Important Crop Germplasm Introduced into India During 2003

Abstract

The introduction of exotic germplasm has played a vital role in the development of varieties of different crops and given an impetus to Indian agriculture. In recent years, WTO and globalization of the market have raised the issues related to quality aspects particularly in cereals, pulses, oilseeds, fruits and floricultural crops, therefore our products should be at par in quality and meet the standards required for export purposes in the world market. On the other hand most of the high yielding varieties are more prone to diseases and insect pests resulting in the deterioration in quality as well as production. Moreover, India also has a sizeable area under saline and alkaline soils and the crops cannot be grown successfully in such problematic areas