AGRI
BIOTECH FOUNDATION
PJTS Agricultural University Campus, Rajendranagar,
Hyderabad-500 030
One Week Hands-on
Training Programme in Plant Tissue Culture
23rd to
28th October, 2017
Agri Biotech Foundation
(Formerly Andhra Pradesh-Netherlands Biotechnology Programme) is an autonomous
interdisciplinary research institute engaged in Agricultural Research,
Extension, Human Resource Development and Public Advocacy. The Foundation has
been recognized as a Scientific and Industrial Research Organization (SIRO) by
Department of Scientific and Industrial Research (DSIR), Department of Science
and Technology (DST), New Delhi. ABF works closely with India's premier research
organizations like Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR), Department
of Science and Technology (DST), Department of Biotechnology (DBT) and also
National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (NABARD).
Aim of the programme: To
develop trained manpower in the area of plant tissue culture and also equip them
with advanced theoretical and practical knowledge.
Course content: Course
will cover orientation lectures along with hands-on experience in a variety of
plant tissue culture techniques like media preparation, sterilization, explants
preparation, aseptic inoculation, culture multiplication, in vitro and in vivo
rooting, potting mixture preparation and acclimatization of tissue culture
plants etc. with special emphasis on micro-propagation of banana and teak.
Eligibility: Graduate
and Post Graduate students in life sciences (Biotechnology, Agriculture,
Horticulture, Botany and Seed Technology), lecturers of the universities and
private colleges, research scholars, persons working in relevant industries and
entrepreneurs.
No. of Intake: 20
members.
Course Fee:
Registration fee: Rs.4,000/- (Rupees four thousand only) which includes tuition
fee, training material and working lunch. Accommodation can be arranged for
outstation candidates upon request and on payment basis at Rs.100/person/day at
student hostel or Rs.300/per person/day at ICAR-Indian Institute of Oilseeds
Research (IIOR) guest house.
How to apply: Duly
filled in application form along with a Demand Draft of Rs.4,000/- (drawn at any nationalized bank in favour of
“Executive Director, Agri Biotech Foundation, Hyderabad, payable at Hyderabad,
Telangana) should reach the Executive Director, Agri Biotech Foundation, PJTS
Agricultural University Campus, Rajendranagar, Hyderabad, 500030, Telangana. Online transfer can also be made to
following account; Agri Biotech Foundation, Andhra Bank, A/C No.125510011022302, IFSC Code: ANDB0001255. Application form available at www.abfindia.org: Soft
copy of the dully filled in application form can also be sent to gopalabf@gmail.com.
Contact: For
any further clarification please contact Dr.
M. Gopala Krishna (Course Coordinator) on +91-9866600976; gopalabf@gmail.com
or Ms. K. Padmaja Rani
(Co-coordinator), +91-9959728014;
pkolli.caa@gmail.com.
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