Minutes of the meeting

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F. No. CPS 4-212013- FSM
Government of India
Ministry of Agriculture
Department of Agriculture & Cooperation
Krishi Bhawan, ew Delhi.
Dated: 3rd ovember, 2014
Subject:
Minutes of the meeting on "Evolving Strategies for Enhancing Wheat
production with special reference to Management of Wheat Rust and Kamal
bunt" held on 16.1 0.2014 under the Chairmanship
of Agriculture
Commissioner at Lucknow -reg,
The undersigned is directed to enclose herewith a copy of the minutes of the meeting
on "Evolving Strategies for Enhancing Wheat production with special reference to
Management of Wheat Rust and Kamal bunt" under the Chairmanship of Agriculture
Commissioner held on 16.10.2014 in Lucknow for information and necessary action.
Distribution:A.ICAR
1. DG (ICAR) & Secretary (DARE), Krishi Bhawan, New Delhi
2. DDG (Crop Sciences), Krishi Bhawan, New Delhi
3. Director, DWR (ICAR), Agrasain Road, Kamal, (Haryana)
4. Director, Central Soil Salinity Research lnstt. (CSSRI, ICAR), Kamal.
B. SAUs/State Govt.
1. Vice Chancellor, CCS HAU, Hissar
2. Vice Chancellor, PAU, Ludhiana
3. Vice Chancellor, SKRAU, Bikaner
4. Vice Chancellor, GBPUAT, Pant Nagar
5. Vice Chancellor, SKUAST (Jammu), Jammu
6. Vice Chancellor, CSKHP Krishi Vishwavidyalaya, Palarnpur
7. Vice Chancellor, SBBPUA&T, Modinagar, Meerut
8. Principal Secretary, Deptt. of Agriculture, Govt. of Uttar Pradesh, Lucknow
9. Director, General (Agriculture), Govt. of Haryana, Krishi Bhawan, Panchkula,
Chandigarh (Haryana)
10. Commissioner of Agriculture, Govt. of Rajasthan, Rajasthan
Sachivalaya, Jaipur,
Rajasthan
11. Director of Agriculture, Govt. of Punjab, 85-86,
Sector-34, Ghandigarh
12. Director of Agriculture, Govt. of UP, Krishi Bhawan, Madan Mohan Malviya Marg,
Lucknow (UP)
13. Director of Agriculture, Govt. ofHP Krishi Bhawan, Valauganj, Shimla
14. Director of Agriculture, Govt. ofUttarakhand, Dehradun (Uttarakhand)
15. Director of Agriculture, Govt. of J&K, Jammu & Kashmir
16. Managing Director,
State Seed Corporations UPIHP/J&KlUttrakhand/Haryanai
Punjab and Rajasthan
sca,
contd ..2/-
-2C.DAC
1. Plant Protection Advisor, Dte. of Plant Protection & Quarantine, Govt. of India, NHIV, Faridabad-120001 (Haryana)
2. CMD NSC/SFCI, Beej Bhawan, Pusa Complex, New Delhi-l 1001214-15
3. Director, Directorate of Wheat Development, GoI, CGO. Complex, Kamla Nehru
Nagar, Ghaziabad
4. Director, Directorate of Sugarcane Development, Lucknow
5. Director, Mahalanobis National Crop Forecast Centre, DAC, Near, Krishi Vistar
Sadan, Pusa Campus, New Delhi-llOOl2
6. PPS to Secretary (A&C), DAC, Krishi Bhawan, New Delhi
7. PPS to Agriculture Commissioner, Krishi Bhawan, new Delhi
8. PS to Joint Secretary (Crops), DAC, Krishi Bhawan, New Delhi
9. PS to Joint Secretary (Seeds), DAC, Krishi Bhawan, New Delhi
10. PS to Director (Crops), DAC, Krishi Bhawan, New Delhi
11. PS to Additional Commissioner (Crops), Krishi Bhawan, New Delhi
D. Others
1. Director, P&PR Unit, ISRO Hqs, Antariksh Bhawan, New BEL Road, Bangalore560231
2. Director, Space Application Centre, ISRO, Ahmemdabad
3. International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center (CIMMYT), New Delhi CG
Block, National Agricultural Science Center (NASC) Complex DPS Marg, New
Delhi.
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Proceedings of the meeting on "Evolving strategies for enhancing wheat
production with reference to Management of Wheat Rust and Karnal Bunt
diseases" held at Lucknow on 16.10.2014
A meeting on "Evolving Strategy for enhancing wheat production with reference to
Management of Wheat Rust and Kamal Bunt diseases"
under the chairmanship of
Agriculture Commissioner, Government of India was held at Yojana Bhawan , Lucknow
on 16.10.2014. Director, Directorate of Agriculture, Govt of Uttar Pradesh welcomed the
participants. The list of participants is annexed.
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Agriculture Commissioner, GOI has briefed a purpose of the meeting and focused to
find out the strategies to control the incidence of Yellow Rust and Kamal Bunt
diseases of wheat in north-western plain zone.
