Breeding strategies were directed to develop high yielding, synchronous, better quality varieties with yellow mosaic virus (YMV),
cercospora leaf spot (CLS) resistant and having wider· adaptability in Nepal. Two varieties introduced from A VRDC have been
identified superior and recently released in the name of Pratikchya and Kalyan with the joint venture of NGLRP and FORWARD.
These lines are characterized as semi synchronous, resistant to YMV and CLS and adapted for the rice based and maize based
system. Recent research efforts are concentrated to introduction of germplasm from international organizations and evaluation and
selection of these materials under on station and on farm experiments. Participatory variety selection (PVS), mother and baby trials
were running to test and disseminate pipeline technologies under on farm situation The genotypes Bari mung (850 kglha), CN9-5
(815 kg/ha), VC1973A {Sc} (810 kg/ha) were found promising compared to check pusa baisakhi(362 kglha) in OBN, Likewise
VC6173 B -10(975kglha), VC6173B-11(925 kglha) and VC6173A(900 kg/ha) were selected from AVRDC lines in 2005/06 and
will be promoted in multi location evaluation. Similarly, the research results in CVT revealed that the genotypes VC 6370(30-65),
VC6141-90, VC6369 (53-79) and NM54 produced higher yields than the standard check Pusa Baisakhi and local check Saptari local
in both years. Right now participatory plant breeding is the spirit of the time to grasp the potential ·yield and wider adaptability in
accordance with the farmers' preference and local situation.

Breeding strategies were directed to develop high yielding, synchronous, better quality varieties with yellow mosaic virus (YMV),
cercospora leaf spot (CLS) resistant and having wider· adaptability in Nepal. Two varieties introduced from A VRDC have been
identified superior and recently released in the name of Pratikchya and Kalyan with the joint venture of NGLRP and FORWARD.
These lines are characterized as semi synchronous, resistant to YMV and CLS and adapted for the rice based and maize based
system. Recent research efforts are concentrated to introduction of germplasm from international organizations and evaluation and
selection of these materials under on station and on farm experiments. Participatory variety selection (PVS), mother and baby trials
were running to test and disseminate pipeline technologies under on farm situation The genotypes Bari mung (850 kglha), CN9-5
(815 kg/ha), VC1973A {Sc} (810 kg/ha) were found promising compared to check pusa baisakhi(362 kglha) in OBN, Likewise
VC6173 B -10(975kglha), VC6173B-11(925 kglha) and VC6173A(900 kg/ha) were selected from AVRDC lines in 2005/06 and
will be promoted in multi location evaluation. Similarly, the research results in CVT revealed that the genotypes VC 6370(30-65),
VC6141-90, VC6369 (53-79) and NM54 produced higher yields than the standard check Pusa Baisakhi and local check Saptari local
in both years. Right now participatory plant breeding is the spirit of the time to grasp the potential ·yield and wider adaptability in
accordance with the farmers' preference and local situation.