Network
Project of Application of Microorganisms in Agriculture and Allied Sectors (AMAAS)
The network project on ‘Application of microorganisms in agriculture and allied sectors (AMAAS)’
were initiated to recognizing the transformative potential of microorganisms in
agriculture and allied sectors. These collaborative endeavors, spanning
different states and thematic areas, seek to harness the power of microbes for
the benefit of farmers, researchers, and society at large. By fostering
interdisciplinary collaboration and knowledge exchange, these projects aim to
unlock the full potential of microbial resources for sustainable agriculture
and environmental stewardship. The scheme AMAAS was approved by the Planning
Commission in the X plan in the 35th EFC meeting of DARE/ICAR. The scheme was
continued in the XIIth plan and consecutive period
from 2017-2020. Under the current phase (2021-2026), 30 projects are being implemented across different
states of the country under different thematic areas.
AMAAS Projects 2021-2026
Theme 1: Microbial diversity, Microbiome and taxonomy
·
Identification and Application of Thar Desert
vegetation Associated Microbiome for Enhancing Resilience of Arid Region Crops
·
Bioprospecting of Oleagenous Fungi for Bioactive Compounds
·
Deciphering key
microbial guilds imparting trophic level regulation of C sequestration in rice
varieties grown in the Indo-Gangetic plains and developing next generation
microbiome based SynCom technology as delivery
options
·
Exploitation of Endosymbionts of Insect Pests
for Pest Management
·
Antimicrobial
resistance in fish gut microbiome
·
Understanding Antimicrobial Resistance:
Screening and Functional Characterization of Antibiotic-Resistance Determinant
Genes in Plant Pathogenic Bacteria
·
Fungal Diversity, Taxonomic Characterization,
and Identification
·
Exploring and utilizing microbial communities
from Moth bean and Cluster bean to improve stress resilience in pulses in arid
region
·
Elucidating the effect of soil acidity on
microbial community structure and function and devising mitigation strategies
for health and productivity of important legume crops under acid soils
Theme 2: Nutrient and crop stress management using
microbial technologies
·
Alleviation of drought- and salinity- stress
in groundnut by habitat adapted endophytic bacteria
·
Microbe based drought and nutrient management
in forage crops
·
Investigation on potential of indigenous
microbes for disease control in Grapevine
·
Development of synthetic microbiome module for biotic stress and nutrient management in wheat
·
Molecular characterization and development of
biopolymer based formulations of potential Bacillus thuringiensis and Metarhizium (Nomuraea)
rileyi strains for the management of
lepidopteran pests
·
System Biology Approaches on Molecular Gene
Signature(s) and Metabolome Investigation of Entomopathogens in Response to
Temperature for the Management of Sucking Pests of Crop Plants
·
A novel biopolymer based multilayer seed
coating with Trichoderma and other microbial inputs and their tracking on
applied surfaces in oilseed crops for integrated disease and nutrient
management
·
Development of Microbe-Based Smart
Bioformulation Using Biotechnological Interventions
·
Exploring Microbial Interventions at Root
Traits Levels for Improving Nutrient and Water Use Efficiency in Pearl Millet
·
Unravelling Transgenerational Impact of
Competent Rhizosphere Microbes in Chickpea under Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. ciceris Challenge
·
Cross-genera establishment of endophytic
microbes from wild and harsh environment plants for climate resilient
agriculture in rice and wheat
·
Deciphering sugarcane endosphere
microbiome to manage Fusarium sacchari causing sugarcane wilt in sub-tropical
India
Theme 3: Environment and soil health management
·
Soybean Biopolymer coating of soybean seeds
with microbial consortia for improved productivity of soybean and soil health
·
Understanding the structure and function of
keystone taxa in agricultural soil for developing microbiological health
profile indicators to improve soil health
·
Contribution of competitive and efficient
strains of chickpea rhizobia to biological nitrogen fixation and soil health
·
Exploration of entomopathogens for the
management of tea mosquito bug in cashew under coastal ecosystem
·
Evaluation of soil nutrient mobilization
influenced by microbial processes under different land use systems of
northeastern hill region
Theme 4: Microbial detection and biotechnology
·
Functional
characterization of desiccation and salinity stress induced hypothetical
proteins from the diazotrophic cyanobacterium Anabaena PCC7120
·
Developing
technology for commercial production of cold adaptive pectinases from
psychrophilic microorganisms
·
Developing SCAR
marker for Trichoderma & Pseudomonas
Theme 5: Microbial Genomic Resource Repository
Theme 6: AMAAS Coordination and HRD unit
AMAAS Projects 2017-2020
Theme 1 : Microbial
Diversity
- Microbial
Diversity Analysis of Extreme/Unique Ecological
Niches
- Genomics–
Mediated Taxonomic and Functional Analysis of Endophytic Microbiome in
Horticultural Crops and Plant–Microbe Interaction Studies
- Evaluation
