ID: 57757
Title: Promotion and prospects of vermiculture practice in Bangalore
Author: B R Yeshwanth, R D Kale, M Jayashankar and S Ramakrishna
Editor: A Biju Kumar
Year: 2012
Publisher: Narendra Pubslishing House, 2012
Source: Centre for Ecological Sciences
Reference: None
Subject: Agrobiodiversity- Status, Trends and Prospects
Keywords: Earthworm, organic farming, vermicompost
Abstract: This study concerns to the promotion of vermiculture practices by some organisations and organic farming enthusiasts in Bangalore, thereby understanding the prospects of the practice in the region. Waste biomass from domestic, agricultural, urban and industrial sources is used in the vermiculture units at the University of Agricultural Sciences, Khodays private limited and by other organic farming enthusiasts. Issues related to vermicomposting economics, management of natural enemies and growing demand for quality vermicompost were analysed during the study.
Location: TE 15, Biologicalsciences Building, IISc
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ID: 57756
Title: Biodiversity of tropical minor crops
Author: B Vimala and Bala Nambisan
Editor: A Biju Kumar
Year: 2012
Publisher: Narendra Pubslishing House, 2012
Source: Centre for Ecological Sciences
Reference: None
Subject: Agrobiodiversity- Status, Trends and Prospects
Keywords: Tropical, minor tuber crops, tuber yield
Abstract: Apart from the major tuber crops like cassava, sweet potato, yams and aroids there are many types of tropical minor root crops which are grown and used in different parts of India. Some of thes crops not only enrich the diet of the people but also possess medicinal properties to cure ailments or check their incidence. About 183 accessions belonging to 9 crops which included 90 accessions of Chinese potato, 63 accessions of Yam bean, 7 accessions of Arrow root, 5 accessions of Canna, 11 species of Curcuma, 3 species of Typhonium, 2 species of Costus and one accession each of Tacca and Vigna were collected from the different parts of India and maintained in the field gene bank. All these crops were evaluated for tuber yeild and biochemical characters and the results are described.
Location: E 15, Biologicalsciences Building, IISc
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ID: 57755
Title: Rice genetic resources of Kerala
Author: Veena Vighneswaran and I Johnkutty
Editor: A Biju Kumar
Year: 2012
Publisher: Narendra Pubslishing House, 2012
Source: Centre for Ecological Sciences
Reference: None
Subject: Agrobiodiversity- Status, Trends and Prospects
Keywords: Western Ghats, genetic diversity, agrobiodiversity, breeding
Abstract: The Western ghats region of South India is rich in genetic diversity of Oryza, and is considered as a centre of origin of rice. This rice diversity of land races, harbours many dominant genes, including genes for resistance to diseases, insect pests, physiological stress situations as well as characters of nutritive quality. The plant genetic resource includes primitive cultivars, traditional land races, farmer ' s varieties, released varieties, gentic stocks, parental lines, agro biodiversity etc. Kerala holds a special place in biodiversity with a wide range of indigenous varieties and with different agro-ecological situations. There are special land races particularly in certain regions such as saline tolerant varieties, scented or aromatic rice, medicinal rice, organic rice etc. with high protein, high amylase and mineral. Kerala Agricultural University is mainly involved in the improvement of agricultural crops. As rice is our prominent agricultural crop, a substantial quantity of germplasm, which includes introduced varieties, is being maintained for various breeding programmes.
