Indian Journal of Plant Genetic Resources

Table of Contents

• SPECIAL ARTICLES

  Global Seed Vault: A Pledge to Mankind

  • Author: Lise Lykke Steffensen, Johan Axelsson, Åsmund Asdal
  • DOI: 10.5958/0976-1926.2019.00031.7

• Phyto-diversity and its Conservation Assessment in Permafrost Condition at Extreme Altitude of Trans-Himalaya in Leh-Ladakh, India

  • Author: Narendra Singh, Tsewang Rinchen, SB Maurya, Piyush Kumar
  • DOI: 10.5958/0976-1926.2019.00032.9

• REVIEW ARTICLE

  Characterization of Farmers’ Varieties of Potato (Solanum tuberosum L.) of Cooch Behar District of West Bengal

  • Author: Bidhan Roy
  • DOI: 10.5958/0976-1926.2019.00033.0

• RESEARCH ARTICLE

  Importance of Seed Traits in Processing Germplasm Collections: A Case Study of Chickpea Genetic Resources at ICRISAT

  • Author: Dvssr Sastry, HD Upadhyaya, Cll Gowda
  • DOI: 10.5958/0976-1926.2019.00034.2

• Morphometric, Physico-chemical and Micronutrient Characterization of Rice (Oryza sativa L.) Landraces of Sikkim Himalayas

  • Author: Chandan Kapoor, Ravi Kant Avasthe, Pardeep Kumar Chettri, R. Gopi, Homeswar Kalita, D Sanjeeva Rao, V Ravindra Babu
  • DOI: 10.5958/0976-1926.2019.00035.4

• Assessment of Genetic Variability and Pollen Viability in Rice (Oryza sativa L.) Germplasm for Low Temperature Tolerance at Reproductive Stage

  • Author: Bapsila Loitongbam, Mayank Rai, Wricha Tyagi, Radhakishore Nongmaithem, Laldintluanga Renthlei
  • DOI: 10.5958/0976-1926.2019.00036.6

• Exploration, Germplasm Collection and Variability Study on an Underutilized Root Tuber Crop “Soh-phlong” (Flemingia procumbens Roxb.) from Meghalaya, India

  • Author: S Nivedhitha, Anjula Pandey, Subarna Hajong, Hammylliende Talang, SP Ahlawat, AK Mishra
  • DOI: 10.5958/0976-1926.2019.00037.8

• Phenotypic Characterization of Pigeonpea (Cajanus cajan) Germplasm Collected from Jharkhand, India

  • Author: SK Bishnoi, RS Rathi, SB Choudhary, PK Malav, SP Ahlawat
  • DOI: 10.5958/0976-1926.2019.00038.X

• Assessment of Genetic Diversity in Cultivated and Wild Species Germplasm of Barley based on Morpho-agronomical and Root Architecture Traits

  • Author: Manju, Vikender Kaur, Kamal Sharma, Sherry R Jacob
  • DOI: 10.5958/0976-1926.2019.00039.1

• Characterization of Rice Landraces from Dibrugarh District of Assam

  • Author: Ritwik Phukon, Samindra Baishya, Sunayana Rathi, Akashi Sarma
  • DOI: 10.5958/0976-1926.2019.00040.8

• Molecular Characterization and Genetic Divergence Analysis of Traditional and Improved Aromatic Rice Varieties Using Microsatellite Markers

  • Author: Heena Saheewala, VK Sharma, VK Shahi
  • DOI: 10.5958/0976-1926.2019.00041.X

• Genetic Divergence Studies in Doubled Haploids of Ethiopian Mustard (Brassica carinata A. Braun)

  • Author: Shitole Ajit Mohanrao, Vedna Kumari
  • DOI: 10.5958/0976-1926.2019.00042.1

• Suitability of Indigenous Rice (Oryza sativa L.) Cultivars in Garhwal Hills of Uttarakhand Himalayas based on Seed Quality Parameters

  • Author: Deepa Khulbe, Petikam Srinivas, Birendra Prasad, Prabha Shankar Shukla, Rajendra Prasad
  • DOI: 10.5958/0976-1926.2019.00043.3

• SHORT COMMUNICATION

  A Note on the Collection and Conservation of Hedgehog Cucumber (Cucumis dipsaceus Ehrenb. ex Spach) Germplasm from Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu, India

  • Author: M Abdul Nizar, R Karuppaiyan, K Joseph John
  • DOI: 10.5958/0976-1926.2019.00044.5

• Morpho-agronomic DUS Characterization of Scented Harinakhuri Rice Landrace of Coastal West Bengal

