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Institute Ongoing Projects
# | Project Name | Principal Investigator |
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Crop Improvement | ||
1 | Crop Improvement of banana through conventional breeding | S. Backiyarani |
2 | Improvement and management of banana genetic resources in Indian subcontinent | S. Uma |
3 | Improvement of cv. Grande Naine (Cavendish - AAA) for Fusarium wilt resistance through non-conventional breeding | M.S. Saraswathi |
4 | Development of trait specific markers for fusarium wilt resistance through association mapping studies in banana (Musa spp.) | M.S. Saraswathi |
5 | Identification and evaluation of superior clones of cv.Ney Poovan (AB) and Grand Naine (AAA) | D. Ramajayam |
6 | Production of doubled haploids for improvement of bananas (Musa spp.) | D. Ramajayam |
7 | Identification of resistant gene candidate(s) in banana for tropical race 4 of Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. cubense | C. Anuradha |
Crop Production | ||
1 | Development of clump management technology for enhanced productivity in banana | V. Kumar |
2 | Studies on nutrient dynamics in banana | K.J. Jeyabaskaran |
3 | Organic banana farming for sustainable soil healthand nutritional security | K.J. Jeyabaskaran |
4 | Developing agro-techniques for ICAR-NRCB released varieties and selections of banana | K.J. Jeyabaskaran |
5 | High Temperature and soil moisture deficit stresses in banana: Mechanism of high temperature tolerance and management of high temperature and soil moisture deficit stresses in banana | I. Ravi |
6 | Biochemistry of banana fruit ripening and characterization of high value compounds of fruit and flower | M. Mayilvaganan |
7 | Development of pre and post harvest techniques for leaf production in banana | K.N.Shiva |
8 | Developing integrated package of practices for export of selected commercial and GI tagged varieties of Indian Bananas | K.N. Shiva |
9 | Novel smart delivery systems for developing high value nutraceutical foods using Banana and exploring Non-food applications | P.Suresh Kumar |
10 | Effective utilization of different extension methods and mass media for holistic transfer of banana technologies for different stakeholders in banana production system | C. Karpagam |
Crop Protection | ||
1 | Pest mapping in bananas and plantains of India | J. Poorani |
2 | Bio-intensive management of major insect pests of Banana | J. Poorani |
3 | Eco-friendly management of banana pseudostem weevil (Odoiporus longicollis Olivier) and banana scarring beetle Basilepta spp.) | A. Mohanasundaram |
4 | Investigations on Musa nematode’s biology, behaviour, diversity and their interactions | P. Giribabu |
5 | Integrated management of tropical race 4 of Fusarium wilt disease in banana | R. Thangavelu |
6 | Survey, etiology and management of rhizome rot of banana | M.Loganathan |
7 | Management of post harvest diseases of banana | M. Loganathan |
8 | Molecular approaches to understand the host-virus-vector-environment interactions and RNAi for the management of banana viruses | R. Selvarajan |