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The following crops viz. Gerbera, Rose, Crossandra, Lilium, Jasmine, Heliconia, Anthurium, Gladiolus, Tuberose and Chrysanthemum are vegetatively propagated and nursery standards are not available. Hence, multi institute and multidisciplinary project may be formulated to work out planting materials standard and their testing.
4. During the 12th Technical, Committee meeting on CSCB, it has been decided to formulate the Seed Certification Standards for hybrid papaya
ICAR has provided seed standards which are as follows:
4. Seed standards
Sl. No Particulars Class of seed (%) Foundation Certified
1 Pure seed (Min) 98 98
2 Inert matter (Max)* 2 2
3 Other plant seeds Nil Nil
4 Other distinguishable
variety seed Nil Nil
5 Germination percentage
(Min) 65 65
6 Moisture for ordinary
container 6-8 6-8
* broken seeds, dirt, dust, stone and similar extraneous materials However ICAR has not provided field requirement and field standards for seed certification.
5. ICAR and Indian Institute of Seed Science (Directorate of seed research), Mau, has been requested for development of protocol and a procedure for DNA finger printing technique to determining of varietal identity and genetic purity for different crops for notification under the Seeds Act, 1966.
In this regard, the Directorate of Seed Certification and Organic Certificate, Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu had sent protocol for DNA finger print technique for validation, so that the same can be notified under Seeds Act, 1966.
Department of Seed and Organic Certification, Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu has sent a protocol to the Seed Division of DAC&FW for DNA Fingerprinting Protocol for validation in respect of 15 notified rice varieties being cultivated in Tamil Nadu. They want notification on the aforesaid protocol for notification under Seeds Act, 1966. This matter was discussed with the Director, Department of Seed and Organic Certification, Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu as well as Director-in-charge, IISS, Mau to mutually take up the matter for developing protocol with more specific informative SSR for varietal identity and genetic purity. If need arise, ICAR-NBPGR, New Delhi may also be associated. It is understood that NBPGR has prepared “DNA Fingerprinting in Plants - Standard Operating Methods and Protocols” to act as a guide to cultivar identification. These DNA Fingerprinting protocols in respect of rice varieties may also be included into the same manual. As regards, the notification of the DNA protocol is concerned the same may also be included in the Indian Minimum Seed Certification Standards - 2013 published by the Seeds Division under the Seeds Act, 1966.
PRE-RABI 2017 DAC&FW-ICAR INTERFACE GROUP RECOMMENDATIONS
No Issues Identified Action Initiated but not completed 6. ICAR is requested to develop
and provide GM cotton varieties resistant to boll worms and Lepidoptera pest etc for facilitating to provide cotton seed to farmers at reasonable price
Eight Bt. varieties have been recommended for cultivation as detailed below.
1. ICAR-CICR Bt 6 for Haryana under irrigated condition 2. PAU Bt1 for Punjab and Haryana under irrigated condition 3. ICAR-CICR Bt 9 for Maharashtra under irrigated condition 4. ICAR-CICR Bt 14 (CPT 2) for Maharashtra under rainfed
condition
5. ICAR-CICR GJHV 374 Bt for Maharashtra under rainfed condition
6. ICAR-CICR PKV 081 Bt for Maharashtra under rainfed condition
7. ICAR-CICR Rajat Bt for Maharashtra and South Rajasthan under irrigated condition
8. ICAR-CICR Suraj Bt for Central Zone states
Seeds of the two Bt varieties (ICAR-CICR Bt 6 and PAUBt1) are being multiplied and will be available in limited quantity at the rate of Rs. ~200/ kg in 2018.
However ICAR agreed to develop 21 Bt. cotton varieties. The status of another 13 Bt. cotton varieties is yet to be received.
7. ICAR is also requested to develop suitable and equal cotton lint quality varieties which can hundred percent substitute for imported cotton lint quality to make the Indian textile industry to fully source their cotton lint quality requirements domestically and to avoid the import of cotton lint from other country.
The existing variety Suvin, genetic purity and yield potential have been drastically reduced to a greater extent and the yield obtained is less than 50 kgs kapas per acre and no farmer is ready to cultivate this variety. Therefore, it is very much essential to develop suitable and equal cotton lint quality varieties which can substitute Egyptian extra long staple cotton lint of quality.
Under All India Coordinated Research Improvement Project on Cotton, separate trial have been formulated since 2007-08 to evaluate the performance of G. barbadense cultivars and to release the good quality high yielding extra-long staple cotton equivalent / better than Suvin in terms of yield / quality. Because of these efforts, the varieties RHCb011 (PhuleRukmai) and GSB 39 have been identified and / or released for cultivation.
The existing variety Suvin has not lost either genetic purity or yield potential. Still the variety is under seed production chain and every year Breeder Seeds of Suvin variety are supplied to private seed producers as per their demand, and are multiplied and converted into foundation and certified seeds. From the year 2009-10 till last year, 1.22 quintals of Breeder seeds of Suvin has been supplied to indenters. In the next year 2017-18, there is already demand for 100 kg Breeder Seed for Suvin and ICAR-CICR, Regional Station, Coimbatore has taken up seed production accordingly.
Under proper management, farmers are harvesting more than 15 q/ha. Even in AICRP multi-location trials, the average yield recorded was from 9.0 to 12.0 q/ha. Quality wise also, Suvin is the best available variety till date. In AICRP multi-location testing also, the quality of Suvin remains to be the best over the past ten years.
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As per the recently held interactive discussion with textile representatives, certain ELS cotton are imported and used for specific purpose because of their agreement with the traders out of compulsion. However, there is lot of scope for production of ELS cotton with available varieties and interspecific ELS hybrids.
Two G. barbadense cultures (CCB 11 and CCB 29) in pipeline under AICRP trials are found promising in terms of yield and fibre quality vis-à-vis Suvin. They are under further evaluation.
Details of yield and fibre quality parameters of ELS Cotton are given at Annexure II.
8. ICAR is requested to produce the full quantity of indented breeder seed varieties in both seasons. The shortage of indented Breeder Seed Crops are as per Annexure-III
All the centres were requested to produce the indented quantity of different crop / varieties without any varietal mismatch.
The centres were also instructed to take-up seed production in off-season and alternate areas, in case of any shortfall in seed production as per the indent. The crops like soybean, groundnut, etc. were given special emphasis to meet the targeted quantity of breeder seed production. In addition, to meet any shortfall due to climatic aberrations, centres were asked to prepare a contingent breeder seed production plan.
9. ICAR is requested to provide the seed grading – Top and Bottom Screen aperture sizes in mm (screens with round perforations in mm, screen with slotted (oblong) perforations in mm, wire mesh sieves) for all individual crop varieties (for breeder seed production – indented with ICAR & SAUs) to DAC for providing the same to all seed producers and farmers.
ICAR- IISS, Mau under theme area of seed processing in Seed Technology Research (STR) component of AICRP-NSP (Crops) is under taking experiment on optimum sieve size and type of screen for grading seeds of different crop varieties and hybrids including their parents. The details of sieve sizes are given in table 3. At present, the experiment is being carried out only in few STR centres owing to limited availability of expertise.
However, we have targeted to work out screen sizes for all varieties in seed chain. Annexure-IV
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