Jitendra Singh inaugurates indigenous SPROUT facility at BRIC-NIPGR for climate-resilient crops
On 15 September 2026, Science and Technology Minister Dr Jitendra Singh inaugurated the 'SpeedSeed Phenotyping and Resource Optimization for Unified Trait Analysis' (SPROUT) facility at BRIC-National Institute of Plant Genome Research, New Delhi.
Summary
The SPROUT facility lets researchers study crops under different environmental conditions, linking genomics and gene technologies with faster trait evaluation. Dr Jitendra Singh said SpeedSeed technology can cut the chickpea generation cycle to around 40 days, shortening breeding timelines for climate-resilient crops.
Key facts
- Facility
- SPROUT — SpeedSeed Phenotyping and Resource Optimization for Unified Trait Analysis
- Institute
- BRIC-NIPGR, New Delhi
- Purpose
- Faster development of climate-resilient crops
- SpeedSeed
- Chickpea generation cycle cut to ~40 days
Practice MCQs 1 questions
At which institute was the SPROUT facility for climate-resilient crop research inaugurated on 15 September 2026?
Show answer
Correct answer: A — BRIC-NIPGR, New Delhi
Dr Jitendra Singh inaugurated SPROUT at BRIC-National Institute of Plant Genome Research, New Delhi.