Location: E 15, Biologicalsciences Building, IISc
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ID: 57754
Title: Conservation and evaluation of upland paddy varieties suitable for intercropping in coconut gardens
Author: V Thulasi, P I Poornima Yadav, A Kareena, P P Moossa, M Ameena and M Rafeekhar
Editor: A Biju Kumar
Year: 2012
Publisher: Narendra Pubslishing House, 2012
Source: Centre for Ecological Sciences
Reference: None
Subject: Agrobiodiversity- Status, Trends and Prospects
Keywords: Upland paddy, Shade tolerance, food security, intercropping
Abstract: The paddy farming sector is experiencing a myriad of problems and consequently the wetlands are getting converted into non agricutlural uses or other crops. Kerala has the potential and suitable agro ecologies inclusing upland, rainfed lowland, irrigated lowland, kole, kaipad and kuttanad areas and has immense scope as far as food security is concerned. Intercropping paddy in coconut gardens can offer a means to the ever cherished dream of food security, conservation of biodiversity and self sufficiency of the state. Intercropping one third of the area under coconut with upland rice can alone doubles the area under rice and can bring revolutionary change in rice production scenario of the state. Traditional farmers and tribals of northern regions of Kerala claims to have varieties suited to shaded situation and the collection and evaluation of shade tolerance of the local and released varieties is the basic requirement of initiating research in promoting upland rice cultivation in coconut gardens and it has been attempted. Two experiments were conducted for this purpose. Firstly, thirteen different varieties (8 local and 5 varieties released by Kerala Agricultural University) of Paddy were tested for their performance as intercrop in coconut gardens of Kannur district. The results showed the superiority of Vaishakh and Karuthadukkan as intercrops. But as there exists differential shade levels in coconut gardens of varying age, latter experiments were undertaken by cultivating different varieties of paddy under six levels of shade (0, 26, 43, 64, 73 and 81%). Multi-locational trials were conducted in Kannur district by creating the shade levels through the use of shade nets in order to avoid the interference of soil and climatic changes. Growth and yield parameters were observed. In general, the performance of the intercropped paddy declined with increasing levels of shade. Vaishakh, Karuthadukkan, Chomala and Paramban kayama were superior with respect to their performance under shade. These varieties were found to thrive well even under 81% shade. Paddy cultivationin non conventional areas in general and coconut gardens in particular, can offer means for achieving food security and the identified suitable varieties can add to the sustainability of the agricultural and food production scenario of the state.
Location: E 15, Biologicalsciences Building, IISc
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ID: 57753
Title: The influence of soil on the occurrence and distribution of Agaricus species in Kerala
Author: Susha S. Thara, S Bhavani Devi and M Suharban
Editor: A Biju Kumar
Year: 2012
Publisher: Narendra Pubslishing House, 2012
Source: Centre for Ecological Sciences
Reference: None
Subject: Agrobiodiversity- Status, Trends and Prospects
Keywords: Mushrooms, agroclimatic zone, laterite
Abstract: The diversity of climatic conditions prevalent in India made this country a natural habitat of a number of mushrooms. However, the deliberate efforst made for the detailed study of natural agaric flora is less in different part of the country till today. Kerala with its congenial conditions is found to be the abode of a vast variety of mushrooms. Given the daunting fungal diversity in tropics, we need to optimize methods for assessing the species richness in catchment areas which are unexplored. A study was conducted to identify, preserve, document and catalogue the highly priced mushroom-Agaricus sp. in Kerala. The study was carried out in the 20 agroclimatic zones of the state. Teh periodicity of occurrence, soil type, locality, date of collection, relative humidity and maximum and minimum temperature on the day of collection etc. were noted. 42 species were collected from different agroclimatic zones of the state. Among the species collected A. squamuliferous was seen abundantly throughout the state during North East and South West monsoon irrespective of soil type and vegetation. Majority of the collections were obtained from laterite soil viz., semi dry laterite, subhumid laterite, humid laterite, per humid laterite, wet laterite and also on semi dry red loam. Few species were collected from alluvium soils, semi dry alluvium and sub humid regions. No collections were obtained from saline soils. Five species were observed from sandy soils of Onattukara region.
