Surinder Singh Banga

Surinder Singh Banga

 Department of Plant Breeding and Genetics,  Punjab Agricultural University,  Punjab, India

Biography
 Surinder Singh Banga is working in the department of Plant Breeding and Genetics at Punjab Agricultural University, India. His major achievements include development of Content Management System based rapeseed hybrid (PGSH-51), atrazine resistant rapeseed variety (GSL-2), canola variety (GSC 5), and two varieties of Ethiopian mustard. Development of lyratus and canariance based Content Management System systems in rapeseed & mustard, new intergeneric hybrids, resynthesized brassica amphiploids, genomic relatedness between wild/cultivated crucifers. Development of extra high oleic (over 75%) and low linolenic (less than 4%) genotypes in rapeseed & mustard, identified and characterised active transposone system in mustard.
Research Interest
 Biochemistry