To develop and deploy genetic and genomic resources and tools for structural, comparative, translational and functional genomics approaches for mapping, dissection and characterization of priority target traits leading to marker/allele discovery and their initial validation for deployment in forward breeding to accelerate the rate of genetic gain in ICRISAT mandate crops.
Research Program Genetic Gains (RPGG) Review Meeting 2021: Update on Sequenci...ICRISAT
A range of marker genotyping platforms have been made available to breeders/ researchers from ICRISAT and NARS from all regions. It will be great if CESGB/SISU can be upgraded with new machines. GTD/FB colleagues developing new marker genotyping platforms- mid-density SNP arrays. Therefore, researchers and breeders are encouraged to avail sequencing and genotyping facilities from SISU to accelerate their research and modernize breeding programs.
Research Program Genetic Gains (RPGG) Review Meeting 2021: A crop of prodigio...ICRISAT
Pearl millet is a staple food for more than 90 million farmers in arid and semi-arid regions of sub-Saharan Africa, India and South Asia. ICRISAT highlight the substantial enrichment for wax biosynthesis genes, which may contribute to heat and drought tolerance in this crop. ICRISAT resequenced and analyzed 994 pearl millet lines, enabling insights into population structure, genetic diversity and domestication. We use these resequencing data to establish marker trait associations for genomic selection, to define heterotic pools, and to predict hybrid performance.
Research Program Genetic Gains (RPGG) Review Meeting 2021: Current status and...ICRISAT
SNPs designed for validated in mapping populations and breeding lines, Intertek platform. A set of 20 SNP set useful for screening early generation breeding population will be finalized 800 breeding lines from SA, ESA and WCA breeding programs; 2350 lines from ICAR-IIMR-AICRPS Current season -F2s from RxR nurseries from SA program, on-going discussion with ESA and WCA.
Leon Streit has over 25 years of experience in plant research and development at DuPont Pioneer, where he held several leadership roles in soybean and oilseed research. He has a PhD in plant breeding from Iowa State University. Streit has received numerous awards for his contributions to research and new product development. He has authored several publications and holds patents related to soybean genetics and breeding.
Research Program Genetic Gains (RPGG) Review Meeting 2021: Forward Breeding: ...ICRISAT
Integration of various molecular breeding approaches (MABC, MARS, and GS) in the product development process at ICRISAT. Accelerated rate of genetic gain across all mandate crops by leveraging expertise from various groups inside and outside ICRISAT.
Research Program Genetic Gains (RPGG) - Review Meeting 2021: Overview By Dr R...ICRISAT
Harnessing the full potential of modern genomics, molecular biology, and advanced breeding approaches. Generating trait knowledge, tools/technologies and platforms for integrating with crop improvement programs towards increasing crop productivity, profitability, and improving nutrition. Empowering national programs for adopting modern technologies in their crop improvement programs.
GRiSP - Presentation for Discussion with Donors and Partners - June 2013CGIAR
- GRiSP is a global partnership led by IRRI that coordinates rice research and development among international organizations to address challenges facing global rice production.
- Its goals are to increase rice production sustainably and profitably for farmers, improve food security and nutrition, and reduce the environmental footprint of rice.
- Key targets for its first phase included lifting 72 million people out of poverty and reducing hunger for 40 million people in Asia through increased rice yields and incomes for farmers.
- It has over 900 research and development partners worldwide working across six themes, from genetic diversity to capacity building. Indicators will track progress toward outcomes like increased yields, water productivity, and farmer incomes.
Research Program Genetic Gains (RPGG) Review Meeting 2021: Update on Sequenci...ICRISAT
A range of marker genotyping platforms have been made available to breeders/ researchers from ICRISAT and NARS from all regions. It will be great if CESGB/SISU can be upgraded with new machines. GTD/FB colleagues developing new marker genotyping platforms- mid-density SNP arrays. Therefore, researchers and breeders are encouraged to avail sequencing and genotyping facilities from SISU to accelerate their research and modernize breeding programs.
Research Program Genetic Gains (RPGG) Review Meeting 2021: A crop of prodigio...ICRISAT
Pearl millet is a staple food for more than 90 million farmers in arid and semi-arid regions of sub-Saharan Africa, India and South Asia. ICRISAT highlight the substantial enrichment for wax biosynthesis genes, which may contribute to heat and drought tolerance in this crop. ICRISAT resequenced and analyzed 994 pearl millet lines, enabling insights into population structure, genetic diversity and domestication. We use these resequencing data to establish marker trait associations for genomic selection, to define heterotic pools, and to predict hybrid performance.
