Department of Biochemistry

B. A. College of Agriculture

Anand Agricultural University

Anand – 388 110.

            The department was established during the of VI^th F. Y. P. (1977-78) in G.A.U. Under phase-I of National Agricultural Research Project, Grain Quality Laboratory was established in 1983 to take up biochemical research related to grain quality. The department is mainly associated with teaching at the polytechnic, undergraduate and the postgraduate level for the Master and Doctorate. The department is also conducting important research for nutraceutical quality in response to biotic and abiotic stresses in various plants.

          To learn, discover, create and make the India ever better for farmers with nutritional quality in response to biotic and abiotic stress.

• Teaching

Fundamental plant Biochemistry courses are taught according to ICAR Dean Committee   recommendation.

      (1) Polytechnic level (2) Undergraduate level (3) Postgraduate level for the Master and Doctorate in Biochemistry.                                               

• Research: Plant Biochemistry

1. Infrastructure facilities for post graduate teaching and research programmes
2. Establish analytical laboratory to cater the needs of nutraceutical research projects.
3. Basic and strategic research to enhance nutritional quality of field crops.
4. Isolation, structural elucidation of natural phytonutrients.
5. Study of biotic and abiotic stress in plant kingdom.
6. Evaluation of biodiversity as a source of bioactive phytochemicals.
7. Identification and Validation of molecular markers in response to biotic stress, abiotic stress and nutraceutical quality.
8. Establishment of inter disciplinary research programmes with various disciplines such as, Plant breeding, Plant Pathology, Argil. Chemistry and Soil Science, Horticulture, Agronomy, Entomology etc.

Our Core Values :

Farmer related knowledge First, integrity, Respect, Team work, Creativity, Diversity, Excellence

Objectives :

• Demonstrate knowledge and understanding of basic Biochemistry mechanisms to UG/PG programme
• To strengthen the PG programme in Biochemistry for meeting the manpower requirement at various levels of Research and Education
• Use basic laboratory skills and apparatus to obtain reproducible data from biochemical experiments.
• Implement experimental protocols, and adapt them to plan and carry out simple investigations

• Establish analytical laboratory to cater the needs of nutraceutical research projects.
• To conduct basic and strategic research to enhance nutritional quality of field crops.
• To establishment of inter disciplinary research programmes with various disciplines such as, Plant physiology, Biotechnology, Plant breeding, Plant Pathology, Argil. Chemistry and Soil Science, Horticulture, Agronomy, Entomology etc.

Detail Information About Activities and Achievements :

1. Infrastructure facility

2. Teaching

3. Research

4. Recommendations and Scientific Information

5. Publications

6. Post Graduate Students Passed Out

7. Seminars / Conferences / Symposia Organized

8. Awards