Externally funded

Externally Funded Projects

S.No.

Title of the project

Funding agency

Sanctioned budget (Rs. Lakhs)

Principal Investigator

1.

Functional genomics of rice, wheat

ICAR-NPTC

(Since 2005)

(Plan-linked)

500 Lakhs

Prof. Nagendra K. Singh

2.

Improvement of Pigeon pea for plant type, early maturity, pod borer resistance and moisture stress tolerance (Network programme)

DBT-ISCB

640 Lakhs

Prof. Nagendra K. Singh

3.

From QTL to Variety: breeding for abiotic stress tolerance in rice-Phase

DBT

1000 Lakhs

Prof. Nagendra K. Singh

4.

Referral centre for Genetic Fidelity testing of Tissue culture raised plants (NCS-TCP)

DBT

71.37 Lakhs

Dr. Amolkumar U Solanke

5.

RiceMetaSys: Understanding rice gene network for biotic and abiotic stress management through system biology approach

ICAR-CABin

13.49 Lakhs

Dr. Amolkumar U. Solanke

 

6.

CRISPR-Cas9 based genome editing of multiple negative regulators for blast resistance in rice

DST-SERB

31.93 Lakhs

Dr.Amolkumar U. Solanke

7.

Maintenance, Characterization and use of EMS Mutants of upland variety Nagina 22 for Functional Genomics in Rice- Phase II” (BT//PR10787/AGIII/103/883/2014)

DBT

258.98 Lakhs

Dr. Amitha Mithra Sevanthi

8.

Structural and functional genomics study of deepwater adaptation of local rice landraces of Assam

DBT

24.47 Lakhs

Dr. T. K. Mondal

9.

Generation and comparative analysis of salinity responsive miRNAs and miRNA-mediated pathways among halophyte (Oryza coarctata), tolerant glycophyte (Oryza sativa cv Nona bokra) and susceptible glycophyte (Oryza sativa cv IR-64) genotypes

DBT

60.60 Lakhs

Dr. T. K. Mondal

10.

Decoding tea (Camellia assamica)  genome for identification of commercially important  genes

National Tea Research Foundation, Tea Board, Kolkata

116 Lakhs

Dr. T. K. Mondal

11.

Understanding the mechanism of low-light tolerance in rice.

ICAR-NASF

296.16 Lakhs

Dr. Prasanta K. Dash

12.

Genetic improvement of rice for yield, abiotic and biotic stress tolerance through RNA guided genome editing (CRISPR-Cas9).

ICAR-NASF

78.10 Lakhs

Dr. Prasanta K. Dash

13.

Bast fibre yield in flax

ICAR-NPGFFM

7.0 Lakhs

Dr. Prasanta K. Dash

14.

Gene Discovery for Reproductive Stage salt tolerance in rice

DBT

89 Lakhs

Dr. Vandana Rai

15.

Molecular Dissection of mechanism of resistance to Sheath Blight in Rice

DST

36.36 Lakhs

 

Dr. Deepak S. Bisht

16.

Genetic modifications to improve biological nitrogen fixation for augmenting nitrogen needs of cereals

ICAR-Incentivizing Research in Agriculture

110.85 Lakhs

Dr. Pranab Kumar Mandal

17.

Development of Low Immunogenic Wheat

ICAR-CRP on Biofortification

14.475 Lakhs

Dr. Pranab Kumar Mandal

18.

Indo-UK Centre for the improvement of Nitrogen use Efficiency in Wheat (INEW)

DBT

 217.154 Lakhs

 

Dr. Pranab Kumar Mandal

19.

Identification and functional validation of partner proteins of two-component high affinity nitrate transporter of wheat

SERB-DST

 36.32 Lakhs

 

Dr. Subodh Kumar Sinha

20.

Development of transgenic wheat for heat stress tolerance

ICAR-NPFGGM

35 Lakhs

 

Dr. Sharmistha Barthakur

21.

Deciphering the transcriptional regulator(s) of hydrotropism in wheat

DST-SERB

 

40.7 Lakhs

 

Dr. Monika Dalal

22.

Development of wheat transgenics with enhanced tolerance to drought

ICAR-NPTC

14.50 Lakhs

 

Dr. Monika Dalal

23.

Characterization, mapping and transcriptome analysis of seed protein, β-carotene and mineral contents in chickpea (Cicer arietinum L.)

NASF

102 Lakhs

Dr. P.K. Jain

 

24.

Identification and molecular tagging of gene(s) controlling resistance to chilli leaf curl virus infection in chilli (Capsicum annuum L.)

NASF

39 Lakhs

 

Dr. P.K. Jain

 

25.

Finishing of pigeonpea genome and functional genomics of fertility restoration.

NPTC

 16.00 lakhs

Dr. Kishor Gaikwad

26.

Decoding the genomes of guar and black gram for the identification of important genes

ICAR-CRP on Genomics

145.00 Lakhs

Dr. Kishor Gaikwad

27.

Molecular mapping and identification of candidate gene(s) responsible for the  cleistogamous trait in pigeonpea Cajanus  cajan Millsp

DST-SERB

36.63 lakhs

Dr. Kishor Gaikwad

28.

Genomics-led improvement of biotic and abiotic stress tolerance in mustard rape for economic and environmental sustainability

DBT

108 Lakhs

 

Dr. R. C. Bhattacharya

29.

Development of haploid inducer line, and enhancement of seed-meal quality in Brassica juncea through CRISPR/Cas mediated genome editing

DBT

50 Lakh

Dr. R. C. Bhattacharya

30.

A way forward to developing aphid-resistance in Indian mustard (Brassica juncea): Host- and virus-mediated gene silencing of parthenogenetic genes in mustard aphid

SERB

38 Lakhs

 

Dr. R. C. Bhattacharya

31.

Development of Aphid Resistant Transgenic Brassica

ICAR-NPTC

70 Lakhs

Dr. Rekha Kansal

32.

Identification of effector candidates from necrotrophic plant pathogen, Sclerotinia sclerotiorum and its target proteins in Indian mustard (Brassica juncea)

DBT

38.16 Lakhs

Dr Navin C Gupta

33.

Broadening genetic diversity of Indian mustard (Brassica juncea) through resynthesis of amphidiploids genome by crossing parental diploid species

DST-SERB

 

33.64 Lakhs

Dr. Mahesh Rao

34.

Development of haploid inducer line in Brassica oleracea var. botrytis through CRISPR-Cas mediated engineering of centromeric histone H3 gene

DST-SERB

40.20 Lakh

Dr. Anshul  Watts

35.

Development of Alternaria-resistant mustard

ICAR

21 Lakhs

Dr. Anita Grover