| S.No. |
Type of Project |
Name of the Scheme |
Duration of Project |
Funding Agency |
Scientist Involved |
| 1 |
Competitive |
Elucidating the Genetic Architecture of tillering in wheat through CRISPR/CAS based editing of Ideal Plant Architechture gene (IPA1) and Teosinte Branched 1 (TB1) |
2022-25 |
DBT |
Nitika Sandhu. Parveen Chhuneja |
| 2 |
Competitive |
Development of SNP marker-based panel affordable to breeders for the traits improving germination of rice from deep sowing depth under direct seeded cultivation conditions |
2022-25 |
DST-SERB |
Nitika Sandhu |
| 3 |
Competitive |
New insight in understanding genomic footprints of nutrient uptake under direct seeded rice cultivation system |
2023-26 |
DBT |
Nitika Sandhu |
| 4 |
Competitive |
Genome-wide introgression of tetraploid non-progenitor Aegilops peregrine (UUSS) in hexaploid wheat background and mapping of multiple disease resistance |
2022-27 |
DBT |
Satinder Kaur, Parveen Chhuneja, Achla Sharma, Puja Srivastava, Jaspal Kaur |
| 5 |
Competitive |
Engineered evolution of key yield traits: seed size and rust resistance in wheat |
2023-25 |
SPARC, IIT Kharagpur |
Satinder Kaur |
| 6 |
Competitive |
DBT Postgraduate Teaching Program: M.Sc. Biotechnology at Punjab Agricultural University, Ludhiana” |
2021-26 |
DBT |
Parveen Chhuneja
|
| 7 |
Competitive |
Cambridge India Network for translational Research in Nitrogen-2 |
2023-26 |
DBT |
Parveen Chhuneja |
| 8 |
Competitive
|
Strengthening of Post Graduate Teaching and Research facilities in the department |
|
DST-FIST |
Parveen Chhuneja |
| 9 |
Competitive |
Molecular breeding for improvement of tolerance to biotic and abiotic stresses, yield and quality traits in crops-Rice |
2026 |
ICAR |
Kumari Neelam |
| 10 |
Competitive |
Incentivizing Research in Agriculture Project-IV-Molecular genetic analysis of resistance/tolerance to different stress (Rice) |
2026 |
ICAR |
Kumari Neelam |
| 11 |
Competitive |
Application of Bioinformatics and Computational Biology in Agriculture - BIC at Punjab Agricultural University, Ludhiana” |
2021-26 |
DBT |
Inderjit Singh Yadav, Deepak Singla, Parveen Chhuneja |
| 12 |
Competitive |
Molecular mapping and transfer of parthenocarpy trait in desi cucumber (Cucumis sativus L.) |
2021-24 |
DST-SERB |
Pooja Manchanda, Rajinder Kumar Dhall, Navraj Kaur Sarao
Manchanda |
| 13 |
Competitive |
Development of resistant starch potato using nanomaterial-mediated genome editing technology |
2021-24 |
DBT |
Pooja Manchanda, Anu Kalia, Sat Pal Sharma, Monica Sachdeva
|
| 14 |
Competitive |
Development of enhanced shelf life tomato mutants through genome editing approach |
2021-24 |
CSIR |
Prashant Mohanpuria, Salesh Jindal, Neena Chawla |
| 15 |
Competitive |
Genetics transformation of PAP1 gene in American Cotton accessions coker 312 and PAU Bt 1 for developing coloured cotton |
2020-24 |
Nippon Steel Trading Company Limited, Japan |
Navraj Kaur Sarao
|
| 16 |
Competitive |
Identification of genes/QTLs for resistance to citrus greening and Xcc-mediated agroinfilteration for juvenility reduction in citrus (PI of Sub project 8) |
2022-27 |
DBT |
GS Sidhu, Pooja Manchanda, HS Rattanpal, Shikha Sharma, Anita Arora, Sandeep Singh |
| 17 |
Competitive |
Characterization and evaluation of wheat germplasm for biotic stress resistance
|
2020-25 |
DBT |
Satinder Kaur, Parveen Chhuneja, Achla Sharma, Puja Srivastava, Jaspal kaur |
| 18 |
Competitive |
Genomic assisted breeding for abiotic stress tolerance and quality traits in field and horticultural crops
|
2021-26 |
DBT |
Yogesh Vikal, Pooja manchanda, GS Sidhu, Priti Sharma
|
| 19 |
Competitive |
Development and integration of advanced genomic technologies for targeted breeding (PI of subproject 2)
|
2022-27 |
DBT |
Yogesh Vikal, Surinder K Sandhu, Priti Sharma, Gagandeep Singh, Tosh Garg
|
| 20 |
Competitive |
Development and integration of advanced genomic technologies for targeted breeding (PI-2 of subproject 9)
|
2022-27 |
DBT |
Prashant Mohanpuria, Amandeep Mittal, Gurupkar Singh Sidhu, Naresh Kumar Arora,
Rajbir Singh Boora, Daljinder Singh, Sandeep Singh, Deepak Singla
|
|
21
|
Competitive
|
Molecular mapping and transfer of novel gene(s) for earliness, mono-picking, powdery mildew and rust resistance in garden pea (Pisum sativum L.) (PI of subproject 7)
|
2022-27
|
DBT
|
Rajinder Dhall, Priti Sharma, Rupeet Gill
|
|
22
|
Competitive
|
Identification of genes/QTLs for resistance to citrus greening and Xcc-mediated agroinfilteration for juvenility reduction in citrus (PI of Sub project 8)
|
2022-27
|
DBT
|
GS Sidhu, Pooja Manchanda, HS Rattanpal, Shikha Sharma, Anita Arora, Sandeep Singh
|
