National Centre for Indian Institute of Spices Kakatiya University,

I.30 National Centre for

Integrated Pest Management ICAR, Delhi www.ncipm.org.in Pest Management Dr. Lal Bahadur Shastri Tel.: 91-11-25843935 Fax: 91-11-25841472 Email: ipmnetncipm.org.in

I.31 Indian Institute of Spices

Research, Kozhikode Calicut, Kerala http:www.spices.res.in Collection, conservation, evaluation and cataloging of germplasm; Development of varieties of high yield, quality and resistance to biotic and abiotic stresses through conventional and biotechnological approaches; Standardizing propagation methods to ensure large scale production and distribution of high yielding genotypes; Development of agrotechniques for increasing production and productivity. Integrated pest and disease management; Post harvest technology; Socio-economic aspects of cultivation, marketing and information dissemination in spices; Investigation on nutraceuticals and pharmacokinetics aspects of spices. Dr. M. Anandaraj, Director Tel.: 91-9447132294 Email: anandarajspices.res.in

I.32 Kakatiya University,

Department of Biotechnology and Department of Botany, Warangal, Andhra Pradesh www.kakatiya.ac.in Plant tissue culture; Protoplast Culture; Embryo Rescue; In Vitro Mutagenesis; Genetic Engineering; Molecular Biology; Transgenic Technology; Transplastome Technology; Root- knot Nematode interactions; Nitrogen fixation; Telomerase and Cancer Detection; Biomedical Studies; Biodesulphurization and Molecular Markers; Cytology; Cytogenetics and Mutation Breeding; Genetics and Plant breeding; Comparative Morphology; Chemotaxanomy and Palynology; Reproductive Biology; Phycology and Hydrobiology; Mycology Plant Pathology; Microbiology; Physiology Tissue Culture; Radiation Botany; Taxonomy and Floristics; Ecology and Plant Biotechnology and Genetic transformation Dr. A.V. Rao, Head of the Biotechnology Department Tel.: 0091-0870-2461455 Email: vrao_alliniyahoo.com Prof. A Ragan, Department of Botany Email: raganajmeerayahoo.co.in

I.33 Central Institute for