1. Presented by- Dr. Rajendra Choudhary ICARDA South Asia & China Regional Program New Delhi

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3. StatesTarget districts Partners of the project Assam Nawgaon  Assam Agricultural University, Jorhat Bihar Muzaffarpur Patna Nalanda  Rajendra Agricultural University, Pusa  SPARK, Patna  ICARDA South Asia & China Program, Delhi Uttar Pradesh Ballia Fatehpur Chandauli  Indian Inst. Of Pulses Research, Kanpur  ICARDA South Asia & China Program, Delhi West Bengal Malda Murshidabad  MESADM, Chinsurah, Hooghly  Pulses & Oilseeds Res. Station, Berhampore

4.  Workshop for Enhancing lentil Production project held on 3-4 September, 2010 Following Seeds were procured from various agencies located at different places: VarietyClass of Seed Qt. of Seed procured (q) AgencySupplied to Noori Certified 21 NSC, Shahjehanpur Naugaon ( 2q ), Dholi,Pusa ( 3q ), Patna ( 3q ), Nalanda ( 3q ), Balia ( 4q ), Fatehpur ( 2q ) & Chandauli ( 4q ) HUL - 57 Certified 20 NSC, Shahjehanpur Naugaon ( 4q ), Malda ( 2q ), Berhampore ( 2q ), Balia ( 4q ), Fatehpur ( 4q ) & Chandauli ( 4q ) NDL-1 Breeder 16 NDUA&T Faizabad Dholi,Pusa ( 4q ), Patna ( 4q ), Nalanda ( 4q ) & Fatehpur ( 4q ) NDL-1 Foundat. 8 KVK Chandauli Balia ( 4q ) & Chandauli ( 4q ) Contd.

5. VarietyClass of Seed Qt. of Seed procured (q) AgencySupplied to Arun Breeder 2 RAU, Pusa Patna ( 1q ) & Nalanda ( 1q ) HUL - 57 Breeder 3 RAU, Pusa Patna ( 2q ) & Nalanda ( 1q ) Arun Certified 8 RAU, Pusa Naugaon ( 4q ), Malda ( 2q ) & Berhampore ( 2q ) Arun Certified 4 RAU, Pusa TCA Dholi & Muzaffarpur HUL - 57 Certified 4 RAU, Pusa TCA Dholi & Muzaffarpur Arun Certified 8 BAU, Barh Patna ( 4q ) & Nalanda ( 4q ) HUL - 57 Certified 8 BAU, Barh Patna ( 4q ) & Nalanda ( 4q ) Moitree Certified 2 PORS Berh. Malda ( 1q ) & Berhampore ( 1q ) Subrata Certified 4 PORS Berh. Malda ( 2q ) & Berhampore ( 2q ) Subhendu Certified 2 PORS Berh. Malda ( 1q ) & Berhampore ( 1q )

6. Following Seeds were procured from various agencies located at different places for seed production only VarietyClass of Seed Qt. of Seed procured AgencySupplied to KLS-218 Breeder 30 Kg RAU, PusaPatna ( 20 Kg ) & Nalanda ( 10 Kg ) PL-6 Breeder 10 Kg GBPUA&T Pantnagar IARI, New Delhi ( 5 Kg ) & Chandauli ( 5 Kg ) PL-7 Breeder 40 Kg GBPUA&T Pantnagar IARI, New Delhi ( 5 Kg ), Chandauli ( 15 Kg ) & Nalanda ( 20 Kg ) Seed production of other varieties: Arun Breeder 2 q Patna ( 1q ) & Nalanda ( 1q ) HUL - 57 Breeder 3 q Patna ( 2q ) & Nalanda ( 1q ) NDL-1 Breeder 4 q Patna ( 2q ) & Nalanda ( 2q )

7. StatesTarget districtsNo. Villages / blocks covered Area covered Farmers involved Assam Nawgaon 679 acres144 Bihar Muzaffarpur Patna Nalanda 585585 72 acres 86 acres 80 acres 65 94 88 Uttar Pradesh Ballia Fatehpur Chandauli 11 5 13 47 50 120 55 76 98 West Bengal Malda Murshidabad 12 5 60 acres 75 acres 158 128 Seed production: Patna NDL-1 15 Acres 2 Villages 15 Farmers KLS-218 2 Acres 1 Village 2 Farmers HUL-57 15 Acres 3 Villages 15 Farmers Arun 10 Acres 3 Villages 10 Farmers Nalanda NDL-1 4 Acres 1 Village 2 Farmers PL-7 1.5 Acres 1 Village 1 Farmer Chandauli PL-6 0.5 Acres 1 Village 1 Farmer PL-7 1.5 Acres 1 Village 1 Farmer

