Ongoing Projects
DBT- Rhododendron
Population status, extraction intensity and genetic diversity of Rhododendron arboreum in Eastern Himalayas and Western Ghats. Funded by Department of Biotechnology
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Major Objectives
1) To study the distribution, population status and morphological variations of Rhododendron arboreum across the Western Ghats.
2) To evaluate the extraction intensities and its impact on population of Rhododendron arboreum in Western Ghats
3) To study the extent of genetic variability across the disjunct populations of Rhododendron arboreum across Western Ghats (Silent Valley and Munnar), Eastern Himalayas (Eastern, Central and Western Arunachal Pradesh and Sikkim)
Completed projects are listed below
Completed Projects
Species Recovery Plan for Semecarpus kathalekanensis. Funded by Department of Biotechnology (DBT) New Delhi. 2006-2008
Out breeding Depression in Plants: Implications for the conservation of critically endangered tree species. Funded by Department of Science and Technology (DST) New Delhi. 2006-2009
Genetic variability of Jatropha curcus in few selected populations in India. Funded by Mission Biofuels India Pvt Ltd, Mumbai- 76. 2007.
DNA bar coding of Rattans and Phyllanthus: For developing fingerprints, resolving taxonomy and securing IPRs. Funded by Department of Biotechnology (DBT) New Delhi. 3 Years 2007-2010
Recovery of two critically endangered plant species Hubbardia heptaneuron and Ceropegia fantastica, of western ghats through the application of biotechnological tools. Funded by Department of Biotechnology (DBT) New Delhi. 5 years 2006-2011
Biotechnological Interventions for conservation and utilization of forest resources. Funded by Department of Biotechnology (DBT) New Delhi. 5 Years 2010-2015
Conservation of critically endangered and economically important species Myristica malabarica in the central Western Ghats: using ecological niche models as a tool to identify areas for conservation. Funded by Department of Biotechnology (DBT) New Delhi. 5 Years 2011-2016
Development of microsatellite markers and assessment of population genetic diversity for economically important forest species (Parkia roxburghii) in North East India. Funded by Department of Biotechnology (DBT) New Delhi. 3 Years 2013-2015
Research and Development of an herbal and fish product authentication service using DNA barcoding. Funded by Department of Biotechnology (DBT) New Delhi. 3 Years 2013-2016
Managing India’s forests for biodiversity and human well being in the face of global environmental change. Funded by USAID, New Delhi. 41/2 years, 2014-2018