Saffron plant grown in tissue culture of BAU. photo awakening
Lalan Tiwari, Bhagalpur. Saffron, considered a valuable crop of cold regions, will now be grown in Bihar. Scientists of Bihar Agricultural University (BAU), Sabour, have successfully grown saffron plants in a controlled environment in the tissue culture lab. This innovation has also received a patent from the Government of India, making it a scientifically recognized achievement.
BAU is now preparing to take this technology to the farmers through protected farming under Lab to Land Mission. For this, along with extensive testing in polyhouses and shednets, training will also be given to the farmers. If the experiments are successful, commercial production of saffron can start in Bihar in the coming years, which will increase the income of farmers and give a new direction to crop diversification.
Dr. Reema Kumari, a scientist doing research on saffron, said that the saffron plant has been prepared according to the climate of Bihar through tissue culture technology. It has been developed through direct reproduction in glass (in-vitro) method, which has now been patented.
According to Dr. Rajesh Kumar, Public Relations Officer of BAU, saffron cultivation is generally done in the climate of Jammu and Kashmir, but such an environment can be created under controlled conditions in Bihar. Research Director Dr. A.K. Singh has called it a historic innovation in the agriculture sector.
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