Project Leader:
- Collection, conservation, evaluation, documentation and maintenance of germplasm of cultivated species of Gossypium (2021 till date)
- Harnessing the potential of wild and unadapted germplasm for cotton improvement (2018-2023
Management & Maintenance of Genetic Resources (Ongoing)
- Marker Assisted Selection/Marker Assisted Breeding for Waterlogging Tolerance in Cotton
- Conservation, characterization and utilization of wild species, races of cultivated species, perennials and synthetic polyploids of Gossypium (Completed)
- Tribal Sub Plan: Nodal Officer (2012- 2021)
Projects handled / handling as Project Associate:
- Development of Bt cotton varieties using deregulated and non-deregulated transgenic events (Institute project: PI Dr V N Waghmare)
- Improvement of tetraploid and diploid cotton fibre properties through population improvement approaches(Institute project: PI Dr V N Waghmare) .
- Development of Bt cotton varieties using deregulated and non deregulated transgenic events (Institute project: PI Dr V N Waghmare)
- Identification of G. hirsutum genotypes suitable for machine picking and development of agronomic package (TMC 1.3 -PI Dr J S Gill, PAU, Ludhiana).
- Development of High Density Planting System (HDPS) for maximizing productivity of rainfed cottonSub-Project: Identification & Evaluation of genotypes (G.hirsutum & G.arboreum) amenable to High Density Planting. PI: Dr Venugopalan
- Collection, conservation, evaluation, documentation and maintenance of germplasm of cultivated species of Gossypium (PI) Punit Mohan
- Molecular mapping of fibre quality and lint yield traits : Construction of a framework linkage map in Desi cotton (Gossypium spp)
(DBT Project: PI Dr V N Waghmare)
- Exploitation of Apomixes and TGMS system in hybrid cotton seed production (TMC1.6 -PI Dr S M Palve)
- Breeding of the upland cotton for improvement of yield , quality and resistance to biotic stress( Bollworm and Jassids)
(Institute project: PI Dr S M Palve)
- Induction of polyploidy and gene introgression of agronomically important traits from wild diploids to cultivated tetraploid Gossypium species (Institute project: PI Dr K P Damayanthi, CICR, RS Coimbatore)
- FAO Project : Establishment of National Information Sharing Mechanism (NISM)on the implementation and monitoring of the Global Plan of action (GPA) for the conservation and Sustainable utilization of Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture(PGRFA)(FAO sponsored)
(PI: Dr R C Agrawal, NBPGR, New Delhi)
- Impact of Institutional Credit on Cotton Farming in Vidarbha Region of Maharashtra. (PI : Dr Anuradha Narala)
- Insecticide Resistance Management (IRM) : Dissemination of Pink Bollworm management strategies” centrally sponsored scheme on NFSM- Commercial crops : District Co-ordinator (Chandrapur) (2018-19) (PI : Dr Vishlesh Nagrare)
Publications :
- J.K.S.Sachan, M.S.Ramesha, V.V.Pandit and Vinita Lakkawar.Clonal micropropogation in Zea. Advances in Plant Biotechnology and Biochemistry eds. M.L.Lodha , S.L.Mehta , S.Ramagopal and G.P.Srivastava.(1993)
- J.K.S.Sachan, M.S.Ramesha, P.Gayen and Vinita Lakkawar. Amphidiploid theory of Maize origin – revised . Maize Genet. Newslett.(1994)
- S.Dash, P.Gayen, Vinita Lakkawar and J.K.S.Sachan. Centromeric fusion and knob fusion in Maize. Maize Genet.Newslett.(1994)
- Vinita Lakkawar and O.P.Govila. Inheritance of grain colour in pearlmillet (Pennisetum glaucum) Indian Journal of Genetics and Plant Breeding (1998) 58 (2) : 223-224
- Vinita Lakkawar-Gotmare and O.P.Govila (1999). Gene effects for grajn characters in Pearlmillet (Pennisetum glaucum) Indian Journal of Genetics and Plant Breeding 59 (3) : 301-308.
