Lok Sabha Question No. 364 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2020-02-04
Subject: National Innovations on Climate Resilient Agriculture
Ministry: AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE
Asked by: P.P. Chaudhary, Sunil Kumar Singh, Sudhakar Tukaram Shrangre

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH & EDUCATION

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 364 TO BE ANSWERED ON 04/02/2020

## NATIONAL INNOVATIONS ON CLIMATE RESILIENT AGRICULTURE

364. SHRI P.P. CHAUDHARY: SHRI SUNIL KUMAR SINGH: SHRI SUDHAKAR TUKARAM SHRANGARE:

Will the Minister of AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE d`f"k vkSj fdlku dY;k.k ea=h be pleased to state:

- (a) the  activities  and  facilities  under  the  National  Innovations  on  Climate  Resilient Agriculture (NICRA) and the progress of projects under it, State-wise including Maharashtra especially in its drought prone areas like Latur district;
- (b) the number of eco-friendly flood/drought tolerant seeds developed in the country and the details thereof;
- (c) whether the developed seeds are used widely in farms across the country;
- (d) if so, the details thereof, State-wise including Jharkhand and Maharashtra; and
- (e) whether  the  Government  has  taken  assistance  from  any  foreign  entities  in  the development of such seeds and if so, the details thereof?

## A N S W E R

THE MINISTER OF AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE d`f'k vkSj fdlku dY;k.k ea=h

(SHRI NARENDRA SINGH TOMAR)

- (a) Indian  Council  of  Agricultural  Research  (ICAR),  Ministry  of  Agriculture  and Farmers  Welfare,  Government  of  India  has  launched  a  flagship  network  project  National Innovations  in  Climate  Resilient  Agriculture  (NICRA).  State-of-the  art  infrastructure facilities for studying the impact of climate change have been established at various ICAR institutes.

The National Innovations in Climate Resilient Agriculture (NICRA) project aims at strategic research on adaptation and mitigation, demonstration of technologies on farmers' fields  and  creating  awareness  among  farmers  and  other  stakeholders  to  minimize  the impacts of climate change on agriculture. The activities include collection and characterization  of    large  number  of  germplasms  from  different  hotspot  locations  of  the country  as  a  source  material  for  breeding  programs,  attempts  to  develop  heat  &  drought tolerant wheat,  flood  tolerant  rice,  drought  tolerant  pulses,  water  logging  and  high

temperature tolerant tomato etc. demonstrate climate resilient technologies in 151 climatically vulnerable districts.

In Maharashtra, the research being carried out for development of drought and heat tolerant  genotypes  in  chickpea,  pigeonpea  and  mung  bean;  and  development  of  drought tolerant  onion.  In  the  state  of  Maharashtra,  high  throughput  plant  phenomics  facility  at ICAR-NIASM,  Baramati and rainout shelter facility at ICAR-DOGR,  Pune were established. Statewise facilities created under NICRA are furnished in Annexure-I.

(b) Rice variety CR Dhan 201 is a medium duration variety (110-115 days), semi dwarf, non-lodging variety suitable for water limited/aerobic conditions with an average productivity of 3.8 t ha -1 . This variety was released for states of Chhattisgarh and Bihar for aerobic conditions.

Mungbean  variety  IPM  205-7  (Virat)  is  early  maturing  (52-55  days),  suitable  for summer  cultivation  in  Punjab,  Haryana,  Uttar  Pradesh,  Karnataka,  Tamilnadu,  Madhya Pradesh and Gujarat.

Besides developing 2 varieties, more than 250 climate resilient varieties developed by ICAR/SAUs have been evaluated for adaptation under vulnerable agro-ecologies.

(c) As  part  of  the  Technology  Demonstration  Component  (TDC)  of  the  NICRA, demonstrations of location specific climate resilient varieties are being taken up to make the farmers  aware  about  the  resilient  cultivars  so  as  to  enhance  adoption  of  these  cultivars. More  than  250  resilient  varieties  evaluated  under  NICRA  Technology  Demonstration Component across the country in climatically vulnerable districts were integrated into the district agricultural plans.

