- BARI is the largest agricultural research institute in Bangladesh that conducts research on over 100 crops except for rice, sugarcane, jute and cotton. - It has developed 305 new varieties of crops and 310 other technologies related to production, soil and water management, farm machinery, and post-harvest processing. - Some of the key varieties developed include high-yielding and disease-resistant varieties of wheat, maize, potato, pulses, oilseeds, vegetables and fruits.

1. PresentationPresentation
onon
BARI ActivitiesBARI Activities Presented in AAS Hub Scoping at Khulna

2. BARI
Is The Largest Multicrop Research Institute
Conducts Research On More Than 100 Crops
Except Rice, Sugarcane, Jute, Cotton and Tea

3. ORGANOGRAM OF
BARI
Manpower
Post Rev Dev Total
Scientists 705 98 803
Officers 73 5 78
Staff 1,945 142 2,087
Total 2,723 245 2,968
Director General
Director
Support Service
Director
Research
Director
Training &
Communication
CSO
Planning &
Evaluation
Administration
Finance
Common service
Research Centres (7)
Research Division(14)
Regional Stations (6)
Sub-stations (30)
Training
Communication
Editorial and
Publication
Library
FSRD Sites (9)
MLT Sites (66)
Buildings & Grounds

4. Crop Research Centre
Wheat Research Tuber Crops Research
Horticulture Research
Spices Research
Oilseed Research
Pulses Research Plant Genetic Resource

5. Research Division
Agronomy Plant Breeding Irrigation and
Water Management
Plant Pathology
On-Farm Research
Farm Division
Vertebrate Pest
Post-harvest
Technology
Farm Machinery and
Post-harvest Proc. Eng.
Seed Technology
Entomology
Soil Science
Agricultural Economics
Biotechnology

6. MandateMandate
 Germplasm collection, evaluation, conservation and
documentation
 Development of improved crop varieties
 Soil, fertilizers and water management research
 Disease and pest management research and pesticidal
residue analysis
 Development of production package of crops
 Development of new cropping patterns to increase
cropping intensity
 Development of appropriate farm machineries
 Transfer of technologies through training,
demonstration and publications.

7. Oilseeds
Spices
Condiments
Flowers
Vegetables
Fruits
Roots
Tubers
Pulses
Cereals
CommodityCommodity
ResearchResearch
(103 crops)(103 crops)

8. Crop groups Name of the crops Number
Cereals Wheat, Maize, Barley and Millets,
etc.
8
Oilseed Crops Mustard, Groundnut, Sesame,
Linseed, Sunflower, Soybean,
Niger, etc.
8
Pulse Crops Lentil, Chickpea, Mungbean,
Blackgram, Grasspea, etc.
8
Tuber & Root
Crops
Potato, Sweet potato, Aroids and
Yam, etc.
4
Horticultural
Crops
Fruits, Vegetables, Flowers, etc. 60
Spices and
Condiments
Onions, Garlic, Turmeric,
Coriander and other spices
15
Total 103
Commodity ResearchCommodity Research

9.  Basic and Frontier
 Farm Machinery
 Irrigation & Water Management
 Post-harvest Technology
 Plant Pathology
 Entomology
 Soil Fertility and Fertilizer
 Biotechnology
 Farming System
 Socio-economics
 Hill Agriculture
 Coastal Agriculture
Non-Commodity ResearchNon-Commodity Research

10. BARI H/Q
Crop Research Centre (7)
Regional Station (6)
► Sub-station (30)

11. Crop Variety Developed by BARI
Name of crops Total Varieties
Cereal Crops 53
Oilseed Crops 36
Pulses Crops 27
Tuber Crops 54
Vegetable Crops 66
Fruit Crops 43
Flower Crops 9
Spices Crops 15
Total 305

