Research Achievements

Overview

This page documents significant research achievements of ICAR–IGFRI, Jhansi including forage crop varieties developed, licensed technologies and machines, registered germplasm (INGR), patents filed/granted, consultancy projects, MoUs, policy documents and publication summary for the period 2013–14 to 2024 (and selected items up to 2025).

List of forage crop varieties developed by ICAR-IGFRI, Jhansi

Crop | Variety | GFY (t/ha) | Areas for cultivation | Year of notification

Crop	Variety	GFY (t/ha)	Areas for cultivation	Year of notification
Berseem	Wardan	65-70	Whole country	1982
Berseem	Bundel Berseem 2	65-80	Central, NW zone	1997
Berseem	Bundel Berseem 3	55-60	NE Zone	2001
Berseem	JBSC-1	35-38	Central, NW zone	2018
Berseem	Bundel Berseem-5	50-85	NW, NE zone	2021
Berseem	Bundel Berseem-6	55-85	NW, NE zone	2021
Berseem	BB-7 (JHB 18-1)	40-95	Hill, Central, NW zone	2022
Berseem	BB-8 (JHB 18-2)	40-95	Hill, Central, NW zone	2022
Berseem	Bundel Berseem-9	60-80	Central zone	2025
Lucerne	Chetak	115	Lucerne growing areas	1975
Lucerne	IGFRI-DL-2	70-100	North-west zone	2024
Lucerne	IGFRI-DL-5	90-110	Karnataka	2024
Cowpea	BundelLobia 1	30-35	Central Zone	1992
Cowpea	Kohinoor	40-45	All cowpea growing areas	1975
Cowpea	Type-21	30-35	All cowpea growing areas	1978
Cowpea	Bundel Lobia 2	25-30	North west zone	1994
Cowpea	Bundel Lobia 4	30	North-eastern Zone	2015
Cowpea	IGFRI-DC-215	30-32	Karnataka	2023
Guar	Bundel Guar 1	25-35	Whole country	1993
Guar	Bundel Guar 2	25-30	Whole country	1995
Guar	Bundel Guar 3	30-40	Whole country	1999
Field bean	Bundel Sem 1	25-35	Whole country	1993
Clitoria ternatea	JGCT-2013-3	25	Maharashtra, Rajasthan, Punjab, Haryana, UP, MP and Gujarat	2018
Oats	Bundel Jai822	44-50	Central zone	1989
Oats	Bundel Jai 851	40-50	Whole country	1998
Oats	Bundel Jai 2004	40-50	All India except central zone	2006
Oats	Bundel Jai 99-1	35-40	Hill Zone	2007
Oats	Bundel Jai-99-2 (JHO 99-2)	40-50	North east and north west	2005
Oats	Bundel Jai 2010-1	27-34	South zone	2016
Oats	JHO 2009-1	53-62	Central zone	2016
Oats	JHO 2012-2	33-37	South zone	2018
Oats	JHO 2015-1	26-30	Hill Zone	2018
Oats	JHO-21-1	30-32	South zone
Bajra	DRSB —2	40-50	Karnataka state	2004
Bajra	AVKB-19	50-60	Whole Country	2007
Bajra	Bundel Bajra-1	52-54	North-west zone
Anjan (Cenchrus ciliaris)	Bundel Anjan 1	30-35	Whole country	1989
Anjan	BundelAnjan 3	37-40	Whole country	2006
Anjan	Bundel Anjan-4	37.5	MP, UP, Guj, Maharastra; arid & semi-arid	2019
Dhaman	Bundel Dhaman-1	13.5-15	Arid & semi-arid conditions	2019
Dinanath	Bundel Dinanath 1	30-40	Whole country	1987
Dinanath	BundelDinanath 2	30-48	Whole country	1997
Dinanath	Bundel Dinanath 3	25-35	WB, JH, OR, AS, BI, MP, UP	2023
Pennisetum hybrid	Swetika	70-80	Central, northern & north eastern	1983
Pennisetum hybrid	DHN-6	100	North Karnataka	2008
Pennisetum hybrid	DHN-15	200-250	Irrigated areas of Karnataka	2020
Guinea grass	Bundel guinea 1	40-50	Punjab, HP, Central UP, Maharastra, TN	2005
Guinea grass	Bundel guinea 2	50-60	Rainfed semi-arid/tropical/humid tropics	2009
Guinea grass	Bundel guinea 4	75-81	All guinea growing areas	2012
Guinea grass	DGG-1	100-105	All guinea growing areas	2016
Sehima	BundelSenGhas -1	18-20	Semi-arid/tropical/sub-tropical areas	2007
Chrysopogon	BundelDhawalu Ghas-1	26-30	Rangelands under rainfed conditions	2007
Heteropogon	IGHC-03-4	25-30	Rangelands under rainfed conditions	2007
Marvel grass	JHD-2013-2	45	Punjab and Rajasthan	2018
Pennisetum hybrid (P. glaucum x P. squamulatum)	BBSH-1		Punjab, Haryana, Gujarat, Maharashtra, Himachal & Assam	2019
Total varieties developed: 55