- Punit Mohan, G.Balasubramani, J.Amudha, V.Gotmare and P.Ramasundaram (2001) Advancement of Biotechnology in Indian Agriculture and Apprehensions over intellectual property rights regime. Advances in Plant Sciences(14)1-6.
- S. Kranthi, KR Kranthi, V. Gotmare, RR Wanjari and SK Banerjee(2003) Effect of imidochlrpid on Allelochemicals and oviposition by Helicoverpa armigera on a cotton hybrid.. Journal of the Indian society for Cotton improvement vol.27(3) pp. 160-165
- Amudha, J., G.Balasubramani, M. K. Meshram, V. Gotmare and C.D.Mayee. 2003. Molecular characterization of gene introgression for bacterial blight (Xanthomonas campestris) resistance in cotton, Plant Cell Biotechnology and Molecular Biology. 4(3&4):131-136.
- Vinita Gotmare, P.Singh , C D Mayee, V Deshpande and C.Bhagat (2004). Genetic studies on seed oil index and seed index in some wild species and perrinial races of Cotton.Plant Breeding 23, 207-208
- B. Ashok Dongre, T. Vilas Parkhi, , J.Santosh Gahukar, Vinita Gotmare and Charudutt Mayee(2004) Genetic variability and evolutionary basis revealed by RAPD markers among the wild species of Gossypium.Asian Journal of Microbiological Biotech Envi. Sci. Vol.6 No (1):77-82.
- Vinita Gotmare and Phundan Singh (2004). Use of Wild species for Cotton Improvement in India. ICAC Recorder September 2004, pp 12-14.
- Hebbar K B , PP Gokulpure, VV Singh , V Gotmare , N K Perumal and P Singh (2005) Species and Genotypic response of Cotton ( Gossypium species ) to salinity. The Indian Journal of Agri. Sciences. 75(6): 441-444.
- B M Khadi, V Santhy, I S Kategeri and V. Gotmare (2007) Five loculed G. arboretum cotton. – CICR News letter Vol 23 No. 3 pg 5.
- S Vennila, R M Lokhande, Vinita Gotmare and BM Khadi (2008). JTCH 1104 – A genetic stock of G. hirsutum with higher compensation for bollworm damage. CICR Newsletter Vol 24 No1 pg 2.
- Vinita Gotmare, and M. Rafiq Chaudhry (2009). Cotton Breeding and Seed Production in India. ICAC Recorder VOL. XXVII No. 4 December 2009 pgs 15-1
- Vinita Gotmare(2009) Risk assessment of outcrossing of BNBt with wild and related species of Gossypium Proceedings of the National Symposium on Bt – Cotton : Opportunities and Prospects held at CICR , Nagpur November 17-19 pp 195-198
- BT Campball, S Saha, R Percy, J Frelichowski, J Jenkins, W Park, C. Mayee, V Gotmare , D Dissauw, M Giband, X Du, Y Jia, G Constable , S. Dillon, I Y Abdukarimov, S M Rizaev, A A Abdullaev, PAV Barroso, J G Padua , L V Hoffmann and L Podolnaya (2010) Status of the Global Cotton Germplasm Resources. Crop Science Vol 50,July-August 2010 pp 1161-1179
- Punit Mohan, Vinita Gotmare and T P Rajendran (2010) Thespesia lampas (Linn.) – A close wild relative of Gossypium. Indian Journal of Plant Genetic Resources Vol 23 No 2:247
- Vinita Gotmare and Punit Mohan (2010) Introduction and establishment of G. darwinii (AD5) – a wild tetraploid species of Gossypium in India. Indian Journal of Plant Genetic Resources Vol 23 No 2 :246
- Arunita Rakshit, S Rakshit, V Santhy, V P Gotmare, P Mohan, VV Singh, S Singh , HS Balyan, P K Gupta and S R Bhat (2010) Evaluation of SSR markers for the assessment of genetic Diversity and fingerprinting of Gossypium hirsutum accessions.J. Plant biochemistry & Biotechnology Vol. 19(2), 153-160
- Vinita Gotmare, VN Waghmare and Punit Mohan (2010) Marker Assissted Gene Pyramiding for Multi-Adversity Resistance. Cotton Research Journal Vol 1(2) 143 – 173
- Vinita Gotmare, Punit Mohan, Madhorao Katre, Chetali Rodge, RK Deshmukh, BN Tule, Johnie Jenkins, Sukumar Saha and KR Kranthi (2011) Pollen and cross compatibility studies in Cotton ( Gossypium spp.) Book of Abstracts, World Cotton Research Conference-5, November 7-11, 2011 pg 129.
