Co-ordinated Research Project:
Only five coordinate research projects having regional relevants are being operative in the university. The lists of the projects are furnished below:
Centres in operation under AICRP:
| Sl. No. |
Project on |
Name of Centre |
Mandate |
| 1. |
AINP on Jute and Allied Fibres |
Cooch Behar |
- Varietal improvement, INM, IDM, IPM and Integrated Weed Management of Jute and Mesta.
|
| 2. |
AINP on Medicinal and Aromatic Plants |
Kalimpong |
- Conservation, multiplication and line development;
- Release of varieties;
- Domestication at lower elevation level; and
- Tissue and DNA finger printing of Swertia chirayita, Valeriana jatamasi & Coptiaxteeta Spp.
|
| 3. |
AICRP on Spices |
Cooch Behar
|
- Variatal improvement, IDM, Nutritional aspects and quality of turmeric and ginger.
|
| 4. |
AICRP on Floriculture |
Kalimpong |
- Orchid sanctuary
- Collection, conservation and multiplication of germ plasms of orchids, anthuriam, carnetion, gladiolus and xerbera;
- Standardization of Agro-techniques of above spp.;
- Organic cultivation; and
- Post harvest technology of flowers.
|
| 5. |
All India Co-ordinated Improvement Project on Wheat and Barley |
Cooch Behar |
- Variatal improvement towards developing late sown, rainfed disease tolerant varieties of wheat.
|
Ad-hoc Research Project operative in the University:
| Sl. No. |
Project |
No. |
| 1. |
National Agricultural Innovation Project (NAIP) |
2 |
| 2. |
Rashtriya Krishi Vikas Yojana (RKVY) |
12 |
| 3. |
Resource Conservation and Utilization (ICAR & Ministry of Water Resources, GOI) |
2 |
| 4. |
Developmental Projects (ICAR, National Medicinal Plant Board, GOI, IMD, Ministry of Agriculture) |
5 |
| 5. |
Mission Mode Project (ICAR) |
4 |
| 6. |
Important ad-hoc Projects in operation (DST, DBT, ICAR, Ministry of Agriculture & Co-operation, USAID, CIMMYT, Tea Board, IPNI, ICARDA-ICAR, Govt. of West Bengal etc.) |
32 |
National Agricultural Innovation Project (NAIP):
| Sl. No. |
Name of the Research Project |
Funding Agency |
Duration |
| 1. |
Arsenic in food chain: cause, effect and mitigation (Consortium partner) |
NAIP (Component4), ICAR, five years May, 2007 |
2007-08
(Five years)
|
| 2. |
Sustainable rural livelihood empowerment project for northern disadvantaged district of West Bengal (Lead Centre) |
NAIP, (Component 3), ICAR |
2008-09
(Five years)
|
Rashitriya Krishi Vikas Yojana (RKVY):
| Sl. No. |
Name of the Research Project |
Funding Agency |
Duration |
| 1. |
Studies on coconut based high density multispecies cropping system in terai zone of West Bengal |
Govt. of West Bengal |
2008-09 (3 years) |
|
2.
|
Integrated Pest Management in rice vegetable cropping system in northern region of West Bengal
|
|
2009-10
(3 years)
|
|
3.
|
Promotion and conservation agriculture as a new enterprise for sustainability of production system and resource conservation
|
Govt. of West Bengal
|
2009-10
(3 years)
|
|
4.
|
Development of common minimum programme for production of bio primed vegetable seedlings in Northern region of West Bengal
|
Govt. of West Bengal
|
2009-10
(3 years)
|
|
5.
|
Agri Research Station on Environment and climate change and its impact on crop production
|
Govt. of West Bengal
|
2010-11
(3 years)
|
|
6.
|
Development of bioresource complex: a single window for service and training
|
Govt. of West Bengal
|
2010-11
(3 years)
|
|
7.
|
Search for natural pesticides with IPM and organic farming from the plant biodiversity of northern region of West Bengal
|
Govt. of West Bengal
|
2010-11
(3 years)
|
|
8.
|
Spatial crop dynamics and yield gap across different farming situations in North Bengal
|
Govt. of West Bengal
|
2010-11
(3 years)
|
|
9.
|
Development of hill agriculture through low cost protective cultivation of horticultural crops under organic system of production
|
Govt. of West Bengal
|
2010-11
(3 years)
|
|
10.
|
On farm plant protection advisory service
|
Govt. of West Bengal
|
2010-11
(1 year)
|
|
11.