(d) Detailed  information  on  drought  and  flood  tolerant  varieties  demonstrated  and  the number of farmers involved in demonstrations are furnished in Tables 1 & 2 . Further, the quantity of breeder seed of drought and flood tolerant varieties indented by different states and National Seed Corporation for 2020-21 is given in Table 3 .

(e) No,  the  government  has  not  taken  any  assistance  from  foreign  entities  in  the development of such seeds under NICRA project.

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## State-wise Infrastructure Established under NICRA in Different ICAR Institutes

## Uttar Pradesh

1.  IVRI,  Izatnagar: Real  Time  PCR, PCR Thermal Cycler,  RadioTelemetry  & Ultrasound with Color Doppler and Cardiac Probe
2.  IIVR,  Varanasi: Temperature  Gradient  Tunnel  (TGT),  Photosynthesis  System  &  Infrared Thermometer
3. IIPR, Kanpur : Photosynthesis System, Environmental Growth Chamber, Leaf Spectrometer, Pressure Chamber, Rhizotron & Thermal Imaging System
4. IIFSR, Modipuram: Automatic Weather Station, CHNS Analyzer, Gas Chromatography (GC) & Infrared Thermometer
5. CAFRI, Jhansi : Temperature Gradient Tunnel & Soil Respiration System
6. CIRG, Makhdoom : 2-D Gel Documentation System

## Telangana

1.  CRIDA,  Hyderabad  : High  Throughput  Plant  Phenomics,  Free-Air  Temperature  Enrichment (FATE),  Carbon  Dioxide  and  Temperature  Gradient  Chamber  (CTGC),  SCADA  based  Rainfall Simulator and Precision Lysimeters, Automatic Weather Station, Atomic Absorption Spectrophotometer  (AAS),  Gas  Chromatography  (GC),  Root  Image  Analyzer,  Environmental Growth  Chamber,  UV-Visible  Spectrophotometer,  2-D  Gel  Documentation  System,  Thermal Imaging System & Ultra Low Deep Freezer
2.  IIRR, Hyderabad : Heat Tunnel Facility, Electroantennogram, Nitrogen Analyzer, Leaf Area Meter, Real Time PCR, PCR Thermal Cycler, 2-D Gel Documentation System & CO2 Chamber
3. DPR, Hyderabad : PCR Thermal Cycler, 2-D Gel Documentation System, Chicken Isolator & Growth Chamber for Poultry

## Odisha

1. NRRI, Cuttack : Eddy Covariance, Photosynthesis System, Time Domain Reflectometer (TDR), IR Image Analyzer & 2-D Gel Documentation System
2. IIWM, Bhubaneswar : Bowen Ratio Tower & Automatic Weather Station

## Rajasthan

1.  CAZRI,  Jodhpur  : Rainout  Shelter,  CHNS  Analyzer,  Gas  Chromatography  (GC),  Nitrogen Analyzer, Soil CO2 Flux Analyzer, Photosynthesis System, Environmental Growth Chamber, Leaf Area Meter & Stereozoom Microscope
2.  CSWRI,  Avikanagar  : Automatic  Weather  Station,  Psychrometric  Chamber,  Environmental Growth  Chamber,  ELISA  Plate  Reader, Laparoscope, Blood  Chemistry Auto  Analyzer  & Hematology Analyzer

## Maharashtra

1. DOGR, Pune :

Rainout Shelter, Environmental Growth Chamber & Leaf Area Meter

2. CICR, Nagpur :

Photosynthesis System

NBSS&LUP, Nagpur : Auto Analyzer

3.  NIASM,  Baramati  : High  Throughput  Plant  Phenomics,  Photosynthesis  System,  UV-Visible Spectrophotometer & Real time PCR

## Madhya Pradesh

1.  CIAE,  Bhopal  : Total  Organic  Carbon  (TOC)  Analyzer,  Online  Gas  Analyzer,  Thermo Gravimetric Analyzer & Precision Seeder
2. IISS, Bhopal : Gas Chromatography (GC), CHNS Analyzer, Soil Penetrometer & Plant Canopy Analyzer

