College of Agriculture / School of Agricultural Biotechnology/ Thrust Areas
Application of biotechnology interventions in crop improvement
- Target Crops: Major field, vegetable and fruit crops
- Utilization of crop wild relatives for the development of pre-breeding material
- Identification of new genes and linked DNA markers
- Whole genome sequencing of target crops and pathogens
- Development of transgenics for biotic and abiotic stress tolerance
- Genome editing for generating targeted genetic variation
- Commercial Plant Tissue Culture