“New science tools such as molecular markers will be very useful to accelerate crop productivity,” said Director General William Dar at the inaugural session of the 8th ICRISAT-CEG course on Application of Molecular Markers in Crop Improvement...
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ICRISAT, in collaboration with the CGIAR Generation Challenge Programme (GCP), hosted the second International Workshop on Next Generation Sequencing (NGS) Data Analysis, from 1 to 3 November, at Patancheru. This is in continuation of the...
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The genomic tools developed by ICRISAT will help increase food production and reduce hunger for the teeming millions in the semi-arid tropics. This assurance came from Director General Dr William Dar at the inaugural of the ICRISAT-Center of...
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The sixth training course of the ICRISAT-Center of Excellence in Genomics Application of Genomics Technologies in Plant Breeding sponsored by the Department of Biotechnology (DBT), Government of India, will be held from16 to 27 November at...
More infoProject Planning Meeting of Chickpea Molecular Breeding Network Proposal
The Project Planning Meeting of the deployment of molecular markers in chickpea breeding for developing superior cultivars with enhanced disease resistance – (A Chickpea Molecular Breeding Network Proposal) funded by the Department of...
More infoDBT approves Chickpea Project
The Department of Biotechnology (DBT), Ministry of Science and Technology, Government of India has approved a network project on chickpea called Deployment of molecular markers in chickpea breeding for developing superior cultivars with enhanced...
More infoICRISAT and Corteva Agriscience™, Agriculture Division of DowDuPont, Collaborate for Sharing Advanced Breeding Technologies to Improve Crops that Feed Millions
HYDERABAD, India, (April 12, 2018) – The International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT) and Corteva Agriscience™, Agriculture Division of DowDuPont, today inked a multiyear partnership to strengthen food security by...
More infoHow do you provide healthy, sustainable food for world of the future?
Original Post: ICRISAT Happenings New partnership with global agriculture research giant to focus on tackling challenge of health, environmental and social sustainability in food Reading/Hyderabad, 14 November: Farmers around the world can be...
More infoGenomics closely linked not just to crop productivity, but also to nutrition and health
Original Post: ICRISAT Happenings Online lecture connects the dots between genomics, nutrition and health Crop diversification, genomics-assisted breeding and understanding the role of the gut microbiome is crucial in lowering the risks of...
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