Research Program Genetic Gains (RPGG) Review Meeting 2021: Current status and...ICRISAT
SNPs designed for validated in mapping populations and breeding lines, Intertek platform. A set of 20 SNP set useful for screening early generation breeding population will be finalized 800 breeding lines from SA, ESA and WCA breeding programs; 2350 lines from ICAR-IIMR-AICRPS Current season -F2s from RxR nurseries from SA program, on-going discussion with ESA and WCA.
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Research Program Genetic Gains (RPGG) Review Meeting 2021: Forward Breeding: ...ICRISAT
Integration of various molecular breeding approaches (MABC, MARS, and GS) in the product development process at ICRISAT. Accelerated rate of genetic gain across all mandate crops by leveraging expertise from various groups inside and outside ICRISAT.
Research Program Genetic Gains (RPGG) - Review Meeting 2021: Overview By Dr R...ICRISAT
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GRiSP is a global partnership led by IRRI that coordinates rice research and development among international organizations to address challenges facing rice production. Its goals are to increase rice production sustainably, affordably, and profitably for farmers through coordinated global action. GRiSP's second phase (GRiSP II) will focus on developing improved rice varieties and management practices, strengthening partnerships, building capacity, and empowering women to work towards outcomes of increased yields, reduced poverty and hunger, and enhanced environmental sustainability of rice systems. Key research themes include genetic diversity, breeding, natural resource management, value addition, policy and impact, and capacity and delivery.
CRISPR Agbio San Diego April 2017 AgendaDiane McKenna
CRISPR AgBio Congress is the first and only end-to-end meeting dedicated to helping agricultural biotech ad agrochemical companies leverage the power of CRISPR/Cas9 advanced trait breeding technology and precision genome editing, to overcome productivity challenges, increase yield and pioneer sustainable agriculture in plants breeding, crop protection and livestock. Commercialize the next generation of sustainable and superior agricultural products and help meet the world’s growing food demands.
The GCP is a 10-year program launched in 2003 with a $15 million annual budget to improve crops in harsh drought-prone environments in Africa, Asia, and Latin America. It partners with over 200 institutes including the CGIAR. The GCP aims to use genetic diversity and plant science to develop improved crop varieties for food security. It focuses on cereals, legumes, roots, and tubers through research themes, initiatives, and an integrated breeding platform. Major achievements include developing genetic resources, genomic tools, and stress-resistant markers. Moving forward, the GCP faces challenges in monitoring and evaluating impact, ensuring product delivery, and strengthening partnerships to complete its work by 2013.
ICRISAT Global Planning Meeting 2019:Research Program - Genetic Gains by Dr R...ICRISAT
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Research Program Genetic Gains (RPGG) Review Meeting 2021: Groundnut genomic ...ICRISAT
These high quality genomes are global resource and are being used by all the genomics and breeding researchers across the world including ICRISAT. High density genotyping assays developed and currently been deployed for generating high throughput and high density genotyping data on germplasm and breeding lines.
This document summarizes the work of IITA on biotechnology and genetic improvement. It discusses IITA's strategic objectives such as enhancing genetic resources, plant breeding efficiency, and biological system monitoring. It then outlines IITA's strategies and initiatives for genetic improvement of staple crops including management of genetic resources, use of tools for genotyping and phenotyping, transgenic approaches, and partnerships. Specific projects are mentioned such as the Cassavabase database and development of virus-free yam varieties. Breeding achievements in various crops and countries in recent years are also highlighted.
The document summarizes a report on field trials of autumn rice crops conducted in 2015 at the Rice Research Station in Burma. It provides information gathered from farmer surveys on major sources of rice production information and varieties grown. It also includes recommendations to strengthen breeding, seed production, agronomy, plant pathology, and entomology programs. Overall recommendations are provided to improve research, extension, seed programs and facilities at the Rice Research Station in Burma.
This document summarizes a meeting of the CGIAR Research Program on Grain Legumes held in Lisbon in October 2013. The program's vision is to improve health, food security, incomes, and the environment through leveraging legumes. It outlines the program's activities and partnerships in recent years, highlights progress made, and preparations for the next phase, including developing partnerships, focusing on breeding for value addition, and using remote sensing and GIS data.
This document provides an overview of CRP Portfolio strategies and investments from 2017-2022. It discusses the strategic focus areas and budget allocations for various agri-food system CRPs, crop programs, and cross-cutting areas like genomics, big data, and climate change. The need for modernized breeding programs through centralization, private sector engagement, and use of genetic diversity is also covered.
