Following are the research activities of the institute:
On-Going
- Conserving indigenous genetic diversity
- Maintenance of crossing block for hybridization program.
- Breeding for durable rust resistance in bread wheat
- Breeding for drought/heat tolerance.
- Breeding for salinity tolerance.
- Study of filial generations of wheat, durum and barley
- Preliminary yield trials of wheat, durum and barley (A-trials)
- Regular yield trials (B-trials) of wheat, durum and barley
- Micro Wheat Yield Trials (MTWV) Normal & Short of wheat, durum and barley.
- National Uniform Wheat Yield trials (NUWYT), normal & short of wheat, durum and barley
- Evaluation of international trials/ nurseries of bread wheat, durum and barley.
- Maintenance and development of A, B and R-lines for Hybrid seed production.
- Shuttle breeding for accelerating breeding activities.
- Maintenance and utilization of durum and synthetics germplasm
- Crossing wheat with durum and synthetics
- Screening of advanced wheat materials against rusts in field and tunnel
- Screening of advanced wheat materials against karnal bunt
- Population dynamics of aphids in wheat crop
- Estimation of wheat yield losses due to aphid attack.
- Sowing date trial of bread & durum wheat and barley
- Response of seed rate on yield of advanced lines
- Effect of different levels of fertilizer on the yield of wheat.
- Studying comparative decline in physiological and yield parameters by high temperature stress
- Physico-chemical and technological quality evaluation of advanced bread wheat lines
- Quality determination of bread wheat and barley germplasm
- Effect of different tempering conditions on the milling yield of current wheat varieties
- Production of breeder’s nucleus seed (BNS) and pre-basic seed of wheat advanced lines and varieties.
- Technologies services to the farmers
New Vistas
Following are the new vistas
- Development of improved wheat varieties enriched with zinc and iron contents in grain through genetic manipulation, Biofortification, and value added products under changing climatic scenario.
- Development of wheat analytical facilities
- Provision of analytical support to wheat variety development program
- Bridging technology gap to meet newly evolving national/international compulsions.
- Quality analysis service to wheat importers and exporters.
- Development/selection of high yielding wheat genotypes for water limited conditions using advanced techniques.