Location: E 15, Biologicalsciences Building, IISc
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ID: 57752
Title: Implications of rice biodiverstiy in the economic empowerment of tribal communities in Koraput district
Author: Sehnaz Ara, S S Chaudhary and A K Badoghar
Editor: A Biju Kumar
Year: 2012
Publisher: Narendra Pubslishing House, 2012
Source: Centre for Ecological Sciences
Reference: None
Subject: Agrobiodiversity- Status, Trends and Prospects
Keywords: Germplasm, Landraces, Resilience
Abstract: This pape describes the strengthening and facilitaing process of the local institutions on rice landraces conservation motivated through value addition and apporpriate market linkage. The local tribal communities have a registered body "Panchabati Gramya Unayan Samiti (PGUS)" which works on biodiversity conservation and development at village level and a cooperative society named "Kalinga Kalajeera Rice Growers Cooperative Society (KKRGCS)". These local bodies, facilitated by M S Swaminathan Research Foundation, mainly focus on large scale production, popularization and market promotion of rice landraces. Out of the different types of rice landraces Kalajeera, Machakanta and Haladichudi are now identified for popularization, value addition and market promotion. As per the present market demands Kalajeera rice (a scented, long duration rice landrace, having small oval grain with black husk colour and yielding 20-22 ql/ha) is sold @ Rs 40/kg. Machakanta rice (a long duration variety having white slender grain and good taste, yielding 20-22 ql/ha) is sold @ Rs 28/kg and Haldichudi rice (a medium duration landrace having white medium slender grain with deep yellow husk colour and yielding 18-20 ql/ha) is being sold @ Rs 25/kg whereas the procurement price of rice from high yielding varieties is only Rs 9.5/kg. Value added products like puffed rice, fried rice, pappad and freid flat rice are being prepared and marketed locally by the self help groups. The value added products have good demand in the local markets as it has good taste. The strong and long straw of these varieties are suitable for mushroom production. The additional earning of Rs. 800-1200 per month from the value added products helps improve their socio-economic condition. Through encouragement and empowerment by MSSRF, the tribal communities of Jeypore was selected for an International level award Equator Initiative Award-2002, Johannesburg, South Africa ana a National level Genome Saviour Award - 2006, PPVFR Authority, New Delhi for their commendable efforts on conservation and promotion of rice landraces in the tribal villages of Jeypore. Conservation of climatic resilient landraces deserves utmost attention in view of the fact that climatic change is known to have more profound effect on the poorer communities. Thus the 4 "C" chain approach (Conservation, cultivation, consumption and commercialization) enables the communities to improve their socioeconomic condition.
Location: E 15, Biologicalsciences Building, IISc
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ID: 57751
Title: Biodiversity of tapioca (Manihot esculenta crantz) in Kerala
Author: Santha V Pillai, M N Sheela, Bala Nambisan, J Sreekumar, S Sreelekha and S K Naskar
Editor: A Biju Kumar
Year: 2012
Publisher: Narendra Pubslishing House, 2012
Source: Centre for Ecological Sciences
Reference: None
Subject: Agrobiodiversity- Status, Trends and Prospects
Keywords: Tapioca, agroclimate, germplasm, varieties
Abstract: Tapioca (Manihot esculenta Crantz) is an important tuber crop of Kerala, grown in an area of 87,000 ha. It is a crop of South American origin, introduced to Kerala about 505 years back. As this area is having similar agro-climatic conditions as the centre of origin of the crop, it got established well in the region. It came as a boon to poor people inhabiting the hilly regions of the state where paddy, the staple food, could not be grown. Its importance became all the more evident during the world wars, when import of rice was restricted. Considering the importance of the crop, planned introduction was made by the local Rulers. Now it is grown not only as a subsidiary crop but also as an industrial raw material for production of starch. Even though only a few varieties were introduced in the beginning, a large number of hybrid varieties evolved in the region as the climate is ideal for flowering and seed setting of the crop. This was accelerated by organized research initiated under the Kerala University and then the establishment of the Central Tuber Crops Research Institute of Sreekariyam, Thirubananthapuram. Local varieties were hybridized with those introduced from other tapioca growing countries and a number of improved varieties have been developed and released for cultivation. As germplasm is the raw material for crop improvement, the local varieties were collected, characterized adn evaluated for economic characters. This paper is based on a study of the diversity available in the land races collected from different areas of Kerala. The maximum varieties were collected from Central region, comprising of Pathanamthitta, Alapuzha, Kottayam and idukki, followed by South Kerala (Thiruvananthapuram and Kollam) and the least from North Kerala. Tapioca grows in varied agro-climatic regions of Kerala, right from Thiruvananthapuram to Kasargode and also from the coastal areas of Alapuzha to the high ranges of Idukki. Data on morphological characters were recorded in the germplasm accessions collected from different areas and wide variability was noticed. The tuber yield per plant ranged from 2.00 to 10.00 kg in CI-576, a collection from Kottayam. Many varieties with very good cooking quality have also been evolved over the years (CI-72, 102, 702, 722, 859, 882). This forms an ideal breeding material for further improvement of the crop. Details are given in the paper.