- Prakash AH, KR Kranthi, V Nagrare, S Kranthi and V Gotmare (2011) Do foliar Application of Nutrients, PGR’s and insecticides control leaf reddening in Cotton? Book of Abstracts, World Cotton Research Conference-5, November 7-11, 2011 pg 36.
- Punit Mohan, Vinita Gotmare, KPM Damayanthi, S Manickam , M Sarvanan, BG Solanki, BR Rode and H B Kumbhalkar (2011) Introduction of quality exotic germplasm and enrichment of gene pool.Book of Abstracts, World Cotton Research Conference-5, November 7-11, 2011 pg 117.
- Ukey RC, M. Chakrabarty, VN Waghmare and Vinita Gotmare (2011) “Soileine” the hydrolytic enzyme in Rhizospere imparting resistance against infection of Rhizoctonia spp. to Hypocotyl seedlings of Tetraploid Cotton. World Congress for “Man and Nature” Global Climate Chang on Biodiversity, Conservation at G K V , Haridwar, Uttarakhand (India) November 11-13, 2011.
- Sukumar Saha, David M. Stelly, Dwayne. Raska, Amanda Hulse, Osman A. Gutiérrez1, Makamov Abdusalom, Vinita Gotmare, Fei Wang, Johnie N. Jenkins and Ibrokhim Y. Abdurakhmonov (2012) Molecular confirmation of chromosome substitution lines and interspecific F1 hypoaneuploids in Gossypium hirsutum Proceedings of Beltwide Cotton Conferences January 3 – 6 2012, Orlando World Centre Marriott, Orlando, Florida, USA)
- Sukumar Saha. David Stelly , Jixiang Wu, Dwaine Raska, Johnie Jenkins, Jack McCarty, Abdusalom Makamov , Vinita Gotmare, Ibrokhim Abdurakhmonov & Benjamin Todd Campbell (2012). Chromosome Substitution Lines: An Effective Way To Introgress Useful Genes From Other Allotetraploid Species Into Upland Cotton, Gossypium hirsutum L. 2012 in Proceedings of ICGI Research Conference ,Raleigh, North Carolina, USA, October 9 -12, 2012
- Vinita Gotmare, Madhav Katre, Punit Mohan VN Waghmare, M Saravanan , Sumanbala Singh, T R Lokanathan, SM Palve , V Santhy , PR Vijaykumari , P K Chakrabarty, K R Kranthi and MV Venugopalan (2012). Evaluation of promising – pre-released genotypes for suitability in High Density Planting Systems for Climate resilient agriculture I Proceedings of Silver Jubilee International Symposium of CRDA on “Global Cotton Production Technologies visa-vis Climate Change” held during October 10-12, 2012 at CCS Haryana Agriculture University, Hisar.
