Abiotic Stress Management News (Vol.1 No.3)

Abstract

Abiotic stress is major challenge to the agriculture and threatens food security. The adverse effects of abiotic stresses are exacerbated by climate change. The constraints of global food security and agricultural productivity encourage research and development of climate smart crops. ICAR-NIASM has taken lead to carry out research for delivering technologies for benefit of farming community through basic and strategic research to address issues of various kinds of abiotic stresses. Agronomic, genetic, biochemical, and omics approaches are being used for mitigation and enhancing adaptation to these stresses. As Director of this new and unique institute, there aremany challenges and responsibilities to create best research facilities in order to utilize potential of young scientific staff in making strategies for management of abiotic stresses. ICAR-NIASM has started research work focused on basic and fundamental studies at cellular andmolecular levels to complement applied research. Institute conducted many important events and training programmes during last six months such as Swachh Bharat Abhiyan, Summer School training on Recent Advances in Abiotic StressManagement for Climate Smart Agriculture; Training on Phenomics: Perspectives for application in improvement of abiotic stress tolerance in crop plants, the 6thMeeting of Research Advisory Committee (RAC) of the institute, two days workshop for sugarcane growers and Hindi Pakhwada/Hindi Diwas.