Research Projects in Operation
ICAR Research Projects
| S.No. | Name of the Project | Principal Investigator |
| 1. | A.I.C.R.P. on Honeybee & Pollinators | Dr. Neeraj Kumar, pi.honeybee@rpcau.ac.in |
| 2. | A.I.C.R.P. on Medicinal & Aromatic Plants and Betelvine | Dr. P.K. Jha, pi.map@rpcau.ac.in |
| 3. | A.I.C.R.P. on Soil Testing Response Correlation (STCR) | Dr. M. P. Singh, pi.stcr@rpcau.ac.in |
| 4. | A.I.C.R.P. on Micro & Secondary Nutrients & Pollutant Elements in Soils & Plants (MNS) | Dr. Ranjan Laik, pi.mns@rpcau.ac.in |
| 5. | A.I.C.R.P. on Rice Improvement | Dr. A. K. Mishra, pi.rice@rpcau.ac.in |
| 6. | A.I.C.R.P. on Agroforestry | Dr. D.K. Das, pi.agroforestry@rpcau.ac.in |
| 7. | A.I.C.R.P. on Agro-Meteorology | Dr. Abdus Sattar, pi.agromet@rpcau.ac.in |
| 8. | A.I.C.R.P. on Weed Control | Dr. D. K. Roy, pi.weed@rpcau.ac.in |
| 9. | A.I.C.R.P. on Irrigation Water Management | Dr. Vinod Kumar, pi.iwm@rpcau.ac.in |
| 10. | A.I.C.R.P. on Fruits | Dr. S. K. Singh, pi.fruits@rpcau.ac.in |
| 11. | A.I.C.R.P. on Floriculture | Dr. A.K. Singh, pi.floriculture@rpcau.ac.in |
| 12. | A.I.C.R.P. on Vegetable crops | Dr. Udit Kumar, pi.vegetables@rpcau.ac.in |
| 13. | A.I.C.R.P. on Sugarcane | Dr. S.K. Thakur, pi.sugarcane@rpcau.ac.in |
| 14. | A.I.C.R.P. on Post Harvest Technology | Dr. M. Shrivastava, pi.pht@rpcau.ac.in |
| 15. | A.I.C.R.P. on Farm Implements & Machinery (FIM) | Er. Manoranjan Kumar, pi.fim@rpcau.ac.in |
| 16. | AINP Biofertilizer | Dr. M.N. Jha, pi.biofertilizer@rpcau.ac.in |
| 17. | A.I.C.R.P. on Mushroom | Dr. Daya Ram, pi.mushroom@rpcau.ac.in |
| 18. | A.I.C.R.P. on Oil Palm, Madhopur | Dr. Satish Chandra Narain, pi.oilpalm@ropcau.ac.in |
| 19. | A.I.C.R.P. on Breeder Seed Production | Dr. Ravikant, pi.bsp@rpcau.ac.in |
| 20. | A.I.C.R.P. on Seed Technology Research | Dr. S.K. Varshney, pi.nsp@rpcau.ac.in |
| 21. | A.I.C.R.P. on Spices | Dr. S.P. Singh, pi.spices@rpcau.ac.in |
| 22. | A.I.C.R.P. on Potato | Dr. L.M. Yadav, pi.potato@rpcau.ac.in |
| 23. | A.I.C.R.P. on Small Millet | Dr.S. K. Singh, pi.millets@rpcau.ac.in |
| 24. | A.I.C.R.P. on Rapeeed & Mustard | Dr. Anil Pandey, pi.maize@rpcau.ac.in |
| 25. | A.I.C.R.P. on Sunflower | Dr. Phool Chand, phoolchand1964@gmail.com |
| 26. | A.I.C.R.P. on Tuber Crop | Dr. P.P. Singh, ppsinghdholi@rediffmail.com |
| 27. | A.I.C.R.P. on Maize | Dr. Anil Pandey, pi.maize@rpcau.ac.in |
| 28. | A.I.C.R.P. on Pigeonpea | Dr. D. Singh, pi.pigeonpea@rpcau.ac.in |
| 29. | A.I.C.R.P. on Chickpea | Dr. D. Singh, pi.pigeonpea@rpcau.ac.in |
| 30. | A.I.C.R.P. on MULLaRP | Dr. D. Singh, pi.pigeonpea@rpcau.ac.in |
| 31. | A.I.C.R.P. on Onion & Garlic | Dr. L.M. Yadav, pi.onion@rpcau.ac.in |
| 32. | A.I.C.R.P. on Wheat (Voluntary Centre) | Dr. D. K. Roy |
| 33. | A.I.C.R.P. on Linseed (Voluntary Centre) | Dr. Anil Pandey |
| 34. | A.I.C.R.P. on Sesamum (Voluntary Centre) | Dr. U. K. Singh |
| 35. | A.I.C.R.P. on Soyabean (Voluntary Centre) | Dr. Anil Pandey |
| 36. | A.I.C.R.P. on MULLaRP-Nematodes (Voluntary Centre) | Dr. K. N. Pathak |
Projects Funded by International Organizations
| S.No. | Name of the project | Year of Start | Name of P.I. | Sponsoring Agency |
