THE INDIAN SOCIETY OF OILSEEDS RESEARCH (Founded in 1983, Registration Number ISSN 0970-2776) EXECUTIVE COUNCIL FOR 2015-2017 President : Dr. Arvind Kumar Vice-President : Dr. H. Basappa General Secretary : Dr. G. Suresh Joint Secretary : Dr. M.R. Deshmukh Treasurer : Dr. Md. Aziz Qureshi Councillors : Dr. Lokanath H. Malligawad (South Zone) Dr. Amar N. Sharma (Central Zone) Sri S.K. Mohanty (Eastern Zone) Dr. Ghuge Shamrao Bhimrao (Western Zone) Dr. Virender Sardana (Northern Zone) Editorial Board Chief Editor : Dr. P. Duraimurugan Editors Dr. N. Manivannan, TNAU, Coimbatore Dr. K.T. Ramya, ICAR-IIOR, Hyderabad Dr. A.V. Ramanjaneyulu, RARS (PJTSAU), Palem Dr. M. Santha Lakshmi Prasad, ICAR-IIOR, Hyderabad Dr. Ch. Sarada, ICAR-IIOR, Hyderabad Dr. Jovantica Atlagic, IFVC, Serbia Editorial Advisory Board Dr. J.S. Chauhan, ICAR, New Delhi Dr. K.S. Varaprasad, ICAR-IIOR, Hyderabad Dr. S. Bhatia, ICAR-IISR, Indore Dr. P.K. Mathur, ICAR-IIOPR, Pedavegi Sri Pravin S. Lunkad, SEA, Mumbai Dr. K. Virupakshappa, Bayer Crop Sciences, Hyderabad Dr. T. Satyanarayana, IPNI, Hyderabad Dr. B.B. Singh, ICAR, New Delhi Dr. T. Radhakrishnan, ICAR-DGR, Junagadh Dr. Dhiraj Singh, ICAR-DRMR, Bharatpur Dr. P.K. Singh, AICRP (Linseed), Kanpur Dr. N. Sathyanarayana, NIPHM, Hyderabad Dr. B. Sudhanand, Zuari Agro-Chemicals, Tirupati Dr. Y. Muralidharudu, Nagarjuna Ferti., Hyderabad Technical Advisory Board Dr. B.R. Patil, UAS, Dharwad Dr. N.V.P.R. Ganga Rao, ICRISAT, Nairobi Dr. I.Y.L.N. Murthy, ICAR-IIOR, Hyderabad Dr. S. Chander Rao, ICAR-IIOR, Hyderabad Dr. G. Sreenivas, PJTSAU, Hyderabad Dr. R.B.N. Prasad, IICT, Hyderabad Dr. S.L. Patil, CSWCR&TI, Dehradun Dr. C.A. Rama Rao, ICAR-CRIDA, Hyderabad MEMBERSHIP TARIFF (w.e.f. 01.06.2014) Life Membership Annual Subscription India Abroad Individual : Rs.3000/- + Individual : Rs. 400/- + Admn. Fee Rs.50/- US$ 100 Ordinary Admn. Fee Rs.50/- Institutions : Rs. 3000/- US$ 200 Institutions Students : Rs. 300/- + Admn. Fee Rs.50/- For subscription, please contact K The General Secretary, Indian Society of Oilseeds Research, ICAR-Indian Institute of Oilseeds Research, Rajendranagar, Hyderabad-500 030, India ANNOUNCEMENT Journal of Oilseeds Research is published quarterly by the Indian Society of Oilseeds Research The Journal of Oilseeds Research has been rated at 5.02 by National Academy of Agricultural Sciences (NAAS) from January 1, 2017