30 onion, garlic varieties found fit for cultivation across India

Srinagar, August 30

The 15th Annual Group Meeting (AGM) of All-India Network Research Project on Onion and Garlic (AINRPO&G) being jointly organised by ICAR-Central Institute of Temperate Horticulture, Srinagar, and ICAR-Directorate of Onion and Garlic Research, Pune, started in Srinagar on Thursday.

Dr Vijay Mahajan, Director, ICAR-DOGR, Pune, gave a detailed report of the activities being carried out across all the centres of India.

He informed that recently 30 varieties (onion and garlic) have been identified as suitable for cultivation at the national level for different zones of the country. This includes one variety of garlic (CITH-G-10), developed at ICAR-CITH Srinagar, which has been recommended for release in hill zone-1 (J&K, HP, Uttarakhand).

During the AGM, different sessions on various aspects like crop improvement, crop production, crop protection and post-harvest management would be covered during the next three days, the statement said.

It said the AGM inaugural session was attended by scientists from various centres of the project across India, officials from the Department of Agriculture, scientists from ICAR-CITH, Srinagar, and SKUAST-K Srinagar, progressive growers, students and researchers.

MK Verma, Director, ICAR-CITH, highlighted the significance of the workshop’s theme and the relevance of the topics to be covered.

Dr Sudhakar Pandey highlighted the importance of male sterile lines and biotechnological interventions in developing high yielding and pest and disease-resistant varieties.