Due to imminent and drastic climate change conditions, crop yield and global food security are at a big risk.There is a dire need to develop strategies to tackle these conditions and develop tolerant plants against this threat.

Our lab group is working to uncover novel abiotic stress tolerance strategies in plants. Currently we are working on understanding the functions and mechanisms of genes involved in plant drought stress responses. We are also interested in testing new synthetic as well as natural chemicals against drought stress in plants (chemical priming). We are using tools of biochemisty, genetics, molecular biology and bioinformatics to understand the underlying mechanisms in all of these strategies.

Other than the primary research on Arabidopsis thaliana, we are also interested to use our knowledge for the betterment of crops like cotton (Gossypium hirsutum) and rice (different species of genus Oryza). Our aim is to develop cheap and efficient ways to tackle yield reduction and making them useable for farmers.