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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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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

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Methods of Tissue Culture (1999-2004)

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

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

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

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Development of salt tolerant varieties (2001-2004)

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Studies on Marker Aided Selection (2002-2004).

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Development of transgenic rice (2002-2006) 

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

 Genetic Resources and Seed

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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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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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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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