Completed Projects
Completed Projects
| S.No. | Project Title | Funding Agency | Duration | Budget (₹ Lakh) | Principal Investigator |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Artificial Intelligence Based Mobile App for Identification and Advisory of Maize Diseases and Insect Pests | NASF | 2019 – 2021 | 158.21 | Dr. P. Lakshmi Soujanya |
| 2 | Development of maize hybrids enriched with resistant starch through marker assisted introgression of ae1 allele and diversification of high amylose maize germplasm | SERB | — | 39.60 | Dr. Abhijit Kumar Das |
| 3 | Development of sustainable management tools for the invasive pest, Fall Armyworm Spodoptera frugiperda (J.E. Smith) in maize | NASF (ICAR) | — | 302.00 | Dr. J.C. Shekhar |
| 4 | Genetic enhancement for drought and water logging stress tolerance in maize (NICRA: Maize) | ICAR | — | 27.20 | Dr. Bhupender Kumar |
| 5 | Genome-Wide Association Mapping and Genetic Characterization of Turcicum Leaf Blight (Setosphaeria turcica) Resistance in Tropical Maize Germplasm | DST-SERB | 2018 – 2021 | 28.30 | Dr. Bhupender Kumar |
| 6 | Long-term conservation agriculture impact on microbiome and soil health indicators for resource efficiency and resilience in maize systems | NASF | — | 182.00 | Dr. Shankar Lal Jat |
| 7 | Pre-breeding of wild crosses for yield enhancement and climate resilience maize using wild species | DST-SERB | — | 33.71 | Dr. Pardeep Kumar |
| 8 | Rapid detection of Quality Protein Maize for Increased Farmer Remuneration | DST | — | 29.37 | Dr. Alla Singh |
| 9 | Heat Tolerant Maize for Asia | CIMMYT | 2019 – 2024 | 76.46 | Dr. Ramesh Kumar |
| 10 | Development of amylopectin, lysine and tryptophan enriched maize hybrids and molecular tagging of genomic regions associated with high kernel starch in maize | SERB | 2020 – 2024 | 42.85 | Dr. Abhijit Kumar Das |
| 11 | Improving rainfed (Kharif) maize productivity | CIMMYT | 2021 – 2024 | 14,000 USD/yr | Dr. Yathish K.R. |
| 12 | Popularization of Biofortified Maize Hybrids in Himalayan States and Central India with Special Reference to North Eastern Region for Sustainable Nutritional Security | DBT | 2021 – 2024 | 243.78 | Dr. S.L. Jat |
| 13 | First-generation maize ethanol as a renewable energy source for climate change mitigation | NICRA | 2022 – 2024 | 44.50 | Dr. Dharam Paul Chaudhary |
| 14 | Development of on-farm maize cob drying system for effective value chain (ICAR-CIPHET) | — | 2021 – 2023 | — | Dr. S.K. Aggarwal |
| 15 | Improving the livelihood and nutritional security through scientific maize cultivation and maize-based entrepreneurship development in affected areas of the Koraput district | Odisha Govt. | 2022 – 2024 | 70.00 | Dr. Romen Sharma |
| 16 | Development and validation of IPM modules against Fall Armyworm [Spodoptera frugiperda (J.E. Smith)] infestation on maize in India | CIMMYT | 2022 – 2024 | 10.24 | Dr. P.L. Soujanya |
| 17 | Consulting Services for Technical Advisory Support in Augmenting Maize Production in Assam Farmers for Sustainable Livelihood Security | World Bank-APART | 2023 – 2024 | 142.59 | Dr. S.L. Jat |
| 18 | Morphological, physiological and molecular Characterization of Diverse Set of Maize Germplasm | SERB | 2017 – 2019 | 19.20 | Dr. Chikkappa G. Karjagi |
| 19 | Genetic Transformation and Development of Elite Transgenic Maize (Zea mays L.) for Biotic and Abiotic Stresses Tolerance | NASF | 2015 – 2018 | 154.67 | Dr. Pranjal Yadava |
| S.No. | Project Title | Duration | Principal Investigator |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Analysis of starch diversity and digestibility in maize | 2017 – 2022 | Dr. Dharam Paul Chaudhary |