Location: E 15, Biologicalsciences Building, IISc
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ID: 57750
Title: Promoting biodiversity in coconut for food security
Author: Remany Gopalakrishnan
Editor: A Biju Kumar
Year: 2012
Publisher: Narendra Pubslishing House, 2012
Source: Centre for Ecological Sciences
Reference: None
Subject: Agrobiodiversity- Status, Trends and Prospects
Keywords: Horticulture, coconut garden, food security
Abstract: Among the horticultural crops grown in the country coconut is the most useful plantation crop. Globally coconut is grown in an area of 12. 16 million ha producing 61080 million nuts whereas India ' s annual production is 15730 million nuts from 1.89 million ha. Biodiversity is crucial for sustainable agricutural development and ensuring livelihood security. Coconut population harbors a vast range of diversity. Similarly species mutiplicity in coconut gardent is unique. Different coconut based farming system models provide multiple options to farmers to improve his living conditions. Varietal diversity in coconut, species multiplicity in coconut garden, development programmes for promoting biodiversity in coconut, and the role of coconut farming in providing food security have been discussed in this paper.
Location: E 15, Biologicalsciences Building, IISc
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ID: 57749
Title: Ex-situ conservation of plant gentic diversity: An overview
Author: D R Rathod, Ambili S Nair and V L Gawande
Editor: A Biju Kumar
Year: 2012
Publisher: Narendra Pubslishing House, 2012
Source: Centre for Ecological Sciences
Reference: None
Subject: Agrobiodiversity- Status, Trends and Prospects
Keywords: Ex situ Conservation, Germplasm, gene bank
Abstract: The spread and scaling up of successful conservation of plant genetic resources are heavily dependent on the existence of an appropriate macro-economic and policy environment. Strengthening the conservation strategies calls for the design of programmes that stimulate incrased incomes and productivity without relying on the displacement of land races by improved cultivars. Some national policies may influence the success and sustainability of conservation, for example, subsidies on agricultural inputs, price control on inputs and outputs, and intellectual property rights. In the past, many protected areas prohibited human activities. It is now widely accepted that there is a need to link environmental protection to social and economic development. Indeed, humans are an intergral part of a natural system. Many protected areas are heavily populated with residents depending on resources therein for their livelihood security. Environmental protection without economic development cannot be secure or sustainable. Today, significance of conservation of the fast eroding genetic resources is well recognized. Even the developing countries, which must deploy their scarce resources first to meet the food demands, have recognized the need and have established or are in process of establishing infrastructures necessary for collection, conservation, evaluation and utilization of crop genetic resources. The seed gene bank is the most commonly used method for germplasm conservation. However, it cannot be used for all plant species. In view of the advantages and disadvantages of different conservation methods, the use of a single conservation method is not appropriate to conserve genetic diversity of all plant species. The different methods are like pieces of a jigsaw puzzle. When they slot together in a right combination, they can form the overall conservation picture.
