· Developing high yielding tetraploid cotton varieties and hybrids for winter irrigated tracts through interdisciplinary approach
· Enhancing the genetic potential to withstand biotic and abiotic stresses through exploitation of wild relatives
· Improving the fibre quality to suit the requirement of textile sector
· Breeding for special traits like high oil content, coloured lint and naked seeds to suit the varied requirements
· Characterization of genetic accessions through morphological, molecular and biochemical approaches
· Ensuring adequacy in the supply of good quality seeds of various classes
· Standardizing the agronomic packages with optimized use of resources
· Monitoring the cotton pests and developing suitable Integrated Pest management technologies and
· Disseminating the technologies to farmers through on farm and off farm mode.