Dr. B.B. Bandyopadhyay

Research Areas/ Areas of Interest

• Genetics and Plant Breeding
• Oilseed Breeding

Selected Research Publications

1. Bandyopadhyay B.B., Verma S., Tamta A., Pandey P.K. and Mahapatra B.S. 2018. Promotion and development of research on flax (Linum usitatissimum L., Griesb): A study on variability, correlation and path analysis of flax cultivars on fibre yield and its component traits. Presented in National Agronomy Congress, held in GBPUA&T, Pantnagar, Uttarakhand, Department of Agronomy, on February 20-22, 2018. pp. 181-182.
2. Bandyopadhyay B.B., Joshi L. and Nautiyal M.K. 2017. Relationships of oil content and fatty acid composition with seed characters of Diploknema butyracea. Academy of Agriculture Journal 2(1): 1-4.
3. Bandyopadhyay B.B., Chand S., Nautiyal M.K. and Jeena A.S. 2017. Genetic diversity analysis in Jatropha (Jatropha curcas L.) genotypes. Elixir Agriculture 105: 46169 – 46174.
4. Bandyopadhyay B.B. 2016. Minor millets: Crops with built in resiliency to change climate. Presented in ICAR “Sponsord Summer School” at G.B. P.U.A.&T. Pantnagar, Uttarakhand, Department of Genetics and Plant Breeding, September.
5. Bandyopadhyay B.B. (2013). Rice genotypes response to mid season stress on fertility and yield at high altitude. Journal of Rice Research 6(1): 32-46.

Other Achievements:

• Introduction of PRJ 1 (Barnyard Millet Cultivar) for hills Promotion of Maize-Legume based cultivation for hills
• AICRP on Small millet (ICAR)
• AICRP on Wheat and Barley (ICAR)
• AICRP on Rice (ICAR)
• NATP on Maize (ICAR)
• Finger Millet, Barnyrd Millet, Proso Millet, Foxtail Millet, Grain Amaranth, Rice Bean, Soybean, Rice, Wheat, Barley, Oat, Maize, Fibre Flax, Jatropha curcas, Diploknema butyracea (Cheura), Brinjal, Capsicum