Kalyani

Kalyani

Name of Centre                 :Kalyani Centre, West Bengal

Year of Start                     :1973

University/Department    : Bidhan Chandra Krishi Vishwavidyalaya, Mohanpur –741252,Nadia

Importance of Centre and Mandate:-

At present, wheat is not an important rabi crop in West Bengal and its contribution to national wheat production is very meager, less than 1% but the consumption of wheat is gradually increasing because of change in food habit and economic prosperity. Since wheat is a major cereal crop and population is gradually increasing, increase in its production and acreage should be given top priority in order to achieve food and nutritional security.

Moreover, the crop requires less water and plant protection chemicals which ultimately reduce cost of cultivation as compared to boro (summer) rice and vegetables.

However, in spite of having so many positive sides of wheat, in West Bengal cultivated area of wheat is less because of its poor yield due late sowing, short winter and subsequent high temperature during crop maturity. Boro or summer rice and vegetables are widely cultivated after kharif rice crop in West Bengal and the area is gradually increasing. Frequent and excess tillage and indiscriminate use of ground water for growing these crops have caused overall deterioration of soil; particularly soil based ecology and also caused yield stagnation. Therefore, in order to avoid further degradation of soil, water and climate, eco – friendly wheat crop should be introduced replacing boro (summer) rice and vegetables. Ensuring proper time of sowing, selection of right varieties of wheat and proper technological interview could easily make the wheat crop remunerative. All India Coordinated Wheat and Barley Improvement Project, Kalyani Centre was established in 1973 under Bidhan Chandra Krishi Viswavidalaya , West Bengal. It is located in the district of Nadia in the new alluvial agro-climate zone of West Bengal. The centre is situated at 220 57/  N latitude and 880 20/ longitude and at an altitude of 9.75 m above mean sea level (AMSL)

Mandate:

  • To identify suitable promising genotypes of wheat under different agro- climatic zones and situations with situations with special emphasis on irrigated timely sown, rainfed timely sown and irrigated late sown conditions.
  • To develop agro-techniques for raising wheat crop under irrigated and rainfed situations at timely sown and irrigated lated sown conditions.
  • To work out the technology for fitting of wheat crop in multiple cropping sequences.
  • To screen wheat germplasm against biotic and abiotic stresses.
  • To transfer and popularize the proven technology through extension activities (organizing FLDs etc.).

Scientist Details:

Name Designation Phone Email Photograph
Dr. Anirban Maji

 

 In-charge AICRP Scheme & Asstt. Prof.
(Genet.& Pl. Breed.)(AICRP on W &B funded staff)		 9432579627 (M) anigpbr@gmail.com,
anipbr@rediffmail.com
 Dr. Shayamali Das Assoc. Prof. (Agronomy)

(Non-AICRP on W &B funded staff)

 9433556880 (M) shyamalisms@gmail.com
Mr. Raghunath Mandal Asstt. Prof.
(Plant Pathology)(Non-AICRP on W &B funded staff)		 9475865121 (M)  raghujnu@gmail.com; mandal.raghunath@bckv.edu.in