{"id":364836,"date":"2026-06-10T11:39:37","date_gmt":"2026-06-10T06:09:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/?p=364836"},"modified":"2026-06-10T11:39:37","modified_gmt":"2026-06-10T06:09:37","slug":"imidazolinone-resistant-imi-resistant-mustard-hybrids","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/imidazolinone-resistant-imi-resistant-mustard-hybrids\/","title":{"rendered":"Imidazolinone-resistant (IMI-resistant) Mustard Hybrids"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"content-box-green\">\n<p><strong>News:<\/strong>\u00a0India will begin wide-scale cultivation of IMI-resistant mustard hybrids in the 2026-27 rabi season to tackle Orobanche infestation.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<h2 class=\"red-h2-box\"><strong>About Imidazolinone-resistant (IMI-resistant) Mustard Hybrids<\/strong><\/h2>\n<figure id=\"attachment_364841\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-364841\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-364841\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Source-TH-1.jpg?resize=300%2C244&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Imidazolinone-resistant (IMI-resistant) Mustard Hybrids\" width=\"300\" height=\"244\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Source-TH-1.jpg?resize=300%2C244&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Source-TH-1.jpg?resize=1024%2C833&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Source-TH-1.jpg?resize=768%2C624&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Source-TH-1.jpg?w=1070&amp;ssl=1 1070w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-364841\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Source &#8211; TH<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>IMI-resistant mustard hybrids<\/strong> are mustard varieties <strong>developed through mutation breeding<\/strong> <strong>to control the parasitic weed Orobanche<\/strong> (also <strong>known as Phelipanche<\/strong>).<\/li>\n<li><strong>Objective<\/strong>: The objective is to <strong>protect mustard yields from Orobanche<\/strong> and <strong>support oilseed production in India.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Key Aspects:<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Problem of Orobanche:<\/strong> <strong>Orobanche is a destructive root parasite<\/strong> that attaches to mustard plants and drains water and nutrients, thereby reducing yields.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Nature of the Hybrids:<\/strong> IMI-resistant mustard hybrids were <strong>developed through mutation breeding,<\/strong> where <strong>scientists preserve certain natural mutations.<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li>They are <strong>not genetically modified crops.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>ALS-Based Mechanism:<\/strong> The <strong>technology is based on the acetolactate synthase (ALS) enzyme<\/strong>, which is essential for plant growth.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Herbicide Resistance:<\/strong> A single <strong>change in the plant\u2019s DNA makes the ALS enzyme resistant to IMI herbicides.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Effective Weed Control:<\/strong> The herbicide moves through the soil and the plant and can <strong>target Orobanche even in places where manual weeding cannot reach.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Need for Careful Use:<\/strong> Experts have advised that <strong>long-term success requires crop rotation, different herbicides, and continued manual weeding.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>Significance<\/strong>: India imported around 16 million tonnes of edible oils worth about \u20b91.6 lakh crore in 2024-25.\n<ul>\n<li>These hybrids <strong>help protect mustard, an important oilseed crop, while reducing dependence on labour<\/strong> during the critical weeding period.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>News:\u00a0India will begin wide-scale cultivation of IMI-resistant mustard hybrids in the 2026-27 rabi season to tackle Orobanche infestation. About Imidazolinone-resistant (IMI-resistant) Mustard Hybrids IMI-resistant mustard hybrids are mustard varieties developed through mutation breeding to control the parasitic weed Orobanche (also known as Phelipanche). Objective: The objective is to protect mustard yields from Orobanche and support&hellip; <a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/imidazolinone-resistant-imi-resistant-mustard-hybrids\/\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Imidazolinone-resistant (IMI-resistant) Mustard Hybrids<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":10401,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1566,3127,1738,12039],"tags":[11872],"class_list":["post-364836","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-daily-factly-articles","category-economy","category-science-and-technology-daily-factly-articles","category-knolls","tag-9pm-daily-factly","entry"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","views":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/364836","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/10401"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=364836"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/364836\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=364836"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=364836"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=364836"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}