Indian Institute of Vegetable Research
Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh

(A Leading Research Organisation of ICAR, New Delhi)

[Mandate] [Projects] [Thrust Activities] [Salient Achievements] [Vegetable Varieties] [Hybrids]

  Indian Institute of Vegetable Research (IIVR) is a constituent institution under the aegis of Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR). The project has been envisaged as a national network of multidisciplinary research on the improvement of the major vegetable crops. To give a fillip to the Research and to meet the future challenges of the country, at present the IIVR has 7 main centres, 18 sub centres and 31 voluntary centres to undertake the co-ordinated research project. Besides at Varanasi, the headquarter, it has the activities of basic, strategic and applied research on vegetable improvement, biotechnology, production, protection and seed production programme.

Mandate

  • To undertake basic, strategic and applied research for developing technology to enhance production of vegetable crops.
  • To provide scientific leadership and coordinate network research with State Agricultural Universities for solving location scientific problems of vegetable production.
  • To act as national repository of scientific information relevant to vegetable crops.
  • To collaborate with relevant national and international agencies for achieving the above mandate.
  • To act as a centre for training for upgradation of scientific manpower in vegetable crops.
  • To provide consultancy in the vegetable research & development.
  • To disseminate the scientific information to the farmers.

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Major Projects

All India Coordinated Vegetable Improvement Project

  • National Seed Project
  • Integrated Pest Management
  • Promotion of Hybrids in Vegetables

National Agricultural Technology Projects

Development of hybrids in vegetable crops

  • Development of disease and insect resistance superior varieties in tomato, eggplant, cabbage and cauliflower
  • Collection, evaluation and characterization of vegetable genetic resources
  • Development of residue free IPM package for vegetables
  • Quick frosen fruits & vegetables
  • On farm processing of fruits & vegetables
  • Improvement of prototype for planting, sowing and inter-culture operation.

Diversified Agriculture Support Project

  • Integrated Pest and Disease Management of some related vegetables in Uttar Pradesh
    • Integrated Nutrient Management in vegetables
    • Development of disease and insect resistant varieties in vegetables
    • Post harvest technology in vegetables

DBT Project

  • Bilogical control of pests and diseases of important vegetable crops of Varanasi Region
  • Adoc/Cess Funded Project
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    • Transfer of biotic resistance genes from wild texa to cultivated varieties of eggplant through protoplast fusion

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    The Thrust Activities

    Crop Improvement

    • Germplasm enhancement, evaluation, cataloguing, documentation, exchange and conservation.
    • Development of varieties resistant to biotic and abiotic stresses.
    • Development of hybrid varieties.
    • Development of breeding materials in important vegetable crops.
    • Organize and monitor the trials for various agro-ecological zones.

    Biotechnology

    • Characterization and classification of Plant Genetic Resources through Biochemical and Molecular techniques.
    • Gene mapping through RAPD/RFLP.
    • Transfer of biotic & abiotic stresses through protoplast fusion/genetic transformation techniques.
    • Development of double haploids through anther and microspore culture.

    Crop Production

    • Development of vegetable based cropping system.
    • Development of production technology using Integrated Nutrient Management, weed management and irrigation management.
    • Development of production technology for hybrids.
    • Development of production technology for off season vegetables.

    Crop Protection

    • Management of important diseases of vegetable crops utilizing integrated disease management practices with special reference to biological approaches.
    • Management of important insect pests of vegetable crops utilizing integrated pest management approaches with special reference to biological control.

    Seed Production

    • Production of nucleus and breeder seeds of vegetable crops.
    • Conduct research on seed production and seed technology.
    • Monitoring of breeder seed production of country.

    Statistics and Social Sciences

    • Create data/information base and their proper analysis.
    • Farmers trainers training programme.
    • To disseminate improved production technologies among the vegetable growers.

    Resource Management

    • Management of resource (soil, water and inputs) for increasing productivity of mandate crops.
    • Identify useful donors from national and international sources.
    • To undertake human resource development.
    • To organise training for upgradation of scientific manpower in vegetable crops.

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    Salient Achievements

    Maintaining the Rich Germplasm Repository of Vegetables

    Soon after coming to existence, this organization made an exhaustive effort in collaboration with other agencies, in collecting the rich vegetable germplasms of our country. In this regard, the cooperation and assistance extended by the National Bureau of Plant Genetic Resources (NBPGR) and other agencies, enabled this Directorate to collect and maintain germplasm lines of tomato (1052), brinjal (350), hot pepper (77), stuff type chilli (58), okra (373), pea (153), cowpea (127), French bean (92), bottle gourd (36), bitter gourd (176), cucumber (24), muskmelon (45), watermelon (16), Coccinia (60), pointed gourd (250), onion (60), garlic (60) and baby corn (50). These lines are being utilized in various breeding programmes.