Gender-responsive breeding and product profiles - Developing gender-responsiv...CGIAR
This presentation was given by Hale Ann Tufan (Cornell University), as part of the Annual Scientific Conference hosted by the University of Canberra and co-sponsored by the University of Canberra, the Australian Centre for International Agricultural Research (ACIAR) and CGIAR Collaborative Platform for Gender Research. The event took place on April 2-4, 2019 in Canberra, Australia.
Read more: https://www.canberra.edu.au/research/faculty-research-centres/aisc/seeds-of-change and https://gender.cgiar.org/annual-conference-2019/
ICRISAT’s soil laboratory registers with FAO’s International Network on Ferti...ICRISAT
The Charles Renard Analytical Laboratory at ICRISAT has been officially registered with the International Network on Fertilizer Analysis – a network created in December 2020, to build and strengthen the capacity of laboratories in fertilizer analysis and harmonize fertilizer quality standards. Dr Pushpajeet L Choudhari, Manager of the soil laboratory, said that testing serves as a preventive measure to avoid the misuse of fertilizers leading to better soil management.
Uzbek delegation explores climate-resilient crop options for arid, degraded e...ICRISAT
A delegation from Uzbekistan visited ICRISAT headquarters in India to learn about short-duration second crops suited to their country's arid ecologies. The visitors were interested in crop options that mature before winter and can increase agricultural production through double cropping. They were briefed on dryland crop options from ICRISAT like pearl millet and pigeonpea. The delegation explored opportunities for academic exchange and obtaining genomic services and training from ICRISAT to develop crops suited to Uzbekistan's climate and soils. Previous partnerships between ICRISAT and Uzbekistan in developing salinity tolerant pearl millet varieties were also discussed.
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This report explores the significance of border towns and spaces for strengthening responses to young people on the move. In particular it explores the linkages of young people to local service centres with the aim of further developing service, protection, and support strategies for migrant children in border areas across the region. The report is based on a small-scale fieldwork study in the border towns of Chipata and Katete in Zambia conducted in July 2023. Border towns and spaces provide a rich source of information about issues related to the informal or irregular movement of young people across borders, including smuggling and trafficking. They can help build a picture of the nature and scope of the type of movement young migrants undertake and also the forms of protection available to them. Border towns and spaces also provide a lens through which we can better understand the vulnerabilities of young people on the move and, critically, the strategies they use to navigate challenges and access support.
The findings in this report highlight some of the key factors shaping the experiences and vulnerabilities of young people on the move – particularly their proximity to border spaces and how this affects the risks that they face. The report describes strategies that young people on the move employ to remain below the radar of visibility to state and non-state actors due to fear of arrest, detention, and deportation while also trying to keep themselves safe and access support in border towns. These strategies of (in)visibility provide a way to protect themselves yet at the same time also heighten some of the risks young people face as their vulnerabilities are not always recognised by those who could offer support.
In this report we show that the realities and challenges of life and migration in this region and in Zambia need to be better understood for support to be strengthened and tuned to meet the specific needs of young people on the move. This includes understanding the role of state and non-state stakeholders, the impact of laws and policies and, critically, the experiences of the young people themselves. We provide recommendations for immediate action, recommendations for programming to support young people on the move in the two towns that would reduce risk for young people in this area, and recommendations for longer term policy advocacy.
Combined Illegal, Unregulated and Unreported (IUU) Vessel List.Christina Parmionova
The best available, up-to-date information on all fishing and related vessels that appear on the illegal, unregulated, and unreported (IUU) fishing vessel lists published by Regional Fisheries Management Organisations (RFMOs) and related organisations. The aim of the site is to improve the effectiveness of the original IUU lists as a tool for a wide variety of stakeholders to better understand and combat illegal fishing and broader fisheries crime.
To date, the following regional organisations maintain or share lists of vessels that have been found to carry out or support IUU fishing within their own or adjacent convention areas and/or species of competence:
Commission for the Conservation of Antarctic Marine Living Resources (CCAMLR)
Commission for the Conservation of Southern Bluefin Tuna (CCSBT)
General Fisheries Commission for the Mediterranean (GFCM)
Inter-American Tropical Tuna Commission (IATTC)
International Commission for the Conservation of Atlantic Tunas (ICCAT)
Indian Ocean Tuna Commission (IOTC)
Northwest Atlantic Fisheries Organisation (NAFO)
North East Atlantic Fisheries Commission (NEAFC)
North Pacific Fisheries Commission (NPFC)
South East Atlantic Fisheries Organisation (SEAFO)
South Pacific Regional Fisheries Management Organisation (SPRFMO)
Southern Indian Ocean Fisheries Agreement (SIOFA)
Western and Central Pacific Fisheries Commission (WCPFC)
The Combined IUU Fishing Vessel List merges all these sources into one list that provides a single reference point to identify whether a vessel is currently IUU listed. Vessels that have been IUU listed in the past and subsequently delisted (for example because of a change in ownership, or because the vessel is no longer in service) are also retained on the site, so that the site contains a full historic record of IUU listed fishing vessels.
