Meeting Dates
Date Venue Subject7-5-2013 Directorate of Research Project formulations in the area of Societal
Development and Biotechnological interventions for improvement of field and horticulture crops
3-5-2013 FVSC and AH Shuhama Project formulation on” Centre for Advanced Animal Disease Diagnosis
13-5-2013 -do- Project formulations in the area of Societal Development through livestock and poultry husbandry
Considerations while building the program for support from DBT
• Challenges facing agriculture development in the temperate and cold arid climatic region,
• Critical gaps in mitigating those challenges
• Perpetual support from DBT for the program under the umbrella of SKUASTK
• Produce competent & trained Human Resource to address the challenges facing hill and mountain agriculture
• Create inter-disciplinary Research Groups
• Focus Societal Biotechnology for income generation, sustainable & clean agriculture
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Challenges to agriculture in JK • widening demand and supply gaps in most of the food items from the ever increasing
population pressure (over 25 million by 2030) from highest human growth rates in the country (2.9 % vs 1.6%).
• global warming and climate change leading to emergence of new biotic and abiotic stresses
• indiscriminate use of chemical fertilisers and pesticides contaminating food, soil and water beyond minimum permissible levels. The consequences are the devastating effects on the environment and the health of the consumers, leading to increased incidence of diseases like the cancers.
• shrinking land resources due to population expansion, urbanization and soil degradation. Presently only 7% of the total land is available for agriculture activities.
• receding glaciers due to global warming further aggravate the problems inherent to the rain fed agriculture J & K,
• deforestation, loss of biodiversity and qualitative deterioration of the pastures
• stagnation in productivity of agricultural crops• Less remunerative agriculture
Programs for support of DBT• Developmental Programs: Rs 6629.61 Lacs
– Centre for Advanced Disease Diagnosis– School of Biotechnology
• Societal Biotechnology Rs 631.95 lacs– Plant Sciences- 3 projects– Animal sciences- 3 projects
• R & D projects in Field / Rs 620.5 lacs
Horticulture crops
A. Developmental Programs
S.No Program Collaborators ~ Project cost (Rs in lacs)
1 School of Biotechnology: Excellence in Agricultural Education & Research to address the challenges of temperate and cold-arid agro-climatic regions of the J & K state
Plant, Animal and Fisheries sciences
2721.0
2 Centre for Advanced Animal Disease Diagnosis in Temperate and Cold Arid Himalayas
• Veterinary Pathology • Microbiology and
Immunology• Div. of Biotechnology• Vet Parasitology • Vet Public Health
3636.61
Societal BiotechnologyS. No.
Title of project Collaborators Project cost lacs)
1 Promotion of floriculture as a sustainable rural enterprise in border districts of Kupwara and Baramullah, J&K
•RRS, Wadoora 38.0
2 Development of Biocontrol product formulations and their commercial use for disease control in temperate agro-ecosystem
•Division of Plant Pathology
108.0
3 Development and demonstration of food products: Preservation and value addition of food products
• Division of PHT 116.0
Societal BiotechnologyS. No.
Title of project Collaborators Project cost lacs)
4 Improvement of Socio-Economic Status of Small Ruminant Breeders through Technological Backup in Temperate Himalayan Region of Jammu and Kashmir
• MRCSG, Shuhama
• Div LPT• Vet Medicine
208.24
5 Livelihood generation by women in temperate hill and mountain agro-climatic regions through backyard poultry farming using improved germplasm
• Centre for Research on Poultry
• LPM• Div ABG
107.0
6 Strengthening Rural livelihoods through diversification of backyard poultry farming by introduction and popularisation of improved Guinea fowl germplasm
• Centre for Research on Poultry
• LPM• LPT
54.71
Field / Horticulture Crop improvement through biotechnological interventions
S. No.
Title of project Collaborators Project cost lacs)
1. Development of saffron (Crocus sativus Kashmirianus) having tolerance against drought and corm rot fungal pathogens
• Div of Biotechnology
• Saffron Res Station Konibal
132.5
2 Development of cold tolerant biological nutrient solubilizers (P, K & Zn) for organic farming in Kashmir valley
•Organic Far. Res Centre •FoForestry•Div of Envi Sci.•MLRI Mansbal..
22.5
3 Marker assisted introgression of opaque2 gene into elite maize (Zea mays L.) inbred lines for the hybrid development in Quality Protein Maize
•Div of Biotechnology•D(K)ARS, Rangreth
91.0
4 Development and validation of low cost biopesticides consisting efficient biocontrol agents for disease management vis-à-vis crop production
•Division of Plant Pathology
41.0
Field / Horticulture Crop improvement through biotechnological interventions
S. No.
Title of project Collaborators Project cost lacs)
5 Survey, Collection and Morpho-molecular Characterization of endemic and exotic species and cultivars of genus Iris in Kashmir valley
• Div of FMAP• Div of
Biotechnology
40.0
6 Marker assisted introgression of major blast resistance gene(s) into commercial variety(ies) of rice (Oryza sativa L.)”
