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PHEROMONES

• Vision Goal
• To be recognized and identified as an unique
  centre of excellence in the country for overall
  development of Insect Pheromone Chemicals as
  tools in Integrated Pest Management.
• To popularize the application of Insect
  Pheromones as one of the best agro-practices for
  sustainable agriculture.

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PHEROMONES

• Core Competency Other Activities
• To Synthesize Pheromones and Allelo Chemicals.
• To Evaluate Pheromone Chemicals.
• To provide knowledge base and technological
  services to industry and user agencies.
• Training center for RD and Popularization of
  Pheromone and application technology specially at
  rural areas.
• To Isolate and Identify the Pheromone systems.
  

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PHEROMONES RD AT IICT

• Process development of known pheromone systems of
  commercially important pests
• Isolation and identification of pheromone systems
  of pests having economic importance
• Development of suitable dispensers for field
  trials.
• To develop strong linkages with agricultural
  based organizations for popularizing the
  pheromone application technology

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INTER DEPARTMENTAL LINKAGE ANDTYPES OF EXPERTISE
REQUIRED

• THIS KIND OF RESEARCH REQUIRES A HARMONIOUS
  INTERDISCIPLINARY WORK PLAN
• DISCIPLINES
• ENTOMOLOGY
• ANALYTICAL
• STRENGTH OF SYNTHETIC ORGANIC CHEMISTRY
• (A). AVAILABLE WITH IN THE TEAM THE
  PHEROMONEGROUP CONSISTS THE STAFF FROM ALL THE
  THREE DISCIPLINES.
  
  

ISOLATION IDENTIFICATION
FOR FEASIBLE AND VIABLE PROCESS DEVP.
FOR DISPENSER DEVP.WITH ANALYTICAL STRENGTH
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CENTER FOR PHEROMONE RESEARCH EQUIPMENTS AND
FACILITIES (IICT)

• HIGH RESOLUTION GAS CHROMATOGRAPH (HRGC)
• GAS CHROMATOGRAPH-ELECTRO ANTENNOGRAPH DETECTOR
  (GC-EAD)
• WIND TUNNEL
• ELECTROANTENNOGRAPH
• INSECT ACTOMETER
• PHEROMONE LABORATORY
• HPLC
• PHEROMONE BANK
• PHOTOREVERSE PHASE FACILITY
• (DAY/NIGHT REGIME) GC-EAD
• GC-MS

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Pheromone Systems For Insect Pests Identified at
IICT
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PROCESS KNOW-HOW OF PHEROMONE SYSTEMS DEVELOPED
AND AVAILABLE AT IICT
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• Collaboration / Linkages

• State Agricultural Universities
• ANGRAU
• MPKV Dhule
• TNAU Coimbatore

ICAR Institutes 1. National Research Centre for
Groundnut 2. Directorate of Rice Research
Institute 3. National Research Centre for
Banana 4. Indian Institute of Horticulture
Research
Non Government Organizations CWS ,
Hyderabad KVK, Gaddipalli
SDDPA,Wanaparthy MARI, Warangal
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PHEROMONES

• Major Clients
• Pest Control (India) Ltd., Bangalore.
• Rajashree Sugars Chemicals Ltd., Coimbatore .
• Astech Chemicals Mumbai.
• Abhisheik Enterprise, Hyderabad.
• Commissioner of Agriculture. A.P.

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CONTACT PERSON
Technical Dr. A. R. Prasad
Dy. Director, Pheromone Chemicals Group,
IICT Telephone [phone]
E-mail arp_at_iict.res.in For
Business Enquiries Dr. J.S. Yadav
G. Sampath Kumar Director, IICT
Head, Business Management Hyderabad
IICT, Hyderabad Phone [phone]
Phone/Fax [phone] Fax [phone]
E-mail sampath_at_iict.res.in E-mail
yadav_at_iict.res.in