ਪੰਜਾਬ ਐਗਰੀਕਲਚਰਲ ਯੂਨੀਵਰਸਿਟੀ
PUNJAB AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY
62nd Year of Education & Service
College of Agriculture / School of Agricultural Biotechnology
College of Agriculture / School of Agricultural Biotechnology / Faculty
Name : |
Dr Navraj Kaur Sarao |
Designation : |
Principal Biotechnologist |
Office Phone : |
0161-2401960 Ext 270 |
Mobile : |
+919872978725 |
Email (Office) : |
navraj-soab@pau.edu |
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College of Agriculture / School of Agricultural Biotechnology / Home
The research on ‘Plant Biotechnology’ at Punjab Agricultural University, Ludhiana started during the year 1977 with the establishment of small tissue culture laboratory in PG building in the erstwhile Department of Plant Breeding. The research was further strengthened with the sanctioning of state funded plan scheme ‘Plant Biotechnology and Tissue Culture Centre’ in the same department during 1986 under which a separate new building was constructed and during October 1989 tissue culture laboratory from PG building was shifted to this new building. During February 1992 an independent ‘Biotechnology Centre’ was established under the direct administrative control of the Vice-Chancellor. But during January, 2000, it was made a ‘Department of Biotechnology’ under the College of Basic Sciences & Humanities. Further during February, 2000 it was merged with the Department of Genetics and was named as Department of Genetics & Biotechnology. Later the building was named as Gurdev S. Khush Laboratories in March 2002.
During September 2003, this combined department was further merged with the Department of Plant Breeding and new department was named as Department of Plant Breeding, Genetics & Biotechnology. Thereafter, biotechnology research and teaching was under the section of Genetics & Biotechnology of the Department of Plant Breeding, Genetics & Biotechnology. During the year 2006, this section received a mega project from Department of Biotechnology (DBT), GOI as a DBT programme support for establishing ‘Centre of Excellence’ in Agricultural Biotechnology. Realizing the tremendous potential of biotechnology in increasing agricultural productivity, improving human and animal health and providing safe and clean environment, Punjab Agricultural University Ludhiana then established an independent ‘School of Agricultural Biotechnology” on April 24, 2008, under the College of Agriculture.
College of Agriculture / School of Agricultural Biotechnology / Head of Department
Name : Dr. (Mrs) Parveen Chhuneja
Address : Director
Office : 0161-2401960, Ext-322
Phone : +91 9888885557
E-Mail : dirsoab@pau.edu
Brief Introduction
Dr (Mrs) Parveen Chhuneja, Senior Molecular Geneticist took over as Director of the School of Agricultural Biotechnology, Punjab Agricultural University (PAU), Ludhiana, on September 19, 2016. After four years she was selected for the second term of Director of the School of Agricultural Biotechnology.
Dr Chhuneja has a brilliant and an outstanding academic record and professional career in the discipline of Biotechnology. Dr Chhuneja who hails from Faridkot had her Bachelor and Master’s degree from Punjabi University in high first class and Ph.D. in Genetics with specialization in Wheat Cytogenetics from the PAU with an OGPA of 4.00/4.00. Dr Chhuneja is fellow of two prestigious science academies National Academy of Agricultural Sciences (NAAS) and National Science Academy, India (NASI). She is recipient of international awards Women in Triticum Mentor Award-2022 and Gene Stewardship Team Award-2018 by Borlaug Global Rust Initiative, Dr Panjabrao Deshmukh Outstanding Women Scientist Award 2018 by ICAR, New Delhi, PAU Merit & Plaque as Best Researcher, and Dr G.S. Khush Distinguished Professor Award-2016-2019.
Dr Chhuneja has transferred a number of new genes from wild species to cultivated wheat which have been mobilised to elite wheat backgrounds for diversifying the breeder’s germplasm base. Five of these genes have been designated as Yr40, Yr70, Lr57, Lr58 and Lr76 and included in Wheat Gene Catalogue. She along with her team has been maintaining and utilising the largest collection of wild species of wheat among all the National Institutes and SAUs. This has led to the award of several National and International research and development grants.
She has published 150 papers in the journals of International and National repute with more than 8000 citations and h-index of 33 and i-10 index of 74. She has authored four practical manuals for various Biotechnology Courses and has written nine book chapters. She is on the reviewing panel of several National and International Journals.
