Institute Projects
| Project 1 : Conservation and utilization of germplasm of tuber crops for sustaining production Institute Code : HORTICARCTCRI SIL201500101457 Project Leader : Dr. M. N. Sheela |
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| Sl.No | Activity | Activity Leader | |
| 1 | Collection, conservation, characterization and cataloguing of cassava germplasm | Dr. K. I. Asha | |
| 2 | Collection, conservation, characterization and cataloguing of sweet potato germplasm | Dr. Shirly Raichal Anil | |
| 3 | Collection, conservation, characterization and cataloguing of yams germplasm | Dr. M. N. Sheela | |
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Collection, conservation, characterization and cataloguing of edible aroid germplasm | Dr. A. Asha Devi | |
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Collection, conservation, characterization and cataloguing of minor tuber crops germplasm | Dr. K. I. Asha | |
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Collection, conservation, characterization and cataloguing of tuber crops germplasm at Regional Centre | Dr. Archana Mukherjee | |
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In vitro conservation of tuber crops germplasm | Dr. Shirly Raichal Anil | |
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Gene Bioprospecting for Novel Traits in Tuber Crops | Ms. Krishna Radhika N. | |
| 9 | Cryopreservation and in vitro conservation of pollens in important tropical tuber crops | Dr. Vivek Hegde | |
| Project 2: Genetic Improvement of Tuber Crops through Conventional Breeding and Molecular Approaches Institute Code : HORTICARCTCRI SIL201500101458 Project Leader : Dr. Archana Mukherjee |
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| 1 | Varietal improvement of cassava for CMD resistance, earliness, high starch and keeping quality | Dr. M. N. Sheela | |
| 2 | Breeding for early maturity, weevil resistance, high starch, carotene rich orange flesh and anthocyanin rich purple flesh sweet potato for food-nutrition and processing | Dr. Archana Mukherjee | |
| 3 | Genetic improvement of yams | Dr. M. N. Sheela | |
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Genetic improvement of edible aroids | Dr. A. Asha Devi | |
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Genetic improvement of yam bean (Pachyrhizus erosus) | Dr.Kalidas Pati | |
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Genetic improvement of arrow root (Maranta arundinacea) | Dr. K. I. Asha | |
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Identification of marker linked to qualitative, quantitative and biotic stress resistance in tuber crops and pyramiding of genes for cassava mosaic disease (CMD) resistance | Dr. C. Mohan | |
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Genetic modifications of cassava for quality improvement | Ms. Krishna Radhika N. | |
| 9 | Development and application of bioinformatics tools for tuber crops research | Dr. J. Sreekumar | |
| 10 | Breeding for quality improvement in taro (Colocasia esculenta L.) | Dr. V. B. S. Chauhan | |
| 11 | Identification of molecular markers linked to Postharvest Physiological Deterioration tolerance in cassava (Manihot esculenta) | Dr. C. Visalakshi Chandra | |