Genetics
Head of
Division : Dr. Balram Sharma
Main
activities of the Division in brief :
Genetics division is engaged
in two manor activities i.e. research and teaching. These two activities
are interlinked. Under research, breeding, genetics and cytogenetics are
major areas of concern. Breeding is being carried out to develop high
yielding, nutritionally superior and disease free cultivars in cereals, pulses,
oilseeds and cotton. A large number of high yielding varieties in different
crop plants have been released in the past for which Genetics division is known
as a seat of well known "Green Revolution".
Projects in progress along with name of the
Project Leaders :
Development of Improvedwheat varieties for irrigated
timely and late sown conditions - Dr. V. P. Kulshrestha
Genetics and breeding for resistance to rusts in developing improved wheats
- Dr. S. S. Singh
Development of promising genotypes for moisture stress conditions and rust
resistance - Dr. P. S. L. Srivastava
Improvement for specific traits including yield through intro and
interspecific crosses in wheat and Triticale - Dr. M. K. Upadhyay
Induced alien genetic variation and location of gene(s) on specific
chromosome(s) in hexaploid wheat - Dr. Dalmir Singh
Incorporation of resistance to rusts and Karnal bunt using Aegilops
speltoides and Ae. mutica - Dr. S. M. S. Tomar
Breeding durum wheats - Dr. H. N. Pandey
Genetic improvement and evaluation of quality traits in wheat - Dr. P.
Raghavaiah
Breeding for rice hybrids - Dr. F. U. Zaman
Development of high yielding and high quality rice Dr. V. P. Singh
Ideotype improvement in rice with particular emphasis on developing "Super
plant type" for short duration varieties - Dr. S. N. Chakrabarti
Breeding for single cross hybrids and composites of maize for irrigated
conditions - Dr. B. K. Mukherjee
Breeding hybrids and composites for rainfed conditions - Dr. Ram Deo Singh
Basic and strategic Research in Maize Genetics - Dr. K. R. Sarkar
Distant hybridization and molecular cytogenetic approach for alien transfer
of useful genes into maize - Dr. J. K. S. Sachan
Development of productive disease resistant hybrids and populations in
pearlmillet - Dr. O. P. Govila
Breeding for short duration varieties and hybrids in
pigeonpea - Dr. S. P.
Singh
Evaluation of Bt technology to control pod borer infestation in pigeonpea -
Dr. J. N. Govil
Induction of cytoplasmic mutations through callus mutagenesis for isolation
of male sterile lines - Dr. Hayat Ram
Genetics and breeding for productivity and disease resistance in Green Gram
- Dr. Hayat Ram
Breeding early maturing, thermoinsensitive plant type
separately for three cropping seasons to suit various cropping patterns - Dr. J.
L. Tickoo
Genetic improvement of productivity in Soybean - Dr. V. K. S. Rana
Genetic studies and improvement of Lentil, Pea and Cowpea - Dr. B. Sharma
Genetical studies for Chickpea improvement - Dr. M. C. Kharkwal
Breeding for high yield, biotic and abiotic stress resistance in Chickpea -
Dr. S. S. Yadav
Deveopment of high yielding disease resistant and adapted varieties - Dr. V.
Hegde
Cytogenetical studies in Chickpea - Dr. D. S. Mathur
Development of improved varieties and hybrids of Indian mustard
(Brassica juncea
) - Dr. S. C. Gulati
List of Post Graduate courses offered
Principles and
Practices for Horticultural Crops; Principles of Vegetable Production; Nutritional Requrirement s
of Horticultural Crops; Breeding of Vetgetable Crops-1; Principles and Techniques of
Vegetable Seed Production; Summer Vegetables; Winter Vegetables; Vegetable Breeding-II(A); Vegetable
Breeding-II(B); Seminar
