GRANT HISTORY

1. USAID / Program in Science and Technology Cooperation; Clonal propagation of pine trees (Pinus roxburghii and P. wallichiana) by methods of tissue culture (Sept. 1988-Aug. 1991; US$ 121,966).

2.US-Israel CDR Program; Studies on Broomrape (Orobanche spp.) Avoidance and Control (Jan. 1988-Dec. 1991; US$ 52,000).

3.The Rockefeller Foundation International Rice Biotechnology Program; Exploitation of anther culture and biochemical and molecular markers to increase the efficiency of rice breeding, with emphasis on improving cold tolerance in rice (Aug. 1989-July 1994; US$ 145,000).

4.USAID / Program in Science and Technology Cooperation; Sex determination of Choerospondias axillaris Roxb. Seedlings for fruiting capacity (Sept. 1990-Aug. 1994; US$ 150,000).

5.German – Israel Agriculture Agreement for the Benefit of Third-World (GIARA); Cultural methods for alleviating Orobanche damage (July 1993-June 1995; DM 120,000).

6.International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA); Mutation breeding technology for the creation of low erucic acid Brassica campestris var. toria (Jan. 1993-Mar.1996; US$ 11,000).

7.World Wildlife Fund (WWF); planning strategies for conservation of Biodiversity in Khaptad region, Western Nepal (Mar. 1994-Aug. 1994; US$ 39,500).