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NEPAL AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH COUNCILPROJECT PROPOSAL FORM

FOR PREPARING RESEARCH, OUTREACH RESEARCH, RESEARCH SUPPOPRT PRODUCTION & MANAGEMENT PROJECTS

For Year 2069/2070 (2012/2013)Project No

Founding source: NARC

1. PROJECT TITLE : Development of Popcorn Varieties for High Yielding, Tolerance

to Diseases and Pest and Popping Quality for Terai and Hills of Nepal

02. PROJECT LOCATION: NMRP Rampur, ARS (Pakhribas, Kabre and Nepalgunj, Parwanipur)

LOCATION CODE :

03. RESPONSIBLE ORGANIZATION UNIT : NMRP Rampur UNIT CODE: 402

04. PROJECT LEADER: Full Name Qualification PositionMr: Jiban Shrestha M.Sc.Ag S1

05. COLLABORATOR: Full Name Qualification Position Institution

1. Mr: C. B. Kunwar M Sc. Ag. S3 NMRP

2. Mr: T. R. Rijal M Sc. Ag. S3 ,,

3. Mr: M. P. Tripathi M.Sc. Ag S1

4. B. R. Bhandari M.Sc. Ag S1

5. G. Bhandari M.Sc. Ag S1

4. Mr: Relevant Research Station Personals.

06. PROJECT STATUS : New Project Duration in Years: 5

START DATE:01/2069 Expected Termination Date:12/2073mm/yy : mm/yy :

IfNew: estimated Total Budget for Project Life: Total FY. . . . . . FY. . . . .FY. . .. ..FY

Rs.: 570000/- (for year 2069/070)

IfOngoing: {Previous Years Total Budget: Rs:

07. MULTI-LOCATION PROJECT : YES: Yes NO :

If YES, please fill in an extra sheet for multi-location budget(Attached herewith)

08. PROJECT ACTIVITIES TO TAKE PLACE : TRIMESTER: TR1, TR 2, TR3

09. Please putdown the resource allocation in percentage in the following project heading:

Project Type Project Category Sector

1 Research 75 1. Core Cor

e

1. Crop 100

2. Outreach 2. Technology Generation 2. Horticulture

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3. Research spport 3. Socio-economics 3. Livestock

4. Production 25 4. Environment related 4. Fishery

5. Management 5. New Fronties 5. Multi-sector

6. Others 6. Others 6. Others

10. COMMODITY AND COMMODITY CODE (See commodity List attached) Select only one:

COMMODITY : Maize. COMMODITY CODE: MZ

11. DISCIPLINE AND DISCIPLINE CODE (See Discipline List Attached) Select only one:

DISCIPLINE : Plant Breeding and Genetics. DISCIPLINE CODE : PB

12. SUB-DISCIPLINE AND SUB- DISCIPLINE CODE(See Discipline List Attached) Select only one:

SUB-DISCIPLINE: Plant Breeding Varietal SUB-DISCIPLINE CODE: PB1

13. PROBLEM TO BE ADDRESS:

A huge amount of pop corn are being imported from foreign countries specially India, which is beingsold in attractive (high ) price in the Nepalese market. A large amount of foreign currency is being used in

purchasing pop corn from other countries because there is no single variety developed and recommendedfor pop corn production in Nepal,. Similarly, Nepalese farmers have shown their interest in the production

of these crops. However, due to lack of suitable varieties, the production of pop corn in Nepal is limited.However there are few local land races (pop corn) are available in Nepal but they are very susceptible to

diseases as result their productivity is very low. In current situtation high yielding, tolerance to disease

and pest and good popping quality pop corn varieties are lacking in Nepal.

14. REVIEW OF PAST WORK:

Palikhe (2000) evaluated twelve pop corn (locally collected and exotic) genotypes for popping quality

performance in 1998/99 at Lumle. Majhagaun Yellow and Amber popcorn produced highest popping

percentage (88.5%) followed by Yousufwala (87%) and Lumle yellow corn (85.5%) respectively.

Similarly in a preliminary study (in 1996), the exotic maize population Yousufwala has only goodpopping ability. This was the income generating, as well high value crop for the Nepalese farmers. In

Nepal, area under pop corn was less than field corn with a production of 1-1.5 t/ha in 2000. In NMRP,

Rampur, only the locally available six land races and two improved pop corn had been characterized for

their quantitative and qualitative traits in the past but the research work did not continued in previousyears. Nevertheless, in recent year pop corn as a source cash crop are produced near by semi-urban areas.

The research on pop corn is very limited. Except two varieties (Lumle Yellow popcorn and Lumle White

popcorn) developed by RARS, Lumle, there is no other varieties of pop corn in Nepal. So, adequate

information about this commodity under Nepalese condition is not available.

