# Tocklai Tea Research Institute

TV1 chromosome-scale genome — 500+ domestication genes mapped across 150 global genotypes.

Source: https://en.bioecon.ru/companies/tocklai-tea-research-institute/
Updated: 2026-07-07

- Country: India

## Verifiable facts

| Fact | Value | Source |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Affiliation | Tea Research Association (TRA) | https://hortherbpublisher.com/index.php/jtsr/article/html/3737/, https://www.tocklai.org/ |
| Research focus | tea cultivation, production, processing, machinery, packaging, tea plant improvement, climate change adaptation, and biotechnology | https://www.tocklai.org/, https://www.tocklai.org/areas-of-research/ |
| 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) | https://www.tocklai.org/areas-of-research/, https://www.tocklai.org/tra-officials/ |
| Grant | Jointly funded by the Government of India and the tea industry; National Tea Research Foundation (NTRF) also provides project-specific funding | https://assamtribune.com/assam/tea-science-leap-genome-of-90-yr-old-assam-tea-cultivar-decoded-1562913, https://hortherbpublisher.com/index.php/jtsr/article/html/3737/, https://www.thehindu.com/business/Industry/tea-institute-defaults-on-payments/article17418844.ece |
| Publications | Chromosome-scale genome sequence of TV1 cultivar, organelle genomes, and numerous tea breeding/cultivation research publications | https://assamtribune.com/assam/tea-science-leap-genome-of-90-yr-old-assam-tea-cultivar-decoded-1562913, https://bishtref.com/articles/10.1016/j.indcrop.2024.119992, https://jglobal.jst.go.jp/en/detail?JGLOBAL_ID=202502286342453221, https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/762161v1 |
| Principal staff | Includes scientists, advisory officers, and administrators such as Joydeep Phukan (Secretary) and A. Mitra (Financial Controller) | https://www.tocklai.org/tra-officials/ |
| Headcount | Approximately 56 employees (LinkedIn); previously cited as 220 current employees (2017) [medium confidence] | https://www.thehindu.com/business/Industry/tea-institute-defaults-on-payments/article17418844.ece |

Independent sources: assamtribune.com, biorxiv.org, bishtref.com, hortherbpublisher.com, jglobal.jst.go.jp, thehindu.com

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