CRITERION III: RESEARCH, CONSULTANCY AND EXTENSION 3.1 Promotion of Research
B. MSME Scheme for Business Incubation
3.2.6 List details of
a) Research projects completed and grants received during the last four years (funded by National/
International agencies)
The Scientists of this Institute receive externally funded projects from the national agencies such as AIREA, Directorate of Horticulture, HPSC&ST, DRDO, MSME, DBT, DST, ICAR, CPRI (Mini Mission - HP), CSIR, NCPA, Ministry of Water Resources, Ministry of Environments & Forest (MOFPI), DAC, NABARD, Indian Meteorological Department (IMD), BARC, PPV&FRA, NASFB (ICAR), etc. In addition, it receives projects from International agencies such as Bill Melinda Gates Foundation (BMGF), International Center for Agricultural Research in the Dry Areas (ICARDA), International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center (CIMMYT), Harvest Plus Consortium International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI), International Water Management Institute (IWMI), CIARC, International Rice Research Institute (IRRI), USAID U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), University of Sydney &
Indo-Australian Programme, IPNI India Programme, etc. The details of the projects are described in
“Evaluative Report of the Department”. Number of projects running in the Institute for the past four year summarized as below:
Number of externally funded projects running at IARI from 2011-12 to 2014-15:
Funding agency No. of projects
2011-12 2012-13 2013-14 2014-15
National Funding agencies 154 165 183 158
International Funding agencies 4 5 5 10
b) Inter-institutional collaborative projects and grants received i) All India collaboration
IARI is the lead centre to coordinate the accelerated crop improvement programme for breeding rust resistant wheat varieties involving 10 centres, improving quality in maize which has enabled several SAUs
and ICAR institutes to upgrade and update themselves with new tools and techniques. Under the NAIP and NASF (ICAR), IARI is lead centre to develop state of art facilities and infrastructure on food science and phonemics led sciences. The NICRA programme of ICAR performed significantly by developing new genotypes for minimizing the negative impact of climate change in wheat by recombining QTL combinations for drought and heat tolerance apart from documenting the mitigation and adaptation phenomena to changing climate in rice and wheat.
In lieu with the consortia mode of project of ICAR, the Institute has been encouraging linkages and professional collaborations among national institutes to work on major research focus on ‘Molecular breeding’ for improvement of tolerance to biotic and abiotic stress, yield and quality traits in crops, and
‘Hybrid technology’ for higher productivity in selected field and horticultural crops. The Institute also identified some of the priority research areas through other ICAR Consortium Research Platforms as Mega seed platform, Genomics platform, Diagnostic and Vaccines, Energy platform, Water platform, Conservation Agriculture Platform, Farm mechanization and precision farming, etc. IARI also participates in All India Coordinated Research Projects (AICRPs) as lead centre for three projects and cooperating centre for nine projects (the details are given in section 3.1.4)
Some of the collaborative projects that are recently completed or running at IARI:
S. Name of the projects Lead/cooperating centre Date of start Date of end No.
1. Establishment of consortium for Lead Centre-USI, IARI 2007-08 31.3.2014 e-Resources in Agriculture (CeRA) of New Delhi
Component-I (O&M) (ICAR-NAIP)
2. Understanding plant-nematode Lead Centre - IIT Kanpur 7.1.2008 31.3.2014 interactions using RNAi (ICAR-NAIP) Cooperating Centre:
Division of Nematology, IARI
3. Award of the Project entitled, Allele Lead Centre: NRCPB 7.1.2008 31.3. 2014 Mining and Expression Profiling of Cooperating Centre:
Resistance and Avirulence-genes in Division of Genetics and Rice-Blast Pathosystem for Division of Plant Development of Race Non-Specific Pathology, IARI.
Disease Resistance (ICAR-NAIP)
4. Novel strategies for molecular Lead Centre: Division of 9th July, 31.3.2014 diagnosis of plant viruses (ICAR- Plant Pathology, IARI. 2008
NAIP)
5. A Biopesticide mediated value chain Lead Centre: CSK 1.9.2008 31.3.2014 for clean vegetables (ICAR-NAIP) Himachal Pradesh Krishi
Vishvavidyalaya, Palampur-176062;
Cooperating Centre: IARI
6. Nature of interactions among the Lead Centre: I ARI 1.1.2009 31.3.2014 entomopathogenic nematodes, their
bacterial symbionts and the insect hosts (ICAR-NAIP)
7. Protected Cultivation of High Value Lead Centre: IARI 1.3.2009 31.3.2014 Vegetables and Cut Flowers - A value
Chain Approach to be operated under Production Consumption System (ICAR-NAIP)
8. Studies on the ecology and taxonomy Lead Centre: University 6.4.09 31.3.2014 of whitefly Bemisia tabaci in India, its of Delhi
symbiosis with various obligate and Cooperating Centre:
facultative bacterial symbionts (ICAR- IARI, New Delhi NAIP)
9. Development and Maintenance of Rice Lead Centre: Directorate April, 2009 31.3.2104 Knowledge Management Portal under of Rice Research,
sub-component Information Hyderabad
Communication and Dissemination Cooperating Centre: USI,
System (ICDS) (ICAR-NAIP) IARI
10. Decision Support system for Lead Centre: CSSRI, May, 2009 31.3.2014 Enhancing Productivity in Irrigated Karnal
Saline Environment using Remote Cooperating Centre:
Sensing, Modelling and GIS (ICAR- WTC, IARI NAIP)
