In House Projects

10/08/2010 12:05
Project/Sub-project title PI Co-PIs                 Linkages
Project 1: Biotechnological approaches for increasing mustard yield Dr. S.R. Bhat  
Sub-project 1: Development and utilization of CMS stocks for heterosis breeding in Brassica Dr. S.R. Bhat   Dr. D. K. Yadav (Genetics, IARI)
Sub-project 2: Identification of genes controlling seed and oil yield and development of transgenic mustard Dr. S.R. Bhat Dr. Navin Chandra  
Project 2: Isolation of plant genes and promoters Dr. Srinivasan  
Sub-project 1: Isolation and characterization of promoters and genes using T-DNA tagging Dr. Srinivasan Dr. P. K. Jain  
Sub-project 2: Study of defense mechanisms in Brassica spp. and its wild relatives against Alternaria brassicae Dr. Anita Grover Dr. T. Mohapatra Dr. Pratibha Sharma (Division of Plant Pathology, IARI)
Sub-project 3: Isolation and Validation of Novel Genes and Promoters for Developing Insect Resistant Crop Plants Dr. Rekha Kansal Dr. Prasanta Dash
Dr. P. K. Jain
Prof. K. R. Koundal (Joint Director Research, IARI)
Sub-project 4: Isolation and characterization of stress responsive genes/promoters in chickpea Dr. P. K. Jain Dr. Srinivasan Dr. C. Bharadwaj (Division of Genetics,  IARI) and
Dr. Jitendra Kumar (Division of Genetics, IARI)
Project 3: Transgenic crops for biotic stress resistance Dr. P. Ananda Kumar  
Sub-project 1: Novel Bt genes for insect resistance Dr. P. Ananda Kumar Dr. Rhitu Rai Prof. G. P. Gupta, Division of Entomology , IARI
Sub-project 2: Isolation and characterization of quorum quenching genes from Bacillus thuringiensis and other bacteria Dr. Sarvjeet Kaur    
Sub-project 3: Elucidation of mechanisms and their application to develop
aphid resistance in mustard
Dr. R.C. Bhattacharya Dr Rekha Kansal Dr G. K. Mohapatra, Div. of Entomology, IARI
Project 4: Development of Transgenic wheat with improved productivity under abiotic stress conditions Dr. K.C. Bansal (Upto Oct-26th,2010)
Sub-project 1: Development of transgenic wheat tolerant to abiotic stresses Dr. K.C. Bansal
(Upto Oct-26th,2010)
Dr. K. Lakshmi Dr. C. Viswanathan WTC, IARI
Dr. A. K. Singh (Division of Genetics, IARI) and
Dr. Vinod (Division of Genetics, IARI)
Sub-project 2: Cloning and characterization of genes for salt tolerance from wheat cv. Kharchia Dr. K. Lakshmi Dr. K.C. Bansal
(Upto Oct-26th,2010)
Dr. D. K. Yadav (Division of Genetics, IARI)
Project 5: Genomics and molecular markers in crops plants Prof. N.K. Singh
Sub-project 1: Functional genomics of rice and wheat for the identification of useful genes/markers Prof. N.K. Singh Dr Kishor Gaikwad Dr. A. K. Singh (Division of Genetics, IARI) and Dr. Anju Singh (Division of Genetics, IARI)
Sub-project 2: Development and use of molecular markers for important traits in rice and mustard Dr. T. Mohapatra Prof. N.K. Singh Dr. A. K. Singh (Division of Genetics, IARI),
Dr. C. Viswanathan (WTC, IARI) and
Dr. D. K. Yadav (Division of Genetics)
Sub-project 3: Molecular mapping and cloning of important disease resistance genes in rice Dr. T.R. Sharma   Dr A. K. Singh (Division of Genetics, IARI) and
Dr.  U.D. Singh (Division of Plant Pathology, IARI)
Project 6: Biotechnology and climate change Dr. P. Ananda Kumar
Sub-project 1: Bioprospecting of plant resources for novel genes Dr. Jasdeep Chatrath Padaria Mr. R. S. Jaat Dr Tara Satyavati (Division of Genetics, IARI)
Sub-project 2: Bioprospecting of microbial resources for novel genes Dr. Kanika Dr. Kishore Gaikwad Dr. Lata (Division of Microbiology, IARI)
Sub-project 3: Prospecting of plant annexins towards mitigation of
adverse climatic effects
Dr. Sharmistha Barthakur Dr Anita Grover Dr Bidisha Banerjee (Division of Environmental Sciences, IARI)