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Agricultural Biotechnology and Agroecology

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  • Understanding the molecular and chemical ecology of crop, insect pest and biocontrol agents

  • Determining the effect of crop plant secondary metabolites on the biological control agents of pest insects

  • Understanding the chemical basis of pests’ insecticide resistance using metabolomics approach

  • Understanding the molecular basis of pests’ insecticide resistance using genomics, transcriptomics, and proteomics approaches

  • Generating pest-resistant transgenic crops

  • Modification of biopesticides for improved pest control

  • Discovering the natural deterrents of ovipositing pest insects and lures for pest traps

  • Development of plant-mediated insect gene expression regulation system

Chemical Ecology

 

  • Determining the effect of plant secondary metabolites on the multitrophic interactions involving plant, its insect herbivore and its natural enemies like parasitoids and predators

  • Revealing the chemical basis of host specificity of insect herbivores

  • Understanding the molecular basis of herbivore counter-adaptations against the plant defense with the help of transcriptomics, proteomics and metabolomics tools

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Biodiversity and Forest Restoration

 

  • Understanding the belowground factors in the regeneration of degraded forests and biodiversity conservation

  • Plant-plant interactions in the regenerating vegetations and biodiversity

  • Effects of shifting cultivation (slash and burn) on biodiversity

  • Actinorhizal plant species

  • Pioneer species 

Green Energy

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  • Use of plants as solar cells

  • Use of plant metabolites for energy production

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Agricultural Biotechnology and Chemical Ecology (ABCE) Lab

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