Department of Genetics and Plant Breeding has notable success stories since its establishement in 1974. The department has released a total of seven varities of four different crop species:
|
Crop
|
Variety name
|
Year of release
|
Breeders
|
|
Soybean
|
Bragg
|
1981
|
Prof. Dr. Lutfur Rahman
|
|
Soybean
|
Davis
|
1981
|
Prof. Dr. Lutfur Rahman
|
|
Soybean
|
Shohag
|
1990
|
Prof. Dr. Lutfur Rahman
|
|
Soybean
|
G-2120
|
1992
|
Prof. Dr. Lutfur Rahman
|
|
Rapeseed
|
Sampad
|
1981
|
Prof. Dr. Lutfur Rahman
Prof. Md. Abdul Quddus
|
|
Mustard
|
Shambal
|
1984
|
Prof. Dr. Lutfur Rahman
Prof. Md. Abdul Quddus
Prof. Dr. Md. Shah-E-Alam
|
|
Rice
|
BAU Dhan 2 (BAU 16)
|
1996
|
Prof. Dr. Md. Abdul Khaliq Parwary
|