  • Author: Mrityunjay Ghosh, Subhrojit Dolui, K Roy, AK Pal, S Nath, U Tripathi
  • DOI: 10.5958/0976-1926.2019.00045.7

• RESEARCH NOTE

  RP Bio Patho-2 (IC0626002; INGR18001), Rice (Oryza sativa) with Broad-Spectrum Resistance for Leaf Blast (Pi-54) and Bacterial Blight (Xa21 & xa13). Present in the Elite Genetic Background of Improved Samba Mahsuri and 94.9% Recurrent Parent Genome Recovery. Moderate Resistance for Neck Blast, Sheath Blight, Sheath Rot and Brown Spot besides Blast Resistance.

  • Author: MS Prasad, K Ratna Madhavi, MS Madhav, R Rambabu, SV Kumar, RM Sundaram, GS Laha, LV Subbarao, RM Kumar

• RPBio4918-228S (IC0626001; INGR18002), Rice (Oryza sativa) Introgression Line Resistant to Brown Plant Hopper (BPH) Nilaparvata lugens. Possesses High Resistance in Vegetative and Reproductive Stages. Present in Background of Popular Commercial Variety Swarna (MTU 7029).

  • Author: N Sarla, V Jhansi Lakshmi, Mallikarjuna Swamy, Gururaj Katti

• NH686 (RP Bio 5477-NH686) (IC0626284; INGR18003), a Rice (Oryza sativa) Germplasm Tolerant to Low P Condition. Dark Green Leaves and Grain Yield Six fold more than N22 under Low P Condition. Early Duration, Broad Leaves and Medium Bold Grains.

  • Author: N Sarla, SR Voleti, SK Mangrauthia, P Krishnamurthy, P Yugandhar

• DBW-EMS 98 (IC0625990; INGR18004), a Wheat (Triticum aestivum) Chlorophyll Deficiency Mutant.

  • Author: Karnam Venkatesh, R Singh, HM Mamrutha, R Chatrath, G Singh, R Tiwari, BS Tyagi, SK Singh, S Kumar, CN Mishra, V Gupta, C Singh, K Gopalareddy, V Tiwari, Indu Sharma, GP Singh

• PHS 1108 (IC0624499; INGR18005), a Wheat (Triticum aestivum) Germplasm with High Protein Content, Bold Seeds and High Manganese Content.

  • Author: SK Singh, V Tiwari, RK Gupta, BS Tyagi, Suresh Kumar, P Sharma, K Venkatesh, AK Sharma, Charan Singh, GP Singh

• DBW 129 (IC0624497; INGR18006), a Wheat (Triticum aestivum) Germplasm with Multiple Disease and Pest Resistance (Stripe, Leaf & Leaf Blight, Karnal Bunt, Flag Smut, Powdery Mildew and Shoot Fly).

  • Author: SK Singh, V Tiwari, DP Singh, Suresh Kumar, Lokendra Kumar, R Chatrath, Gyanendra Singh, Satish Kumar, Vikas Gupta, GP Singh

• DBW 246 (IC0625998; INGR18007), a Wheat (Triticum aestivum) Germplasm Highly Resistant to Yellow Rust.

  • Author: Vinod Tiwari, CN Mishra, SC Bhardwaj, SK Singh, Gyanendra Singh, BS Tyagi, GP Singh

• IC-0624570 (IC0624570; INGR18008), a Wheat (Triticum aestivum) Germplasm Resistant Spot Blotch and Early Maturing.

  • Author: Arun Kumar Joshi, Ramesh Chand, VK Mishra, Sundeep Kumar, Uttam Kumar, RR Saxesena

• HTW (IC0625994; INGR18009), a Wheat (Triticum aestivum) Germplasm with Heat Tolerance.

  • Author: Sindhu Sareen, Jagdish Rane, Vikas Gupta, BS Tyagi, Sonia Sheoran, Gyanendra Singh, Charan Singh, AK Sharma, GP Singh

• DBW 218 (IC0625997; INGR18010), a Wheat (Triticum aestivum) Germplasm with High Sedimentation Value and Grain Hardness.

  • Author: Gyanendra Singh, BS Tyagi, Vikas Gupta, Sonia Sheoran, Charan Singh, Sindhu Sareen, RK Gupta, Arun Gupta, Amit Kumar Sharma, Ravish Chatrath, SK Singh, GP Singh

• EC531185 (EC531185; INGR18011), aWheat (Triticum aestivum) Germplasm with Low DSI (Drought Susceptibility Index) <0.5 for 5–6 traits including yield/m2. High & Stable Grain/Spike under Irrigated and Non-Irrigated Conditions. Presence of Genes Associated with Various Drought Responsive Traits viz., Thylakoid Membrane Stability (Fv/Fm), Grain Filling Duration (GYD), Grain Yield (GY) and Gene Maintaining Low Leaf Temperature under Drought Stress Condition.