Licensed Technologies / Varieties

S. No.	Variety / Technology	Licensee / Company Address
1	BXN Hybrid Variety: Hybrid-3 Napier (Swetika-1)	M/s RCAD Cultivation & Habitation, Guwahati, Kamrup, Assam
2	BN Hybrid: IGFRI-6	(Licensed - details on file)
3	Berseem: JHB 17-2 (Bundel Berseem-5)	M/s Foragen Seeds Pvt. Ltd., Bellary, Karnataka
4	Oat variety: Bundel Jai (JHO822)	(Licensed)
5	Guinea Grass Variety: DGG-1	(Licensed)
6	Fodder Cowpea Variety: IGFRI–DC-215	(Licensed - Karnataka)
7	Berseem Variety: Bundel Berseem -7 (JHB 18-1)	M/s Rasi Seeds (P) Ltd., Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu
8	Oat variety: Bundel Jai 2004 (JHO2004)	(Licensed)

Licensed Machines

S. No.	Machine Name	Company Address
1	Defluffing Machine	M/s Ashok Verma Steel and Fabricators, Jhansi (UP)
2	Grass Seed Pelleting Machine	(Company details on file)
3	Forage Seed Coating Machine	M/s New Ashok Verma Industries, Jhansi (UP)

Registered unique forage crops germplasm developed/identified (INGR)

S.No.	Crop	Trait	Year	INGR Number
1	Pennisetum pedicellatum	Octoploid (2n = 8x = 72)	2006	INGR06018
2	Pennisetum squamulatum	New cytotype (2n = 56)	2006	INGR06017
3	Panicum maximum	Triploid cytotype (2n=3x=24)	2009	INGR09039
4	Panicum maximum	Tetraploid cytotype (2n=4x=32)	2009	INGR09040
5	Panicum maximum	Pentaploid cytotype (2n=5x=40)	2009	INGR09041
6	Panicum maximum	Hexaploid cytotype (2n=6x=48)	2009	INGR09042
7	Panicum maximum	Octoploid cytotype (2n=8x=64)	2009	INGR09043
8	Panicum maximum	Nonoploid cytotype (2n=9x=72)	2009	INGR09044
9	Trifolium alexandrinum	Pentafoliate Berseem Penta 1	2009	INGR09045
10	Pennisetum glaucum	Tetra A4 Tetraploid (male sterile A line)	2009	INGR09046
11	Pennisetum glaucum	Tetraploid male fertile maintainer (B line)	2009	INGR09047
12	Cenchrus ciliaris	Rare sexual self incompatible (IGFRI-CcSx-08/1)	2011	INGR11062
13	Trifolium alexandrinum	Pentafoliate (2n=4x=32)	2012	INGR12010
14	Trifolium alexandrinum	Black seeded	2012	INGR12009
15	Trifolium alexandrinum	Self incompatible (2n=4x=32)	2012	INGR12011
16	Trifolium alexandrinum	Self compatible	2012	INGR12012
17	Pearl millet	Obligate sexual interspecific hybrid (P. squamulatum)	2013	INGR13036
18	Pearl millet	Obligate apomictic interspecific hybrid (P. squamulatum)	2013	INGR13037
19	Pearl millet	Diploid apomeiotic hybrid (induced apospory)	2013	INGR13038
20	Pearl millet	Interspecific hybrid derivative (BIII hybrids)	2013	INGR13039
21	Pearl millet	First tri-species hybrid (GOS hybrid)	2013	INGR13040
22	Panicum maximum	Rare sexual line SRP 75	2015	INGR15055
23	Trifolium alexandrinum	Black seeded pentafoliate berseem	2015	INGR15026
24	Sorghum	Six stamens and two gynoecia	2017	INGR17016
25	Pennisetum orientale	6x cytotype	2018	INGR18024
26	Panicum maximum	6x cytotype	2018	INGR18025
27	Panicum maximum	11x cytotype	2018	INGR18026
28	Cenchrus ciliaris	High WSC — good for silage	2019	INGR19061
29	Cenchrus ciliaris	High WSC — ensiling, pale colour	2019	INGR19062
30	Cenchrus ciliaris	High WSC — identified for ensiling	2019	INGR19063