- Gotmare V, P Mohan, G. Balasubramani, VN Waghmare, C Rodge, M Katre, BN Tule, PK Chakrabarty and K R Kranthi (2013) Vaidehi 95 (MSH 53) (IC0584260; INGR13032) Dark Brown Linted Introgressed Derivative of Cotton. Indian Journal of Plant Genetic Resources Vol 26 No 3 pp252-253
- Gotmare V, P Mohan, G. Balasubramani, , C Rodge, M Katre, BN Tule, PK Chakrabarty and K R Kranthi (2013) NISC 40 (IC0584261; INGR13033), NISC 40 (IC0584262; INGR13034), NISC 40 (IC0584262; INGR13035) (2013) Jassid Tolerant Compact Plant Type Introgressed derivatives of Cotton. Indian Journal of Plant Genetic Resources Vol 26 No 3 pp253 – 254
- KPM Damayanthi, K. Rathinavel and Vinita Gotmare (2013) Induction of polyploidy in wild cotton species (Gossypium armourianum and G. aridum) by colchicine treatment.Journal of Cotton Research and Development Vol 27 (2) pp165-170
- Gotmare V, Punit Mohan Mahorao Katre, M Saravanan, BR Rode, S. Manickam, Om Tuteja and KR Kranthi (2014) CNA-5 – an Inter-racial introgressed Genetic Stock (Pigmented arboreum) Indian Journal of Plant Genetic Resources Vol 27 No 3 pp 317
- Punit Mohan, Vinita Gotmare, BR Rode, KR Kranthi, M Saravanan and Anjali Kak (2015) CNH CB 211 (IC0597397; INGR 14058, a cotton (G. hirsutum) germplasm with cluster boll bearing habit, deeply palmate leaf lobe. Indian Joun. Plant Genet Resources 28(3) 356-370
- Punit Mohan, Vinita Gotmare, BR Rode, KR Kranthi, M Saravanan and Anjali Kak (2015) CNH CB 212(IC 0597398; INGR 14059), a cotton (G. hirsutum) germplasm with cluster boll bearing habit, Zero monopodia and compact habit. Indian Joun. Plant Genet Resources 28(3) 356-370
- Gotmare V, Mohan Punit, Saravanan M and K R Kranthi (2016) Naturally coloured cotton Abstract A-54 International Journal of Life Sciences Special issue A-6 Feb 2016-05-27
- Punit Mohan, B.G.Solanki, Vinita Gotmare, Saravanan. M and D.V.Patil (2016) Evaluation of Genetic Resources of Gossypium herbaceum for economic traits. Abstract A-54 International Journal of Life Sciences Special issue A-6 Feb 2016-05-27
- Meshram Jayant, Sheeba A, Saravanan M, Gotmare V, Blaise D and K R Kranthi (2016) Screening of cotton (G. hirsutum L.) germplasm for excess soil moisture tolerance: progress and prospects.pg A-6 International Journal of Life Sciences Special issue A-6 Feb 2016-05-27
- Saravanan M, Santosh HB, Gotmare V, Mohan P , SB Singh and KR Kranthi (2016) Exploration , collection, characterization and conservation of landraces of Desi cotton and tree cotton from Karnataka, Maharashtra and Madhya Pradesh A-28 International Journal of Life Sciences Special issue A-6 Feb 2016-05-27
- Meshram JH, Vinita Gotmare and D Blaise (2017) Kapashitil pani sachnyachya samasyekade durlaksh nako. Agrowon July 31, 2017.
- Gotmare Vinita (2017) Wild Genetic Resources of Cotton, IJRBAT Special issue (2) Vol V, July 2017 pp 44 In Sovenier of International Congress on Recent Trends in Science & Technology Sustainable Development through Scientific Approach ISSN 2347-517X (online), 12 – 14 July 2017
- Gotmare Vinita (2018) Production of high quality fibre in cotton through pre-breeding efforts. In Book of Abstracts pp122 International Congress on “Cotton and other fibre crops” at ICAR Research Complex for NEH Region, Umiam, Barapani, 793 103, Meghalaya; 20-23 February 2018.
