Research Priorities

• Transgenic sugarcane varieties possessing high sucrose, fiber content, disease and pest resistance, tolerance to herbicide, drought and salinity.
• In vitro Mutagenesis for Genetic Improvement of salinity tolerance in sugarcane varieties Co 86032, Co 740, CoM 0265 and CoVSI 9805
• Developing molecular markers for sugar related traits and utilization of MAS for identification of high sucrose genetic stalk