{"id":12,"date":"2015-10-05T06:53:46","date_gmt":"2015-10-05T06:53:46","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/bsmrau.edu.bd\/aer\/?page_id=12"},"modified":"2026-10-06T04:50:59","modified_gmt":"2026-10-06T04:50:59","slug":"research","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/gau.edu.bd\/agr\/research\/","title":{"rendered":"Research"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Research achievements<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The faculty members published more than 550 scientific papers in national and international journals.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The major research achievements of the department are<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Germplasm collection and evaluation:<\/strong> \u00a0More than 1000 genotypes of Rice, Mungbean, Chickpea, Soybean, Bushbean, Pigeonpea, Sorghum, lentil, Cotton\u00a0and cowpea were collected and evaluated against flooding, drought and salinity.<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Variety released:<\/strong> The list of release varieties in different crops and their characteristics are:<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<table width=\"678\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"90\">Crop<\/td>\n<td width=\"65\">SL. No<\/td>\n<td width=\"126\">Variety<\/td>\n<td width=\"396\">Characteristics<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td rowspan=\"2\" width=\"90\">Rice<\/td>\n<td width=\"65\">01<\/td>\n<td width=\"126\">BU dhan1<\/td>\n<td width=\"396\">\n<ol>\n<li>High yielding (4.0 to 4.5 t ha<sup>-1<\/sup>)<\/li>\n<li>Short duration (110 to 120 days)<\/li>\n<li>Long grain (7.1 mm)<\/li>\n<li>High amylose (27.5%)<\/li>\n<li>Excellent for polaw, biriani and muri<\/li>\n<li>\u00a0Early harvest (Monga mitigation)<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"65\">02<\/td>\n<td width=\"126\">GAU Dhan 4 (Aus rice)<\/td>\n<td width=\"396\">\n<ol>\n<li>High yielding (5.0 to 5.5 t ha<sup>-1<\/sup>)<\/li>\n<li>Short duration (90 to 100 days)<\/li>\n<li>Long, slender and fine grains<\/li>\n<li>High amylose (24.58%) and protein (8.38%)<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"90\">Wheat<\/td>\n<td width=\"65\">03<\/td>\n<td width=\"126\">GAU gom 1<\/td>\n<td width=\"396\">1.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Approximately 4.5 tons per hectare in normal soils and 3.75 tons per hectare in saline soils.<\/p>\n<p>2.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Matures quickly in 95 to 100 days<\/p>\n<p>3.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Thrives in high salinity conditions up to 12\u201315 dS\/m, making it ideal for coastal and southern regions of Bangladesh.<\/p>\n<p>4.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Rich in protein and glutenin, with natural resistance to wheat blast and rust.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td rowspan=\"6\" width=\"90\">&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Mungbean<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/td>\n<td width=\"65\">04<\/td>\n<td width=\"126\">BU mug1<\/td>\n<td width=\"396\">\n<ol>\n<li>High yielding (1.4 to 1.6 t ha<sup>-1<\/sup>)<\/li>\n<li>Short duration (55 to 60 days)<\/li>\n<li>Large grain (50 to 55 mg)<\/li>\n<li>Tolerant to yellow mosaic\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 virus<\/li>\n<li>Almost synchronous maturity<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"65\">05<\/td>\n<td width=\"126\">BU mug2<\/td>\n<td width=\"396\">\n<ol>\n<li>High yielding (1.5 to 1.7 t ha<sup>-1<\/sup>)<\/li>\n<li>Short duration (55 to 60 days)<\/li>\n<li>Large grain (50 to 55 mg)<\/li>\n<li>Tolerant to yellow mosaic virus<\/li>\n<li>Almost synchronous maturity<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"65\">06<\/td>\n<td width=\"126\">BU mug3<\/td>\n<td width=\"396\">\n<ol>\n<li>Used as fodder and grain<\/li>\n<li>\u00a0Duration: Fodder 60-90 days; grain 180-220 days<\/li>\n<li>Tolerant to insect and disease<\/li>\n<li>Small seed (30 to 35 mg)<\/li>\n<li>Yield: Fodder 15 to 20 t ha-1; grain 1.0 to 1.5 t ha<sup>-1<\/sup><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"65\">07<\/td>\n<td width=\"126\">BU mug4<\/td>\n<td width=\"396\">\n<ol>\n<li>High yielding (1.8 to 2.0 t ha<sup>-1<\/sup>)<\/li>\n<li>\u00a0Short duration (55 to 60 days)<\/li>\n<li>Large grain (50 to 55 mg)<\/li>\n<li>Tolerant to yellow mosaic virus and cercospora leaf spot disease<\/li>\n<li>Almost synchronous