Bajaura

Bajaura

Name of the Centre:  Bajaura

Year of Start: 1967

University/Department: CSK Himachal Pradesh Krishi Vishvavidyalaya, Hill Agricultural Research & Extension Centre, Bajaura Kullu, HP-175 125

Centre Information

Hill Agricultural Research & Extension Centre, Bajaura is located on National Highway 21 at 31°8’N latitude, 77°E longitude and 1090 m altitude above mean sea level in Kullu district of Himachal Pradesh.

This centre typically falls in the mid hill sub humid zone of the state. The centre was established in 1962 as Crop Research station which was upgraded to the status of Regional Research Station In 1981. In 2002, after the reorganization of research and extension system of the university, this station has been named as Hill Agricultural Research and Extension Centre (HAREC), Bajaura.

The centre has well equipped facilities and services for conducting Research & Extension activities. The centre has 8.0 ha research cum demonstration farm for the conduct of trials etc. The scheme has led to the release of Vimal (HBL-113), Harit (HBL-276), Gopi (HBL-316), Sonu and Dolma varieties in Barley. In 2007, a new two rowed hulled variety of barley Gokul (HBL-391) has been released through SVRC for cultivation in mid hills of HP. In wheat also this centre has played an important role in the release of Aradhana (HPW-42), Surbhi (HPW-89), Chandrika (HPW-184), Raj-3777 and Onkar(HPW-155), VL 892, VL 907 HS 507 and HPW 349 varieties of wheat. The Centre is a hot spot for yellow rust disease and therefore different wheat and barley trials are evaluated for screening of IVT and AVT entries and final year entries in the agronomy trials for the Northern Hill zone. Besides, plant pathological wheat nurseries (PPSN AVT II, PPSN AVTI, and PPSN NIVT/Special trials) and barley nurseries (IBDSN, NBDSN and EBDSN) received from ICAR- Indian Institute of Wheat and Barley Research, Karnal are screened every year.

Mandate :

The mandate of the Centre is as under:

  • Evaluation of different wheat and barley (IVT & AVT) coordinated trials.
  • Screening of different wheat and barley nurseries especially against yellow rust.
  • Conduct of different agronomic coordinated trials to assess the response of new wheat and barley genotypes to fertilizer application/ different dates of sowing under irrigated and rainfed conditions.
  • Development of suitable wheat and barley (barley dual purpose or exclusively fodder) varieties through suitable crop improvement methods for northern hills including Himachal Pradesh.

Scientist Details:

Name Designation Phone Email Photograph
Dr Neha Sharma Assistant  Professor (Plant Breeding)

(Non-AICRP Staff)

 9418477097 (M) nsh9149@gmail.com
Dr Rakesh Devlash Sr. Scientist (Plant Pathology)
(Non-AICRP Staff)		 9418482888 (M) devlashbajaura@rediffmail.com