- Vinita Gotmare (2018) Kapashichya aadim junglee prajatinche mahatva va saurakshan In Kapus – Utpadan va vyavasthapan tantradnyan, Smarnika , Kapus Melava-2018 pp 69
- Mahajan SS, S M Palve, S B Singh, T R Loknathan, Vinita Gotmare, D V Patil, M Saravanan, H B Santosh, V Santhy, P R Vijayakumari & V N Waghmare (2018), Maharashtrat upalabdha kapashiche navin / sudharit vaan. Smarnika , Kapus Melava-2018 pp 69
- Kumbhalkar H B, V.L. Gawande, Vinita Gotmare and T.H. Rathod (2018) Combining Ability Studies for Yield, its Component Traits and Fibre Properties through Line X Tester Mating Design in Upland Cotton (Gossypium hirsutum L.) International Journal of Current Microbiology and Applied Sciences ISSN: 2319-7706 Volume 7 Number 10 (NAAS rating : 5.38)
- Gotmare Vinita (2019) Rangeet Kapus In Kapus – Utpadan va vyavasthapan tantradnyan, Smarnika , Kapus Melava-2018 pp 8-14
- Gotmare Vinita (2020) Speed Breeding in cotton for increasing production in the next decade In Book of Abstract , National Symposium on “Cotton Production Technologies in the Next Decade : Problems and Perspectives” at Odisha University of Agriculture and Technology, Bhubaneswar from January 22-24, 2020
- Gotmare Vinita (2020) Eco-friendly coloured cotton. In Souvenir Interdisciplinary National Conference on “ Recent Innovations in Agri-Biosciences in strengthening Indian economy: Challenges & Prospects and Farmers Meet (RIABSIEP- 2020, February 1, 2020, Dr Ambedkar College, Deekshabhoomi, Nagpur
- Santosh HB, Raghavendra KP and Vinita Gotmare (2020): Genome sequence of cotton wild species Gossypium austral decoded. Cotton Innovate Volume 1 (1) 2021 pg 4
- Gotmare Vinita (2020) Harnessing the potential of wild species . www.ICRACotton.Org pg 5
- Kumbhalkar, H. B., Gawande, V. L., Deshmukh, S. B., Vinita Gotmare and V. N. Waghmare. (2021). Genotype x Environment interaction for seed cotton yield and component traits in upland cotton (Gossypium hirsutum L.). Electronic J. Plant Breeding, 12(4): 1209-1217.
- H. B., Kumbhalkar, V. L. Gawande, S. B. Deshmukh, Vinita Gotmare and V. N. Waghmare. (2021). Stabilized Heterosis Studies for Seed Cotton Yield and Component Traits in Upland Cotton (Gossypium hirsutum L.). Int.J.Curr.Microbiol.App.Sci.10 (07): 99-113.
- Gotmare Vinita et al 2022 Introduction & establishment of New wild species of Gossypium from USDA. Poster presented at the 1st National Congress of PGR at New Delhi during 22-24 November 2022. Best Poster Award received.
- Saravanan, M, Vinita Gotmare, J.A.Sheeba and Jayant Meshram (2022) Oral presentation in the national conference in Udaipur about “paradigm Shift in Cotton Cultivation” 8-10th August, 2022 on “Molecular characterization of cotton germplasm accessions (G. hirsutum L.) against waterlogging”
- Vinita Gotmare*, Sunil Mahajan, M Saravanan, Rachna Pande, Neelkanth Hiremani, Harish Kumbhalkar, A Manivannan, A H Prakash, S Manickam, A Manivannan, Debashish Paul, Chandrasekar, Anjali Kak and Y G Prasad (2022) Invited Lecture in the national conference in Udaipur about “Paradigm Shift in Cotton Cultivation” 8-10th August, 2022 on Germplasm as a treasure house for traits to bring in Paradigm shift in Cotton cultivation
- Debashis Paul1*, Vinita Gotmare2, Amarpreet Singh1, S. K. Sain1 and S. K. Verma1 (2022) Abstract Published and Oral Presentation in International Conference on Climate Resilient Agriculture for Food Security and Sustainability (Received Best oral Presentation Award) Prediction of Seed Cotton Yield of Cotton accessions (G. hirsutum) using Machine learning and Deep learning methods
- Debashis Paul1*, Vinita Gotmare2, Sunil Mahajan2, Amarpreet Singh1, Rishi Kumar1 and S. K. Verma1 (2022) Abstract Published and Poster Presented in 1St National Conference on Plant Genetic resource management Phenotyping of cotton (Gossypium hirsutum) accessions and assessment of genetic variability for yield and fiber quality parameters through multivariate analysis
- Saravanan, M, Vinita Gotmare, J.A.Sheeba and K.R. Kranthi (2023) Molecular characterization of tolerant and susceptible accessions of cotton (Gossypium hirsutum L.) against waterlogging stress. Journal of Cotton Research and Development 37(1): 25-31
Book Chapters :
- Utilization of wild relatives of crops for resistance to Heliothis/ Helicoverpa. (2005)
Authors: Kameswara Rao N., Mallikarjun N., Sharma, K. K., Reddy, L. J., Singh P. and Gotmare V..