Dr Parveen Chhuneja has worked as visiting scientist at Institute of Plant Molecular Biology, University of Zurich, Switzerland and John Innes Centre, UK. She has wide international exposure for she has visited nine countries for participation in workshops/meetings of research projects and/or advanced trainings in Biotechnology.
She has supervised 20 post-graduate students and some of her students are working as doctoral and post-doctoral fellows in International institutes of repute. She has been very actively involved in development and deliverance of the Biotechnology teaching programme at the university. She has been very actively involved in development and deliverance of the Biotechnology teaching programme at the university. She was actively involved in developing Biotechnology curriculum for B.Tech., M.Sc. and Ph.D. Biotechnology at the National level.
She has handled 20 competitive research projects as principal investigator, out of which seven have been international network projects. She had also been the co-principal investigator of the prestigious international Wheat Genome Sequencing project and leading DBT Centre of Excellence project as Project Coordinator.
College of Agriculture / School of Agricultural Biotechnology / Thrust Areas
Application of biotechnology interventions in crop improvement
- Target Crops: Major field, vegetable and fruit crops
- Utilization of crop wild relatives for the development of pre-breeding material
- Identification of new genes and linked DNA markers
- Whole genome sequencing of target crops and pathogens
- Development of transgenics for biotic and abiotic stress tolerance
- Genome editing for generating targeted genetic variation
- Commercial Plant Tissue Culture
College of Agriculture / School of Agricultural Biotechnology / Faculty
Faculty
College of Agriculture / School of Agricultural Biotechnology / Faculty Distinctions
| Sr. No. | Name of Award | Year | Name of the Scientist |
| 1 | SERB International Research Experience Award | 2022-23 | Dr. Preeti Sharma |
| 2 | Jeanie Borlaug Laube Women in Triticum (WIT) Mentor award by Borlaug Global Rust Initiative (BGRI) | 2022 | Dr Parveen Chhuneja |
| 3 |
Dr. S. Rajaram Outstanding Woman Scientist Award-2021 by Society for Advancement of Wheat and Barley Research (SAWBAR) |
2021 | Dr Parveen Chhuneja |
| 4 | Fellowship of National Academy of Agricultural Sciences (NAAS) | 2022 | Dr Parveen Chhuneja |
| 5 | Fellowship of National Academy of Sciences, India (NASI) | 2022 | Dr Parveen Chhuneja |
| 6 | Fellowship of Indian Society of Genetics and Plant Breeding | 2020 | Dr Parveen Chhuneja |
| 7 | SERB Women Excellence Award | 2022 | Dr Nitika Sandhu |
| 8 | Dr Gurdev Singh Khush Distinguished Professor Award | 2016-2019 | Dr Parveen Chhuneja |
| 9 | DST Indo- US fellowship (IUSSTF) in STEMM | 2020 | Dr. Kumari Neelam |
| 10 | Award of Plaque and Citation, Punjab Agricultural University, Ludhiana | 2013-2014 | Dr Parveen Chhuneja |
| 11 | Cambridge Nehru Scholarship for Pursuing Ph.D. at University of Cambridge | 1993-1996 | Dr Jagdeep Singh Sandhu |
| 12 | Gene Stewardship team Award by The Borlaug Global Rust Initiative | 2018 | Dr Parveen Chhuneja |
| 13 | Panjbrao Deshmukh Outstanding Woman Scientist Award | 2018 | Dr Parveen Chhuneja |
College of Agriculture / School of Agricultural Biotechnology / Current Projects
OnGoing Projects
| Sr. 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 |
