There isIndian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR) -Directorate of Weed Research located in Jabalpur.

ICAR -Directorate of Weed Research Jabalpur: Institute Projects

Development of sustainable weed management practices in diversified cropping systems
Project Code NRMADWSRSIL201200100123
Sub-projects 1.1 Weed management under long term conservation agriculture systems.
Sub-projects 1.2 System-based approach to weed management
Sub-project 1.3 Improving input use efficiency through efficient weed management.
Sub-project 1.4 Standardization of spraying techniques and mechanical tools for weed
management

Weed dynamics and management under the regime of climate change and herbicide resistance
Project Code NRMADWSRSIL201200200124
Sub-projects 2.1 Effect of climate change on crop-weed interactions, herbicide efficacy
and bioagents
Sub-projects 2.2 Physiological and molecular basis of herbicide resistance development
in weeds and evaluation of herbicide-tolerant crops
Sub-project 2.3 Development of weed seed identification tools and weed risk analysis.

Biology and management of problematic weeds in cropped and non-cropped lands.
Project Code NRMADWSRSIL201200300125
Sub-projects 3.1 Biology and management of problematic weeds in cropped lands
Sub-projects 3.2 Biology and management of problematic weeds in non-cropped lands
Sub-project 3.3 Biology and management of aquatic weeds

Monitoring, degradation and mitigation of herbicide residues and other pollutants in the environment
Project Code NRMADWSRSIL201200400126
Sub-projects 4.1 Impact of herbicides in soil, water, plants and non targeted organisms
and mitigation measures
Sub-projects 4.2 Degradation of herbicides in the soil and water
Sub-project 4.3 Bio-remediation of pollutants using terrestrial/ aquatic weeds

On-farm research and demonstration of weed management technologies and impact assessment
Project Code NRMADWSRSIL201200400127
Sub-projects 5.1 On-farm research and demonstration of weed management
technologies for enhanced productivity and income.
Sub-projects 5.2 Impact assessment of adoption of weed management technologies on
socio-economic upliftment and livelihood security.

Contacts
Dr. P.K. Singh
Director (Acting)
ICAR - Directorate of Weed Research (DWR)
Maharajpur, Jabalpur - 482004, (MP), India
Phone : 91-761-2353138
Fax : 91-761-2353129
E-mail :drsinghpk@gmail.com, dirdwsr@icar.gov.in