New Director assumes charge at Sugarcane Breeding Institute
Dr.Bakshi Ram, a
distinguished Plant Breeder, assumed charge as the Director of Sugarcane
Breeding Institute (SBI), Coimbatore on 28.10.2014. He was serving as the
Director of Uttar Pradesh Council of Sugarcane Research (UPCSR), prior to this
assignment.
Dr.Bakshi Ram graduated from CCS
Haryana Agricultural University in 1981 and went on to obtain his Post graduation and
doctorate from the same University.
Belonging to the 1985 batch of ARS
(Agricultural Research Service), he started his career as a scientist at SBI, and
subsequently served as Head of SBI-Research Centre in Karnal, Haryana and as
Director of UPCSR, Shahjahanpur, UP. He has also served as the member secretary
of Uttar Pradesh State Varietal Release Committee.
With over 30 years of experience in
Plant Breeding, Dr.Bakshi Ram has so far developed 12 sugarcane varieties, one
wheat variety and has registered four sugarcane genetic stocks. Among these, the
cane varieties viz., Co 98014, Co 0118, Co 0238, Co 0239 and Co 05011 are
popular in sub-tropical India. Variety Co 0238 in particular, occupies over
2-lakh hectares in the North-Indian states.
Specialized in Sugarcane germplasm evaluation
& utilization and in development of varieties for various abiotic stresses,
Dr Bakshi Ram is a recipient of several National – level awards and has over
200 scientific publications to his credit.