of Halotolerant Rhizobium and PGPB Based Biomolecules for Alleviation of
Drought and Salt Stress
- Exploitation
of Endosymbionts of Insect Pests for Pest Management
- To
Study the Microbial Diversity Associated with Fish Gut by Using
Culture-Dependent and Independent Approaches
- Development
of Effective Formulation of Ecto-, Arbuscular
Mycorrhizal and Dark Septate Endophytic Fungi for Growth Enhancement of
Important Woody Trees and Crop Species in Manipur
- Transcriptome
Profiling for Functional Annotation of ExiguobacteriumProfundum
PHM11 Genome and Prospecting for Abiotic Stress Amelioration
- Developing
Microbial Technology for Production of Industrially Important Biopolymer
and Biomolecules
- Functional
Characterization of Desiccation and /or Salinity Stress Induced
Hypothetical Proteins from Diazotrophic Cyanobacterium Anabaena PCC7120
- Exploiting
the Diversity of Extreme Halophiles by Functional and Comparative Genomics
for Isolating Novel Genes and Alleles for Affording Salinity Tolerance to
Crop Plants
- Characterization
and Immobilization of Pesticide Induced Protein(S) of Cyanobacterium Fischerella sp. for Bioremediation of Pesticide
Contaminated Water Systems
- Evaluation
of Soybean-Rhizobia Interaction under Elevated CO2 and Temperature to
Develop Climate Ready Microbial Inoculants for Central India
Theme 2 : Taxonomy,
Identification and Diagnostics of AIMs
- Development
of Gene-chip for Detection of Major Fungal Plant Pathogens
- Development
of Diagnostic Kit for Detection of Karnal Bunt and Loose Smut of Wheat
- Development
of Bio-Intensive Disease Management Schedule for Production of Disease
Free and Residue Compliant Grapes
Theme
3 : Plant Microbe Interactions, Nutrient Management,
Disease Control and Agrowaste Management
- Unravelling
Transgenerational Impact of Competent Rhizosphere Microbes in Chickpea
under Fusarium Oxysporum f. Sp. Ciceris
Challenge
- Evaluation
of Drought-Tolerant Rhizobia with and without AM Fungi for Enhanced
Productivity of Soybean
- Mapping
and Creation of Gene Bank of Arbuscular Mycorrhizae and their Exploration
for Enhancing Productivity of Underutilized Crops
- PGPR
Inoculant Bioformulations for Rhizosphere Management in Enhancing Biomass
of Fodder Crops
- Mass
Production of Bacillus Thuringiensis (Bt) and
Beauveria Bassiana, Formulation as Oil Based Suspension Concentrates
Singly and in Combination and Field Evaluation
- Development
of Formulations of B. bassiana, M. anisopliae and Lecanicillium
spp. for Management of Certain Sucking Pests in Vegetable Crops
- Production
and Formulation Technology Refinement of Bacterial Bio-Agents for Soil
Borne Plant Disease Management under Coastal Ecosystems
- Prospecting
the Potential of Cyanobacteria Based Formulations as Plant Growth
Promoting and Biocontrol Agents in Cereal-Legume Cropping System and
Selected Vegetables
- Microbial
Interventions for Production of Enzyme Supplement for Animal Feed from
Fruit and Vegetable Mandi Waste
- Harnessing
the Rhizosphere Diversity with Dynamic Substrate to Induce Tolerance to
Abiotic and Biotic Stress for Commercial Cultivation of Agri-Horticultural
Crops in Partially Reclaimed Sodic Soils
- BIOCLAY-
the Novel LDH Nanocarrier System in Increasing the Persistence of Bt Toxins
- Influence
of Arbuscular Mycorrhizal Fungi and Rhizobia in Conferring Drought
Tolerance to Soybean
- Developing
PGPR Consortia for Enhanced Micronutrient (iron and zinc) Uptake and Yield
of Finger Millet (Eleusinecoracana) in Hilly
Areas
- Development
of Research Modules and Pipelines for Commercialization and Regulatory
Requirements Concerning Bio-Pesticides
Theme 4 : Microbe
Based Green Energy
- Synthetic
Biology and Metabolic Engineering Opportunities for Enhanced Production of
Biofuels through Microbes
- Developing
Thermophilic Fungal Strains as Source of Cellulase and Auxiliary Enzymes
for 2-G Ethanol from Lignocellulosics
- Evaluation
of Jute and Mesta Biomass for Bioethanol Production Potential
Theme 5: MGRR
Theme 6: Coordinating Unit and Human Resource
Development
AMAAS Themes and projects
under each theme (12th Five Year Plan)
Theme 1a: Microbial Diversity with
Special Focus on Extremophiles and Unique Niches
- Microbial
diversity analysis of extreme ecological niches
- Exploration
of the endophytic microbial diversity in horticultural crops through
metagenomics and cultivation
- Mapping
of deep-sea and hypersaline microbiota and their characterization using
meta-omics approaches for bioprospecting of novel genes
- Analysis
of bacterial community and their functional diversity from rice
rhizosphere employing genomic and metagenomics
approaches
- Microbial
diversity of bio-films in dairy niche
- Functional
characterization of salt tolerant bacteria using multi-omic
approaches: Towards the development of likelihood model
of microbial amelioration of salt stress in wheat crop
- Culturable
and unculturable microbial diversity of insects and their role in
Insecticide resistance and other fitness attributes
- Molecular
characterization and exploration of rumen microbial diversity in Black
Bengal goats at north eastern state of Tripura
- Microbial
Metagenomic Analysis of Hot Spring Situated Atop The Himalayan Ranges at Manikaran,
Himachal Pradesh, India.