Unlike the IUU lists published on individual RFMO websites, which may update vessel details infrequently or not at all, the Combined IUU Fishing Vessel List is kept up to date with the best available information regarding changes to vessel identity, flag state, ownership, location, and operations.
Indira awas yojana housing scheme renamed as PMAYnarinav14
Indira Awas Yojana (IAY) played a significant role in addressing rural housing needs in India. It emerged as a comprehensive program for affordable housing solutions in rural areas, predating the government’s broader focus on mass housing initiatives.
Research Program Genetic Gains (RPGG) - Review Meeting 2021: Genomics & Trait Discovery By Dr Rajeev Gupta
1. Genomics & Trait Discovery (GTD)
@ICRISAT
Rajeev Gupta, PhD (Cantab)
& TEAM
Principal Scientist & Theme Leader
Genomics & Trait Discovery,
ICRISAT, Patancheru
g.rajeev@cigar.org
CGIAR Research Program on Grain Legumes & Dryland Cereals (CRP-GLDC)
Flagship Program 5 (Pre-Breeding & Trait Discovery) Leader
2. GTD: Mission & Vision
“To develop and deploy genetic and genomic resources and tools
for structural, comparative, translational and functional
genomics approaches for mapping, dissection and
characterization of priority target traits leading to marker/allele
discovery and their initial validation for deployment in forward
breeding to accelerate the rate of genetic gain in ICRISAT
mandate crops”
3. Genomics & Trait Discovery (GTD) Team
An Excellent Team!
TL-GTD
Rajeev G
Groundnut
Manish P
Chickpea
Mahendar T
Pigeon pea
Rachit S
Pearl millet
Rakesh S
Sorghum
Finger millet
Santosh/RG
4. GTD Team: Major Areas aka ‘Big Lifts’
Genomic tools & resources
Genetic tools & resources
Trait discovery, mapping, characterization & development
Candidate gene discovery for target traits
Marker discovery, assay development, and validation
leading to traits SNPs panels for HTPG platform
QC and mid-density panels for global breeding applications
Genomic assisted breeding activities such as MABC, MAS,
MARS, GS etc.
Capacity building
5. Understanding Germplasm, Genomes, & Genes
Development of key genetic and genomic resources
Improved and high quality genome assemblies for
cultivated and wild species
Deciphering the core and dispensable genome
through PAN Genome
Connecting phenome with genome using
transcriptome, proteome and metabolome
Capturing the genetic variation present in diverse
germplasm through whole genome re-sequencing
6. Next-Gen Trait Discovery
Family-based and natural populations
High-medium-low density genotyping assays
Linkage and LD-based high resolution mapping
Identification of QTLs and MTAs for target traits
Candidate gene discovery and functional
validation
Development and validation of diagnostic
markers
Diagnostic markers
QTL and gene discovery
Multi-parent populations
7. Genomics-Assisted Breeding
MAS, MARS, MAPI and MABC for
target traits
Development of super donors for
multiple traits
Development, optimization and
deployment of GS breeding
Understanding and development
of heterotic pools for crop
improvement
QC, mid-density panels
Genomic selection
8. Genome to Field: Downstream Applications
Strengthening seed-chain system through
Marker-based purity testing
DNA finger-print database for elite
cultivars and founder parents
Diagnostic markers for target traits
Genomics-assisted improved lines
Enabling NARS partners in genomics-based crop
improvement
DNA-fingerprinting support for varietal release
Socio-genomics for impact assessment
Influencing national/international agriculture,
science and research policies
9. Trait Stage & Gateway: Discovery Phase
Stage 1: Scoping
Question: Why is
development for this trait
necessary?
Key outcomes:
• Demonstrate the need for
trait development pipeline
(aligned with PP).
Stage 2: Discovery
Question: How and where
can improved trait be sourced
from?
Key outcomes:
• Demonstrate a reliable,
relevant phenotyping
protocol; establishing
required trait variation;
prioritized list of
QTLs/donors
Stage 3: Development
Question: How stable are key
trait loci in various background
and environments?