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Integrated farming system approach demonstration cum training centre for agriculture and allied sectors
|
Govt. of West Bengal
|
2010-11
(3 years)
|
|
12.
|
Site specific nutrient management in lead cropping system in North Bengal districts of West Bengal
|
Govt. of West Bengal
|
2010-11
(3 years)
|
Resource Conservation and Utilization:
| Sl. No. |
Name of the Project |
Funding Agency |
Duration |
|
1.
|
Scaling up of water productivity in Agriculture for livelihoods through teaching cum demonstration, training of trainers and farmers
|
ICAR
|
2008-09
(5 years)
|
|
2.
|
Farmers’ Participatory Action Research (FPAR) Programme on conservation agriculture
|
Ministry of Water Resource, Govt. of India
|
2008-09
(5 years)
|
Developmental Projects:
| Sl. No. |
Name of the Project |
Funding Agency |
Duration< |
|
1.
|
Organization of Front Line Demonstration under macro management scheme on Jute
|
ICAR
|
2002-03
|
|
2.
|
Researches on Medicinal Plants
|
National Medicinal Plant Board, GOI
|
2002-03
|
|
3.
|
Agro-met project
|
IMD
|
2003
|
|
4.
|
Front Line Demonstration on Oilseeds
|
ICAR
|
2000
|
|
5.
|
National Horticultural Mission: Programmes for development of Spicdes
|
Ministry of Agriculture, GOI
|
2006
|
Mission Mode Projects:
| Sl. No. |
Name of the Project |
Funding Agency |
Duration |
|
1.
|
Evaluation and Selection of improved jute variety for finer quality fibre (MM 1.2)
|
ICAR
|
2007-08
(5 years)
|
|
2.
|
Improved management and degumming technology of ramie fibre for higher productivity and better quality (MM 1.3)
|
ICAR
|
2006-07
(5 years)
|
|
3.
|
Control of yellow vein mosaic disease of Hibiscus canabinus (MM 1.6)
|
ICAR
|
2007-08
(5 years)
|
|
4.
|
Improvement of fibre quality through microbial, enzymatic and chemical treatment in jute (MM 1.7)
|
ICAR
|
2007-08
(5 years)
|
Important ad-hoc Projects in operation:
| Sl. No. |
Name of the Research Project |
Funding Agency |
Duration |
|
1.
|
Micro-propagation for conservation of Picrorhiza scrophulariiflora Pennel: an endangered Medicinal plant of Eastern Himalayas.
|
DST, GOI
|
2006-07
(3 years)
|
|
2.
|
Survey, identification and micro-propagation of elite clones of two high-valued endangered medicinal plants of Eastern Himalayas
|
DST, GOI
|
2005-06
(3 years)
|
|
3.
|
Strengthening of tissue culture laboratory under horticulture mission mode
|
Ministry of Agriculture & Coop., N. Delhi
|
2005-06
(3 years)
|
|
4.
|
Productivity improvement of Mungbean (Vigna radiate) with biofertilizer package and its impact on rice based cropping system with particular reference to soil health under Tarai agro climatic zone of West Bengal
|
DBT, New Delhi
|
2004-05
(4 years)
|
|
5.
|
Establishment of need based agro-forestry system in private, community and institutional land in Terai Zone of West Bengal
|
Min. of R.D., GOI
|
2003-04
(5 years)
|
|
6.
|
Effect of Pathogenic variability of bacterial blight of rice on host-biochemical response and its utilization to aid resistances breeding programme
|
DST, GOI
|
2006-07
|
|
7.
|
Collection, identification and evaluation of locally available germplasm of medicinal importance in Terai region of West Bengal to use as dietary supplement against clastogenic effects of Arsenic
|
Deptt. of SC. & Technology
|
2006-07
(2 years)
|
|
8.
|
National Horticultural Mission – the development programme on spices
|
Min. of Agriculture
|
2005-06
(3 years)
|
|
9.