- Diversity
of arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi and dark septate endophytes in woody
species and shifting cultivation crop of Manipur, North
East India
Theme 1b: Microbial Diversity with
Special Focus on Biomolecules, Industrially Important Enzymes
- Exploring
myxobacteria from the North Western Himalayas for
novel enzymes and secondary metabolites
- Exploration
and mass culture of fresh water cyanobacteria for
development of nutraceutical feed for freshwater fish hatchlings
Theme 1c: Microbial
Diversity with Special Focus on Bio prospecting for novel genes and alleles
- Reference
and de novo draft Genome Sequencing of potential
AIMS and their functional annotation
- Biomolecules
and industrially important enzymes from extremophilic bacteria
- Draft
Genome Sequencing of P-solublizing
Pseudomonas striata PS27 and functional validation of MSP Genes
- Genomics
and Proteomics of N2-fixing cyanobacterium
with special reference to discovering abiotic stress tolerant novel genes
and protein
- Exploiting
the diversity of extreme halophiles by functional and comparative genomics
for isolating novel genes and alleles for affording salinity tolerance to
crop plants
- Isolation
and selection of naturally occurring and genetically modified
cyanobacterial strains for their potential use in biodegradation of
agricultural pesticides (organophosphorous)
- Bio
prospecting for Microbial Products that effects cold alleviation and
growth Pathogenomics-Genome sequencing of Pucciniastriiformis
Theme 1d: Microbial Diversity with
Special Focus on Microbes from farm, fisheries and
animals
- Microbial
management in freshwater aquaculture
- Archaea
and actinobacteria in vertisols of central India
– assessment of diversity, biogeochemicalProcesses
and bio inoculant potential
- Mining
the Metagenome for Bacterial Diversity in Extreme Areas of
North-East India
- Microbial
Diversity of Glacier Sample and peat profile of
Himalayan Region
Theme 2: Taxonomy, Identification and
Diagnostics of AIMs
- Development
of microarray based Gene Chip for fungal plant
pathogens under the background of DNA barcodes using multilocus
gene phylogeny
- Exploration
of plant growth promoting rhizobacteria, antagonistic and plant pathogenic
microbial resources from high altitude agro-climate/ cropping system of
Jammu and Kashmir state for sustainable agriculture.
- Development
of diagnostic kit for detection of Kernal Bunt and loose smut of wheat
- Development
of detection kit for detection of
mycotoxigenic molds in ground nut
Theme 3 : Plant
Microbe interactions, Nutrient management, disease control and Agro waste
management
- Investigating
the potential of root-colonizing microbial population for stress tolerance
in chickpea through proteomics
- Identification
of high trehalose-producing soybean rhizobia and their integration with AM
fungi for enhanced drought tolerance in soybean
- Mapping
and creation of gene bank of arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi and their
exploration for enhancing productivity of underutilized crops
- Development
of practicable technologies for field level exploitation of broad spectrum biocontrol agents for amelioration of
biotic/abiotic stresses in crops
- Development
of PGPR Inoculant Bioformulations for Rhizosphere Management in Enhancing
Biomass of Fodder Crops
- Exploring
endophytic and rhizospheric microorganisms for
management of abiotic stress (drought) in rainfed maize and groundnut
- Mass
production of Bacillus thuringiensis (Bt) and
Beauveria bassiana, formulation as oil based
suspension concentrates singly and in combination and field evaluation
- Development
of formulations of Beauveria bassiana, Metarhizium anisopliae, Lecanicillium spp and Paecilomycesfumosoroseus for management of certain
sucking pests in vegetable crops
- Role
of potential micro-organisms in seed and crop health of rice, wheat and
mustard
- Development
of effective salt tolerant microbes to mitigate salt stress for higher
crop production in salt affected soils
- Production
and formulation technology refinement of bacterial bio-agents for soil borne plant disease management under coastal and plain
ecosystems
- Prospecting
the potential of cyanobacteria based formulations
as plant growth promoting and biocontrol agents in cereal-legume cropping
system and selected vegetables
- Degradation
and effective utilization of agrowastes through
technologies involving Mushrooms or macrofungi
- Metagenomics
and cultural approaches for identification of novel microbial
genes/alleles and microbes for bioconversion of lignocellulosic biomass at
extreme physiological conditions under low temperature.