11. Strengthening of Digital library and IARI, New Delhi (Lead May, 2009 31.3.2014.
information management under NARS Centre)
(e-GRANTH) (ICAR-NAIP) (11 coop. Centres)
12. Bioprospecting of genes and allele NRCPB, (Lead Centre) 4.5.2009 31.3.2014 mining for abiotic stress tolerance IARI, New Delhi –
Dr. B. M. Prasanna CCPI Division of (Coop. Centre) Genetics (Maize) (ICAR-NAIP)
13. Achieving Improved Livelihood CCHAU, Hissar, (Lead April, 2009 31.3.2014 Security through Resource Centre)
Conservation and Diversified Farming IARI, New Delhi (Coop.
System approach in Mewat Centre)
14. Strategies to enhance adaptive capacity IARI, New Delhi (Lead Sept., 09 31.3.2014 to climate change in vulnerable regions Centre)
(ICAR-NAIP)
15. Zonal Technology Management and IARI, New Delhi (Lead 2008-09 31.3.2104 BPD Unit at IARI, Delhi under the Centre)
NAIP. (ICAR-NAIP)
16. Developing Commissioning, operating ASRB, ICAR, New Delhi 2010-11 31.3.2014 and managing an online system for Net (Lead Centre)
/ ARS – Prelim Examination by IARI, New Delhi ASRB, ICAR under Component – I of (Cooperating Centre) NAIP. (ICAR-NAIP)
17. To understand the nature of diversity in Lead Centre: Indian 7.1.2009 31.3.2014 lac insects of Kerria spp. in India and Institute of Natural Resins
the nature of insect x host interaction and Gums, Ranchi,
(ICAR-NAIP) Jharkhand-834 010
Cooperating Centre:
Division of Entomology, IARI New Delhi.
18. Increasing the efficiency of microbial Lead Centre: Division of 1.1.2011 31.12.2015 production of bioethanol from Microbiology
agricultural biomass
19. Extraction and Micro-encapsulation of Lead Centre: Division of 1.1.2011 31.12.2015 Nutraceutical for Effective Delivery Post Harvest Technology,
into Different Food Matrices. (NASF, IARI ICAR)
20. Phenomics of moisture deficit and low Lead Centre: Division of 15.2.11 31.12.2015 temperature stress tolerance in rice Plant Physiology, IARI
(NASF, ICAR) Cooperating Centre: :
NRCPB, IASRI, IIT-D, UDSC, IGKV, CRRI, CAU, ICAR-RC NEH
21. Use of RNAi technology in developing Lead Centre: Division of 1.6.2011 31.5.2015 low phytate soybean and rice (NASF, Biochemistry, IARI
ICAR) Cooperating Centre:
Kolkata University
22. Decision Support System for Lead Centre: W.T.C., IARI; 1.6.2012 31.5.2016 Enhancing Water Productivity of Cooperating Centre: Dir.
Irrigated Rice-Wheat Cropping System of Water Management,
(NASF, ICAR) Bhubaneswar, Odisha
23. Decision Support System for Lead Centre: NRC for June-2012 May-2016 Enhancing Productivity of Grapes Grapes, Pune
under Moisture and Temperature Stress Cooperating Centres:
Conditions (NASF, ICAR) CESCRA, IARI
24. Crop simulation studies to understand Lead Centre: IARI, New 1.6.2012 31.5.2016 the effect of moisture and temperature Delhi Cooperating
stress on growth and yield of wheat Centre: Directorate of
(NASF, ICAR) Wheat Research, Karnal).
25. Enhancing Use Efficiency of Lead Centre: IARI, New 1.6.2012 31.5.2017 Micronutrients : Novel Delivery Delhi
Systems (NASF, ICAR) Cooperating Centre:
Agharkar Research Institute (ARI), Pune).
