PPP: Agri-biotech research gains pace
11 May 2012 | News
In this month's public-private partnership series, BioSpectrum features three ongoing research projects in the field of agricultural biotechnology. These are just a few of the many research efforts shaping the future of Indian agri-biotech.
- The BIPP funding from Department of Biotechnology has strengthened the joint project between Nirmal seeds and TERI to develop hybrid varieties of mustard by using marker assisted selection technology.
- The joint efforts of Krishidhan Seeds and Jawaharlal Nehru University to create transgenic Okra free from yellow vein mosaic virus has found support from SBIRI scheme of Department of Biotechnology.
- Bejo Sheetal Seeds is closely working with ICGEB to develop hybrid varieties of stress tolerant onion. The project is supported by BIPP.
