| Location: | Rajendranagar, 500030, Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh, India |
| Phone: | 91 - 040 - 24015349, 91 - 040 - 24018651 |
| Email: | [email protected] |
| Website: | http://www.sorghum.res.in/ |
The Directorate of Sorghum Research (DSR) formerly, National Research Centre for Sorghum (NRCS), is the central agency to work on all aspects of sorghum research and development under the auspeces of Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR). While the main centre at Hyderabad campus is principally engaged in both basic and strategic research on sorghum, region-specific research and services are organized through two other centres - Solapur and Jalna in Maharashtra. It was earlier a multi-crop centre, and its pioneering work in hybrid and varietal development has created indelible impact with its contributions in developing superior varieties of groundnut, red-gram and castor in addition to sorghum hybrids and varieties. Sorghum being mainly a rainfed crop, is grown with limited inputs. Therefore, varietal improvement leading to high yielding hybrids and varieties forms the core of major research achievements. Its impact can be best illustrated by the fact that even rupee spent by the government, the national income increase by 40-fold. Through its network centres located across the country in various geographical zones, 26 hybrids (CSH 1 to CSH 26) and 26 varieties
Directorate of Sorghum Research offers exellent Training and Placment Facilities to its Students.