8. Crop Partners of the project Chickpea  Indian Inst. Of Pulses Research, Kanpur  ICARDA South Asia & China Program, Delhi  Indian Agricultural Research Institute, New Delhi  Mahatma Phule Krishi Vidyapeeth, Rahuri (Maharashtra)  NBPGR, New Delhi Lentil  Indian Inst. Of Pulses Research, Kanpur  ICARDA South Asia & China Program, Delhi  Indian Agricultural Research Institute, New Delhi  RMVSKVV, Sehore (Madhya Pradesh)  NBPGR, New Delhi

9.  Launching Workshop for Chickpea Pre-breeding project held at RMVSKVV, Indore (Madhya Pradesh) during 29- 30 August, 2010  Launching Workshop for Lentil Pre-breeding project held at IIPR, Kanpur during 22-23 September 2010 100 Acc(land races) of Chickpea Samples imported from various countries viz. Jordan, Syria, Iraq, Greece, Tunisia, and Spain, 5 varieties (3 from IARI, Delhi and 2 from MPKV, Rahuri) for Terminal heat & drought tolerance, and resistance to Ascochyta blight traits have been planted at New Delhi, Kanpur and Rahuri along with 105 wild ACC (71 Acc of IG wild Chickpea Samples imported from Lebanon, Turkey, Afghanistan, Israel, Jordan and Syria; 27 ACC from IIPR, Knapur and 7 from MPKV, Rahuri) to be used in pre-breeding programme are sown 260 Acc of Lentil Samples (landraces +wilds)imported from various countries viz. Jordan, Syria, Iraq, Turkey, Lebanon, Ethiopia, Iran, Egypt and Morocco for Earliness, tolerance to heat and drought, resistance to Stemphylium blight, root rots traits have been planted at New Delhi, Kanpur and Sehore along with 50 Acc of wild Lentil Samples imported from these countries for IARI & NBPGR

10. StatesTarget districts Partners of the project Chhattisgarh Raipur, Durg/ Bilaspur  Assam Agricultural University, Jorhat Bihar Patna Nalanda  SPARK, Patna  ICARDA South Asia & China Program Uttar Pradesh Mirzapur Jhansi Lalitpur/ Hamirpur Chandauli  Indian Inst. Of Pulses Research, Kanpur  Indian Grassland and Fodder Research Institute, Jhansi  ICARDA South Asia & China Program, Delhi West Bengal Cooch Behar/ Nadia  Uttar Banga Krishi Vishvidyalaya, Coach Behar

11.  Presently Culturable waste specially in rice-fallow( where any crop may not be grown) and existing areas where cultivation is continuing being identified for replacement with low ODAP varieties  High Biomass and low β -ODAP (%) containing lines are being sown for breeding desired varieties S. No.Varietyβ -ODAP (%) Av. Yield (Kg/ha) 1. Bio R 202 (Ratan) 0.0592530 2. Prateek (LS82046 x A 60) 0.0 81560 3. Mahateora (Ratan x JRL 2) 0.071550 4. Nirmal 0.15 (duel)1500 Local cultivars: β-ODAP% in the range of 0.5 to 2.5% Average yield ranges from 455-640 kg/ha

12. A. Import of High Biomass and low ODAP materials from Syria and Ethiopia a) GIYT-HB-11103 Samples Supplied to IGFRI, Jhansi b) GIYT-Lo-1160 SamplesSupplied to CAU, Manipur c) GIYT-E-1160 SamplesSupplied to AAU, Reg. Station, Naugaon A. Import of High Biomass and low ODAP materials from Syria and Ethiopia a) GIYT-HB-11103 Samples Supplied to IGFRI, Jhansi b) GIYT-Lo-1160 SamplesSupplied to CAU, Manipur c) GIYT-E-1160 SamplesSupplied to AAU, Reg. Station, Naugaon B. Seed Multiplication Varietyβ -ODAP (%)Quantity of Seed sown (Kg) Location Mahateora 0.07 1600 Raipur (Chhattisgarh) Prateek 0.0 8 1200 Durg (Chhattisgarh) Nirmal 0.15 (duel) 200 Cooch Behar (W.Bengal) Nirmal 0.15 (duel) 200 Berhampore(W.Bengal) Prateek 0.0 8 30 Patna (Bihar) Nirmal 0.15 (duel) 15 Patna (Bihar) Ratan 0.059 20 Nalanda (Bihar) Mahateora 0.07 10 Nalanda (Bihar) Local cultivars: β-ODAP% in the range of 0.5 to 2.5% Yield ranges 455-640 kg/ha