Revived Seedlings of Vitex Glabrata Planted in Odisha
centrestudies2023-07-01T14:51:29+00:00Basudha Lab regenerated a few seedlings using tissue culture method from seeds of the last specimen of Vitex glabrata, that existed in a roadside sacred grove in Chhandar village of Bankura district of West Bengal. Some villagers cut down this Critically Endangered tree in March 2016. The first seedling was successfully...
Hands-on Training in MOL. BIOL. Techniques for Students: Final Announcement
centrestudies2023-07-01T15:13:44+00:00Basudha Biotechnology Laboratory for Conservation, Kolkata will give a hands-on Training in Molecular Biological Techniques involving protein and DNA characterization from the 21st to 25th November 2016, at Kalikapur Canal Road, Kolkata 700099. The course curriculum will include: 1. Plant DNA Extraction and Purification techniques. 2. Separation of DNA through Agarose Gel Electrophoresis. 3. Quantitative assay of DNA...
Vrihi Shifted to New Location
centrestudies2023-07-01T15:21:29+00:00In 2011, the Vrihi rice gene bank shifted to a tribal village in Rayagada district of Odisha, for a wider distribution among indigenous farmers in need. For detail, please read here. Over the past 18 years, Vrihi has distributed hundreds of rice varieties to different farmers and farmer organisations. In West...