- a. Experience in implementing project/research (10)
| Sl. No. | Title of the Project | Fund/
Donor |
Duration
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Ongoing/
Completed |
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As Principal Investigator (PI) |
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| 1. | Survey and Collection of Plant Genetic Resources (PGR) of coastal belts of Bangladesh with Characterization and Documentation | BAS- USDA-PALS | October 2010-May 2013
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Completed |
| 2. | Development of small fruited high quality pumpkin (Cucurbita moschata Dutch ex Poir) | RMC BSMRAU | July 2010-June 2014 | Completed |
| 3. | Development of diversified components lines (A, B, R line) for new hybrid rice in Bangladesh | UGC | July 2018-June 2019 | Completed |
| 4 | Breeding of diversified components lines for new hybrid rice in Bangladesh | MoE (BANBEIS) | July 2018-June 2021 | Completed |
| 5 | Reconfirmation of component lines for developing hybrid rice in Bangladesh | UGC | July 2022-June 2023 | Completed |
| 6 | Development of high yielding and wider adaptive country bean variety(ies) in Bangladesh | RMC BSMRAU | July 2017-June 2020 | Completed |
| 7 | Development of onion variety through induced mutation | RMC
BSMRAU |
July 2021-June 2024 | Completed |
|
As Co-Principal Investigator (CoPI) |
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| 8 | Development of hybrid variety of Brassica napus utilizing CMS system | RMC
BSMRAU |
July 2017-June 2020 | Completed |
| 9 | Development of white brinjal mutant lines resistant to shoot and fruit borer | RMC
BSMRAU |
July 2020-June 2023 | Completed |
| 10 | Enhancement of drought tolerance in wheat: in vitro androgenesis approach | MoE (BANBEIS) | July 2021-June 2023 | Completed |
- b. Research achievements
- Developed an aphid tolerant, high yelding with high anthocyanin contining variety of country bean (BU Sheem 7) (2022)
- Develop a early bulking variety of potato named Heera in 1995 during BARI job (team effort)
- Our team developed gynodioecioius papya variety (BU papaya 1) where each plant produce fruit (2011-15)
- Identified four high yielding advanced lines of country bean will be realeased as variety soon (2024-25)
- Screened and identified four B and six R lines for developing new hybrid rice for coastal regions