26. Understanding plant-nematode Lead Centre: IIT, Kanpur 1.6.2012 31.5.2016 interactions: Identification of plant and Ludhiana ; Collaborating
nematode genes involved in disease Centre: among others - development (NASF, ICAR) IARI, New Delhi
27. Development of spectroscopic methods Lead Centre: Central 1.6.2012 31.5.2016 for detection and quantification of Institute of Post-Harvest
adulterants and contaminants in fruit Engineering &
juices and milk (NASF, ICAR) Technology (CIPHET), Ludhiana Cooperating Centres:
IARI, New Delhi
28. Bioremediation of agrochemicals and Lead Centre: University 1.6.2012 31.5.2016 heavy metals present in Yamuna and of Delhi; Cooperating
drainage water used for irrigation in Centres: IIT, New Delhi urban and peri-urban agricultural areas and IARI, New Delhi (NASF, ICAR)
29. Development of Genetically Lead Centre: Indian 1.6.2012 31.5.2016
engineered vaccines against Veterinary Research economically important poultry viral Institute, Bareilly, UP;
diseases (NASF, ICAR) Cooperating Centre:
IARI, New Delhi –
30. Use of machine vision for Lead Centre: CIAE 1.7.2012 31.5.2015
distinguishing among crop varieties Bhopal
(NASF, ICAR) Cooperating Centres:
IARI New Delhi);
NBPGR, New Delhi and CDAC, Kolkata
31. Role of Archaebacteria in Alleviation Lead Centre: IARI, New 1.8.2012 31.7.2015 of Salinity and Moisture Stress in Delhi
Plants (NASF, ICAR) Cooperating Centre:
Directorate of Groundnut Research, Junagadh).
32. Polymeric Nano Materials for Lead Centre- IARI, New 1.4.2013 31.3.2016 Packaging and Efficient Delivery of Delhi
Nutraceuticals (NASF, ICAR)
33. Relationship between Sclerotium Lead Centre- Directorate 1.4.2013 31.3.2018 rolfsii, Rhizoctonia solani, the soil and Groundnut Research;
climate variables in three major Cooperating Centre cropping system in the country and among others-IARI, New identification of markers for resistance Delhi
to Sclerotium rolfsii(NASF, ICAR)
34. Common basis of defense induction in Lead Centre- DRR, 1.4.2013 31.3.2016 rice and mustard against sucking and Hyderabad; Cooperating
gall insects pests(NASF, ICAR) Centre among others:
Div. of Entomology, IARI
35. The role of bacterial endosymbionts in Lead Centre- University 1.4.2013 31.3.2016 shaping the insect-virus relationship in of Delhi; Cooperating
Bemisia tabaci(NASF, ICAR) Institutions among others:
Div. of Entomology, IARI
36. Development of sucrose sensor for Lead Centre- IARI, New 1.4.2013 31.3.2016 phenotyping of soil moisture-deficit Delhi; Cooperating
stress tolerance in rice (NASF, ICAR) Institution: Indian Statistical Institute;
ICAR-NBPGR, New Delhi; Jadavpur University, Kolkata.
37. Understanding the mechanism of Non- Lead Centre- IARI, New 1.4.2013 31.3.2016 Host Resistance (NHR) against rust Delhi; Cooperating
and blast in rice and wheat (NASF, Centre: Indian institute of
ICAR) Science Education
Research, Kolkata
38. The relationship of Phytoplasma with Lead Centre- University 1.4.2013 31.3.2016 its host plants and insect vectors of Delhi; Cooperating
(NASF, ICAR) Centre: Div. of
Entomology, IARI
39. Bioremediation of contaminants in Lead Centre- Directorate 1.4.2013 31.3.2017 polluted sites: use of weedy plants of Weed Science
(NASF, ICAR) Research, Jabalpur
Cooperating Centres:
WTC, IARI
40. Chemo-profiling of potential Lead Centre-IVRI, 1.4.2013 31.3.2016
phytoacaricides and their functional Izzatnagar- 243122 characterization for controlling Cooperating Centres:
resistant cattle ticks (NASF, ICAR) NBRI, Lucknow; IARI, New Delhi; Collage of Veterinary and Animal Science, Wayanand, Kerala-673576.
41. Enhancing phosphorus availability in Lead Centre -IARI, New 1.10.2013 30.9.2015 alfisols: hydrogel based input delivery Delhi
approach (NASF, ICAR)
42. Outreach Programme of IIHR Lead Centre- IIHR 2007 31.3.2014
Bangalore - “Diagnosis and Bangalore;
management of leaf spot diseases of Cooperating Centre:
field and horticultural crops” (ICAR XI Division of Plant Plan - IIHR Bangalore) Pathology, IARI
43. Harnessing arbuscular mycorrhizae for Lead Centre- CPCRI- 1.4.2008 2013-14 biofertilization in horticultural crops Kasargod
under the theme “Nutrient F&HT - Cooperating Management, PGPR and Biocontrol” Centre
of the Network project on AMAAS (ICAR - XI Plan – NBAIM)
44. Root and Establishment trades for Lead Centre: DWR, 2009-10 31.3.2014 greater water use efficiency in wheat” Karnal
(Short title “Physiological: Water use Cooperating Centre:
efficiency (Root Traits) [Indo- Division of Genetics/R.S.
Australian Programme Indore, IARI Centre
(ICAR - Plan of DWR)]
45. Molecular markers for broadening the Lead Centre: DWR, December - 31.3.2014
genetic bas of stem rust resistance Karnal 2009
genes effective against strain Ug99" Cooperating Centre:
(Project short title - “Biotic Stress Division of Genetics;
(Rusts)” [Indo-Australian Programme IARI, R.S. Wellington (ICAR - Plan of DWR)]