Dr. Sanghamitra Samantaray, received the prestigious ‘Dr Darshan Singh Brar Award in Agriculture-2022’

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Dr. Sanghamitra Samantaray, received the prestigious ‘Dr Darshan Singh Brar Award in Agriculture-2022’

Dr. Sanghamitra Samantaray, Principal Scientist, Crop Improvement Division, ICAR-NRRI, Cuttack received the prestigious ‘Dr Darshan Singh Brar Award in Agriculture-2022’ by Dr. Gurdev Singh Khush Foundation for Advancement of Agricultural Sciences for her outstanding research contribution in the field of rice biotechnology and doubled haploid technologies for rice improvement. Her outstanding innovation includes ‘Method for Albino free shoot regeneration in rice through anther culture’ that accelerated rice breeding programs, QTL mapping and multiple trait introgression. She also contributed in development of high zinc rich rice variety and rice hybrids.

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