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    Open Pollinated Varieties of Vegetables

    Tomato  
    Determinate HS-101, HS-102, HS-110, Sweet-72, Punjab Chhuhara Roma, KS-1, Punjab Keshri, Sel-7, Sel-32, Sel-152, Sel-12, Pusa Early Dwarf, Pusa Gaurav, CO-1, CO-3, Labonita, Sel-1-6-1-4, Hisar Lalima, Pusa Red Plum, Pusa Sel-4, Pusa Sel-8, Pusa-120, Balkan
    Indeterminate Best of All Pant Bahar, Pusa Ruby, Sel-120, Sioux, T-1, Arka Vikash, Arka Saurabh, DT-10, BT-12, Pant T-3.
    Brinjal  
    Long Pusa Purple Long, PBR-128-5, PBR-61, Sel-1, Punjab Sadabahar, Neelam, PH-4, Pusa Kranti, Pant Samrat, Azad Kranti, ARU 2C, BB-26, Sel-4, Punjab Barati, KT-4, NDB-25, ARUK, Arka Sheel, Punjab Chamkela, Arka Navneet, PBR-9-1, PBR-91-2, Punjab Bahar
    Round Jamuni Gol Baigan, Pant Rituraj, H-8, KS-224, AB1, K202-9, DBR-31, DBR-8, T-3, Pusa Purple Round
    Small Round PLR-1, Aruna, DBSR-44
    Brinjal Green Arka Kushmakar, Arka Shirish, Ramnagar Ziant, Rajendra Baigan
    Chilli Andhra Jyoti (G-5), Bhagyalaxmi (G-4) K-2, K-1, Sel-1, J-218, Muslabadi, LCA 206 B, JCA 283, Phuley C-5, Bhaskar, CO-1, CO-2, MDU-1, NP-46-A, Punjab Lal, Pusa Jawala, Pant C-1, Pant C-2, JCA-154, Kalyanpur Selection, Pusa Sadabahar, X-235, Kalyanpur Red, Chamatkar, Kalyanpur Red, Aparna, G-3.
    Capsicum (Bell Pepper) California Wonder, Yolo Wonder, King of North, Early Ziant, Bull Nose, Chinese Gaint, World Beater, Arka Mohini, Arka Gaurav, Arka Basant.
    Okra Pusa Sawani, Punjab No-13, Red Bhindi, CO-1, Perkins Long Green, Ghana Red, Gujrat Bhindi-1, Selection-2, EMS-8.
    Watermelon Arka Manik, Asahi Yamato, Pusa Bedana, Durgapur Kesar, Sugarbaby, Durgapur Meetha, Improved Shipper, Special No.1.
    Muskmelon Pusa Sharbati, Pusa Madhuras, Hara Madhu, Punjab Sunehari, Sel-2, Arka Jeet, Arka Rajhans, Lucknow Safeda, Durgapura Madhu, RM-43, IIHR-352, IIHR-190, Edisto, Honewdew.
    Long Melon Arka Sheetal, Punjab Long Melon
    Cucumber Japanese Long Green, Straight Eight, Poinsette, Poona Khira, Balam Khira, Swarn Poorna, DVRM-1, IIHR-177-1.
    Pumpkin Arka Suryamukhi, Pusa Vishwas, CM-14
    Summer Squash Hisar Sel-1, Patty Pan, Early Yellow Prolific, Australian Green, Punjab Chappan Kaddo-1.
    Winter Squash Arka Chandan, CO-1, CO-2
    Bottle Gourd Pusa Summer Prolific Long, Pusa Summer Prolific Round, Pusa Naveen, Arka Bahar, CO-1, Punjab Round, Punjab Long, Punjab Komal, NDBG-1, KBG-13.
    Bitter Gourd Coimbatore Long, Arka Harit, VK-1, Priya, PMC-84, MDU-1, CO-1, Konkan Tara, Pusa Do Maushmi, Kalyanpur Sona, Pusa Vishesh, Punjab-14, NDB-1, Phule BG-6.
    Ridge Gourd Pusa Nasdar, CO-1, Arka Sumeet, Konkan Harita PKM-1, Punjab Sadabahar, Satputia
    Sponge Gourd Pusa Chikni
    Tinda Arka Tinda, Punjab Tinda, S-48.
    Ash Gourd CO-1, CO-2
    Snake Gourd CO-1, CO-4, TA-19
    Pointed Gourd Swarna Alaukik, Swarna Rekha, FP-1, FP-3, FP-4
    Pea Ageta-6, Arkel, Early Badger, Little Marvel, Early December, Bonneville, T-19, Lincoln, Delwiche Commado, NP-25, Perfection New Line, Thomas Laxton, Alderman, GC-141, GC-195, Kawari, Sylvia, Harbhajan, GC-477, Pant Uphar, P-88, VL-3, JP-4.
    French Bean Boundiful-Plantifur, Contender, Premier King Green, Blue Lake Kentucky Wonder, Arka Komal, VL Boni-1, Pant Anupma
    Cowpea Pusa Phalguni, Pusa Barsati, Pusa Dofasli, C-152, S-1552, S-203, Arka Garima, Sel-2-1, Red Seeded selection.
    Dolichus bean Pusa Early Prolific, JDL-37, Kalyanpur T-1, Arka Jay, Arka Vijay
    Cluster bean Pusa Navbahar, Sharadbahar, P-28-1-1, CP-78, CO-160-1
    Sem CO-1, CO-2, 125-36 Wal Konkan-1, Hebbal Avare-3
    Cauliflower Punjab Kunwari, Pusa Deepali, Improved Japanese, Pusa Synthetic, Snow ball-16, K-1, Early Kunwari, Pant Gobhi-3, Pusa Early Synthetic, Pant Gobi-2, PG-26, PG-35, Hisar-1, IIHR-101, IIHR-105, Pant Subhra, Pusa Subhra, Pusa Himjyoti, Pusa Katki, Pusa Snowball-1, Pusa Snowball-2, Pusa Snowball K-1.
    Cabbage Golden Acre, Pusa Mukta, Pride of India, Copenhangen Market, Pusa Drumhead, Late Large, Drum Head, Red Cabbage, Golden Eve
    Knol-khol White Vienna, Purple Vienna, King of North, Early White Vienna, Large Green
    Radish Pusa Chetki, Pusa Desi, Pusa Reshmi, Japanese White, Punjab Safed, Kalyanpur No-1, CO-1, Arka Nishant, Chinese Pink, HR-1, Red Tail Radish
    Europian type Pusa Himani, White Icicle, Rapid Red White tipped, Scarlet Globe, Scarlet Long
    Turnip (Asiatic type) Pusa Kanchan, Pusa Swati, Punjab Safed-4, Early Milan Red Top
    Europian (Temperate type) Purple Top White Globe, Goldenball, Snowball, Pusa Chandrima, Pusa Swarnima
    Carrot (Asiatic type) Pusa Keshar, Pusa Meghali, Sel-233, No-29
    Europian type Nantes Half Long, Early Nantes, Chantenay, Imperator Zeno, Pusa Yamdagni
    Onion Red Agri Found Dark Red, Agri Found Light Red, Pusa Red, Punjab Selection, Pusa Ratnar, N-2-4-1, Arka Niketan, Arka Kalyan, Pusa Madhvi, Punjab Red Round, Kalyanpur Red Round, Hisar-2, Arka Pragati, N-53, Udaipur 101, Udaipur-103, VL-3, Arka Bindu, Basant-780, Agrifound Red Rose
    Yellow Early Grano, Spanish Brown
    White Pusa White Flat, Pusa White Round, Udaipur-102, Punjab-48, N-257-9-1
    Garlic Agrifound White-G-41, Yamuna Safed (G-1), G-50, G-282, Agrifound Parvati (G-313). IC-49373, IC-49382, T 86/Sel-1, EC-198250
    Amaranth Pusa Early Bunching, Bari Chaulai, CO-1, CO-2, CO-3, CO-4, Pusa Kirti, Pusa Kiran
    Spinach All Green, Palak Green, Pusa Joyti, Pusa Harit, Jabner Green, HS-23, Palak No 51-16

