Biochemistry laboratory, ICAR-CICR, Nagpur

The Biochemistry Laboratory at ICAR-CICR, Nagpur, under Dr. Pooja Verma, Senior Scientist (Plant Biochemistry), specializes in stress biochemistry, stress physiology, enzyme estimation, enzyme kinetics, proteomics, metabolomics, and volatilomics within the cotton ecosystem. Equipped with essential basic and advanced instruments; including precision balance, pH meter, water bath, refrigerators, flame photometer, refrigerated centrifuge, double-beam UV-Vis spectrophotometer, ultra-pure water purification system, thermal cycler (PCR), deep freezer, horizontal/vertical gel electrophoresis systems, and GC-MS, the lab supports comprehensive studies in cotton biochemistry and molecular biology. Presently, the lab is working on mapping plasticizer and pesticide contamination in major cotton growing regions of India and their bioremediation.  It also focuses on identification and quantification of volatiles and semi volatile compounds from plants soil, insects and microbes’ by developing and standardizing specific protocols and methods required. As significant achievement, based on the work from Biochemistry lab, several high impact publications have been made. Notably, GC-MS facility/application has yielded in several good research publications as well as product development/patents in the area of plant/microbes/insect volatilomics.