Genetic Improvement of Rice Varieties of India Volume 1 and 2

EDITOR'S: S.D. Sharma and U. Prasada Rao
PUBLISHER: Today & Tomorrow’s Printers and Publishers
ISBN: 9798170197339
YEAR: 2004
PAGES: 1251
SIZE: 19 X 25 X 6 cms.
BINDING: Hard
LANGUAGE: English

ABOUT THE BOOK: Taichung (Native) 1 and IR 8 were introduced into India in mid-1960s. Forty years have passed since then and more than 600 high yielding rice varieties (HYVs) have been released in this country. These HYVs have changed the scenario of rice varieties in India. Besides, they made a significant contribution to the green revolution in this country. It his high time that this success story should be documented in detail explaining the background that led to breeding of these high yielding rice varieties, strategies that were adopted in their breeding, genetic resources that were utilized, ecosystems and areas for which they are suitable, agronomic practices recommended for them, pests for which these are resistant or susceptible, their characteristic features, their average and potential yield, the breeders who were responsible for developing these varieties, etc.
The present book Genetic Improvement of Rice Varieties of India has one general chapter, five chapters dealing with the contribution made by the national institutes, twenty one chapters dealing with the work done in states and union territories and one chapter about the role of private sector. Each chapter on a national institute describes the mandate of that institute with regard to rice improvement and the work done on varietal improvement of rice at that institute. It ends with an appendix that describes in detail all the rice varieties bred at that Institute. Each 'state' chapter provides a brief description of the physiography, climate and agroclimatic zones of the state, production and productivity of rice in the State, traditional varieties grown, traditional cultural practices followed and biotic and abiotic stress situations in the state. It is followed by the organizational set up of rice research in the state. It describes the varietal improvement work done before the advent of high yielding rice varieties in brief and after the high yielding rice varieties in detail. Each chapter ends in an appendix describing in detail all the rice varieties released by that state. The text is supported with data, tables, maps and figures.
The book provides first hand information on the work done at each central institute and state as the chapters are written by those who are directly associated with the concerned institute or the state. A uniform outline has been followed for all the chapters to maintain uniformity and consistency throughout the book.

ABOUT THE EDITOR'S:
1. Dr. S. D. Sharma had his post-graduate education at the Indian Agricultural Research Institute, New Delhi. During his career, he worked at the Central Rice Research Institute, Indian Agricultural Research Institute and National Bureau of Plant Genetic Resources. Outside India, he worked at the International Institute of Tropical Agriculture, Ibadan. His major contribution has been in the field of exploration, collection, conservation, characterization and evaluation of genetic resources of rice. He has been a member of many national and international committees on rice genetic resources. After his retirement, he was associated with M. S. Swaminathan Research Foundation as a Distinguished Fellow for seven years.

2. Dr. U. Prasada Rao had his post-graduate studies at the Andhra University and Utkal University. He served at the Central Rice Research Institute and the Directorate of Rice Research for more than forty years. He developed 21 rice varieties during his career and received DRR Silver Jubilee Endowment Award for his outstanding contribution to the genetic improvement of rice.

CONTENTS:
Volume - 1
Foreword
M. S. Swaminathan
Introduction
List of Rice Varieties Described in Detail

Chapters

A. General:

1. Genetic Improvement of Rice Varieties of India in Historical and Socio-economic Perspective
    S. D. Sharma

B. Central Institutes:

2. Role of Central Rice Research Institute in Genetic Improvement of Rice Varieties of India
    S. N. Ratho

3. Role of Directorate of Rice Research in Genetic Improvement of Rice Varieties of India
    U. Prasada Rao

4. Role of Indian Agricultural Research Institute in Genetic Improvement of Rice Varieties in India
    V. P. Singh, Pratik Satya, S. Gopalakrishnan and A.K. Singh

5. Role of Central Soil Salinity Research Institute in Genetic Improvement of Rice Varieties of India
    R. K. Singh and B. Mishra

6. Role of ICAR Research Complex for Northeastern Hill Region in Genetic Improvement of Rice Varieties of Northeastern Hill States
    A. Pattanayak and H. S. Gupta

C. States:

7. Genetic Improvement of Rice Varieties in Andhra Pradesh
    Narendra Kulkarni

8. Genetic Improvement of Rice Varieties in Assam
    K. K. Sharma and T. Ahmed

9. Genetic Improvement of Rice Varieties in Bihar
    R. Thakur

10. Genetic Improvement of Rice Varieties in Chhattisgarh and Madhya Pradesh
    M. N. Shrivastava and Arvind Kumar

11. Genetic Improvement of Rice Varieties in Gujarat Atui
    M. Mehta and A. R. Pathak

12. Genetic Improvement of Rice Varieties in Haryana
    D. V. S. Panwar

13. Genetic Improvement of Rice Varieties in Himachal Pradesh
    P.C. Katoch, P.P. Kaiishik, S.L. Sharma and B.D. Sharma

14. Genetic Improvement of Rice Varieties in Jaminu and Kashmir
    B.D. Sharma, Shafiq A. Wani and N.A. Zeerak

15. Genetic Improvement of Rice Varieties in Jharkhand
    P.K. Sinha and N.P. Mandal

List of Contributors
About the Editors

Volume - 2
Foreword
M S. Swaminathan
Introduction
List of Rice Varieties Described in Detail

Chapters:

16. Genetic Improvement of Rice Varieties in Karnataka
    B. Vidyachandra and M. P. Rajanna

17. Genetic Improvement of Rice Varieties in Kerala
    Leena Kumary S.

18. Genetic Improvement of Rice Varieties in Maharashtra
    V. N. Deshpande, B. D. Waghmode and R. R. Madav

19. Genetic Improvement of Rice Varieties in Orissa
    D. Pani and B. C. Patra

20. Genetic Improvement of Rice Varieties in Punjab
    G.S. Sidhn and Jaswant Singh

21. Genetic Improvement of Rice Varieties in Rajasthan
    R. S. Tripathi and Rajesh Pandya

22. Genetic Improvement of Rice Varieties in Tamil Nadu
    M. Subramanian, K. Thiyagarajan R. Kalaiyurasi and S. Sundar

23. Genetic Improvement of Rice Varieties in Uttaranchal
    S. C. Mani and R. K. Sharma

24. Genetic Improvement of Rice Varieties in Uttar Pradesh
    A. Genetic Improvement
    C. H. Misra and N. Pundey
    B. Description of Rice Varieties
    J. L. Dwivedi and A. K. Tripathi

25. Genetic Improvement of Rice Varieties in West Bengal
    S.K. Samanta and S. Mallik

D. Union Territories:

26. Genetic Improvement of Rice Varieties in Andaman and Nicobar Islands
    Asit B. Mandal, N.D. Majumder, Bikash Chowdhury, Bidhan Roy and R. Elanchezhian

27. Genetic Improvement of Rice Varieties in Pondicherry
    Mohan A. Savery

E. Private Sector:

28. Participation of Private Sector in Genetic Improvement of Rice Varieties of India
    U. Prasad Rao

F. Appendices:
    I. Explanation of Indian Words Used
    II. Explanation of Abbreviations Used
Index
List of Contributors
About the Editors