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Bangladesh Rice Research Institute
Gazipur 1701, Bangladesh
Phone: (88-02) 9252736; 9257401-05
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Research Projects

Plant Breeding Division

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Project Title

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Improvement of standard boro varieties

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Breeding for cold tolerance

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Breeding for super high yielding rice

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Breeding for low amylose content

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Genetic Improvement of Upland Rice

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Genetic improvement of Transplant Aus Rice

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Improvement of rice for shallow flooded environment

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Breeding rice for flood free rainfed low land ecosystem

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Development of varieties for Tidal wetlands

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Breeding for Flash Flood Submergence

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Breeding for salt tolerance

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Development of premium quality rice

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Breeding for micro-nutrient dense rice

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Breeding for disease resistance

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Breeding for insect resistance

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International Network for Genetic Evaluation of Rice (INGER)

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Arsenic tolerant rice variety development

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Breeding rice for Habiganj region

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Breeding rice for Comilla region

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Development and use of hybrid rice

 Biotechnology Division 

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Project Title

 1

Development of Quality rice variety through anther culture

2

Improvement of tissue culture protocol

 3

Field performance of tissue culture derived lines.

 4

Rice transformation studies.

  5

Gene Pyramiding.

  6

Application of DNA markers.

 Genetic Resources and Seed

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Project Title

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Rice Germplasm.

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Seed Production and variety Maintenance.

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Exploratory and genetic studies.

Grain Quality and Nutrition 

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Project Title

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Grain quality characteristics for variety development.

  1.  

Grain quality parameters for consumer preferences.

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Nutritional quality assessment of rice.

  1.  

Preparation of indigenous products from high yielding rice varieties.

  1.  

Microbiological studies on cooked rice and rice products.

Agricultural Economics Division 

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Project Title

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Farm Level Evaluation of Modern Rice Cultivation in Bangladesh (Routine work).

  1.  

Farmers' Return from Rice Cultivation ((Routine work).

  1.  

Document the Adoption and Impact of Prototype Technologies on Rural Livelihoods in Eastern Gangetic Plains of Bangladesh (New).

  1.  

Impact of Power tiller use on Farming Systems in Some selected areas of Bangladesh (New).

  1.  

Impact of Cropping Systems Intervention at the Farm Level (New).

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Economic Verification and Social Acceptance of Direct Wet Seeding by Drum Seeder use in Boro Rice Cultivation (Continued).

  1.  

Socio-Economic Evaluation of Hybrid Rice Cultivation at Farm Level in Bangladesh (Continued).

  1.  

Agriculture Inputs Pricing Policy (fertilizer &irrigation) on rice Cultivation in some selected areas of Bangladesh (New).

  1.  

Rice Marketing: Analysis of Consumers' behavior and Price of rice by Trade name in Bangladesh (New).

  1.  

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

  1.  

Spread of Retail-farm Price of Rice in Bangladesh (New).

  1.  

Evaluation of Different Establishment Method Rice Production in High Barind Tract: Experience from Farmers' Participatory Approach.

  1.  

Rice Yield Gap Assessment for Improving the Productivity of Rice in Bangladesh (New).

  1.  

Impact of Seed Health Management Intervention on the Productivity of Rice (New).

  Agricultural Statistics Division 

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Project Title

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Development of environmental index of BRRI Regional Stations (2001-2007).

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Stability Study of BRRI varieties (In collaboration with Plant Breeding and Adaptive Research Division) (2001- continued).

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Multivariate Analysis of BRRI (2005-2007).

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Development of Computer Programs (2005-2008).

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Genetic Coefficient of BRRI Varieties (2002-2007).

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Spatial database for BRRI varieties (2005-2007).

  1.  

Characterization of rice environment in Bangladesh (2006-2007).

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Bangladesh Country Almanac (BCA)(Funded by USAID) (2002-2007).

  1.  

Information and Communication Technology (ICT) (Former MIS) (2002-2007).

  1.  

Maintenance of Agricultural Database (1996- continued).

 Farm Management Division 

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Project Title

  1.  

Rice production management.

  1.  

Cost of production .

  1.  

Socio -economic study .

  1.  

  Labor Management.

  1.  

Improvement of Farm Land.

  1.  

Seed production.

  1.  

Management Activities.

Rice Farming Systems Division 

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Project Title

  1.  

Survey on Cropping Patterns of Bangladesh.

  1.  

Intervention of Farming Systems for Improving the Livelihood of resource poor farm households.

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Development of Resource Conservation Technologies.

  1.  

Development of two and three Crop Systems and Component Technology.

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Development of Two-Crop Systems and Component Technologies.

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Validation and Delivery of Farming Systems Technologies.

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Quality Seed Production preservation and promotion.

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Enhancing farmers' income and livelihoods through integrated crop and resource management in the rice-wheat system in South Asia.

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Enhancing productivity of irrigated ecosystem by adopting improved component technology in improved component technology in three-crop system.

  1.  

Survey of existing farming Systems.

 

 Entomology Division

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Project Title

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Survey & Monitoring of Rice Arthropods (routine programme).

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Ecological Studies.

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Biological Control.

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Integrated Pest Management.

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Crop Loss Assessment.

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Evaluation of Chemicals and Botanicals.

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Vertebrate Pest Management.

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Host Plant Resistance.

 

Plant Pathology Division

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Project Title

 1

Survey and monitoring of rice diseases.

 2

Disease resistance related/molecular studies

 3

Studies on epidemiology of some major diseases.

 4

Yield loss Studies.

 5

Management of rice diseases through nutrient management.

 6

Botanical/Biological control.

 7

Integrated control of rice disease.

 8

Chemical control of rice diseases.

Farm Machinery and Post Harvest Technology Division

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Project Title

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Development and Test of Agricultural Machines.

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Milling and Processing Technology Development and Testing.

  1.  

Storage of agricultural products.

  1.  

Development of renewable energy technologies.

  1.  

Popularizing BRRI developed agricultural machinery to enhance income from rice production.

Agronomy Division  

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Project Title

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Seeds and seedling .

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Planting Practice.

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Fertilizer Management.

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