1. ICAR-ICARDA Collaborative Research
Pre-breeding & genetic enhancement in breaking yield barriers in bread wheat, Kabuli chickpea, barley & lentil
ICAR-ICARDA Collaborative Research
Indian Institute of Pulses Research, Kanpur
Directorate of Wheat Research, Karnal
and
ICARDA , Aleppo, Syria

2. IIPR, Kanpur & ICARDA, Syria
Breaking yield barriers in Kabuli chickpea & lentil through pre-breeding & genetic enhancement
IIPR, Kanpur & ICARDA, Syria
Exploring the exotic genetic resources of wheat and barley for gene discovery/bio-prospecting towards pulses improvement, particularly in developing varieties in response to climate change
DWR, Karnal & ICARDA, Syria

3. Pre-breeding & genetic enhancement in breaking yield barriers in Kabuli chickpea & lentil
Indian Institute of Pulses Research, Kanpur
and
ICARDA South Asia & China Program, New Delhi

4. Collaborating Institutions
Lead centres:
Indian Institute of Pulses Research, Kanpur
ICARDA, Aleppo, Syria
Cooperating centres
Chickpea
Indian Agricultural Research Institute, New Delhi
Mahatma Phule Krishi Vidyapeeth, Rahuri (Maharashtra)
NBPGR, New Delhi
Lentil
RMVSKVV, Sehore (Madhya Pradesh)

5. Objectives
Identification of appropriate germplasm from ICARDA gene bank (landraces & wild species) for resistance to keys biotic and abiotic stresses.
Synthesis of new gene-pool with higher frequency of useful genes from exotic landraces & wild progenitors of Near-East origin.
Evaluation of new recombinants (pre-breeding lines) at farmers’ fields.
Identification of high yielding cultivars through multi-location testing for various production environments

6. Objectives Cont… Capacity building
For enhanced utilization of PGR and adoption of frontier technologies in crop improvement.
Empowerment of farmers for participatory breeding.

7. Targeted Traits Kabuli chickpea Lentil
Terminal heat & drought tolerance, and resistance to Ascochyta blight
Lentil
Earliness, tolerance to heat and drought, resistance to Stemphylium blight, root rots

8. Expected Outputs
Development of varieties for adaptation to changing climate (mitigating soil moisture stress and temperature extremities)
New set of modern cultivars will be available for evaluation at farmers’ field/multilocation evaluation for their possible release
Wide range of varieties will be available to farmers
Appropriate cultivars will be selected by farmers for use in various cropping systems. Seeds of these cultivars would be multiplied and supplied to farmers

9. An example: economic return
Due to high temperature in central India the
estimated loss (>10%) in chickpea production ( ).
The varieties which are likely to be developed
through this project will help in reducing this
damage. Even 1% saving will value about Rs.
5.00 crores. More than this would be saving in
lentil too.

10. Budget: Head-wise tentative breakup estimates (Rs. in Lakhs)
Head of Expenditure
Yr I
Yr II
Yr III
Yr IV
Yr V
Total
Salary of contractual staff
41.98
209.9
Operational cost (supply of inputs, labour, including T.A.etc.)
49.0
50.5
51.3
48.3
46.3
245.4
Non-recurr. Equipments
64.4 -
HRD
26.88
17.52
19.68
18.72
12.0
94.80
Steering Committee for monitoring , management and evaluation
10.8
6.0
16.8
5.3
50.9
193.06
122.0
118.96
125.8
105.58
665.4

11. A nine-member steering
Steering Committee
Annual evaluation and monitoring of project implementation
Mid-term evaluation and if required modification in programme for implementation
Recommendation for policy interventions and strategy for expansion of program
Dy. Director General (Crop Sciences), ICAR Chairman
Joint Secretary (Crops), DAC Co-Chairman
DDG (Research), ICARDA, Aleppo, Syraia Member
Director (Crops) DAC Member
Director (wheat)/(Pulses),DAC Member
ADG(OP), ICAR Member
Reg. Coordinator, ICARDA, SACRP, New Delhi Member
Director, IIPR, Kanpur Member Secretary

12. Directorate of Wheat Research, Karnal
Exploring the exotic genetic resources of wheat and barley for gene discovery/bio-prospecting towards pulses improvement, particularly in developing varieties in response to climate change
Directorate of Wheat Research, Karnal
and
ICARDA, Aleppo, Syria

13. Collaborating Institutions
Lead centres:
Directorate of Wheat Research, Karnal
ICARDA, Aleppo, Syria
Cooperating centres:
GBPUA&T, Pantnagar
JNKVV, Powerkheda
NBPGR, New Delhi
ARS (RAU), Durgapura, Rajasthan
College of Agriculture, Rewa

14. Objectives
Use of of appropriate germplasm/genes (primitive landraces & wild species) for synthesis of new gene pool with higher frequency of useful genes to address climatic variations/new diseases and to fulfill farmers' demands.
Evaluation of new recombinants (pre-breeding lines) under targeted agro-ecological conditions, and in farmers’ fields.
Identification of high yielding, stress tolerant genotypes through multilocation/multi-season testing for the development of cultivars for commercial cultivation.

15. Germplasm Utilization
Exploration of exotic germplasm and landraces of wheat and barley from West Asia and growing in India for phenotypic characterization in response to climate change (heat and water-use efficiency)
Genome mapping and synteny of the genes sequenced from wheat and barley could be assigned to encoding abiotic stress tolerance and can be utilized for pulses improvement.

16. Expected Outputs
New useful genes which have not been exploited in Indian programs will be available in Indian gene-bank for long-term use
Stabilizing yield and higher productivity under biotic and abiotic stress environments (terminal heat and drought stresses)
Seeds of appropriate cultivars selected by farmers for use in various cropping systems would be available for multiplication and distribution

17. Year-wise proposed budget (Rs. in lakh)
Head
Yr I
Yr II
Yr III
Yr IV
Yr V
Total
Recurring
(a) Salary of Cont. Res. Staff & skilled workers
Wheat
20.9
104.5
Barley
16.9
84.5
(b) Operational Cost including T.A.
32.5
31.5
161.5
30.7
31.3
31.8
31.4
156.6
Non-Recurring
55.65 -
66.2
7.3
73.5
Total Wheat
109.05
52.4
53.4
321.65
Total Barley
113.8
55.5
48.7
48.3
314.6
Gr. Total
222.85
107.9
102.1
101.7
636.25

18. Steering Committee Evaluation and monitoring of project implementation
A nine-member steering
Steering Committee
Evaluation and monitoring of project implementation
Mid-term evaluation and if required modification in programme
Recommendation for policy interventions and strategy for expansion of program
Agriculture Commissioner, DAC Chairman
Joint Secretary (Crops), DAC Co-Chairman
DDG (Research), ICARDA, Aleppo, Syria Member
Director (Crops), DAC Member
Director (wheat),DAC Member
ADG (FFC), ICAR Member
Reg. Coordinator, ICARDA, SACRP, New Delhi Member
Director (Research), RAU, Bikaner, Rajasthan Member
Project Director, DWR, Karnal Member Secretary