NATIONAL AGRICULTURE
TECHNOLOGY PROJECTS(NATP)
RAINFED CROP PRODUCTION
SYSTEM (RCPS) PROJECTS
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RCPS - 1 Agro-economic
characterisation and constraint analysis of rainfed cotton based production systems
in relation to soil, rainfall and socio economic factors - P Ramasundaram and N K Perumal
Objectives:
- To characterize
the bio-physical and socio-economic factors under the selected area of that Agro
Ecological sub-regions.
- To integrate
bio-physical and socio-economic factors under GIS environment.
- To identify the
agro economic constraints in rainfed cotton based production systems.
RCPS - 2 Optimising
nutrient supply in relation to moisture availability for enhanced productivity and
stability of rainfed cotton based production system - Jagvir Singh and Blaise
Objectives:
- To develop database
from across the rainfed cotton growing area and optimize nutrient requirement in
relation to rainfall pattern and moisture availability in different soil types to
refine existing fertiliser recommendations.
- To evaluate integrated
nutrient supply systems that improves synchrony between crop demand and supply for
fertiliser use efficiency in cotton.
- To investigate
the interactive effects of nutrients supply and moisture status on pest and disease
incidence under sole and intercropped situations.
- To validate simulation
models with special reference to N and P transformations and assess their utility
as decision support systems for cotton.
RCPS - 3 Assessment
of Gossypol content in cotton germplasm - M Chakrabarty and K B hebbar
Objectives:
- To estimate the
gossypol content in the different plant parts (leaves, squares, flowers and seed)
at different growth stages in working collections of cotton germplasm being grown
at CICR.
- To generate a
database for gossypol content among the germplasm lines
- To classify the
lines in terms of high, medium and low gossypol content to use them as a source
of resistance in breeding programme.
RCPS - 4 Delineating
the efficient productive zones for cotton production system using GIS based crop
models- S Vennila and K B Hebbar
Objectives:
- Characterisation
of existing cotton production zones with reference to area, productivity, soils,
climate and socio-economic conditions.
- Delineation of
potential growth environments for sustainable production.
- Prioritisation
of research domains using yield gap analysis.
RCPS - 5 Rain
water conservation, harvesting and recycling/recharging techniques for enhanced
productivity of cotton-based system - K S Bhaskar, S M Wasnik, A R Raju and G Majumdar
Objectives:
- To know and document
the present status of moisture conservation practices followed by the farmers in
the region.
- To develop suitable
toposequence based cropping system for efficient moisture use, improved productivity
and GMR.
- To develop suitable
land configuration and cropping system to minimize the adverse effect of excess
moisture.
- To estimate the
harvested run-off water in farm pond and recycling through drip and to increase
the recharge capacity of irrigation wells.
RCPS - 6 Improving
cotton productivity in salt affected soils through identification of species / genotypes
and farmer's participation under rainfed eco- system.
Objectives:
- Comparison of
cotton species and their promising genotypes and / or hybrids for salt tolerance
under different agro-ecological situations.
- Identification
of potential genotypes of salt tolerant species assessed as in objective I with
large number of genotypes that are in pipeline.
- Evaluation and
demonstration of identified potential salt tolerant cotton genotypes on farmer's
fields under said agro-ecological situations.
RCPS - 7 Promotion
of productive high quality G. arboreum cotton to meet the needs of marginal cultivators
of rainfed ecosystem vis-?vis textile industry - V N Waghmare
Objectives:
- Identifying productive
superior medium, fine quality arboreum genotypes for rainfed ecology.
- Evaluation of
G.arboreum genotypes having naked glandless seed with glanded plant to reduce processing
cost of edible oil.
- Isolation of
suitable genotypes from the introgressed population of G.hirsutum x G. arboreum
for boll size boll number and fibre quality.
- Evaluation of
suitable G.arboreum genotypes for different existing cropping systems.
- Large scale demonstration
of selected potential arboreum genotypes.
- Large-scale seed
production of identified arboreum genotypes to meet the seed requirement of different
regions.
RCPS - 8 Chararterization
and identification of productive and high quality cotton species/genotypes and practices
suitable for different rainfed agro-ecological situations through farmers participatory
programme - Vinita Gotmare
Objectives:
- Identification
of suitable cotton species for different agro-ecological situations under existing
recommended packages.
- Characterization
of plant characters for sustainable production under each agro-ecological situation.
- Isolation of
genotypes of identified species/ situations with high yield potential, acceptable
fibre quality traits for textile needs.
- Maximization
of yield of the identified species/ genotypes by developing suitable package for
each situation through farmers participatory program.
RCPS - 9 Develop
and evaluate production technology of indigenous cotton of NE Region - A R Raju,
V N Waghmare, M K Meshram, K S Bhaskar, G Majumdar and S M Wasnik
Objectives:
- To identify the
present constraints for improving the productivity of indigenous cotton and exploring
the indigenous opportunities.
- To collect, evaluate,
conserve and utilize indigenous cotton germplasm.
- To develop improved
production technologies like identification of superior genotypes, appropriate plant
populations, integrated plant nutrient management and need based pest management.
- To conserve soil
and moisture in-situ in hill slopes for stabilizing crop productivity.
- To estimate the
lime requirement and exploring the possibility of using rock phosphate, PSB and
VA mycorrhiza.
- Demonstration
of improved agro- technologies to progressing farmers.
RCPS - 10 Development
of Bt trangsgenic diploid cotton against bollworm - S B Nadeshwar and A B Dongre
Objectives:
- Standardisation
of protocol for induction of multiple shoots from shoot apex in popularly grown
herbaceum and arboreum cottons.
- Standardisation
of plant transformation techniques through Agrobacterium via shoot apex culture.
- Confirmation
of gene integration.
- Confirmation
of gene expression.
RCPS-11 Impact
of tillage, land treatment and residue management on soil health and crop productivity
of rainfed cotton based systems- Blaise and G Majumdar
Objectives:
- To determine
the tillage requirement for cotton and cotton based system.
- To identify suitable
land configuration practices to overcome drainage problem in cotton and cotton based
system.
- To study the
effect of organic residue incorporation and green manuring for improving the soil
fertility and economizing inorganic fertilisers.
- To evaluate the
impact of tillage, land treatment and organic residue management on soil health
(Physico-chemical and hydrological characteristics) and crop productivity.
RCPS ROPS-10:
Identification of research gaps in inter-cropping systems under rainfed conditions
in India.
RFIVLP-15:Technology
assessment and refinement cotton based production system in Nagpur district through
IVLP.
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