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An Academic Visit to IIPR – Indian Institute of Pulses Research, Kanpur
24 Oct 2018
Department of Biotechnology, Faculty of Engineering and Technology, Rama University, Mandhana Kanpur organized an Academic Visit to IIPR – Indian Institute of Pulses Research, Kanpur for their students of B.Tech Biotechnology/B.Sc Biotechnology/ M.Sc Biotechnology on Wednesday, 24th October 2018. The main objective of the visit was to inculcate practical knowledge about various processes involved in pulse farming and related research. The visit enabled the students to get familiarized with various steps involved in pulse cultivation like pulse composting, growing, spawning, plant breeding, crapping and quality testing. They also visited Genomics, Tissue culture and Instrumentation laboratories. Dr. Arvind (Senior Scientist) and their team mates guided students throughout the visit and answered all the queries of the students. The visit proved highly beneficial to the students as they got an opportunity to experience the learning of basic processes of pulse farming. The visit was coordinated by Dr. Anil Kumar and supported by Mr. Ajit Pratap Singh Yadav, Mr. Vachaspati Rao, Mr. Anjani K. Srivastava and Ms. Anju Gautam. It was a creative and innovative step towards sustainable development of students in the area of Plant Biotechnology.
