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Department Of Genetics & Plant Breeding



Vision

The department is committed to providing quality education, practical training, and research opportunities to students, while also contributing to the development of sustainable agriculture through extension activities.

Mission

  • Students an enabling environment for better learning.
  • Develop globally competitive human capacity in Genetics and Plant Breeding.
  • Promote research on frontier areas for developing high performance and nutrient rich crop varieties.
  • Foster international alliances and collaborative initiatives to reach global excellence.
  • Promoting entrepreneurial skills of post graduate students.
  • To orient the Post graduate students to experience the techniques involved in the development of new varieties besides underlying the genetic principles.
  • The programme will also facilitate the students to undergo individual research programme.

Objectives

  • To provide quality education to the students in the area of genetics and plant breeding through advance techniques and tools .
  • To facilitate hands-on activities, integration of online learning resource and training.
  • Enrichment of genetic resources, pre-breeding and development of high yielding and climate smart varieties of pulses, oilseeds, and millets for Rohilkhand region.
  • Quality seed production of different varieties of pulses and oilseeds and their popularization in Rohilkhand region.