Center of Excellence on Climate Change Research for Plant Protection (CoE-CCRPP)

DST

Goal Approach

Expected Outcomes

Research Focus

Objectives

❖❖ To establish facilities and provide opportunities to Indian public and private research institutes for the research on climate change and its impact on diseases and insect-pests of legumes in the semi-arid tropics (SAT).

❖❖ Develop CoE for enhancing the efficiency of basic, strategic and applied research on effect of climate variables on insect-pests and pathogens of chickpea and pigeonpea.

❖❖ Analyze weather data at regional level and its relationship with resurgence of insect-pests/ pathogens.

❖❖ Evaluate disease/insect-pest resistance in legumes under climate change scenario.

❖❖ Predict and map potential changes in relative abundance and geographical distribution of insect-pests/diseases in chickpea and pigeonpea.

❖❖ Standardize techniques to study insect-pests/pathogen × host plant × environment interactions.

❖❖ Study biochemical, molecular and genetic interactions between pathogens/insect-pests × host × environment in relation to expression of resistance to the target diseases/insect-pests.

❖❖ Build capacity to undertake research on the effect of climate change on crop protection.

CCRPP

Distribution of insect-pests/

diseases

Infrastructure facilities Forecasting

models

Decision support system

Future R&D

Technology transfer Information

sharing

IPM/IDM programs

Dry root rot

Open top chamber Free air CO2 enrichment facility Controlled environment growth room

Fusarium wilt Phytophthora blight Pod borer Spotted pod borer

ffAnalyze historical weather and diseases/insect-pests data.ffMap the likely changes in geographical distribution of diseases/insect-pests.

ff Identify climate variables for resurgence of potential diseases and insect-pests.

ffDevelop simulation models and decision support system.

ffEstablish infrastructure facilities.

ffStudy changes in pathogen/insect-pests life cycle.

ffStudy biochemical & molecular changes in relation to climate variables.

ffAssess changes in expression of resistance to insect-pests/diseases in germplasm.

ffOrganize training courses.ffTrain PhD students.ffSharing knowledge.ffDevelopment of website.

CCRPPCrops: Chickpea and Pigeonpea

Climate variables: Temperature, humidity, rainfall and CO2/O3

Predict and map potential changes

Study host × pathogen/insect-pest × environment interactions

Study biochemical, molecular & genetic interactions between host × pathogen/insect-pest × environment

Capacity building