ICAR-NBPGR Regional Station, Cuttack Odhisa
Officer Incharge: Dr. Dipti Ranjan Pani
Contact Numbers: 0671-2367582
Address: ICAR-NBPGR, Regional Station Cuttack, NRRI Campus, Cuttack – 753006, Orissa, INDIA
E-mail: nbpgr.cuttack(AT)icar.gov.in; diptiranjan.pani(AT)icar.gov.in
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Mandate
- Explore and collection of indigenous plant genetic resources of various agri-horticultural crops, their wild relatives, wild economic plants, medicinal and aromatic plants of Odisha and adjoining region.
- Preliminary characterization, evaluation, rejuvenation and maintenance of plant genetic resources suited to this region.
- Conservation and exchange of plant genetic resources for user community.
- Preparation of herbarium, seed museum, inventories and catalogues on plant genetic resources of the region.
- Documentation of PGR information and publication of research results for user community.
Salient Achievements
The Base Centre of National Bureau of Plant Genetic Resources at Cuttack was established in July 1986 with the primary purpose of managing plant genetic resources of Odisha, parts of Chhatisgarh and West Bengal. Looking into the quantum of plant biodiversity, nature and amount of variability in useful plant populations emphasis was given on collection, characterization, evaluation, exchange, seed multiplication, conservation, maintenance, documentation and utilization of plant genetic resources of the region. Implementation of National Agricultural Technology Project (NATP) with sub-project on “Sustainable Management of Plant Biodiversity” in Mission mode during 1999-2005 at this Base Centre resulted with significant achievements on various plant genetic resources activities. The centre is also engaged in encouraging, supporting, coordinating, exploration and other PGR activities as well as providing information, training, and building linkages with SAUs, ICAR institutes and other Govt. institutes for better functioning of PGR activities. The significant achievements made by this Centre are given below:
- Conducted 118exploration missions including special exploration missions in cyclone hit coastal districts, drought and flood affected areas of Odisha and a total of 11378 acc including 2001 accessions of crop wild relatives were collected from Odisha, NEH and adjoining region.
- A total of 7387 accessions comprising cultivated rice (4683), wild rice (482), turmeric (665), Pigeon pea (09), Taro (51), M&AP (156), green gram (103), black gram (66), horse gram (87), sesame (899), wild cucurbits (17), Abelmoschus spp.(48), Mucuna (41), Hibiscus sabdariffa (22), Dioscorea (30)And millets (38) were characterized for various agro-morphological traits as per the minimal descriptors.
- Trait specific germplasm accessions for different agro-morthological characters in rice, sesame, blackgram, greengram, horsegram and superior genotypes in Ocimum spp. Mucuna pruriens (high L-Dopa (%), Dioscorea spp. and Costus speciosus, Hedychium spp. and Hibiscus sabdariffa were identified.
Special exploration mission
- A total of 11 special exploration missions were undertaken in collaboration with various crop based institutes.
- Super cyclone hit areas: Coastal districts of Odisha(Rescue mission-6).
- Drought affected areas: Western and Northern parts of Odisha (2).
- Flood affected areas: Regions around river basins such as Mahanadi, Brahmani, Baitarani, Budhabalanga, Subarnarekha, Rushikulya etc covering 19 districts(3).
Noteworthy collections
- The significant germplasm such as coloured cotton and long-bolled cotton from Tripura and Manipur, wild edible tubers, wild relatives of okra, cucumber, tomato, sponge gourd, pointed gourd, brinjal, jute, arhar, basil; velvet bean of high L-dopa content, natural hybrid of Ocimum africanum, Cucumis sativus var. hardwickii etc. and rare/ endangered and high-valued M&AP like Celastrus paniculatus, Mucuna gigantea, Hedychium flavescens, Oroxylum indicum, Rauvolfia serpentina, Strychnos potatorum etc.
- Drought tolerant genotypes from Nuapada, Jharsuguda, Phulbani districts; flood tolerant genotypes from Jajpur, Kendrapara, Jagatsinghpur, Bargarh; saline tolerant genotypes from Kendrapara, Jagatsinghpur, Sundarvan and short grained scented rice landraces from odisha, W.b and Chatishgarh.
- Chilli germplasm with high capsicin content (Sundargarh, Sambalpur)
- Turmeric accessions with higher curcumin content (Kandhamal)
New plant species discovered
- Two new taxa of wild okra viz. Abelmoschus odishae R.C.Misra sp. nov., a new species and one taxonomic variety Abelmoschus angulosus var. mahendragiriensis R.C.Misra var. nov., both new to science, were discovered from Kendujhar district and Mahendragiri hills of Odisha respectively, reported first time as new records from India.
