Deliverables 2016-17

Ashok

Expected Deliverables

1. Joint pursuance of farmer's extension of 5 new casuarina clones with PSPD team and prospect new scope for NextGen clones
   1. Establishment of top 5 clones in 3 in-land locations
   2. Develop prediction model for Clone V.2.0
   3. Clonal evaluation of POC demo
   4. Planting the genetically thinned seed orchard materials
   5. Spacing Trials
   6. Mixed model analysis
2. Comply with the business acceptance of coppicing induction package
   1. Demonstrate coppicing induction and yield advantage to PSPD team
   2. SNP discovery using high throughput sequencing platform for 50 genes.
   3. SNP genotyping in population consisting of 350 families.
3. Establish sustainable fertigation model in Casuarina
   1. Identify location/soil specific cultural micro-biome
   2. Ascertain the effect of application of micro-biome consortium in the nursery
   3. Record the field performance and establish the microbial package of practice for nursery for business recommendation
4. Establish framework for for intra-specific hybrids in C.j
   1. Assemble and develop 100 grafts C.j
   2. Exploration of Casuarina leaf for metabolites

Exploratory

1. Explore stem borer infestation
2. Explore the the performance of clones based on type of propagule
3. Establish form factor for Casuarina
4. Explore commercial model irrigation system in extreme drought conditions

Paper

1. Form factor - short communication
2. Transcriptome paper - Casuarina

Patent

1. Raj - to explore the options

Nagabhushana

Deliverables_2016-17_Bhushan

Deliverables

1. Rooting
2. Mapping
3. Association
4. Seed orchard for business

Exploratory

1. Form factor in Corymbia hybrids/pure speices
2. Corymbia suitability for Oil and furniture
3. Growth curve in Casuarina

Anand

Deliverables

1. Establish location and population neutral prediction model and their application in informed selection
   1. Eucalyptus camaldulensis (breeding materials)
2. Establishment of GS model
   1. E. urophylla
   2. Euca hybrids (Genotyping)
   3. Casuarina - GS model on 3 year growth and wood quality traits
3. Next generation clones in Casuarina
   1. Progeny trials selection from seed orchard materials - Casuarina
   2. Potential of new germplasm (clonal Trial)
4. BwB reality
   1. Ascertain the paternal contribution of a half sib trial in Eucalyptus camaldulensis

Exploratory

1. Seed = Clone in Subabul (TRIOM)
2. Establish haplotype block vs LD as a an association principle for obtaining better marker accuracy
3. Casuarina QTL mapping in half sibs

Responsibility

1. Selection of materials from Pondy Trials for Hybridization

Paper

1. Casuarina - genetic mapping

Raj

1. Initiation of Center of Excellence for Genomics