Peninsular Zone(PZ)
Total Area: 0.71 mha wheat area
Area Covered: Maharashtra, Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh, Goa, plains of Tamil Nadu Hilly areas of Tamil Nadu and Kerala comprising the Nilgiri and Palni hills of southern plateau.
Funded centres: 4
- UAS, Dharwad
- MPKVV, Niphad
- MPKVV, Mahabaleshwar
- ARI, Pune
Salient schievements of Peninsular Zone centers
| UAS, Dharwad | ARI, Pune | ARS, Niphad | RWRRS, Mahabaleshwar | |
| Three bread wheat (including one state release) along with one each of durum and dicoccum varieties were released.
Two genetic stocks were registered. Ten varieties got registered under PPVFRA. |
One bread wheat and two durum wheat varieties were released for PZ. | One wheat variety was released by SVRC for Maharashtra State during 2016. | Maintained 28 pathotypes of stem rust and 40 of leaf rust. Multiplied and supplied rust inoculum of prevalent pathotypes. Planted wheat Rust Trap Nurseries at 24 locations. |