- Development
of Bioformulations with PGPR, PGPF and AMF for induction of resistance in
cereals and pulses against fungal pathogens and
improvement of their health status
- IdentificationofSaltTolerant
Microbes and Development of Dynamic Substrate for Cultivation of
Commercial Crops in Sodic Soils
- Development
of microbial consortia as biocontrol for corm rot in Crocus sativus
- Exploration
of microbial diversity in Seed Spices through Metagenomics approaches for
crop improvement.
- Formulation
of Coleoptera active cry toxins of Bacillus thuringiensis
- Influence
of Arbuscular Mycorrhizal Fungi and Rhizobia in Conferring Drought Toleranceto Soybean
- Exploitation
of PGPR and biocontrol agents for integrated management of biotic stresses
of chilli in irrigated and dry land ecosystem
Theme 4 : Microbe
Based Green energy
- Synthetic
biology and metabolic engineering opportunities for enhanced production of
biofuels through microbes.
- Thermophilic
fungi from diverse ecosystems and their potential for producing
industrially important enzymes
- Whole
Genome and Transcriptome sequencing of selected cyanobacterial genomes for
identification of the role their genes in metabolic pathways related to
bio-energy production
- Developing
enzyme catalyzed- microbe mediated processes for biofuels from mango waste
(peel and kernel)
Theme 5: MGRR
Theme 6: Coordinating Unit and Human Resource
Development
AMAAS Themes and projects
under each theme ( X & 11th Five
Year Plans)
Theme 1: Microbial Diversity and
identification
- Isolation,
identification and molecular assessment of microbial diversity from
selected districts of Indogangetic Plain
- Mapping,
assessment of the geographical distribution and in vitro conservation
of agriculturally important microorganisms of the Western Ghats of India
- Diversity
analysis of microbes in extreme conditions: Development of Diagnostic kit
for the identification of Bacillus and fluorescent Pseudomonas
- Diversity
of agriculturally important microorganisms in the Western Ghats of Kerala
- Agriculturally
important microorganisms from soils of rice-based cropping system from
agro-ecological zones of east coast of India
- Microbial
diversity analysis from different Brakish water
system of East Coast of India
- Isolation
of microorganisms from fermented dairy foods and sequencing of 16S rDNA
for strain identification
- Strengthening,
authentication and exploitation of mushroom biodiversity at the National
Mushroom Repository for Human Welfare
- Exploring
the bacterial diversity in Kutch eco-region of Gujarat for agricultural
and industrial applications
- Isolation
and characterization of Flavobacterium species from fish and Aquatic
Environment
- Diversity
of diazotrophic bacteria in arid zone soil under extreme environments
- Exploration
and screening of microbial diversity of Bihar and their potential
application
- Exploration
and screening of bacterial diversity in North-East India and its potential
application in biocontrol
- Collection,
identification and characterization of microbial diversity of North Bengal
- Biodiversity,
characterization & conservation of cyanobacteria of Indo-Burma
biodiversity hotspots (NE Zone of India) for harnessing of value added products
- Exploitation
of Plant Growth Promoting Rhizobacteria for Sustainable Agriculture
- Exploration
and screening of Fungal diversity in North-East India and their
Applications in Agriculture
- Exploration
of plant pathogenic and antagonistic microbial resources associated with
vegetable and spice crops of Andaman and Nicobar Islands
- Collection,
mapping, assessment of the geographical distribution and in vitro
conservation of agriculturally important microorganisms of the Western
Ghats
- Isolation
and characterization of microorganism from
freshwater ecosystem
- Diversity
analysis of diazotrophic bacteria from wheat cropping system
of different agroclimatic zones of Punjab
- Microbial
Diversity and Identification: Fish Microbes
- Development
of a library of putative probionts from
freshwater environment belonging to the group Lactic acid bacteria for
application in freshwater aquaculture system
- Diversity
of lactic acid bacteria in fermented food and dairy products from food and
dairy units located in Southern Rajasthan
Theme2: Nutrient Management, PGPR,
Antagonists, Biocontrol Agent and Disease management
- Improving
yields and nutrient uptake of selected crops through microbial inoculants
in Vertisols of Central India
