Our Correspondent :
Scientists at the Bangladesh Agricultural Research Institute (BARI) have developed two new varieties of watermelon that can produce seeds in the country. The two varieties were developed by a joint effort of BARI’s Olericulture Division and Regional Horticultural Research Center, Lebukhali, Patuakhali. Invented from pure lines collected from different parts of the country, these two OP (open pollinated) varieties have yellow inside one (fleshy part) and bright red inside the other. They said that these two varieties will be released soon through registration.
Executive Chairman of the Bangladesh Agricultural Research Council Dr. Sheikh Mohammad Bakhtiar and Director General of BARI Dr. Md. Nazirul Islam visited the research field of these two varieties today (Monday, September 21, 2020). BARI Director (Research) Dr. Md. Miaruddin, Director (Planning and Evaluation) Dr. Md. Kamrul Hasan, Director (Training and Communication) Dr. Muhammad Samsul Alam, Chief Scientific Officer of the Olericulture Division.
Scientists at the Bangladesh Agricultural Research Institute (BARI) have developed two new varieties of watermelon that can produce seeds in the country. The two varieties were developed by a joint effort of BARI’s Olericulture Division and Regional Horticultural Research Center, Lebukhali, Patuakhali. Invented from pure lines collected from different parts of the country, these two OP (open pollinated) varieties have yellow inside one (fleshy part) and bright red inside the other. They said that these two varieties will be released soon through registration.
Executive Chairman of the Bangladesh Agricultural Research Council Dr. Sheikh Mohammad Bakhtiar and Director General of BARI Dr. Md. Nazirul Islam visited the research field of these two varieties today (Monday, September 21, 2020). BARI Director (Research) Dr. Md. Miaruddin, Director (Planning and Evaluation) Dr. Md. Kamrul Hasan, Director (Training and Communication) Dr. Muhammad Samsul Alam, Chief Scientific Officer of the Olericulture Division.