| 1 | Development of heat tolerant high yielding & climate-resilent wheat cultivars by utilizing genomics, molecular and physiological information and resources | 2016 | Dr. Rajeev Kumar | USAID |
| 2 | Assessment and Prevention of Post Harvest Losses in Wheat & Maize in selected districts of Bihar | 2014 | Er. Vishal Kumar | UIUC |
Projects Sponsored by Govt. of India
| S.No. | Name of the project | Name of P.I. | Year of Start |
| 1 | Precision Farming Development Centre | Dr.Ram Suresh, rsuresh062@gmail.com |
1996 |
| 2 | National Horticulture Mission (CCS, Spices) | Dr. S. P. Singh | 2001 |
| 3 | Forecasting Agricultural Output using Space, Agrometeorology and Land Based Observation (FASAL) | Dr. Abdus Sattar pi.agromet@rpcau.ac.in |
2011 |
| 4 | Genome wide association mapping and pyramiding of QTLS for improvment of rice yield in Eastern India | Dr. N. K. Singh | 2014 |
| 5 | Agro-meteorology Advisory Services | Dr. Abdus Sattar pi.agromet@rpcau.ac.in |
1995 |
| 6 | Consortium Research Platform (CRP) on sustainable biodiversity | Dr. N. K. Singh | 2015 |
| 7 | National Initiative on Climate Resilient Agriculture. | Dr. Abdus Sattar pi.agromet@rpcau.ac.in |
2011 |
| 8 | Detection of allele other than sub-1 for submergence tolerance in mutant lines of rice using SSR molecular markers. | Dr. Rajesh Kumar, rajrau.2007@rediffmail.com |
2014 |
| 9 | Mutant plant-type development with early maturity and thermo-tolerance in Indian mustard for early-sown condition | Dr. Anil Pandey, aniltcadholi@gmail.com |
2014 |
| 10 | Study of rice yield under low light intensity using genomic approaches | Dr. N. K. Singh | 2015 |
| 11 | Improvement of mungbean (Vigna radiate L.) Wilczek in resistance to Mungbean Yellow Mosaic Virus (MYMV) | Dr. Sangita Sahni | 2016 |
Projects Funded by Govt. of Bihar
| S. No. | Project Title | Principal Investigator |
| 1. | Soil Testing Campaign in Kosi Flood affected area | Dr. Shankar Jha |
| 2. | State Co-ordinated Varietal Testing under quality seed production in Bihar | Dr. N. K. Singh |
| 3. | Farm Implements testing Centre (RKVY) | Er. Manoranjan Kumar |
| 4. | Improvement/ Development of Poultry Farm at APRI, Pusa into a model instructional Poultry Unit (RKVY) | Dr. Pramod Kumar |
University Funded Research Projects
| S.No. | Name of the project | Name of P.I. | Year of Start | Project Duration |
| 1 | Evaluation of Effects of Hydrogel application on soil properties in relation to water retentivity. | Dr. R. K. Sahu, rksahu77@gmail.com |
2014 | 3 yrs. |
| 2 | Assessment of the variability spectrum of Helminthosporium oryzae isolates and their holistic management. | Dr. Bimla Rai, bimlarau@gmail.com |
2014 | 3 yrs. |
| 3 | Utilization of qualitative diversity of Trichoderma for management of soil borne pathogens of major vegetable crops in Bihar. | Dr. P.K. Jha, pkjharau@gmail.com |
2014 | 3yrs. |
| 4 | Application of ohmic heating of food processing. | Er. Vishal Kumar, vishal.cae@gmail.com |
2014 | 2 yrs. |
| 5 | Development of floating Solar Photovoltaic Pumping System for irrigation to diara/ dhab lands of Bihar | Dr. S. K. Jain,
skjain@rpcau.ac.in |
