School of Agricultural Biotechnology

Punjab Agricultural University

ONGOING PROJECTS

  1. Application of Bioinformatics and Computational Biology in Agriculture-BIC (2021-2026), Funded by Dept. of Biotechnology, India. Principal Investigator - Mr. Inderjit Singh Yadav

  2. Revealing the genetic secrets of Aegilops tauschii genome to shape future cereal crops (2019-2022), Funded by Dept. of Biotechnology, India. Principal Investigator - Dr. Nitika Sandhu

  3. From QTLs/genes to direct seeded rice varietal development to meet future challenges (2019-2022), Funded by Dept. of Biotechnology, India. Principal Investigator - Dr. Nitika Sandhu

  4. Development of SNP marker-based panel affordable to breeders for the traits improving germination of rice from deep sowing depth under direct seeded cultivation conditions (2022-2025) , Funded by DST-SERB, India. Principal Investigator - Dr. Nitika Sandhu

  5. Elucidating the Genetic Architecture of tillering in wheat through CRISPR/CAS based editing of Ideal Plant Architecture gene (IPA1) and TEOSINTE BRANCHED 1 (TB1) (2022-2025), Funded by Dept. of Biotechnology, India. Principal Investigator - Dr. Nitika Sandhu

  6. Molecular mapping and transfer of Jassid resistance in Okra [Abelmoschus Esculentus (L.) Moench] (2021-2023), Funded by Dept. of Biotechnology, India. Principal Investigator - Dr. Navraj Kaur Sarao

  7. Mapping and transfer of higher grain length and multiple rust resistance from T. discoccoides to cultivated wheat” (2018-22), Funded by Dept. of Science & Technology, India. Co-Principal Investigator - Dr. Satinder Kaur

  8. Genomic assisted mapping and introgression of root knot nematode resistance gene(s) from African rice species Oryza glaberrima to the Asian rice O. sativa (2018-2022), Funded by Dept. of Biotechnology, India. Principal Investigator - Dr. Yogesh Vikal

  9. Whole genome and transcriptome sequence based SSR and SNP markers development in guava (Psidium guajava L.) for linkage mapping and trait association (2018-2022), Funded by Dept. of Biotechnology, India. Principal Investigator - Dr. Amandeep Mittal

  10. Molecular mapping and transfer of yellow mosaic virus resistance in okra (Abelmoschus esculentus (L.) (2018-2022), Funded by Dept. of Biotechnology, India. Principal Investigator - Dr. Navraj Kaur Sarao

  11. Development of a haploid inducer stock through CRISPR/Cas9 ribonucleoprotein complex mediated knockout of ZmPLA1 gene and its orthologue in Maize and Rice (2018-2022), Funded by Dept. of Biotechnology, India. Principal Investigator - Dr. Priti Sharma

  12. Mapping of phytophthora resistance in intergeneric rootstock population and development of improved rootstocks in citrus (2019-2022), Funded by Dept. of Biotechnology, India. Principal Investigator - Dr. Gurupkar Singh Sidhu

  13. Genome sequence based SSR markers development and their utilization in mapping of Bittergourd Yellow Mosaic Virus resistance in bittergorud (Momordica charantia L.) (), Funded by Dept. of Biotechnology, India. Principal Investigator - Dr. Navraj Kaur Sarao

  14. Marker Assisted Introgression of Genetic Male Sterility ms-1 Gene in Elite Muskmelon Genotype (), Funded by Dept. of Biotechnology, India. Principal Investigator - Dr. Navraj Kaur Sarao

  15. Phenotyping and molecular characterization of snapmelon germplasm against fusarium wilt disease for development of mapping population in muskmelon (Cucumis melo L.), Funded by Dept. of Biotechnology, India. Principal Investigator - Dr. Navraj Kaur Sarao

  16. Molecular mapping and transfer of novel gene(s) for earliness, mono-picking, powdery mildew and rust resistance in garden pea (Pisum sativum L.) (2022-2027), Funded by Dept. of Biotechnology, India. Principal Investigator - Dr. Priti Sharma

  17. Genomic assisted breeding for plant type suited to high plant density planting and tolerance to waterlogging in maize (2022-2027), Funded by Dept. of Biotechnology, India. Co-Principal Investigator - Dr. Priti Sharma

  18. Fine mapping, cloning, and validation of brown planthopper resistance introgressed from Oryza nivara into O. sativa L. (2020-2023), Funded by Dept. of Biotechnology, India. Co-Principal Investigator - Dr. Priti Sharma

  19. DBT BUILDER-Punjab Agricultural University Interdisciplinary Life Science Programme for Advance Research and Education-[44293] (2021-2026), Funded by Dept. of Biotechnology, India. Dr. Priti Sharma


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
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