Patent Filed and Granted (Selected)

S. No.	Year	No. of patents Filed	Item details	Application No.	Patent No. (if granted)
1	2020	02	Soil Core Sampler Assembly; Grass Seed De-fluffing Machine	202011051769; 202011054751	524257; 457018
2	2021	01	Tractor Operated Grass Seed Harvester	202111005041
3	2022	02	A Process for Isolation of Non-Steroidal, Anti-Inflammatory Compound from Anogeissus pendula; A Soil Core Sampler Assembly with Core Splits	202211041235; 202211000949
4	2024	01	A Process for Preparation of Nutrigel	202411026275
5	2025	02	An Apparatus for Preparation of Smoke Water; An Anti-Inflammatory Compound	202511020933; 202511011063

Consultancy Projects (Selected)

Grassland Development — Madhya Pradesh State Rural Livelihood Mission (MPSRLM), Bhopal, M.P.
Grassland Development — Adani Ports & SEZ Limited, Mundra, Gujarat
Grassland Development — Maruti Suzuki India Limited, Haryana
Production of high biomass from forage grasses to generate green energy — Reliance Bio-energy Limited (RBEL), Mumbai

MoUs signed (Year-wise Summary)

S. No.	Year	No. of MoUs
1	2014	02
2	2015	05
3	2016	02
4	2018	02
5	2019	02
6	2020	05
7	2021	09
8	2022	08
9	2023	04
10	2024	08
11	2025	04

Policy documents & List of IGFRI Technologies Certified by ICAR

Policy documents: State Fodder Plan — NIAFTA initiative (State specific fodder plans developed for 29 States; eight implemented). Grazing policy — Indian Rangeland & Grassland Conservation, Restoration & Sustenance: A Policy Perspective.

S. No.	Technologies Certified	Year
1	Defluffing machine for the separation of true seeds of fluffy grass seeds	2023
2	Eco restoration Efficiency Index for Semiarid Region (Concept)	2024
3	Morus based silvipasture model for fodder supply and land restoration	2024
4	Acacia based silvipasture model for fodder supply and land restoration	2024
5	A Climate resilient food-fodder production model under rainfed situation	2024
6	Conservation agriculture technology in Sesbania alley based rainfed food-fodder system	2024
7	Invasive weed based biochar as soil amendment technology for improved fodder production	2024
8	Multi-enterprises IFS model for irrigated smallholder farmers of Bundelkhand region	2024
9	Package of practices for spineless fodder cactus under rainfed condition	2024
10	Dairy based IFS model for irrigated small and marginal farmers of Bundelkhand region	2024
11	Agro-silvipasture based rainfed IFS model for goat farmers of Bundelkhand region	2024
12	Fungicides-based management strategy against blast disease of forage pearl millet in India	2024
13	Prediction model for assessing powdery mildew disease in common Oat	2024
14	Prediction model for assessing Sclerotinia Stem Rot in Egyptian Clover	2024
15	Weather-based models for predicting risk of zonate leaf spot disease in Sorghum	2024
16	Farmer’s technical efficiency estimation in green fodder production	2024
17	Identification of optimum detopping stage in fodder period and seed field	2024
18	GC-MS/MS and LC-MS/MS based multiresidue method development for estimation of pesticides and veterinary drugs in animal feeds	2024
19	Nutrigel for improving nutrient and water use efficiency	2025
20	Cenchrus ciliaris, Heteropogon contortus, Sehima nervosum accelerate recarbonization of soil (RECSOIL)	2025
21	GRASS (Grassland Restoration for Accelerated Soil and Fodder security) for Degraded Community Pasturelands Restoration in Bundelkhand Region	2025
22	Labelling and certification standards for Tall Fescue, Orchard Grass, Bromus Grass, Red clover and Rye Grass	2025
23	Fruit Trees based Hortipasture system for enhancing productivity in semi-arid Region	2025
24	High-value crop-based IFS model for peri-urban small farmers of Bundelkhand region	2025

Publications (2013–14 to 2024) — Summary

Category	2013-14	2014-15	2015-16	2016-17	2017-18	2018-19	2020	2021	2022	2023	2024
Research Papers	50	34	27	30	66	45	62	76	100	73	65
Book Chapters	18	12	-	33	07	15	28	25	42	28	32
Technical Bulletin / Manuals	15	11	03	47	46	17	21	17	04	11	13
Popular Articles / Newsletters	13	18	04	11	29	37	36	51	-	28	47
Extension folders / Leaflets	15	20	16	38	13	06	18	-	-	04	-
Policy Paper	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	02	-	-

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Significant Research Achievements (Last 11 years)