Key outcomes:
• Demonstrate a clear, well-
established loci contributing
to definite improvement in
the target trait.
New donor
× Elite1
(Rc2 )22
× Elite 2 × Elite 3 × Elite 4
‘Looking forward
10. Trait Stage & Gateway: Deployment Phase
Stage 4: Deployment
Question: How and where to
deploy key loci in breeding
program?
Key outcomes:
• Elite breeding material
containing the validated loci
Stage 5: Testing
Question: Is locus successful?
Key outcomes:
• Confidence in field performance
• Effect across
backgrounds/environments
Stage 6: Introduction
Question: Who/how to distribute?
Key outcomes:
• Use in the breeding programs
11. GTD: Opportunities
Aligning with EiB, One CG and other platforms for best practices &
better integration of GTD with Crop Improvement programs
Genomic assisted transformation of product development by
enhancing rate of genetic gains in climate change scenarios
Next generation genomic and trait discovery for crop improvement
Wider acceptability of native genetic discovery approaches
Further strengthening of global networks and partnerships
Knowledge sharing with global scientific community and partners
14. CINTRIN, TIGR2ESS, MillNETi,
FP5-CRP GLDC……
Rajeev Gupta, PhD (Cantab)
& TEAM
Principal Scientist & Theme Leader
Genomics & Trait Discovery,
ICRISAT, Patancheru
g.rajeev@cigar.org
CGIAR Research Program on Grain Legumes & Dryland Cereals (CRP-GLDC)
Flagship Program 5 (Pre-Breeding & Trait Discovery) Leader
15. Name Designation Organisation Role
Dr Rajeev Gupta Prinicipal Scientist ICRISAT PI
Dr R.K. Srivastava Senior Sceintist ICRISAT co-I
Dr S. Deshpande Senior Sceintist ICRISAT co-I
Dr A. Rathore Senior Sceintist ICRISAT co-I
Dr Praveen Chhuneja Director, SAB PAU co-I
Dr Satinder Kaur Assistant Mol. Biol. PAU co-I
Dr Varinder Pal Singh Senior Soil Chemist PAU co-I
Dr Manoj Prasad Staff Scientist NIPGR co-I
Dr D. Chattopadhayay Senior Sceintist NIPGR co-I
Dr Kiran Romana PDRA ICRISAT PDRA
Dr Srikanth Bollam Visiting Scientist ICRISAT PDRA
Dr P Vijayalakshmi PDRA ICRISAT PDRA
Dr T Bandyopadhyay PDRA NIPGR PDRA
Dr Amritpal Kaur PDRA PAU PDRA
Name Designation Organisation Role
Dr Tina Barsby CEO & Director NIAB PI
Dr Alison Bentley Director, GPB NIAB Co-I
Dr Emma Wallington Program Leader NIAB Co-I
Prof Howard Griffith Professor UCAM Co-I
Prof Ottoline Leyser Director, SLCU UCAM Co-I
Dr Stephanie Smith PDRA SLCU PDRA
Dr Stephanie Swarbreck PDRA UCAM PDRA
Dr Alek Legisa Research Scientist NIAB PDRA
Cambridge India Network for
Translational Research in Nitrogen
Multi-million dollars network recently funded & led by ICRISAT, India and NIAB, UK
8 partners from India (ICRISAT, PAU, NIPGR) and UK (NIAB, SLCU, UCAM, ADAS Ltd, KisanHub)
6 Work Packages (WPs) focusing on various objectives and approaches in target crops
From models (Arabidopsis and Brachypodium) to crops (wheat, sorghum, pearl & foxtail millet)
Explore natural variation in germplasm of target crops for Nitrogen Use Efficiency (NUE)
Capacity building and expanding network (exchange visits/technologies, trainings, workshops etc.)