## Haryana

1.  NDRI,  Karnal  : Animal  Calorimetric  System,  Thermal  Imaging  System,  Nanodrop,  PCR Thermal Cycler, 2-D Gel Documentation System, Real Time PCR, Multi Gas Analyzer, Methane Analyzer & Ultra Low Deep Freezer
2. IIWBR, Karnal : Rainout Shelter
3.  CSSRI,  Karnal  : Gas  Chromatography  (GC),  Time  Domain  Reflectometer  (TDR),  Nitrogen Analyzer & Lysimeter

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## Table 1. Drought tolerant/escaping varieties demonstrated under TDC-NICRA across various states of the country

|                   | 2011          | 2011            | 2012          | 2012            | 2013          | 2013            | 2014          | 2014            | 2015          | 2015            | 2016          | 2016            | 2017          | 2017            | 2018          | 2018            |              |                |
|-------------------|---------------|-----------------|---------------|-----------------|---------------|-----------------|---------------|-----------------|---------------|-----------------|---------------|-----------------|---------------|-----------------|---------------|-----------------|--------------|----------------|
| State             | No. of dem os | No. of farm ers | No. of dem os | No. of farm ers | No. of dem os | No. of farm ers | No. of dem os | No. of farm ers | No. of dem os | No. of farm ers | No. of dem os | No. of farm ers | No. of dem os | No. of farm ers | No. of dem os | No. of farm ers | Total demo s | Total farme rs |
| Andaman &Nicobar  |               |                 | 5             | 34              | 2             | 3               |               |                 | 1             | 4               | 5             | 14              |               |                 | 1             | 2               | 14           | 57             |
| Andhra Pradesh    | 9             | 135             | 20            | 215             | 9             | 173             | 2             | 54              | 3             | 74              | 18            | 633             | 7             | 175             | 12            | 406             | 80           | 1865           |
| Arunachal Pradesh | 1             | 30              | 6             | 55              | 6             | 63              | 4             | 65              | 5             | 39              | 1             | 10              |               |                 | 1             | 10              | 24           | 272            |
| Assam             |               |                 | 1             | 1               | 2             | 71              | 2             | 2               | 2             | 2               | 2             | 17              |               |                 | 1             | 4               | 10           | 97             |
| Bihar             | 14            | 351             | 14            | 362             | 10            | 306             | 8             | 145             | 14            | 354             | 13            | 497             | 21            | 560             | 16            | 732             | 110          | 3307           |
| Chhattisg- arh    | 34            | 301             | 3             | 20              | 16            | 152             | 5             | 34              | 13            | 153             | 9             | 81              |               |                 | 9             | 106             | 89           | 847            |
| Gujarat           | 8             | 350             | 2             | 25              | 2             | 255             | 4             | 202             | 5             | 122             | 4             | 75              | 5             | 98              | 7             | 126             | 37           | 1253           |
| Haryana           | 1             | 17              |               |                 | 1             | 12              |               |                 |               |                 | 2             | 22              |               |                 |               |                 | 4            | 51             |
| Himachal Pradesh  | 43            | 1175            | 19            | 378             | 20            | 465             | 3             | 144             | 6             | 158             | 13            | 303             | 24            | 293             | 9             | 330             | 137          | 3246           |
| Jammu& Kashmir    | 3             | 60              | 1             | 10              | 1             | 6               | 5             | 180             | 5             | 180             | 6             | 209             | 19            | 405             | 19            | 192             | 59           | 1242           |
| Jharkhand         | 7             | 159             | 31            | 590             | 10            | 236             | 18            | 862             | 17            | 799             | 16            | 264             | 34            | 751             | 41            | 910             | 174          | 4571           |
| Karnataka         | 17            | 262             | 12            | 280             | 11            | 266             | 7             | 67              | 12            | 217             | 15            | 643             | 21            | 1220            | 14            | 621             | 109          | 3576           |
| Madhya Pradesh    | 16            | 466             | 18            | 370             | 30            | 349             | 16            | 230             | 28            | 442             | 26            | 227             | 20            | 310             | 26            | 331             | 180          | 2725           |
