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Dr Bakshi Ram has assumed charge as Director of the Sugarcane Breeding Institute in Coimbatore.
Prior to this assignment, he was serving as Director of Uttar Pradesh Council of Sugarcane Research.
With over 30 years of experience in plant breeding, Dr Bakshi Ram, according to a release from the Institute, has so far developed 12 sugarcane varieties, one wheat variety and 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.
Dr Bakshi Ram has said that his priority would be to develop extraordinary sugarcane varieties – both in terms of yield potential and quality for every agro-climatic region of the country.
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