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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 |
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| 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 |
College of Agriculture / School of Agricultural Biotechnology / Important Publications
| Sr. No. | Publications | NAAS Rating |
| 1 | Pavani, G., Malhotra, PK., and Verma, SK. (2023) Flowering in sugarcane: insights from the grasses. 3 Biotech. 13:154. https://doi.org/10.1007/s13205-023-03573-4 | 8.89 |
| 2 | Kaur, S., Bishnoi, R., Priyadarshini, P., Singla, D., Chhuneja, P. (2023) DSP: database of disease susceptibility genes in plants. Functional and Integrative Genomics 23:204. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10142-023-01132-x | 8.9 |
| 3 | Bishnoi, R., Kaur, S., Sandhu, JS., Singla, D. (2023) Genome engineering of disease susceptibility genes for enhancing resistance in plants. Functional and Integrative Genomics 23:207. | 8.9 |
| 4 | Singh, J., Sharma, A., Sharma, V., Gaikwad, NP., Sidhu, GS., Kaur, G., Kaur, N., Jindal, T., Chhuneja, P., Rattanpal, HS. (2023) Comprehensive genome-wide identification and transferability of chromosome-specific highly variable microsatellite markers from citrus species. Scientific Reports 13, 10919. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-023-37024-0 | 11.00 |
| 5 | Boden, SA., McIntosh, RA., Uauy, C., Krattinger, SG., Dubcovsky,J., Rogers,WJ., Xia,XC., Badaeva,ED., Bentley,AR., Brown-Guedira,G., Caccamo,M., Cattivelli,L., Chhuneja,P., Cockram,J., Contreras-Moreira,B., Dreisigacker,S., Edwards,D., González,FG., Guzmán,C., Ikeda,TM., Karsai,I., Nasuda,S., Pozniak,C., Prins,R., Sen,TZ., Silva,P., Simkova,H., Zhang Y & the Wheat Initiative (2023) Updated guidelines for gene nomenclature in wheat. Theoretical and Applied Genetics 136:72. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00122-023-04253-w | 11.57 |
| 6 | Sandhu, N., Sethi,M., Kaur,H., Dhillon,A., Kumar,A., Kaur,A., Kaur,S., Singh,V., Bentley,AR., Chhuneja,P. (2023) Mining natural genetic variations for nitrogen use efficiency utilizing nested synthetic hexaploid wheat introgression libraries. Environmental and Experimental Botany 212,105394. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envexpbot.2023.105394. | 12.03 |
| 7 | Singh, B., Bhatia, D., Narang, D., Kaur, R., Chhuneja, P. (2023) High-resolution genetic mapping of QTL governing resistance to corn leaf aphid, Rhopalosiphum maidis (Fitch) in barley. Cereal Research Communications 51, 379–389. https://doi.org/10.1007/s42976-022-00317-7 | 7.24 |
| 8 | Harmanpreet,K., Singh,GS., Amandeep,M., Yadav, IS., Meenakshi,M., Singla, D., Singh, N., Chhuneja, P. (2023) Comparative transcriptomics in alternate bearing cultivar Dashehari reveals the genetic model of flowering in mango. Frontiers in Genetics 13:1061168. doi: 10.3389/fgene.2022.1061168 | 10.77 |
| 9 | Sharma,A., Arif,MAR., Shamshad,M., Rawale,KS., Brar,A., Burgueño,J., Shokat,S., Kaur,R., Vikram,P., Srivastava,P., Sandhu,N., Singh,J., Kaur,S., Chhuneja,P., Singh, S. (2023) Preliminary dissection of grain yield and related traits at differential nitrogen levels in diverse pre-breeding wheat germplasm through association mapping. Molecular Biotechnology 65:1 116-130 https://doi.org/10.1007/s12033-022-00535-8 | 8.86 |
