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IIWBR-Karnal awarded for developing high-yielding wheat variety

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Karnal, July 19

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On the 95th foundation and technology day of the Indian Institute of Wheat and Barley Research (IIWBR), Karnal, the Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR) awarded it for developing high-yielding wheat variety DBW-327.

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The institute also received certificates for three resource management technologies.

Dr Gyendera Singh, Director, ICAR-IIWBR, received these from Union Minister Parshottam Rupala. On the occasion, the IWBR seed portal was also launched by ICAR Director-General Dr Himanshu Pathak.

“It is a proud moment for all the scientists and members of the institute. The DBW-327 is a high-yielding and climate-resilient variety. It has a potential of yielding up to 80 quintal per hectare,” he said.

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