The Mango Research Station () is a

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owned research centre specializing in the research of mango production and development. The centre has developed 12 hybrid species of mango in Bangladesh.

History

The Mango Research Station was established in 1985. It is administered by the Horticulture Division of

Bangladesh Agricultural Research Institute Bangladesh Agricultural Research Institute (BARI) ( bn, বাংলাদেশ কৃষি গবেষণা ইনস্টিটিউট) is an autonomous organization under the Ministry of agriculture, that conducts research on all crops e ...

. It is located on a 30-acre campus in Chapainawabganj District. It is led by a chief scientific officer. In September 2020, the centre announced the development of Bari Mango-13, a new variety of hybrid mango developed using mangoes from Bangladesh and

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. Jamir Uddin, Chief Scientific Officer of the centre stated that research was started in 2005.

References

1985 establishments in Bangladesh Organisations based in Bangladesh Agriculture research institutes in Bangladesh {{Bangladesh-org-stub