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Research Institutions in various areas of Botany
Name of the Institution Research Areas Website
Indian Agricultural Research Institute (IARI)
New Delhi
Indian Institute of Horticultural Research,
Bengaluru
Genetics & Plant Breeding; Plant Pathology; Microbiology; Post Harvest
Technology
www.iari.res.in
Horticultural Research; Biotechnology; Entomology; Pathology www.iihr.res.in
Agharkar Research Institute, Pune Biodiversity & Palaeobiology, Bioenergy, BioprospectingNanobioscicence
National Bureau of Plant Genetic Resources
(NBPGR) New Delhi
Institute of Forest Genetics and Tree Breeding,
Coimbatore.
Central Soil Salinity Research Institute, Karnal,
Haryana
Central Institute of Post Harvest Engineering &
Technology, Ludiana
Central Plantation crops Research Institute,
Kerala
Indian Institute of Crop Processing Technology,
Thanjavur.
Central Tuber Crops Research Institute,
Thiruvananthapuram.
National Centre for Integrated Pest
Management (ICAR) New Delhi
www.aripune.org
Plant genetic resources management and use. www.nbpgr.ernet.in
Tree improvement; Bio-prospecting of Forest Natural Resources www .ifgtb.icfre.gov.in
Reclamation and Management of Salt affected soils. Bio-remediation
of waste waters. Carbon Sequestration
Rapid Evaluation of Food Quality and Safety; Packaging and storage
of agricultural produce and products.
Crop improvement; Production; Protection; Plant physiology and
Biochemistry.
Agricultural Process Engineering Renewable energy for food processing
.
www .cssri.nic.in
www.ciphet.in
www.cpcri.gov.in
www.iicpt.edu.in
Development of Agro techniques for tuber crops www.ctcri.org
Pest Management www.ncipm.org.in
Indian Institute of Spices Research, Kozhikode. Collection, conservation, evaluation and cataloging of germplasm. www.spices.res.in
Central Institute for Cotton Research, Nagpur, (Regional station: Coimbatore & Sirsa)
Crop improvement, Crop Production and Crop Protection. www.cicr.org.in
www.circot.res.in
Central Institute for Research on Cotton Technology,
(CIRCOT) Mumbai
Improvement in Ginning of cotton; Improvement and quality evaluation
of fibers and production of value added products.
Directorate of Cashewnut & Cocoa, Agri, Kerala Cocoa production and processing www.dccd.gov.in
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