In:Heliothis/Helicoverpa Management: Emerging Trends and Strategies for future research, pp 243-248. Ed. H. C. Sharma, Oxford and IBH Publishing Co. Pvt. Ltd., New Delhi.
- CHAPTER: Chromosome substitution lines: concept, development and utilization in the genetic improvement of Upland cotton (2011)
AUTHORS:Sukumar Saha, David M. Stelly, D. Raska, Jixiang Wu, Johnie N. Jenkins, Jack C. McCarty, Abdusalom Makamov, V. Gotmare, Ibrokhim Y. Abdurakhmonov and B.T. Campbell
BOOK EDITOR: Ibrokhim Abdurakhmonov (Uzbekistan)
- Paryavaran Hitaishi Prakritik Rangeen Kapas (2017) (in Hindi) authored by Punit Moham and Vijay Waghmare. Co- Editors – Suman Bala Singh, Vinita Gotmare, Sujata Saxena, Ravi Nagarkar, Surendra Kumar Verma and Rajnikant Chaturvedi
Popular Articles :
- Vinita Gotmare , BN Tule and P. Singh (2000). Wild and cultivated species of Cotton. Technical Bulletin # 5 , Published bv the Central Institute for Cotton Research, Nagpur
- TR Loknathan, Singh P, Agrawal DK, Punit Mohan, Singh SB, Gotmare V, Singh VV (2003) Genetic Enhancement in Cotton. CICR, Technical Bulletin No 26.
- Gotmare Vinita, Phundan Singh, Chetali Bhagat, Vinay Deshpande, RV Salame and BN Tule (2003) Kapas sudhar mein jungli jatiyon ki bhumika. Smarika, Rashtriya Kisan Mela, pp 27, held at Central Institute for Cotton Research, Nagpur on 5th December 2003.
- Phundan Singh , Punit Mohan ,VV Singh , Dinesh Agrawal , TR Lokanathan , Suman Bala Singh , Vinita Gotmare , Shivaji Palve ayum Vinay Deshpande (2005). Bharat mein ugayee jane vali kapas ki sudharan/sudharit ayum sankar kisme. Smarika, Rashtriya Kisan Mela, held at Central Institute for Cotton Research,Nagpur on 16th October 2005.
- Vinita Gotmare & Prachi Akhare (2015) Kapas ki jungle jatiyon ka mahatwa Shwet Swarnima pg 09-11
- Meshram JH, Vinita Gotmare and D Blaise (2017) Kapashitil pani sachnyachya samasyekade durlaksh nako. Agrowon July 31, 2017.
- Gotmare Vinita (2018) Kapashichya aadim junglee prajatinche mahatva va saurakshan In Kapus – Utpadan va vyavasthapan tantradnyan, Smarnika , Kapus Melava-2018 pp 69
- Mahajan SS, S M Palve, S B Singh, T R Loknathan, Vinita Gotmare, D
V Patil, M Saravanan, H B Santosh, V Santhy, P R Vijayakumari & V N Waghmare (2018), Maharashtrat upalabdha kapashiche navin / sudharit vaan. Smarnika , Kapus Melava-2018 pp 69
- Gotmare Vinita (2019) Rangeet Kapus In Kapus – Utpadan va vyavasthapan tantradnyan, Smarnika, Kapus Melava-2018 pp 8-14
PhD thesis
Kirtikumar N Uikey (2023) Genetic Diversity and Stability Analyasis in Sesame (Seamum indicum
M.Sc thesis: Chavan Vasudeo Tukaram (2022) Induction of Mutation in Lathyrus by Gama Rays.