| 10 | Padhy, AK., Sharma,A., Sharma,H., Srivastava,P., Singh,S., Kaur,P., Kaur,J., Kaur,S., Chhuneja,P., Bains, NS. (2023) Combining high carotenoid, grain protein content and rust resistance in wheat for food and nutritional security. Frontiers in Genetics 14:1075767 https://doi.org/10.3389/fgene.2023.1075767 | 10.77 |
| 11 | Kaur, H., Manchanda, P., Kumar,P., Dhall,RK., Chhuneja,P., Weng, Y. (2023) Genome-wide identification and characterization of parthenocarpic fruit set-related gene homologs in cucumber (Cucumis sativus L.). Scientific Reports 13:2403. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-023-29660-3 | 11.00 |
| 12 | Sharma,M., Lore,JS., Kaur,A., Sandhu, JS. (2023) Transgenic rice expressing Trichoderma spp. endochitinase gene exhibits moderate resistance to sheath blight Plant Cell, Tissue and Organ Culture (PCTOC) 153:1 53-65 | 8.73 |
| 13 | Patel,E., Kalia,A., Gill,BS., Kaur,A., Sandhu, JS (2023) Direct organogenesis from cortical cells of hypocotyl segments in soybean. In Vitro Cellular & Developmental Biology-Plant 59:1, 140-146 https://doi.org/10.1007/s11627-023-10329-5 | 8.6 |
| 14 | Kaur,B., Garcha,KS., Sandhu,JS., Sharma,M., Dhatt, AS. (2023) Interspecific hybridization for transfer of hull-less seed trait from Cucurbita pepo to C. moschata Scientific Reports 13(1): 4627. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-023-29935-9 | 11.00 |
| 15 | Karnatam,KS., Mythri,B., Nisa,WU., Sharma,H., Meena,TK., Rana,P., Vikal,Y., Gowda,M., Dhillon,BS., Sandhu., S.(2023) Silage maize as a potent candidate for sustainable animal husbandry development—perspectives and strategies for genetic enhancement. Frontiers in Genetics.14:1150132 https://doi.org/10.1007/s10722-023-01623-7 | 10.77 |
| 16 | Rangari,SK., Sudha,MK., Kaur,H., Uppal,N., Singh,S., Vikal,Y., Sharma, P. (2023) DNA-free genome editing for ZmPLA1 gene via targeting immature embryos in tropical maize. GM Crops & Food. https://doi.org/10.1080/21645698.2023.2197303 | 9.1 |
| 17 | Karnatam, KS., Chhabra,G., Saini,DK., Singh,R., Kaur,G., Praba,UP., Kumar,P., Goyal,S., Sharma, P., Ranjan,R., Sandhu,SK., Kumar,R., Vikal, Y (2023) Genome-wide meta-analysis of QTLs associated with root traits and implications for maize breeding. International Journal of Molecular Sciences 24:7, 6135, https://doi.org/10.3390/ijms24076135 | 12.21 |
| 18 | Sharma, A.B., Sidhu, A., Manchanda, P., Ahuja, R. (2022). 1,2,4?triazolyldithiocarbamate silver nano conjugate: potent seed priming agent against bakanae disease of rice (Oryzae sativa). European Journal of Plant Pathology162, 825-841DOI: 10.1007/s10658-021-02439-w | 7.91 |
| 19 | Singh, G., Kaur, N., Khanna, R., Kaur, R., Gudi, S., Kaur, R., Sidhu, N., Vikal, Y., Mangat, G.S. (2022). 2Gs and plant architecture: breaking grain yield ceiling through breeding approaches for next wave of revolution in rice (Oryza sativa L.), Critical Reviews in Biotechnology, DOI: 10.1080/07388551.2022.2112648 | 14.43 |
| 20 | Dhall, R.K., Hegde, S.N., Malhotra, P.K. (2022). Standardized protocol for in situ and in vitro maintenance of newly developed parthenocarpic gynoecious cucumber inbred. Braz Arch Biol Technol. 65, e22200792. | 6.80 |
| 21 | Kaura, V., Malhotra, P.K., Mittal, A., Sanghera, G.S., Kaur, N., Bhardwaj, R.D. Cheema, R.S., Kaur, G. (2022). Physiological, biochemical, and gene expression responses of sugarcane under cold, drought and salt stresses. J. Plant Growth Regul. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00344-022-10850-8. | 10.17 |