• Div of Biotechnology
• MRCFC, Khudwani
91.0
7 Development of new cultivars in ornamentals through in vitro mutagenesis
• Div of FMAP• Div of Fruit
Science
52.0
8 Identifying high nutritional value cold stress tolerant rice genotypes of Kashmir through biochemical and molecular characterization of indigenous rice germplasm
•Div of Biotechnology•MRCFC, Khudwani
150.5
Developmental Program-1
• School of Biotechnology: Excellence in Agricultural Education & Research to address the challenges of temperate and cold-arid agro-climatic regions of the J & K state
• Vision “SKUAST-K as Centre of Excellence
for building knowledge based bioeconomy in bio-resource rich Hill and Mountain state of J&K
Mission
“Societal Biotechnology for securing livelihood, food security and clean environment
through sustainable production of food, feed, fibre and energy in hill and mountain agro-eco system of J & K”
Mandate of the School of Biotechnology
• Human Resource Development in Agricultural Biotechnology
• Biotechnological interventions for sustainable agriculture in temperate and cold-arid climatic regions
• Entrepreneurship development in agri-business
Mandate 1: TeachingMandate 1: TeachingMandate Activity Impact
1. Human Resource Development in Agricultural Biotechnology
• Post graduate teaching and research in plant and animal biotechnology
• Build state-of-art PG teaching & research facilities: SMART classrooms and e-learning portal, research labs.
• Student exchange program with premier institutions in India and abroad.
• Visiting faculty to support teaching in frontier areas.
• Capacity building of the scientists in over-seas institutions
• Produce competent, skilled and trained human resource as a driving force for building the knowledge based bioeconomy
• Develop research collaboration with national and international institutes
• Inculcate team work in multi-cultural society
• Expose students to learn and understand problems in other regions / countries
• Share knowledge and information with other institutions around the country
Mandate 2: ResearchMandate 2: ResearchMandate Activity Impact
1. Biotechnological interventions for sustainable agriculture in temperate and cold-arid climatic regions
• Promote Societal Biotechnology programs
• Build inter-disciplinary research groups within and across institutions, to address the problems facing agriculture and allied sectors using systems biology approach
• Pursue basic and strategic research to address the problems challenging agriculture in 21st Century.
• Ameliorate the livelihood of the poor and marginal farmers through use of Societal Biotechnology programs
• Develop climate resilient varieties of plants and animals
• Reduced use of chemical fertilizers and pesticides to organic agriculture.
• Help the state of J & K get ready for the next green revolution (bio-revolution)
MANDATE 3: MANDATE 3: Entrepreneurship
Mandate Activity Impact
Entrepreneurship development in agri-business
• Promote knowledge and innovation as a driving force for economic development
• Entrepreneurial trainings in emerging technologies of commercial value
• Forge academic-industry collaboration
• Awareness / dissemination of the generated technologies
• Produce entrepreneurs for self employment
• Create job opportunities
Developmental program - 2
Title: Centre for Advanced Animal Disease Diagnosis in Temperate and Cold Arid Himalayas
Specific objectives
– Establish state of art facility with standard bio-safety measures for handling animal / zoonotic pathogens in the temperate and cold arid climatic regions.
– Develop and Validate rapid sensitive and affordable diagnostics using conventional, serological and molecular technology.
– Undertake advanced research to enhance scientific knowledge of the animal and zoonotic pathogens /diseases in temperate and arid climatic zones using 21st century cutting edge technologies.
– Provide continuous Regional Animal Disease Monitoring, Surveillance, and disease forecasting.
– Develop new health cover strategies including prophylaxis and disaster management.
– Establish relationships with national and international referral laboratories/ repositories for capacity building and exchange of knowledge.
– Capacity building: Impart trainings to veterinary professionals in management of diseases and diagnostic techniques.
R & D 1: Development of saffron (Crocus sativus Kashmirianus) having tolerance against drought and corm rot fungal pathogens
Objectives:– Standardisation of the protocols for in-vitro
regeneration and micro-corm production
–Genetic transformation of saffron with osmotin transgene
– Testing the wild and transgenic lines for tolerence against drought and corm rot
R & D 2: Development of cold tolerant biological nutrient solubilizers (P, K & Zn) for organic farming in Kashmir valley
Collaborators: – Organic Far. Res Centre , FoForestry, Div of Envi Sci., MLRI Mansbal..