M.Sc.Thesis Evaluated and Reports submitted during 2021-22:
1. Ms Suvarnalata Devchand Shivankar of Agricultural Botany (Genetics & Plant Breeding) entitled “Combining ability analysis for yield and yield contributing traits and Budfly resistance in Linseed (Linum usitatissimum L.)”
2. Mr Dhananjay Suresh Thikare of Agricultural Botany (Genetics & Plant Breeding) entitled,” Genetic Diversity of Linseed (Linum usitatissimum L.) Germplasm”
Institutional support
- Co-ordinated activities of Indian Society for Cotton Improvement (ISCI) in the capacity of Corresponding Editor.
- Attended ITMC meeting on 6.8.2021
- Attended a meeting as Member of Selection Committee for regularisation of Temporary Status Labour to SSS Grade on 8.9.2021.
- Attended Walk in Interview for recruitment of Contractual position Young Professional on 10.9.2020
- Naturally coloured cotton was produced for sale to private firms.
- Resource Generation in terms of white lint (200 kg) Seed Cotton (250 kg) and Naturally coloured cotton[Brown lint (Vaidehi-95)- 205 kg
- Co-ordinated activities of Tribal Sub Plan of the Institute in the capacity of Nodal Officer (TSP) till 18.01.2021.
- Attended Webinar on Plagiarism tool for Regional Languages on 25.9.2021.
- Coordinated activities as Chairperson of Institute Purchase Advisory Committee(IPAC) since 23.12.2020
- Attended GEM training conducted by ICAR Headquarter on 2.2.2021
Seminar/Symposia/Conference/Workshop/Meeting Attended International
Conserved 12326 germplasm accessions including 24 Wild species of Gossypium, 15 races of cultivated species and more than 45 synthetic polyploids in the Wild Species Garden maintained in the institute. Collected seeds of two wild species viz. G. ekmanianum and G. darwinii from Rasi seeds for enrichment of existing collection.
Co-ordinated activities of Indian Society for Cotton Improvement (ISCI) in the capacity of Corresponding Editor.
Attended ITMC meeting on 6.8.2021
Attended a meeting as Member of Selection Committee for regularisation of Temporary Status Labour to SSS Grade on 8.9.2021.
Attended Walk in Interview for recruitment of Contractual position Young Professional on 10.9.2020
Naturally coloured cotton was produced for sale to private firms.
Resource Generation in terms of white lint (200 kg) Seed Cotton (250 kg) and Naturally coloured cotton[Brown lint (Vaidehi-95)- 205 kg
Co-ordinated activities of Tribal Sub Plan of the Institute in the capacity of Nodal Officer (TSP) till 18.01.2021.
Attended Webinar on Plagiarism tool for Regional Languages on 25.9.2021.
Coordinated activities as Chairperson of Institute Purchase Advisory Committee(IPAC) since 23.12.2020
Attended GEM training conducted by ICAR Headquarter on 2.2.2021
Tribal Sub-Plan (TSP):Technologies developed by the institute through training programmes organized for Tribal farmers in the two Tribal dominated districts of Maharashtra Gadchiroli and Umred cluster MGMG villages under centrally sponsored TSP Program. Inputs also distributed (Paddy, Cotton & Vegetable seeds and Birfertilizers) to Tribal farmers of Gadchiroli district.
Mera Gaon Mera Gaurav (MGMG): Transfer of Technology through on – farm demonstrations on Tribal farmer’s fields in Umred cluster of Vidarbha Region in Maharashtra.
Peer Recognition
Editor : Indian Society for Cotton Improvement
Hon’ble secretary : Indian Society for Cotton Improvement, Nagpur Chapter
