Institute Projects
Institute Projects at ICAR-IIWBR
(Approved as per the recommendation of IRC meeting)
- Multilocational and Multidisciplinary Research Programme on Wheat and Barley Improvement Project Leader (PL)/Principal Investigator (PI) : Dr GP Sigh (PL) Co-PIs: All the Scientists of ICAR-IIWBR
- Genetic resources and pre-breeding for wheat improvement
- 2.1-Wheat improvement utilizing novel germplasm resources through pre-breeding Project Leader (PL)/Principal Investigator (PI) : BS Tyagi (PI) Co-PIs: Drs. Sindhu Sareen, Vikas Gupta, Arun Gupta, Gyanendra Singh, Raj Kumar, Hanif Khan
- 2.2-Management of wheat and barley genetic resources for utilization in crop improvement Project Leader (PL)/Principal Investigator (PI) : Arun Gupta (PI) Co-PIs: Charan Singh, Vishnu Kumar
- Developing high yielding and climate resilient wheat varieties
- 3.1-Breeding wheat genotypes for North-Western Plains Project Leader (PL)/Principal Investigator (PI) : Dr. Ravish Chatrath (PI) Co-PIs: Drs. GP Singh, Satish Kumar, Raj Kumar, Poonam Jasrotia, PL Kashyap, Mamrutha HM, OP Gangwar, Vanita Pandey, Sh. Om Prakash , Madan Lal
- 3.2-Breeding wheat genotypes for eastern regions Project Leader (PL)/Principal Investigator (PI) : Dr. Gyanendra Singh (PI) Co-PIs: Drs. AK Sharma, Charan Singh, Vikas Gupta, Sonia Sheoran, Sindhu Sareen, DP Singh, Sewa Ram
- 3.3-Breeding wheat genotypes for warmer areas Project Leader (PL)/Principal Investigator (PI) : SK Singh (PI) Co-PIs: Drs. Vinod Tiwari, Lokendra Kumar, Rinki , Pradeep Sharma, RK Gupta, PL Kashyap
- 3.4-Utilizing winter wheats for spring wheat improvement Project Leader (PL)/Principal Investigator (PI) : Vinod Tiwari (PI) Co-PIs: Drs. CN Mishra, Rajender Singh, Lakshmi Kant (Almora)
- 3.5-Improvement of wheat for grain quality Project Leader (PL)/Principal Investigator (PI) :D Mohan (PI) Co-PIs: Drs. K Venkatesh, Gopalareddy K, BS Tyagi, Vanita Pandey
- Basic and genetic studies in wheat
- 4.1-Genomics guided exploration for stress tolerance in wheat Project Leader (PL)/Principal Investigator (PI) : Ratan Tiwari (PI) Co-PIs: Rajender Singh, Pradeep Sharma, Sonia Sheoran
- 4.2-Genetic studies and molecular mapping for rust resistance in wheat Project Leader (PL)/Principal Investigator (PI) : Rekha Malik (PI) Co-PIs: Satish Kumar, CN Mishra, Pramod Kumar
- 4.3-Exploring physiological, biochemical and anatomical variations in wheat Project Leader (PL)/Principal Investigator (PI) : Mamrutha HM (PI) Co-PIs: Rinki, Sneh Narwal, Rajender Singh
- Management of major diseases and insect pests of wheat in an agro-ecological approach under changing climate
- 5.1-Development of eco-friendly technologies for management of rusts, spot blotch, bunts and smuts in wheat Project Leader (PL)/Principal Investigator (PI) : Sudheer Kumar (PI) Co-PIs: Drs. D.P. Singh, PL Kashyap
- 5.2-Management of major insect pests of wheat under field and storage conditions Project Leader (PL)/Principal Investigator (PI) : Poonam Jasrotia (PI) Co-PIs: Dr. Raj Kumar
- Physiologic specialization, resistance and molecular studies on wheat and barley rusts
- 6.1-Physiologic specialization in brown rust of wheat, barley and genetics of rust resistance Project Leader (PL)/Principal Investigator (PI) : S.C. Bhardwaj (PI) Co-PIs: Drs. Hanif Khan, Pramod Prasad, Siddanna Savadi, Subodh Kumar
- 6.2-Monitoring variability in yellow rust of wheat, barley and genetics of rust resistance Project Leader (PL)/Principal Investigator (PI) : O.P. Gangwar (PI) Co-PIs: Dr. Subodh Kumar