Location: E 15, Biologicalsciences Building, IISc
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ID: 57748
Title: Participatory approaches from sustainable in-situ conservation of germplasms and PGR
Author: D R Rathod, Ambili S Nair and S B Deshmukh
Editor: A Biju Kumar
Year: 2012
Publisher: Narendra Pubslishing House, 2012
Source: Centre for Ecological Sciences
Reference: None
Subject: Agrobiodiversity- Status, Trends and Prospects
Keywords: Plant genetic resources, conservation, participatory, in-situ conservation
Abstract: In spite of all our family welfare efforts at government and non-governmental levels, the population of India is still increasing at rate of 2.17% . In view of this fact, we have to increase the quantum of our food, feed, fibre and agro-product supply at a matching rate. There are two techniques to enhance the biological/agricultural production: first, by manipulations of the genetic materials (hereditary); second, through the manipulation of non-genetic (environmental and management) factors. Participatory crop improvement (PCI) is a new approach in genetic improvements, first developed to respond to the demands for improved varieties from small farmers situated in poor or marginal areas, for whom conventional breeding had generally failed. The approach aims to deepen the involvement of farmers and other actors (in the crop ' s production chain) in the different stages of variety development. Moreover, the method has a decentralized approach; it takes into account the specific environmental conditions of targeted sites such as climate, soils and farming practices ot better control and genotype-by-environment interactions that are frequently very strong in traditional, low-intensity, production systems. Plant breeding has been beneficial to farmers who enjoy favorable environments or those who could profitably modify their environment to suit new cultivars. It has not been so beneficial to those farmers (the poorest) who could not afford to modify their environment through the application of additional inputs. Farmers in favorable environments using high levels of inputs are now concerned with the adverse environmental effeects and the loss of genetic diversity. Poor farmers in marginal enviornments continue to suffer from chronically low yields, crop failures and, in the worse situations, malnutrition and famine. Because of its past successes, conventional plant breeding has tried to solve the problems of poor farmers living in unfavourable environments by simply extending the same methodologies and philosophies applied earlier to favorable, high potential enviornments. An attempt was made to study the sustainability of in-situ conservation approaches in the present context.
Location: E 15, Biologicalsciences Building, IISc
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ID: 57747
Title: Early yield and growth performance in a set of Brazelien Wild Hevea Germplasm in India
Author: G Prabhakara Rao and C P Reghu
Editor: A Biju Kumar
Year: 2012
Publisher: Narendra Pubslishing House, 2012
Source: Centre for Ecological Sciences
Reference: None
Subject: Agrobiodiversity- Status, Trends and Prospects
Keywords: Correlations, Crop improvement, Heritability, Hevea brasiliensis, Wild germplasm , Rank sum
Abstract: Natural rubber (Heveal brasiliensis), with its centre of origin in the Amazon rainforests of Brazil, is a strategic industrial crop cultivated mainly in the Southeast Asian countries. In order to protect the fast depleting genetic resources and also to broaden the narrow genetic base of cultivated rubber in this region, a huge collection of wild Hevea germplasm was made by the Interantional Rubber Research and Development Board during 1981 from three states in Brazil viz., Acre (AC), Rondonia (RO) and Mato Grosso (MT) and distributed to member countries including India. Around 4500 accessions are being conserved in nurseries in India, and are under different stages of evaluation for identification of desirable genes and their use in crop improvement programmes. In the present study, a set of 24 wild accessions of Hevea along with the modern control clone RRII 105 were planted in 1994 employing simple lattice design with four replications in the traditional rubber growing region of Kerala state, India. They wer evaluated for their early yield by test tapping in the fourth year. Girth recorded in the first five years of growth and girth increment per year was estimated over four years period The charaters assessed in the third year included crotch height and plant height. Highly significant differences between clones was observed for juvenile yield and growth characters. MT 1012 had the highest juvenile yield of 2.53 g/ t/t followed by RO 895 (1.79 g/t/t) and MT 940 (1.50 g/t/t), where as the control clone RRII 105 recorded 6.33 g/t/t. In the first year after planting girth ranged from 4.81 cm (MT 932) to 7.81 cm (AC 757) and in the 5th year after planting it was 21.78 cm (Ac 736) to 30.10 cm (MT 940). Girth increment per year ranged from 3.74 cm (AC 736) to 5.79 cm (MT 940), crotch height ranged from 2.49 m (MT 939) to 4.72 m (AC 757) and plant height from 4.74 m (MT 932) to 7.31 m (AC 757). The magnitude of phenotypic coefficient of variation (PCV) was higher than the genotypic coefficient of variation (GCV) for all hte traits denoting environmental factors influencing their expression. The broad sense heritability estimates ranged from high for yield to medium for crotch height. Correlations worked out between the six qunatitative traits revealed that girth was significantly positively correlated with girth increment and plant height. The accessions were ranked using all the above parameters except 1st year girth, for overall performance. Rank sum values ranged from 20 to 107 with a general mean of 64.92. AC 757, MT 1012 and RO 895 ranked first, second and third respectively with the maximum number of desirable traits. Based on this study the top 10% of the potential accessions showing early growth vigour and yield were identified which could be useful in broadening the genetic base of present-day cultivated rubber.
