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
| S. No | Title | Funding Agency |
| 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 |