COUNTRIES OF WORK EXPERIENCE Research (Bangladesh):

 Actively involved in the research team works for vegetable variety development, Vegetable Production & fruit  production from 1985 to January, 1995. From 18 January, 1995 to 2009 I worked in the plant physiology section of the horticulture Research Centre, Bangladesh Agricultural Research institute, Gazipur except 2002 year. I also served as a Principal Scientific Officer and Station Incharge of Horticulture nResearch Sub-Station , Shibpur narsingdi from 2009 to 2012.

 Research (Taiwan):

I had a scope to work in the plant physiology laboratory of the Asian Vegetable Research and Development Centre, Tainan, Taiwan starting from January, 2000 to 31 May, 2000. I worked on Physiology of heat tolerance and seed production in sweet pepper (Capsicum annuum L ) under the direct supervision of Dr. C. G. Kuo, plant physiologiest of AVRDC, Taiwan (Certificate enclosed).

 

Participation in Technology Development and Transfer Activities

 

A good number of vegetables and spices varieties were developed and released/registered for cultivation throughout the country and I was one of the team members of scientists implicated in developing those varieties and are displayed below:

 

Name of the Technology Present status of adoption Remarks
1)  BARI-Dherosh- (The     only     released variety of okra) The variety is well accepted by the grower Acreage is gradually increasing since the variety is high yielding and resistant to YMV
2)  BARI-Mula-2 (Pinky) It is also a popular variety Deep red colored uniform root attracted the grower too much
3)  BARI Tomato-4 and BARI tomato-5

 

Going to be adopted by the progressive farmers The only released summer tomato varieties are the break through in the country.
4) 2)  BARI-Lau-1 Bearing high yielding variety, it is accepted by the grower Commercial cultivation is exploited
5) BARI Jhar Seem-1 (Bush Bean) This short durated legume vegetable is getting popularity in the Chittagong region . Since the  crop is short durated it is suitably be fitted in the existing cropping pattern.
6) BARI Motor Shuti-1  It is an open pollinated variety and the growers are interested to cultivate this variety  instead of the field pea Extension activities are strengthened
7) Suktara and Tarapuri varieties of bringal The F1 varieties are not too much popularized like Uttara variety Tarapuri has got the future to be popularised
8) Padma a watermelon variety The variety is not exploited to the grower Extension work and seed production programme are strengthened
9) BARI Piaj-1 Not much accepted by the grower Need to be purified
10) BARI Seem-2 It has got popularity  
11) BARI Motor Shuti-2 Adoption rate by the grower is hopeful  It is a new vegetable in Bangladesh