Department of Genetics and Plant Breeding
About the Department
The department of Genetics and Plant Breeding started functioning with the establishment of the College of Agriculture, Bijapur, a constituent college of the University of Agricultural Sciences, Dharwad in order to build up the modern agricultural knowledge base by producing agricultural graduates and post graduates, conducting crop improvement research and imparting knowledge to the farmers. The department offers three to four Undergraduate Courses to four year B.Sc. (Agri.) degree programme and one course to two Year Diploma Course in Agriculture in regional language (Kannada) besides Offering Post-Graduate Programme in Genetics and Plant Breeding discipline.The Department is bestowed with well-qualified staff, equipped with ultra-modern teaching facilities to conduct theory and practical classes as well as sufficient research infrastructure.
Brief History of the degree programme:
| Objectives of Initiating M.Sc. Programme | Postgraduate study program in Genetics and Plant Breeding Discipline has been initiated from 2010 onwards with following objectives: To produce quality and specialized human resources in the areas of crop improvement and plant breeding.To undertake research studies to address various issues related to development of high yielding varieties and hybrids, pest and disease resistance, germplasm maintenance and conservation and pre-breeding etc., To inculcate entrepreneurship abilities among the PG students. |
| Accomplishments of Programme | In the year 2015-16, the department occupied additional space in the new wing in its ground floor. The department was well equipped with state of art facilities for Molecular Biology and Biotechnology besides Tissue culture laboratory with the financial support from the ICAR, New Delhi. The storage godown facility was also built for the storing of breeding material, seeds/plant samples and other field equipments and implements. The department is also equipped with many video cassettes, charts, permanent slides which specify the information on Genetics, Cytogenetic, Plant Breeding and Plant Biotechnology aspects. These audiovisual aids and lab facilities are helping teachers to teach practicals more effectively. To achieve excellence in academics, the staff of this department took special interest in coaching the students of this college. As a result, some students have joined for post graduate programme at Indian Agricultural Research Institute (IARI), New Delhi and many students bagged the ICAR (JRF and SRF) Fellowships.The department has achieved recognition at State, National and International level through its high quality graduates, research publications and outreach activities. Our future vision is to enhance the quality of agricultural education and research in the college to reach international standards. |
Faculty Strength:
Programme is also taking the help of research staff to complete the curriculum
| Designation | Sanctioned | In-place | |
| T | T | R* | |
| Professor and Equivalent | 1 | – | 1 |
| Associate Professor and Equivalent | – | – | – |
| Assistant Professor and Equivalent | 1 | – | 2 |
| Total | 2 | 3 | |
*One teacher availed from Regional Agricultural Research Station
Technical and Supporting Staff:
| Designation | Sanctioned | In-place |
| Messenger/Attender | 1 | – |
| Field Staff | 1* | – |
| Farm and Field worker (contractual) | 1 | – |
*Shared with Horticulture department
Class rooms and Laboratories:
List of Classroom and functional Laboratories
| Indicators | No. of Rooms | Capacity |
| No. of Lecture rooms with sitting capacity | – | – |
| No. of smart class-rooms; seminar room with LCD | 1 | 35 |
| Laboratories | 2 | 30 each |
List of all working equipments present in the department
| Name of Equipment |
| Horizontal Electrophoresis apparatus |
| Godrej Refrigerator |
| Induction cooker (cap 10lit) |
| Microwave oven (25 lit) |
| Ultra sonic bath |
| Microscope (medical) |
| Dissecting microscope |
| Zoom Stereo Binocular Microscope Magnus |
| Electronic weighing Balances |
| Digital electronic analytical balance |
| Hot water bath |
| Binocular Microscope with UPS system |
| Students microscope |
| Digital Camera |
| Electronic pH meter |
Mention theory and practical batches for PG programmes
| No. of Courses offered | 8 |
| No. of theory and practical batches | 1 |
| No. of courses with practical component | 6 |
Conduct of Practical and Hands-on training
Every student has to register for minimum of 20 credit hours for major subjects as recommended by BSMA Committee. Students may register some of the courses listed below based on their research problem.
| Course No. & Credit Hours | Practical and Hands-on training | How far students getting desired practical and Hands-on training as per curriculum |
| GPB-501 (2+1) | Principles of Genetics | Course helps students to understand the basic concepts of genetics, helping students to develop their analytical, quantitative and problem-solving skills in classical to population genetics. |
| GPB-502 (2+1) | Principles of Cytogenetics | This course provides insight into structure and functions of chromosomes, chromosome mapping, polyploidy and cytogenetic aspects of crop evolution. |
| GPB-503 (2+1) | Principles of Plant Breeding | Theoretical knowledgeand practical skills about plant breeding, modes of reproduction and genetic consequences, breeding methods for crop improvement |
| GPB-504 (2+1) | Principles of Quantitative Genetics | To impart theoretical knowledge and computation skills regarding component of variation and variances, scales, mating designs and gene effects. |
| GPB-507 (1+1) | Heterosis Breeding | To provide understanding about mechanisms of heterosis and its exploitation for yield improvement through conventional and biotechnological approaches. |
| GPB-508 (3+0) | Cell Biology and Molecular Genetics | This course helps to understand the students about DNA, RNA and other molecular approach. |
| GPB-509 (2+1) | Biotechnology for Crop Improvement | This course imparts knowledge and practical skills to use biotechnological tools in crop improvement. |
| PGS-503 * (1+0) | Intellectual Property and Its Management in Agriculture | Course helps to equip students and stakeholders with knowledge of intellectual property rights (IPR) related protection systems, their significance and use of IPR as a tool for wealth and value creation in a knowledge-based economy. |
*NCC-Non credit compulsory course
Teaching Faculty:
| Name | Designation | Mobile Number | |
| Dr. G. M. Sajjanar | Professor and Head | 9448896906 | sajjanargm@uasd.in |
| Dr. Bangaremma Wadeyar | Assistant Professor | 8951514910 | wadeyarbs13558@uasd.in |