BILASPUR

Name of Centre: TCB College of Agriculture & Research Station, Indira Ghandi Krishi Vishavidayala, Sarkanda, Bilaspur (CG) 495001

Year of Start: 1984

University/Department: Indira Ghandi Krishi Vishavidayala,

Importance of centre and mandate

Bilaspur is the only wheat research station in Chhattisgarh state located at latitude: 22°9 N; 82°12’E with an altitude of 292.3 m MSL comes under central zone. Chhattisgarh plane zone is having short winter with early rise of temperature from last week of January to first weekof February, favourable temperature (less than 21° C mean temperature)for wheat growing is 8 weeks (2008-09 & 2010-11) to 13 weeks (2007-08) starting from 47 SMW to 7 SMW in different years. Hence the centre is good for screening the wheat verities for early heat tolerance as well as terminal heat tolerance.

Mandate

Breeding of wheat varieties for timely sown under restricted irrigation/ irrigated conditions (Suitable up to 25^th of November)
Breeding of wheat varieties for late sown under irrigated conditions (Suitable up to 15^th December)
Breeding for terminal Heat Tolerance with leaf blight resistance.