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(ICARsponsoredtrainingprogrammeunderCAFTon“RecentAdvancesinConservationandUtilizationofPlantGeneticResourcesinCucurbitaceousVegetables.”)

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Training Programme under CAFT on

Recent Advances in Conservation and Utilization of Plant Genetic Resources in Cucurbitaceous

Vegetables

AssociateCourseCoordinatorsDr.ShashikanthEvoorAssistantProfessorSmt.NamitaRautAssistantProfessor

CourseCoordinatorDr.VasantMGanigerProfessorandHead

DepartmentofVegetableScienceCollegeofHorticulture,Bagalkot

OrganizedbyDepartmentofVegetableScience

CollegeofHorticulture,UHS,Bagalkot

SponsoredbyEducationDivision,IndianCouncilofAgriculturalResearch,

NewDelhi-110012,India

ADDRESSFORCORRESPONDENCE

Dr.VasantMGaniger

ProfessorandHeadandCourseCoordinator

CollegeofHorticulture,Bagalkot

UniversityofHorticulturalSciences,Bagalkot-587104

Mobile:9900221631/08354/230601

Email:vasantg.veg@gmail.com/website:www.uhsbagalkot.edu.in

Dr.ShashikanthEvoor

AssistantProfessorandAssociateCourseCoordinator

Mobile:09986590860

Smt.NamitaRaut

AssistantProfessorandAssociateCourseCoordinator

Mobile:9986459240/9483489249

BadamiRocksCavesHampi GolGumbazVijayapur Aihole Pattadakal

RecentAdvancesinConservationandUtilizationofPlantGeneticResourcesin

CucurbitaceousVegetables

BACKGROUND:

Indiarankssecondinvegetableareaandproductionintheworld.

Differentvegetablescanbegrowninoneorotherpartsofthecountry

throughouttheyearasthecountryisbestowedwithvariedagroclimatic

conditions.TheCucurbitaceae familyconsistsofmany important food

plantssuchasmelon,pumpkin,squash,andcucumber;usefulplantsfor

the production of items of utility such as bottle gourds, loofah,

ornamentalgourds,etc.Seedoilofmelonisasourceofbiodiesel.Many

under utilized vegetables like wild melon, spine gourd, karzi kai, ivy

gourd, pointed gourd etc are having many nutritional and have got

potentialneutraceauticalvalueswhichcanbeidenti�iedanddocumented

for future use. Indian subcontinent is rich in biodiversity of many

cucurbitsandissaidtobetheprimaryandsecondarycentreoforiginof

manygourdsandmelons.Therefore,lotofvariabilityisfoundinthisarea.

Hence, systematic and institutionalized characterization and

conservationaboutofthisvariabilityareverymuchessentialtobreed

crop varieties and face new challenges. Therefore, taking into

considerationthevalueofgermplasmresourcesandscope,thetrainingis

verymuchessentialtoadopttherecentmethods.Theseaspectsincluding

biotechnologicaltoolstothetraineesforupdatingtheirknowledgeinthe

ICAR sponsored training programme on “Recent Advances in

Conservation and Utilization of Plant Genetic Resources inrd

Cucurbitaceous Vegetables” under CAFT is being organized from 3 rd

October to 23 October, 2019 at University of Horticultural Sciences,

Bagalkot.

OBJECTIVES

1. Tocreateawarenessonimportanceofcollection,conservationand

utilizationofplantgeneticresourcesincucurbitaceousvegetables.

2. Toprovidetrainingoncollection,conservationandutilizationofPGR

indifferentcucurbitaceousvegetablecrops.

3. Toenrichtheknowledgeonapplicationofbiotechnologicaltoolsfor

PGRconservationandutilizationincucurbitaceousvegetablecrops.

ABOUTTHEVENUE:th

TheCollegeofHorticulture,Bagalkotwasstartedon7 July,2008.

ThiscollegeishousedinthemaincampusofUniversityofHorticultural

Sciences,Bagalkot,Karnataka.TheUniversityofHorticulturalSciences,nd

Bagalkot was established on 22 November, 2008 for providing

horticultural education, new technologies / products and effective

extensionserviceswhichcatertotheneedsofallstakeholdersspecially

farmingcommunityinthestateandcountry.Thecampusiswelldeveloped

with modern infrastructure and attractive landscaping. The weather

condition during October to November will be very pleasant with0 o

minimum temperature of 17 C and maximum temperature of 30 C

providing better learning environment and comfortable stay for the

participants.BagalkotissurroundedbymanyhistoricalplacesofChalukya

dynasty.Therock-cutcavetemplescarvedinmonolithicsinglestoneof

Badami (royal capital of Chalukya's), Virupaksha temple of Pattadakal

built in the South Indian style (replica of the Kailasanatha temple of

Kanchi),Aiholealsocalledascradleofhinduarchitectureanddescribedas

thelaboratoryforarchitectureratheraUniversityofIndianarchitecture,th

Kudalsangamtheplacewhere thesocial reformistof12 centuryLord

“Basavanna”livedandAlamattidamalifelineofAgri-Hortidevelopment

arewithintheradiusof50km.TheworldfamousGolgumbazofVijaypura

andUNESCOWorldHeritageSitesofHampiofVijayanagaraEmpireand

TungabhadraDamarewithintheradiusof150km.

FACULTY

In addition to the faculty of the University, eminent resource

persons fromother institutions includingprivateorganisationswillbe

involved.

ELIGIBILITY

The training programme under CAFT is open to Teachers/

Researchers/ExtensionpersonnelofSAUs/ICARinstitutions,Deemed

UniversitiesandCentralUniversitiesrelatedtofarmsciencesworkingin

therankofAssistantProfessorandabovecadre.

DURATIONOFTHECOURSErd

The training programme under CAFT is for 21days from 03 rdOctoberto23 October,2019.Theparticipantsarerequestedtoarrive

ndlatestby02 October,2019eveningandmayplantheirreturnjourneyrd

inadvanceimmediatelyafter5.00PMon23 October,2019.

TRAVELANDACCOMMODATION

Participants will be paid “to and fro” travel charges for their

journeybytheshortestroutebyrail/busaftertheproductionoforiginal

tickets (only public transport) as per ICAR norms and restricted to

maximumofIItierACfare.Participantsshouldgivepriorintimationof

travel plan for local pickup from Bagalkot bus/ railway station. Free

lodging and boarding will be provided for 25 participants in the

UniversityguesthouseandwillbeservedwiththelocaldishesofNorth

Karnataka. The local participants will be provided with lunch and

inter-sessionrefreshmentsonly.Allparticipantsarerequestedtoabide

bytherulesandregulationsofUHS,Bagalkot.

HOWTOREACHBAGALKOT:

Bagalkot is well connected by road and rail to the Hubballi,

Belagavi,VijaypurandRaichurcities.ThenearestairportsareHubballi

andBelagavilocated120kmaway

HOWTOAPPLY:

Theinterestedteachers/scientistsshouldapplyonlinethrough

CBPportalhttp://cbp.icar.gov.inorclickoncapacitybuildingprogramme

underhttp://www.icar.gov.in.Theapprovedcopyalongwiththepostal

order of Rs. 50/-payable in favour of The Comptroller, UHS, Bagalkot

(Non-refundable registration fee) should be sent to the Course

Co-ordinator through surfacemail or through speed post. The list of

selectedparticipantswillbedisplayedintheCBPportalofICARwebsite

andUniversitywebsite.

IMPORTANTDATES

Lastdateforreceiptofapplication : 09.8.2019

Intimationofselection : 16.8.2019

Lastdateforcon�irmationoftheparticipants : 27.08.2019