Plant Breeding

Rice Improvement
High Altitude

Mid-altitude

Rice breeding for mid altitude upland

Genotype Character
Taothabi High lysine (8.41g/16gN)
Moringphou High methionine ( 9.36g / 16gN)
Chahou amoba High iron (19 ppm)
Moringphou High calcium  (30mg / 100g)

Maize Improvement Programmes

Pulse and Oilseed Improvement Programme

Identification of lentil genotypes:

Variety Altitude Maturity (days) Grain yield (Q/ha)
L 4147 Mid and low 120-130 8-10
PL 639 Mid and low 125-130 8-10
PL 4 Mid and low 125-130 7-8
VL 1 Mid 110-115 8-9
VL 126 Mid 115-125 8-10
Pant L 406 Low 135-140 14-15
LH 84—8 (Sapana) Low 135-140 14-15

Others:

Salient Achievements of Division of Plant Breeding