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Chaudhary Charan Singh Haryana Agricultural University, Hisar

Chaudhary Charan Singh Haryana Agricultural University popularly known as HAU, is one of Asia's biggest agricultural universities, located at Hisar in the Indian state of Haryana. It is named after India's seventh Prime Minister, Chaudhary Charan Singh. It is a leader in agricultural research in India and contributed significantly to Green Revolution and White Revolution in India in the 1960s and 70s. It has a very large campus and has several research centres throughout the state. It won the Indian Council of Agricultural Research's Award for the Best Institute in 1997. HAU was initially a campus of Punjab Agricultural University, Ludhiana. After the formation of Haryana in 1966, it became an autonomous institution on February 2, 1970 through a Presidential Ordinance, later ratified as Haryana and Punjab Agricultural Universities Act, 1970, passed by the Lok Sabha on March 29, 1970. A. L. Fletcher, the first Vice-Chancellor of the university, was instrumental in its initial growth.

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Subject: Biotechnology and Molecular Biology × Author: Chaudhary, Rinku × End date: 2019 × Start date: 2010 × Type: Thesis × Thesis Type: M.Sc ×
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    Simple sequence repeat analysis and micronutrient content in pearl millet [Pennisetum glaucum (L.) R. Br.]
    (CCSHAU, 2017) Chaudhary, Rinku; Kharb, Pushpa
    Pearl millet [Pennisetum glaucum (L.) R. Br.] is highly cross-pollinated, diploid, photo-synthetically efficient C4 monocot plant belonging to family Poaceae. In present investigation, seventy three pearl millet inbred lines were evaluated for genetic variability in yield and its contributing traits, micronutrients (Fe and Zn) and crude protein content. Molecular diversity analysis was assessed using SSR primers. The analysis of variance indicated significant differences among all inbred lines for all the traits. A narrow difference was observed between PCV and GCV for all the traits suggesting the little role of environment in the expression of all these traits. A highly significant and positive correlation between grain Fe and Zn content was observed. Grain yield per plant showed no significant correlation with Fe, Zn and protein content suggesting improvement in nutrient value can be attempted without compromising on yield. Three inbred lines, H2302, HMP 808 and HBL 1121 were found to have high Fe, Zn and protein content as well as high yield. Inbred lines HMS 53B, HPT-2-12-59, H12/009, HMS 14B and H72-2-2 contained higher Fe and Zn than HBL 11, male progenitor of elite hybrids HHB 197, HHB 223, HHB 226, and thus may be used in developing superior hybrids. Out of 40 SSR primers used for screening, 19 were found to be polymorphic and used for molecular diversity assessment. A total of 46 alleles were amplified with 2.42 average allele per locus and 0.38 average PIC. At a similarity coefficient of 45%, seventy three inbred lines were grouped into two major clusters. HBL 0551 shared a very high genetic similarity with HBL 11 thus may be used as male parent in hybrid development programmes.