Flagship of Research

FLAGSHIP AREAS OF RESEARCH:

1. FACULTY OF AGRICULTURE, CHATHA
1. Division of Agronomy
• Fortification of agricultural residues and their utilization.
• Crop management technologies in relation to climate change
2. Division of Agricultural Economics & Agri-Business Management
• Production economics of agri-horti crops
• Analysis of agricultural produce marketing
3. Division of Agricultural Engineering
• Farm mechanization in hill agriculture
• Farm machinery testing and evaluation
• Designing of rain water harvesting structures
4. Di vision of Agro-forestry
• Standardization of Propagation techniques of multipurpose trees
• Production package for major medicinal aromatic crops
5. Division of Plant Breeding & Genetics
• Genetic upgradation of Basmati Rice
• Breeding wheat for drought tolerance
• Development of canola varieties in Brassica oil seeds.
6. Division of Soil Science
• Soil fertility mapping
• Targetted yield approach to nutrient application
• Bio fertilizer Research & Development
7. Division of Entomology
• Apiculture: Queen rearing, bee flora studies, pesticides residues analysis of honey
• Bio agents for pest control
• Integrated Pest Management
8. Division of Vegetable Sciences & Floriculture
• Development of high yielding varieties of selected vegetables of Jammu Region
• High tech vegetable nursery
• Organic vegetable production
9. Division of Plant Pathology
• Bio pesticides for disease management
• Integrated Disease Management
• Disease forecasting
10. Division of Fruit Science
• High density plantation in fruit crops
• Identification and development of improved varieties
11. Division of Food Science & Technology
• Processing and value addition
12. Division of Sericulture
• Silkworm rearing technology
• Agro-techniques for mulberry cultivation
13. Division of Extension Education
• Impact & process evaluation of the research & development programmes (Research projects & Extension programmes) of agriculture & allied in Jammu division.
• Diffusion research and information source utilization.
2. FACULTY OF BASIC SCIENCES, CHATHA
1. Division of Statistics & Computer Science
• Basic and strategic research in sampling theory and statistical modeling
2. Division of Bio-Chemistry
• Bio chemical and molecular studies of climate change effects on plant health nutritional quality and yield attributes.
• Biochemical prospecting of plant/microbes for antioxidant, antimicrobial and anticancer activities.
3. Division of Plant Physiology
• Physiological evaluation of crops under climate change
4. Division of Microbiology
• Identification of beneficial residential microbes
3. FACULTY OF VETERINARY SCIENCE & ANIMAL HUSBANDRY, R.S PURA
1. Division of Live Stock Products Technology
• Development of functional meat products
• Entrepreneurship in livestock products
2. Division of Animal Nutrition
• Formulation of animal feed using local plant resources
• Development of supplementary animal feeds through fodder preservation
3. Division of Veterinary & Animal Husbandry Extension Education
• Documentation and validation of indigenous technological knowledge
• Impact analysis of transferred technologies
4. Division of Veterinary Pharmacology & Toxicology
• Toxic manifestation of pesticides and their modulation of animal resources
• Bio prospecting of medicinal plants for animal health.
• Standardization of dosage regimen in small ruminants
5. Division of Veterinary Anatomy
• Anatomical profiling of Bakerwali Goat.
6. Division of Livestock Production & Management
• Optimization of livestock housing for better production
• Popularization of backyard poultry and fish farming
7. Division of Veterinary Pathology
• Pathological studies of livestock
8. Division of Veterinary Parasitology
• Parasitic Zoonosis
• Diagnosis and management of parasites
9. Division of Veterinary Physiology & Biochemistry
• Physiological responses of livestock in relation to climate change
• Low cost molecular diagnostics for animals
10. Division of Veterinary Gynecology & Obstetrics
• Hormonal implant for stress induction
• Embryo transfer technology for upgradation of livestock breeds
11. Division of Veterinary Medicine
• Production and metabolic disorders
• Epidemiology of infectious and non-infectious diseases
12. Division of Veterinary Surgery & Radiology
• Standardization of surgical techniques
• Diagnosis of diseases through imaging techniques
13. Division of Veterinary Public Health & Epidemiology
• Zoonotic diseases in relation to human health
14. Division of Teaching & Veterinary Clinical Complex
• Advanced diagnostic facility
• Backstopping of field functionaries for disease diagnosis
• Mobile diagnostic facility
15. Division of Animal Genetics & Breeding
• Molecular characterization of livestock
• Candidate gene isolation for disease resistance in livestock
16. Division of Veterinary Microbiology
• Molecular diagnosis of microbial diseases
4. SCHOOL OF BIOTECHNOLOGY, CHATHA
• Gene pyramiding for quality and disease resistance
• Molecular characterization of regional biodiversity
• High tech protocol for commercial regeneration of potato tubers