Cpmb tnau

I have organized seminars in Director of Centre for Plant Molecular Biology (CPMB), Tamil Nadu Agricultural University (TNAU) on promotion of Former Director of CPMB TNAU Mr. Dr. R. Samiyappan now I again want to conducts seminars so please give me contact details of new Director?

Can you tell me about the Research Initiatives during 2015-2017 conducted in Department of Plant Biotechnology under Centre for Plant Molecular Biology, TANU Coimbatore?

[pawan]

Research activities of Department of Plant Biotechnology under Centre for Plant Molecular Biology, TANU Coimbatore are focused towards developing improved crop varieties in major crops viz., rice, maize, cotton, mung bean, brinjal, sorghum, tomato, banana, etc., through various biotechnological approaches viz., tissue culture, marker assisted breeding and genetic transformation.

Research Initiatives 2015-2017


Molecular breeding for improving agronomic traits in major crops
Developing resilient rice varieties (stress tolerance, resource use efficiency) through genomics
Molecular breeding for enhancing disease resistance in soy bean
Molecular breeding for developing shoot fly resistant sorghum cultivars
Developing rice lines enriched with protein and therapeutic clues to achieve nutritional security among rural people
Molecular breeding for developing short slender grain rice with aroma
Exploiting barn yard millet for biofortification Towards identifying genes controlling Fe and Zn uptake and transport
Understanding molecular basis of MYMV resistance through transcriptome sequencing in mung bean and rice bean
Genetic engineering of False smut and BPH resistance in rice
Identification and isolation of novel insecticidal genes from indigenous Bt strains
Engineering resistance against pests and diseases in rice, tomato and cotton

[BTissue culture][/B]

Development of doubled haploid lines in tomato and cocoa
- Standardization of micropropagation protocol for Coconut
Cell culture studies in Anona muricata for production of pharmaceutical products
- Identification and modification of novel compounds in Agle marmelos effective against cancer cells

Molecular ecology

Diversity analysis in stored product pests of major cereals
Molecular analysis of phosphine resistance in storage pests
DNA barcoding of plants and their pollinators

Genome editing and Synthetic biology
Genome editing for enhancing disease resistance and nutritional properties in rice
Synthetic biology for antimicrobial, insecticidal and pharmacological compounds

Contact Detail:

Department of Biotechnology
Centre for Plant Molecular Biology
Tamil Nadu Agricultural University
Coimbatore, India
Phone: +91 - 422 - 6611353
Fax: +91 - 422 - 6611672
Email: biotech@tnau.ac.in