* Advanced oil palm parent materials (for Hybrid Seed Production): Parental oil palm planting material was supplied for establishment of three oil palm seed gardens in Andhra Pradesh and Karnataka.
* Commercialization of oil palm tissue culture Protocol:
IIOPR has successfully developed a methodology of oil palm
tissue culture using explants from mature palms. The technology
has been commercialized through AgrInnovate India Limited
and licensed to four companies, viz., M/s Bejo Sheetal
Bio-science foundation, Jalna, Maharashtra and M/s Vijaya phyto
Farms Pvt.Ltd, Hyderabad and M/s Sristi Agro Biotech Private
Limited, Kolkata and M/s Sheel Biotech Ltd., Haryana.
* Oil Palm Germplasm registration:
Registration of 52 indigenous oil palm germplasm accessions
from Pedavegi (IC-0610000 to IC-0610051) and 11 accessions
from Palode (IC-0599983 to IC-0599993) was completed and
accession numbers were received from NBPGR, New Delhi.