Location: E 15, Biologicalsciences Building, IISc
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ID: 57746
Title: Collection and utilization of cocoa (Theobroma cacao L) germplasm in Kerala Agricultural University
Author: J S Minimol and S Prasannakumari Amma
Editor: A Biju Kumar
Year: 2012
Publisher: Narendra Pubslishing House, 2012
Source: Centre for Ecological Sciences
Reference: None
Subject: Agrobiodiversity- Status, Trends and Prospects
Keywords: Theobroma cacao, Germplasm
Abstract: Cocoa (Theobroma cacao L) provides pleasure to millions across the globe by its mouth luring chocolates. It is also vital to the economies of cocoa growing countries in humid tropics. Cocoa plantations around the globe face severe threats from pests, diseases and climatic changes. Attaining sustainability overcoming all the stresses is possible only through developing new hardy varieties with superior quality. Collection of a much diverse germplasm and its careful exploitation forms the basic step in this direction. In India cocoa is a new crop of just 5 decades old. So the genetic diversity is very narrow. The crop assumed commecial status and has emerged at one of the remunerative inter crops of peninsular India. Though cultivation was problem free during initial years, problems started to arise one by one. At this juncture, the Kerala Agricultural University has initiated cocoa research in 1979 and its main focus was on breeding with establishment of germplasm, its evaluation and exploitation. Thus the University has established the biggest assembly of germplasm in India with 564 accessions, by local collection and by import from the International Cocoa Quarantine Centre (ICQC), University of Reading U. K. The accessions were planted at the rate of 4 plants each and were catalogued based on economic characters, pest and disease resistance. The present breeding thrusts are evolvign varieties with high yield, both bean size adn quality attributes and resistance to vascular streak dieback disease and Phytophthora pod rot. Out of 564 types maintained in the germplasm, seven superior types were released a clonal varieties (CCRP 1 to CCRP 7). 51 were identified as better combiners and these have been utilized for planting in clonal garden. Among the 549 self invompatible types, 134 were utilized in breeding programme for yield improvement, 47 were exploited as parents in breeding for resistance to Vascular streak die back diseases and black pod diseases, 9 with bean size of above 2.5 g were utilized as parents in the programme for evolving bold bean type varieties. 17 criollo and criollo-like accessions were utilized as parents in the programme for improvement of processim properties. The superior hybrids CCRp 8, 9, 10 have been released for cultivation.
