Institute of Biotechnology
(Supported by DST-FIST and DBT(P.G.) Programme), Govt. of India
Externally Funded Projects
| Name of the Project | Principal Investigator | Funding Agency | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|
Funds for improvement of S&T infrastructure in universities and higher educational institutions (FIST) |
Dr. R.K. Salgotra |
DST, GoI |
Five Years |
DBT sponsored programme for M.Sc. Biotechnology at School of Biotechnology, SKUAST-Jammu |
Dr. R.K. Salgotra |
DBT, New Delhi |
Five Years |
Development of Nanoporous photonic chip for Naked eye detection of pesticide traces |
Dr. Harsimran Singh Bindra |
JKSTIC, J&K DST |
Two Years |
Identification and characterization of phytosulfokine receptor kinase gene family of rice vis-a-vis Arabidopsis and elucidating its role in abiotic stress tolerance |
Dr. R.K. Salgotra |
DBT, New Delhi |
Four Years |
Construction of Ex-Situ Gene Bank at Main Campus Chatha SKUAST-Jammu |
Dr. Manmohan Sharma |
NABARD |
Three Years |
Establishment of Research Development Centre of Basmati Rice at SKUAST-Jammu |
Dr. R.K. Salgotra |
NABARD |
Three Years |
Germplasm Characterisation and Trait Discovery in Wheat using Genomics Approaches and its Integration for Improving Climate Resilience, Productivity and Nutritional Quality |
Dr. Ravinder Singh |
Department of Biotechnology, GoI, India |
Five Years |
Identification of causal SNPs in promoter sequence of Co-5 and development of functional gene-based markers for anthracnose resistance in common bean (Phaseolus vulgaris L.) |
Dr. R.K. Salgotra |
DST-in collaboration with Mexico |
Three Years |
Molecular marker assisted pyramiding of white rust resistance genes AcB1A4.1 and AcB1A5.1 in Brassica juncea cultivar RSPR 01 recommended in Jammu and Kashmir |
Dr. Manmohan Sharma |
DBT, New Delhi |
Three Years |
Funds for Infrastructure in Science and Technology |
Dr. R.K. Salgotra |
DST, New Delhi |
Five Years |
Development of semi-dwarf blast and bacterial blight resistant version of Ranbir Basmati by marker assisted backcross breeding |
Dr. R.K. Salgotra |
DBT, New Delhi |
Three Years |
Genome wide analysis of small c-terminally encoded peptide (CEP) multigene family and elucidating its role in rice (Oryza sativa L.) |
Dr. Sumita Kumari | DST, New Delhi |
Three Years |
SSR based germplasm characterization for resistance to powdery mildew in cucumber (Cucumis sativus L.) |
Dr. Susheel Sharma | DBT, New Delhi | Three years |
| Assessment of genetic diversity of basmati rice using molecular markers and in situ conservation through participatory approach | Dr. R.K. Salgotra | DBT, New Delhi | Three Years |
| Determination of genetic diversity among common bean and assessment for water stress tolerance | Dr. S.M. Zargar | DST, SERB, New Delhi | Three Years |
| Development of Single Nucleotide Polymorphisms (SNPs) in Brassica juncea | Dr. Ravinder Singh | DBT, New Delhi | Three Years |
| Molecular marker assisted introgression and validation of blast resistance genes in rice cultivar K 343 recommended for the hill zone of Jammu & Kashmir | Dr. Manmohan Sharma | DST, SERB, New Delhi | Three Years |
| Molecular marker assisted introgression of powdery mildew resistance genes into the elite cultivar of pea (Pisum sativum L.) | Dr. Susheel Sharma | DST, SERB (Young Scientist), New Delhi | Three Years |
| Development of molecular laboratory for analysis of purity of germplasm of basmati rice and other seeds | Dr. R.K. Salgotra | STFP, J&K State Govt. | Five Years |
| Erucic acid profiling and introgression of low erucic acid traits in desirable cultivars of Brassica juncea | Dr. G.K. Rai | DBT, New Delhi | Three Years |
| Farmers’ participatory collection, characterization and conservation of endangered diversity of ginger in Shivaliks | Dr. Susheel Sharma | DST, SARTHI, New Delhi | Three Years |
| Transcriptome analysis, gene annotation and mining of a golden herb-garlic (Allium sativum L.) expressing resistance to destructive purple blotch (Alternaria porri) | Dr. Susheel Sharma (Mentor) Dr. Aejaz A. Dar | DST, GoI | Two years |
| Agro-morphological characterization of in vitro raised saffron corms and screening of variants for resistance against fungal pathogen | Dr. Manmohan Sharma (Mentor) Dr. Mamta Sharma | DST, GoI | Two years |
| Identification of novel SNPs within GS3 gene and development of functional markers (CAPS) for grain length in basmati rice (Oryza sativa L.) | Dr. R.K. Salgotra (Mentor) Dr. Javaid Akhter Bhat | CSIR, New Delhi | Two years |
| Identification of candidate genes associated with drought stress response and tolerance in rice by high-throughput sequencing | Dr. R.K. Salgotra (Mentor) Dr. R.K. Salgotra (Mentor) Dr. Mehak Gupta | DST, GoI | Two years |