12. Variety (305) + Other Technology (310) = 615Variety (305) + Other Technology (310) = 615Variety (305) + Other Technology (310) = 615Variety (305) + Other Technology (310) = 615
Other Technology Developed by BARI
Research Fields Technologies
Crop, Soil, Water & Pest Management 125
Farm Machinery 19
Irrigation and Water Management 33
Post-harvest Technology 24
Farming Systems Research 97
Biotechnology 12
Sub-Total 310

13. Glimpses of
Selected
Technologie
s

14. Tuber Crops
Name of crops Total Varieties
Potato 39
Potato TPS 2
Sweet Potato 9
Aroids 4
Total 54

15. BARI Alu 23; For Export
Production
2007: 5.3 Mt
2008: Bumper Crop
Potato: A quiet revolution
BARI Alu 26; For Processing
Reasons :Enhanced area & yield
HYV Coverage : 90%
Yield : 25-30 t/ha (maximum in field)
BARI Alu 27; For Saline

16. BARI Alu 28
• Suitable for processingSuitable for processing
• Medium size, Round
shape
• High yield (30-35 t/ha)
BARI Alu 29
Medium size, round shape,Suitable for
processing purpose, Yield: 25-30 t/ha
Varieties releasedVarieties released
during 2008-09during 2008-09

17. Jaijaidin:13 March
Prothom Alo: 13 March
Inadequate Cold storage Bumper Production of Potato
Prothom Alo: 15 March

18. 15 March ‘o8
Farmers pile up sacks of potato in front
of a cold storage at Daniapara in Sirajganj
24 March ’08

19. Microtuber Propagation of Potato
Shoot Multiplicatiom

20. Breeder seed production of potato
Tuberlet Breaking dormancy
Breeder’s seed production Seed production

21. Potato TPS
(a)
(b)
(c)
 BARI TPS-1 & 2 are high yielder with
attractive cream and yellow colour
 Virus free tuberlets seed production
through formal and informal system
reduced the dependency on imported
seeds
Plant
Fruit
Seed

22. BARI Misty Alu-6BARI Misty Alu-7
Sweet Potato
BARI Misty Alu contain high amount of vitamin ‘A’

23. Cereal Crops
Name of crops Total Varieties
Wheat 24
Maize 19
Barley 6
Millets 4
Total 53

24. Area : 0.48 mil.ha
Production : 0.74 mil.t
Requirement : 3.6-4.0 mil.t
Yield : 4.0 t/ha
National Yield : 1.54 t/ha
HYV Coverage: 100%
Wheat in Bangladesh’06

25. New Varieties
BARI Gam 24
(Prodip)
BARI Gam 22
(Sufi)
BARI Gam 23
(Bijoy)
BARI Gam 21
(Shatabdi)

26. Power Tiller Operated Seeder (PTOS)
Advantages
 Tillage, seeding & laddering -3 operations simultaneously
 Saves 20% seed and overcome delay planting
 Seeding cost 35-40% less
 Wheat, maize, mungbean, rice can be sown

27. Wheat in Coastal Area
Fallow land
Matured wheat Field
Demonstration of wheat

28. Wheat Harvesting
Field capacity: 0.27 ha/hr
Paddy Harvesting
Field capacity: 0.18 ha/hr
Self-propelled Reaper
(Price: Tk 60,000)

29. Capacity : wheat- 340 kg/hr paddy- 930 kg/hr
Thresh cost : a) wheat-Tk 210/ton (Tk 500/ton tradi)
b) paddy - Tk 77/ton (Tk 250/ton tradi)
Annual benefit : Tk 30,000
Multicrop Power Thresher [Price: Tk 20,000 (WO/E)]

30. BARI Gam 24 (Prodip)
BARI Gam 21 (Shatabdi)
Wheat: Complement food security
Area : 0.37 Mha
Production : 0.77 Mt
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1.0
1.5
2.0
2.5
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1998
1999
2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
Area (Mha) Production (Mt) Yield (t/ha)
HYV Coverage : 100%
Yield : 3 - 3.5 t/ha (maximum in field)

31. BARI Hybrid Maize -5 (QPM) BARI Hybrid Maize -3
Area : 1,20,000 ha
Production : 6,50,000 ton
Yield : 7.5 t/ha
Requirement : 12,00,000 ton
Maize

