Companies
Tocklai Tea Research Institute
TV1 chromosome-scale genome — 500+ domestication genes mapped across 150 global genotypes.
- Country
- India
Coverage
| CN | EU | IN | US | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| food-alt-protein | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
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Verifiable facts
| Fact | Value | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Affiliation | Tea Research Association (TRA) | hortherbpublisher.com · tocklai.org |
| Research focus | tea cultivation, production, processing, machinery, packaging, tea plant improvement, climate change adaptation, and biotechnology | tocklai.org |
| Facility | Model Tea Factory, Open Top Chambers (OTC), various advisory centers, and multiple research departments (e.g., Agronomy, Soils, GIS Lab, Plant Physiology & Breeding, Biotechnology, Mycology & Microbiology, Entomology, TP&MA, Biochemistry, Analytical Service, Library & Publication, Statistics) | tocklai.org |
| Grant | Jointly funded by the Government of India and the tea industry; National Tea Research Foundation (NTRF) also provides project-specific funding | assamtribune.com · hortherbpublisher.com · thehindu.com |
| Publications | Chromosome-scale genome sequence of TV1 cultivar, organelle genomes, and numerous tea breeding/cultivation research publications | assamtribune.com · bishtref.com · jglobal.jst.go.jp · biorxiv.org |
| Principal staff | Includes scientists, advisory officers, and administrators such as Joydeep Phukan (Secretary) and A. Mitra (Financial Controller) | tocklai.org |
| Headcount | Approximately 56 employees (LinkedIn); previously cited as 220 current employees (2017) medium confidence | thehindu.com |
Independent sources: assamtribune.com · biorxiv.org · bishtref.com · hortherbpublisher.com · jglobal.jst.go.jp · thehindu.com
Technologies
| Name | Cluster | Risk | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tea-industry biotech | food-alt-protein | Low | → |
Compiled by BIOECON from primary sources.
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