Research Programs

  1. Rice breeding: Development of hybrid rice utilizing CMS system, premium quality rice (Basmati type), QTLs and gene identification for salinity and cold tolerance. MAGIC populations for combining genes from multi-parent sources, pre-breeding for trait development.
  2. Wheat breeding: Development of high yielding, heat and drought stress tolerant variety.
  3. Rape seed breeding: Development of high yielding, hybrid variety utilizing CMS system.
  4. Maize breeding: Development of parental lines and hybrid variety of maize.
  5. Vegetables breeding: Focuses on improvement of yield and quality of different vegetables (tomato, pea, sweet gourd, papaya, eggplant, country bean, yard long bean etc.), hybrid variety of bottle gourd.
  6. Lentil Breeding: Development of lentil variety with high Zn-Fe, SB resistance, heat tolerant and high yield.
  7. Chickpea Breeding: Development of chickpea variety with bold seed, high protein-Zn, heat tolerant and high yield.

 

Research Collaboration (International)

  1. International Rice Research Institute (IRRI), Philippines

Collaborative Project(s): Implementing 2 projects (a) Advanced Trial on IRRI Developed RGA Populations with the objective to release high yielding rice variety for Bangladesh condition; (b) Optimization of Drone based Phenotyping for Plant Breeding Research.

 

Collaborative Student Research: One Ph D student is doing her research on “Identification and Validation of QTLs for Cold Tolerance in Rice (Oryza sativa L.)” – Research Supervisor from IRRI – Dr. Damien J. Platten, Senior Scientist; Two MS student is doing their research under the Guidance of Dr Suresh Kedaru, Senior Plant Breeder. One on “Grain Quality Traits of Advanced Lines of Rice (Oryza sativa L.)” and another on “Creating Weather Data Based Agro-climatic Zones for Bangladesh Rice Farming”.

 

  1. University Aberdeen, UK

Collaborative Project(s): One projects on Genome Wide Association Genetics of Rice for Cold Tolerance will start soon in collaboration with University Aberdeen, UK.

 

Collaborative Student Research: One student (BSMRAU faculty) is doing her Ph D in University Aberdeen, UK. Her dissertation title is “Genome Wide Association Genetics of Rice for Salinity Tolerance at Maturity Stage under Field Condition”. Part of the dissertation research specially Salinity Screening under Field Condition is conducting at BSMRAU, Bangladesh under the Guidance of Prof. A. K. M. Aminul Islam, Two other supervisors Prof. Adam H. Price and Prof. Gareth J. Norton from University of Aberdeen (UA). One MS student of BSMRAU will start her research in collaboration with the Professor of UA, UK

 

  1. International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT)

Collaborative Project(s): One projects on Field Validation of ICRISAT Developed Advanced Lines of Chickpea in BARIND Tract of Bangladesh will start soon in collaboration with ICRISAT.

 

Research Collaboration (National)

Several projects are implementing in collaboration national partners like Bangladesh Rice Research Institute (BRRI), Dhaka University (also joint supervision of a Ph D student), Cotton Development Board (CDB), Bangladesh Agricultural Research Council (BARC) through KGF etc.

 

Research Collaboration (National)

Collaborative Research Projects: Several projects are implementing in collaboration national partners like Bangladesh Rice Research Institute (BRRI), Dhaka University (also joint supervision of a Ph D student), Cotton Development Board (CDB), Bangladesh Agricultural Research Council (BARC) through KGF etc.

Collaborative Student Research: One Ph D student of Dhaka University is doing her research in collaboration with BSMRAU. Another 3 Ph D students of GPB-BSMRAU is doing their research in collaboration with BRRI.

 

  • Development of Hybrid Vegetable Variety (Bottle Gourd, Hyacinth Bean, Cherry Tomato, Ridge Gourd)
  • Development of Hybrid Variety of Brassica napus Utilizing CMS System
  • Breeding for Grain Quality and Salt Tolerance in Rice (Oryza sativa L.)
  • Development of Short Duration Cotton (Gossypium hirsutum) Varieties with High Yield and Lint Quality
  • Optimization and use of drone-based high throughput phenotyping techniques in breeding experiments
  • Breeding Jatropha curcas for higher seed and oil yield as a Renewable Source of Energy