| 22 | Kaur, R., Kaur, R Sharma, Kumari N et al. (2022) Protein profiling in a set of wild rice species and rice cultivars: a stepping stone to protein quality improvement. Cereal Research Communications. https://doi.org/10.1007/s42976-022-00273-2. | 6.85 |
| 23 | Kaur, P., Neelam, K., Sarao, P.S., Babbar, A., Kumar, K., Vikal, Y., Khanna, R., Kaur, R., Mangat, G.S., Singh, K. (2022) Molecular mapping and transfer of a novel brown planthopper resistance gene bph42 from Oryza rufipogon (Griff.) to cultivated rice (Oryza sativa L.). Molecular Biology Reports 49: 8597-8606 | 8.32 |
| 24 | Malik, P., Huang, M., Neelam, K., Bhatia, D., Kaur, R., Yadav, B., Singh, J., Sneller, C., Singh, K. (2022). Genotyping-by-sequencing based Investigation of population structure and genome wide association studies for seven agronomically important traits in a set of 346 Oryza rufipogon accessions. Rice doi:10.1186/s12284-022-00582-4 | 10.78 |
| 25 | Neelam, K., Kumar, K., Kaur, A., Kishore, A., Kaur, P., Babbar, A., Kaur, G., Kamboj, I., Lore, J.S., Vikal, Y., Mangat, G.S., Kaur, R., Khanna R., Singh, K. (2022) High resolution mapping of quantitative trait locus (QTLs) conferring resistance to false smut disease in rice. Journal of Applied Genetics 63:35-45. | 9.24 |
| 26 | Kaur, R., Kaur, R., Sharma, N. Neelam, K., Khanna, R., Singh, G. (2022) Protein profiling in a set of wild rice species and rice cultivars: a stepping stone to protein quality improvement. Cereal Research Communications DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s42976-022-00273-2. | 6.85 |
| 27 | Kumar, K., Mandal, S. N., Pradhan, B., Kaur, P., Kaur, K., Neelam, K. (2022) From Evolution to Revolution: Accelerating Crop Domestication through Genome Editing. Plant Cell Physiology. 00(00): 1–17 | |
| 28 | Aggarwal, S.K., Malik, P., Neelam, K., Kumar, K., Kaur, R., Lore, J.S., Singh K. (2022) Genome-wide association mapping for identification of sheath blight resistance loci from wild rice Oryza rufipogon. Euphytica DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10681-022-03091-z | 7.90 |
| 29 | Yadav, I.S., Bhardwaj, S.C., Kaur. J., Singla, D., Kaur, S., Kaur, H., Rawat, N., Tiwari, V.K., Saunders, D., Uauy, C., Chhuneja, P., (2022). Whole genome resequencing and comparative genome analysis of three Puccinia striiformis f. sp. tritici pathotypes prevalent in India. PLoS One. 17:e0261697. doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0261697 | 9.24 |
| 30 | Kaur, G., Pathak, M., Singla, D., Chhabra, G., Chhuneja, P., Sarao, N.K., (2022). Quantitative Trait Loci Mapping for Earliness, Fruit, and Seed Related Traits Using High Density Genotyping-by-Sequencing-Based Genetic Map in Bitter Gourd (Momordica charantia L.). Front Plant Sci. 12,1–13. doi: 10.3389/fpls.2021.799932 | 11.75 |
| 31 | Gupta, M., Choudhary, M., Singh, A., Sheoran, S., Singla, D., Rakshit, S., (2022). Meta-QTL analysis for mining of candidate genes and constitutive gene network development for fungal disease resistance in maize (Zea mays L.). Crop J. doi.org/10.1016/j.cj.2022.07.020 | 10.41 |
| 32 | Singla, D., Yadav, S.I., (2022). GAAP: A GUI-based Genome Assembly and Annotation Package. Curr Genomics. 23,77–82. doi.org/10.2174/1389202923666220128155537 | 9.89 |
| 33 | Sharma, K., Dhingra, M., Kaur, R., Singh, S., Kaur, A., Kaur, S. and Sharma, A. (2022). Evaluation of Triticum durum–Aegilops tauschii derived primary synthetics as potential sources of drought stress tolerance for wheat improvement. Cereal Research Communications. https://doi.org/10.1007/s42976-022-00265-2 | 6.85 |
