Title of the Project | Name of PI/Co PI | Funding Agency |
| Modulation of plant morpho genetic responses by local anaesthetics: modeling root differentiation in Vigna mungo | Prof. S.K. Sawhney | University of Delhi |
Studies on Reproductive Biology, Genetic Diversity and Eco-physiology of some Mangroves in India
(2008-2011) | Prof. A. K.
Bhatnagar | Ministry of
Environment &
Forests, New
Delhi |
| Cost-effective In Vitro Protocol Development and Mass Propagation of Commercial and Endangered Orchids | Prof. I. Usha Rao | Department of
Biotechnology,
New Delhi |
| Mechanisms of lipolytic activity during seed development and seed germination in sunflower | Prof. S. C. Bhatla | CSIR |
| Production of Gynogenic haploids of selected female and male clones and reproductive biology of Mulberry | Prof. S. B.
Babbar | Department of
Biotechnology,
New Delhi |
| Barcoding of Selected Species of Dendrobium, an Orchid, for Checking the Applicability of the Concept to Plants | Prof. S. B. Babbar | Department of Biotechnology |
| Evaluation of antagonistic Gliocladium virens against some tropical pathogenic Fusarium forbiological control | Prof. V. P.
Singh | University
Grants
Commission |
| Database on forest and agricultural ecosystems dynamics along an altitudinal transect in Garhwal Himalaya | Prof. K. S. Rao | Department of Science and Technology |
| Cultural landscapes: The basis for linking biodiversity conservation with sustainable development in Arunachal Pradesh | Prof. K. S. Rao | MacArthur Foundation, USA through UNESCO, New Delhi |
| Conservation and sustainable management of below-ground biodiversity (CSM-BGBD) | Prof. K.S. Rao | Global Environment Facilitythrough TSBF Institute of CIAT, Nairobi |
Molecular systematic study of Aralia L. in India using ITS sequences of nuclear
ribosomal DNA | Prof. Arun
Kumar Pandey | University
Grants
Commission |
| Taxonomic studies on the genus Duhaldea (Asteraceae) in India | Prof. Arun
Kumar Pandey | R&D Project |
| Developmental Biology and Phylogenetic analysis of some endemic species of Podostemaceae | Prof. Arun
Kumar Pandey | DU-DST PURSE GRANT |
| Molecular aspects of potato tuberization | Prof. Amar Kumar | |
| Molecular aspects of plant-nematode interaction | Prof. Amar Kumar | |
| Plant retrotransposon biology and genome evolution | Prof. Amar Kumar | |
| Genetic improvement of safflower | Prof. Amar Kumar | DU |
| Systematics and evolution of Dioscorea: evolution of leaf form and development | Prof. R. Geeta | |
| Biodiversity and in vitro selection of Psoralea cordylifolia plants yielding high content of anticancerous bioactive compounds genistein, diadzein and psoralen (2007-2010) | Prof. Veena
Agrawal | University
Grants
Commission |
| Survey of North Indian Medicinal plants for their larvicidal activity against malaria and filarial vectors | Prof. Veena
Agrawal | ICMR |
| Development of Tissue culture protocol for mass propagation using elite Jatropha line & their biochemical evaluation | Prof. Veena
Agrawal | National Oilseeds and
Vegetable Oils
Development
(NOVOD)
Board Major
Research Project |
| Study of diversity ecology and biology of marine algae of Andaman and Nicobar Islands | Dr. D. B. Sahoo | Department of
Ocean
Development |
| Culture and cultivation of some economically important seaweeds of Indian coasts. | Dr. D. B. Sahoo | Biotech Pvt.
