Aims: To find out genetic variation of pigeon pea Germplasms population on Chhattisgarh, with H. armigera, M. vitrata Larvae Population. Study Design: Augmented RBD Design in 4 block with 3 check varieties. Place and Duration of Study: College of Agriculture Raipur, IGKVV, Chhattisgarh. During Kharif 2019-2020. Methodology: The experimental materials were used 100 local landraces of Pigeonpea and three popular standard checks. The Morphological observations on various agro-morphological characters including qualitative and quantitative characters and Incidence of major insects of Pigeonpea were recorded. Results: outcome of the study reviled that Incidence of major insect of Pigeonpea 10 genotypes of pigeonpea are resistant and 10 are susceptible occurred. Analysis of variance indicated that the mean sum of squares due to genotypes were highly significant for all the characters with p-value of 0.001 and some traits check varieties 0.001. Results of genetic variability analysis state that’s highest genetic advance as percent of the mean for traits are days to fifty percent flowering, plant height, seed protein content, and days to maturity. Conclusion: The Pigeonpea accession used in the study revealed significant variability for most of the morphological traits. Amongst the genotypes studied, high coefficients of variation were observed for most of the characters studied indicating the existence of sufficient variability.

Wild edible fruits play an important role in the nutrition, medicinal and traditional lifestyles of the local people. Bastar region is rich in its biodiversity and tribal communities who are dependent on wild resources for the sustenance. The main forest is sal, Harra, Bahera, Char, Tendu, Palash. Most of the people are either engaged in livelihood through agriculture or forestry-related options. The economic condition of the people is also below the national level as reflected in per capita income. Wild edible fruits of this region are not only consumed but are also sold in local markets. There is a need to domesticate the fruits at the same time there is a need to develop cultivable improved varieties and the study nutritional aspect to design better foods for the future. Although these wild edible plants play an important role in food security, they are ignored. The primitive man through trial and error has selected many wild edible plants, which are edible and subsequently domesticated them. Allopatric speciation, also referred to as geographic speciation, vicariant speciation, or its earlier name, the dumbbell model, is a mode of speciation that occurs when biological populations of the same species become isolated from each other to an extent that prevents or interferes with gene flow. Wild edible is less susceptible to diseases, can be grown easily without the application of pesticides. Ironically these plants are still unknown or less known to other parts of the world. The wild edible plant species will be popularized after phytochemical analysis and nutritional studies. The present study on the review of "Domesticable Hidden Wild Botanical Gems of Forest" will be helpful in pooling different types of edible plant species utilized by various tribes in different parts of the forest.

The present study was conducted at the College of Agriculture Raipur, IGKVV, and Chhattisgarh. The experimental materials used 103 local landraces of pigeonpea, including three popular standard checks during Kharif 2019-20 in an augmented RBD Design for 15 qualitative and 20 qualitative characters observations recorded and analysis of variance for showed differences for different characters. High magnitude of the coefficient of variation GCV % and PC V% (more than 20 %) in some genotypes was observed for Duration of flowering (20.96, 21.41), Harvest Index (22.21, 22.82), Maruca vitrata larvae population (22.58, 22.77), No of Secondary branches (23.17, 23.33) while shelling percentages are low 8.64 and 9.11, respectively, rest all traits are in a medium value. Result of major pigeonpea insect's incidence 103 genotypes tested against different insect pests, 10 genotypes recorded most promising entries against key pest and 10 genotypes were recorded most susceptible entries against insect pest. A high coefficient of variation in the entire genotypes was observed for some traits.

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The present investigation entitled "Combining ability studies on terminal heat tolerance in wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) under late sown irrigated condition using Line X Tester design" was carried out during rabi 2017-18 and 2018-19 at the All India Co-ordinated Wheat and Barley Improvement Project, B.T.C. College of Agriculture and Research Station (IGKV), Bilaspur (C.G.). The experiment was conducted in RBD involving six lines, three testers and 18 F1s hybrids of wheat with two replications for study of character associated with yield and yield contributing traits. The analysis indicated that variance due to treatments was highly significant for all the characters under studied. All the characters except spike weight were highly significant. GCA, SCA and additive effect was found highest for character of harvest index. Among the lines, CG 1015 (Chhattisgarh Gehu)-04 was found good general combining ability (GCA) effect for the character of peduncle length, spike length, number of seed per plant and biological yield per plant. MP 3336 was found good GCA effect for chlorophyll reflection index, harvest index and number of tillers per plant. HD 2285 was found good GCA effect for days to maturity, 1000 seed weight and canopy temperature depreciation. Among the testers, Halna was good GCA effect for the character of days to 50% flowering, days to maturity and spike length. PHSL 10 was good GCA effect for number of tillers per plant, spike weight, seed yield per plant and harvest index. Among the crosses, CG 1015 (Chhattisgarh Gehu-04) X HUW 661 was good specific combining ability (SCA) effect for seed yield per plant. MP 3336 X PHSL 10 was good SCA effect for number of spikelet per spike and number of seed per plant. HD 2932 X Halna was good SCA effect for spike weight and 1000 seed weight and crosses HD 2864 X Halna was good SCA effect for the character of canopy temperature depreciation and biological yield per plant.