Scientist Field Day on Pulse Performance organized

21^st September, 2019, Jodhpur

The ICAR-Central Arid Zone Research Institute, Jodhpur organized the Scientist Field Day on National Germplasm Performance of Mung Bean and Moth Bean today.

The performance evaluation is a part of Department of Bio Technology’s funded Network Project on “Genetic Improvement of Minor Pulses”.

Dr. Praveen Kumar, Director (Acting), ICAR-CAZRI highlighted the importance of both pulses for the arid regions of the country. He emphasized on the usefulness of germplasm evaluation to strengthen the on-going national genetic improvement programmes of the crop.

The participants were provided the exposure to the performance of 4,100 accessions of Mung Bean and 1,545 accessions of Moth Bean.

The Scientists from ICAR-Indian Institute of Pulses Research, Kanpur; ICAR-National Bureau of Plants Genetic Resources, New Delhi and its Regional Station at Jodhpur participated in the meeting.

(Source: ICAR-Central Arid Zone Research Institute, Jodhpur)