- 6.3-Physiologic specialization, genetics of resistance in black rust of wheat and barley Project Leader (PL)/Principal Investigator (PI) : Pramod Prasad (PI) Co-PIs: Dr. Siddanna Savadi
- 6.4-Genetic and molecular studies on rust resistance and breeding wheat for multiple rust resistances Project Leader (PL)/Principal Investigator (PI) : Hanif Khan (PI) Co-PIs: Drs. Dr. SC Bhardwaj, OP Gangwar, Siddanna Savadi
- Improving crop productivity through efficient input management
- 7.1-Nutrient management stategies for wheat based cropping systems. Project Leader (PL)/Principal Investigator (PI) : Dr SC Gill (PI) Co-PIs: RK Sharma, RS Chhokar
- 7.2-Developing effective weed management solutions in wheat Project Leader (PL)/Principal Investigator (PI) : Dr RS Chhokar (PI) Co-PIs: RK Sharma, SC Gill, Rajender Singh
- 7.3-Improving water use efficiency and mitigate abiotic stresses in wheat under conservation and conventional tillage practices Project Leader (PL)/Principal Investigator (PI) : Dr RP Meena (PI) Co-PIs:
- 7.4-Production estimation of wheat using remote sensing and modelling in Haryana Project Leader (PL)/Principal Investigator (PI) : Dr Ankita Jha (PI) Co-PIs: Rajeev Ranjan, AS Nain
- Enhancing productivity and profitability of wheat based cropping system for marginal farmers Project Leader (PL)/Principal Investigator (PI) : S. C. Tripathi (PL/PI) Co-PIs: Dr. S.C. Gill, Raj Pal Meena
- IImprovement of Industrial and Nutritional Quality of Wheat
- 9.1-Improvement of processing and nutritional quality of wheat using molecular approach Project Leader (PL)/Principal Investigator (PI) : Sewa Ram (PI) Co-PIs: Dr. B.S. Tyagi, Sneh Narwal, Vanita Pandey
- 9.2-Studies on the Bioactive Compounds in Wheat and Barley Project Leader (PL)/Principal Investigator (PI) : Sneh Narwal (PI) Co-PIs: Dr. Sonia Sheoran, Dinesh Kumar
- Development of barley varieties and technologies for yield, biotic & abiotic stresses and quality
- 10.1-Improvement of malt, feed, food and dual purpose barley for better yield, quality and biotic and abiotic stresses Project Leader (PL)/Principal Investigator (PI) : Vishnu Kumar (PI) Co-PIs: Drs Chuni Lal, Jogendra Singh, Lokendra Kumar, Sudheer Kumar, Dinesh Kumar, Rekha Malik, Poonam Jasrotia, Rinki
- 10.2-Agronomic interventions for better yield and quality of barley under changing climatic conditions Project Leader (PL)/Principal Investigator (PI) : Anil Khippal (PI) Co-PIs: Drs AS Kharub, Dinesh Kumar, Anuj Kumar, Poonam Jasrotia, Ashwini Kumar (IARI-RS, Karnal)
- Evaluation, Transfer and Impact Assessment of Wheat and Barley Production Technologies
- 11.1-Diagnosis of zero tillage based rice- wheat system in Haryana Project Leader (PL)/Principal Investigator (PI) : Anuj Kumar (PI) Co-PIs: Drs Satyavir Singh, Sendhil R
- 11.2-Identifying yield gaps, resource use and adaptation strategies in vulnerable regions of wheat and barley production against climate change Project Leader (PL)/Principal Investigator (PI) : Sendhil R (PI) Co-PIs: Drs Satyavir Singh, Anuj Kumar, Ajit Kharub, Ankita Jha
- Use of GIS and statistical techniques for wheat & barley improvement in climate change scenario
- 12.1-Biplot analysis for GxE interaction in wheat and barley trials Project Leader (PL)/Principal Investigator (PI) : Ajay Verma (PI) Co-PIs: Dr Suman Lata
- 12.2-Impact of temperature variations on wheat yield and its Agro-climatic suitability assessment at different locations using GIS techniques Project Leader (PL)/Principal Investigator (PI) : Suman Lata (PI) Co-PIs: Drs Ankita Jha, Ajay Verma