| 34 | Singh, L., Dhillon, G. S., Kaur, S., Dhaliwal, S.K., Kaur, A., Malik, P., Kumar, A., Gill, R.K. and Kaur, S*. (2022). Genome wide association study for yield and yield-related traits in diverse black gram panel (Vigna mungo L. Hepper) reveals novel putative alleles for future breeding programs. Frontier in Genetics 13:849016. doi: 10.3389/fgene.2022.849016 | 10.60 |
| 35 | Padhy, A. K., Kaur, P., Singh, B., Kaur, R., Bhatia, S., Shamshad, M., Sharma, M., Tanin, J. M., Kaur, S., Sharma, A. (2022). In silico characterization of Thinopyrum elongatum derived PsyE1 gene and validation in 7D/7E bread wheat introgression lines opens avenues for carotenoid biofortification in wheat". Cereal Research communication. https://doi.org/10.1007/s42976-022-00279-w | 6.85 |
| 36 | Kumar, S., Jacob, S. R., Mir, R. R., Vikas, V. K., Kulwal, P. L., Chandra, T., Kaur, S., Kumar, S., Kumar, S., Sharma, S., Singh, R., Prasad, S., Singh, A. M., Singh, A. M., Kumari, J., Saharan, M. S., Bhardwaj, S. C., Prasad, M., Singh, K. (2022). Indian Wheat Genomics Initiative for Harnessing the Potential of Wheat Germplasm for Breeding Disease Resistant, Nutrient Dense and Climate Resilient Cultivar. Frontiers in Genetics. 13:834366. doi: 10.3389/fgene.2022.834366 | 10.60 |
| 37 | Kaur S., Shamshad, M., Jindal S., Kaur A., Sharma A, Kaur S* (2022). RNA seq based transcriptomics study to investigate the genes governing nitrogen use efficiency in Indian wheat cultivars. Frontiers in Genetics. doi.org/10.3389/fgene.2022.853910 | 10.60 |
| 38 | Sidhu, G.S., Rattanpal, H.S., Arora, A., and Singh, J. (2022). Effect of chemical mutagens and Phytophthora culture filtrate on survival and plant regeneration from callus of Citrus jambhiri Lush. Fruits. doi.org/10.17660/th2022/019 | 6.80 |
College of Agriculture / School of Agricultural Biotechnology / Academic Programs
Biotechnology Admission - Punjab Agricultural University, Ludhiana
| Degree | Intake Capacity | Mode of Admission |
| B.tech (Biotechnology) | 60 | PAU Common Entrance Test (CET) |
| M.Sc (Biotechnology) | 10 | Graduate Aptitude Test- Biotechnology (GAT-B) |
| M.Sc (Molecular Biology & Biotechnology) | 16 + 7* | Master's Entrance Test (MET), *ICAR |
| Ph.D (Biotechnology) | 6 + 3* | 6 + 3* |
College of Agriculture / School of Agricultural Biotechnology / Facilities & Services
School of Agricultural Biotechnology is having basic infrastructural research facilities for carrying out research on various aspects of Agricultural Biotechnology. There is a separate three storied building with 4 Research Labs., 15 offices of single span, one dark room, two UG Labs., two lecture rooms and a Store. Various laboratories include; plant tissue culture labs, plant transformation labs, molecular biology laboratories, molecular cytogenetic laboratory, genomics laboratories, and incubation rooms (temperature, humidity, light controlled facility) Besides, there are a number of green houses, screen houses, transgenic glass house and experimental field area. School of Agricultural Biotechnology also has a fully functional Bioinformatics Centre sanctioned by the Department of Biotechnology, Ministry of Science & Technology, Govt. of India from November 1998 as a part of Biotechnology Information System (BTIS) Network to function as a computerized information base in the fields related to agricultural biotechnology.
