National Botanical Research Institute

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INTRODUCTION:

NBRI is a premier plant based multidisciplinary, state-of-art national R&D Centre of CSIR undertaking research from classical taxonomy to cutting edge areas of modern biology-including both applied and basic research in the fields of biochemistry, bioinformatics, biotechnology, conservation biology, cytogenetics, environmental sciences, ethnopharmacology, floriculture, microbiology, molecular biology and genetic engineering, pharmacognosy, pharmacy, physiology, phytochemistry, plant biodiversity, plant breeding, taxonomy and tree biology, for the conservation and sustainable utilization of the non crop plant genetic resources of the country.

The major areas of research are:

Biomass Biology & Environmental Sciences
Bioinformatics
Biotechnology & Plants Physiology
Botanic Garden & Floriculture
Botanic Garden - Plant Conservation & Eco education
Genetics & Plant Breeding and Agrotechnology
Molecular Biology and Genetic Engineering
Natural Product Development - Phytochemistry
Pharmacognosy & Ethnopharmacology
Plant Biodiversity & Conservation Biology
Experimental Agro-fields

The following are the topics where research has been successfully carried out:

A process for the preparation of antifungal metabolite
A method for chemical synthesis of an artificial promotor of high level expression of transgenes in different organisms A process for the preparation of custom made herbal health protective nutraceuticals for females / expectant mothers
Method for regenerating viable and fertile citrus plants by tissue culture from explants
Biologically pure culture of bacteria which suppresses diseases caused by pathogens in chickpea crops and a culture of bacteria comprising a strain of Pseudomonas fluorescens
A composition useful for qualitative screening of phasphate solubilising microorganisms and a qualitative method for screening microorganisms A synergistic bioinoculant composition comprising bacterial strains of accession nos. NRRL B-30486, NRRL B-30487 AND NRRL B-30488 and a method of producing said composition thereof
Herbal health protective and promotive nutraceuticals for diabetics
Nontoxic dental care herbal formulation for preventing dental plaque and gingivitis
Synergistic bioinoculant composition comprising bacterial strains of accession Nos. NRRL B-30486, NRRL B-30487, and NRRL B-30488 and a method of producing said composition thereof
A process for preparation of herbal colours useful for cosmaceutical applications
A synergistic bioinoculant composition comprising bacterial strains of accession nos. NRRL B-30486, NRRL B-30487 and NRRL B-30488 and a method of producing said composition thereof

The areas where ongoing research is carried out are:

A process of co-cultivating a fungal culture filtrate with a medicinal plant for the enhancement of biomass, active ingredient concentration and antioxidant activity of the plan
Herbal black dye used in beautifying the hair and its applications
Method of modulating antioxidants in functional foods by plant growth promoting rhizobacteria and uses thereof
Recombinant chimeric G-protein of rabies virus produced in trangenic plants and a synthetic gene for development of vaccine
Recombinant chimeric G-protein of rabies virus produced in trangenic plants and a synthetic gene for development of vaccine
Recombinant chimeric G-protein of rabies virus produced in trangenic plants and a synthetic gene for development of vaccine
A synergistic bionoculant composition comprising high temperature tolerant trichoderma isolates of accession noss NRRL 30595, NRRL 30596, and NRRL 30597 and a method of producing said composition
Development of novel herbal combination used as a brain tonic and cognition based on traditional indigenous knowledge