The teaching and research foci of Department of Agricultural Biotechnology includes the following.

1. Molecular characterization of fungal pathogens
2. Fungal and nematode management
3. Phytoalexin and toxin degradation
4. Biological control of diseases
5. Demand-driven crop breeding by conventional and molecular strategies
6. Phosphorus-use efficient crop breeding 
7. Marker-assisted breeding for climate resilient crops
8. Unravelling functions of genes by CRISPR/Cas9 technology
9. Linkage and association mappings in crops
10. Demand-driven crop breeding by conventional and molecular strategies
11. Phosphorus-use efficient crop breeding 
12. Marker-assisted breeding for climate resilient crops
13. Unravelling functions of genes by CRISPR/Cas9 technology
14. Linkage and association mappings in crops
15. Germplasm collection, characterisation, conservation, and utilisation
16. Evaluating rhizobacteria performance on cop nutrition and antifungal activities 
17. Bioprospecting and cultivation of microbes from soils, water bodies  
18. Rhizobium-legume symbioses  
19. Study the effect of microbial inoculation on the phytochemical compounds of vegetables and field crops
20. Production of hybrid seeds; Protection of seed on field and storage
21. Bacterial isolation and identification; Quantifying microbial burden of sample; Antibiogram; Polymerase chain reaction
22. Storage on the beany flavour, physicochemical and sensory properties of soy yoghurt.

Programmes

1. BSc. Agriculture Technology (Biotechnology Option)