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College of Agriculture / School of Agricultural Biotechnology / PG Students
| Sr. No. | Name | Admission No. | Major Advisor | Title of Research |
| M.Sc. Students 2020-2021 | ||||
| 1 | Gagan Jeet | L-2020-A-159-M | Dr. Prashant Mohanpuria | CLONING OF JUVENILE HORMONE ESTERASE GENE OF WHITEFLY [Bemisia tabaci (Gennadius)] INTO RNAi VECTOR FOR Agrobacterium-MEDIATED GENETIC TRANSFORMATION OF UPLAND COTTON |
| 2 | Navjot Singh | L-2020-A-168-M | Dr. Gurupkar Singh Sidhu | MAPPING OF PHYTOPHTHORA RESISTANCE IN INTERGENERIC CITRUS ROOTSTOCK POPULATION |
| 3 | Parteek Kumar | L-2020-A-170-M | Dr. Priti Sharma | INHERITANCE AND MAPPING OF GENE(s)/QTL GOVERNING EARLINESS IN GARDEN PEA |
| 4 | Prabhleen Kaur | L-2020-A-171-M | Dr. Amandeep Mittal | UNDERSTANDING THE miRNA CONTROL OF LIGNIFICATION AND ITS IMPACT ON ORGANOLEPTIC TRAITS IN GUAVA CULTIVARS |
| 5 | Shabneek | L-2020-A-173-M | Dr. Yogesh Vikal | SATURATING GENOMIC REGIONS SPANNING qNR6.1 AND qNR12.2 ASSOCIATED WITH ROOT-KNOT NEMATODE RESISTANCE IN RICE |
| 6 | GONGATI PAVANI | L-2020-A-161-M | Dr. Pawan K Malhotra | OPTIMIZATION OF GENE EXPRESSION ASSAYS AND GROWTH MEDIUM COMPOSITION FOR DEVELOPING AN IN VITRO FLOWER INDUCTION SYSTEM IN SUGARCANE |
| M.Sc. Students 2021-2022 | ||||
| 1 | Balihar Kaur | L-2021-A-142-M | Dr. Satinder Kaur | UNREVEALING THE GENETICS AND FINE MAPPING OF LEAF RUST AND STRIPE RUST RESISTANCE GENES DERIVED FROM AEGILOPS SPELTOIDES |
| 2 | Kaaviya | L-2021-A-148-M | Dr. Gurupkar Singh Sidhu | CHARACTERIZATION OF CITRUS ROOTSTOCKS AND THEIR HYBRIDS FOR RESISTANCE TO PHYTOPHTHORA |
| 3 | Jessica | L-2021-A-159-M | Dr. Yogesh Vikal | GENOMIC ASSISTED MAPPING OF NEMATODE (Meloidogyne graminicola) RESISTANCE FROM Oryza longistaminata |
| 4 | Simranjot Kaur | L-2021-A-152-M | Dr. Deepak Singla | IDENTIFICATION OF DIFFERENTIALLY EXPRESSED LONG NON-CODING RNAs AND GENE CO-EXPRESSION (lncRNA-mRNA) ANALYSIS IN OKRA (Abelmoschus esculentus) FOR YELLOW VEIN MOSAIC VIRUS |
| 5 | Ankit Kumar Choudhary | L-2021-A-154-M | Dr. Prashant Mohanpuria | CHARACTERIZATION OF Bt RNAi COTTON PLANTS PRODUCED THROUGH AGROBACTERIUM-MEDIATED GENETIC TRANSFORMATION FOR WHITEFLY RESISTANCE |
| 6 | Harshvardhan Shukla | L-2021-A-158-M | Dr. Amandeep Mittal | MOLECULAR MAPPING OF PURPLE LOCUS IN GUAVA (Psidium guajava L.) |
| 7 | Kimudu Adrustarao | L-2021-A-149-M | Dr. Pawan K Malhotra | EXPRESSION OF INVERTASE GENE AT DIFFERENT GROWTH STAGES OF SUGARCANE USING REAL TIME PCR AND BIOCHEMICAL ANALYSIS |
| M.Sc. Students 2022-2023 | ||||
| 1 | Mehak Ghai | L-2022-A-116-M | Dr. Priti Sharma | GENERATION OF MUTANTS FOR BLSB RESISTANCE THROUGH PRIME EDITING OF SUSCEPTIBILITY LOCUS ZMFBL41 IN ZEA MAYS |
| 2 | Pooja Singla | Dr. Satinder Kaur | ||
| 3 | Arzoo | L-2022-A-112-M | Dr. Yogesh Vikal | GENOMIC ASSISTED MAPPING FOR FUSARIUM EAR ROT RESISTANCE IN MAIZE (Zea mays L.) |
| Sr. No. | Name | Admission No. | Major Advisor | Title of Research |
| Ph.D. Students 2017-2018 | ||||
