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Research Programs

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Development and utilization of Mushroom technology as a biological tool for sustainable nutrition, health and green environment
Evaluation of Coleus forskholii hybrids for root yield and forskolin content (ongoing)
Protected cultivation & precision farming in vegetable crops (Ongoing)
Genetic Improvement of Fruit Crops
Organic farming in vegetable crops (Ongoing)
Water management and rainfed production in vegetable crops (Ongoing)
Development of transgenic tomato resistant to early blight & Chilli for anthracnose (Ongoing)
Breeding Ridge Gourd and Bottle Gourd for high yield and downy mildew resistance integrating maker assisted selection (MAS) (Ongoing)
Gene mining and trait based pyramiding for abiotic stress tolerance (Ongoing)
Breeding tropical cauliflower for high yield and quality (Ongoing)
Evolving F1 hybrids in tropical carrots with high yield and quality through marker-assisted selection (MAS) (Ongoing)
Endophytic and Molecular Microbiology – 1. Tissue culture systems in horticultural crops with reference to management and exploitation of endophytes. 2: Use of endophytic bacteria for alleviating Ralstonia wilt in tomato (Ongoing)
Breeding onion for resistance to biotic and abiotic stresses with high yield and quality attributes through marker-assisted selection (MAS) (Ongoing)
Breeding French bean varieties for resistance to biotic and abiotic stresses and Cowpea varieties for resistance to rust & cowpea aphid borne mosaic virus through marker-assisted selection (MAS) (Ongoing)
Breeding okra varieties/ hybrids for yield, quality & resistance to biotic stresses through MAS (Ongoing)
Development of Bt transgenic brinjal for resistance to the shoot and fruit borer, Leucinodes orbonalis Guenee (Ongoing)
Breeding Cucurbitaceous Crops (Watermelon, Pumpkin and Muskmelon) for yield & resistance to biotic stresses through marker assisted selection (MAS) (Ongoing)
Breeding brinjal for resistance to bacterial wilt with high yield and quality attributes through marker-assisted selection (MAS) (Ongoing)
Breeding hot & sweet peppers (Capsicum annuum L.) for biotic and abiotic stress resistance integrating marker-assisted selection (MAS) (Ongoing)
Developing transgenic vegetable crops resistant to viruses in tomato against peanut based bud necrosis virus & combined resistance to PBNV & TLCV & watermelon against watermelon bud necrosis virus (Ongoing)