THE INDIAN SOCIETY OF OILSEEDS RESEARCH (Founded in 1983, Registration Number ISSN 0970-2776) EXECUTIVE COUNCIL FOR 2018-2020 President : Dr. Trilochan Mohapatra Vice-President : Dr. A. Vishnuvardhan Reddy General Secretary : Dr. M. Sujatha Joint Secretary : Dr. V.S. Bhatia Treasurer : Dr. G.D. Satish Kumar Councillors : Dr. Ravi Hunje (South Zone) Dr. Anand Kumar Panday (Central Zone) Dr. Tamina Begum (Eastern Zone) Dr. K.L. Dobariya (Western Zone) Dr. J.S. Yadav (Northern Zone) Editorial Board Chief Editor : Dr. V. Dinesh Kumar, IIOR, Hyderabad Associate Editors Dr. D.M. Hegde, Ex-Director, IIOR, Hyderabad Dr. Virender Sardana, PAU, Ludhiana Dr. S.R. Bhat, NRCPB, New Delhi Dr. M. Srinivas, ARS, Maruteru Dr. D.K. Yadava, ICAR, New Delhi Dr. P. Duraimurugan, IIOR, Hyderabad Editorial Board Members Dr. V.S. Bhatia, IISR, Indore Dr. R.K. Mathur, IIOPR, Pedavegi Dr. P.K. Singh, AICRP (Linseed), Kanpur Dr. C.A. Rama Rao, CRIDA, Hyderabad Dr. K.K. Pal, DGR, Junagadh Dr. V.V. Singh, DRMR, Bharatpur Dr. Anupama Singh, IARI, New Delhi Dr. B. Sontakki, NAARM, Hyderabad Dr. P. Lakshmamma, IIOR, Hyderabad Dr. Senthilvel Senapathy, IIOR, Hyderabad Dr. Atlagic Jovanka, IFVCNS, Serbia Dr. Snazidur Rahman, University of Plymouth, UK 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 Payment can be made online by fund transfer to account No. 52032213529 with IFSC Code: SBIN 0020074. After payment, the UTR No. and payment details may be sent by e-mail (oilseedsociety@gmail.com) / post to the General Secretary, ISOR, ICAR-IIOR, Rajendranagar, Hyderabad-500 030. For further details please visit: http://www.isor.in. 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