Viksit Krishi Sankalp Abhiyan 2025

29 May 2025 to 12 June, 2025

Researchable issues identified under VKSA

1. Green seeded urdbean varieties for spring/summer season.
2. Development of MYMV resistant mungbean varieties for summer/spring and kharif.
3. Development of mungbean variety of 80–85 days duration for kharif season to avoid pre-harvest sprouting.
4. Development of early duration (less than 60 days) and multiple disease resistant urdbean and mungbean varieties for summer cultivation.
5. Development of package and practices for spring/summer cultivation of urdbean/mungbean.
6. Development of Wilt resistant, pod borer tolerant varieties pigeonpea varieties.
7. Development of Dwarf pigeonpea varieties for ease of spraying plant protection chemicals.

Policy issues

1. Increased availability of quality seeds of pulses.
2. Protection of crops from blue bulls and other stray animals.

Researchable issues identified under VKSA

1. Development of pod borer tolerant and YMV resistant varieties of green gram.
2. Development of sustainable pest and disease management modules under natural/organic farming systems.

Researchable issues identified under VKSA

1. Development of early duration, wilt resistant pigeonpea varieties.
2. Development of wilt and dry root rot resistant chickpea and Lentil varieties.
3. Development of long duration Urdbean varieties for kharif season.
4. Development of high yielding and YMV resistant urdbean varieties for summer season.

Policy / Social Issue

1. Pulses crop market/mandi rates are lower than MSP.
2. Damage to pulses crops (pigeonpea in particular) by wild animals.

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ICAR-IIPR, RS, Dharwad (Scientist – 03)

District	Nos of villages covered	Nos of participants
Gadag, Yadagir, Koppal	51	7,070

Researchable issues identified under VKSA

1. Short duration pigeonpea cultivars with tolerance to wilt and SMD required.
2. Mungbean varieties resistance to YMD and powdery mildew.