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Director General
Bangladesh Rice Research Institute
Gazipur 1701, Bangladesh
Phone: (88-02) 9252736; 9257401-05
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Email: brrihq@bdonline.com
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Research Projects

Plant Breeding Division

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Genetic Improvement of Direct Seeded Rice (Aus) (Continued with new materials) 

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Genetic Improvement of T. Aus rice (Continued with new materials) 

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Genetic improvement of Rain fed lowland rice (Continued with new materials)

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Genetic improvement Irrigated rice (Continued with new materials)

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Genetic improvement of deep water rice (DWR) (Continued with new materials)

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             Development & Use of Hybrid rice in Bangladesh (1998-continued) (PETRRA

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Development of Super High Yielding rice varieties (New Plant Type) (1998-continued) 

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Breeding for disease resistance (2003-continued)

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Breeding for insect pests resistance (2003-continued) 

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Improvement of  shallow flooded deepwater rice (1999-continued)

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Development of High Yielding Rice Varieties for the Coastal Wetlands of Bangladesh (2001-2003)

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Breeding for premium quality rice (2003-continued)

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Breeding rice for tidal wetlands (2003-continued) 

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Development of variety for Comilla region (2003-continued) 

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Identification of Molecular Markers Co segregating with Salt tolerant and their use in adaptive rice breeding  (2000-2004) 

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Breeding for Iron-dense Rice (2001-2003)

 Biotechnology Division 

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Project Title

 1

Methods of Tissue Culture (1999-2004)

2

Development of doubled haploid lines (DHL) for favorable environments  (2002-2004)

 3

Performance of tissue culture derived lines in the field (Continuous).

 4

Development of aromatic and fine grain rice (2003-2005).

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Development of salt tolerant varieties (2001-2004)

  6

Studies on Marker Aided Selection (2002-2004).

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Development of transgenic rice (2002-2006) 

  8

Studies on cultivability of low input requiring varieties and lines of Breeding Division (2003-2004).

 Genetic Resources and Seed

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Project Title

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Genetic Resources conservation  and management (continued) 

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Rice diversity evaluation and  on farm conservation (2003-2004) 

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Quality seed production (continued)

Grain Quality and Nutrition 

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Project Title

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Grain quality evaluation for variety development (Continuous) 

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Assessment of nutritive value of starch and protein of rice (1999-2004) 

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Preparation of indigenous products from modern rice varieties (2002-2004) 

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Breeding for high micronutrient dense rice varieties (2000-2005)

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Evaluation of BRRI varieties for consumer preferences (2003-2004) 

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Influence of microbial growth on the store cooked rice and rice products (2003-2004)

 Agricultural Economics Division 

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Project Title

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Adoption of Modern Rice Varieties under Different Agricultural Regions of Bangladesh (Routine Work).

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Impact of Agricultural credit on MV Rice cultivation in Bangladesh.(2003-04).

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Pathways from poverty: processes of graduations among resource poor-farm households in Bangladesh.(2002-04). 

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Impact of  Cropping Systems Intervention at the farm level (2002-04).

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Impact of Seed Production and Demonstration program (SPDP) for new varieties dissemination (2002-2004).

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Impact of Rice production training program on technology adoption (2003-04).

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Technology Validation and adoption under Rice-wheat production system in Bangladesh  (2002-04).

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Economics of Puffed rice, Flatten rice and Popped rice production and its impact on Rural Livelihood (2002-04)).

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Prospects of Aromatic and Fine Quality Rice Production and their Marketing Structure in North- western Selected Areas of Bangladesh (2002-04). 

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Market Integration and Price Analysis of Different Rice Markets in Bangladesh (2002-03). 

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Diffusions of seed Quality Improvement Technology for Increasing Yield and Reducing Pest Pressure in Bangladesh (2002-04). 

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Promotion of cost effective weed management practices for lowland rice in Bangladesh (Socio-Economics Component)(2003-05). 

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Impact of Meghna-Dhnagoda  Irrigation Project on farmer's Crop Production and Their Livelihood Pattern(2002-03).