15. JUSTIFICATION:

Pop corn is a traditional snacks of Nepalese peoples. The production, processing and sale ofpopcorn constitute additional source of income to farmers and traders. The popcorn production andprocessing is a profitable venture especially in a commercial scale.

This is the high value commodity and imported from other neighboring countries. Though, lowvolume of pop corn is produced in Nepal, very high proportion of it is being imported from othercountries mostly from India. Any suitable variety and production technology of pop corn would help togenerate cash for the farmers.

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16. LITERATURE REVIEW:

Palikhe M. M. 2000. Maize varietal research at agriculture research station, Lumle-1999/2000.In:Adhikari

K. and B. Batsa (2000) ed. Proceedings of the 22nd National Summer Crops Workshops on MaizeResearch in Nepal held in Agriculture Research Station Lumle, Kaski in March 27-29, 2000.

National Maize Research Program, Agriculture Research Station, Rampur, Chitwan, Nepal

17. THE MAIN GOAL OF THE PROJECT:-

Livelihood of farmers improved through the cultivation of high value pop corn varieties.

18. SPECIFIC OBJECTIVES OF THE PROJECT:

Pop corn landraces collected, characterized and evaluated

Superior pop corn landraces identified and utilized in the breeding program

Pop corn germplasm based population developed and recommended

Characterized pop corn landraces preserved in the gene bank

19. GENERAL METHODOLOGY :Field Experiment

20. AREA/QUANTITY : _____0.5_____ UNITS : ____ha_____ (ha. Sq.m: Nos, etc)(Specify land area to be covered or number of animals to be a affected by the project, if applicable)

21. DESCRIPTION OF ACTIVITIES:

SN LIST OF ACTIVITIES Begin End Location ActivityLeader

1 Collection of local land races of pop

corn from terai and mid hills

Baishakh

2069

Chaitra 2069 NMRP, Rampur

2 Evaluation of local pop corn

germplasm under observation nursery,

their selfing and formation of

population

Bhadra

2069

Magh

2069

NMRP, Rampur

3 Multilocation testing of pop corn population under CVT and CFFT

trials along with insect and disease

screening trials

4 Seed increase and improvement of

pop corn5 Variety release proposal preparation

and submission

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24. ACTIVITIES-WISE METHODOLOGIES :

1) Activity 1: Collection of local land races of pop corn from terai and mid hills

Method:

Collection of pop corn local landraces from terai and mid hills will be done covering eastern,central, western, mid and far western hills. 25-50 districts will be included depending upon the

resources and manpower. Collection will be done in collaboration with DADOs, HMRP partners

and NARC stations. 1-2 Kgs seeds will be collected from each selected farmer and these seeds willbe kept in the cold storage from damaged and deterioration of seeds.

Activity 2: Evaluation of local pop corn germplasm under observation nursery, their selfing

and formation of population

Method:

The collected pop corn germplasm will be tested under observation nursery trials. Detailobservation will be taken for qualitative and quantitative traits. Landraces will be characterized

based on the yield, yield, maturity, grain color, disease and insect resistant and the agronomic

traits. The selfing of pop corn germplasm will be done and population will be formed based onmaturity group and grain yield

Activity 3: Multilocation testing of pop corn population under CVT and CFFT trials along

with insect and disease screening trials

The germplasm are continue maintain and developed variety will be tested on different eco-zone

for wide adoption, high yield and other desirable traits.

Method 3.1. Coordinated varietal trials

The CVT trials will be carried out in targeted enviroments namely Kabre, and Pakhribas, Nepalgunj

and Parwanipur for Terai and Inner Terai environments. Evaluation will be done on the basis ofgrain yield, insect and disease incidence, ear and plant aspect. A separate insect and disease

screening trials will be conducted.

Activity 3.2. Coordinated farmers field trials

The best selected pop corn varieties derived from CVT will be finally tested under CFFT trials.Evaluation will be done on the basis of grain yield, insect and disease incidence, ear and plant

aspect. A separate insect and disease screening trials will be conducted.

Monitoring and evaluation is the heart of any works. Therefore, a multidisciplinary team ofscientist including the local farmers will monitor and evaluate the experiment conducted at

different locations and farmers field

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Activity 4. Seed increase and improvement of pop corn population

Method: Stratified mass selection

The seeds of promising pop corn varieties will be produced from breeder seed in the field with at least

