ICAR-NBPGR RS, Ranchi

• To explore and collect the indigenous plant genetic resources of agri-horticultural crops, their wild relatives, wild economic plants, medicinal and aromatic plants of Jharkhand and areas of adjoining states. To evaluate and rejuvenate the plant genetic resources suited to this region.
• To maintain and conserve the collected plant genetic resources in field gene bank and supply of seed samples for Long Term Conservation in National Gene Bank/Cryo-bank.
• Documentation of information on plant genetic resources and publication of research result for user community.
• Supply of germplasm to researchers/farmers and other indenters for its utilization.

Exploration: A total of 177 explorations were undertaken up to 2015 and about 13000 germplasm accessions of different agri-horticultural crops, medicinal & aromatic plants, wild relative of crops and economic plants were yield out.

Germplasm evaluation: More than 5000 germplasm accessions on pegionpea, kulthi, Mucuna, rice, finger millet, rice bean, vegetables and medicinal & aromatic plants were evaluated.

Conservation: Germplasm  accessions of Jackfruit (300), Tamarind (51), Jamun (52), Bael (170), Barhal (14), Mango (19), Aonla (19) Banana (34) Menhdi (25) and Sainjna (14), Jatropha, tuber & rhizomatous crop like Dioscorea sp., Amorphophallus sp., Colocasia esculenta, Curcuma sp. & Zingiber sp. etc. have been maintaining in field gene bank. In medicinal and aromatic plants (annual/perennials) about 300 species have been maintaining in  the Field Gene Bank. Wild relatives of okra, turmeric, Coix, sweet potato, ginger, brinjal, Luffa, onion, and pigeonpea etc were also have been maintaining in field gene bank.

Specific Collections:

Endangered, threatened and rare plant species: Andrographis paniculata, Allium hookeri, Asparagus racemosus, Bacoppa monnieri, Celastrus paniculatus, Chlorophytum arundinaceum, Chlorophytum borivillium, Colchicum luteum, Commiphora wightii, Curculigo orchioides, Dioscorea deltoidea, Gymnema sylvestre, Hemidesmus indicus, Rauvolfia serpentina, Semecarpus anacardium etc.

Wild relative of crops:  Abelmoschus  tetraphylla, Abelmoschus moschatus, Abelmoschus crinitus, Cajanus scarabaeoides, Canavalia ensiformis, Coix lacryma-jobi, Cucumis hardwickii, Curcuma amada, Curcuma aromatica, Curcuma caesia, Flemingia macrophylla, Gossypium barbadense, Luffa hermaphrodita, Lycopersicon pimpinellifolium, Musa balbisiana, Oryza rufipogon, Oryza nivara-spontanea hybrid of Oryza sativa & Oryza nivara, Solanum sisymbrifolium, Solanum xanthocarpum, Solanum khasianum, Solanum nigrum, Solanum torvum, Solanum viarum, Saccharum arundinaceum, Saccharum munja, Saccharum spontaneum , Vitis latifolia, Zingiber zerumbet, Z. cassumunar,and  Zea maxicana.

Industrial crops: Anogeissus latifolia, Lagerstroemia indica, Terminalia arjuna, T. chebula, T.bellerica, T.angustifolia, T.catappa, T. tomentosa, Butea monosperma, Schleichera oleosa, Ziziphus mauritiana,, Bixa orellana, Butea monosperma, Indigofera tinctoria, Mallotus phillippensis, Nyctanthese arbor-tristis and Terminalia ellipicta, and  Jatropha curcas, Madhuca indica and Pongamia pinnata etc.

Underutilized vegetables and fruits: Averrhoa carmbola, Basella alba, B. rubra,  Buchnania lanzan, Cordia rohtii, Diospyros tomentosa, Garcinai sp, Elaeocarpus floribundus, Carissa caraunda, Moringa oleifera, Spondias mangifera

