Development of castor bean varieties and Sunflower hybrids to enhance the oilseeds production

Title

Development of Castor Bean Varieties and Sunflower Hybrids to Enhance the Oilseeds Production

Objectives

• Strengthening of castor bean germplasm to initiate breeding programme for the development high yielding varieties
• Maintenance of sunflower inbred lines and development of new hybrid combinations
• Conduct multilocational trials to evaluate the castor bean varieties and sunflower hybrids
• Production of pre basic and basic seed for castor bean varieties
• Sowing of demonstration plots at farmer’s field for dissemination of production technology
• Arrangement of fairs and exhibitions to popularize castor bean and sunflower crops

Duration

2014-15 to 2015-16

Total Cost

10.000 Million