The Central Rice Research Institute (Dhaana Gaveshanaa Kendra in Oriya

Oriya language

Oriya , officially Odia from November, 2011, is an Indian language, belonging to the Indo-Aryan branch of the Indo-European language family. It is mainly spoken in the Indian states of Orissa and West Bengal...

) is situated near Vidyadharpur village on the Cuttack

Cuttack

Cuttack is the former capital of the state of Orissa, India. It is the headquarters of Cuttack district and is located about 20 km to the north east of Bhubaneswar, the capital of Orissa. The name of the city is an anglicised form of Kataka that literally means The Fort, a reference to the...

-Paradip

Paradip

Paradip, also spelt Paradeep, is a major seaport town and a designated notified area in Jagatsinghpur district of Orissa, India.-Geography:Paradip is located at . It has an average elevation of .-Paradip Port:...

 Road, Orissa

Orissa

Orissa , officially Odisha since Nov 2011, is a state of India, located on the east coast of India, by the Bay of Bengal. It is the modern name of the ancient nation of Kalinga, which was invaded by the Maurya Emperor Ashoka in 261 BC. The modern state of Orissa was established on 1 April...

, India

India

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. It is one of the premier national research institutes under the Indian Council of Agricultural Research

Indian Council of Agricultural Research

Indian Council of Agricultural Research , New Delhi, India is an autonomous organisation under the Department of Agricultural Research and Education, Ministry of Agriculture, Government of India...

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Research

The Institute's scientists have many research results to their credit in various disciplines of rice research, including:

• plant breeding
  Plant breeding
  Plant breeding is the art and science of changing the genetics of plants in order to produce desired characteristics. Plant breeding can be accomplished through many different techniques ranging from simply selecting plants with desirable characteristics for propagation, to more complex molecular...
  
   and genetics
• plant pathology and mycology
• entomology
  Entomology
  Entomology is the scientific study of insects, a branch of arthropodology...
  
  
• nematology
  Nematology
  Nematology is the scientific discipline concerned with the study of nematodes, or roundworms. Although nematological investigation dates back to the days of Aristotle or even earlier, nematology as an independent discipline has its recognizable beginnings in the mid to late 19th century.- History...
  
  
• physiology
  Physiology
  Physiology is the science of the function of living systems. This includes how organisms, organ systems, organs, cells, and bio-molecules carry out the chemical or physical functions that exist in a living system. The highest honor awarded in physiology is the Nobel Prize in Physiology or...
  
  
• biochemistry
  Biochemistry
  Biochemistry, sometimes called biological chemistry, is the study of chemical processes in living organisms, including, but not limited to, living matter. Biochemistry governs all living organisms and living processes...
  
  
• blue green algae
• food technology
  Food technology
  Food technology, is a branch of food science which deals with the actual production processes to make foods.-Early history of food technology:...
  
  

Site

The site occupies approximately 250 acres (1 km²). Many of the scientists are housed on the campus, which includes a co-operative store, co-operative dairy, and a CGHS dispensary. There is also a hostel and in-transit accommodation.

Organisation

The research institute is divided into various departments, each headed by a Departmental Head. After the implementation of the Gajendragadkar Commission report, working conditions (in terms of pay) improved greatly for the research scientists.
Most of the scientists stay in houses in the campus.

Notable staff

*Ex-Directors:

• • Dr Richharia
  • Dr S.Y.Padmanabhan, D.Sc.--Plant Pathologist

• Senior Administrative Officer
  • S K Sinha

• Scientists:

• • Dr S. S. Jain--Senior Plant Pathologist & Mycologist

• • Dr R. N. Misra--Geneticist
  • Dr B. K. Rao--Rice Breeder
  • Dr M. Seetharaman--Geneticist

• • Dr J. P. Kulshreshtha--Entomologist

• • Dr Devdath--Plant Pathologist

• • Dr P. K. Singh--Algologist