School of Agricultural Biotechnology

Punjab Agricultural University

COMPLETED PROJECTS

  1. New varieties of direct seeded rice for farmers in Lower Middle-Income Countries.(In colloboration with IRRI-ISARC Varanasi and Rothamsted Research UK (2019-2021), Funded by Global Challenges Research Fund. Principal Investigator - Dr. Nitika Sandhu

  2. Mitochondrial genome assembly, analysis and development of molecular markers for cytoplasmic male sterility (CMS) gene in tropical onion (2019-22), Funded by Dept. of Science & Technology, India. Principal Investigator - Dr. Deepak Singla

  3. Revealing the genetic secrets of Aegilops tauschii genome to shape future cereal crops (2018-2021), Funded by Dept. of Biotechnology, India. Principal Investigator - Dr. Nitika Sandhu

  4. Development of resistant starch wheat using genome editing technology (2018-2021), Funded by Dept. of Biotechnology, India. Principal Investigator - Dr. Pooja Manchanda

  5. Experimental learning unit: Setting up of Facilities for entrepreneurship (2018-2020), Funded by Dept. of Biotechnology, India. Principal Investigator - Dr. Gurupkar Singh Sidhu

  6. Allele mining for Phosphorus Starvation Tolerance gene (PSTOL1) in Oryza rufipogon and its transfer to elite rice cultivars using marker aided selection (2017-2020), Funded by Dept. of Biotechnology, India. Principal Investigator - Dr. Kumari Neelam

  7. Maximizing the potential for sustainable and durable resistance to the wheat yellow rust pathogen (), Funded by Dept. of Biotechnology, India. Principal Investigator - Dr. Parveen Chhuneja

  8. Rapid identification of disease resistance genes from plant genomes by resistance gene enrichment sequencing (Ren Seq) of EMS derived susceptible mutant (), Funded by Dept. of Biotechnology, India. Principal Investigator - Dr. Parveen Chhuneja

  9. Exploiting alien genetic resources for developing climate resilient wheat and understanding mechanism of heat tolerance (2017-2020), Funded by Indian Council of Agricultural Research. Principal Investigator - Dr. Satinder Kaur

  10. Identification and characterization of different pathotypes of yellow rust pathogen (Puccinia striformis) with foldscope (2018-2020), Funded by Dept. of Biotechnology, India. Principal Investigator - Dr. Satinder Kaur

  11. Cambridge-India Network for Translational Research in Nitrogen (2016-2019), Funded by Dept. of Biotechnology, India. and UK. Principal Investigator - Dr. Parveen Chhuneja

  12. Pyramiding of rust resistance genes into high grain quality wheat lines developed through marker-assisted selection (2018-2021), Funded by Dept. of Biotechnology, India. Principal Investigator - Dr. Satinder Kaur

  13. Programme support of enhancing durability of resistance to biotic stress in selected cereal and fibre crops through biotech approaches (2014-2019), Funded by Dept. of Biotechnology, India. Principal Investigator - Dr. Parveen Chhuneja

  14. Whole genome sequence based SSR markers development and their utilization in mapping of bittergourd yellow mosaic virus resistancein bittergourd (Momordica charantia) (2018-2021), Funded by Dept. of Biotechnology, India. Principal Investigator - Dr. Navraj Kaur Sarao

  15. Development of chromosomal segmental substitution lines for 5U chromosome of Ae. triuncialis for transfer and mapping of multiple disease resistance and grain softness in elite wheat background (2018-2020), Funded by Dept. of Biotechnology, India. Principal Investigator - Dr. Satinder Kaur

  16. Establishment of Sub DIC under BTIS Programme (1998-2020), Funded by Dept. of Biotechnology, India. Principal Investigator - Dr. Parveen Chhuneja

  17. Improvement of end use quality of 1BL/1RS translocation containing wheat varieties by removing of Sec I loci and retaining Gli-B3 using marker assisted back cross breeding (MABB) (2015-2020), Funded by Dept. of Biotechnology, India. Principal Investigator - Dr. Satinder Kaur

  18. Enrichment of nutritional quality in maize through molecular breeding (2014-2019), Funded by Dept. of Biotechnology, India. Principal Investigator - Dr. Yogesh Vikal

  19. Development of resistant starch wheat using genome editing technology (2017-2021), Funded by Dept. of Biotechnology, India. Principal Investigator - Dr. Pooja Manchanda

  20. Allele mining for Phosphorus Starvation Tolerance Gene (PSTOLI) In Oryaza Rufipogon and its transfer to Elite Rice Cultivars using marker aided selection (2017-2020), Funded by Principal Investigator - Dr. Kumari Neelam

  21. Molecular breeding for improvement of tolerance to biotic and abiotic stresses, yield and quality traits in crops-Rice (2015-2020), Funded by Indian Council of Agricultual Research, India. Principal Investigator - Dr. Kumari Neelam

  22. Incentivizing Research in Agriculture Project-IV-Molecular genetic analysis of resistance/tolerance to different stress (Rice) (2014-2020), Funded by Indian Council of Agricultual Research, India. Principal Investigator - Dr. Kumari Neelam

  23. A genomic assisted synthetic hexaploid wheat gene isolation and pre-breeding platform for improved heat tolerance and sustainable production (2015-2019), Funded by UK. Principal Investigator - Dr. Satinder Kaur

  24. Molecular mapping of leaf rust and stripe rust resistance genes transferred from triticum monococcum L. to Hexaploid Wheat (Triticum Aestivum L.) (2017-20), Funded by Dept. of Biotechnology, India. Principal Investigator - Dr. Suruchi Jindal

  25. Developing wheat genotypes safe for celiac patients through genome editing technologist (2016-2019), Funded by Dept. of Biotechnology, India. Principal Investigator - Dr. Monika Bansal

  26. The Ramanjuan Fellowship Award to Dr. Arun Kumar, Punjab Agricultural University, Ludhiana (2017-2022), Funded by Dept. of Biotechnology, India. Principal Investigator - Dr. Arun Kumar


News/Announement

  • Workshop on Genome Editing in Agriculture: Science, Potential and Policies on May 11, 2022 Detail
  • One post of Field Helper/Field Assistant in the Project entitled Pyramiding of genes contributing to the resistance to Brown Plant Hopper (Biotype 4) in rice" Last Date: 05-05-2022
  • One post of Project Associate-I in the Project entitled “Elucidating the Genetic Architecture of tillering in wheat through CRISPR/CAS based editing of Ideal Plant Architecture gene (IPA1) and Teosinte Branched 1 (TB1)"Last Date: 13-05-2022
  • One post of Research Associate in the Project entitled “Molecular cloning and characterization of Xa38 loci conferring resistance to bacterial blight (BB) disease in rice and identification of novel and superior alleles"Last Date: 22-04-2020
  • One position of Project Associate-I in the Project entitled "Elucidating the Genetic Architecture of tillering in wheat through CRISPR/CAS based editing of Ideal Plant Architecture gene (IPA1) and Teosinte Branched 1 (TB1)"Last Date: 20-04-2020
  • One post of Senior Lab/ Field Helper in the Project entitled "Development of SNP marker-based panel affordable to breeders for the traits improving germination of rice from deep swoing depth under direct seeded cultivation conditions"Last Date: 21-04-2020