Crop

Category

2012-13

2013-14

2014-15

2015-16

2016-

17

2017-18

2018-19

2019-20

Castor

Germplasm maintained and evaluated

100

70

65

78

68

54

60

50

New crosses made

20

75

46

63

25

15

05

05

Initial Varietal Hybrid trial

-

-

-

-

1

-

-

-

Zonal trial

1

1

2

2

1

-

1

State trial

2

2

2

2

3

2

4

3

Station trial

-

1

1

2

2

2

-

-

One Improved variety was released during 2018 : Gujarat Anand Castor 11 (GAC 11)

One Hybrid was released during 2019 : Gujarat Castor Hybrid 10 (GCH 10, Charutar Gold) 

Crop

Category

2012-13

2013-14

2014-15

2015-16

2016-

17

2017-18

2018-19

2019-20

Groundnut

Zonal trial

-

1

-

1

1

1

1

1

Forage Sorghum

State trial

-

1

1

-

-

-

-

-

Black gram

Zonal trial

-

-

-

1

1

2

-

-

Aloe vera

Multi-location trial

-

-

-

1

-

-

-

-

Garden Cress

Multi-location trial

-

-

-

-

-

1

1

-

Pearlmillet

Zonal trial

-

-

-

-

-

-

1

1

Cluster bean

Zonal trial

-

-

-

-

-

-

2

2

Research work on maintenance breeding in maize and date palm is also being under progress at the centre