32. Area : 0.2 Mha
Production : 0.9 Mt
Maize: Potential food & feed
BARI Hybrid Maize 9; yield 11-12 t/ha
BARI Hybrid Maize 8; yield 10-11 t/ha
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0.2
0.4
0.6
0.8
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1.2
1.4
2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
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2007
Area&Production
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Yield
Area (Mha) Production (Mt) Yield (t/ha)
Yield : 8 - 10 t/ha (maximum in field)

33. Power Maize Sheller
Capacity : 2.5-3.0 ton/hr
Thresh cost : Tk. 25/ton
Price : Tk. 19,250 (WO/E)
Annual benefit : Tk. 27,000

34. Pulses Crops
Name of crops Total Varieties
Chickpea 8
Lentil 6
Mungbean 6
Black gram 3
Lathyrus 2
Cowpea 2
Total 27

35. Area : 0.34 Mha
Production : 0.6 Mt
Pulses: A protein source
BARI Mung 6; yield 1.5-1.8 t/ha
BARI Masur 6; yield 1.6-2.5 t/haBARI Chhola 7; yield 1.8-2.2 t/ha
Mungbean
HYV Coverage : 56%
Yield : 1.0-1.5 t/ha (maximum in field)

36. Mungbean In Farmer’s Field

37. Oilseed Crops
Name of crops Total Varieties
Mustard 15
Groundnut 8
Soybean 5
Sesame 3
Sunflower 2
Linseed 1
Safflower 1
Niger 1
Total 36

38. Area : 0.58 Mha
Production: 0.20 Mt (Oil)
Oilseeds: For import reduction
BARI Chinabadam 7; yield 2.2-2.5 t/ha
BARI Sarisa 14; yield 1.4-1.6 t/ha
BARI Soybean 5; yield 2.0 - 2.25 t/ha
HYV Coverage : 30% (Mustard)

39. Mustard
BARI Sarisa 11
High yielder 2-2.5 t/ha
BARI Sarisa 11
BARI Sarisa 11
BARI Sarisa 6

40. Sesame
BARI Til 3
• Contains more calcium
• Grow in calcium deficit soil
Soybea
nBARI Soybean 5
• High nutritive value
• Demand is increasing

41. Vegetable Crops
Name of crops Total Varieties
Brinjal 8 (2 hyb)
Tomato 18 (8 hyb)
Cabbage 2
Cauliflower 2
Radish 4
Chinese cabbage 1
Hyacinth Bean 4
Bottle gourd 2
Lady’s finger 1
Ash gourd & Jhinga 2
Bitter gourd 1
Watermelon 1
Pumpkin 2
Vegetable Crops
Name of crops Total Varieties
Garden Pea 3
Bush Bean 2
Red Amaranth 1
Stem Amaranth 2
Green Amaranth 1
Indian Spinach 2
Kangkong 1
Bati Sak 1
China Sak 1
Yard long bean 1
Pointed gourd 2
Lettuce 2
Total (25 crops) 66

42. BARI Tomato-8 (Shila)
• Suitable for transportation
• Yield is about 100-115 t/ha.
Vegetables
Area : 2,78,000 ha
Production: 20,20,000 t
Requirement: 1,12,40,000 t
(@220g/head/day)

43. Vegetables: High nutrition & food value
Area : 0.3 Mha
Production : 2 Mt
BARI Hybrid Tomato 4 (Summer);
yield 40-45 t/ha
BARI Jhar Seem 1; yield 13-14 t/ha

44. Summer Tomato in Farmer’s Conditions

45. Area : 65,000 ha
Production : 3,80,000 ton
Farmers’ Yield : 5.85t/ha
HYV Coverage : 20%
Brinjal
BARI Begun-1 (Uttara)
Yield is about 60 t/ha.

46. Achievable Yield
Yield (winter) : >65t/ha
Yield (summer): 30-50t/ha
Brinjal
BARI Begun-4 (Kazla)
Fruit yield is 65 t/ha.

