Punjabi University, Patiala, said Sunday said that it has achieved a significant breakthrough in developing a method to grow mustard/canola in contaminated soil.

The research, conducted by Dr Gurvarinder Kaur under the supervision of Prof Geetika Sirhindi, Head of the Department of Botany, also also received international appreciation in form of publications in Scopus journals and also been recognised in Sydney, Australia, at IRC2023 summit. To attend this conference the research scholar got support from Department of Science and Technology (DST), Government of India.

Prof Geetika, explored and evaluated plant based steroid hormone 28-homobrassinolid (28-HBL), which has great potential in making crops particularly Brassica juncea, a canola variety, resilient and have sustainable producti

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