Principles of Plant Breeding

Plant Breeding in India

Breeding in India

• 1871- Organized agricultural research – Establishment of department of agriculture.
• 1892- Appointment first scientist – Agricultural Chemist.
• 1905- Imperial Agricultural Research Institute at Pusa later it Shifted to Delhi.
• 1946- Establishment of Indian Agriculture Research Institute at New Delhi.
• 1901-1905 Agriculture colleges were established at Kanpur, Pune, Sabour, Llyalpur Coimbatore.
• 1946- Establishment of Indian Council of Agriculture Research at New Delhi.
• 1921- Indian Central Cotton Committee- 70 varieties of cotton were developed.
• 1956- Project for intensification of Regional Research on Cotton, Oil seeds and Millets (PIRRCOM)-17 centre in India, crops cotton, Castor, ground nut, brassica, til, toria, jowar and Bajra.
• 1957- All India Co-ordinated Maize Improvement Project to exploit heterosis. First hybrid maize was developed in 1962, looking to the success ICAR started 16 new AICRP projects.
• 1960- First Agriculture University was established at Pantnagar, now there are 43 Agriculture universities are in India