ICAR-NBPGR Regional Station, Ranchi
Station Coordinator: Dr. Shephalika Amrapali
Contact Numbers: +91-0651-2260681
Address: ICAR-NBPGR Regional Station Ranchi, New Bhusur, Hatia, Ranchi-834003, Jharkhand, INDIA
E-mail: nbpgr.ranchi@icar.gov.in
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Mandate
- To explore and collect the indigenous plant genetic resources of agri-horticultural crops, their wild relatives, wild economic plants, medicinal and aromatic plants of Jharkhand and areas of adjoining states.
- To evaluate, characterise and rejuvenate the plant genetic resources suited to this region.
- To maintain and conserve the collected plant genetic resources in field gene bank and supply of seed samples for Long Term Conservation in National Gene Bank/Cryo-bank.
- To document information on plant genetic resources and publication of research result for user community.
- To supply of germplasm to researchers/farmers and other indenters for its utilization.
Salient Achievements
Exploration: A total of 189 explorations were undertaken up to 2024 and more than 14000 germplasm accessions of different agri-horticultural crops, medicinal & aromatic value, wild relative of crops and economic plants were yield out.
Germplasm evaluation: A total of 8230 germplasm accessions on Paddy, Pegionpea, Horsegram, Mustard, Niger, Flax, Mucuna, Foxtail Millet, Finger Millet, Rice bean, vegetables and medicinal & aromatic plants were evaluated.
Conservation: Germplasm accessions of Jackfruit (240), Tamarind (102), Jamun (52), Bael (170), Barhal (14), Aonla (19) and Menhdi (25), tuber & rhizomatous crop like Dioscorea sp., Amorphophallus sp., Colocasia esculenta, Curcuma sp. & Zingiber sp. etc. have been maintaining in field gene bank. In medicinal and aromatic plants (annual/perennials) about 285 species have been maintaining in the Field Gene Bank. Wild relatives of Okra, Turmeric, Coix, Sweet potato, Ginger, Brinjal, Luffa, Onion and Pigeonpea etc are also being maintained in the field gene bank.
| Category | Species |
| Endangered, threatened and rare plant species | Andrographis paniculata, Allium hookeri, Asparagus racemosus, Bacoppa monnieri, Celastrus paniculatus, Chlorophytum arundinaceum, Chlorophytum borivillium, Colchicum luteum, Commiphora wightii, Curculigo orchioides, Dioscorea deltoidea, Gymnema sylvestre, Hemidesmus indicus, Rauvolfia serpentina, Semecarpus anacardium |
| Wild relative of crops | Abelmoschus tetraphylla, Abelmoschus moschatus, Abelmoschus crinitus, Cajanus scarabaeoides, Canavalia ensiformis, Coix lacryma-jobi, Cucumis hardwickii, Curcuma amada, Curcuma aromatica, Curcuma caesia, Flemingia macrophylla, Gossypium barbadense, Lycopersicon pimpinellifolium, Musa balbisiana, Oryza rufipogon, Oryza nivara, Solanum sisymbrifolium, Solanum xanthocarpum, Solanum nigrum, Solanum torvum, Solanum viarum, Vitis latifolia, Zingiber zerumbet |
| Industrial crops | Anogeissus latifolia, Lagerstroemia indica, Terminalia arjuna, T. chebula, T.bellerica, T.angustifolia, T.catappa, T. tomentosa, Butea monosperma, Schleichera oleosa, Ziziphus mauritiana, Bixa orellana, Indigofera tinctoria, Mallotus phillippensis, Nyctanthese arbortristis and Terminalia ellipicta, Madhuca indica and Pongamia pinnata |
| Underutilized vegetables and fruits | Averrhoa carmbola, Basella alba, B. rubra, Buchnania lanzan, Diospyros tomentosa, Garcinai sp, Elaeocarpus floribundus, Carissa caraunda, Moringa oleifera, Spondias mangifera |