Objectives:• Isolation and characterization of P, K and Zn solubilizing
bacteria from the rhizosphere of different crop plants • Screening of efficient P, K and Zn solubilizing bacteria for their
mineral solubilization and plant growth promoting activities• Develop liquid formulation of P, K and Zn solubilizing bacteria
for cropping patterns of kashmir valley• Field evaluation and crop response assessment of P, K and Zn
solubilizing bacterial inoculant
R & D 3: Marker assisted introgression of opaque2 gene into elite maize (Zea mays L.) inbred lines for the hybrid development in Quality Protein Maize
Collaborators: – Div of Biotechnology, D(K)ARS, Rangreth
Objectives:• Selection of inbred lines
• Development of mapping populations
• Marker assisted introgressuion of O2 gene
• Evaluation of the identified promising lines
R & D 4: Development and validation of low cost biopesticides consisting efficient biocontrol agents for disease management vis-à-vis crop production
Collaborators: – Division of Plant Pathology
Objectives:
• To produce low cost biopesticides of efficient isolates of biocontrol fungi and bacteria by validating the invented technology
• Validation of biopesticides and their demonstration in farmers fields in different districts of kashmir valley
R & D 5:
Survey, Collection and Morpho-molecular Characterization of endemic and exotic species and cultivars of genus Iris in Kashmir valley
Collaborators: – Div of FMAP, Div of Biotechnology
Objectives:• Survey of the existing diversity
• Establish repository for conservation
• Morpho-molecular Characterization
• Study inter-relationship among various economically important characters
R & D 6:
Marker assisted introgression of major blast resistance gene(s) into commercial variety(ies) of rice (Oryza sativa L.)”
Collaborators: – Div of Biotechnology, MRCFC, Khudwani
Objectives:• Assessment of pathogenic variability in M oryzae
• Marker assisted introgression of blast resistance gene in rice varieties
• Recovery of the genome of the recurrent parent
R & D 7:
Development of new cultivars in ornamentals through in vitro mutagenesis
Collaborators: – Div of FMAP, Div of Fruit Science
Objectives:• Standardization of in-vitro propogation protocol of
ornamentals
• Standardization of radiation dosage for micro shoots of different ornamental crops
• Isolation and multiplication of beneficial mutants
R & D 8: Identifying high nutritional value cold stress tolerant rice genotypes of Kashmir through biochemical and molecular characterization of indigenous rice germplasm
Collaborators: – Div of Biotechnology, MRCFC, Khudwani
Objectives:• Biochemical and Molecular characterization of rice
germplasms for nutritional and anti-oxidant potential
• Differential expression analysis for abiotic stress tolerance
• Expression analysis of major candidate genes for Fe, Zn uptake and accumulation of nicotinamide
Societal Development 1: Promotion of floriculture as a sustainable rural enterprise in border districts of Kupwara and Baramullah, J&K
Collaborators: – RRS, Wadoora
Objectives:• Popularisation of commercial cultivation of Marigold
as off-season loose flower crop for export to other states
• Popularization and production of high value bulbs of lilium and corms of gladiolus as off-season
Societal Development 3: Development and demonstration of food products:
Preservation and value addition of food products
Collaborators: – Division of PHT
Objectives:• Training of un-employed youth and farm women in
fruit and vegetable processing
• Organize product specific training programs to entrepreneurs' to improve their skills in product development and quality control
• Training to women in processing of surplus agricultural produce
Societal Development 4: Improvement of Socio-Economic Status of Small
Ruminant Breeders through Technological Backup in Temperate Himalayan Region of Jammu and Kashmir
Collaborators: – MRCSG, Shuhama, Div LPT, Vet Medicine ,
Objectives:
• Multiplication and dissemination of elite germplasm farmers
• Transfer of technologies for better nutrition and health management under prevailing production system
• Provide cost effective technologies for value addition of animal by products
• Capacity building for enterpreunership through training and consultancy
Societal Development 5: Livelihood generation by women in temperate hill and
mountain agro-climatic regions through backyard poultry farming using improved germplasm
Collaborators: • Centre for Research on Poultry , LPM, Div ABG
Objectives:• Develop various lines of poultry with varying levels of local
inheritance
• Assess performance of these genotypes
• Disseminate practices for backyard poultry farming using improved germplasm
Societal Development 6:Strengthening Rural livelihoods through diversification of
backyard poultry farming by introduction and popularisation of improved Guinea fowl germplasm
Collaborators: • Centre for Research on Poultry , LPM, Div of LPT
Objectives:
• Introduce and popularize Guinea fowl
• Study performance of Guinea fowl in local agro-climatic conditions
• Develop and Disseminate package of practices for Guinea fowl farming