List of Ongoing National Agricultural Science Fund (NASF) [Erstwhile National Funds for Basic Strategic and Frontier Application Research in Agriculture (NFBSFARA)] projects as on 31.07.2020 | ||
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Sr No | Title of Project | Location |
1. | Leveraging Institutional Innovations for inclusive and market led agricultural growht in Eastern India | Division of Agricultural Economics, IARI |
2. | ICT based extension strategies for nutrition sensitive agriculture in the states of UP and Odisha | Division of Agricultural Extension, IARI |
3. | Paddy straw residues management through in-situ microbial decomposition with mechanical interventions | Division of Agril. Engineering, IARI |
4. | Developing precision nutrient management protocols for rice-wheat and rice-maize systems in Indo-Gangetic Plains | Division of Agronomy, IARI |
5. | Epigenomics of drought acclimatization and stress memory in rice | Division of Biochemistry, IARI |
6. | Development of sustainable management tools for the invasive pest, Fall Armyworm Spodopterafrugiperda (J.E.Smith) in maize | Division of Entomology, IARI |
7. | Characterization, mapping and transcriptome analysis of seed protein, β-carotene and mineral contents in chickpea (Cicer arietinum L.) | Division of Genetics, IARI |
8. | Production and processing of microalagal biomass for biodiesel and other industrially important co-products: An algal refinery approach | Division of Microbiology (CCUBGA), IARI |
9. | Identification of host factors responsible for infection and development of nano-particle based dsRNA delivery system for imparting resistance to begomoviruses | Division of Plant Pathology, IARI |
10. | Long-term conservation agriculture impact on microbiome and soil health indicators for resource efficiceny and resilience in maize systems | Division of Plant Pathology, IARI |
11. | Genome editing for imparting PRSV resistance | Division of Plant Pathology, IARI |
12. | Genetic improvement of rice for yield, NUE, WUE, abiotic and biotic stress tolerance through RNA Guided Genome Editing (CRISPR/Cas9/Cpf1) | Division of Plant Physiology, IARI |
13. | Identification of super donors and alleles for spikelet fertility and low chalkiness under thermal stress in rice | Division of Plant Physiology, IARI |
14. | Enhancing decompostion rate and quality of bio-waste through microbial consortia for improving soil health | Division of Soil Science & Agricultural Chemistry, IARI |
15. | Bioremediation of chemical contaminants and their complexes present in drainage wastewater with high dynamic flux used for the irrigation in urban and periurban agriculture | Water Technology Centre, IARI |