Icrisat sets up new research project

Hyderabad: The International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (Icrisat) and the department of biotechnology have launched a project for establishing a platform for translational research on transgenic crops (PTTC).

The foundation stone for PTTC was laid by DBT secretary MK Bhan and Icrisat director-general William Dar at the Icrisat campus in Hyderabad.

The DBT-funded platform, a $6.2-million project, will translate transgenic technology and harness its products to meet the needs of agricultural growth besides providing an opportunity for public sector research institutes and private sector biotechnology companies to work together for translating transgenic research into products.