National Agricultural Research Project, Bharuch

 

A. Ongoing experiment 2011-12 

CROP IMPROVEMENT
 

1	Large scale varietal Trial of pigeonpea
2	Small scale varietal Trial of pigeonpea
3	Innitial Varital Trial
4	Initial Hybrid Trial IHT-ISOPOM
5	Advanced hybrid trial of pigeonpea
6	Stale VegetableTrial dual (Vge)
7	Stale VegetableTrial dual (Grain)
8	Prelinimary yield Trial (ML)
9	Prelinimary yield Trial (vege)
10	Crossing Programme
11	Demonstration
12	Maintenance of germplasm of Pigeonpea.
13	Selection and generation advancement
14	Seed production of released varieties.
15	Preliminary Evaluation Trial of Mung
16	Preliminary Evaluation Trial of Urid

NATURAL RESOURCE MANAGEMENT
 

17	Effect of integrated nutrient management on the yield of pigeonpea cv.Vaishali under rainfed Condition in South Gujarat
18	Method and levels of FYM and Bio-compost application on the yield of Pigeonpea cv. Vaishal and soil property e.g. soil agrigate under rainfed condition in South Gujarat.

AGRICULTURAL ENTOMOLOGY
 

19	Evaluation of different insecticides for the control of mealy bug in pigeonpea. cv.Vaishali.
20	Evaluation of newer insecticides against pod borers in pigeonpea.
21	Screening of pigeonpea genotypes/Varieties against pod borer and pod fly.
22	LSVT(E) of Pigeonpea-Entomological trial
23	LSVT(M) of Pigeonpea-Entomological trial
24	Special Plant Protection trail on Pigeonpea
25	Surveillance of Helicoverpa armigera in pigeonpea through sex pheromones.
26	Survey and surveillance of key pests of pigeonpea.

PLANT PATHOLOGY
 

27	Screening of Mung been lines against YMV-64lines
28	Screening of Urad been lines against YMV-46 lines
29	S.M.D. Nursery -20 lines
30	Special trial on plant protection-8lines
31	TVRI lines for diseases screening – 35 lines
32	Development of wilt resistant in wilt sick plot selected(individual plant progeny)-68 lines
33	Co-ordinate trials a-National nursery for IVT&AVT lines against diseases reaction-14 lines b-Pigeon pea wilt and SMD Nursery -32 lines
34	Lsvt early against diseases reaction-12 lines Lsvt (M) against diseases reaction-7 lines
35	Segregating material F2 22 Lines, F3 28 Lines, F4 21 Lines, F5 19 Lines, F6 20 Lines, F7

Seed production Programme 2011-12 :
 

Sr.No.	Crop	Variety	Stage	Area in Hact.
1	Pigeonpea	GT-1	Breeder	0.50
2		Vaisahli	Uni.seed	1.00
3		GT-1	Uni.seed	1.00
4		BDN-2	Uni.seed	0.30
5	Mung	Meha	Uni.seed	0.30
6		Pusa Vishal	Uni.seed	0.30
7	Urid	GU-1	Uni.seed	0.20

B. Teaching

Under Graduate Teaching
 

Sr. No.	Course Code	Course Name	Name of Teachers	Teachingin Academic Year	Teaching at
1	_	Plant Protection-1,2, Crop production-1,2, Soil Science and Agril. Extention	Prof. G. C. Kher Principal	2008,2009, 2010,2011	Diploma in Agriculture, and Polytechnic In Agriculture, Maktampur, BHARUCH
2	Agron. 111	General Agriculture	G. C. Kher	2011-12
3	PBR-111	Botany of Field Crops	Dr. J. R. Nizama	2010-11
4	PBR-111	Botany of Field Crops	Dr. J. R. Nizama	2011-12
5	Pl. Patho.121	Introductory Plant Pathology and Nematology	Dr. A. N. Mehta	2010-11
6	- -	Plant Protection-2	Dr. A. N. Mehta	2010-11
7	Ento. 111	Agricultural Zoology	R. K. Patel	2010-11
8	Ento. 122	Fundaments of Entomology	R. K. Patel	2010-11
9	Ento. 111	Agricultural Zoology	R. K. Patel	2011-12

Post Graduate Major Advisor : 
 

Sr. No.	Subject	Name of Major Advisor	Name of Student	Degree Course	Year
1	Plant Breeding and Genetics	Dr. J. R. Nizama	Botve R. R.	M.Sc.(Agri.)	2010
2	Plant Breeding and Genetics	Dr. J. R. Nizama	Ravindra Kumar	M.Sc.(Agri.)	2010
3	Plant Breeding and Genetics	Dr. J. R. Nizama	Bhavesh N. Bhagora	M.Sc.(Agri.)	2011
4	Plant Pathology	Dr. A. N. Mehta	Chaudhari. C.L.	M.Sc.(Agri.)	2011