maturity<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"65\">08<\/td>\n<td width=\"126\">BU mug5<\/td>\n<td width=\"396\">\n<ol>\n<li>High yielding (1.5 to 1.8 t ha<sup>-1<\/sup>)<\/li>\n<li>Short duration (50 to 5 days)<\/li>\n<li>Large grain (50 to 55 mg)<\/li>\n<li>Tolerant to yellow mosaic and cercospora leaf spot disease<\/li>\n<li>Almost synchronous maturity<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"65\">09<\/td>\n<td width=\"126\">BU mug6<\/td>\n<td width=\"396\">\n<ol>\n<li>High yielding (2.0 to 2.3 t ha-1)<\/li>\n<li>\u00a0Short duration (60 to 65 days)<\/li>\n<li>Large grain (60 to 65 mg)<\/li>\n<li>Tolerant to mosaic virus and cercospora leaf spot disease<\/li>\n<li>Almost synchronous maturity<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td rowspan=\"4\" width=\"90\">&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Soybean<\/td>\n<td width=\"65\">10<\/td>\n<td width=\"126\">BU soybean1<\/td>\n<td width=\"396\">\n<ol>\n<li>BU Soybean 1 matures at least 15 days earlier than other varieties, depending on the region and sowing time.<\/li>\n<li>There is less chance of drought damage during grain formation.<\/li>\n<li>Plant height of BU Soybean 1 is 35 cm \u2013 42 cm<\/li>\n<li>The variety requires less water and fertilizer than conventional varieties.<\/li>\n<li>\u00a0BU Soybean 1 variety can be cultivated as an intercrop with crops such as sugarcane, maize, sunflower, banana, papaya etc.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"65\">11<\/td>\n<td width=\"126\">BU soybean2<\/td>\n<td width=\"396\">\n<ol>\n<li>BU soybean-2 will be much less affected than other varieties due to waterlogging and wind damage caused by cyclones in the southern part of the country.<\/li>\n<li>Its lifespan is 100 days in the Rabi season and matures in 90 days in the Kharif season.<\/li>\n<li>The flower color is white, the seed shape is oval and relatively large<\/li>\n<li>The weight of each 1,000 seeds is 220 grams, which is more than any other variety in the country.<\/li>\n<li>The average yield is 3.5 tons per hectare.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"65\">12<\/td>\n<td width=\"126\">BU soybean3<\/td>\n<td width=\"396\">\n<ol>\n<li>High yielding (3.0 to 3.8 t ha-1)<\/li>\n<li>\u00b7Growth duration (kharif-II: 80 to 85 days and rabi: 90 to 95 days)<\/li>\n<li>Large grain (210 to 220 mg)<\/li>\n<li>\u00a0Saline tolerant<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"65\">13<\/td>\n<td width=\"126\">BU soybean4<\/td>\n<td width=\"396\">\n<ol>\n<li>\u00a0High yielding (3.0 to 3.8 t ha-1)<\/li>\n<li>\u00a0Growth duration (kharif-II: 85 to 90 days and rabi: 95-100 days)<\/li>\n<li>Large grain (220-230 mg)<\/li>\n<li>\u00a0 Saline tolerant<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td rowspan=\"2\" width=\"90\">&nbsp;<\/td>\n<td width=\"65\">14<\/td>\n<td width=\"126\">BU soybean5<\/td>\n<td width=\"396\">\n<ol>\n<li>High yielding (3.5 t ha-1)<\/li>\n<li>Growth duration (75-85 days depending on the season)<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>3.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Produces the largest seeds among domestic soybean varieties in the country.<\/p>\n<p>4.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Waterlogging tolerant<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"65\">15<\/td>\n<td width=\"126\">GAU soybean6<\/td>\n<td width=\"396\">\n<ol>\n<li>\u00a0High yielding (2.7 to 3.8 t ha-1)<\/li>\n<li>\u00a0Growth duration (90-100 days)<\/li>\n<li>Large grain (230 mg)<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>8.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Drought tolerant<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"90\">Chickpea<\/td>\n<td width=\"65\">16<\/td>\n<td width=\"126\">BU chola1<\/td>\n<td width=\"396\">\n<ol>\n<li>High yielding (1.5 to 2.3 t ha-1)<\/li>\n<li>\u00a0Short duration (100 to 130 days)<\/li>\n<li>\u00a0Large grain (180 to 200 mg)<\/li>\n<li>\u00a0Deep rooted<\/li>\n<li>Drought tolerant<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">*** 3 new soybean varieties (black soybean, vegetable soybean and normal soybean) will be released very soon.