47. Bitter Gourd (BARI Karola-1)
Fruit size 19 x 4.5 cm2
; Yield 25 t/ha

48. Bottle Gourd (BARI Lau-2)
Fruit size 19 x 15 cm2
; Yield 60 t/ha

49. Lady’s Finger (BARI Dheros 1) Kangkong (BARI Gimakalmi-1
Cabbage (Provati) Bush Bean (BARI Jharshim 1)

50. BARI Seem 1; yield 20-22 t/ha
BARI Lau 2; yield 55-60 t/ha
Dwarf Seem
BARI Lau 1; yield 40-45 t/ha

51. BARI Jhinga 1BARI Mula 4
• High yielding (25-30 t/ha)
• Virus resistant
• High yielding (65-70 t/ha)
• Locally seed producing
capability
• Delayed flowering

52. Hydroponic (Lettuce & Capsicum)
Capsicum (Advanced lines) BARI Begun 8 (Summer); yield 40-45 t/ha
Dr. C. S. Karim, Hon’ble Adviser
Visits Hydroponic (Capsicum)

53. Spices & condiments Crops
Name of crops Total Varieties
Onion 3
Garlic 2
Turmeric 3
Coriander 1
Black Pepper 1
Methi 2
Chilli 1
Betel Leaf 2
Total (8 crops) 15

54. Area : 0.12 Mha
Production : 1.3 Mt
Summer Onion; yield 15-20 t/ha
Spices: Breaking seasonal boundary
Dr. C. S. Karim, Hon’ble Adviser
Visits BARI Summer Onion Field

55. BARI Morich-1BARI Morich-1
• Year round cultivation
• Commercial cultivation-
throughout Bangladesh
Yield: 2.5 t/ha(Dry)
10-12 t/ha (Green)
(3.5 times more yield than local variety)

56. Fruit Crops
Name of crops Total Varieties
Mango 4
Banana 4
Litchi 4
Guava 3
Papaya 1
Coconut 2
Pummelo 4
Lemon 3
Wax Jambu 1
Satkara 1
Strawberry 1
Fruit Crops
Name of crops Total Varieties
Sapota 2
Longan & Lotkon 3
Taikar 1
Orange 1
Ber & Jack fruit 3
Pear 1
Golden Apple 2
Passion Fruit 1
Malta 1
Carambola 1
Total (24 crops) 43

57. Fruits:Fruits: Nutrition and food valueNutrition and food value
BARI Aam 3
Area : 0.22 Mha
Production : 2.0 Mt
BARI Lichu 4 BARI Aam 4 (Hybrid)

58. BARI Amra 1 (year round)BARI Strawberry 1
BARI Peyara 2 BARI Amloki 2

59. Papaya (Shahi Papaya) Banana (BARI Kola-1)

60. Fruit wt. 34g
Jujube
(BARI Kul-2)
Wax Jumbo
(BARI Zamrul-1)

61. Pear
(BARI Naspati 1)
Sweet Orange
(BARI Malta 1)

62. • High yielding, early and regular bearing
• Very sweet (TSS 22%)
• Less fibre, juicy and edible portion-55%
BARI Lotkan-1
BARI Kanthal-1
• High yielding, fruits
are medium (13.47g)
• Juicy, very sweet
(TSS 15.6%),
• Small seed

63.  Hormone use at 9-13 month plant age
 Ethrel (500ppm) or Calcium carbide (1000ppm)
 Apply @ 50 ml per plant monthly
Baby Pineapple Production

64. Flower Crops
Name of crops Total Varieties
Gladiolus 3
Orchid & others 6
Total 9

65. BARI Orchid 1BARI Gladiolus 2BARI Gladiolus 1
Flower

66. BARI Gladiolus 3
BARI Chrysanthemum -1
BARI Chrysanthemum -2

67. BARI Anthurium-1
BARI Gerbera-1

68. Non-CommodityNon-Commodity
AchievementsAchievements

69. IPM Bittergourd field in Jessore
IPM: For safe food and environment
Prothom-Alo:17-6-06
Inkilab: 04-08-07
Daily Star:16-06-06
Amar Desh: 16-09-06
Pheromone Trap