Target Crops Project Launch Review Meeting Training Course PAU Kisan Mela
NUE screens in field & controlled environments in progress
Wheat Sorghum
PIs: Rajeev Gupta, ICRISAT, INDIA & Tina Barsby, NIAB, UK
E-mail: g.rajeev@cigiar.org
Sorghum Pearl millet
http://www.niab.com/cintrin https://twitter.com/CINTRIN_UKIndia http://www.niab.com/pages/id/458/How_to_get_involved
Team Objectives & Approaches
Title & Link of News Media Title & Link of News Media
India, UK to research on crops with nature friendly genesThe Week Magazine New partnership to optimise use of nitrogen in cereal crops for higher yieldsNews Now
Scientists to develop new cereal varieties that check greenhouse gasesThe Times of India New partnership to optimise use of nitrogen in cereal cropsDanik Bhaskar, Hindi
ICRISAT and NIAB, UK join hands to develop cereals that use nitrogen efficiently for higher yieldsThe Economic Times New partnership to optimize use of nitrogen in cereal crops for higher yieldsNamasthe Telangana, Telugu
Research centres to focus on nitrogen efficient cereal varietiesThe Hindu New partnership to optimise use of nitro Eenadu India News
India & UK partner to optimise use of nitrogen in cereal cropsCNBC, Money ControlICRISAT and NIAB, UK join hands to develop cereals that use nitrogen efficiently for higher yieldsNews Fiber
New partnership to optimise use of nitrogen in cereal cropsIndia Today India & UK partner to optimise use of nitrogen in cereal cropsBiz News
New partnership to optimise use of nitrogen in cereal cropsBusiness Standard ICRISAT and NIAB, UK join hands to develop cereals that use nitrogen efficiently for higher yields15minute News
New partnership to optimise use of nitrogen in cereal cropsDaily Excelsior India & UK partner to optimise use of nitrogen in cereal cropsDigital News World
Partnership to work on nitrogen efficiency in cereal cropsRural Marketing magazineCereals that use nitrogen better, pollute lessW3Live News
India-UK Researchers develop cereal crop varieties that cuts greenhouse emissionsThe Hans India ICRISAT and NIAB, UK join hands to develop cereals that use nitrogen efficiently for higher yieldsDaily India News
New partnership to optimize use of nitrogen in cereal crops for higher yields and less environmental pollutionThe Non-Profit Press India & UK partner to optimise use of nitrogen in cereal cropsNews Reality
New partnership to optimize use of nitrogen in cereal crops for higher yields and less environmental pollutionHumanitarian News India & UK partner to optimise use of nitrogen in cereal cropsFinance News Coverage
New partnership to optimise use of nitrogen in cereal crops for higher yieldsNews Now ICRISAT and NIAB, UK join hands to develop cereals that use nitrogen efficiently for higher yieldsPatrika News
New partnership to optimise use of nitrogen in cereal cropsDanik Bhaskar, Hindi ICRISAT and NIAB, UK join hands to develop cereals that use nitrogen efficiently for higher yieldsCEBRA, University of Melbourne
New partnership to optimize use of nitrogen in cereal crops for higher yieldsNamasthe Telangana, TeluguICRISAT and NIAB, UK join hands to develop cereals that use nitrogen efficiently for higher yieldsAgriXchange
16. CINTRIN 1: Summary
Large genetic variations exit for NUE in global association panels
NS and NIS lines identified from multi-years/seasons screens in various N regimes
MTA/SNPs/genomic regions identified for various direct/indirect traits related to NUE
with direct implication in crop breeding in future
Temporal and spatial N regulation of differentially expressed genes in NS and NIS lines
CINTRIN provided a great avenue for capacity building, knowledge sharing, low cost
technology (e. g., LCC) validation and strengthening the professional networks resulting
in attracting funds in crop improvement and nutritional areas
CINTRIN 2 developed and submitted for funding
17. CINTRIN 1: Network Activities
Review meeting cum workshop of all CINTRIN partners at ICRISAT.
Review meeting cum ‘Long Look’ workshop of all 4 VJCs conducted
by CINTRIN at ICRISAT, 2018. Also attended by DBT/BBSRC
BBSRC dissemination workshop, London, December 2019
Short term exchange visits, 6 ICRISAT scientists visited various
laboratories in UK to further foster the on-going collaborations
Training course on quantitative methods in plant breeding (30
participants from UK and India) from conducted by NIAB, UK team.
Training course on “Quantitative Methods in Plant Breeding”
(QMPB’2018) on March 12-23, 2018 at NIAB, Cambridge, UK, was
attended by two CINTRIN PDRAs from ICRISAT.
19. Vision and Objectives: Key Research Questions, Cross-disciplinary
Partnerships and Collaborations bridging Science and Society
TIGR2ESS (2018-2022) will integrate these four thematic questions
through 6 fully interlinked Flagship Projects:
FP1: Defining a Second Green Revolution for India
FP2 (Lead-Rajeev G): Crop Sciences- Water use and
Photosynthesis
FP3: Crop Sciences- Heat and Drought Resilience in Wheat
FP 4: Water use and Management in a Changing Monsoon Climate
FP5: Supply Chains: modelling water use for sustainable
livelihoods
FP6: Impacting Well-being in Rural & Urban communities
TIGR2ESS
Transforming India’s Green Revolution by Research and
Empowerment for Sustainable food Supplies
20. TIGR2ESS: Summary
Explored natural variation in global diversity germplasm
collections (~250 in sorghum and ~400 in pearl millet lines)
for water use efficiency and its component traits
(transpiration efficiency, water extraction capacity etc.)