• Principal Scientist, DWR, Karnal made presentationion on Evolving Strategies for
enhancing wheat production with special reference to Management of Wheat
Rust and karnal bunt diseases. He informed that stripe (yellow) rust is more
prevalent in Western parts & Northern Hills, whereas leaf rust throughout the country
and Stem rust in Central & Peninsular India. DWR has taken various initiatives like
extensive survey, installation of trap plot nursery, awareness campaign through
distribution of pamphlet and leaflets, circulation of wheat crop health newsletter,
advisory for timely application of fungicide and seed treatment with bio-agent. He
further advocated the cultivation of recommended rust resistant varieties and phasing
out of susceptible varieties from the seed chain. He further elaborated that during
2013-14, owing
to
the cool and humid weather, the population of pathotype
46 119, which is virulent to Yr9 and YrA has increased in proportion and was
observed in more than 74 % of the samples analyzed. The pathotype 78S84 (can
tolerate higher temperature as compared to 46S 119) which is virulent to Yr9 and Yr27
has reduced to 18.5%. A new pathotype has been identified which is not very virulent
but is very competitive.
• Representatives of the State Departments of Agriculture of Uttar Pradesh, Haryana,
Rajasthan, Jammu & Kashmir, Himachal Pradesh and Uttarakhand made
presentations on the strategies for the effective control of yellow rust and kamal bunt
diseases of wheat in the coming rabi season 2014-15 . Yellow rust was reported in
2013-14 in the states of UP, Haryana, Punjab, HP and Rajasthan.
States have
formulated strategies like phasing out of susceptible cultivars, seed rolling plan of
resistant varieties, seed treatment with fungicide, cultivation of resistant varieties,
timely sowing, monitoring of yellow rust by a teams of experts, massive awareness
campaign, assured spray of fungicides, etc.
In Uttar Pradesh , yellow rust is
confined to districts Saharanpur, Bareily and Pilibhit .The alternate hosts identified
for wheat rust i.e. Berberry, Blue grass & Kentucky have been found in hilly tracks &
Plain ofUttarakhand and Haryana. The significant observation made by the Director,
Agriculture, Jammu about incidence of yellow rust along the Indo-Pak border and
he suggested that necessary arrangement for survey & surveillance and spray of
fungicide should be made with Indo-Pak border in consultation with Ministry of
Home Affairs. He also suggested that CIMMYT should make effort for similar
Survey & Surveillance as well as spray of fungicide from Pakistan side on Indo-Pak
border by the Pakistani Authority.
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Scientist, CIMMYT highlighted some specific ways to manage wheat rust like
identification of new resistant genes and molecular markers, breeding varieties with
durable & diverse resistance to rusts, reducing cultivation of susceptible varieties
especially in areas where rusts survive in the offseason, release, seed multiplication &
distribution of new resistant varieties with diverse resistance and emergency chemical
control strategies. On the other hand, karnal bunt disease is too localized but very
important for India. The specific ways to manage disease are use of pathogen free
seed, foliar spray and cultural practices.
• Scientist of SAC-ISRO, Ahmedabad indicated that detection of wheat rust is one of
the part of FASAL project. He also informed that DWR scientists have been trained
adequately in remote sensing data analysis and development of inputs use for
Decision Support System for Disease Management.
• During the discussion with the representatives of the SAUs, Vice-Chancellor,
CCSHAU stressed on phasing out of yellow rust susceptible varieties, focus on seed
treatment, timely spray of recommend fungicide and necessary steps for the control
of karnal bunt. Scientist PAU, Ludhiana indicated that incidence of yellow rust
even under high temperature is emerging as a matter of serious concern. The
incidence of disease in wheat areas along with International border needs to be taken
up in an aggressive manner and more number of trap nurseries should be planted.
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In the concluding remarks, Agriculture Commissioner,
GoI and Chairman of the
meeting emphasized that SAUs, ICAR and international organizations should take
joint initiatives for detection of aggressive races of yellow rust surviving even under
high temperature. States should gear up survey and surveillance of yellow rust for
timely detection and delivery of advisory to the farmers. Further, he stressed that prepositioning of fungicides in the choronic areas of yellow rust (Yamunanagar district in
Haryana) State nodel officer for providing information to DWR and DAC on regular
basis, technical backstopping from SAUs/ICARlKVKs to be engaged for timely
action to control the rust.
The following points emerged after detailed discussion:
1. Survey and surveillance should be initiated from the month of December for timely
detection of wheat rust.
[Action: States/lCARISA Us/GOI)
2. More number of Trap Plot Nurseries (TPN) to be established for early detection of
wheat yellow rust.
(Action: D WR, SA Us, States)
3. Putting maximum alert in the identified hot spot areas of yellow rust to take
immediate steps to control the spread of disease.
(Action: DWD,DWR and State)
4. Advocacy of seed treatment & spraying of fungicides at flowering & earhead stage
for control of Kamal Bunt disease should be done. (Action: D WR, SA Us and States)
5. Necessary arrangement for survey & surveillance
for yellow rust along the Indo-Pak
border in Punjab and Jammu & Kashmir states as well as arrangement of spray of
fungicide.
