National Centre for Kerala Forest Research Department of Indian Institute

I.40 Department of Zoology,

University of Delhi, Delhi ww.du.ac.in Pesticide toxicology; bioremediation of pesticide molecules and heavy metals; soil microbial ecology; soil microbial taxonomy; soil health and soil fertility; waste water treatment; food and feed traceability Dr. Dileep Kumar Singh Tel.: 91-11-27667191 Office Email: dileepksinghgmail.com, dksinghzoology.du.ac.in

I.41 University of

Agricultural Sciences, Bellary Road, Bangalore www.uasbangalore.edu.in Develop crop varieties resistant to pests; diseases and drought Dr. M. A Shankar, Director Tel.: +91 80-2333 0206, +91 80-2333 0153 Ext. 215, +91 94498 66903, +91 80-2333 0206 druasbangalore.edu.in

I.42 Sugarcane Breeding

Institute, ICAR, Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu http:www.sugarcane.res. in Breeding of superior sugarcane varieties genotypes; crop improvement; production and protection aspects of sugarcane Dr. N.V Nair, Director Email: directorsugarcane.res.in Dr. R. Viswanathan, Head, Division of Crop Protection Email: hdprotsugarcane.res.in, rasaviswanathanyahoo.co.in

I.43 National Institute of

Plant Genome Research NIPGR, New Delhi http:www.nipgr.res.in Structural and Functional Genomics in plants; Computational Biology; Genome Analysis and Molecular Mapping; Molecular Mechanism of Abiotic Stress Responses; Nutritional Genomics; Plant Development and Architecture; Plant Immunity; Molecular Breeding; Transgenics for crop improvement and other emerging areas based on plant genomics Prof. Akhilesh Kumar Tyagi, Director Tel.: 011-26742267, 26735169 Fax: 011-26741759 Email: directornipgr.ac.in , akhileshgenomeindia.org

I.44 National Centre for

Agricultural Economics and Policy Research NCAP, New Delhi http:www.ncap.res.in Agricultural technology policy; Sustainable agricultural systems; Markets and trade; Institutional change; Agricultural growth and modeling Dr. Ramesh Chand , Director Tel.: 91-11- 25847628, 25848731 Fax: 91-11-25842684 Email: directorncap.res.in

I.45 Kerala Forest Research

Institute, Thrissur District, Kerala http:www.kfri.res.in Fungicidal management of quick wilt disease; Macrofungal flora of Peechi and Vazhani Wildlife Sanctuary; Biodiversity of plant pathogenic fungi in the Kerala part of the Western Ghats; Ecosystem structure; biodiversity; human dimensions and their linkages of Iringole sacred groves; Conservation of the critically endangered tree Syzygium palghatense Gamble Myrtaceae in the Western Ghats Dr. K Yesodharan, Scientist C, Botany Department, Forest Ecology and Biodiversity Conservation Division Mobile: 9961490250 Email: yesodharan.kfrigmail.com

I.46 Department of

Veterinary Parasitology, College of Veterinary Science, Guru Angad Dev Veterinary and Animal Sciences University, Ludhiana, Punjab http:www.gadvasu.in Veterinary Parasitology Prof. Lachhman Das Singla , Professor Head Tel.: +91-161-2414029 Email: ldsinglagadvaus.in, ldsinglarediffmail.com

I.47 Indian Institute

of Sugarcane Research, Raibarel, Lucknow http:www.iisr.nic.in Evaluation of locally adapted sugarcane varieties with improved yield and quality as well as resistance to biotic and abiotic stresses; Development of package of practices for higher cane sugar production; Development of low cost technologies for sugarcane production; Intensifying and extending the networking facility and information generation for transfer of technology to the farmers and sugar industry Dr. S. K. Duttamajumder, Head, Division of Crop Protection Email: duttamajumderhotmail.com, duttamajumderyahoo.com Email of the Director: iisrlkosancharnet.in

I.48 National Institute of