Resource Persons:
| 1. | Prof. C. S. Desai | I/C HOD and Assistant Professor |
| 2. | Prof. N. R. Dattagonde | Assistant Professor |
| 3. | Dr. M. V. Jagadale | Assistant Professor |
| 4. | Dr. M. M. Desai | Assistant Professor |
| 5. | Mr. G. S. Kadam | Laboratory Assistant |
| 6. | Mr. S. U. Dhumal | Laboratory Attendent |
Courses Offered:
1. Plant Biotechnology Courses:
| Sr. No. | Course No. | Course Title | Credit |
| 1. | BOT-111 | Basic Botany-I | 2+1 |
| 2. | BT-113 | Introduction to Biotechnology | 2+1 |
| 3. | BT-112 | Basic Genetics | 2+1 |
| 4. | BT-111 | Cell Biology | 2+0 |
| 5. | BT-112 | Basic Genetics | 2+1 |
| 6. | BOT/ZOO-121 | Biodiversity and its Conservation | 2+0 |
| 7. | BT-124 | Plant Tissue Culture | 2+1 |
| 8. | BT-125 | Molecular Biology | 2+1 |
| 9. | BOT-232 | Plant Physiology | 2+1 |
| 10. | BT-236 | Recombinant DNA Technology | 2+1 |
| 11. | BT-248 | Plant Genetic Transformation | 2+1 |
| 12. | BT-3514 | Molecular Marker Technology | 2+0 |
| 13. | BIOCHEM- 241 | General Biochemistry | 3+1 |
| 14. | BT-249 | Classical and Molecular Cytogenetics | 2+1 |
| 15. | BT-3515 | Genomics and Proteomics | 3+0 |
| 16. | BT-3511 | Molecular Genetics | 2+0 |
| 17. | BT-3512 | Nanobiotechnology | 2+0 |
| 18. | PBTEL-361 | Plant Tissue Culture and its Applications | 2+1 |
| 19. | PBTEL-362 | Principles and Applications of Plant Genetic Transformation | 2+1 |
| 20. | PBTEL-363 | Applications of Genomics and Proteomics | 2+1 |
| 21. | PBTEL-364 | Molecular Breeding in Field Crops | 2+1 |
| 22. | PBTEL-365 | Molecular Breeding of Horticultural Crops and Forest Trees | 2+1 |
| 23. | PBTEL-366 | Epigenetics and Gene Regulation | 2+1 |
2. Agriculture Courses:
| Sr. No. | Course No. | Course Title | Credit |
| 1. | AGRO-111 | Crop Production Technology |
2+1
|
| 2. |
PB -121
|
Principles of Plant Breeding |
2+1
|
| 3. | HORT-121 | Production technologies for Horticultural Crops |
2+1
|
| 4. | ENT./Pl.PATH- 231 | Fundamentals of Crop Protection |
2+1
|
| 5. | PB-232 | Breeding of Field Crops |
2+1
|
Research Focus Areas:
- DNA Fingerprinting & hybridity testing in the field crops
- Molecular markers in crop improvement
- QTLs mapping and Association mapping
- Plant Tissue Culture & Micro-propagation of field, horticultural and medicinal plants
- Plant Genetic Engineering & Electroporation
- Antisense Technology & Genetic Engineering Applications
- Biotechnology Resources
Laboratories Under Division of Plant Biotechnology:
1. Plant Genetic Transformation Laboratory
2. Plant Genomics Laboratory
3. Functional Genomics Laboratory
4. Molecular Plant Breeding Laboratory
5. Proteomics and Metabolomics Laboratory