- Exploration,
collection and characterization of some agriculturally important
biocontrol agents suitable for disease management
- Application
of AIMS for nutrient management and plant growth promotion in rainfed agro ecosystem
- Development
of a cold tolerant phosphate solubilizing bacterial (PSB) inoculant
- Isolation,
identification, evaluation and exploitation of PGPR for Spices
- Development
and application of PGPR formulations for growth improvement and disease
suppression in coconut and cocoa
- Microbial
control of insect pests
- Developing
PGPR consortia for enhanced crop and soil productivity of rice-wheat
cropping system
- Structural
and functional dynamics of the microbial isolates
in biogeochemical cycling of C, N, P and S in rice ecosystem
- Nutrient
Dynamics and Carbon Sequestration in Plant Mycorrhizal systems
- Harnessing
agricultural beneficial microorganisms for production and protection of
Sorghum and Rice
- Isolation,
identification, evaluation and exploitation of microorganisms for
management of important plant pathogen and having PGPR potential for
vegetable crops
- Application
of PGPRs, biofertilizers and biocontrol agents for disease management and
sustainable production of Tuber Crops
- Plant
growth promoting rhizobacteria (PGPR) for chickpea and pigeon pea
- Development
of suitable formulations of potential bioagents for management of
important diseases and pests of Sunflower, Safflower and Castor
- Bioprospecting
for viticulturally important microorganisms
- Development
of a library of putative probionts from Marine
environment belonging to the Genus Pseudomonas, Micrococcus and Bacillus for
application in mariculture system
- Microbial
Phosphorus transformation in inland open water
- Basic
and applied investigations on endophytic microorganisms in horticultural
crops
- Harnessing
arbuscular mycorrhizae for biofertilization in horticultural crops
Theme 3: Microbial management of Agrowaste, Bioremediation and microbes in PHT
- Accessing
structural and functional shifts in soil microbial communities of paper
mill effluent contaminated soils and utilization of dominant micropflora for crop growth promotion in these soils
- Bioremediation
of Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAH) through microbial consortia
- Genotyping
and isolation of Sphingomonads from HCN
contaminated agricultural soils and their application in bioremediation
- Refinement
in indoor compost technology for white button mushroom using thermophilic
organisms
- Optimization
of parameters for utilization of paddy straw, kinnow
pulp and pea pods for production of cellulases, ethanol and feed
supplements
- Bioremediation
of commonly used pesticides in tropical rice ecosystem
- Development
of bacterial consortia for bioprocessing agricultural wastes and
bioremediation of aquaculture effluents
- Microbial
bioremediation of waste water for heavy metals
- Bioremediation
of effluents from shrimp farms
- Assessment
of nisin production in selected strains of LAB and market acceptability
- Fermented
products from fruits, vegetables and cereals
- Utilization
of fruit processing waste for obtaining value added products through
fermentation
Theme 4: Microbial Management of Abiotic
Stress
- Development
of microbial consortium for alleviation of salt stress for growth and
yield of wheat
- Isolation,
inventorization and field assessment of
agriculturally important microorganisms in the stress ecosystems of
Karnataka
- Development
of microorganism consortium to alleviate abiotic stresses like drought,
high temperature and salinity in millets
Theme 5: Microbial Genomics
- Structural
genomics of Mesorhizobium ciceri (Ca181)
- Genomic
studies of uncultivated N2-fixing communities from Uttarakhand
- Utilization
of Actinomycetes to alleviate salt and drought stress for cereal crops
- Structural
genomics of Mesorhizobium ciceri (ca 181)
- Functional
genomic analysis of plant growth promoting rhizobacteria (PGPR)
fluorescent Pseudomonads
- Mining
for genes involved in production of fungicidal compounds in Anabaena strains
- Cloning
and characterization of insecticidal crystal protein Gene (cry genes)
from Local isolates of Bacilllus
thuringiensis Berliner active against Coleopteran, Dipteran and
Lepidopteran insect pests
Theme 6: Microbial genome resource
repository (MGRR)
- Microbial
genome resource repository
Theme 7: Human resource development
(HRD)
- Human
resource development
Theme 8: Nodal Center
