U.P.

Council of Agricultural Research

8th floor, Kisan Mandi Bhawan, Vibhuti Khand, Gomti Nagar, Lucknow-226 010
Advt. No. 1/2020
Concept Note for projects on Agricultural Research and Extension are invited on identified
priority areas, to be supported from fund created under UPCAR, from competent scientists working in
agriculture and allied fields in government organizations/ institutions/ universities of the state. The last
date of receipt of concept note is March 30, 2020 and must be submitted through proper channel in five
hard copy. The details are available on UPCAR website www.upcaronline.org.

IDENTIFIED PRIORITY AREAS

A. CROP IMPROVEMENT
1. Development and identification of improved genotype(s) of sesame and safflower.
2. Understanding the genetic basis of grain quality, nutrition and aroma in traditional land races of
rice of U.P. and their improvement for yield and lodging.
3. Development of parthenocarpic cucumber genotype(s) for protected cultivation.
4. Development of carotene rich pumpkin lines/hybrids suitable for powder making and other
value added products.
5. Collection and screening of water chestnut and water spinach genotype(s) for yield and disease
resistance.
6. Development of ‘Quality Protein Maize’ single cross hybrids.
B. NATURAL RESOURCE MANAGEMENT
7. Enhancing N and P use efficiency for wheat and rice using microbial inoculants.
8. Development of microbial consortia for alleviation of salt and water stress.
9. Development of rainwater harvesting and its utilization by various models in crop production in
water deficit areas with special emphasis in horticultural crops.
10. Impact of highways pollution on vegetables and fruit crops.
11. Design, development, fabrication and optimization of silo/hoppers and segregators for cereals
and food grains.
12. Evaluation of carbon sequestration potential under various land use systems in different agro-
climatic zone of U.P. to mitigate the effect of climate change.
13. Exploitation of solar energy for minimizing the cost of production.
14. Proper management of paddy straw to minimize the pollution problem through cultural
practices and development of low cost equipments.

C. HORTICULTURE
15. Quantification of yield enhancement in mustard, vegetables and mango through honey bees and
their impact on non-farm income.
16. Collection, evaluation and utilization of underutilized locally available germplasms of
vegetables.
17. Utilization of under-storey spaces in existing orchards with grasses.
18. Development and validation of export protocol in mango.
19. Canopy management in mango, guava and bael.

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D. CROP PROTECTION
20. Management of phytoplasmal disease in vegetab le crops (brinjal, tomato, chilli, cucurbits)
21. Studies on nano-fungicides and their efficacy against different seed borne pathogens.
22. Devising novel strategies in the management of orthotospoviruses infecting vegetable crops in
India.
23. Wide area management of fruit fly (Bactocera cucubitae) in cucurbits.
E. ANIMAL HUSBANDRY AND DAIRY
24. Development of suitable dual purpose chicken strains for backyard poultry with integration of
genes of native breeds.
25. Impact of acaricidal resistance on tick and tick born disease: mitigation strategies for acaricidal
resistance.
26. Antibiotic drug residues in poultry products and their management in context of human health
concern.
27. Rapid field oriented detection kit for adulteration in milk and milk products.
28. Integrated parasitic management in small ruminant.
29. Develop/standardize technologies to enhance digestability and nutritional efficiency of paddy
straw to use as animal feed and dissemination of available technologies among the farmers.
30. Develop improved technologies (less painful) for castration of male animals.
31. Develop measures and techniques for sterilization of vanrose & other wild animals.
F. FISHERIES
32. Development of indigenous feeds/rations and feed additives for cultured fishes.
G. AGRICULTURAL ECONOMICS
33. Market chain analysis for fodder and green manure crop seeds.
34. Study/assessment of average farmers' income in different jurisdiction of SAUs.

H. AGRICULTURAL EXTENSION
35. Deployment of I.C.T. tools (m-extension, e-portals, Kiosks, artificial intelligence for
information management) in agricultural research and extension system.

I. POST HARVEST MANAGEMENT AND VALUE ADDITION

36. Commercialization of mango based products in PPP mode.
37. Refinement of packaging technology of mango for commercial adoption.

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 Guidelines and Conditions
1. Concept note/projects must be formulated as per the conditions given in U.P. Govt.
office order no. 226/67-d`f'kv-14-700(29)02 dated 24 January, 2014 (copy of the
order annexed).
2. Last date of receipt of concept note is 30.03.2020.
3. Concept note should be submitted in five hard copies on the prescribed format
(annexed).
4. Principal Investigator whose concept notes are found suitable for detailed proposals
will be communicated through UPCAR website upcaronline.org.
5. Duration of the research projects will be of three years.
6. Maximum cost of research projects will be 25 lacs. However, attempt to unjustifiably
make the budget reach 25 lacs will draw negative valuation.
7. The cost and duration of the proposals other than the research project proposals will
depend on the nature of the activities.
8. The competent authority reserves its right to accept or reject any concept note/project
or part of the project without assigning any reason.
9. All disputes will be subject to Lucknow jurisdiction only.
10. In case of any dispute regarding interpretation of any clause, the decision of
competent authority shall be final.
11. Correspondence for all the matters related to projects shall be made at e-mail address
upcar10cree@gmail.com

