Indian Society of Genetics & Plant Breeding

BEHERA Dr. LAMBODAR

Fellow, Elected 2018


Born in village Kabirpur, Balasore, Odisha on 9th May 1967. Educated at Bhadrak College,Bhadrak for I.SC., 1985; OUAT, BBSR for B.Sc.(Ag), 1989; TNAU, Coimbatore for M.Sc.(Biotechnology), 1993 and Osmania University for Ph.D.(Genetics), 2000.

Principal Scientist 2013to date, Crop Improvement Division, ICAR-National Rice Research Institute, Cuttack, Odisha.

Scientist, Crop Improvement Division, ICAR-National Rice Research Institute, Cuttack, Odisha, 1998-2007, Senior Scientist Crop Improvement Division, ICAR-National Rice Research Institute, Cuttack, Odisha, 2007-2013,

Awards/Honours: Best Poster Award, 2004; Best Speaker Award on the occasion of “ World Forest Day” 2011; Fellow, Indian Society of Genetics and Plant Breeding.

Research Areas: Rice Molecular Biology, Molecular Breeding and Genetics.

Address: Crop Improvement Division, ICAR-National Rice Research Institute, Cuttack-753006, Odisha, [Tel: Off. (0671) 2367777; Cell: 9437479032; 8328860131; Fax: (0671) 2367663, , lambodarjamujhadi@gmail.com, l_behera@yahoo.com