<\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<li><strong>Notable research findings<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ol style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<li>Elevated CO2 enhanced growth and yield of C3 plants;<\/li>\n<li>Field crops showed variation in their response to elevated CO2, drought, flooding and salinity;<\/li>\n<li>High temperature did not favor any physiological process and grain formation of rice cultivars; High temperature hinders the positive effect of elevated CO2;<\/li>\n<li>The genotypes BU chola-1, BB 024 (bush bean), BU soybean-2, BU mug-2, and G00056 (soybean) were found tolerant against drought stress;<\/li>\n<li>GK 48 and VC 3945A (mungbean), BD 3859 and BD 3867 (lentil) were tolerant against flood<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<ul style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<li><strong>Technology developed:<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ol style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<li>Technology Developed: Four crops in sequence viz. T. aman rice (BU dhan1) \u2013 potato or mustard \u2013 Mungbean (BU mug4) \u2013 T. aus rice (Pariza)<\/li>\n<li>Drought and climate change mitigation using biochar and seaweed<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<ul style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<li><strong>Ongoing Research Activities<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The department of agronomy deals with the science of crop-soil-environment relationship with the aim of improving crop productivity. It works for the improvement of cereals, pulses, oilseeds and industrial crops in a sustainable manner to ensure sufficient supply of foods for the increasing population, and for supply of raw materials for emerging agro-industries of country. Research facilities available in the department for field and laboratory research in the areas of stand establishment, crop physiology, eco-physiology, crop management, cropping system, climate change, environmental stresses, GIS and remote sensing, seed science and technology, weed science and weed management aspects.<\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<li><strong>The present activities include following areas:<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<li>Exploring physiological traits of cereal, oilseed and pulse crops for high yield potential and adaptation to climate change.<\/li>\n<li>Collection and evaluation of plant genetic resources for their tolerance to drought, water logging and salinity.<\/li>\n<li>Evaluation of herbicides on different field crops and also soil health.<\/li>\n<li>Nutrient management and source-sink manipulation in cereal, oilseed and pulse crops.<\/li>\n<li>Development change of phyllochron in HYV and land races of rice in relation to various agronomic management practices.<\/li>\n<li>Breeder seed production of released varieties from the department<\/li>\n<li>Effects of puddling intensity and crop establishment techniques on the growth and yield of field crops.<\/li>\n<li>Impact of rice-wheat\/potato mungbean cropping system on farmers\u2019 employment opportunity, food security and livelihood in selected \u2018Monga\u2019 prone areas in northern districts of Bangladesh.<\/li>\n<li>Development of climate smart production technology of field crops in Bangladesh.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<li><strong>Future research plan<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\">Crop physiological research on varietal improvement for unfavorable ecosystems.<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\">Collection, evaluation and conservation of germplasm and inbred lines of field crops from local and exotic sources.<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\">Research on climate smart production technology of different field crops.<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\">Integrated crop management practices and development of resource conserving technologies for sustainable crop productivity.<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\">Development of short-duration crop variety for intensification and diversification of cropping systems.<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\">Identification of crop genotypes tolerant to salinity, drought, heat stress and water logging.<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\">Herbicidal research in relation to environmental issues.<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\">Research on crop modeling, GIS and remote sensing.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Research achievements The faculty members published more than 550 scientific papers in national and international journals. 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