ICAR-Indian Agricultural Research Institute (IARI)

New Delhi, India

Collaborating Centre Principal Investigator (CC-PI)

Dr. Viswanathan Chinnusamy

Joint Director

Principal Investigator involved in the project

Dr. Viswanathan Chinnusamy

Joint Director

Dr. Archana Watts

Senior Scientist

Dr. Firoz Hossain

Principal Scientist

Dr. G. Prakash

Scientist

Dr. Lekshmy S

Senior Scientist

Dr. Pranjal Yadava

Senior Scientist

Dr. Shivani Nagar

Scientist

Dr. Soham Ray

Senior Scientist

Dr. Susheel Kumar Sharma

Scientist

Dr. Tushar Kanti Dutta

Senior Scientist

Co-Principal Investigators (Co-PIs)

Dr. Viswanathan Chinnusamy

Joint Director

Dr. Archana Watts

Senior Scientist

Dr. Firoz Hossain

Principal Scientist

Dr. G. Prakash

Scientist

Dr. Lekshmy S

Senior Scientist

Dr. Pranjal Yadava

Senior Scientist

Dr. Shivani Nagar

Scientist

Dr. Soham Ray

Senior Scientist

Dr. Susheel Kumar Sharma

Scientist

Dr. Tushar Kanti Dutta

Senior Scientist

Crop-wise Target Traits and Genes for Genome Editing

Crop	Variety	Trait
Rice (Oryza sativa)	MTU1010-DST	Drought and salt tolerance; Yield
	Manipur Black rice, Pusa Samba 1850	Drought and salt tolerance; Yield
	MTU1010-DST	Herbicide resistance
	Oryza longistaminata	De novo domestication
	MTU1010-TB1	Culm strength
	Kala Champa, MTU1010	Yield
	Manipur Black rice, MTU1010	Yield
	MTU1010, Pusa Samba 1850	Nitrogen Use Efficiency (NUE)
	PR126, Pusa-2090, Pusa-1824	Bacterial blight resistance
	Samba Mahsuri DST	Blast resistance
	Samba Mahsuri	Blast resistance
	PR126, Pusa-2090, Pusa-1824	Southern rice black-streaked dwarf virus
	PR126, Pusa-2090, Pusa-1824	Nematode resistance
Maize	Inbreds & responsive varieties	Haploid induction
Maize	Inbreds & responsive varieties	High planting density
Pearl millet	HHB 67 Improved, Pusa 1201, MPMH 17	Grain yield
Foxtail millet (Setaria italica)	SiA3156, SiA3085, SiA3088	Grain yield
	SiA3156, SiA3085, SiA3088	Shelf life
	SiA3156, SiA3085, SiA3088	Low phytic acid
Finger millet (Eleusine coracana)	VL 375, GPU67	Grain yield
Mustard (Brassica juncea)	Pusa Bold, PM30, PM33, PM34	Seed yield
	Pusa Bold, PM30, PM33, PM34	Resistance to silique shattering; Sclerotinia tolerance
	Pusa Bold / PM30 / PM33 / PM34	Oil content
	Pusa Bold, PDZ31, Varuna	Sclerotinia resistance
	Pusa Bold, PDZ31, Varuna	Early flowering
	Pusa Bold, PM30, PM33, PM34	Improved oil yield / architecture
	PM29, PM30	Improved yield & seed shattering resistance

Research Methods & Expected Outcomes

The scientists and researchers at ICAR-IARI aim to achieve the objectives of the ICAR-EFC project, and eventually, to contribute significantly to food security, the bio-economy, and the long-term sustainability of important cereals and oilseed crop (mustard) cultivation under current and future agricultural demands.

In staple crop rice, multiple traits are targeted for abiotic and biotic stress tolerance, nematode resistance, herbicide resistance, yield and culm strength by editing genes associated with the traits.

ICAR-Indian Agricultural Research Institute (IARI)

Collaborating Centre Principal Investigator (CC-PI)

Dr. Viswanathan Chinnusamy

Principal Investigator involved in the project

Dr. Viswanathan Chinnusamy

Dr. Archana Watts

Dr. Firoz Hossain

Dr. G. Prakash

Dr. Lekshmy S

Dr. Pranjal Yadava

Dr. Shivani Nagar

Dr. Soham Ray

Dr. Susheel Kumar Sharma

Dr. Tushar Kanti Dutta

Co-Principal Investigators (Co-PIs)

Dr. Viswanathan Chinnusamy

Dr. Archana Watts

Dr. Firoz Hossain

Dr. G. Prakash

Dr. Lekshmy S

Dr. Pranjal Yadava

Dr. Shivani Nagar

Dr. Soham Ray

Dr. Susheel Kumar Sharma

Dr. Tushar Kanti Dutta

Crop-wise Target Traits and Genes for Genome Editing

Research Methods & Expected Outcomes

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