Ranchi
Name of centre: Ranchi
Year of Start : 1982
University / Department: Plant Breeding & Genetics, Birsa Agril. University
About the centre
Importance of centre and mandate
Importance:
- Centre is located in the state capital for the welfare of tribal dominated state
- Serving as the strategic centre for wheat development in eastern India
- Devoted to break mono cropping systems by wheat cultivation
- Representing different ecological situation of the entire state
- Having three Zonal Research Station in different agro climatic sub zone with sufficient infra structure.
Mandate:
- Basic and strategic research for developing high yielding varieties under different agro- ecological systems.
- Development of short duration variety suitable for rice – wheat cropping systems
- Development of heat and drought tolerant varieties
- Development of crop production technologies under low input management
- Suitable cropping system
- Integrated Nutrient management for better crop production
- Screening for leaf blight under artificial inoculation condition
- Screening of breeding material for yellow / brown rust resistance
| Name | Designation | Phone | Photograph | |
| Dr. Surya Prakash | Senior Scientist and AICRP Incharge
|
9430393412 (M) | suryapbg@gmail.com |  |
| Dr. H. C. Lal | Assistant Professor | 9431901395 (M)
651-2450616 (O) |
hclal_bau@rediffmail.com |  |
| Dr. Md. Naiyar Ali | Jr.Sci-cum-Assistant Professor | 9801241156(M) | nali_bau@rediffmail.com |  |