Location: E 15, Biologicalsciences Building, IISc
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ID: 57745
Title: Agro-biodiversity hotspots: Identification and recognition of farmers ' / farming/tribal communities under the provisions of PPV & FR Act, 2001
Author: Manoj Srivastava, P K Singh, Ajay Kumar Singh and P L Gautam
Editor: A Biju Kumar
Year: 2012
Publisher: Narendra Pubslishing House, 2012
Source: Centre for Ecological Sciences
Reference: None
Subject: Agrobiodiversity- Status, Trends and Prospects
Keywords: Agrobiodiversity, WTO, TRPS, CBD, Sui generis system, Gene fund
Abstract: As a member of the World Trade Organization (WTO), India became signatory to the Trade Related Aspects of the Intellectual Property Systems (TRIPS), which provided under Article 27.3 b that the plant varieties are to be protected either by patents or by an effective sui generis system drawing its essence from UPOV. Based on these provisions, The Protection of Plant Varieties and Farmers ' Rights Act, 2001 was enacted and the PPV & FR Rules were brought in force in 2003. Simultaneously, India being a party to Convention on Biological Diversity (1992), which recognizes the sovereign rights of States to use their own biologicla resources, and expects the Parties to facilitate access to genetic resources by other Parties subject to national legislation and on mutually agreed terms, it became necessary to enact Biological Diversity Act in 2002. Both these Acts aim to protect the Biological Wealth of India and to regulate the IPRs involved at any stage. As per the provisions of the Rule 70(2), framed under section 45 of the PPV & FR Act which defines the manner of applying the Gene Fund created under section 45 of the Act, " The Gene Fund shall be applied for meeting the following purposes in accordance with the priority made hereunder: (i) to support and reward farmers, community of farmers particularly the tribal, rural communities engaged in conservation, improvement and preservation of genetic resources of economic plants and their wild relatives particularly in areas identified as agro-biodiversity hot-spots; (ii) For capacity building on ex situ conservation at the level of the local body, particularly in regions identified as agro-biodiversity hot spots and for supporting in-situ conservation; (iii) Dispersal of funds for benefit sharing; (iv) Under these provisions, the ' Plant Genome Savior Community Award ' have been constituted (v) To support conservation and sustainable use of Genetic Resources; (vi) To define and demarcate the areas which are to be identified as Agro-biodiversity hot-spots, before the support and rewards can be framed for farmers/ community of farmers, PPV & FR Authority constitued a Task Force which after several rounds of discussions at different levels submitted its report which was published in the form of 02 Volume Book which have been widely distributed for creating awareness. The major recommendation of the Task Force was identification of 22 Agro-biodiversity hotspots distributed over 07 agro-geographical zones of India.
Location: E 15, Biologicalsciences Building, IISc
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ID: 57744
Title: Diversity of pollinators and the impact of their abundance on fruit production in pumpkin (Cucurbita moschata L)
Author: P T Leena and M Nasser
Editor: A Biju Kumar
Year: 2012
Publisher: Narendra Pubslishing House, 2012
Source: Centre for Ecological Sciences
Reference: None
Subject: Agrobiodiversity- Status, Trends and Prospects
Keywords: Diversity, pollinators, abundance, pumpkin, Cucurbita moschata, fruit production
Abstract: Pumpking (Cucurbita moschata L) is an entomophilic cucurbita crop. Study on this crop was carried out in commercial vegetable farm represented by local type commonly found in Kerala, India. Pollinator abundance at different time intervals in the flowering season was observed to understand the impact of abundance of different pollinators in fruit production. Insects belonging to the orders Hymenoptera, Coleoptera and Lepidoptera were the common visitors. During the flowering season the first foragers on the flowers were the Coleoptera, followed by Lepidoptera and Hymenoptera. Floral visitation was highest during the mid phase of flowering season, which was followed by a decline. Results indicate that pollinator abundance had a strong positive influence on fruit production in this crop.
Location: E 15, Biologicalsciences Building, IISc
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ID: 57743
Title: Adaptability of scented rice cultivars suitable for Kerala
Author: Kuruvilla Varughese, Suja Abraham, Jacob John and B Rani
Editor: A Biju Kumar
Year: 2012
Publisher: Narendra Pubslishing House, 2012
Source: Centre for Ecological Sciences
Reference: None
Subject: Agrobiodiversity- Status, Trends and Prospects
Keywords: Scented rice varieties, Adaptability
Abstract: Scattered attempts were made in parts of Kerala to study the performance of selected varieties of scented rice. The evaluation of 19 leading scented rice varieties in the country during mild winter season of 2009-10 revealed that the duration, growth habits, yield attributing characters and yield varied considerably, with the highest yield of 6 t/ha obtained from the Gujarat variety GR-104.
Location: E 15, Biologicalsciences Building, IISc
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