| Maharash- tra     | 21            | 504             | 13            | 311             | 13            | 510             | 14            | 263             | 17            | 315             | 11            | 266             | 13            | 370             | 16            | 386             | 118          | 2925           |
| Manipur           |               |                 | 3             | 10              | 2             | 10              | 1             | 3               | 4             | 28              | 5             | 74              |               |                 | 3             | 17              | 18           | 142            |
| Meghalaya         |               |                 |               |                 |               |                 | 2             | 14              | 2             | 36              | 6             | 45              | 1             | 20              | 1             | 2               | 12           | 117            |
| Mizoram           |               |                 |               |                 |               |                 |               |                 |               |                 | 1             | 2               |               |                 | 2             | 9               | 3            | 11             |
| Nagaland          |               |                 |               |                 | 3             | 36              | 4             | 90              | 5             | 96              | 4             | 32              | 11            | 135             | 8             | 27              | 35           | 416            |
| Odisha            | 5             | 107             | 8             | 179             | 3             | 55              | 9             | 140             | 10            | 282             | 4             | 89              | 15            | 303             | 5             | 115             | 59           | 1270           |
| Punjab            | 4             | 76              | 2             | 38              | 1             | 30              | 1             | 12              | 1             | 12              | 6             | 65              | 5             | 82              | 1             | 10              | 21           | 325            |
| Rajasthan         | 26            | 954             | 17            | 744             | 13            | 503             | 8             | 414             | 14            | 790             | 11            | 710             | 13            | 514             | 15            | 578             | 117          | 5207           |
| Sikkim            |               |                 |               |                 | 1             | 2               | 1             | 6               | 1             | 6               |               |                 |               |                 |               |                 | 3            | 14             |
| Tamil             | 2             | 39              | 5             | 30              | 10            | 84              | 4             | 52              | 6             | 76              | 6             | 137             | 3             | 52              |               |                 | 36           | 470            |
| Nadu              |               |                 | 2             | 10              |               |                 |               |                 |               |                 |               |                 |               | 6               |               | 98              | 4            |                |
| Telangana Tripura |               |                 |               |                 |               |                 |               |                 |               |                 |               |                 | 1             |                 | 1             |                 |              | 114            |
|                   | 1             | 11              | 1             | 9               | 1             | 19              |               |                 |               |                 | 1             | 59              | 1             | 28              |               |                 | 5            | 126            |
| Uttar Pradesh     | 24            | 727             | 32            | 1285            | 25            | 737             | 17            | 558             | 23            | 589             | 18            | 728             | 15            | 469             | 20            | 575             | 174          | 5668           |
| Uttarakha- nd     |               |                 |               |                 |               |                 | 3             | 334             | 12            | 391             | 12            | 542             | 6             | 106             | 5             | 236             | 38           | 1609           |
| West Bengal       | 6             | 345             | 5             | 532             | 2             | 36              |               |                 |               |                 |               |                 |               |                 |               |                 | 13           | 913            |
| Grand Total       | 242           | 6069            | 220           | 5488            | 194           | 4379            | 138           | 3871            | 206           | 5165            | 215           | 5744            | 235           | 5897            | 233           | 5823            | 1683         | 42436          |

