ABRI has stream lined the protocols and facilities for the development of genetically modified plants in various economically important crops like wheat, cotton and sugarcane. Synthetic genes like Cry1AC, Cry2AB, Round-up-Ready (RR) genes are being transformed in cotton, sugarcane and brassica are also under development process.
Soil Testing Reference Lab
Soil bacteriology section at ABRI has the state of the art soil and fertilizer testing reference laboratory. Soil and fertilizer samples from all over Punjab province are analyzed for various quality parameters.
Genomics lab
ABRI is providing stat of the art DNA fingerprinting facility of new candidate varieties of all major and minor crops to private and public sector institutes/see companies/Universities.
Biofertilizer Testing lab (ISO/IEC/17025:2017)
Testing of Biofertilizer and Bio-stimulants under ISO environments for registration and quality control under FCO, 1973. The lab is providing analytical work to stakeholders of biofertilizer and biostimulants analysis for different parameters like bioassays, Total viable count, contamination level, pH, moisture%, particle size, efficiency character etc. Soil Bacteriology Lab is an ISO/IEC 17025:2017 accredited lab and analyzes biofertilizer/bio-stimulants samples for registration of new products, quality control under FCO, 1973 and advisory samples.
Soil Testing & Media Preparation Facility
Soil Bacteriology Lab provides soil testing, microbial media preparation and culture facilities of different microbes, their biochemical screening and provision of microbial inoculants.