Department of Plant Biotechnology

Tamil Nadu Agricultural University has been one among a few front-runners to initiate "Biotechnology" teaching way back in 1987. Thanks to the support of the Department of Biotechnology (DBT), Government of India for extending the financial support for the cause of manpower development since 1988.

During 1993, the Department of Plant Molecular Biology and Biotechnology was created as per the order No.DR/S2/4522/93-XVIII dated 17.10.1993 by merging the above, university plan scheme and GOI-DBT supported programme on Agricultural biotechnology. Besides the postgraduate programs, a B. Tech (Biotechnology) four year undergraduate course was offered at this department since the year 2000. The Department of Plant Molecular Biology and Biotechnology functioned under the then School of Genetics until 1990, later came under the Centre for Plant Molecular Biology & Biotechnology (earlier CPMB). Presently with the reconstitution of the departments under CPMB&B, it is henceforth the Department of Plant Biotechnology.

Courses Offered :

=> B.Tech. (Biotech)
=> M.Sc. Biotechnology
=> Ph. D. Biotechnology
=> PG Diploma in Food Biotechnology (ODL)

Other Departments at Tamil Nadu Agricultural University, Coimbatore

• Department of Agricultural Economics
• Department of Agricultural Entomology
• Department of Agricultural Extension and Rural Sociology
• Department of Agricultural Microbiology
• Department of Agriculture and Rural Management
• Department of Agroclimate Research Center
• Department of Agronomy
• Department of Animal Husbandry
• Department of Biochemistry
• Department of Cotton
• Department of Crop Physiology
• Department of Environmental Science
• Department of Farm Management
• Department of Forage Crops
• Department of Millets
• Department of Nanoscience and Technology
• Department of Nematology
• Department of Oilseeds
• Department of Plant Biotechnology
• Department of Plant Genetic Resources
• Department of Plant Molecular Biology & Bioinformatics (DPMB&B)
• Department of Plant Pathology
• Department of Pulses
• Department of Remote Sensing and GIS
• Department of Rice
• Department of Sericulture
• Department of Soil Science and Agricultural Chemistry
• Department of Sustainable Organic Agriculture