Directorate of Seed, Dholi

Overview of Directorate of Seed, Dholi

Directorate of Seed, Dr. Rajendra Prasad Central Agricultural University, Pusa (Bihar) is the nodal unit for production of various categories of quality seeds of different crops. Directorate of Seed collaborates with university farms, KVKs, Breeder Seed Production unit and public private partnership mode to outline university Seed Production Programme that involves production, monitoring, safe storage, processing packaging, marketing and distribution of quality seeds to the farmers, various government and non-government agencies etc. The directorate also collaborates with other institutions to include newly released varieties in its seed chain. It organizes Training Programme for Extension Personnel and Progressive Farmers to disseminate knowledge of Seed Production Technologies and new varieties of crops. The directorate sells its quality seed under the brand name “Rajendra Pusa Beej” having its own logo.

Mandates of Directorate of Seed

• To produce different categories of quality seeds
  • Nucleus Seed
  • Breeder Seed
  • Foundation Seed
  • Certified Seed
  • Truthful Level Seed
• Monitoring of Seed Production Programme.
• Storage, Processing and Grading of raw Seed.
• Proper distribution and marketing of quality seed.
• Dissemination of technologies through training programme

Coordinated efforts are also made by the Directorate of Seed, Dholi Muzaffarpur at various stages to meet the increasing demand of the seed indents received from Department of Agriculture and Cooperation (DAC), Ministry of Agriculture, Government of India, Mukhyamantri Tibra Beej Bistar Yojana, Minikit Yojana and Contingency Planning of Government of Bihar & also meeting the internal requirements of our various units and farmers of Bihar and other States through the various sale centres “Krishi Seva Kendra”, Directorate of Seed, Dholi, “ATIC”, RPCAU, Pusa and Registered Seed Dealers of different district of Bihar.

Farmers queue at the time of Seed Sell at DoS, Dholi as well as Kisan Mela, RPCAU, Pusa

FACULTY STRENGTH

#	Name	Designation	Contact No.	Email
1	Dr. D. K. Roy	Director, Seed	6287797120	dsf@rpcau.ac.in
2	Dr. Rajesh  Kumar	Associate Professor (PBG) & PI, QSP	8809435010	rajesh.pbg@rpcau.ac.in
3	Dr. Vinay Kumar Choudhary	Assistant Professor (PBG)	9973252475	vinay.choudhary@rpcau.ac.in
4	Dr. Rajendra Prasad	Assistant Professor (Agronomy)	9430867891	drppusa64@gmail.com
5	Dr. Rajeev Kumar Srivastava	Assistant Professor (Agronomy)	9006607772	rksrivastava@rpcau.ac.in
6	Dr. Hem Chandra Choudhary	Assistant Professor (Plant Pathology)	9931727124	hemu4you@gmail.com
7	Sri Rajesh Kumar	PA to the Director, Seed	6200087123	rajeshdsf8@gmail.com

Seed Processing Plant (SPP), DoS, Dholi

Four standalone units of Seed Processing Plants are available at the Directorate of Seed, Dholi with facilities of automatic weighing, bagging and stitching machine.

Varieties of Different Crops in Seed Chain

Different Externally Funded Research Project and Certificate Courses running under Directorate of Seed, Dholi:

1. AICRP on Seeds (Quality Seed Production-QSP).

• To Produce adequate quantity of nucleus and Breeder Seed of high yielding quality as per national requirement including state of Bihar for production of Foundation and Certified Seed.

2. AICRP on Tribal Sub-Plan (TSP).

• Training/demonstration to the farmers of tribal community along with supply of quality seed or other inputs for improving the livelihood of tribal farmers.

3. Seed Hub on Pulses.

• Increasing supply of  quality seeds of important pulses crops to boost indigenous pulses production and productivity in India.

4. Certificate Course.

• Certificate Course of Seed Production Assistant started at Directorate of Seed, Dholi from 2022-23 with intake capacity of 20 students.

Package & Practices of Different Crops

• Arhar (अरहर)
• Cowpea (लोबिया)
• Cucurbits (कद्दूवर्गीय)
• Linseed (तीसी)
• Pea (मटर)
• Rai-Toria-Yellow sarson (राई-तोरिया-पीली सरसों)
• Small Millet (छोटा बाजरा)
• Tuber Crops (कंदीय फसलें)
• Wheat (गेहूं)
• Adrak
• Ajwain
• Dhania
• Haldi
• Mangrella
• Methi
• Saunf

1. FPOs attached with Directorate of Seed, Dholi for Seed Production under Participatory Seed Production Programme.
2. List of progressive farmers involved in Participatory Seed Production from CRA village under RPCAU, Pusa
3. Registered Seed Dealer list of Directorate of Seed, RPCAU, Pusa