| 2 | Biochemical characterization of normal and specialty corn germplasm | 2012 – 2017 | Dr. Dharam Paul Chaudhary |
| 3 | Breeding for development of baby corn hybrids | — | Dr. Pardeep Kumar |
| 4 | Breeding for high yielding and better-quality fodder cultivars in maize | — | Dr. Yathish K.R. |
| 5 | Characterization and Diversification of Maize Germplasm | 2014 – 2019 | Dr. Chikkappa G. Karjagi |
| 6 | Decision Support System of Maize Inbred Germplasm | — | Dr. N. Sunil |
| 7 | Development and enhancement of quality protein maize germplasm | — | Dr. Ramesh Kumar |
| 8 | Development of assay for testing protein quality in maize | — | Dr. Alla Singh |
| 9 | Development of banded leaf and sheath blight resistant transgenic maize | — | Dr. Krishan Kumar |
| 10 | Development of early maturing maize hybrids with enhanced yield and stress tolerance | — | Dr. Manesh Chander Dagla |
| 11 | Development of high yielding maize hybrids for different ecologies | 2014 – 2019 | Dr. Bhupender Kumar |
| 12 | Development of IDM strategy for Maydis leaf blight and Banded leaf and sheath blight of maize | — | Dr. Sumit Kumar Aggarwal |
| 13 | Development of maize hybrids for eastern India | — | Dr. Shyam Bir Singh |
| 14 | Development of management tools for maize pests | 2014 – 2019 | Dr. Pradyumn Kumar |
| 15 | Development of precision conservation agriculture practices in cereal-based system in Indo-Gangetic Plains | — | Dr. A.K. Singh |
| 16 | Development of sweet corn and popcorn hybrids in maize | 2007 – 2012 | Dr. Chikkappa G. Karjagi |
| 17 | Diversification of Sweet Corn Germplasm | 2017 – 2022 | Dr. Chikkappa G. Karjagi |
| 18 | Evaluation of potential of maize in the emerging Bio-based Industry | — | Dr. Alla Singh |
| 19 | Extraction, identification and stability analysis of maize anthocyanin | — | Dr. Bharat Bhushan |
| 20 | Genetic enhancement of maize for the development of high yielding and climate resilient hybrids | — | Dr. Shyam Bir Singh |
| 21 | Genetic Enhancement of Medium Duration Normal Maize Germplasm | 2011 – 2016 | Dr. Chikkappa G. Karjagi |
| 22 | Genetic enhancement of QPM germplasm | — | Dr. Ramesh Kumar |
| 23 | Genetic Enhancement of White Maize for Food Purpose | — | Dr. Abhijit Kumar Das |
| 24 | Identification of multiple borer resistant genotypes in maize | — | Dr. J.C. Sekhar |
| 25 | Identification, characterization and utilization of source of tolerance to drought and high temperature stress in maize | — | Dr. Ishwar Singh |
| 26 | Management of Maize Insect Pests | 2008 – 2013 | Dr. Pradyumn Kumar |
| 27 | Management of maize stem borers through Host plant resistance | — | Dr. P. Lakshmi Soujanya |
| 28 | Management of Sitophilus oryzae (L.) and Sitotroga cerealella (Oliv.) infesting stored maize through host plant resistance and plant origin pesticides | — | Dr. P. Lakshmi Soujanya |
| 29 | Nitrogen Management under Conservation Agriculture in Maize Based Cropping System | — | Dr. S.L. Jat |
| 30 | Physiological and Biochemical Basis of Nitrogen Use Efficiency in Maize | — | Dr. Ishwar Singh |
| 31 | Physiological and Molecular Basis of Heat Tolerance in maize | — | Dr. Ishwar Singh |
| 32 | Sensor guided nitrogen management in maize based cropping system under conventional and conservation agriculture practices | — | Dr. S.L. Jat |
| 33 | Study on biochemical basis of resistance against major pests of maize | 2010 – 2016 | Dr. Suby S.B. |
| 34 | Study on diversity of Setosphaeria turcica isolates of maize in India | — | Dr. Sumit Kumar Aggarwal |
