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Presentation at the 95th Governing Board meeting (Program Committee) By Research Program: Genetic Gains (RP-GG)

  1. Research Program: Genetic Gains (RP-GG) Presentation at the 95th Governing Board meeting Program Committee 30 Sept 2020 Presented by Rajeev K. Varshney Research Program Director- Genetic Gains
  2. Presentation at the 95th ICRISAT Governing Board Meeting Program Committee Sept 30, 2020 • Harnessing the full potential of modern genomics, molecular biology, and advanced breeding approaches. • Generating trait knowledge, tools/technologies and platforms for integration with crop improvement programs towards improving crop productivity, profitability, and nutrition. • Empowering national programs for adopting modern technologies in their crop improvement programs to contribute to SD2. 2 Aspirations towards achieving SDG2
  3. Presentation at the 95th ICRISAT Governing Board Meeting Program Committee Sept 30, 2020 Enhancing trait knowledge 3 • Understanding genome architecture, genetic variations and molecular basis of traits – stress tolerance, productivity and nutrition traits • Molecular mapping for nutrition traits- protein, iron, zinc, etc. by using sequencing and phenotyping data • Genes and diagnostic markers for drought tolerance, salinity tolerance and several diseases, e.g. groundnut rosette virus • Engineering reproductive plasticity e.g. photoperiod insensitivity in pigeonpea
  4. Presentation at the 95th ICRISAT Governing Board Meeting Program Committee Sept 30, 2020 Developing tools, technologies and platforms 4 • Diagnostic markers on high-throughput genotyping platform • Mid-density arrays and QC panel for enhancing breeding efficiency • GOBii (v 2.2) to manage and archive high- density genotyping data and linking these data to tools and pipelines for routine use in modern breeding • RapidGen platform for reducing breeding cycle time
  5. Presentation at the 95th ICRISAT Governing Board Meeting Program Committee Sept 30, 2020 Accelerating genetic gains in breeding/ NARS programs 5 • New sources for stress tolerance (striga, late leaf spot, drought) and nutrition traits through by tapping crop wild relatives • Molecular breeding for nutrition traits e.g. high oleic acid in groundnut • Host-induced gene silencing and haplotype- based breeding for minimizing aflatoxin contamination • Optimizing genomic prediction approaches for enhancing yield in rainfed conditions
  6. Presentation at the 95th ICRISAT Governing Board Meeting Program Committee Sept 30, 2020 Delivering genetic gains to NARS 6 • Facilitated development and release of 312 drought tolerant, nutrient dense varieties in >15 countries; production of 0.4 Mt seeds, planted on 6.2 Mha by 23.3 M farmers producing 7 Mt seeds worth US$ 3.2B • HTPG project provided 7.5 M datapoints (US$ 2 M) to 30+ NARS, 8 CGIAR centers in 28 countries; data being used in breeding programs to develop climate resilient, high-yielding and nutritious varieties • One webinar on genomics, one on seed system and one training course on advanced genomics technologies for empowering NARS
  7. Presentation at the 95th ICRISAT Governing Board Meeting Program Committee Sept 30, 2020 Thank You Questions? 7
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