IARI’s 63rd Convocation Week Begins with Postgraduate Research Presentations
17 March 2025, New Delhi: The 63rd Convocation Week (March 17-22, 2025) of ICAR–Indian Agricultural Research Institute (IARI), New Delhi, commenced on March 17, 2025, with an atmosphere of academic enthusiasm. The opening day featured research presentations by postgraduate students (M.Sc./M.Tech.) across multiple disciplines, including Agricultural Economics, Genetics and Plant Breeding, Plant Pathology, Microbiology, Soil Science, and Agricultural Engineering. These students showcased their significant research achievements, competing for the IARI Merit Medals and the Best Student of the Year Award.
The session was convened by Dr. Anil Dahuja, Professor, Division of Biochemistry, with Dr. Atul Kumar, Associate Dean (PG) at IARI, as the co-convener. Dr. B.M. Prasanna, Distinguished Scientist at CIMMYT and Regional Director, CIMMYT-Asia, NASC Complex, New Delhi, chaired the event. The jury panel comprised eminent agricultural scientists, including Dr. J.P. Sharma, Former Vice Chancellor, SKUAST-J, Jammu & Former Joint Director (Ext.), ICAR-IARI, New Delhi; Dr. R.K. Jain, Former Dean & Joint Director (Edn.), ICAR-IARI, New Delhi; Dr. Bimlesh Mann, ADG (EP & HS), ICAR, New Delhi; Dr. V.B. Patel, ADG (Fruits & Plantation Crops), ICAR, New Delhi; and Dr. S.K. Sharma, ADG (HRM), ICAR, New Delhi.
The research presentations covered a wide range of themes, including the analysis of glyphosate residues in the water bodies of the NCR region and its sorption behavior in soil, gender-based studies on varietal adoption, trait preferences, and value addition by paddy farmers in Odisha, and the ergonomic assessment of powered cylindrical lawn mowers. Research on rural women’s leadership in climate change adaptation and sustainable livelihoods, drone-based water stress monitoring in wheat under varying irrigation and nitrogen levels, and the yield gap analysis of rice in hilly ecosystems using bio-physical modeling were also presented.
In the domain of agri-technology, studies focused on developing a glucose nanosensor for predicting inherent glycemic response and integrating Genome-Wide Association Studies with HtP-DAP for SNP-trait association mining. Artificial intelligence was utilized for the identification of agriculturally important insects associated with cruciferous crops. Other notable research included the isolation and characterization of biosurfactants and their role in hydrocarbon degradation, screening of marigold genotypes against Alternaria leaf spot, and identifying resistant sources for Karnal bunt in wheat.
Nutritional and genetic research featured prominently, with studies on the diversity of nutrients in Luffa acutangula, folate accumulation in maize kernels, and nut and food quality assessment of walnut genotypes. The impact of natural farming on carbon fractions in an alfisol under the rice-rabi maize system was also analyzed.
The jury members commended the high quality of postgraduate research and encouraged students to contribute valuable insights for the advancement of agricultural sciences. The Convocation Week will continue with various academic and scientific events leading up to the final ceremony on March 22, 2025.
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