Institute Projects

1. Identification of indicator microorganisms of soil fertility/pollution/health & factors affecting microbial community structure and function and their stability
2. In Sillico exploration of the feasiblilty of Curcumin for the management of Phytophthora infestans
3. Molecular Mining of Agriculturally Important Microorganisms (AIMs) for Abiotic Stress Tolerance
4. Bioprospecting extremophilic cyanobacteria for plant growth promoting attributes and high value pigments
5. Underpinning microbe-mediated stress tolerance mechanisms in rice (Oryza sativa) to facilitate development of potential microbial products for field applications
6. Development of a bioformulation for management of wilt and collar rot of chickpea
7. Development of Methods for Detection of Dissimilatory Nitrate Reduction to Ammonium (DNRA) Process in Bacteria from Different Agroecosystems
8. Identification of key biological indicators of pesticide contamination at agricultural fields of Indo-Gangetic Plains of Eastern Uttar Pradesh
9. Bio-prospecting microbes for management Boron nutrition in crops
10. Consortium of endophytic and rhizospheric bacteria for alleviation of salinity stress in tomato”
11. Genetic Diversity Of Ustilaginoidea virens Causing False Smut Of Rice And Its Bio-Control
12. Unravelling the microbe-mediated mechanisms of plant defense against Rhizoctonia solani causing banded leaf and sheath blight disease in maize (Zea mays L.)
13. Microbial interventions for sustainable wheat production under limited irrigation
14. Soil Metagenomic Profiling for Mining Genes Involved in Drought Tolerance
15. Development of bacterial/archaeal indicators to assess soil health as influenced by management practices
16. Cooperative or competitive colonization of AM fungi and Trichoderma for alleviation of biotic stress in maize
17. Identification of effective bacterial endophytic strains for sustainable management of soil-borne fungal pathogens in chickpea (Cicer arietinum L.)