New distributional records
- Eleven economic species viz. Gymnopetalum chinense, Calopogonium mucunoides, Thladiantha cordifolia, Ocimum kilimandscharicum, Hedychium flavescens, Hibiscus panduriformis, Ocimum africanum, Abelmoschus angulosus var. grandiflorus, A. tuberculatus var. deltoidefolius, A. tuberculatus var. tuberculatus, and Malva sylvestris were explored from Odisha and found to be new distributional records for Eastern, Central and Peninsular India.
- The plant catalogue of Niyamgiri hill range comprising 663 species and new additions of 118 vascular species to the flora of Similipal Biosphere Reserve were documented for first time in Odisha.
- Seventeen wild tubers from Similipal, Odisha were reported for novel uses of edible tuberous typesfor India.
Patents
Genetic stock registered:
- Germplasm accession viz. IC-599290 of velvet bean Mucuna pruriens var. pruriens, (INGR 19092) was registered by PGRC, ICAR for high L-dopa content (7.1%)
- Registered four rice germplasm lines viz. NBPGR-TGMS-1(INGR 98009), Gaurav (INGR 98032), Mundadhan(INGR 99013), Malsundari (INGR 99014), Medinapore (INGR 10147), Champakali (INGR 10149) and Salkain (INGR 10151)for various economic traits.
- Three rice genotypes IC-568957, IC-568918 and IC-568854 were identified as donor for submergence tolerance.
Awards/Honours
- R.C.Misra is awarded with i) M. Brahmam Memorial Award for Plant diversity conservation by Orissa Botanical Society ii) “Environmentalist of the Year Award- 2019” by Orissa Environmental Society, Bhubaneswar iii) “Scientist for the Society Award-2014” from RCDC, Bhubaneswar for remarkable contribution in pursuing ethno-botanical research and promoting precious plant resources of Odisha for welfare of the society iv) M.C. Das Memorial Award-2012 for contribution in the field of biodiversity conservation and research v) Recognition Award-2014 by SFTRRD, Bhubaneswar for survey and documentation of medicinal plants of Odisha, vi) ‘Certificate of Merit’ by Uka Tarsadia University, Gujarat vii) Appreciation award from OPELIP, SC&ST Development Dept., Govt. of Odisha for successful execution of TSP programme in Odisha.
Major Activities
With the establishment of this Exploration Base Centre at Cuttack during 1986, considerable efforts has been made in managing the plant genetic resources of the region through conducting germplasm exploration, preliminary characterization and conservation. Characterisation and evaluation of cultivated rice (in collaboration with CRRI) is the mandated activity of this centre. Besides, the tribal dominated part of Odisha and Chhatisgarh hold rich diversity of indigenous crops, their wild relatives and economically useful plant species. Bio-systematic studies of Abelmoschus, Cucumis, Luffa, roselle, Dioscorea and Ocimum spp. was conducted as new initiaves. Millet based farming system is being declined due to the recent over-emphasis on rice and wheat. In order to face the changing environmental conditions of the region and also considering high nutritional value of millets and other indigenous crop diversities management activities of these special group of crops and their wild relatives are given top priority. Despite significant achievements made by this centre on exploration and collection of these genetic resources, a need for further emphasis on detailed characterization and evaluation of ex situ germplasm is also a prioritized area for the utilization of the native crop diversity of pulses, millets, some potential M&AP and wild economic plants for food and nutritional security.
Publications/Research Papers
2022
- Raina A.P. and Misra R.C. (2022) Zingiber zerumbet (L.) Roscoe ex Smith: A potential source of zerumbone rich essential oil. Medicinal Plants: Int J Phytomedicines and Related Industries 14 (1): 162-168
- Misra R.C., Raina A.P. and Ahlawat S.P. (2022) Note on OcimumafricanumLour.: New distributional record of wild basil for Odisha and central India. e – planet 20 (1):33-39
- Raina A.P. and Misra R.C. (2022) Essential oil composition of Hedychium species from India. Medicinal Plants – Int J Phytomedicines and Related Industries 14(2):334-339
Misra, R.C.,Karmakar P., Dehury, S., Dash, S.K. and Ahlawat, S.P. (2022)New record of three taxonomic varieties of wild okra (Abelmoschus Medik.) for Eastern India. Vegetos (Springer): https://doi.org/10.1007/s42535-022-00507-y - Madkami, S.K., Moharana, A., Misra, R.C. and Barik, D.P. (2022) Rapid in vitro plant regeneration from nodal explant of Mucuna gigantea—An endangered medicinal legume. Int J Pharm Sci13 (4): http://dx.doi.org/10.22376/Ijpbs.2022.13.4.b1-8
2021
- Misra, R.C., Raina, A.P., Pani, D.R.Das, G., Mukherjee, A.K. and Ahlawat, S.P. (2021) Genetic diversity, extent of variability and indigenous traditional knowledge of Mucuna Adans. (Fabaceae) in Odisha, Eastern India. Genetic Resources and Crop Evolution, 68, 1243-1268. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10722-020-01093-1.