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Table 2. Flood tolerant varieties demonstrated under TDC-NICRA across various states of the country

|                   | 2011          | 2011            | 2012          | 2012            | 2013           | 2013            | 2014          | 2014            | 2015          | 2015            | 2016          | 2016            | 2017          | 2017            | 2018          | 2018            |             |                |
|-------------------|---------------|-----------------|---------------|-----------------|----------------|-----------------|---------------|-----------------|---------------|-----------------|---------------|-----------------|---------------|-----------------|---------------|-----------------|-------------|----------------|
| State             | No. of dem os | No. of farm ers | No. of de mos | No. of farm ers | No. of de mo s | No. of farm ers | No. of de mos | No. of farm ers | No. of de mos | No. of farm ers | No. of de mos | No. of farm ers | No. of de mos | No. of farm ers | No. of de mos | No. of farm ers | Total demos | Total farmer s |
| Andaman &Nicobar  |               |                 | 1             | 6               |                |                 |               |                 |               |                 |               |                 | 2             | 4               | 1             | 2               | 4           | 12             |
| Andhra Pradesh    | 3             | 38              |               |                 | 7              | 72              | 8             | 205             |               |                 | 4             | 21              | 4             | 85              | 2             | 65              | 28          | 486            |
| Arunachal Pradesh | 5             | 59              |               |                 | 4              | 58              | 1             | 5               | 1             | 5               |               |                 |               |                 |               |                 | 11          | 127            |
| Assam             | 17            | 305             | 6             | 71              | 3              | 15              | 4             | 29              | 5             | 51              | 9             | 52              | 10            | 105             | 13            | 199             | 67          | 827            |
| Bihar             | 9             | 195             | 2             | 18              | 1              | 10              | 2             | 42              | 2             | 18              | 1             | 4               | 3             | 46              | 3             | 55              | 23          | 388            |
| Chhattisg- arh    |               |                 | 15            | 147             |                |                 |               |                 |               |                 |               |                 |               |                 |               |                 | 15          | 147            |
| Gujarat           |               |                 | 1             | 225             |                |                 |               |                 | 2             | 95              | 2             | 125             | 2             | 106             | 2             | 110             | 9           | 661            |
| Jammu& Kashmir    |               |                 |               |                 |                |                 |               |                 |               |                 | 1             | 22              | 1             | 39              | 6             | 6               | 8           | 67             |
| Jharkha- nd       |               |                 |               |                 |                |                 |               |                 |               |                 |               | 8               |               | 347             | 1             | 34              | 9           | 381            |
| Karnata- ka       | 1             | 39              |               |                 |                |                 |               |                 |               |                 |               |                 |               |                 |               |                 | 1           | 39             |
| Kerala            | 1             | 41              |               |                 |                |                 | 1             | 5               |               |                 | 1             | 300             |               |                 |               |                 | 3           | 346            |
| Madhya Pradesh    | 2             | 50              |               |                 |                |                 |               |                 | 1             | 25              | 1             | 14              | 3             | 29              | 1             | 15              | 8           | 133            |
| Maharash tra      |               |                 |               |                 |                |                 |               |                 |               |                 | 1             | 50              |               |                 | 6             | 220             | 7           | 270            |
| Manipur           | 3             | 17              |               |                 |                |                 | 1             | 1               | 1             | 1               |               |                 | 1             | 1               |               |                 | 6           | 20             |
| Meghal- aya       | 4             | 70              | 4             | 96              | 2              | 19              | 1             | 6               |               |                 |               |                 |               |                 |               |                 | 11          | 191            |
| Nagaland          | 6             | 106             | 6             | 84              |                |                 |               |                 |               |                 |               |                 |               |                 |               |                 | 12          | 190            |
| Odisha            | 6             | 184             | 1             | 20              |                |                 | 2             | 24              | 3             | 46              | 1             | 10              | 2             | 30              | 2             | 31              | 17          | 345            |
| Sikkim            | 3             | 45              | 1             | 15              |                |                 |               |                 |               |                 |               |                 |               |                 |               |                 | 4           | 60             |
| Tamil             | 1             | 9               |               |                 |                |                 |               |                 | 2             | 115             | 2             | 250             | 1             | 150             | 2             | 285             | 8           | 809            |
| Nadu Tripura      |               |                 |               |                 |                |                 |               |                 |               |                 | 1             | 22              | 1             | 35              | 1             | 20              | 3           | 77             |
| Uttar Pradesh     | 9             | 247             | 3             | 148             | 2              | 26              |               |                 |               |                 | 2             | 73              | 1             | 6               | 3             | 23              | 20          | 523            |
| Uttarakh- and     |               |                 |               |                 |                |                 |               |                 |               |                 |               |                 | 1             | 40              |               |                 | 1           | 40             |
| West Bengal       | 1             | 10              | 2             | 25              | 1              | 12              |               |                 | 1             | 55              | 2             | 52              | 1             | 60              | 3             | 35              | 11          | 249            |
| Grand Total       | 71            | 1415            | 42            | 855             | 20             | 212             | 20            | 317             | 18            | 411             | 28            | 995             | 41            | 1083            | 46            | 1100            | 286         | 6388           |

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## Table 3-State-wise Breeder seed indents for the year 2020-21