Collected data on ~20 direct and derived traits with
physiology team
Sorghum panel screens completed for 2 seasons, GWAS in
progress
Pearl millet 1st season screening completed, 2nd season
screen delayed due to Covid 19.
FP2/3 workshop for Sep 2020 postponed due to Covid
Deep-diving in a set of contrasting lines using physiological,
molecular and bio-informatics tools with UK and NIPGR
partners
Knowledge sharing and capacity building by training
students, researchers, impacted due to Covid
General assembly organized at ICRISAT in Jan 2020
22. TIGR2ESS: Networking with Policy Makers
1 to 1 Discussions With Mr Anirudh Tewari, Additional Chief Secretary, Government of Punjab, India
With Dr Arbind Mitra, Science Secretary, GOI With International Advisory Board (IAB) TIGR2ESS
23. MillNETi
Millets and Nutritional Enhancement Traits for Iron bioavailability
• FP1: Growth
• FP2: Bioavailability
• FP3: Processing
• FP4: Outreach and extension
MillNETi (2019-2021) brings together a multidisciplinary team of
researchers from the University of Cambridge (Departments of
Plant Sciences, Development Studies, MRC Bone Health group,
Pathology, the Global Food Security IRC, the Cambridge Global
Challenges SRI and the Cambridge-Africa initiative), the Centre
for Global Equality, NIAB, the NIAB Innovation
Farm, Rothamsted Research, MRC The Gambia, Bahir Dar
University (Ethiopia) and ICRISAT (India, Ethiopia, Malawi),
working with partner institutions HarvestPlus, King's College
London and JeCCDO.
24. THE PROCESS
FP4: Variety/ hybrid
development
FP1: Priority setting,
impact acceleration
FP2: Transforming
Agri-Food Systems
FP5: Pre-breeding &
Trait Discovery
FP3: Farm, household
management
Five Flagship Programs deliver
into two impact pathways
• 9 crops (including all ICRISAT
mandate crops)
• M&E with key indicators
• Prioritize women and youth
CRP-GLDC
25. FP5: Vision & Mission
“To develop and deploy modern genetic, omics, molecular
resources and tools for structural, comparative, translational and
functional genomics approaches for mapping, dissection and
characterization of target traits by exploring natural and induced
diversity leading to marker/allele/events discovery and improved
processes for deployment in breeding to accelerate the rate of
genetic gain in GLDC crops”
26. FP5: Core Team
Flagship Program 5 (FP5): Pre-breeding & Trait Discovery
FP5 Leader Rajeev Gupta (ICRISAT, India)
CoA 5.1 Pre-Breeding Ousmane Boukar (IITA, Kano)
Jean-Francois Rami (CIRAD, France)
CoA 5.2 Trait Discovery Damaris Odeny (ICRISAT, Nairobi)
Laurent Laplaze (IRD, France)
CoA 5.3 Enabling Technologies Pooja Bhatnagar (ICRISAT)
Aladdin Hamwieh (ICARDA)
An Excellent Team!
27. FP5: Cluster of Activities (CoAs)
Cluster of activities Major activity
CoA 5.1: Pre-breeding Use of natural (e. g., in un-adapted germplasm)
or induced (e. g. mutants populations,
transgenic) diversity available in key priority
traits in GLDC crops
CoA: 5.2: Trait discovery Trait discovery, dissection and elucidation with
molecular, omics, biochemical and
physiological tools to provide
markers/alleles/events/knowledge for use in
breeding
CoA 5.3: Enabling technologies Modern enabling tools, technologies, and
platforms to facilitate efficient trait discovery
and breeding
• 80 activities funded in 2020
• Significant progress in all CoAs since start of CRP in 2018
• Highlighted in recent CAS Review
28. FP5: Activity Leaders 2020
FP5 Activity Lead Lead Centre
Daniel Foncéka CIRAD
David Pot CIRAD
Jean-Francois Rami CIRAD
Aladdin Hamwieh ICARDA
Shiv Kumar Agrawal ICARDA
Abhishek Rathore ICRISAT
Damaris Odeny ICRISAT
Hari Kishan Sudini ICRISAT
K Himabindu ICRISAT
Mahendar Thudi ICRISAT
FP5 Activity Lead Lead Centre
Mamta Sharma ICRISAT
Manish Pandey ICRISAT
Manish Roorkiwal ICRISAT
Pooja Bhatnagar ICRISAT
Rachit Saxena ICRISAT
Rajan Sharma ICRISAT
Rajeev Gupta ICRISAT
Rajeev K Varshney ICRISAT
Rakesh K Srivastava ICRISAT
S Gopalkrishnan ICRISAT
FP5 Activity Lead Lead Centre
Santosh Deshpande ICRISAT
Shivali Sharma ICRISAT
Sobhan Sajja ICRISAT
Boukar, Ousmane IITA
Chigeza, Godfree IITA
Chigeza, Godfree IITA
G. Chigeza IITA
Laurent Laplaze IRD
Rémy Pasquet IRD
Yves Vigouroux IRD
Super 30 Teams!!!