(Action: Govt of India, DWR, CIMMYT and States)
6. SAUs and states should share the information with DWR for further apprising Task
Force for taking various initiatives for the control of yellow rust both at central and
state level
(Action: DAC & DWR and States)
7. Delivery of advisory for seed treatment & growing resistant varieties for Yellow rust
and Karnal Bunt diseases should be made well before commencement of the sowing
season.
(Action: SA Us and States)
8. Non-recommended
and susceptible varieties should be phased out from both
cultivation and seed chain from the disease prone areas.
(Action:
States)
9. Pre-positioning of recommended fungicides for seed treatment as well as spraying for
control of Yellow Rust & Kamal Bunt.
(Action: States)
10. The seed crop of wheat to be 100% treated/sprayed at appropriate stage to control the
karnal bunt (Action: State Seed Corporation, NSC, SAUs, DAC (Seed Divisiont)
11. SAUs, ICAR and international organizations should take joint initiatives for detection
of aggressive races of yellow rust surviving even under high temperature.
(Action: , D WR, SA Us and CIMMYT)
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Annexure t.
List of Participants
SI.No.
Name
Designation
DAC
1
Dr. J.S. Sandhu
Agriculture Commissioner,
2
Dr. D.P. Malik
Addil. Comm., DAC, New Delhi
3
Dr. G.K. Choudhury
Director, DWD, Ghaziabad
4
Dr. M.C. Diwakar
Director, DSD, Lucknow
5
Shri Ram Ashare
Addil. Plant Protection Advisor, IPM, Faridabad
6
Dr. Neetu
Scientist, MNCFC
7
Dr. J.P. Singh
AD, ClPMC, Lucknow
8
Shri K.P Pathak
APPO, ClPMC, Lucknow
Gol, New Delhi
ICAR
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9
Dr. M.S. Saharan
PS, DWR, Kamal
10
Dr. Ravish Chatarath
PS, DWR, Kamal
11
Dr. S.C. Tripathi
PS, DWR, Kamal
12
Dr. V. K. Mishra
Head, CSSRI, Lucknow
SAUs/CIMMYTIISRO
13
Dr. K.S. Khokhar
Vice Chancellor, CCSHAU, Hissar
14
Dr. S.S. Siwach
Director (Research), CCSHAU, Hissar
15
Dr. J.P. Jaiswal
Professor, GBPUA&T, Pantnagar
16
Dr. V.K. Razdan
Professor, SKUAS&T, Jammu
17
Dr. P. P. Singh
Senior Plant Pathologist, Ludhiana
18
Dr. Ramesh Singh
Assistant Professor, CVPUA&T, Meerut
19
Dr. Deepshikha
JRO, GBPUA&T, Pantnagar
20
Dr Arun Kumar Joshi
Principal Scientist, ClMMYT
21
Dr. K. C. Chaudhary
Scientist, SAC, lSRO, Ahmadabad
States
22
Dr. S.S. Jamwal
Director (Agriculture), Jammu
23
Shri Som Raj Koha
JDA, Shimla, Himachal Pradesh
24
Shri Y. S. Patharia
PPO, Shimla, Himachal Pradesh
25
Shri K.C. Meena
JDA CPP), Jaipur, Rajasthan
26
Dr. Parveen Kumar
DDA, Haryana
27
Dr. Sujit Kumar
Scientific Officer, Lucknow, UP
28
Dr. K. Fatima
DD (PP), Lucknow, UP
29
Dr. Parma Ram
JDA (A.C.) Uttarakhand
SI.No.
Name
Designation
I
l
(Officials of Lucknow)
30
Dr Sumit Mishra
A.D., DSD, Lucknow
31
Dr. Atul Kumar Singh
S.T.A., DSD, Lucknow
32
Shri Ram Sewak Yadav
DSD, Lucknow
33
Shri Gyan Singh
ADA, SF
34
Shri Ashish Kumar
JDA (Pulses), Lucknow
35
Shri
36
Shri Ganesh Muni Tripathi
DDA (PP) Allahabad Division
37
Shri Anand Tiwari
JDA (Engg.)
38
Shri R.P.N. Singh
T.A., DSD, Lucknow
39
Shri Ankit Verma
S.T.A., DSD, Lucknow
40
Dr. Mukesh Gautam
MD (SDC), Lucknow, UP
41
Shri M.P. Singh
ADA (ISOPOM), Lucknow
42
Shri S. K. Agnihotri
JDA (SS), Doharighat, Lucknow
43
Shri R.R. Singh
ADA (Wheat), Lucknow
44
Dr. P.K. Thakur
ADA (Jute), Lucknow
45
Shri P.N. Katiyal
ADA (PP), Lucknow
46
Shri M.P. Singh
Director, SSC, Lucknow
47
Dr. B.K Singh
State Consultant, Lucknow
48
Shri V.K Singh
JDA (B), Lucknow
49
Dr. S.K. Singh
State Advisor, NFSM
50
Shri J.K. Singh
State Consultant, Lucknow
51
Shri M. Singh
T.A., Lucknow
c.r. Srivastava
DDA (Farm)
Seed Agencies
52
Shri Mustavir
RM, NSC, Lucknow
53
Shri Surendra Singh
Assist. Manager, NSC, Lucknow
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