|
Optimization of production system and production of quality and certified planting material under the Terai agro-climatic situation of North Bengal
|
Govt. of W.B.
|
2005-06
(3 years)
|
|
10.
|
Survey and surveillance of pests Nematodes and their natural enemies of bhindi and tomato in jute based cropping system under Tarai zone of West Bengal
|
Govt. of W.B.
|
2005-06
(3 years)
|
|
11.
|
Extension of Muga culture in Terai region of West Bengal
|
Dept. of SC. & Technology
|
2005-06
(3 years)
|
|
12.
|
Survey of micronutrient studies
|
Govt. of W.B.
|
2005-06
(3 years)
|
|
13.
|
Characterisation and low cost management of acid soils of the terai region of West Bengal for increasing productivity
|
Govt. of W.B.
|
2005-06
(3 years)
|
|
14.
|
Maximizing productivity, farmer profit and nutrient use efficiency in rice-based cropping systems in soils of Terai Agro ecological region of West Bengal
|
International Plant Nutrition Institute (IPNI), USA
|
2005-06
(3 years)
|
|
15.
|
Comparative effectiveness of inorganic and organic inputs in rice under a tea growing soil of West Bengal
|
DBT sponsored project (Govt. of India)
|
2006-07
|
|
16.
|
INM of commercially important plantation crops (Tea)
|
DBT, GOI
|
2008-09
(3 years)
|
|
17.
|
Revitalization of Rice-Wheat cropping systems of the Indo-Gangetic Plains: Adptation and adoption of research conserving technologies in India, Bangladesh
|
USAID-Rice-Wheat Consortium
|
2006-07
(3 years)
|
|
18.
|
Fund for improvement of S&T infrastructure in Universities and higher educational Institutions (FIST)
|
DST, GOI (SERC Division)
|
2003-04
(5 years)
|
|
19.
|
Central scheme for Development of Medicinal Plants
|
National Medicinal Plants Board, GOI
|
|
|
20.
|
Micropropagation for conservation of Picrorhiza scrophularizflosa Pennel: an endangered medicinal plant of Eastern Himalays
|
DST-New Delhi
|
2009-10
|
|
21.
|
Survey, Identification of elite clone of two endangered medicinal plants
|
DBT, New Delhi
|
2008-09
|
|
22.
|
Development of need based agroforestry system in private, community and institutional lands in Terai zone of West Bengal
|
MoRD, Govt. of India
|
2007-08
|
|
23.
|
ICFRE Infrastructural project for strengthening department of forestry
|
ICFRE, Dehra Dun
|
2007-08
|
|
24.
|
Centrally sponsored scheme – National Horticulture Mission: Development programmes on spices
|
Directorate of Arecanut and Spices, Development, GOI
|
2005-06
|
|
25.
|
Introduction and evaluation of Jatropha curcas in terai, hill and old alluvial zone of West Bengal
|
DBT, GOI
|
2007-08
(3 years)
|
|
26.
|
Collection, Characterization and Selection of Superior Plant type for mass multiplication and development of HYV/Hybrid variety of Jatropha curcas for better yield and oil content for North Bengal and Assam
|
National Oilseeds and Vegetable Oils Development Board (NOVOD Board), Govt. of India
|
2008-09
(3 years)
|
|
27.
|
Identifying diverse sources of resitance to spot blotch and molecular markers linked to resistance to wheat under CSISA
|
CIMMYT
|
2009-10
(3 years)
|
|
28.
|
Development of Phosphate Solubilizing Biofertilizer for Tea (Camellia sinensis L.) in Acid soils of North Bengal
|
Tea Board, GOI
|
2008-09
(3 years)
|
|
29.
|
Nitrogen Mineralization of organic matter in acid soils of Tea (Camellia sinensis L.) in Northern Districts of West Bengal
|
Tea Board, GOI
|
2008-09
(3 years)
|
|
30.
|
Establishment of a model nursery for public sector on medicinal plants
|
National Mission on Medicinal Plants
|
2008-09
|
|
31.
|
Detoxification of pesticides by sensitized photochemical degradation and toxicity study of their photoproducts
|
CSIR, New Delhi
|
2009-10
(3 years)
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