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 |