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Biotechnology
Significant achievements under
SPIC Science Foundation's biotechnology research
- Insect resistant transgenic crops
i) Eggplant
ii)
Tomato
iii)
Rice
iv)
Tobacco
- Brine tolerant rice using HKT1 and HAL1 genes
- Micro-propagation protocols for mass production of gerbera,
anthurium, banana and other crops
- Recombinant protein production in E.coli and yeast
- Neem-based fungicide
- PCR-based kit for detecting the banana bunchy top virus
The Foundation has been commended by the Bhabha Atomic Research
Center(BARC) for its contribution to molecular biology using
radioactivity.
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