IARI: INDIAN AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE

A unit if ICAR

1. ICAR-INDIAN AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE

2. Introduction IARI is an ISO 9001:2015 certified institute. It has five departments: Agriculture, Cattle Breeding, Chemistry, Economic Botany, Mycology and Bacteriology.  The present campus of the Institute is a self-contained sylvan complex spread over an area of about 500 hectares (approx. 1250 acres) and located about 8 km (5 miles) west of New Delhi Railway Station and about 16 km (10 miles) east of IGI Airport (Palam). The location stands at 28.08 0N and 77.12 0E, the height above mean sea level being 228.61 meters (750 feet). It is adjacent to hillside road.

3. History

4. Aim To promote the development and improvement of animal identification, performance recording and evaluation in farm animal production. Objectives Act responsibly Improve continuously Create Synergy

5. Advancements

6. Divisions and Centres 20 divisions  5 Multi-disciplinary Centres situated in Delhi  8 regional stations  2 off-season nurseries  3 All India coordinated research projects with headquarters at IARI. 10 National Centres functioning under the all India coordinated research projects. It has the sanctioned staff strength of 3540 comprising scientific, technical, administrative and supporting personnel. 

7. Divisions Units Regional Station

8. Regional Centres:  Aduthuraj, Tamil Nadu Dharwad, Karnataka Krishi Vigyan Kendra (KVK): Shikohpur, Gurgaon

9. Patents Title Inventor  A process for the preparation of neem oil emulsion concentrate EW (emulsion oil in water) Lalit Kumar , B.S.Parmar A process of preparing a herbicidal composition against Phalaris minor from neem and the herbicidal composition prepared thereof Shashi Bala Singh, Gita Kulshrestha Improvement in/or relating to synthesis of 4-methyl 6 alkyl-2H pyran-2 ones as potential fungicides P. Dureja ,Tarun K. Chhatopadhyay A process for the detoxification of chlorpyrifos residues in drinking water Madhuban Gopal, Ram Niwas and others Improvement in or relating to the preparation of powdered Azadiratchin A- rich concentrate from neem seed kernel P. Dureja , R.S. Tanwar and S.K.Handa Improvement in/or relating to preparation of reduced azadirachtin (S) biopesticides Suresh Walia, Vandana Sharma, Jitendra Kumar ,Balraj Singh Parmar Additives for improved photostability of Azadirachtin-A Prem Durja Sapna Johnson and Swaran Dhingra Improvement in/or relating to the preparation of thiophanate methyl Prem Dureja , S.S.Tomar A process for the production of blue green algal biofertiliser Brahma Dutta Kaushik

10. Some In-house projects Improving of maize productivity and quality for favourable and marginal environments. Genetic enhancement of soybean for yield, abiotic stress, biotic stress and seed quality. Genetic improvement of cotton for yield, fibre quality and resistance to biotic stresses. Restoration and improvement of soil health. Safe use of wastewater in agriculture

11. References http://iari.res.in https://www.icar.org

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