Expert Profile Details
Profile
Dr. Binder Singh is associated with the rice breeding team as a Technical Assistant (June 2014 – Present) at Division of Genetics, Indian Council of Agricultural Research-Indian Agricultural Research Institute New Delhi, under the Ministry of Agriculture and Farmer Welfare, Government of India.
Awards & Recognition
He is associated with the release of two Basmati Rice varieties from CVRC, India. • Pusa Basmati 1637 (IET 24570): It is a MAS derived near isogenic line of Pusa Basmati-1 possessing Pi9 gene for blast resistance variety (Gazette Notification No. S.O 3450(E) dated 22nd November 2016). • Pusa Basmati 1718: This variety is an isogenic line of Pusa Basmati 1121 for bacterial blight resistance. This was developed through marker assisted backcross breeding wherein genes xa13 and Xa21 were pyramided in the background of Pusa Basmati 1121.
Expertise
Crop Genetics, Rice
Qualification
• M.Sc. (Agriculture) in Agricultural Chemistry and soil science • B.Sc. (Agriculture) Honours
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