| Medicinal, aromatic and other economically important plants | Abroma augusta, Abrus precatorius, Abutilon indicum, Acacia nilotica, Acorus calamus,, Aloe vera, Androgaphis paniculata, Aristolochia oncocephalous, Artemisia scoparia, Asparagus racemosus, Bacopa monnieri, Barleria prionitis, Bryonopsis laciniosa, Canavalia ensiformis, Cassia alata, Cassia angustifolia, Cassia occidentalis, Cassia sophera , Cassia tora, Chlorophytum tuberosa, Cinnamomum tamala, Cinnamomum zeylanicum, Cissus quadrangularis, Clerodendron infortunatum, Clerodendron indicum, Clerodendron serratum, Commiphora wightii, Colchicum luteum, Caesalpinia crista, Calotropis procera, Coleus amboinicus, Costus speciosus, Curculigo orchiodes, Cymbopogan winterianus, Cymbopogan martinii, Cyperus rotundus, Desmodium gangeticum, Diospyros tomentosa, Entada scandens, Elaeocarpus ganitrus Elephantopus scaber, Embelia ribes, Gloriosa superba, Grewia hirsuta, Gmelina arborea, Glycosmis pentaphylla, Gymnema sylvestre, Helicteres isora, Hemidesmus indicus, Holarrhena antidysenterica, Hygrophila spinosa, Hedichium spicatum, Indigofera tinctoria, Litsea polyantha, Lycopodium clavatum, Leea macrophylla, Martynia diandra, Madhuca indica, Mucuna prurita, Ocimum basilicum, Ocimum sanctum, Oroxylum indicum, Pachyrrhizus angulatus, Paederia maxima, Putranjiva roxburghii, Plumbago zeylanica, Phyllanthus amarus, Portulaca oleracea, Premna herbacea, Pterospermum acerifolium, Pterocarpus marsupium, Pueraria tuberosa, Randia dumatorium, Rauvolfia serpentina, Rauvolfia tetraphylla, Sapindus mukorossi, Schleichera oleosa, Semecarpus anacardium, Santalum album, Shorea robusta, Scopria dulcis, Smilax procera, S. ovalifolia, Sphaeranthus indicus, Spilanthes paniculata, Spondias mangifera, Sterculia urense, Terminalia bellerica, Terminalia catappa, Terminalia chebula, Terminalia tomentosa, Thespesia lampus, Eclipta alba, Tinospora cordifolia, Tribulus terrestris, Typhonium trilobatum, Tylophora indica, Urginia indica, Vanda tasselata, Vitex negundo, Vitex peduncularis and Zingiber officinale. |
| Fruit | National Identity | Trait |
| Jackfruit | INGR22174 | Extra Early Fruit Bearing (Starts bearing since December) |
| INGR22172 | Number of female flower/fruit per plant | |
| INGR22173 | Dwarf canopy |
Awards/Honours
- Dr. Shashi Bhushan Choudhary received second prize for poster presentation of paper on “Harnessing biotechnology to understand molecular basis for lignin down regulation in lignin deficient tossa jute (Corchorus olitorius L.) mutant” in national seminar on “Sustainable Agriculture for Food Security and Better Environment” at BCKV, Mohanpur, Barrackpore, Kolkata from 17-18 December, 2015.
- Dr. Shashi Bhushan Choudhary received Young Scientist Award from Society for Agricultural Innovations and Development, Ranchi during International Conference on Advances in Agricultural & Applied Sciences for Promoting Food Security (AAPS-2017) held from 13-15th May, 2017 in Kathmandu, Nepal.
- Ms.Sephalica Amrapali received active participant award in SciCon series 3rd International conference on In Sync- with next Generation Biosciences (SciCon INGB-2019) At Panjim Goa, Novemebr 6-8 2019.
- Ms.Sephalica Amrapali received best poster award (as co-author) in 9th National Seminar on “Doubling the farmer income by 2022: Challenges, Opportunities and Way Forward” Hamirpur Himachal Pradesh Feb. 15-17, 2020.
Major Activities
The NBPGR Regional Station was established on July 8th, 1988 at Ranchi by the Indian Council of Agriculture Research under the administrative control of Director, NBPGR, New Delhi, with an aim to collect and conserve the crop diversity from Jharkhand, Bihar, and adjoining areas in the region. The station is located at latitude 230N and longitude 850E in the tribal belt of Chotanagpur plateau with an altitude of about 625msl. Main object to explore and collect the indigenous plant genetic resources of agri-horticultural crops, their wild relatives, wild economic plants, medicinal and aromatic plants and introduction & utilization of exotic material in the region. To characterize evaluate and rejuvenate the plant genetic resources suited to this region. To maintain and conserve collected plant genetic resources in field gene bank and supply of seed samples for long term conservation in the national gene bank. Documentation of information on plant genetic resources and publication of research result for user community. Germplasm supply to the researcher/farmers and other indenters for utilization.