  • Author: Sundeep Kumar, Jyoti Kumari, Rakesh Singh, Ruchi Bansal, AK Singh, Ashok Kumar, RS Sengar, MK Yadav, BR Kuri, D Upadhyay, A Srivastava, B Rana, VK Vikas, GP Singh

• EC339604 (EC339604; INGR18012), a Wheat (Triticum aestivum) Germplasm with Resistance to Prevailing Leaf Rust Pathotypes. Presence of Leaf Rust Resistance Genes viz., Lr22a, Lr46+, Lr67+ and additionally Carries Stripe Rust Resistance Genes Yr5, Yr15 and Yr48.

  • Author: Sundeep Kumar, S Archak, RK Tyagi, Jagdish Kumar, VK Vikas, Ashok Kumar, SR Jacob, K Srinivasan, J Radhamani, R Parimalan, Jyoti Kumari, BS Phogat, AK Singh, Manas Bag, Anirban Roy, TV Prasad, M Datta, KC Bansal, M Sivasamy, P Jayaprakash, SC Bharadwaj, P Parsad, OP Gangwar, MS Saharan, Indoo Bhagat, Madhu Meeta, NS Bains, JB Sharma, Robin Gogoi, GP Singh

• IC252459(IC0252459; INGR18013), a Wheat (Triticum aestivum) for Resistant to Stripe Rust Pathotypes K (47S102), P (46S103), L (70S69), 13 (67S8), I (38S102), 46S119 & 78S84 Carries Stripe Rust Resistance Genes viz., Yr5, Yr15 & Yr48 additionally also carries Leaf Rust Resistance Genes Lr46+, Lr50 & Lr24/Sr24.

  • Author: Sundeep Kumar, Sunil Archak, RK Tyagi, Jagdish Kumar, VK Vikas, AK Sharma, Jyoti Kumari, Sherry Rachel Jacob, Kalyani Srinivasan, J Radhamani, BS Phogat, R Parimalan, Amit Kumar Singh, Manas Bag, Anirban Roy, TV Prasad, M Datta, KC Bansal, M Sivasamy, P Jayaprakash, SC Bharadwaj, P Parsad, OP Gangwar, MS Saharan, Indoo Bhagat, Madhu Meeta, NS Bains, AK Chaudhary, BC Saha, PM Bhattacharya, JB Sharma, Robin Gogoi, Deep Shikha, SP Singh, SS Vaish, PC Mishra, BK Honrao, IK Kalappanavar, VA Solanki, GP Singh

• IC564121 (IC0564121; INGR18014), a Wheat (Triticum aestivum) Germplasm Highly Resistant to Spot Blotch.

  • Author: Jyoti Kumari, Sundeep Kumar, Nidhi Singh, SS Vaish, Saikat Das, Arun Gupta, JC Rana, Amit Kumar Singh, Ruchi Bansal, Sherry R Jacob, Ashok Kumar

• IC443669 (IC0443669; INGR18015), a Wheat (Triticum aestivum) Germplasm Highly Resistant to Spot Blotch.

  • Author: Jyoti Kumari, Sundeep Kumar, Nidhi Singh, SS Vaish, Saikat Das, Arun Gupta, JC Rana, Amit K Singh, Ruchi Bansal, Sherry R Jacob, Ashok Kumar

• QLD 49 (IC0626288; INGR18016), a Wheat (Triticum aestivum) Germplasm with Soft Grain (Very Low Grain Hardness Index) Suitable for Biscuit Making

  • Author: D Mohan, RK Gupta, Gopalareddy K, BS Tyagi, K Venkatesh, Vanita Pandey, R Chatrath, Satish Kumar, CN Mishra, Vikas Gupta, SK Singh, Ratan Tiwari, Vinod Tiwari, GP Singh

• QLD 46 (IC0626289; INGR18017), a Wheat (Triticum aestivum) Germplasm with High Grain Protein Content.

  • Author: D Mohan, RK Gupta, K Gopalareddy, BS Tyagi, K Venkatesh, Vanita Pandey, Gyanendra Singh, Charan Singh, AK Sharma, Arun Gupta, Raj Kumar, Vinod Tiwari, GP Singh

• DDW 32 (IC0626290; INGR18018), a Wheat (Triticum durum) Germplasm with Loose Smut Resistance.

