| Rabi Cereals Section |
- Strong research and development base
- Genetic diversity
- Strong linkages coordinated set-up
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- Inadequate human resources
- Absence of procurement based on quality
- Inadequate New Facilities/equipments and farm machineries
- No facility of molecular lab
- No facility of phytotron and rainout shelter
- Poor storage facility
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- Bridging yield gaps and addressed stress environment
- Strong domestic demands from processing and baking industries and Value addition
- Use of new biotechnological and bio-informatics tools
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- Deteriorating soil health & Water scarcity
- New diseases and insect pests
- Global climate change
- Global pricing and subsidy policies
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| Oil Seeds Section |
- Strong research and development base
- Genetic diversity
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- Inadequate human resources
- No facility of molecular lab.
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- Development of mustard hybrids, transgenics and quality mustard varieties.
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- New diseases and insect pest
- Water scarcity
- Declining in arable area due to urbanization
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| Legumes Section |
- Abundant germplasm of different pulses with vast genetic diversity
- Strong linkages and coordinated set-up with central Institutes
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- No posting of Agronomist, Pathologist, Entomologist and Biochemist in the scheme.
- Lack of suitable infrastructure for pathological/entomological and biochemical work.
- Modern agricultural implements/equipments/labs not available.
- Poor storage facility for seed, germplasms, and produce.
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- An efficient hotspot area for biotic/abiotic stresses.
- Strong domestic consumption and requirement for pulses.
- Development and dispersal of agronomical technologies
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- Climate change and poor soil health.
- New emerging pathogen & insect & Pests
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| Vegetables Section |
- Well developed and equipped vegetable research farm.
- Huge number of germplams of different vegetable crops.
- Linkages with different AICRP/AINRP on different vegetable crops.
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- Inadequate skilled and field workers.
- Non availability of the funds for dissemination and diffusion of the agro techniques.
- Non availability of the quality testing laboratory.
- No storage facility for the produce as well as seeds of vegetables crops.
- No facility of molecular laboratory.
- Lack of adequate irrigation facilities
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- Huge domestic demands of the vegetables from processing industries, hotels, restaurants etc.
- Use of molecular breeding and development of varieties for protected cultivation and parthinocarpic.
- Value addition in vegetables through breeding.
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- Low fertility status of the soil.
- New emerging insects and diseases.
- Climate change.
- Perishable products.
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| Paddy Research Unit |
- The AICRPs provide a platform for multi-location testing under a range of environments
- It also strengthen networking partnership between various ICAR institutes, SAUs, Central / State Research Institutes as well as private sector.
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- Lack of scientific, technical as well as supporting staff.
- As of today no segregating generations are available with the centre.
- Less number of germplasm/ genetic resources available.
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- Field screening facility is available for high, moderate as well as low alkalinity stress.
- Great scope to develop the high yielding genotypes for salt affected soils and direct seeded aerobic cultivation.
- Local land races of aromatic rice may be collected and improved.
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- New emerging insect and diseases.
- Climate change.
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| Cotton Research Unit |
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- Lack of well-equipped laboratory for quality test of cotton.
- Lack of skilled technical manpower for quality seed production & operating the ginning/quality machines.
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- Scope for developments of disease and insect-pests resistant varieties/hybrids & highly salt tolerant varieties/hybrids have good opportunities for higher production.
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- New emerging insects and diseases
- Poor industrial demand in Uttar Pradesh
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| Tobacco Research Unit |
- Abundant germplasm of different Indian tobacco with vast genetic diversity.
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- The full potential is not being utilized due to inadequate market intelligence.
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- The identification of several tobacco physiochemicals beneficial to mankind, exploitation of tobacco for alternative uses is promising opportunity.
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- Pressure from anti-tobacco lobby and stringent regulations being enforced by government are posing a major threat to tobacco production.
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| Sorghum & Maize |
- More than 250 inbred lines and 29 populations are maintained in genetic stock based on various morphological, maturity duration, agronomic traits, resistance to biotic/ abiotic stresses and quality traits
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- Non- availability of quality testing lab and molecular analyzing laboratory.
- Inadequate human recourses for research.
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- Maize a crop can grow around the year.
- Export potential of maize grains and value added products to the neighboring countries. From importer to exporter.
- Consumer’s preference is increase as use of maize fit for health” concept.
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- High cost of Hybrid seeds in open market.
- Lack of maize processing units in state.
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| Regional Research Stations, Kalai -Aligarh |
- The station was established for the location specific problems solving, need based research of the region.
- Abundant germplasm of chickpea and urdbean with vast genetic diversity.
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- Lack of scientific staff
- Lacking of infrastructure facilities like- laboratory farm implement/equipments.
- Lack of office building, fencing/boundary wall and poor electricity supply.
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- To develop agronomic practices to provide favourable environment to crop growth and to improve nutrient efficiency.
- Selection of more nutrient efficient genotypes of the major crops of the zone to increase nutrient use efficiency.
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- Deteriorating soil health.
- Emerging new diseases and insect pests complex.
- Water scarcity, Global climate change, pricing and subsidy policies.
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| Regional Research Stations Daleepnagar-Kanpur |
- The station was established for the location specific problems solving, need based research of the region and also engaged in reclamation, management and utilization of such problematic soils through the agronomic practices like the crop rotation.
- The Centre is also conducting the researches on important vegetable and fodder of the area.
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- Lack of scientific staff Agro-forestry, Animal nutrition and plant breeding.
- Lack of infrastructure facilities like laboratory, equipments
- Lack of supporting staff
- Lack of funds
- Lack of vehicle.
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- To develop agronomic practices to provide favourable environment to crop growth and to improve nutrient efficiency of salt affected soil.
- Centre has multidisciplinary research system to augment and diversify the production system under sodic soils to generate more income and enlarge the opportunity for productivity.
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- Deteriorating soil health.
- Area specific research
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| Regional Research Stations, Mainpuri |
- The centre was reformulated under ZARS for additional function of KVKs from July 2000.
- The Centre has lead research work on groundnut improvement of the state.
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- Lack of scientific, technical as well as supporting staff
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- To develop improved high yielding and superior groundnut for overall production of the state.
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- Deteriorating soil health.
- Becoming Gray zones of water availability.
- Emerging new diseases and insect pests complex.
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| Regional Research Stations Hazratpur Firozabad |
- The station was established for the location specific problems on soil and water conservation.
- To develop agro-forestry packages for animals.
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- Lack of scientific staff specialized in soil and water conservation.
- Centre is lacking with horticultural and agro-forestry management.
- Lacking office, laboratory farm fencing equipments
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- To develop agronomic and horticultural modules and agroforestry package & practices for the development of the region.
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- Deteriorating soil, water research of the station.
- Declining cultivable area due to fast soil erosion.
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Regional Research Stations
Saini-Kaushambi |
- The station involved for the location, specific problems, need based research of the region.
- Engaged for the quality seed production of cereals, pulses and Oil seeds through active monitoring.
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- Lack of scientific staff specialized in crop improvement, crop management of the region specific.
- Infra structural facilities including office and lab are not properly available.
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- To evaluate and develop site specific improved varieties and agronomic practices for favourable environment to crop growth specialized in cereals, pulses and oil seeds.
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- Deteriorating soil and water health
- Water scarcity climatic changes affecting crop health.
- Lacking human resources.
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