Publications/Research Papers
2024
- Tribhuvan KU, Mishra T, Kaur S, Pandey A, Choudhary SB, Bhadana VP, Rakshit S, Singh BK.2024. Identification and characterization of novel drought-responsive lncRNAs in stone apple (Aegle marmelos L.) through whole-transcriptome analysis. Current Plant Biology. 100336. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cpb.2024.100336
- Amrapali S, Archak S , Namita and Gaikwad A.B. (2024) Molecular Characterization of Garden Rose Germplasm using SSR Markers. Indian Journal of Plant genetic resources
2023
- Kumari N, Choudhary SB*, Amrapali S, Jha BK, Sharma HK, Kumar CB, Singh ON.2023. Status, changing landscape and farmers’ criteria for the continuity of paddy (Oryza sativa) landraces in the upland ecosystem of Jharkhand, India: A conservation perspective. Genet Resour Crop Evo. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10722-023-01605-9
2022
- Choudhary SB*, Gurjar SC, Singh BK, Singh DK, Sharma HK, Horo S, Kumari N, Amrapali S, Ahlawat SP, Singh K. 2022. Morphology and genic-SSRs-based diversity analysis and georeferencing of economic traits in natural populations of Jack (Artocarpus heterophyllus) from Eastern India. Scientia Horticulturae. 295:110852. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scienta.2021.110852
- Kumari N., Jhar BK., Bara N., Choudhary SB*. 2022. Evolving contours of changing climate and its perception by farming community in hilly region: A micro study from Jharkhand, India. Agricultural Mechanization in Asia, 53 (04): 7463-7475
2021
- Singh DK, Pandey A., Choudhary SB, Kumar S., Tribhuwan KU., Mishra DC., Bhati J., Kumar M., Tomar JB., Bishnoi SK., Mallick MA., Bhadana VP., Pattanayak A., Singh BK. 2021. Development of genic SSR markers and their application in revealing genetic diversity and population structure in an Eastern and North Eastern Indian collection of Jack (Artocarpus heterophyllus Lam). Ecological Indicators. 131: 108143
- Maruthi RT, Kumar AA, Choudhary SB, Sharma HK, Mitra J. 2021. Diversity assessment of Indian Sunnhemp (Crotolaria juncea) accessions for enhanced biomass and fibre yield using GIS approach. Legume Res. LR 4510 (1-6)
- Radhamani J, Pushpa HD, Gomshe SS, Choudhary SB, Kumar V, Bisen R, Sujatha M.2021. Niger germplasm Early maturing accessions. Indian J. of Plant Genet Resour.32 (3):354-359
2020
- Amrapali S., Ahammed S. T. P., Ghosh B., Namita, Singh M.K. and Archak S. (2020) Olfactory evaluation and untargeted profiling of floral volatiles of fragrant rose cultivars Pusa Mahak and its seed parent Century II by HS-SPME-GCXGC-TOFMS. Indian Journal of Horticulture. 77 (1) :158-66
2019
- Maruthi RT, Kumar AA, Choudhary SB, Sharma HK, Mitra J. 2019. DIVA-GIS based insight into geographical distribution and diversity spectrum of Indian Sunnhemp (Crotolaria juncea) accessions suitable for diversified applications. Legume Res. LR 4055 (1-7)
- Bishnoi SK, Rathi RS, Choudhary SB, Malav PK, Ahlawat SP.2019. Phenotypic Characterization of Pigeonpea (Cajanus cajan) Germplasm Collected from Jharkhand, India. Indian J. of Plant Genet Resour.34 (3):495-498
- Kumari N, Choudhary SB*, Sharma HK, Singh BK, Kumar AA. 2019. Health-promoting properties of Corchorus Journal of Herbal Medicine.15: 100240 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.hermed.2018.10.005
- Singh BK, Singh SP, Shekhawat K, Rathore SS, Pandey A, Kumar S, Singh DK, Choudhry SB, Kumar S, Singh D.2019. Comparative analysis for understanding salinity tolerance mechanism in Indian Mustard (Brassica juncea). Acta Physiologiae Plantarum. 41:104 https://doi.org/10.1007/s11738-019-2894-x
- Lavanya AK, Sharma A, Choudhary SB, Sharma HK, Nain PKS, Singh S, Nain L.2019. Mesta (Hibiscus) – a potential feedstock for bioethanol production. Energy sources, part a: recovery, utilization, and environmental effects https://doi.org/10.1080/15567036.2019.1618980
Projects
Inhouse Projects
| Programme | Project Title | Leader and Associates | Project Code |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7.1 | Management of PGR of Bihar, Jharkhand and adjoining areas | SB Choudhary | PGR/PGC-BUR-RAN-01.00 |
| 7.1.1 | Management of PGR of agriculture crops, their wild relatives and economic species including medicinal plants | SB Choudhary, Santosh Kumar and A.K.Gupta | PGR/PGC-BUR-RAN-01.01 |
| 7.1.2 | Management of PGR of horticultural crops and perennial medicine | SB Choudhary, Santosh Kumar and A.K.Gupta | PGR/PGC-BUR-RAN-01.02 |
External Projects:
| Sl. No. | Project Name | Leader and associate | Collaborating institutes | Project Code | Funding Agency |
| 1 | In – situ Management of Indigenous Crop Diversity for Climate Resilience, Value Addition and Improved Market Access in Jharkhand | S B Choudhary (Consortium Leader and PI) S Amrapali(Co-PI) | Birsa Agricultural University, Kanke, Ranchi KVK, Gumla,KVK, Simdega,KVK, Godda,KVK, East Singhbhum KVK, Latehar | 1014194 | Rashtriya Krishi Vikas Yojana (RKVY), Jharkhand |
Staff
Scientist, Station Coordinator
ICAR-NBPGR RS, Ranchi
Phone:
Email: shephalika.amrapali(AT)icar.gov.in, shephalikaamrapali(AT)gmail.com
Senior Scientist
ICAR-NBPGR RS, Ranchi
Phone:
Email: vijay.meena1(AT)icar.gov.in, VJY_Meena(AT)yahoo.com
Senior Scientist
ICAR-NBPGR RS, Ranchi
Phone:
Email: Shashi.Choudhary(AT)icar.gov.in, shashigen(AT)gmail.com
Technician
ICAR-NBPGR RS, Ranchi
Phone:
Email: ashwini.kumar1@icar.gov.in ashwini.kumar@icar.org.in