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Economic Returns to Investment on BRRI Released Varieties at Different Seasons of Rice in Bangladesh (2002-04).

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Dynamics of Livelihood Systems in Rural Bangladesh: Generation of Information for Facilitating Dialogues or Strategies and Policies Pertaining to Elimination of Poverty (2002-04).

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Livelihood Improvement Through Ecology(LITE) (Socio-economics component), collaborative with Entomology Division (2003-04).

  Agricultural Statistics Division 

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Project Title

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Sampling technique for assessing insect infestation in a rice field  

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Development of environmental index of BRRI Regional Stations 

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Stability Study of BRRI varieties (In collaboration with Plant Breeding and Adaptive Research Division) 

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Multivariate Analysis of BRRI 

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Sampling of Farm Level Memory Recall Data on Crop Production

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Development of Computer Programs

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Genetic Coefficient of BRRI Varieties

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Spatial database for BRRI varieties 

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Characterization of rice environment in Bangladesh

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Bangladesh Country Almanac (BCA)(Funded by USAID)

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Impact of Arsenic contamination on agricultural sustainability and food quality- GIS component (Funded by USAID)

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Spatial database on soil chemical properties of Gazipur Upazilla

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Research Management Information System (RMIS)

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Maintenance of Agricultural Database

 Farm Management Division 

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Project Title

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Drought stress and application of different rates of nutrient at different growth phases of rice.  

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Productivity and profitability of rice cultivation by direct seeding and transplanting methods with different seed rates and spacing.  

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Study the labor requirement and productivity of rice cultivation by different spacing and seedling density. 

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 Effect of duration between uprooting and transplanting, and seedling age on the growth and yield of rice. 

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Effect of seedling age and spacing on the yield and yield contributing characters of rice in the south-eastern coastal saline area of Bangladesh  

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Cost and return of HYV rice cultivation in research farm at different seasons. 

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Impact of different weed management practices on labor utilization and growth and yield of rice.

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Monitoring the wage rate of laborers in different locations at Joydebpur  area. 

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Survey the existing labor wage rate at different places around BRRI regional station. 

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Survey the management problems of rice cultivation in the farmers field around BRRI regional station. 

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Seed production of BRRI rice varieties 

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Cultivation of green manuring crops to improve the soil health of the farm 

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Development of damaged plough pan by management practices. 

Rice Farming Systems Division 

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Project Title

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Survey on cropping patterns of Bangladesh (Continuing)

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Development of integrated farming systems for different farm categories for improving the livelihood of resource poor farm households (GOB funded will be continued and PETRRA funded up to June 2004) 

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Development of resource conservation technology (Continuing)

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Development of two and three crop systems and component technology (To be continued) 

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Tillage and crop establishment in Rice-Wheat based cropping systems (April 2004)

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Development of two crop systems and component technology 

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Validation and delivery of new technologies for increasing the productivity of flood-prone rice lands (December 2003)

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Validation and delivery of farming systems technologies (Continuing) 

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Quality seed production at village level (To be continued)

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Extrapolation domain of rice based cropping patterns in Bangladesh using GIS environment

 

 Entomology Division

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Project Title

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Survey and monitoring of rice Arthropods (Routine Program)

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Ecological Studies (2001-2004)

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Biological Control (2001-2004)

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Integrated Pest Management (2001-2004)

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Crop Loss Assessment (2001- 2004) 

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Host Plant Resistance (2001- 2004)

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Evaluation of Chemicals and Botanicals (Routine Program)

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Vertebrate Pest Management (2001-2004)

 

Plant Pathology Division

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Project Title

 1

Survey and monitoring of rice diseases

 2

Studies on epidemiology of different diseases 

 3

Yield loss Studies

 4

Disease Management

 5

Chemical control of rice diseases

Farm Machinery and Post Harvest Technology Division

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Project Title

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Ergonomic Study of BRRI Developed Machinery

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Harvesting and Threshing Equipment Development and Testing

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Milling and Processing Technology Development (2001-2004)

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Storage of Agricultural Products (2000-2004) 

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