Project
Initiated: 1972
Mandate
Crop (1972): Banana and Pineapple
Project
Duration till date (1972 to 2024): 52
years
Mandate
crops (5): Banana, Jackfruit, Papaya, Avocado,
and Litchi
Total trial (2024): 21 (10 Horticulture; 08 in
Entomology & 03 in Plant
Pathology)
i. Biological management of nematode pests in banana (2024)
ii. Banana variety TBM -9 recommended (2024)
iii. Jackfruit variety Gum less jack (2024)
iv. Management of Nematodes (R. similis, Helicotylenchus spp. Meloidogyne incognita, Pratylenchus spp.) in banana.(2014)
v. Nutrient requirement under HD planting (3 suckers per hill at 2m x 3m spacing with 50 percent RDF) recommended during 2nd Group Discussion of AICRP on Fruits, MPUAT, Udaipur. (2015)
vi. Micronutrients on growth, yield and quality(Foliar application of ZnSO4 (0.5%) + FeSO4 (0.5%) with a surfactant at 3rd,5th and 7th MAP) recommended during 2nd Group Discussion of AICRP on Fruits, MPUAT, Udaipur. (2015)
vii. Stagewise water requirement (80ER% at all the four stage viz. planting to 5 months (Bud initiation), bud initiation to shooting, shooting to last hand opening and last hand opening to one month before harvesting) recommended during 2nd Group Discussion of AICRP on Fruits, MPUAT, Udaipur. (2015)
viii. Macro propagation technique for Banana (Saw dust + BAP (4ml)+ Bacillus subtilis (30g) in cvs. Jahaji (AAA) and Barjahaji (AAA) recommended during 3rd Group Discussion of AICRP (Fruits) PAU, Ludhiana (2016)
ix. Management of Fusarium wilt (race 1) disease of banana recommended during 3rd Group Discussion of AICRP (Fruits) PAU, Ludhiana (2016)
x. Management of scarring beetle (Basilepta subcostata Jacoby) of banana (2017)
xi. Organic nutrient schedule in banana cv. ‘Jahaji’ (AAA) (Organic treatments with FYM 10 kg + Neem cake 1.25 kg + Vermicompost 5 kg + Wood ash 1.75 kg/plant for cv. ‘Jahaji’), recommended during 5th GD held at NRC Banana, Trichurappalli (2018)
xii. Biological control of banana stem weevil (Odoiporus longicollis Oliver recommended during 5th GD held at NRC Banana, Trichurappalli (2018)
xiii. Integrated management of banana pseudostem weevil (Odoiporus longicollis) (2019
XIV. Management of
scarring beetle (Basilepta
subcostata Jacoby) of banana (2020)
XV. Enhancing input use efficiency in
banana(2020)
Collections:117
Characterization: 80
Conservation: 90
Evaluation:34
Utilization: 16
SL_NO | ACCN_NO | NAME | GEN_GROUP | SOURCE | IC_Number |
1 | 1 | Malbhog | AAB | Jorhat | 250454 |
2 | 4 | Kechulepa | ABB | Jorhat | 250457 |
3 | 6 | Dudhsagar | AAB | Jorhat | 250459 |
4 | 7 | Bhimkol | BB | Jorhat | 250460 |
5 | 8 | Saapkal | AAB | Jorhat | 250461 |
6 | 9 | Barjahaji | AAA | Jorhat | 250462 |
7 | 11 | Athiakol | BB | Jorhat | 250464 |
8 | 12 | Jahaji | AAA | Jorhat | 250465 |
9 | 14 | Digjowa | AAB | Jorhat | 250467 |
10 | 15 | Cheni | AAB | Jorhat | 250468 |
11 | 16 | Kachkel | ABB | Jorhat | 250469 |
12 | 17 | Manjahaji | AAA | Jorhat | 250470 |
13 | 18 | Borkal | BB | Jorhat | 250471 |
14 | 21 | Hatidat | AA | Jorhat | 250474 |
15 | 23 | Krishnavazhai | AAB | Guwahati-Assam | 250476 |
16 | 25 | Vannan | AAB | Guwahati-Assam | 250478 |
17 | 26 | Vennutu | ABB | Guwahati-Assam | 250479 |
18 | 28 | Chinali | AAB | Guwahati-Assam | 250481 |
19 | 32 | Bharat | AAA | Guwahati-Assam | 250485 |
20 | 34 | Nute | ABB | Guwahati-Assam | 250487 |
21 | 36 | Kaali | AAB | Guwahati-Assam | 250489 |
22 | 39 | Tulsi | AAA | Guwahati-Assam | 250492 |
23 |
Numbers of Jackfruit germplasm collected, Characterized, Conserved, evaluated & Utilized
Collections: 94 Characterization: 50 Conservation: 06 Evaluation:19 Utilization: 04 |