Group Meet on Moongbean and Urdbean for Spring/Summer and Rice fallow Cultivation
Group Meet on Moongbean and Urdbean for Spring/Summer and Rice fallow Cultivation
A group meet for Spring, Summer and Rice fallow cultivation on Moongbean and Urdbean of All India Co-ordinated Research Project on “MULLaRP was held at ICAR-Central Cosatal Agricultural Research Institute (ICAR-CCARI), Old Goa on 22nd November, 2014. The Chief Guest of the programme, Dr. B. B. Singh, Assistant Director General (Oilseeds and Pulses), ICAR, New Delhi addressed the gathering of all the renowned scientists involved in the above all India research programme and deliberated the various issues on pulses research in the country. Dr. Narendra Pratap Singh, Director, ICAR-CCARI in his welcome address emphasised the need and scope for pulse research in the coastal region. Dr. N. P. Singh, Director, ICAR-Indian Institute of Pulses Research (ICAR-IIPR), Kanpur delivered the introductory remarks, while Dr. Sanjeev Gupta, Project Co-ordinator (MULLaRP) delivered the exhaustive report on research achievements and future programmes. Dr. B. B. Singh, ADG (Oilseeds and Pulses) released new variety of cowpea, Goa Cowpea-3 which was developed at ICAR-CCARI. During the group meeting, PIs from MULLaRP project centres presented the progress of research and the issues regarding pulses production.