Some important wild relatives, economically important plants and medicinal & aromatic plants: Abroma augusta, Abrus precatorius, Abutilon indicum, Acacia  nilotica, Acorus calamus,, Aloe vera, Alpinia galanga, Androgaphis paniculata, Aristolochia oncocephalous, Artemisia scoparia, Asparagus racemosus, Bacopa  monnieri, Barleria prionitis, Bryonopsis laciniosa, Buchanania lanzan, Butea monosperma, Canavalia ensiformis, Cassia alata, Cassia angustifolia, Cassia occidentalis, Cassia sophera , Cassia tora, Chlorophytum tuberosa, Cinnamomum tamala, Cinnamomum zeylanicum, Cissus quadrangularis, Clerodendron infortunatum, Clerodendron indicum, Clerodendron serratum, Commiphora wightii, Colchicum luteum, Caesalpinia crista, Calotropis procera, Coleus amboinicus, Costus speciosus, Curculigo orchiodes, Cymbopogan winterianus, Cymbopogan martinii, Cyperus rotundus, Desmodium gangeticum, Diospyros tomentosa, Entada scandens, Elaeocarpus ganitrus Elephantopus scaber, Embelia ribes, Gloriosa superba, Grewia hirsuta, Gmelina arborea, Glycosmis pentaphylla, Gymnema sylvestre, Helicteres isora, Hemidesmus indicus, Holarrhena antidysenterica, Hygrophila  spinosa, Hedichium spicatum,  Indigofera tinctoria, Litsea polyantha,  Lycopodium clavatum, Leea macrophylla, Martynia diandra, Madhuca indica, Mucuna prurita, Ocimum basilicum, Ocimum sanctum, Oroxylum indicum, Pachyrrhizus angulatus, Paederia maxima,  Putranjiva roxburghii, Plumbago zeylanica, Phyllanthus amarus, Portulaca oleracea, Premna herbacea, Pterospermum acerifolium, Pterocarpus marsupium,  Pueraria tuberosa, Randia dumatorium, Rauvolfia serpentina, Rauvolfia tetraphylla, Sapindus mukorossi, Schleichera oleosa, Semecarpus anacardium, Santalum album,  Shorea robusta, Scopria dulcis, Smilax procera, S. ovalifolia, Sphaeranthus indicus, Spilanthes paniculata, Spondias mangifera, Sterculia urense, Terminalia bellerica, Terminalia catappa, Terminalia chebula, Terminalia tomentosa, Thespesia lampus,Eclipta alba, Tinospora cordifolia, Tribulus terrestris, Typhonium  trilobatum, Tylophora indica, Urginia indica, Vanda  tasselata, Vitex negundo, Vitex peduncularis and Zingiber officinale. 

• Dr. Shasi Bhushan Choudhary received second prize for poster presentation of paper on “Harnessing biotechnology to understand molecular basis for lignin down regulation in lignin deficient tossa jute (Corchorus olitorius L.) mutant” in national seminar on “Sustainable Agriculture for Food Security and Better Environment” at BCKV, Mohanpur, Barrackpore, Kolkata from 17-18 December, 2015.
• Dr. Shasi Bhushan Choudhary received Young Scientist Award from Society for Agricultural Innovations and Development, Ranchi during International Conference on Advances in Agricultural & Applied Sciences for Promoting Food Security (AAPS-2017) held from 13-15^th May, 2017 in Kathmandu, Nepal.
• Ms.Sephalica Amrapali received active participant award in SciCon series 3rd International conference on In Sync- with next Generation Biosciences (SciCon INGB-2019) At Panjim Goa, Novemebr 6-8 2019.
• Ms.Sephalica Amrapali received best poster award (as co-author) in 9^th National Seminar on “Doubling the farmer income by 2022: Challenges, Opportunities and Way Forward” Hamirpur Himachal Pradesh Feb. 15-17, 2020.

The NBPGR Regional Station was established on July 8th, 1988 at Ranchi by the Indian Council of Agriculture Research under the administrative control of Director, NBPGR, New Delhi, with an aim to collect and conserve the crop diversity from Jharkhand, Bihar, and adjoining areas in the region. The station is located at latitude 230N and longitude 850E in the tribal belt of Chotanagpur plateau with an altitude of about 625msl. Main object to explore and collect the indigenous plant genetic resources of agri-horticultural crops, their wild relatives, wild economic plants, medicinal and aromatic plants and introduction & utilization of exotic material in the region. To characterize evaluate and rejuvenate the plant genetic resources suited to this region. To maintain and conserve collected plant genetic resources in field gene bank and supply of seed samples for long term conservation in the national gene bank. Documentation of information on plant genetic resources and publication of research result for user community. Germplasm supply to the researcher/farmers and other indenters for utilization.