Thrust Areas

• Standardization/optimization of seed testing protocols w.r.t purity, moisture, viability, germination and vigour in field, vegetable, medicinal & aromatic, ornamental and untapped potential crops
• Deployment of seed enhancement strategies through second/third generation seed applied additives
• Development/validation of biochemical and molecular markers in varietal identification and genetic purity testing
• Validation/up-gradation of field and seed standards/protocols: isolation distance, samplesize, physical purity and ODV
• Developing mechanisms for uniformity in seed testing and reporting, and the establishment of an ISTA-accredited laboratory
• Basic and applied studies on seed bioprospecting and developing seed-related contrivances towards organic agriculture / natural farming
• Deployment of high-performance phenotyping and second-generation imaging technologies in seed/seedling evaluation