Regional/Research Centres
ICAR-Sugarcane Breeding Institute Regional Centre,Karnal
The Sugarcane Breeding Institute, Regional Centre, Karnal was established as early as 1932 to act as a liaison with the main Institute at Coimbatore, and with a view to securing first hand knowledge about the performance of various Coimbatore seedlings /canes and their parents under the sub-tropical conditions. This centre acts as a prism through which main Institute at Coimbatore observes and evaluates the behaviour of Co canes under the climatic conditions of North throughout the year.This regional centre has several landmark achievements to its credit.
This Regional Centre is located on the National Highway No.1 about 130 km North of Delhi. The location stands at 29.1-29.50 N and 76.3-77.10 E, at an elevation of 243 m above mean sea level. The climate is sub-tropical with mean maximum temperature ranging between 34-390 C in summer and mean minimum temperature ranging between 6-70C in winter.
ICAR-Sugarcane Breeding Institute Research Centre, Kannur
ICAR- Sugarcane Breeding Institute (SBI) Research Centre, Kannur, Kerala, houses the world’s largest collection of sugarcane germplasm. The first world gene bank for sugarcane was established in Canal Point, Florida, in the USA. The establishment of an additional world gene bank on the other parts of the hemisphere was a result of the resolution of the International Society of Sugarcane Technologists in 1956. India was the first choice for duplicating the gene bank as the research base in our country was tremendously progressing. The seed material of the entire world collection at Canal Point was airlifted during 1957-58 to Coimbatore and was initially maintained at the Agricultural Research Station, Thaliparamba in Cannore District, Kerala. In 1962, a research centre was established at Kannur (also known as Cannanore) as the West Coast Regional Centre of Sugarcane Breeding Institute and the collection maintained at Thaliparamba was shifted to Kannur. Now this research Centre houses the world’s largest collection of Saccharum species and is an internationally recognised field gene bank of sugarcane.
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