| Mega Project - II: Varietal improvement in tropical tuber crops | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Sl.No | Project Title | Principal Investigator | Co-Principal Investigators |
| 1 | Genetic Improvement of cassava for CMD resistance, earliness, high starch and keeping quality through Polyploidy breeding | Dr. M. N. Sheela | Dr. S. Ramanathan, Dr. C. Mohan, Dr. A. Asha Devi, Dr. T. Makeshkumar, Dr. A. N. Jyothi, Dr. G. Suja, |
| 2 | Marker aided selection for CMD resistance using association mapping | Dr. C. Mohan | Dr. J. Sreekumar, Dr. T. Makeshkumar, |
| 3 | Modifying genes in starch metabolism- A means to enhance starch content and develop waxy cassava | Ms. N. Krishna Radhika | Dr. M. N .Sheela, Dr. Shirly Raichal Anil, Dr. A. Asha Devi, Dr. T. Makeshkumar |
4 |
Breeding high starch, high carotene orange-fleshed sweet potato (OFSP) lines for consumption and industrial application | Dr. C. Mohan | Dr. M. Nedunchezhiyan, Dr. P. S. Sivakumar, |
5 |
Potentials of aeroponics in tropical tuber crops | Dr. Archana Mukherjee | Dr. S.K. Chakrabarti, Dr. K. Pati, Dr. M. Neduncheziyan, Dr. J. T. Sheriff |