Research Programmes & Services
Research Programmes & Services
Research Thrust
Currently, the major focus of the Division is on the following two aspects:
- Deciphering the biochemical and molecular mechanisms of abiotic stress tolerance in crop plants.
- Improving the nutritional quality of soybean.
Services/ facilities:
- Tissue Culture Facility
- Proteomics Laboratory & Facility for analytical estimations:
Real-Time PCR, HPLC, GLC etc.
Externally Funded Research Projects
The externally funded projects of the Division:
|
SNo. |
External funded projects |
PI/Co-PI/ |
Funding Agency |
Period |
|
1. |
Exploring heat-stable Rubisco activase from Wheat or Maize for augmenting the activity of Rubisco under the heat stress |
PI: R.R. Kumar |
DST, GOI |
2015-2018 |
|
2. |
Enhancing Resilience of Indian Agriculture to Climate Change |
Associate: Dr. R.R. Kumar |
NICRA, NRM, ICAR |
2015-2017 |
|
3. |
Metabolic engineering for the development of 'high-isoflavone soybeans' with improved nutrional and flavor characteristics |
PI: Dr. Anil Dahuja |
DBT, New Delhi |
2014-2017 |
|
4. |
Biochemical and molecular characterization of salinity induced responses in pigeon pea (Cajanuscajan L.)-towards the salinity tolerance. |
PI: |
DBT, New Delhi |
2013-2016 |
|
5. |
Elucidating the role of novel regulatory genes from rice in response to water deficit stress and their functional validation |
PI: Dr.ArunaTyagi |
DST, New Delhi |
2013-2016 |
|
6. |
Screening soybean germplasm for α-tocopherol content and assessing the expression of γ -tocopherol methyl transferase (γ-TMT) gene in contrast |
PI: Dr.Vinutha, T. |
DST, New Delhi |
2013-2016 |
|
7. |
Identification and Characterization of Heat Responsive Novel Transcription Factors in Wheat (Triticumaestivum L.) |
PI: Dr. Suneha Goswami |
DST, New Delhi |
2013-2016 |