Wheat Research Centre

Wheat Research Centre was an autonomous national research institute that researches the production and cultivation of wheat in Bangladesh and is located in Nashipur, Dinajpur, Bangladesh.[1][2] Dr Naresh Chandra Dev Barma is the head of the centre.[3]

Wheat Research Centre
FormationJuly 1980
HeadquartersDinajpur, Bangladesh
Region served
Bangladesh
Official language
Bengali
WebsiteWheat Research Centre

History

Wheat Research Centre traces its origins to the Accelerated Wheat Research Programme for Bangladesh which was founded in 1971 and ended in June 1975. It was revived as the Expanded Wheat Research Programme. Wheat Research Centre was established on July 1980 under the Bangladesh Agricultural Research Institute. It is one of six research centres under the Bangladesh Agricultural Research Institute. It has released wheats by their own crosses and introduced some developed lines from International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center. From 1975 to 1985 wheat varieties released by the centre contributed to a 30 to 40 percent growth in wheat output in Bangladesh.[1] The centre is responsible for preventing wheat blast damage to corps and supporting farmers.[4][5] It was disestablished in 2017 and converted to the Bangladesh Wheat and Maize Research Institute.[6]

References
  1. Islam, Md Shahidul. "Wheat Research Centre". en.banglapedia.org. Banglapedia. Retrieved 30 December 2017.
  2. "Fear of Fatal Fungal Disease: Wheat cultivation withheld in 8 dists". The Daily Star. 5 November 2016. Retrieved 30 December 2017.
  3. "Global efforts to fight wheat blast". The Daily Star. 26 August 2017. Retrieved 30 December 2017.
  4. "'Wheat blast' threatens yield". The Daily Star. 1 March 2016. Retrieved 30 December 2017.
  5. "Wheat blast affects 15,500 hectares of land in 5 dists". The Daily Star. 14 April 2016. Retrieved 30 December 2017.
  6. Ahmad, Reaz (24 June 2017). "Wheat import triples in 5yrs". The Daily Star. Retrieved 15 July 2022.



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