Ltd. New Delhi |
| Seed production through protoplast isolation and tissue culture of some economically important seaweeds of Indian coasts. | Dr D. B. Sahoo | Department of
Biotechnology,
New Delhi |
| Molecular cloning of Cold binding Factors in tomato: Over-expression and purification to raise antibodies. | Dr. Renu Deswal | Defense Research Development Organization |
| Nitric oxide signalling during Bryophyllum bud differentiation. | Dr. Renu Deswal | University
Grants
Commission |
| Proteomics approach for partial characterization of S-nitrosoproteome of Brassica juncea and to study the expression of major S- nitrosylated proteins under abiotic and nitrosative stress conditions. | Dr. Renu Deswal | Council of Scientific and Industrial Research, New Delhi |
| Comparison of CBF mediated signaling in two LT tolerant and two LT sensitive crops. | Dr. Renu Deswal | Department of Science and Technology |
| A genomics and proteomics approach to identify, characterizes, clone and over-express Seabuckthorn antifreeze proteins (AFPs) for crop improvement and food industry. | Dr. Renu Deswal | Department of Biotechnology |
| To understand the nature of diversity of lac insects of Kerria spp. In India and the nature of insect× host interaction | Dr. Suman Lakhanpaul | NAIP(World Bank through ICAR) |
| Programme support in restoration ecology | Dr. Suman Lakhanpaul | Department of Biotechnology |
| Biochemical and molecular characterization of the elected host plants of lac insect (Kerria lacca) | Dr. Suman Lakhanpaul | Department of
Biotechnology,
New Delhi |
| Assessment of ….….Hyderabad (2004-2008) | Dr S. Mazumdar-Leighton (PI) | Department of Biotechnology |
| Restoration program (Ongoing) | Dr S. Mazumdar-Leighton (Co-PI) | Department of Biotechnology |
| Reproductive biology of some Traditional Indian medicinal plants | Dr. Rajesh Tandon | Department of Science and Technology |
| Isolation of sex linked genes and gender specific DNA markers in Hippophae rhamnoides. | Dr. Rajesh Tandon
(Co-PI) | Department of
Biotechnology,
New Delhi |
| Genetic Transformation of pearl millet with a synthetic homolog of MEGININ2 gene and evaluation of the transgenic plants for resistance to downy mildew. | Dr. Rajesh Tandon
(Co-PI) | Board of Research in Nuclear Science,
Department of
Atomic
Energy,
Government of
India |
| Map based cloning of genes controlling Dept. of Biotechnology apomixis in C.ciliaris and their validation using RNAi approach | Dr. Vishnu Bhat (PI) | Dept. of Biotechnology |
Induction of apomixis in sorghum by down-regulation of somatic bryogenesis
receptor kinase (SERK) gene in the ovules | Dr. Vishnu Bhat (PI) | ICAR, New Delhi |
| Molecular markers & descriptor development in tea. | Dr. Vishnu Bhat (PI) | Department of Biotechnology |
| Molecular characterization of genes associated with apomixis in Cenchrus ciliaris | Dr. Vishnu Bhat (PI) | Department of Biotechnology |
| Identification of ovule/ embryosac specific promoters and their validation in transgenic Cenchrus | Dr. Vishnu Bhat (PI) | Department of Science and Technology |
| Towards the biodiesel in Jatropha curcas. | Dr. Shailendra Goel | Defence Research Development Organization |
| Profiling of small RNAs unique to Apomictic addition lines in Pennisetum glauicum through the subtractive small RNA library | Dr. Shailendra Goel | Department of Biotechnology |
| Isolation of sex linked genes and gender specific DNA markers in Hippophae rhamnoides | Dr. Shailendra Goel | Department of Biotechnology |
| Molecular markers and descriptor development in tea | Dr. Shailendra Goel | Department of Biotechnology |
| Genetic improvement of safflower | Dr. Shailendra Goel | DST-DU PURSE GRANT |
| Identification, characterization and validation of candidate genes influencing seed size in Brassica juncea (Indian mustard) | Dr. Arun Jagannath | Department of Biotechnology |
| Transgenic approaches for resistance to mustard aphids (Satellite project in Centre of Excellence awarded to University of Delhi South Campus) University of Delhi South Campus) | Dr. Arun Jagannath | Department of Biotechnology |
| Genetic improvement of safflower | Dr. Arun Jagannath | DST-DU PURSE GRANT |
| Development and stress specific genomics of small non-coding RNAs in Brassica sps., rice and wheat | Dr. Manu Aggarwal | Department of Biotechnology |
| Transgenic approaches for frost resistance in mustard | Dr. Manu Aggarwal | Department of Biotechnology |
| Profiling of small RNAs unique to Apomictic addition lines in Pennisetum glaucum through Subtractive small RNA library | Dr. Manu Aggarwal
(Co-PI) | Department of Biotechnology |
| Mycorrhizal Technology to Enhance the Survival Growth and Production of Active Principles in Three Medicinal Plants of High Economic Value | Dr. Rupam Kapoor | Department of Science and Technology |
| Effect of enhanced CO2 on some important plant diseases of India | Dr. Rupam Kapoor | MoEF |
| Genetic improvement of safflower | Dr. Rupam Kapoor | DST-DU PURSE GRANT |
| Cost effective Glomus fasciculatum Formulation to Improve the Yield of Three Commercially Important Medicinal Plants- Artemisia annua, Stevia rebaudiana and Andrographis paniculata | Dr. Rupam Kapoor | Department of Biotechnology |
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| Trait manipulation using miRNA genes in Brassica | Dr. Sandip Das | |
| Biochemical and functional characterization of NDL proteins in plants | Dr. Yashwanti Mudgil | |
