Current Activities

1.Improvement of major agricultural crops using modern biotechnological methods in order to increase their productivity
2.Genetic modification of vegetables and ornamental crops
3.Genetic improvement of fiber and oil plants
4.Genetic improvement of fruit crops
5.Using the technology of molecular marker and genome mapping for enhancing and accelerate the breeding programs in some major crops
6.Isolation and identification of pathogenic plant viruses using gene manipulation
7.Production of bio-pesticides bio-fertilizer and bio-fuel using different local plant and microbial materials
8.Decrease air ,soil and water pollution by increasing nitrogen fixation efficiency in plants
9.The application of bioinformatics in plant genetic engineering technology
10.Genetic modification of sugar crops to increase the production of sugar and enhancing the quality of the product for industry
11.Improvement the application of fermentation through the modern re-actors
12.Identification of gene function and genomics and proteomic studies
13.Production of specific diagnostic kits for plant viruses and other proteins
14.Explore new methods for pest control using genetic engineering tools