Govt Introduces High Yielding & Disease Resistance Wheat Variety

To boost output, the Indian Agricultural Research Institute (IARI), a premier institute credited for developing most of the rice and wheat varieties in the country, has introduced a new high yielding variety of wheat seed variety.

1. The new seed variant – HD 3386, recently approved by the central seed committee of the agriculture ministry, is resistant to yellow, and leaf rust diseases mostly reported in the key wheat growing region of northwest region – Punjab, Haryana, Uttar Pradesh and Rajasthan.

About IARI:

1. India's premier institute for research, higher education, and training in agricultural sciences.
2. Located in Delhi and administered by the Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR).

History:

1. Established in 1905 at Pusa, Bihar, as the Agricultural Research Institute (ARI).
2. Renamed the Imperial Institute of Agricultural Research in 1911 and Imperial Agricultural Research Institute in 1919.
3. Shifted to Delhi in 1936 after a devastating earthquake.
4. Renamed IARI post-independence.

Mandate of IARI:

1. Conducts basic, strategic, and anticipatory research in field and horticultural crops for enhanced productivity and quality.
2. Develops resource-use-efficient integrated crop management technologies for sustainable agricultural production systems.
3. Serves as a center for academic excellence in postgraduate education and human resources development in agricultural science.
4. Provides national leadership in agricultural research, education, extension, and technology assessment and transfer.
5. Attained the status of a Deemed University in 1958.

Contributions to the Green Revolution:

• Played an important role in the research leading to the "Green Revolution" in India during the 1970s.

Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR):

• ICAR is the apex body for coordinating, guiding, and managing research and education in agriculture in India under the Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare.

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