Friday, 29 May 2026
The ICAR-All India Coordinated Research Project on Pearl Millet, Jodhpur, Rajasthan organized its 55th Annual Group Meeting through Video Conferencing.
The Chief Guest of Plenary Session, Dr Trilochan Mohapatra, Secretary (DARE) & DG (ICAR) applauded the participants for successfully coordinating the various activities of ICAR-AICRP on Pearl Millet. He also appreciated the Members for successfully conducting the Online 55th AGM of Pearl Millet despite the lockdown.
Earlier, in his inaugural address through video conferencing, Dr Tilak Raj Sharma, Deputy Director General (Crop Sciences), ICAR emphasized on carrying out the basic and strategic research for enhancing the crops’ production, productivity and its sustainability. Dr Sharma stressed on pre-breeding by using the diverse gene pools for developing parental lines with resistance to major Pearl Millet diseases like blast, downy mildew and rust. He also suggested for exploring the possibility of fixation of heterosis using apomixis in pearl millet.
Dr C Tara Satyavathi, Project Coordinator, ICAR-AICRP on Pearl Millet briefed about the various activities taken up and research conducted during 2019-20.
The Publications on Pearl Millet were also released during the plenary session. The ICAR-AICRP on Pearl Millet presented various awards to the Best Performing Centres & Scientists in different categories.
The senior officials of ICAR Institutes also attended the Online Meeting. Around 100 participants from various parts of the country representing public and private sectors involved in Pearl Millet R&D participated in various sessions of the 55th Annual Group Meeting on Pearl Millet through Video Conferencing.
