Vision

“To become a center of excellence in advanced genetics and plant breeding, lead to educate skilled graduates, innovate plant breeding, develop climate-smart, high-yielding, and farmer-friendly crop varieties, and strengthening national food security through agricultural transformation and sustainable solutions for agricultural challenges.”

 

Mission

The mission of the Department is to advance scientific knowledge and innovative practices in crop genetics, genomics, and breeding to ensure national food security and sustainable solutions for agricultural challenges. The department is committed to:

  • Providing high-quality education and hands-on training to produce skilled plant breeders, geneticists, and agricultural scientists capable of contributing to national and global food security.
  • Conducting cutting-edge research in genetics and plant breeding methodologies to address emerging challenges in agriculture.
  • Developing high-yielding, climate-resilient, and resource-efficient crop varieties using both conventional and modern breeding approaches.
  • Promoting collaboration with research institutions, industries, farming communities, and national & international researchers to translate scientific innovations into practical solutions.
  • Ensuring sustainable agricultural development through innovation, capacity building, and responsible stewardship of genetic resources.

 

Goals of the Department

  • Provide quality education, hands-on laboratory training, and field-based breeding experience to undergraduate and postgraduate students.
  • Encourage graduates for research-oriented learning, innovation, and scientific curiosity.
  • Produce skilled plant breeders and geneticists capable of contributing to modern agriculture.
  • Conduct research to understand the genetic control of key traits and accelerate breeding progress through integrating advanced technologies such as marker-assisted selection (MAS), genomic selection (GS), QTL mapping, GWAS, transcriptomics, proteomics, and metabolomics tools.
  • Establish and maintain gene banks, field genebanks, and core collections of local and exotic germplasm for present and future breeding needs of sustainable crop improvement.
  • Develop high-yielding, stress-tolerant, and quality-improved crop varieties through modern and classical breeding.
  • Promote technology transfer and outreach through field trials, demonstrations, and training programs on improved crop varieties and cultivation practices to support farmers.
  • Strengthen national food and nutritional security through continuous crop improvement of staple and strategic crops resilient to climate change and sustainable agriculture.
  • Foster collaboration with national and international research institutions.