  • Author: BS Tyagi, Gyanendra Singh, SK Singh, K Venkatesh, Gopalareddy K, CN Mishra, Vinod Tiwari, GP Singh

• DWRB152 (IC-0624535) (IC0624535; INGR18019), a Barley (Hordeum vulgare) Germplasm Highly Resistant to Stripe Rust at Seedling and Adult Plant Stages.

  • Author: Vishnu Kumar, Sudheer Kumar, AS Kharub, GP Singh

• DWRB190 (IC-0624536) (IC0624536; INGR18020), a Barley (Hordeum vulgare) Germplasm Resistant to Spot Blotch.

  • Author: Vishnu Kumar, Sudheer Kumar, AS Kharub, GP Singh

• DWRB174 (IC0626008; INGR18021), a Barley (Hordeum vulgare) Germplasm with Extra Early Heading and Short Plant Height.

  • Author: Vishnu Kumar, AS Kharub, GP Singh

• IC568489 (IC0568489; INGR18022), Scented Sorghum (Sorghum bicolor) Germplasm.

  • Author: Elangovan Maruthamuthu, Vilas A Tonapi

• Corchorus aestuans (WCIN179); KC/AK/DS-54 (IC0558459; INGR18023), a Jute (Corchorus aestuans) Germplasm Highly Resistant to Jute Hairy Caterpillar.

  • Author: BS Gotyal, Subrata Satpathy, SB Choudhary, K Selvaraj

• GGPS 7x-1 (IC0625987; INGR18024), Novel Cytotype (heptaploid) (2n=7x=56) Member of Ploidy Series in Guinea Grass (Panicum maximum).

  • Author: P Kaushal, KK Dwivedi, A Radhakrishna, Idul Chakraborti, Sharmishtha Paul, Saurabh Saxena, AK Roy, DR Malaviya

• GGPS 11x-1 (IC0625988; INGR18025), a Novel Cytotype (eleven-ploid) (2n=11x=88) Member of Ploidy Series in Guinea Grass (Panicum maximum).

  • Author: P Kaushal, KK Dwivedi, A Radhakrishna, Idul Chakraborti, Sharmishtha Paul, Saurabh Saxena, AK Roy, DR Malaviya

• P. ori 6x-1 (IC0625989; INGR18026), a Novel Hexaploid (6x) Cytotype with 2n=54 Chromosomes of Pennisetum (Pennisetum orientale) Recovered through BIII Hybridization of a 4x (2n=36) Cytotype.

  • Author: P Kaushal, KK Dwivedi, A Radhakrishna, MK Srivastava, Sharmishtha Paul, Saurabh Saxena, AK Roy, DR Malaviya

• IC11613 (IC011613; INGR18027), a Blackgram (Vigna mungo) Germplasm Resistant to Mungbean Yellow Mosaic Virus.

  • Author: NK Gautam, Manas Bag, Neeta Singh, M Dutta, TV Prasad, Sushil Pandey, Babu Ram, Anirban Roy, Ashok Kumar

• IC485638 (IC0485638; INGR18028), a Blackgram (Vigna mungo) Germplasm Resistant to Mungbean Yellow Mosaic Virus.

  • Author: NK Gautam, Manas Bag, Neeta Singh, M Dutta, TV Prasad, Sushil Pandey, Babu Ram, Anirban Roy

• IC420405 (IC0420405; INGR18029), a Cucumber (Cucumis sativus) Germplasm with High Carotenoid Content. Orange Flesh Colour.

  • Author: Pragya Ranjan, KK Gangopadhyay, Rakesh Bhardwaj, Chithra Devi Pandey, Rakesh Srivastava, Manas Kumar Bag, TV Prasad, BL Meena, M Dutta, KC Bansal, AK Pal, TK Koley, Sudhakar Pandey, B Singh, AD Munshi, GD Harish

• IC257296 (IC0257296; INGR18030), a Cucumber (Cucumis sativus) Germplasm with Two Female Flowers Per Node. Earliness. Small Fruit.

  • Author: Pragya Ranjan, KK Gangopadhyay, Chithra Devi Pandey, RS Rathi, BC Marandi, Rakesh Srivastava, BL Meena, M Dutta

• Allohexaploid (H2) (IC0626000; INGR18031), an Indian mustard (Brassica juncea) Germplasm with Heat Tolerance. Resistant to Alternaria brassiceae

  • Author: Preetesh Kumari, Sripad R Bhat

• IC265495 (IC0265495; INGR18032), an Indian Mustard (Brassica juncea) Germplasm with White Rust Resistance (PDI = 0).

