ICARDA enabled access to global germplasm in the Indian breeding programmes

17-Mar-2022 - 0 Comments.

International centre for Agricultural Research in Dry Areas (ICARDA) enabled access to global germplasm for use in the Indian breeding programmes.

Bayer brings Yellow Gold 48 watermelon variety in India

21-Jun-2021 - 0 Comments.

Bayer has launched India’s first-ever yellow watermelon variety, ‘Yellow Gold 48,’ under its Seminis brand of high-yielding vegetable seeds. The unique yellow watermelon has been developed from superior germplasm as part of Bayer’s global R&D efforts.

Illumina Launches New Wheat Barley Array

10-May-2021 - 0 Comments.

Wheat is a vital food crop, ranking third in global crop pro­duction, with more than 760 million tons being produced annually. Barley is another important crop with uses in animal feed and beverage produc­tion and is gaining popularity in human diets.Wheat (and barley) researchers and breeders need a genomic analysis tool that enable comparison across diverse varieties and globally diverse germplasm collections.

India launches world's first bovine germplasm trading portal

Indian agriculture ministry has launched a portal for cattle breeding called e-pashuhaat (www.epashuhaat.gov.in)