ICAR–Indian Sugarcane Research Institute (ICAR-ISRI)

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ICAR–Indian Sugarcane Research Institute (ICAR-ISRI) is a premier research institute of the Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR) based in Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh. The institute was established in 1952 to conduct fundamental and applied research on sugarcane and coordinate research on the crop across India. It became part of ICAR in 1969. Its mandate covers sugarcane production and protection, breeding for subtropical regions, development of improved varieties and technologies, technology dissemination, and capacity building.

The institute’s research spans crop improvement, crop production, crop protection, plant physiology and biochemistry, and agricultural engineering. Its work has contributed to the development of sugarcane and sugar beet varieties, farm machinery, improved irrigation practices, biological pest-control methods, ratoon management, bud-chip technology, spaced transplanting, and technologies for reducing post-harvest sucrose losses. ICAR-ISRI also maintains facilities for soil, water, plant and juice-quality analysis and operates regional and specialised centres, including a regional centre at Motipur, Bihar, and a biological control laboratory at Pravaranagar, Maharashtra.

The institute works closely with farmers, sugar mills, agricultural universities, government agencies and the sugar industry, with activities covering technology transfer, training, seed production, farmer services, contingency planning and development of value-added sugarcane products.

This category features ICAR-ISRI research, sugarcane varieties, breeding programmes, crop production technologies, pest and disease management, irrigation and water-use efficiency, farm mechanisation, biological control, farmer training, technology transfers, industry partnerships, sugarcane productivity, and developments in India’s sugarcane sector.