Applied Biodiversity

Main focus of the research has been in the areas of Applied Biodiversity using an integrative approach that has helped in tapping bio-resources from wilderness to mining 'omics'. Of particular interest are the members of the family Zingeberaceae and certain non-edible oil plants occurring in North East India and in particular Assam. The work has laid foundation for news ways to detect, authenticate, protect and use biodiversity.

Projects

Ongoing Projects

S. No Title Funding Agency
1 Exploration of Underutilized Amaranthus species for Sustainable Livelihood, Nutritional Security and Climate Resilience of Western Himalayan Region- PI DBT, Govt of India


Completed Projects

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1 Investigations into the estrogen receptor modulatory activities of Karanjin, a furanoflavonol from Pongamia pinnata (Co-PI) DST CRG, Govt of India
2 Assessing the bioavailability of nutrients and reduction of heavy metals in soils amended with inorganic and organic wastes in presence of AM fungi and biochar (Co-PI) DBT, Govt of India
3 Genome and transcriptome sequencing of aromatic rice from North Eastern region (PI) DBT, Govt of India
4 Physico-chemical analysis of Joha rice (Co-PI) DBT, Govt of India
5 Molecular and physico-chemical characterization of selected ginger species from North Eastern Region (PI) DBT, Govt of India
6 Cloning of fatty acid saturation genes and analysis of spatial and temporal expression from seeds of candidate plus tree, Karanj (Pongamia pinnata L) (PI) DST, Govt of India
7 DNAB (DNA Barcoding) based biodiversity inventory in Zingiberaceae of Northeast India (PI) DIT, Govt of India
8 Analysis of start codon context in plant model system (PI) DBT, Govt of India
9 Effect of NaCl on expression of translation initiation factor (elFl) gene in leaf and roots of rice varieties  and mapping of the gene segregating population (PI) CSIR, Govt of India
10 Pongamia germplasm from North Guwahati for identification of plus trees and mass cultivation in wastelands (PI) DST, Govt of India