Citrus Research Station

Citrus Research Station
সাইট্রাস গবেষনা কেন্দ্র

Citrus Research Station, Jaintapur, Sylhet
Formation	1960-61
Headquarters	Jaintiapur Upazila, Sylhet District, Bangladesh
Region served	Bangladesh
Official language	Bengali
Parent organization	Bangladesh Agricultural Research Institute
Website	www.bari.gov.bd

Citrus Research Station (Bengali: সাইট্রাস গবেষনা কেন্দ্র, romanized: Citrus Gobeshona Kendro) is an agricultural research station under the Bangladesh Agricultural Research Institute (BARI).^[1] It is located in Jaintiapur, in the Sylhet District of Bangladesh.^[2][3]

History

A project called the Organization of Horticulture Section was started in 1951 under the Agricultural Programme to conduct research programmes. Under this project, a substation was established in 1954 on 5.00 acres of land in Chailakhal, Tamabil. The purpose was to collect and evaluate the selection and acceptance of various fruit trees from different regions of Bangladesh (then East Pakistan) and to cultivate them at the field level. Later, as part of the programme, a fruit development station was established in 1960-61 on 21.46 hectares of land in Jaintapur. It was established to conduct research on fruits, especially the citrus.^[4]

In 1961-1965, another 26.32 hectares of land was acquired for the centre and a project of pepper farming was started from that time on. The substation of Chailakhal was shifted to Jaintapur in 1970 and was assimilated to the centre. Then in 1976, when Bangladesh Agricultural Research Institute was established as an autonomous institution, the fruit development centre became a subsidiary of the institution.^[1]

Invention

The Citrus Station has so far developed 6 fruits and 1 spice. In 2019, a new variety of Zara (one type of lemon) was invented called Bari-1 by this station.^[5] Besides, 1 Malta, and 1 Lotcon species have also been invented.^[6]

References

1. সাইট্রাস গবেষণা কেন্দ্র (in Bengali). Bangladesh National Portal. Retrieved Oct 15, 2020.
2. সাইট্রাস-গবেষণা-কেন্দ্র (in Bengali). Retrieved Oct 15, 2020.
3. সাইট্রাস উন্নয়ন প্রকল্পের সেমিনার অনুষ্ঠিত (in Bengali). Bangladesh National Portal. 2017-09-05. Retrieved Oct 15, 2020.
4. সিলেটের কমলা মাল্টা ও সাতকরার ভুবনে (in Bengali). 13 March 2020. Retrieved Oct 20, 2020.
5. "একটি লেবুর দাম ৮০০ টাকা!". The Business Standard. 1 May 2022. Retrieved 14 July 2022.
6. "Citrus Research Station Jaintapur সাইট্রাস জৈন্তাপুর" (in Bengali). The Daily Ittefaq. Oct 12, 2013. Retrieved Oct 20, 2020.