Biotechnology and genomics

Biotechnology and genomics

This theme makes use of cutting edge technologies for crop improvement, employing tools such as molecular genetics, embryogenesis, tissue culture, genetic transformation and proteomics

Research areas:

• Plant tissue culture and transgenic research and the potential of underutilised crops, specifically looking at its medicinal and nutritional values 
• Isolation of markers linked with beneficial agronomic traits in crops for use in marker-assisted selection
• Cell tissue culture and in vitro regenration of plants
• Proteomic analysis of somatic embryogenesis in tissue culture of oil palm
• Identification, mapping and marker development for genes controlling disease resistance in oil palm
• Molecular biology and physiology of plant abiotic stress tolerance