Sl. No. |
Name of the Network Centre |
Role of the Centre |
1. |
Indian
Institute of Natural Resins and Gums (IINRG), Ranchi (Jharkhand)
|
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Plan, guide,
coordinate and report.
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Liaise with
cooperating centers and the Council regarding budget
requirements and its monitoring.
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To provide
training on collection and conservation of lac insects to
the resource persons of the cooperating centers.
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To provide
know-how on lac cultivation technologies on plantation
scale.
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Strengthen
existing Lac Insect Field Gene Bank of National Lac Insect
Germplasm Center of the Institute.
-
Molecular
characterization of conserved populations at initiation and
periodically for fidelity
|
2. |
Shere-Kashmir
University of Agriculture and Technology, Jammu (Jammu &
Kashmir) |
To carry out in
phased manner, the following activities in the Humid
Western Himalayan Region:
-
Conduct survey
of the area for lac insects and host plants
-
Collect and
conserve lac insects under ex-situ conditions
-
Carry out
on-farm trials on lac cultivation technologies
-
Training of
adopted / selected farmers in collaboration with IINRG for
in-situ conservation
-
Conduct need
based location specific studies on lac insects and / or
host-plants
|
3. |
Assam
Agricultural University, Jorhat (Assam) |
To carry out in
phased manner, the following activities in Humid Bengal -
Assam Basin Region:
-
Conduct survey
of the area for lac insects and host plants
-
Collect and
conserve lac insects under ex-situ conditions
-
Carry out
on-farm trials on lac cultivation technologies
-
Training of
adopted / selected farmers in collaboration with IINRG for
in-situ conservation
-
Conduct need
based location specific studies on lac insects and / or
host-plants
|
4. |
Central
Agricultural University, Imphal (Manipur) |
To carry out in
phased manner, the following activities in Humid Eastern
Himalayan Region and Bay Islands Region:
-
Conduct survey
of the area for lac insects and host plants
-
Collect and
conserve lac insects under ex-situ conditions
-
Carry out
on-farm trials on lac cultivation technologies
-
Training of
adopted / selected farmers in collaboration with IINRG for
in-situ conservation
-
Conduct need
based location specific studies on lac insects and / or
host-plants
|
5. |
Punjab
Agricultural University, Ludhiana (Punjab) |
To carry out in
phased manner, the following activities in Sub-humid
Sutlej-Ganga Alluvial Plains Region:
-
Conduct survey
of the area for lac insects and host plants
-
Collect and
conserve lac insects under ex-situ conditions
-
Carry out
on-farm trials on lac cultivation technologies
-
Training of
adopted / selected farmers in collaboration with IINRG for
in-situ conservation
-
Conduct need
based location specific studies on lac insects and / or
host-plants
|
6. |
Acharya NG Ranga
Agricultural University, Hyderabad (Telangana) |
To carry out in
phased manner, the following activities in Sub-humid to
Humid Eastern and South-eastern Uplands Region:
-
Conduct survey
of the area for lac insects and host plants
-
Collect and
conserve lac insects under ex-situ conditions
-
Carry out
on-farm trials on lac cultivation technologies
-
Training of
adopted / selected farmers in collaboration with IINRG for
in-situ conservation
-
Conduct need
based location specific studies on lac insects and / or
host-plants
|
7. |
Maharana Pratap
Agricultural University, Udaipur (Rajasthan) |
To carry out in
phased manner, the following activities in Arid Western
Plains Region:
-
Conduct survey
of the area for lac insects and host plants
-
Collect and
conserve lac insects under ex-situ conditions
-
Carry out
on-farm trials on lac cultivation technologies
-
Training of
adopted / selected farmers in collaboration with IINRG for
in-situ conservation
-
Conduct need
based location specific studies on lac insects and / or
host-plants
|
8. |
State Forest
Research Institute, Jabalpur (Madhya Pradesh) |
To carry out in
phased manner, the following activities in Semi-arid Lava
Plateau and Central Highlands Region:
-
Conduct survey
of the area for lac insects and host plants
-
Collect and
conserve lac insects under ex-situ conditions
-
Carry out
on-farm trials on lac cultivation technologies
-
Training of
adopted / selected farmers in collaboration with IINRG for
in-situ conservation
-
Conduct need
based location specific studies on lac insects and / or
host-plants
|
9. |
Kerala Forest
Research Institute, Thrissur (Kerala) |
To carry out in
phased manner, the following activities in Humid to
Semi-arid Western Ghats and Karnataka Plateau Region:
-
Conduct survey
of the area for lac insects and host plants
-
Collect and
conserve lac insects under ex-situ conditions
-
Carry out
on-farm trials on lac cultivation technologies
-
Training of
adopted / selected farmers in collaboration with IINRG for
in-situ conservation
-
Conduct need
based location specific studies on lac insects and / or
host-plants
|