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| name = Indian Institute of Millets Research | | name = ICAR-Indian Institute of Millets Research | ||
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| established = 1958 | | established = {{start date and age|1958}} | ||
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| type = | | type = [[Government]] | ||
| affiliation = ICAR | | affiliation = [[Indian Council of Agricultural Research|ICAR]] | ||
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| director= Dr. C. Tara Satyavathi | |||
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The '''Indian Institute of Millets Research (ICAR-IIMR)''' located at [[Rajendranagar mandal|Rajendranagar]] ([[Hyderabad, India|Hyderabad]], [[Telangana]], [[India]]) is an agricultural research institute engaged in basic and strategic research on [[sorghum]] and other [[millet]]s. IIMR operates under the aegis of [[Indian Council of Agricultural Research]] (ICAR). It conducts agricultural research on Millets breeding, improvement, pathology and value addition. IIMR coordinates and facilitates sorghum research at national level through the All India Coordinated Research Projects on Sorghum (AICRP on Sorghum) | The '''Indian Institute of Millets Research (ICAR-IIMR)''' located at [[Rajendranagar mandal|Rajendranagar]] ([[Hyderabad, India|Hyderabad]], [[Telangana]], [[India]]) is an agricultural research institute engaged in basic and strategic research on [[sorghum]] and other [[millet]]s. IIMR operates under the aegis of [[Indian Council of Agricultural Research]] (ICAR). It conducts agricultural research on Millets breeding, improvement, pathology and value addition. IIMR coordinates and facilitates sorghum research at national level through the All India Coordinated Research Projects on Sorghum (AICRP on Sorghum)<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://millets.res.in/aicrp.php|title=:: Indian Institute Of Millets Research(IIMR) ::|website=millets.res.in|access-date=2017-05-04}}</ref> and provides linkages with various national and international agencies. | ||
It was founded in 1958 first established under the Project on Intensified Research on Cotton, Oilseeds and Millets (PIRCOM) | It was founded in 1958 first established under the Project on Intensified Research on Cotton, Oilseeds and Millets (PIRCOM)<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.currentscience.ac.in/cs/Volumes/105/05/0587.pdf|title=History of Agricultural Research in India}}</ref> and was engaged in research on important dryland crops such as sorghum, castor, groundnut, pigeon-pea and cotton as well as sorghum-based cropping systems. The institute paved way for agricultural research in India during that time.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/files/file/agricultural%20research.pdf|title=Indian Agricultural research History|access-date=2017-05-18|archive-date=2020-01-10|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200110211332/http://www.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/files/file/agricultural%20research.pdf|url-status=dead}}</ref> The institute has now been upgraded as ICAR - Indian institute of Millets Research in 2014. | ||
== Mandate Crops == | == Mandate Crops == | ||
Revision as of 18:40, 24 September 2024
| Type | Government |
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| Established | 1958 |
| Affiliation | ICAR |
| Director | Dr. C. Tara Satyavathi |
| Location | , , |
| Website | millets |
The Indian Institute of Millets Research (ICAR-IIMR) located at Rajendranagar (Hyderabad, Telangana, India) is an agricultural research institute engaged in basic and strategic research on sorghum and other millets. IIMR operates under the aegis of Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR). It conducts agricultural research on Millets breeding, improvement, pathology and value addition. IIMR coordinates and facilitates sorghum research at national level through the All India Coordinated Research Projects on Sorghum (AICRP on Sorghum)<ref>":: Indian Institute Of Millets Research(IIMR) ::". millets.res.in. Retrieved 2017-05-04.</ref> and provides linkages with various national and international agencies.
It was founded in 1958 first established under the Project on Intensified Research on Cotton, Oilseeds and Millets (PIRCOM)<ref>"History of Agricultural Research in India" (PDF).</ref> and was engaged in research on important dryland crops such as sorghum, castor, groundnut, pigeon-pea and cotton as well as sorghum-based cropping systems. The institute paved way for agricultural research in India during that time.<ref>"Indian Agricultural research History" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2020-01-10. Retrieved 2017-05-18.</ref> The institute has now been upgraded as ICAR - Indian institute of Millets Research in 2014.
Mandate Crops
ICAR - IIMR performs crop improvement research, using conventional as well as methods derived from biotechnology, on the following crops: sorghum, pearl millet, finger millet, foxtail millet, little millet, barnyard millet, proso millet and Kodo millet.