70. Minimum spray
+
Removal of infestedRemoval of infested
shoot & fruitshoot & fruit
Mass trapping withMass trapping with
sex pheromonesex pheromone
+
Predator/Predator/
ParasitoidParasitoid
+
Crop Management
Integrated pest management (IPM) of brinjal shoot & fruit
borer
= Control of BSFB under
economic level

71. Crop Management
Integrated pest management (IPM) cucurbit fruit fly
Mashed sweet gourd + sex pheromone trap
can control 85-90% fruit fly infestation

72. Integrated management of Bacterial Wilt of Brinjal
Plants
Grafting with indigenous
brinjal plants protects
wilting
Severely wilted brinjal plants
Grafting Practice
Crop Management

73. Micropropagation protocol of Pineapple
Biotechnology
New science, new opportunity
Shooting Rooting Plantlet Pineapple
  

74. Micropropagation protocol of Banana
BIOTECHNOLOGY
 


75. Shoot and Fruit Borer Resistant
Trangenic Brinjal
(Bt gene)
Late Blight Resistant
Trangenic Potato
(RB gene)

76. Drip irrigation in saline soil
Fertigation to brinjal
Drip irrigation layout
Fertigation in action

77. Fertigation to Brinjal
• Yield increase 27-29%
• Saves 35-37% Urea and also
48-49% MP
• Saves 49-50% of irrigation
water
• Benefit cost ratio 2.4 to 2.6

78. Multi-crop Power Thresher
Potato Grader
Bed Former
Pedal/power Winnower
Farm Machinery: Save time and cost

79. Value Addition: Women participation as entrepreneurs

80. LAKKHA
Lac insects
Processed Lac
Processing Lac
Using Lac

82. Traditional Jhum cultivation
Improved method of cultivation
Hill Agriculture
• Multi-strata fruit orchard saves
soil erosion
• Fruit orchard within 8-10 years
• Improve Farmers’ livelihood

83. Plant Genetic Resource Centre
 Germplasm Preserved: 12,000 accessions
 On-going:
Long-term preservation: 1,00,000 accessions
(20-40 years; at -20 0
C)
Medium-term preservation: 1,00,000 accessions
(5-10 years; at +4 to +6 0
C)

84. Collaboration of BARI with:
International
• IRRI
• CIMMYT
• ICRISAT
• CIP
• IITA
• IPGRI
• AVRDC
• ICARDA
• ICAR
• ICBA
• ACIAR
• IFDC
National (GO and NGO) _
• BRAC
• PROVA
• Proshika
• GKF
• BSF
• Hortex Foundation
• WVB
• BAU
• RDRS
• BSMRAU
• RDA
• BARD
• CARE
• UBINIG
• SAIP
• SAU
• CBRMP
• TMSS
• PKSF

85. Modern Laboratory Facility
 Arsenic laboratory
 Toxicology laboratory
 Molecular Biology laboratory
 Biotechnology laboratory
 Plant Pathology laboratory
 Tuber Crop Research laboratory
 Plant Breeding laboratory
 Horticultural laboratory
 Central laboratory

86. BARI Technology village [21 villages]
Collaboration with DAE, BADC, NGOs
Workshop
Training
Field Days
Visitors
Radio, TV and Newspaper
Electronic media (www.bari.gov.bd)

87.  Genetic Resource Management
 Development of HYV/Hybrids
 Postharvest Handling and Processing
 Biotechnological Intervention for Crop Improvement
 Soil Health Management
 Quality Seed Production
 Integrated Disease Management (IDM)
 Pesticide Residue Analysis and IPM
 Market Oriented Research
 Organic Farming for Exportable Items
 Hill Farming and Coastal Agriculture
 Restore Friendly Environment