Environmental
Physiology and Biotechnology
Objectives
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Study of plant responses to the environment.
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Understanding of plant-microbe interactions
with particular reference to increasing plant productivity.
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Development of biocontrol agents and
biocomposting.
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Mass multiplication using conventional
and tissue culture techniques.
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Introduction of high value crops, fuel,
fodder and biomass species.
Current Activities
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Rhizosphere microbiology of Himalayan
plants.
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Large scale propagation of elite plants
using conventional and biotechnological methods.
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Impact of stress and environmental change
on growth performance of plants.
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Study of performance, ecology and interaction
in the Himalayan region.
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Network program for mass propagation
and improvement of tree species.
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Productivity, energetics and maintenance
of soil fertility in agroforestry systems.
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Bioprospecting to biological wealth
using biotechnological tools.
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Selection of plant growth promoting
microbes for potential use.
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Microbes in Himalayan soils.
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Genepool preservation and mass propagation
of Sikkim Himalayan Rhododendrons.