2016 | 3 yrs. |
| 6 | Design & Evaluation of Drainage cum Recharge Structure | Dr. Ravish Chandra | 2016 | 3 yrs |
| 7 | Effect of enzyme pretreatment on Eco-friendly natural dyeing | Dr. Sangita Deo | 2017 | 3 yrs |
| 8 | Effect of irrigation and nutrient management practices on the performance of different maize based inter croppings | Dr. Mritunjay Kumar | 2017 | 3 yrs |
| 9 | Formulation and evaluation of liquid inoculants on pulse productivity and soil health | Dr. Geeta Kumari | 2017 | 3 yrs |
| 10 | Design and development of portable irrigation system cum sprayer for the small and marginal farmers | Dr. S. K. Jain
skjain@rpcau.ac.in |
2017 | 3 years |
| 11 | Development of automated surface irrigation outlet | Dr. Ravish Chandra | 2017 | 2 years |
| 12 | Study culture and propagation technique of fresh water prawn “Macro brachium dayanutm” (Henderson) | Dr. Poonam Prakash | 2014 | 3 years |
| 13 | Ergonomic assessment of home farm and allied activities performed by women development of innovative women friendly tools | Dr. Shishir Kala | 2016 | 3 years |
| 14 | Impact of organic farming on soil carbon sequestration, soil health and sugarcane productivity in calcareous soil of Bihar | Dr. S. K. Thakur | 2016 | 3 years |
| 15 | Improving input use efficiency in rice production | Dr. S. K. Choudhary | 2016 | 3 years |
| 16 | Status of bacterial wilt disease in solanaceous crop and their eco-friendly management under Bihar agro-climatic conditions | Dr. R. K. Ranjan | 2016 | 3 years |
| 17 | Exogenous application of plant growth regulators & antioxidants to improve the terminal heats tolerance of wheat cultivars grown in Bihar | Dr. Shailesh Kumar | 2016 | 3 years |
| 18 | Selection & promotion of Trichoderma for crop improvement under sustainable agriculture | Dr. Dinesh Rai | 2017 | 3 years |
| 19 | Evaluation of microbial consortium on seed germination, plant growth promoting attributes & biocontrol potential against important diseases of mungbean | Dr. Sangita Sahni | 2017 | 3 years |
| 20 | Challenged feeding in diara buffalo to get maximum potential yield in terms of Lipid and SnF content | Dr. Pramod Kumar | 2017 | 3 years |
| 21 | Assessment of soil carbon stock and nutrients status of orchard in Agro-climatic Zone – I of Bihar | Dr. Sanjay Kumar Singh | 2017 | 3 years |
| 22 | Popularization of giant freshwater prawn Macrobrachium reosenbergii (dee Man) farming | Dr. Poonam Prakash | 2017 | 3 years |
| 23 | Participatory action research for enhancing productivity through vermicompost technology dissemination of field and horticultural crops in North Bihar | Dr. Satya Prakash | 2017 | 3 years |
| 24 | Population dynamics and biomanagement of mycophagus nematodes of mushroom by Ficto composticloa and its culturing and survival studies | Dr. Nishi Keshari | 2017 | 3 years |
| 25 | Development of hybrid rice for Bihar | Dr. V. K. Sharma | 2017 | 3 years |
| 26 | Development of self reliant banana farming module for Bihar | Dr. R. C. Yadav | 2017 | 3 years |
| 27 | Boron fertilization 0n yield and quality of sugarcane plant-ratoon system in calcareous soils of Bihar | Dr. C. K. Jha | 2018 | 4 years |