| 1 | Rajveer Singh | L-2017-A-14-D | Dr Yogesh Vikal | ENHANCEMENT OF RICE BRAN OIL QUALITY THROUGH CRISPR/CAS9 BASED EDITING OF LIPOXYGENASE 3 (LOX3) GENE |
| 2 | Sumedha | L-2017-A-11-D | Dr Parshant Mohanpuria | CRISPR/Cas9-MEDIATED PECTATE LYASE GENE EDITING FOR ENHANCED SHELF LIFE OF TOMATO (Solanum lycopersicum L.) |
| 3 | Sujata Thakur | L-2017-A-12-D | Dr. Amandeep Mittal | Guava (Psidium guajava L.) genome assembly, annotation and development of molecular markers for genome wide association studies and marker assisted breeding |
| Ph.D. Students 2018-2019 | ||||
| 1 | Ekta Patel | L-2018-A-13-D | Dr Jagdeep Singh Sandhu | Genome Editing of Lipoxygenase-2 (Lox-2) to Eliminate Beany Flavor in Soybean |
| Ph.D. Students 2019-2020 | ||||
| 1 | Gautam Chhabra | L-2019-A-28-D | Dr (Mrs.) Yogesh Vikal | GENOMIC ASSISTED MAPPING AND TRANSFER OF COMPONENTIAL TRAITS ASSOCIATED WITH WATERLOGGING TOLERANCE IN MAIZE (ZEA MAYS L.) |
| 2 | Gaikwad Popat Nanaso | L-2019-A-27-D | Dr Gurupkar Singh Sidhu | MAPPING OF GENE(s)/QTL ASSOCIATED WITH TOLERANCE TO CITRUS GREENING |
| 3 | Bukke Kutti Bai | L-2019-A-26-D | Dr Satinder Kaur | Characterization and mapping of leaf rust and stripe rust resistance genes transferred from diverse progenitor and non-progenitor wild wheat relatives |
| 4 | Ghane Ajit Anil | L-2019-A-029-D | Dr. Pawan Kumar Malhotra | TARGETED MUTAGENESIS OF CAFFEIC ACID O-METHYLTRANSFERASE (COMT) GENE IN SUGARCANE FOR REDUCING LIGNIN CONTENT TO ENHANCE BIOFUEL PRODUCTION USING CRISPR/CAS9 TECHNOLOGY |
| 5 | Ramandeep Kaur | L-2019-A-31-D | Dr. Priti Sharma | IDENTIFIACTION AND MAPPING OF GENES/ QTL FOR CHILO PARTELLUS RESISTANCE IN TEOSINTE- DERIVED MAPPING POPULATION |
| 6 | Pavneet Kaur | Dr. Kumari Neelam | ||
| 7 | Urvashi Sharma | L-2019-A-32-D | Dr Parshant Mohanpuria | TARGETED MUTAGENESIS IN TOMATO (Solanum lycopersicum L.) USING CRISPR/Cas9 RIBONUCLEOPROTEIN FOR REDUCING OXALATE CONTENT |
| 8 | Gongati Pavani | L-2019-A-029-D | Dr. Pawan K Malhotra | TARGETED MUTAGENESIS OF CAFFEIC ACID O-METHYLTRANSFERASE (COMT) GENE IN SUGARCANE FOR REDUCING LIGNIN CONTENT TO ENHANCE BIOFUEL |
| Ph.D. Students 2020-2021 | ||||
| 1 | Krishna Sai Reddy | L-2020-A-021-D | Dr. Yogesh Vikal | GENOME WIDE ASSOCIATION STUDIES FOR BANDED LEAF & SHEATH BLIGHT AND SHOOT FLY RESISTANCE IN MAIZE |
| Ph.D. Students 2021-2022 | ||||
| 1 | Deepak Bhamare | L-2021-A-19-D | Dr. Priti Sharma | Genome editing of ZmFBL41 to create BLSB resistant maize and mapping of BLSB resistance in teosinte-derived maize population. |
| 2 | Mhatre Dhanashree Prashant | L-2021-A-20-D | Dr. Satinder Kaur | BSA-SEQ BASED DISCOVERY AND CANDIDATE GENE ANALYSIS FOR LEAF RUST AND STRIPE RUST RESISTANCE TRANSFERRED FROM NON-PROGENITOR WILD WHEAT |
| 3 | Gurmanpuneet Singh Dhillon | L-2021-A-022-D | Dr. Pawan K Malhotra | Genome-Wide Association study for salt stress tolerance and yield |
| Ph.D. Students 2022-2023 | ||||
| 1 | Neelansh Yadav | L-2021-A-23-D | Dr. Gurupkar Singh Sidhu | GENOME-WIDE ASSOCIATION STUDIES FOR HUANGLONGBING Resistance in Citrus |