| Development of superior haplotype based near isogenic lines (Haplo-NILs) for enhanced genetic gain in rice | Dr. S.K. Singh, Indian Institute of Technology (BHU), Uttar Pradesh | 2019 | Department of Bio-Technology, (DBT) | कृषि विज्ञान |
| Editing rice genes through CRISPR/Cas9 technology for enhanced & durable blast resistance in rice | Dr. G. Prakash, Scientist, ICAR-Indian Agricultural Research Institute, Delhi | 2019 | Department of Bio-Technology, (DBT) | कृषि विज्ञान |
| Engineering of auxin metabolism pathway genes for improving ripening traits in tomato | Dr. R. Kumar, Assistant Professor, Hyderabad University, Telangana | 2019 | Department of Bio-Technology, (DBT) | कृषि विज्ञान |
| Identification of effector candidates from necrotrophic plant pathogen, Sclerotinia sclerotiorum & its target proteins in Indian Musrard (Brassica Juncea) | Dr. N.C. Gupta, Senior Scientist, ICAR-National Institute for Plant Biotechnology, Delhi | 2019 | Department of Bio-Technology, (DBT) | कृषि विज्ञान |
| Introgression breeding of transfer of Aphid (Rhopalosiphum padi L.) resistance from Aegilops tauschii, the D genome donor of wheat | Dr. B. Singh, Assistant Entomologist, Punjab Agricultural University, Punjab | 2019 | Department of Bio-Technology, (DBT) | कृषि विज्ञान |
| Investigation of molecular mechanisms behind seasonal adaptation of selected liverworts in their natural habitats using transcriptomic & proteomi approaches | Dr. Y. Mishra, Assistant Professor, Banaras Hindu University, Uttarpradesh, Uttar Pradesh | 2019 | Department of Bio-Technology, (DBT) | कृषि विज्ञान |
| Mapping of phytophthora resistance in intergeneric rootstock population & development of improved rootstocks in citrus | Dr. G.S. Sidhu, Assistant Horticulturist, Punjab Agricultural University, Punjab | 2019 | Department of Bio-Technology, (DBT) | कृषि विज्ञान |
| Molecular cloning & characterization of Xa38 Loci conferring resistance to Bacterial Blight (BB) disease in rice & identification of novel & superior elders | Dr. A. Kumar, Senior Scientist, Punjab Agricultural University, Punjab | 2019 | Department of Bio-Technology, (DBT) | कृषि विज्ञान |
| Site-directed mutagenesis of low-affinity nitrate transporter gene for improving nitrogen uptake efficiency in Aerobic rice | Dr. R. Pandey, Principal Scientist, ICAR-Indian Agricultural Research Institute, Delhi | 2019 | Department of Bio-Technology, (DBT) | कृषि विज्ञान |
| Altering meiotic recombination rates with phytohormones: A study in Arabidopsis | Dr. B. Ramamurthy, Professor, Indian Institute of Technology (Madras), Chennai, Tamil Nadu | 2019 | Department of Bio-Technology, (DBT) | कृषि विज्ञान |