Crop Improvement

1. BREEDING SUPERIOR SUGARCANE VARIETIES OF DIFFERENT MATURITY WITH IMPROVED CANE YIELD, QUALITY AND RESISTANCE TO BIOTIC AND ABIOTIC STRESSES - 9 projects are in operation under this programme
2. BASIC AND STRATEGIC RESEARCHES FOR SUGARCANE VARIETAL IMPROVEMENT -15 projects are in operation under this programme
3. SUGARCANE GERMPLASM : COLLECTION, MAINTENANCE, EVALUATION, DOCUMENTATION AND UTILIZATION - 3 projects are in operation under this programme

Crop Production

The Division of Crop Production has 3 major programmes of research:

1. IMPROVING PRODUCTIVITY OF PROMISING SUGARCANE VARIETIES BY INTEGRATED, COST EFFECTIVE AND SUSTAINABLE CROP MANAGEMENT TECHNOLOGIES - 7 projects are in operation under this programme.
2. PHYSIOLOGICAL INVESTIGATIONS ON GROWTH PRODUCTIVITY AND FLOWERING IN SUGARCANE - 4 projects are in operation under this programme.
3. STUDIES ON THE EFFECT OF CERTAIN SOIL CONDITIONS & FERTILIZERS ON NUTRIENT UPTAKE, YIELD AND QUALITY OF SUGARCANE - 4 projects are in operation under this programme

Crop Protection

The Crop Protection Division has 4 major programmes of research:

1. STUDIES ON HOST PATHOGEN RELATIONSHIP AND MANAGEMENT OF SUGARCANE DISEASES- 10 projects are in operation under this programme
2. HOST PLANT RESISTANCE AND BEHAVIOURAL STUDIES OF SUGARCANE PESTS - 2 projects are in operation under this programme
3. BIOLOGICAL CONTROL OF SUGARCANE PESTS - 5 projects are in operation under this programme
4. CHEMICAL CONTROL OF SUGARCANE PESTS- 1 project is in operation under this programme>

Statistics & Economics

1. DEVELOPMENT OF INFORMATION SYSTEMS AND STATISTICAL MODELS FOR SUGARCANE RESEARCH
2. ECONOMIC ANALYSIS OF SUGARCANE PRODUCTION SYSTEMS AND SUGAR INDUSTRY

Extension Section

The Extension Section has one major research programme under its perview:

1. TRANSFER OF TECHNOLOGY - with 4 projects in operation under this programme

R.C - Karnal

Regional Center- KARNAL

1. DEVELOPMENT OF SUGARCANE VARIETIES AS WELL AS CROP PRODUCTION AND PROTECTION TECHNOLOGIES FOR THE NORTH WESTERN ZONE OF INDIA. There are 9 projects under this programme

R.C - Kannur

Research Center - KANNUR

1. SUGARCANE GERMPLASM: COLLECTION, MAINTENANCE, EVALUATION, DOCUMENTATION AND UTILIZATION. There are 4 projects under this programme

R.C-Agali

Research Center- AGALI