200 m isolation from other varieties of maize. Time isolation will also be considered where the spaceisolation is not possible. Field will be prepared by 2-3 cross ploughing and harrowing. Fertilizer will

be applied at the rate of 120:60:40 kg NPK/ha. Seed rate will be 15 kg per ha.Two times weeding and

earthing up will be done. Nitrogenous fertilizer will be applied at three split doses. Irrigation will bedone three times. Much care will be given before and at the time of flowering. Tall and dwarf plants

will be detasseled. Too early and late flowering plants will also be detasseled. Diseased plant will be

removed from the field. Off-type plants will be removed. The whole plot will be divided into small

grids and plant selection will be done from grids. Selection of best plants will be done within grids notamong the grids. Plant with same maturity and desirable ear and plant height will be selected. Care

will be taken for tight husk while selecting ears. Harvesting will be done after attainment of full

maturity. Care will be given to avoid mixing of other maize varieties. Dehusking, drying and shelling

will be done without making any sign of damage on the seed. Drying will be done until the moistureof maize seed will fall down to 10-12%. Processing will be done with a grader machine. Seed

treatment will be done with a seed treater drum. Packaging will be done in a labeled bag. Then,storing of bags will be done in a proper godown.

Activity 5. Variety release proposal preparation and submission

Method:

A proposal will be prepared and submitted to the NSB for release of at least 1 Pop corn variety foreach terai/inner terai and 1 pop corn synthetic variety for mid hill. Proposals will be prepared and

submitted to National Seed Board (NSB) for release of varieties. We will defend the proposal at

the technical sub-committee and if the technical committee is satisfied with our claim andpresentation, then the technical committee will forward this proposal to the national variety release

committee for final approval and notification.

25. EXPECTED OUTPUT : (Include the beneficiaries also): imported high yield variety of pop,baby

and sweet corn with good quality.

26 PERSONNEL REQUIREMENTS :

{PRIVATE}Name Position Discipline Code Institution Man days

27. EQUIPMENTS REQUIRED TO PURCHASE:(Include the necessary list and tentative budget)Sn List of items to be purchased Budget required in Rs.

28. APP PRIORITY PROJECT : YES: NO:

IF YES,

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APP COMMODITY PRIORITY:

A. Food SecurityCommodity Resource allocation in %

Rice

Maize 100%

Wheat

B. High Value Commodity:Commodity Resource allocation in %

Citrus

Apple

Vegetables

Vegetable Seed

Milk & Meat

Sericulture

Apiculture

29. APP FOCUSED AREA :APP Focused Area Resource allocation

in %

APP Focused Area Resource

allocation in %

1. Varietal Development 100% 6. Animal Nutrietion

2. Soil Fertility 7. IPM

3. Water Management 8. Post harvest/Marketing

5. Farming System 9. Gender Issues

5. Outreach Research 10. M & E: Impact Studies

30. What percentages of the research activities of this project fll on the following ?

Types Percentage

Participatory Technology Development (PTD)/Working with Users

On station/Library/Secondary data based 100%

31. What percentage of the funds of this project will be spent on the regions stated below ?

Regions Budget allocation in %

High Hills Mid Hills Terai

Eastern Development Region

Central Development Region

Western Development Region

Mid Western Development Region

Far-Western Development Region

Total

32. What percentage of total scientists time (in man days) will be spent on regions stated below:

Regions Budget allocation in %

High Hills Mid Hills Terai

Eastern Development Region

Central Development Region

Western Development Region

Mid Western Development Region

Far-Western Development Region

Total

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33. If the project is a participatory type, please state the involvement of partners in percentage:

Research Partners Involvement (in man days) in %

1. Government agencies

2. NGOs

3. International researchers (CG centers/Universities)

4. Local Institutions (Universities)

Total

34 PRODUCTION PROGRAM FOR YEAR:

STATION NAME: NMRP Rampur

SN Commodit

y

Varieties/Breed

s

Area

(ha)

Production (Seed, Breed, etc) Expected Revenue

(B) Mt (F) Mt Others Mt.

35. OPERATIONAL BUDGET DETAILS:

RESPONSIBLE ORGANIZATION: NMRP Rampur

PROJECT TITLE : Development of Popcorn Varieties for High Yielding, Tolerance to

Diseases and Pest and Popping Quality for Terai and Hills of Nepal

BUDGET FOR : NMRP Rampur

OPERATIONAL

BUDGET(Rs '000)

Activities Total Trimester

1 2 3 4 5 Rs 000' 1 2 3

4100 TRAVEL

EXPENSES

400 5 400 400 0 5

4101 PROJECT

RELATED INTERNAL

4102 PROJECT

RELATED OUTSIDE

CONUTRY

4110 VEHICLE FUEL,

LUBRICANT

20 5 25 20 0 5

4111 PROJECT

RELATED

4120 WAGES TO

LABOUR

50 50 50

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4121 PROJECT

RELATED

4130 LAB.& RES.

SUPPLIES

4131 GLASS WARE

4132 CHEMICLE

4140 FARM SUPPLIES 30 50 80 30 40 10

4141 SEEDS 30

4142 FERTILIZER

MANURE

40

4143 PESTICIDE,

HERBICIDES

5

4145 FARM MECHI

FUEL & LUB.

