PAU signs MoU with Aishwarya Seeds India Private Limited
Author(s): Ludhiana News Desk @ city air newsAn MoU being signed by PAU, Ludhiana with Aishwarya Seeds India Private Limited on Thursday. Ludhiana, December 18, 2014: The Punjab Agricultural University (PAU) inked a pact with Aishwarya...
Ludhiana, December 18, 2014: The Punjab Agricultural University (PAU) inked a pact with Aishwarya Seeds India Private Limited, Medchal, Ranga Reddy district, Telangana today. Under the agreement, PAU will offer non-exclusive rights to the company to produce and sell the seed of maize hybrids PMH-5 and PMH-6 in India. Dr Balwinder Singh, Director of Research, PAU and Dr Roshan Lal Raina, Breeder, Aishwarya Seeds India Private Limited, Telangana signed the memorandum of understanding (MoU) on behalf of their respective institution and company.
The agreement was signed in the presence of Dr Baldev Singh Dhillon, Vice-Chancellor, PAU; Dr S.S. Chahal, Director, IPR Cell and Technology Marketing; Dr J.S. Brar, Director (Seeds); Dr R.K. Gumber, Additional Director of Research (Crop Improvement); and Dr J.S. Chawla, Senior Maize Breeder, PAU.
Dr Balwinder Singh said that PAU is engaged in research and development of high yielding varieties and hybrids in the field of agriculture. “The University has developed more than 700 varieties/hybrids of different crops till date. All these varieties/hybrids are well-adapted to North Indian plains as well as other parts of the country,” he highlighted. Further, Dr Singh said that under the signed MoU, the parental lines provided by PAU, would be used exclusively for the production of hybrid seeds of PMH-5 and PMH-6 only. The product would be labelled as “A Hybrid of PAU, Ludhiana; produced and marketed by Aishwarya Seeds India Private Limited,” he added.
Dr R.L. Raina stated that PAU is a leading research institution in Asia. “The tie-up with the University aims at making joint efforts for carrying low-cost and high standard quality technology from lab to land,” he said. The Aishwarya Seeds India Private Limited, Telangana is a hybrid seed company engaged in research, production and marketing of hybrid and open pollinated varieties of field crops, he highlighted.
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Date:
Thursday, December 18, 2014