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 Format for the Concept Note (CN)
Page 1 : Contact Information
1. Title of the Project :
2. Priority Area (Select main priority and subpriority areas from the list)
3. Name of the Parent Organisation:
4. Name of the Institute/college:
5. Website address:
6. Details of the Head of the Institution (Vice-chancellor, Director etc.)
(6.1) Name:
(6.2) Designation:
(6.3) E-mail Address:
(6.4) Telephone Number:
(6.5) Mobile Number:
(6.6) Fax Number:
7. Details of the Principal Investigator (PI):
(7.1) Name:
(7.2) Date of Birth & Gender:
(7.3) Designation:
(7.4) Academic Qualification and Field of Specialization:
(7.5) Professional experience
(7.6) Salient Research Achievements:
(7.7) E-mail Address:
(7.8) Telephone Number:
(7.9) Mobile Number:
(7.10) Fax Number:
(7.11) Involvement of the PI in ongoing projects on the date of submission of CN:
Status No. of Projects Total Budget (Rs. in Lacs)
As PI
As Associate
(7.12) Outside funded project handled by PI: please mention total budget,
duration, name of funding agency, salient outcomes.
(7.13) UPCAR funded project handled by the PI: please mention total budget,
duration, salient outcomes.
(7.14) List three best papers published in referred journals where the PI is first
author.
(7.15) Any other thing which PI may like to mention to make his case stronger.
8. Details of the Co-Principal Investigator (If applicable):

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Page 2 : Project Information
1. Title of the Project :
2. Priority Area (Select main priority and subpriority areas from the list)
3. Why the problem important (Approximate 600 words):
4. Strength in relation to proposed work
a. Strength of Principal Investigator.............................................................................
b. Strength of Univ./Institute/Department.....................................................................
5. Status of problem proposed to be addressed (Please refer to only the landmark work
done in the last five years, detailed references may be given for not more than five of
such work.) (Approximate 250 words):
6. The major gaps that you want to fill in the proposed project (should flow logically
from the "Status of Research") (Approximate 100 words):
7. Proposed Duration (in months) of the Project (Maximum 36 months):
8. Relevance in context of U.P …………………….…………………………………….
9. Objectives of the project (maximum five) (should logically flow from the gaps
identified) and objective-wise major activities (Not more than 4 activities per
objective):

Objective Acitivities

10. Technical Programme (Year wise) and Methodology:

11. Please list a maximum of five major outputs and outcome (bullet points) expected to
be delivered at the end of the project (Approximate 120 words):
12. Indicators of achievements (in points)
(i) .…………………….…………………………………….…………………….…..
(ii) ………………………….…………………….…………………………………….
(iii) ……………….…………………………………….…………………….………….
(iv) …………………….…………………….…………………………………….…….
(v) ………….……………………………………………………………………………
13. Give the Contribution including IPRs of the Principal Investigator (PI) in the broad
field of proposed work in not more than five bullet points. Also give full references to
his/her five best publications (in peer reviewed journals) in the relevant field
(Approximate 300 words):
14. Give the contribution including IPRs obtained by each Co-PI in the broad field of
proposed research in not more than three bullet points. Also give full references to
his/her three best publications (in peer reviewed journals) in the relevant field:
15. Financial estimates:
(i) Total Fund Proposed (Rupees in Lakhs) (Please give round figures only . Do
not use decimals):

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 (ii) Revenue Costs (Rupees in Lakhs) (Including RA/SRF salary. Operating costs.
Travel costs etc.):
(iii) Capital Cost (Rupees in Lakhs) (Most essential relevant equipments and
essential strengthening works):
(iv) Other costs (Rupees in Lakhs) (If any including institutional charges.
Institutional charges will be 10% for the UPCAR, the lead institution as co-
ordinator and 5% for each institution as co-operating centre):
16. Facilities available at the Institute/University related to the relevant project proposed
should be mentioned clearly ...………….. ………………… ..…..
17. Signature of Co-PI, PI and Competent Authority
Note-Submission of the Concept Note will imply
(i) that the PI and the Co-PIs (if applicable) have the appropriate permission of the
competent authorities of the respective institutions to which they belong
(ii) that to be best of their knowledge the proposal has not been submitted to any other
funding agency and it does not duplicate the work of any project ongoing or
completed and funded by UPCAR, ICAR or any other organization, and
(iii) that the PI and Co-PIs and their institutions shall agree to the decision of UPCAR.
(iv) The project synopsis should not be more than 5 pages (excluding CV). If synopsis is
more than 5 pages then it will not be considered (synopsis should be 1.15 spaces, 12
font size in Times New Roman).