  • Author: Rashmi Yadav, J Nanjundan, AK Tewari, PS Sandhu, Mahesh Rao, Laxman Prasad, Sandeep Kumar, Vikender Kaur, Ashok Kumar, JC Rana, J Radhamani

• IC313380 (IC0313380; INGR18033), an Indian Mustard (Brassica juncea) Germplasm with White Rust Resistant (PDI = 0).

  • Author: Rashmi Yadav, J Nanjundan, AK Tewari, PS Sandhu, Mahesh Rao, Laxman Prasad, Sandeep Kumar, Vikender Kaur, Ashok Kumar, JC Rana, J Radhamani

• IC0096539; NC-212 (IC0096539; INGR18034), a Linseed (Linum usitatissimum) Germplasm with Early Maturity.

  • Author: Vikender Kaur, DP Wankhede, Rashmi Yadav, Sandeep Kumar, Ashok Kumar, JC Rana, J Radhamani

• LG 05817 (IC0627273; INGR18035), a Sugarcane (Saccharum officinarum) germplasm Moderately Resistant to 4 Pathotypes of Red Rot. 18.8% Sucrose. Better Ratoonability.

  • Author: DK Pandey, PK Singh, Sunita Lal, J Singh, Sanjeev Kumar, DR Malaviya, Deeksha Joshi

• NBIHT-3 (IC0625991; INGR18036), an Opium poppy (Papaver somniferum) Pure Breeding Line Rich in Thebaine content >10%.

  • Author: Sudhir Shukla

• Jor Lab L-9 (IC0625982; INGR18037), a Malabar Lemon Grass (Cymbopogon khasianus) Germplasm with High Essential Oil 0.80%. Methyle Eugenol Rich>75%. High Herbage Yield 242.5 qtl/ha/year.

  • Author: Mohan Lal

• Jor Lab K-1 (IC0625983; INGR18038), a Galanga (Kaempferia galanga) Germplasm with Higher Essential Oil Yield 2.31%. Higher Rhizome Yield 6.75 tones/ha/year. Higher Dry Rhizome Recovery 27.50%.

  • Author: Mohan Lal

• Jor Lab L-10 (IC0625984; INGR18039), a Malabar Lemon grass (Cymbopogon khasianus) germplasm with High Elemicin content 70%. High Herbage yield 24.26 tones/ha/year.

  • Author: Mohan Lal

• Jor Lab L-14 (IC0625985; INGR18040), a Malabar Lemon Grass (Cymbopogon flexuosus) Germplasm with High Essential Oil 1.25%. High Herbage yield 28.32 tones/ha/year. Citral Content 76%.

  • Author: Mohan Lal

• Jor Lab P-1 (Patchouli) (IC0625986; INGR18041), a Patchouli (Pogostemon cablin) Germplasm with High Essential Oil Yield and High Herbage Yield 3220 kg/year.

  • Author: Mohan Lal

• EC338785 (EC338785; INGR18042), a Sweet Basil (Ocimum basilicum) Germplasm with High Methyl Chavicol Content (> 88.81±2.34%) in Essential Oil Isolated from Aerial Parts.

  • Author: Archana P Raina, Ashok Kumar

• Solan Selection (IC626004; INGR18043), a Malaxis (Malaxis acuminata) Germplasm with Yellow Coloured Flowers without any Purple Tinge. Yellowish Green Floral Buds. Greenish Basal Sheath at the Base of Shoot.

  • Author: Yash Pal Sharma, Rani Jadhav Madhukar, Pancy Thakur, Aruna Mehta

• Rama Tulsi/DOS-1 (IC0627270; INGR18044), a Basil (Ocimum sanctum) Germplasm with Number of PGs in leaf. Dry Leaf Recovery (23.10%). Essential Oil Contents (0.65%) in Green Herbage and Leaves.

  • Author: Parmeshwar L Saran, Kuldeepsingh A Kalariya

• Sweet basil/Rudra-2 (IC0627271; INGR18045), a Dwarf Basil (Ocimum basilicum) Germplasm with Early Flowering (27.75 days after transplanting).

  • Author: Parmeshwar L Saran, Kuldeepsingh A Kalariya

• Sweet basil/DOB-1 (IC0627272; INGR18046), a Basil (Ocimum basilicum) Germplasm with Upper leaf (Adaxial Surface) Puckering. Light Green Leaf Colour and. Maximum Number of PGs in Mature Leaf.

  • Author: Parmeshwar L Saran, Kuldeepsingh A Kalariya