This research centre is headed by vast experienced breeders, having experience of more than 25 years on hybrid cotton research, seed production and quality assurance.The Breeders have worked with multinational seed companies, where they developed and commercialized many Vegetable and Cotton hybrids based on CMS, GMS & conventional seed production systems.They also have experience of developing and establishing R & D farm facilities, transgenic cotton breeding facilities, ELISA Lab and Insect rearing lab.
The other research
centre located at Hyderabad is carrying out R & D on Paddy and
Maize, headed by Dr.Narendra Kulkarni having an experience of 35 years
in research of Paddy, Maize and Sorghum. He has worked as Principal /
Senior Scientist in Agriculture Universities for 22 years.
During this long tenure, he held many positions like Administrative and
technical head of agricultural research station, Warangal (AP),
Incharge of Rice breeding Programme, Apellate authority of state seed
production.
He was appointed by Union Agricultural Minister as member of management
committee of Directorate of Rice Research, Rajendranagar (AP). He has
acted as referee to various journals viz Indian Journal Of Agricultural
Sciences, Indian Journal Of Genetics and plant breeding, oryza, Journal
of research APAU.
He is the Chairman of selection committee for selection of junior and
senior research fellows and research associates. In last three years,
the R &; D Team has developed superior hybrids in Cotton, Paddy, and
Maize. In vegetables, the hybrids were developed in Okra, Tomato, Hot
Pepper, Brinjal, Beans, Gourds, Watermelon etc. The R & D team is
having lot of germplasm in Paddy, Vegetables, Cotton and is committed
to give the best of its to the farming community of the world.