| Sanction Date: | 31-03-2016 | |||||
| Project Category | SG | |||||
| Batch Year | 2015-2016 | |||||
| Project Duration | 3 Years | |||||
| BTA : | Biodiversity Conservation and Management | |||||
| Project Site/ State/ Districts/ Villages Covered: | Study area is the entire Himalayan region, predominantly within the elevation range of 800-3700m. | |||||
| Organization/ Implementation Agency: | Centre for Plant Sciences, Central University of Punjab, City Campus, Mansa Road, Bathinda, Punjab-151001 | |||||
| Project Partners: | S.No. | Name | Role & Responsibilities | |||
1. |
No implementing partners | NA | ||||
| Lead Proponent: | Dr. Pankaj Bhardwaj Centre for Plant Sciences, Central University of Punjab Mansa Road, Bathinda, Punjab |
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| Project Brief Description: | Taxus wallichiana and Ulmus wallichiana are the threatened species of trees found in the Himalayas. But, data on their distribution and genetic diversity remain unexplored which becomes a priority of research under increasing threats to the species. In the present study, focus remains on spatial mapping at the Micro-level (genetic) and macro-level (spatial) of T. wallichiana and U. wallichiana. Also, change detection studies will be ascertained to understand the changes in vegetation pattern and temperature variations in the last 40 years. The project fits well with the broad thematic group of the National Mission on Himalayan Studies(NMHS), which include: 'Conservation and sustainable use of biodiversity'. Genetic database of the two species will be developed along with the distribution maps in the Indian Himalayan Region. The data will be useful to forest department, academic and research institutes and pharmaceutical agencies at the end of the project. | |||||
| Beneficiaries/ Stakeholders: | • Forest department • Various agencies involved in conservation and breeding • Academic and research institutes • Pharmaceutical agencies |
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| Activity Chart(for 3 years) | Click Here | |||||
| Total Grants (in Rs.) | Rs. 34,94,600/- ( Rupees- Thirty four lakh ninety four thousand six hundred only) | |||||
| Project Objectives | Quantifiable Deliverables | Monitoring Indicators |
| Sample collection and nucleic acid isolation, | Germplasm collection and maintenance of DNA bank. | Germplasm collection and maintenance of DNA bank for selected species (Nos./species). |
| Micro-level and macro-level spatial mapping of T. wallichiana and U. wallichiana, | Characterization of 100 highly polymorphic SSR markers. | |
| Change detection studies to ascertain the changes in vegetation pattern and temperature variations in the last 40 years, | GIS database of the plant population structure. | GIS Database of population distribution and abundance patterns of the species (Nos.). |
| Transcriptome sequencing for T. wallichiana and U. wallichiana, | Characterization of highly polymorphic SSR markers (Nos.). | |
| Assembly and annotation | Assessment-based guidelines/ strategies and knowledge products on predictions for long-term conservation of the species (species Nos.). | |
| Prediction of micro-satellites, primer-designing and characterization on the populations. |
| S.No. | Name | Qualification | Designation | Salary |
| 1. | Amandeep Singh | M.Sc., M.Phil. | JRF | 16,000/month |
| S.No. | Name of Equipment | Use of Equipment | Cost (in INR) |
| 1. | Refigerated Centrifuge | Use in nucleic acid isolation | 3,74,412/- |
| 2. |
High-end computing facility |
Use in computing the GIS and NGS data | 2,68,105/- |
