The Centre for Plant Biotechnology (CPB) was established as Centre
for Research and Application in Plant Tissue Culture (CRAPTC), on March 01, 2000
jointly by Department of Biotechnology, New Delhi and Haryana State Council for
Science & Technology, Department of Science & Technology, Government of
Haryana in the premises of CCS Haryana Agricultural University, Hisar. 
The centre has well equipped plant tissue culture laboratories and is engaged in the multiplication
of elite germplasm of several crops through tissue culture. In view of the emphasis
laid by the State Govt. to diversify farming and shift towards unconventional form
of cultivation, this centre has an immense role in providing good quality planting
material of crop plants, horticultural crops, forest trees and medicinal and aromatic
plants to the farmers. The centre was renamed as CPB in October, 2007 to
widen its research mandate. The centre has been divided into four divisions namely
Plant Biotechnology, Plant Tissue Culture, Plant Molecular Biology and DNA Testing
& Diagnostics .
The Department of Biotechnology, Government of India declared Centre for Plant Biotechnology (CPB) as the regional hardening facility during the 10th Five Year Plan under Consortium on Micropropagation Research and Technology Development.
CPB has been identified as a Centre of Excellence for Bio-resource and Plant Biotechnology Research and Application by Department of Science and Technology, Haryana.
Within a few years of its existence, the centre has earned a national renown for its contributions to Plant Tissue Culture. Due to efficient working of this centre the Haryana State Council renamed this centre to encompass DNA fingerprinting, molecular biology and virus diagnostics.
The centre will soon develop a DNA fingerprinting and testing facility for quality of hybrid and transgenic plants.