Collection, evaluation and maintenance of genetic resources in sunflower.

Breeding for high yielding varieties in groundnut and sesame,  hybrids and inbreds in sunflower

Breeding for high oil and confectionary genotypes in groundnut and sunflower

Breeding for foliar diseases resistance in groundnut

Breeding for powdery mildew resistant inbreds/hybrids in sunflower

Breeding for white seeded high yielding varieties in sesame

Marker assisted breeding for high oil and  high oleic content in groundnut and sunflower

Development of cms lines in sesame

Nucleus and breeder seed production in groundnut and sunflower.