Proceedings and recommendations of the National Webinar on Implementation of Access to Plant Genetic Resources and Benefit Sharing

A National Webinar on “Implementation of Access to Plant Genetic Resources and Benefit Sharing (ABS)” was held on August 27, 2020. The meeting was co-organized by UN Environment Implemented GEF Project, Alliance of Bioversity International and the International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT), Delhi Office, India and the Indian Society of Plant Genetic Resources (ISPGR) and was attended by 200 stakeholders from academia, policy, management, farmers and private sector. This document provides briefly the deliberations held during the webinar and the major recommendations which emerged

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Not AvailableNot AvailableDepartment of Agriculture and CooperationGovernment of Telangana, HyderabadDepartment of Agriculture, Cooperation and Farmers Welfare, GoI, New Delh

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Not AvailableTree borne oilseeds (TBO's) can form an important component of agroforestry as a supplementary source of oil for food, fodder, fuel and industrial applications. Agroforestry systems can be in the form of scattered trees, rows or strips of trees and trees in border rows or boundaries. In addition to the well known traditional species of tree borne oilseeds like neem, mahua and karanj, this paper describes other potential species as sources of edible and industrial grade oils.Not Availabl

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Not AvailableTree borne oilseeds (TBO's) are gaining importance as a supplementary source of oil for food, fodder, fuel and industrial applications. All products of forests excluding timber have been traditionally classified as Non Timber Forest Produce (NTFP) or Minor Forest Produce (MFP). In order to prevent over exploitation and ensure sustainable supply, the alternative is to additionally raise them as plantations or in various agroforestry systems. Agroforestry refers to the integration of farming with forestry practices, preferably on the same unit of land on sustainable basis. Agroforestry systems can be in the form of scattered trees, rows or strips of trees and trees in border rows or boundaries. Farm boundary plantations, natural regeneration and scattered trees in farmlands are the main agroforestry components with well known traditional species of tree borne oilseeds like neem, mahua and karanj. The establishment of a successful agroforestry system with tree borne oilseeds as a component begins with the selection of the tree species. Around 300 tree species bearing oleaginous seeds have been reported in literature. This chapter focusses on the potential species for edible grade and industrial oils and agroforestry systems for dry and moist climatic regions as well as different situations based on soil type and length of growing period.Not Availabl

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Not AvailableThe information on the frontline demonstration conducted on nine oilseeds crops and oilseed based farming systems is provided.NMOOP Department of Agriculture and Cooperation Government of India, New Delhi

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Not AvailableHeterosis breeding has been commercially exploited in sunflower and is expected to enhance productivity further. This is the only crop which has more than 80% sunflower growing area under the hybrids. The first hybrid (BSH-1) of sunflower from public sector was released for commercial cultivation in 1980. Since then the hybrid breeding program has been quite successful and 29 productive hybrids were developed by both public (18) and private sectors (11). Inspite of these successes, problems in the form of stagnating and unstable yields, genetic vulnerability and susceptibility to various diseases are threatening sunflower productivity in India. One of the major challenges would be to develop newer hybrids for diverse situation and superior to those presently grown in terms of seed and oil yield in order to sustain the competitive ability of sunflower vis-avis other crops. There is a need for new CMS lines with diverse cytoplasm having several desirable attributes like dwarfness and early maturity. The diverse CMS lines are expected to contribute towards the development of superior hybrids producing high seed yield and oil content with better heterosis and stability. The CMS base exploited in the sunflower breeding programmes is narrow and there is an urgent need for widening the CMS and restorer (R) line base for enhancing the productivity and production of sunflower.Not Availabl

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