4146 FARM TOOLS 5

4148 OTHER FARM

SUPP.

4150 BOOKS,

PUBLICATIONS

4151 BOOKS &

JOURNALS

4152 PUB. & VISUALCOST

4153 MEMBERSHIP

COST

4154 COMPUTER

SOFTWARE

7 7 7

4155COMMUNICATION (e-

mail, Internate)

8 8 8

4160

TRAINING/SEMINAR 4170 CONTRACT &

COLL.RES.

4171 CONTRACT

RESEARCH

4180 Farm

Maintenance Project

Cost

4181 Farm Machinery

Maintenance Cost

4182 Laboratory

Equipment Maintenance

Cost

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4183 Fencing and Farm

Maintenance Cost

4184 Operational

Electrical Cost

4185 Labor Wages

Operation

TOTAL 488 167 570 458 90 27

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37. LOG FRAME:

Project Title : Development of Popcorn Varieties for High Yielding, Tolerance to Diseases and Pest and Popping Quality for Terai and Hills

of NepalNARRATIVE SUMMARY OBJECTIVELY VERIFIABLE INDICATORS (OVI) MEANS OF

VERIFICATION (MOV)

IMPORTANT

ASSUMPTIONS

GOAL:

Contribute to improve economic status of resource poorfarmers in Terai and hill of Nepal

PURPOSE:

Increased farm family incomes of maize growers through

cultivation of pop corn varieties in Terai and hills of

Nepal

By the end of project (2073B.S.), family income of maize

growers in the Terai and hills of Nepal increased by 10-

20%

1. Central Bureau of

Statistics, Nepal

2. MOAC, Nepal

OUTPUTS:

1. High yielding, disease and insect resistant and good

poping quality Pop corn varieties suitable for teraideveloped and released

2. High yielding, disease and insect resistant and good

poping quality Pop corn varieties suitable for mid hils

developed and released

By the end of project (2073), at least 1 high yielding,

disease and insect resistant pop corn developed and

release for terai

By the end of project (2073), at least 1 high yielding,

disease and insect resistant pop corn developed and

release for terai mid hills of Nepal

1. NARC Report,

2. NMRP AnnualReport,

3. Proceedings

papers

Leaflets/ bookle ts,

pamphlets

Weather remain

favorable

1) Collection of local land races of pop corn from

terai and mid hills2) Evaluation of local pop corn germplasm under

observation nursery, their selfing and formation

of population

3) Multilocation testing of pop corn population

under CVT and CFFT trials along with insect

and disease screening trials4) Seed increase and improvement of pop corn

population

5) Variety release proposal preparation and

submission

Total Budget: Rs. 570000/-

(For the year of 2069/70)

NMRP Annual Report Weather remain

favorable

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38. CALLENDOR OF OPERATION:

Responsible Organization: NMRP Rampur

Project Title: Development of Popcorn Varieties for High Yielding, Tolerance to Diseasesand Pest and Popping Quality for Terai and Hills of Nepal

SN Activities Months

Bai Jes Asa Shr Bha Asw Kar Man Pau Mag Fal Cha

1 Collection of local land

races of pop corn fromterai and mid hills

2 Evaluation of localpop corn germplasm

under observation

nursery, their selfingand formation of

population

3 Multilocation testingof pop corn population under

CVT and CFFT trials

along with insect and

disease screeningtrials

4 Seed increase and

improvement of pop

corn

5 Variety release proposal preparationand submission

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RESPONSIBLE ORGANIZATION : NMRP Rampur

PROJECT TITLE : Development of Popcorn Varieties for High Yielding, Tolerance to

Diseases and Pest and Popping Quality for Terai and Hills of Nepal

PROJECT LEADERS SIGNATURE:

ADMINISTRATIVE USE ONLY :

APPROVED BY : Mr. Bishnu Hari Adhikary

Station Head :

DATE: 2068/10/04

APPROVED BY : ____________________________________________________

Regional Station or Institute Head or Head of Administrative Unite

DATE :

_____________________________________________________________________________

RECEIVED BY : ___________________________

Planning Division

DATE : _________________________

______________________________________________________________________________

DATE ENTERED BY: _____________________

Data Entry Operator

DATE :

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PROJECT INFORMATION SUMMARY BY INDIVIDUAL PROJECT LEADER:

Name of Project Leader: Jiban Shrestha Qualification: M.Sc. Ag.

Institution: NMRP Rampur Position: S-1

List of project proposed on priority basis:

Sn Project Title Ong/New Sector Commodity Discipline Inter Disciplinary

Y/N

Budget('000)

1 Development of

Popcorn Varieties for

High Yielding,Tolerance to Diseases

and Pest and Popping

Quality for Terai andHills of Nepal

New Crop Maize Plant

Breeding

570/-

Project Leader's Signature:

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