Shalabh Dixit
Senior Scientist I – Plant Breeding
About
Shalabh is a plant breeder with extensive experience in developing rice varieties for stress-prone ecosystems. These include drought and flood-prone ecosystems and direct-seeded rice systems. I currently lead the Direct-seeded and Upland rice (DSR) breeding program and Breeding activities for Southeast Asia.
Credentials
- Lead: Direct seeded and Upland Rice Breeding, IRRI.
- Regional breeding lead- South East Asia, IRRI.
- Lead: RiCE CRP CoA 5.4.
- Interim lead: breeding for rainfed environments, IRRI
- Trait pipeline lead, Rainfed environments, IRRI
- Scientist: Flood-tolerant rice, IRRI
- Post-doctoral fellow, IRRI
Education
- PhD