- Saravanan, M., Misra, R.C., Mahajan, S. S., Mohan, P. and Waghmare, V. N. (2021)Exploration,characterization and conservation of cotton (Gossypium spp.) encompassing colour cotton from Tripura, India.Int. J. Curr. Microbiol. App. Sci.10 (02): 3007-3016
- Saravanan, M., Misra, R.C., Mahajan, S. S., Patil, D.V. and Waghmare, V. N. (2021)Morphological and molecular characterization of desi cotton (Gossypium herbaceum L.) landraces collected from different states of India.Electronic J Plant Breeding 12(1):142–150. https://doi.org/10.37992/2021.1201.021
- Dalai, D., Chakraborti, M., Mondal, T.K., Ray, Soham., Kar, M.K., Chakraborty, K., Pani, D. R.,Sarkar, S., Bose, L.K., Behera, M., Chattopadhyay, K., Deepa, J.V., Dash, S.K., Pradhan, C., Patra, B. C., and Marndi, B. C. (2021). The core set of sequence-tagged microsatellite sites markersbetween halophytic wild rice Oryzacoarctataand Oryza sativa complex. Euphytica, 217, 57 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10681-021-02790-3.
2020
- Misra, R.C., Pani D.R. and Ahlawat S.P. (2020) Hibiscus panduriformisBurm.f. (Malvaceae): A new distributional record from Odisha. e – planet 18 (2):142-144.
- Raina A.P. and Misra R.C. (2020) Characterization of fatty acid composition of seed oil of Ocimumspecies/chemotypes. Medicinal plants 12 (4):615-622.
- Pandit E, Panda, R.K., Sahoo, A., Pani D.R. and Pradhan,S.K. (2020) Genetic Relationship and Structure Analysis of Root GrowthAngle for Improvement of Drought Avoidance in Early and Mid-Early Maturing RiceGenotypes, Rice Science,27(2): 124-132
- Raina AP and RC Misra (2020). Evaluation of diosgenin, a bioactive compound from natural source of Dioscorea species: A wild edible tuber plant.. Journal of Pharmacognosy and Phytochemistry, 9 (1): 1120-1124.
2019
- Sahoo HK and RC Misra (2019). Indigenous phyto-therapy of Kandha tribe for primary healthcare in Kandhamal district, Odisha.. e – planet, 17(1): 1-8
- Sahoo HK and RC Misra (2019). Impact of cyclone Fani on tree damage in Bhubaneswar city, Odisha, India . e – planet, 17 (2):: 134-138.
- Guha P.K., A. Mazumder, A. Das, D.R. Pani and T. K. Mondal (2019). In silico identification of long non-coding RNA based simple sequence repeat markers and their application in diversity analysis in rice, Gene Reports,. Agronomy Journal., 111:: 1-10.
- Kumar Anjani, Nayak A.K., Pani D.R. and Das B.S. (2019). Application of Phosphorus, Iron and Silicon reduces yield loss in rice exposed to water deficit stress,. American Society of Agronomy Journal,, 111:: 1-10.
- Sankari Meena K, MChakraborti, S Pokhare, DR Pani,, MK Kar, M Jena and PC Rath (2019). Response of African rice (Oryza glaberrima) genotypes to rice root knot nematode (Meloidogyne graminicola) In,. NRRI News Letter, Oct.-Dec,2019 ,pp., 17-18.
Projects
Inhouse Projects
| Programme | Project Title | Leader and Associates | Project Code |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3.1 | Augmentation, characterization, evaluation, maintenance, regeneration, conservation documentation and distribution of genetic resources of Orissa and adjoining regions | D.R. Pani | PGR/EXP-BUR-CUT-01.00 |
| 3.1.1 | Augmentation, characterization, evaluation, maintenance, regeneration, conservation and documentation of genetic resources of agricultural and horticultural crops in Orissa and adjoining regions | D.R. Pani, R.C. Misra (w.e.f. 4th Aug., 2009) | PGR/EXP- BUR-CUT-01.01 |
| 3.1.2 | Augmentation, characterization, evaluation, maintenance, regeneration, conservation and documentation of genetic resources of medicinal and aromatic plants, wild economically useful and rare and endangered plants of Orissa and adjoining regions | R.C. Misra (w.e.f. 4th Aug., 2009), D. R. Pani | PGR/EXP- BUR-CUT-01.02 |
Staff
Officer-In-Charge
ICAR-NBPGR RS, Cuttack
Phone: 0671-2367582
Email: diptiranjan.pani(AT)icar.gov.in
Principal Scientist
ICAR-NBPGR RS, Cuttack
Phone:
Email: RC.Misra(AT)icar.gov.in, rcmisranbpgr(AT)gmail.com
Assistant
Mr. Sanjay Kumar Lal
ICAR-NBPGR RS, Cuttack
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