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Mandate:

To enhance the genetic improvement of crop plants through molecular breeding and genomics approaches.

Thrust Areas::

• Development of rice varieties tolerant to biotic and abiotic stresses for upland and lowland environments.
• Molecular mapping for essential traits in crop plants.

Institute Projects:

Sl. No.	Mega Projects/Programmes	Research Sub-Projects (on-going)
1	Understanding the mechanism of draught and aluminium (Al) toxicity tolerance in agricultural commodities in acidic soil and devising mitigation strategies through breeding, genetic and microbiome engineering	Molecular breeding for the development of rice varieties with inbuilt resistance/ tolerance to drought, low soil P, and blast (PI: Dr. VP Bhadana)   Molecular mapping and transcript analysis of seed protein content, digestibility and aluminium toxicity in chickpea (Cicer arietinum L.) (PI: Dr. Khela Ram Soren)   Improvement of rice yield under low light intensity conditions (PI: Dr. Avinash Pandey)

Externally Funded Projects

Sl. No.	Project Title	Funding Agency	Total budget of the project (Rs. In lakh)	Duration
1	Gene Editing and Engineering of Mediator Subunit Med15 to Modulate Grain Size/Weight Trait in Rice (PI: Dr. VP Bhadana)	DBT	41.35	Aug 2023 to Jul 2026
2	Deciphering and deploying low phosphorus tolerance and nitrogen use efficiency in rice using targeted genomics approach (PI: Dr. Avinash Pandey)	NASF	46.24	Aug 2022 to Jul 2025

Facilities:

Molecular Breeding Laboratories:

Equipped with PCR machines, Micro volume spectrophotometer, Refrigerated centrifuge, Gel
documentation system, Water-bath, water purification system, Compound microscope, Micro-
processor based balance etc.

Field Facility

The facilities include experimental farm areas for lowland and upland agriculture, equipped with
irrigation systems.