in super early, early and medium
duration groups.
• Developed hybrids with resistance for diseases wilt, sterility
mosaic and phytopthora.
• Identified maintainers and restorers on new CMS sources.
• Facilitated seed production of parents and hybrids

19. GNP 1: Fast-Tracking Release of ‘High Oleic’ Peanut
Varieties in India
Funding agency: MARS Chocolate North
America, USA
Duration: 1 yr (May 2016 to Apr 2017)
Target Country/States: India
Partners: DGR (Gujarat) and SAUs
Outputs:
• Identified superior ‘high oleic’ peanut lines through multi-
location testing
• Assessed shelf life and flavor attributes of ‘high oleic’ peanut
lines.
• Recommend selected ‘high oleic’ peanut lines for testing
under AICRP trials

20. GNP 2: Fast tracking release of high oil and high oleic groundnut
varieties and promoting their adoption by farmers for enhanced
production and quality of groundnut oil (Phase II)
Funding agency: NMOOP, Govt. of India.
Duration: 1 yr (Apr 2016 – Mar 2017)
Target Country/States: India - Rajasthan
Partners: DGR & JAU (Gujarat); TNAU
(Tamil Nadu); ANGRAU (Andhra Pradesh)
Outputs:
• Demonstrations conducted on ‘high oil’ groundnut varieties in
100 ha in Gujarat and Tamil Nadu.
• Seed multiplied for new ‘high oil’ lines and supplied to seed
corporations
• Recommend ‘high oleic’ groundnut lines for inclusion in state
/national testing through multi-location trials.

21. GNP 3: Scaling-up of Improved Groundnut Varieties
through Established Seed System in Various Cropping
Systems of Smallholder Farmers in Odisha
Funding agency: Govt. of Odisha
Duration: 4 yrs (Apr 2015 to Mar 2019)
Target Country/States: India - Odisha
Partners: Agri Dept.
Outputs:
• Identified and promoted high yielding, short-duration,
drought tolerant and disease resistant cultivars.
• Develop village-level seed systems
• Strengthened capacity of stakeholders
• Established market linkages
• Provided research backstopping

22. Thank you!
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