Research Projects and Consultancies

Ongoing Projects:
Project Title Project Investigator/Co-Investigator Sanctioning Agency
Exploring the role of silicon and plant derived biogenic silica nano-particles (BSiNPs) in management of Chromium stress in rice and tomato with special emphasis to Lsi1 and Lsi2 Transporter genes”  Dr. Durgesh Kumar Tripathi Dst-Serb as Early Career Research
Studies on Nanoparticles (FeO2 and CuO-NPS) mediated toxicity, tolerance mechanisms and their toxicity management in some susceptible and tolerant Rice (Oryza sativa L.) varieties”  Dr. Durgesh Kumar Tripathi CSIR
Spatial and Functional Diversity of ACC Deaminase Producing Bacteria in crops grown Organically’’ Dr. Sangeeta Pandey Dst-Serb as Early Career Research
Enhanced bioremediation of pesticide contaminated crop fields of Punjab using biosurfactant producing concomitant pesticide degrading microbial consortium with plant growth promoting traits’’ Dr. Sangeeta Pandey Dst-Serb as Core Research Grant

Ongoing Projects

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Exploration of beneficial indigenous rhizobacteria and their management in the field for growth promotion and stress tolerance

Dr. Sangeeta Pandey

DST-SERB as Core Research Grant

Completed Projects

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Spatial and functional diversity of ACC deaminase producing bacteria in crops grown organically

Dr. Sangeeta Pandey

DST-SERB as Early Career Research


Completed Projects:
Project Title Researcher Sanctioning Agency
Agronomic bio-fortification of rice and wheat crop with zinc fertilization PI : Dr Kuldeep Singh
Co PI : Dr. Naleeni Ramawat
DST SEED
Novel approach to reduce zinc malnutrition in rural women and children through agronomic bio fortification of food crops PI : Dr Kuldeep Singh
Co PI : Dr. Naleeni Ramawat
BIRAC-DBT
Improvement in Zinc micronutrients delivery for cereals crop employing engineered Nanoparticles PI : Dr Kuldeep Singh
Co PI : Dr. Naleeni Ramawat
DST
Dual use of land for farmers using a combination of solar photo voltic panels & agriculture: Agri-voltic PI : Dr V K Jain
Co PI : Dr. Naleeni Ramawat
DST
Effect of Organic & Inorganic Sources of Mineral Nutrients on Quality & Shelf Life of Tomato Fruit PI : Dr. Renu Yadav UPCST (2017)

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Exploring the role of silicon and plant derived biogenic silica nano-particles (BSiNPs) in management of Chromium stress in rice and tomato with special emphasis to Lsi1 and Lsi2 Transporter genes.

Dr. Durgesh Kumar Tripathi

SERB, New Delhi

Duration-2020-2022

Amount- 28 lakh

Status- Completed

Studies on Nanoparticles (FeO 2 and CuO-NPS) mediated toxicity, tolerance mechanisms and their toxicity management in some susceptible and tolerant Rice (Oryza sativa L.) varieties.

Dr. Durgesh Kumar Tripathi

CSIR, New Delhi

Duration-2018-2022

Amount- 32 lakh

Status- Completed

Nanonutrient engineering for plant fortification Hands on Training

Dr. Durgesh Kumar Tripathi

SERB, New Delhi

Duration- May-August 2023

Amount- 5 lakh

Status- Completed

Investigating the role of nitric oxide and indole acetic acid- releasing chitosan nanoparticles induced alleviation mechanism of chromium and metsulfuron methyl toxicity in rice and tomato

Dr. Durgesh Kumar Tripathi

CSIR, New Delhi

Duration-Nov 2023-Oct 2026

Amount- 25 lakh

Status- Ongoing

Consultancy:
PhD Students Enrolled
Dr. Shikha Gupta

CSIR-Research Associate (RA-I)
Amity Institute of Organic Agriculture
Amity University, Noida

SKY

JRF

RICHA CHUAHAN

JRF/PhD AGRICULTURE

ANAMIKA LEPCHA

PhD AGRICULTURE.

HARSHITA SHARMA

PhD AGRICULTURE

TUSHAR YADAV

PhD AGRICULTURE

Shiv Bhushan Verma

(Ph.D. Scholar)
Email Id: Shiv.verma6@s.amity.edu

Bharati Ashish

(Ph.D. Scholar)
Email Id: Pandey.prasad@s.amity.edu

Kotra Vashist

(Ph.D. Scholar)
Email Id: Kotra.vashista@s.amity.edu

Nidhi-CSIR-NET

(Ph.D. Scholar)
Email Id: Nidhi3@s.amity.edu
Lab: Crop Nanobiology and Molecular Stress Physiology Lab

Priyanka Ray-CSIR-JRF

(Ph.D. Scholar)
Email Id: Priyanka.ray@s.amity.edu
Lab: Crop Nanobiology and Molecular Stress Physiology Lab

Sikha Gupta- DST -SERB-JRF

(Ph.D. Scholar)
Email id: shikha.gupta7@s.amity.edu
Lab: Plant -Microbe Interaction Lab

Aakriti Srivastava-DST-SERB

(Project Assistant)
Email Id: asrivastva14@amity.edu
Lab: Crop Nanobiology and Molecular Stress Physiology Lab
Project Title: Exploring the role of silicon and plant derived biogenic silica nano-particles (BSi NPs) in management of Chromium stress in rice and tomato with special


Part Time Students perusing PhD

Bharat Singh
Mr Mohd Amir
Aditya Kumar Verma
Pavnesh Kumar Verma
RAJATH H P
Mr. Bhanu Prakash
Mr. Vishwanath
Mr. Anil Kumar
Mr Gaurav Sharma
Ms Rekha Joshi