Academic Department • Assam Agricultural University

Basic Sciences

Constituent Department under College of Horticulture and Farming System Research

5 Faculty Members UG / PG Programmes 5 Projects Contact HOD
Academic Department

Basic Sciences

Constituent Department under College of Horticulture and Farming System Research
Department of Basic Sciences is one of the key departments in the Institution.
The department is not only armed to impart knowledge of the basic sciences on which further study and research of the students rely, but also blend the future citizens of the nation with innovative ideas to nurture their talents.
Undergraduate (UG) Courses 6 Courses
# Course No. Course Title Credit Syllabus
1 BAS (Bac)-112 * Elementary Plant Biochemistry 2 (1+1) —
2 BAS (Bio)-223 * Elementary Plant Biotechnology 3 (2+1) —
3 BSC(STAT) 113 * Elementary Statistics and Computer Application 3 (2+1) —
4 BSP (CP)-112 * Introductory Crop Physiology 2 (1+1) —
5 Hort (Hort)-323(i) * Growth and Development of Horticultural Crops 3 (2+1) —
6 PP (Hort)-112 * Introductory Microbiology 2 (1+1) —
* indicates compulsory courses.

Research & Extension Projects

5 Total Projects
Ongoing Projects (4)
Assam State Biodiversity Board Rs. 4.95 Lakh Ongoing
Assessment of Citrus Species of Assam with special emphasis on genetic diversity and conservation of Rough lemon (Citrus jambhiri Lush.) of Agro-climatic zones (C0-PI)
DBT, India Rs. 70.9432 Lakh Ongoing
Mainstreaming rice landraces diversity in varietal development through genomic prediction: A model for large scale utilization of gene bank collections of rice
APART Ongoing
Evaluations of rice varieties under crop cafeteria
Private organization Ongoing
Evaluation of rice variety developed from a private organization
Completed Projects (1)
WORLD BANK Rs. 13 Lakh 2018 Completed
APART
(PI/Co-PI/Associated Scientist : Dr. Ajay Kumar Medhi)