(a) whether the Nuclear Corporation of India has developed some seeds of higher productivity;
(b) if so, the names of such seeds and their superiority over otherwise developed seeds with regard to producti- vity, disease and pest resistance drought resistance;
(c) whether they have been tested in different kinds of soils and agro climatic zone; and
(d) if so, the details thereof?
THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF SMALL SCALE INDUSTRIES, MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF PERSONNEL, PUBLIC GRIEVANCES AND PENSIONS, MINISTER OF STATE INTHEMINISTRY OF PLANNING AND MINISTER OF STATEIN THE DEPARTMENTS OF ATOMIC ENERGY AND SPACE (SHRIMATI VASUNDHARA RAJE)
(a) The Nuclear Corporation of India has not developed any higher productivity seeds. However, the Bhabha Atomic Research Centre (BARC) has developed improved/higher productivity seeds.
(b), (c) & (d) The BARC has developed 22 improved crop varieties using radiation induced mutation breeding approach. The different crops are black gram, green gram, tur, groundnut, mustard, rice and jute.
The names of the different varieties, their yield data or productivity as compared to the available local best grown varieties are indicated in the accompanying table.
Some of the mutants produced by BARC are very popular amongst farmers. As per the statistics, Trombay Groundnut variety accounts for about 30% of total national breeder seed indent. Trombay Blackgram variety accounts for 44% of total national breeder seed indent. In Maharashtra alone this Blackgram variety has covered 95% of the area under Blackgram cultivation. It is also spreading to the adjacent areas of Andhra Pradesh and Karnataka. Further work to develop disease resistance and for high yielding crop varieties is a continuous process at BARC.
BARC CROP VARIETIES RELEASED AND NOTIFIED FOR CULTIVATION
Crop Name Year of Maturity (M) Area and Release Yield (Y) sources of & Yield increase seeds (YI)
BLACKGRAM TAU-1 1995 M:70-75 Days Maharashtra, Y:800-1000 kg/ha Karnataka, YI:24% Maharashtra State Seed Corporation (MSSC), Akola
TAU-2 1992 M:70 Days Maharashtra, Y:900-1000 kg/ha MSSC, Akola YI:18%
TPU-4 1992 M:70-75 Days Maharashtra, Y:900-1000 kg/ha Madhya Pradesh, YI:22% MSSC, Akola
TU-94-2 1999 M:70 Days Andhra Pradesh, Y:900-1000 kg/ha Karnataka, YI:19-37% Kerala, Tamil Nadu, BARC, Mumbai
GREENGRAM TAP-7 1983 M:60ays Maharashtra, Y:700-800 kg/ha Karnataka, YI:23% MSSC, Akola
TARM-2 1992 M:(Rabi 90 Days) Maharashtra, Y:1000-1100 kg/ha MSSC, Akola YI:80% TARM-1 1995 M:80 Days Maharashtra, Y:765 kg/ha Gujarat, YI:45% Madhya Pradesh, Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Kerala, Tamil Nadu, Orissa, BARC, Mumbai TARM-18 1995 M:65-70 Days Maharashtra, Y:1051 kg/ha BARC, Mumbai
PIGEONPEA TT-6 1983 M:135-140 Days Madhya
(Arhar) (Trombay-Vishaka-1) Y:1200-1300 kg/ha Pradesh, YI:15% Maharashtra Gujarat, Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Kerala, MSSC, Akola
TAT-10 1985 M:110-115 Days Maharashtra, Y:900-1000 kg/ha MSSC, Akola GROUNDNUT TG-1 1973 M:130-135 Days Maharashtra, Y:2400-2500 kg/ha Gujarat, BARC, YI:15-20% Mumbai
TG-17 1985 M:115-120 Days Maharashtra, Y:1700-2000 kg/ha BARC, Mumbai YI:15-20%
TG-3 1987 M:110 Days Kerala, Y:2000-2500 kg/ha BARC, Mumbai
TGS-1 1989 M:110-125 Days Gujarat, Y:Kharif 2000 kg/ha Gujarat YI:23% Agricultural University (GAU), Junagadh
TAG-24 1991 M:Kharif:100-105 Days Maharashtra, Summer:112-117 Days W. Bengal, Y: Kharif:1300 kg/ha MSSC, Akola Summer:2500 kg/ha YI:Kharif: 24% Summer :50% TG-22 1992 M:Kharif:115-120 Days Bihar Y:Kharif:1677 kg/ha Bihar YI:30% Agricultural University (BAU), Ranchi
TKG-19A 1994 M:120-125 Days Maharashtra, Y:(Sum):2000- Konkan Krishi 2500 kg/ha Vidyapeeth (KKV), YI:12-13% Dapoli, BARC, Mumbai
TG-26 1995 M:110-120 Days Gujarat, Y:(Summer) Maharashtra, 2500 kg/ha Madhya Pradesh, YI:23-39% BARC, Mumbai
MUSTARD TM-2 1987 M:90 Days Assam, (Black seed) Y:1370 kg/ha BARC, Mumbai YI:25% TM-4 1987 M:95 Days Assam, (Yellow seed) Y:1470 kg/ha BARC, Mumbai YI:35%
RICE Hari 1988 M:135-140 Days Andhra Pradesh, Y:6000 kg/ha BARC, Mumbai, YI:20% Andhra Pradesh State Seed Development Corpn. Ltd. (APPSDCL)
JUTE TKG-40 1983 M:125-130 Days Orissa, (Mahadev) Y:2800-3100 kg/ha BARC, Mumbai YI:10-13%