Microbiology Ongoing Schemes – Directorate of Natural Resource Management

On-Going research projects

Gamma irradiated mutants of Bacillus spp. and Actinobacteria consortium to control the wilt and root rot diseases of Pulses

Sponsor: DAE-BRNS

PI: Dr. R. Anandham

Period: 2018 – 2021

Budget: Rs. 34.08 lakhs

Enabling farmers to assess soil quality implications of agricultural options: Farmer citizen science

Sponsor: Bioversity International, New Delhi

PI: D. Balachandar, Professor

Period: Oct 2019 – Oct 2020

Budget: Rs. 17.5 lakhs

Centre of excellence in frontier areas of science and technology (FAST) on microbes to feed the world : Plant-Microbe interactions to boost Agricultural production

Sponsor: GOI – MHRD, New Delhi

PI: Dr. U. Sivakumar, Professor; Co PIs: Dr. P. Marimuthu; Dr. D. Balachandar, Dr. M. Senthilkumar, Dr. K. Kumutha, Dr. K. Eraivan, Dr. T. Chitdeshwari, Dr. E. Somasundaram, Dr. R.Sivakumar

Period: Aug 2014 – Aug 2018

Budget: Rs. 319.27 lakhs

Development of integrated (biotechnological and nanocatalytic) biorefinary for fuels and platform chemicals production from lignocellulosic biomass

Sponsor: GOI – DBT, New Delhi

PI: Dr. U. Sivakumar, Professor

Period: Nov 2014 to Oct 2017

Budget: Rs. 69.56 lakhs

Biodiesel production : sago processing industrial wastewaters as feedstock for the microbial production of oils and derived Co-products

Sponsor: GOI – DBT, New Delhi

PI: Dr. U. Sivakumar, Professor

Period: May 2015 to April 2018

Budget: Rs. 66.80 lakhs

Production and characterization of bacterial cellulose from natural fibre biomass

Sponsor: ICAR, New Delhi

PI: Dr. U. Sivakumar, Professor

Sep 2017-Sep 2018

Budget: Rs. 60.00 lakhs

Standardizing the seed coating strategies of beneficial endophytes in soyabean crop (products)

Sponsor: Tropical Bio sciences

PI: Dr. P. Marimuthu, Professor and Head; Co-PI- Dr. R. Umarani, Professor and Head, Seed Sci & Tech

Period: Dec 2016 to Nov 2018

Budget: Rs. 17.23 lakhs

All India Network project on soil biodiversity & Biofertilizers

Sponsor: ICAR, New Delhi

PI: Dr. D. Balachandar, Professor

Duration: 2004 to till date

Budget: Rs. 49.20 lakhs per year