C. Conference/Workshop/Seminar/Symposium/ Training Programme/Review meeting/Research Meeting attended :
 

Sr. No.	Name of Participant	Particulars
1	Dr. J. R. Nizama	National seminar on Plant Physiology organised by N.A.U., Navsari & Indian Society for Plant Physiology New Delhi at N.A.U., Navsari on October-2005.
2	Dr. J. R. Nizama	Ext. reforms schemes focusing on developing and Mgt. of Farmer’s groups at AAU, Anand during 30th January to 4th February, 2006
3	G. C. Kher	QRT meet on Sorghum Agronomic Review-1999-2004 at Maharana Pratap Agril. Uni., Udepur during 2006
4	R. K. Patel	Training programme on “Sherdi ni takav kheti padhdhati” at NAU, Navsari during 30 and 31st August, 2006.
5	G. C. Kher	36th Sorghum Workshop and group meeting on Sorghum Agronomy at Marathawada Agril. Uni., Parbhani during 2007
6	J. R. Nizama &  G. C. Kher	Farm Business Management organized by MANAGE (Hyderabad) at N.A.U., Navsari during 6th to 10th August, 2007
7	R. K. Patel	Training programme on “Sugarcane cultivation in biotic and abiotic stress conditions” organized by Sugarcane Breeding Institut(ICAR) at Coimbatore from 20 to 22nd February, 2008.
8	R. K. Patel	Training programme on “Eco-friendly and Sustainable Shrimp Farming” conducted by the marine products export development authority, Aquaculture, Valsad at  Surat from 5 to 9th May, 2008.
9	Dr. J. R. Nizama	“National symposium on” stress management in Arid & Semi Arid ecosystems for productivity Enhancement in Agriculture on sustainable Basis” SDAU, S. K. Nagar
10	Dr. J. R. Nizama	State level workshop on “Management and monitoring of field trials of genetically engineered (GE) crops” at S. K. Nagar on 28th November, 2008
11	R. K. Patel	” State level workshop for orientaiton of ATMA scheme” at Gandhinagar during (I) 9 to 10th June, 2009 and (II) 10 to 11th  November, 2009.
12	J. R. Nizama,  R. K. Patel  &  A. N. Mehta	”Technical programme meeting on Pulses” at S. K. Nagar, Dantiwada for (I) Kharif – 2009 on 15th June, 2009, (II) Kharif – 2010 on 18th June, 2010 and (III) Kharif – 2011-12 on 13rd June, 2011.
13	J. R. Nizama,  A. N. Mehta &  R. K. Patel	ZREAC meeting at NAU, Navsari during- 11th ZREAC : 06 to 07th October, 2009, 12 nd ZREAC : 22 to 23rd February, 2010 and13rd ZREAC : 27 to 28th september, 2010.
14	R. K. Patel	ATMA – ” Review cum Experience sharing workshop – November-09” at Gandhinagar on 04th November, 2009.
15	J. R. Nizama, A. N. Mehta, R. K. Patel &  G. C. Kher	Trainig Programme on Seed Production, NAUROJI SEED, Pulses crop, Mega Seed Project at (I) NAU, Navsari on 31st December, 2009 and (II) KVK (ICAR), Dediapada, Narmada on 31st December, 2010.
16	R. K. Patel	Trainig programme on ” Strengthening of Agriculture Marketing Infrastructure, Grading and standardization” by ATMA, Bharuch on 29th January, 2010.
17	R. K. Patel, J. R. Nizama & A. N. Mehta	Trainig programme on ” Gender Sensitization” by ATMA at GNFC, Bharuch during 8 to 10th February, 2010.
18	A. N. Mehta &  R. K. Patel	PPSC meeting of AGRESCO – (I) 6th at JAU, Junagadh during 03 to 04th  March, 2010 and (II) 7th  at NAU, Navsari during 10 to 11st   March, 2011.
19	Dr. J. R. Nizama	Plant Breeding and Genetics sub committee (AGRESCO) attended during Kharif  2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010-2011
20	G. C. Kher	NRM Meet attended for the year 2004, 2005 and 2011
21	G. C. Kher	”State level Seminar on Organic Farming for Sustainable Crop in Gujarat” organized by Indian Society of Agronomy, NAU, Navsari during 2010
22	R. K. Patel &  J. R. Nizama	National conference on ”Paradigm Shift in Cotton Research and Cultivation” at MCRS, NAU, Surat during 19 to 21st October, 2010.
23	R. K. Patel	Presentation of ”Best Performing ATMA District Award 2009-10” at AAU, Anand on 11th November, 2010.
24	Dr. A. N. Mehta	32nd Annual conference and symposium, Paper-Search for resistance to pigeon wilt in Gujarat. At JAU, Junagadh, November 24-26, 2010
25	R. K. Patel &  J. R. Nizama	”Modified Extension Reform Scheme”, ATMA at Bharuch on 11st January, 2011.
26	A. N. Mehta &  R. K. Patel	1st meeting ”Board of Studies of Plant Protection” at NAU, Navsari on 5th March, 2011.