Drought Tolerant Varieties (in quintals)

| Crop           | AP   | Bihar   | CG   | HR   | HP   | JK   | JH   | KTK   | MP   | MH   | NSC   | Odisha   | PB   | RJ   | TLGN   | TN   | UP       | UK   | WB   |   Total |
|----------------|------|---------|------|------|------|------|------|-------|------|------|-------|----------|------|------|--------|------|----------|------|------|---------|
| Rice           | 0.1  | 16.0    | 64.0 | 0.0  | 0.0  | 0.0  | 11.7 | 1.0   | 54.2 | 0.5  | 6.3   | 18.2     | 0.0  | 0.0  | 2.4    | 1.0  | 0.0      | 0.0  | 8.0  |   183.4 |
| Wheat          | 0.0  | 50.0    | 30.0 | 10.0 | 0.0  | 5.0  | 0.0  | 0.0   | 0.0  | 0.0  | 8.0   | 0.0      | 2.0  | 5.0  | 0.0    | 0.0  | 50.0 5.0 | 0.0  |      |   165   |
| Sorghum        |      |         |      |      |      |      |      |       |      |      | 0.1   |          |      |      |        |      |          |      |      |     0.1 |
| Pearlmillet    |      |         |      |      |      |      |      | 0.1   | 0.1  |      |       |          |      |      |        |      |          |      |      |     0.1 |
| Littlemillet   |      |         |      |      |      |      |      |       | 0.4  |      |       |          |      |      |        |      |          |      |      |     0.4 |
| Fingermillet   | 0.1  |         | 0.7  |      |      |      |      |       |      |      |       |          |      |      |        |      |          |      |      |     0.8 |
| Groundnut      | 5.0  | 0.0     | 0.4  | 0.0  | 0.0  | 0.0  | 0.0  | 66.8  | 0.0  | 0.0  | 160.0 | 100.0    | 0.0  | 0.0  | 0.0    | 0.0  | 0.0 0.0  |      | 0.0  |   332.2 |
| Indian Mustard |      |         |      |      |      |      |      |       |      |      | 0.0   |          |      |      |        |      |          |      |      |     0   |
| Toria          |      | 0.5     | 0.0  | 0.0  | 1.0  | 0.1  | 0.0  | 0.0   | 0.0  | 0.0  | 0.1   | 0.5      | 0.0  | 0.0  | 0.0    | 0.0  | 0.6 0.0  |      | 0.2  |     2.9 |
| Urdbean        |      |         |      |      |      |      |      |       |      |      | 2.0   |          |      |      |        |      | 5.0      |      |      |     7   |
| Pigeonpea      | 5.0  | 10.0    | 0.0  | 0.0  | 0.0  | 0.0  | 0.0  | 3.0   | 1.8  | 3.0  | 2.2   | 3.5      | 0.0  | 0.0  | 2.2    | 0.3  | 0.0 0.0  |      | 0.0  |    30.9 |
| Chickpea       |      | 15.0    | 0.0  | 0.0  | 0.0  | 0.0  | 10.0 | 0.0   | 0.0  | 0.0  | 50.0  | 0.0      | 0.0  | 0.0  | 0.0    | 0.0  | 10.0 0.0 |      | 0.0  |    85   |
| Lentil         |      |         |      |      |      |      |      |       | 5.0  | 0.0  | 2.0   | 0.0      | 0.0  | 0.0  | 0.0    | 0.0  | 0.0      | 0.0  | 0.0  |     7   |
| Total          | 10.2 | 91.5    | 95.1 | 10.0 | 1.0  | 5.1  | 21.7 | 70.8  | 61.4 | 3.5  | 230.7 | 122.2    | 2.0  | 5.0  | 4.6    | 1.3  | 65.6     | 5.0  | 8.2  |   814.7 |

Flood Tolerant Varieties (in quintals)

| Crop   | Assam   | NSC   | Odisha   | Telangana   | TN   | UP   | WB   |   Total |
|--------|---------|-------|----------|-------------|------|------|------|---------|
| Rice   | 105.0   | 1.2   | 7.5      | 1.2         | 1.5  | 8.0  | 4.0  |   128.4 |
| Maize  |         | 0.6   |          |             |      |      |      |     0.6 |
| Jute   |         |       |          |             |      |      | 0.3  |     0.3 |
| Total  | 105.0   | 1.8   | 7.5      | 1.2         | 1.5  | 8.0  | 4.3  |   129.3 |