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    Hybrids

    Brinjal (Long) Pusa hybrid-5, NDBH-6, NDBH-7, HOE-404, Pant hybrid-1, ARBH-201, HOE-414
    Brinjal (Round) Pusa Hybrid-6, Pusa Hybrid-9, ARBH-216, NDBH-1, NDBH-8, Neembaker, Pant hybrid-2, BH-1, BH-2, HOE-44, CHRBH-1, CHRBH-2
    Brinjal (Small Round) MHB-10, MHB-39, ABH-1, ABH-2, Hybrid-2, Sumex-9, Sumex-19, HOE-4
    Tomato (Determinate) Pusa hybrid-2, NA-501, DTH-4, NDTH-1, Phule Hybrid-1, BSS-39, ARTH-3, NA-701, ARTH-15, Hybrid No-37, Swarna-12, NDTH-6, HOE-606, NA-701, Maitri, Rishi, HOE-616
    Tomato (indeterminate) ARTH-4, MTH-6, NA-601, Arka Vardhan, KT-4, FMH-1, BSS-20, BSS-40, BSS-90, HOE-909, Larica, Ratna, DTH-6, Sonali, ARTH-16, FM-2, NDTH-2, NDTH-4, TC-161
    Chilli Agni, HOE-808, HOE-888, HOE-818, CH-104, BSS-138, BSS-141, CH-1 (MSIs x LSS), ARCH-228
    Capsicum Bharat, Early Bonty, Indira, Lario, HOE-801, Hira
    Cabbage Pusa Synthetic, Sri Ganesh Gol, BSS-32, Quisto, Nath-401, NATH-501, Uttam.
    Cauliflower Pusa hybrid-2
    Watermelon Arka Jyoti, Nath-102, MHW-6, Nath-202, MHW-11
    Muskmelon Punjab hybrid-1, MH-10, Pusa Rasraj (M-3), DMH-4, MHY-3, MHY-5
    Pumpkin Pusa hybrid-1
    Cucumber Pusa Sanyog, Solan Hybrid-1, PCUC-1-1, AAUC-1, AAUC-2
    Squash Pusa Alankar
    Bottle Gourd Pusa Manjari, Pusa Meghdoot, NDBH-7, NDHGH-4, Pusa Hybrid-2, PBOG-2, PBOG-1
    Carrot Hybrid-1

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    Location and Physiography