29. 2020: Key Highlights of FP5
Significant progress in trait discovery, markers applications (~2M data points since start of CRP),
molecular assisted breeding products releases (chickpea-3, groundnut-2) and advancements (pearl
millet, sorghum, groundnut etc.)
Significant progress in upstream trait discovery, characterization and deployment areas resulting in
several publications (~100 in 2020 & a total ~300 since start of CRP-GLDC in 2018) in high impact factor
journals
Public private partnerships (e. g., ICRISAT-Corteva, IITA-Bayer) for significant advances in traits discovery,
enabling tools & technologies, and crop improvement programs
Trainings, students/researchers exchanges, workshops, seminars, symposiums, conferences etc. for
knowledge sharing and capacity building
Progresses from FP5 highlighted in recent CAS review conducted in May-June 2020
Appreciated the progress by IAC members attached to FP5 in annual review, Oct 2020
30. FP5: Public Private Partnership (PPP)
• ICRISAT-Corteva: Master Alliance Agreement (MAA) for access to various
technologies such as genome editing, next generation transformation (Quick
Transformation), Rapid Generation Turnover (RGT), DH etc.
• ICRISAT-Corteva-EiB consortium: for a comprehensive pearl millet improvement
program. Recent discussion going on to expand this to sorghum
• ICRISAT-Keygene: will work on innovative approaches to trait development in grain
legumes by using KeyGene’s proprietary Keypoint® platform to develop reservoirs
for gene discovery and trait development
• IITA-Bayer-EiB consortium launched in 2020
31. Resource Mobilization: Summary
Project Funder Role Total funding USD Duration
CINTRIN 1 Newton Fund UK/DBT PI ~3.5M 2016-2019
TIGR2ESS GCRF, UK FP2 Lead ~10M 2018-2022
MillNETi GCRF, UK CoPI ~1.7M 2019-2021
Finger millet-GOK GOK CoPI ~1.5M 2016-2020
Chickpea mission project DBT CoPI ~7M 2020-2025
DAC-chickpea, pigeon pea DARE CoPI ~1.6M 2017-2020
Quality Protein GFI (through BMGF) CoPI ~150K 2020-2021
FP5 Leader CRP-GDC CRP-GLDC FP5 Lead ~5M (w1/w2) 2018-2021
CINTRIN 2 DBT PI ~730K 2021-24 Under revision
TIGR2ESS/MillNETi phaseII GCRF, UK, other funders CoPI TBD 2022-Under discussion
Rhizobial symbiosis UM6P, Morroco CoPI ~684K 2021-24, submitted
Beyond CRP- funding SMO TBD 2022-24, to be developed
CLEAR (Climate Livelihoods
& Resilience) (multiple
CGIAR partners)
DFID (now FCDO after
merger of FCO & DFID UK,
in 4Q2020) TBD (~50M)
2021-2026, Under
discussion
Millet Mission Project DBT CoPI TBD 2021-2026 Under discussion
32. Path forward CINTRIN
CINTRIN 2 revision in progress for next phase of funding
Finish data analysis and manuscripts
SNP markers validation and deployment in breeding is proposed in CINTRIN2
TIGR2ESS
Finish screens/GWAS in sorghum, pearl mille and manuscripts
MTAs/SNPs identification, validation, deployment
2nd phase of TIGRESS for funding
FP5 CRP-GLDC
Impactful finish to CRP-GLDC and FP5 as 2021 is last year
Participate in development of research areas for interim funding from 2022-24
GTD-Theme
Alignment with EiB, One CG,
Best practices (e.g. Stage & Gateway) and integration with CI programs
More focus on ‘Science of Discovery to Science of Delivery’, i.e., applications