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NEWLY LAUNCHED RESEARCH PROJECTS 2014-15

Sr. # Title of the Project Name of PI Dept./Inst. Of PICost (in

Million)Duration Funding Agency

1

Regioselective synthesis, characterization and

biological evaluation of different substituted arylated,

alkynylated and sequential Suzuki-sonogashira

reactions of 2,3,5,6-tetrabromoindacene-1,7-dione

Dr. Rasheed Ahmad

KheraChemistry & Biochemistry 4.62 36 Months

Higher Educaion

Commission

(HEC)

2Assessing risk, reducing vulnerability and protracting

rice productivity under changing climateDr. Tasneem Khaliq Agronomy 3.00 36 Months HEC

3Organic control of aphid and weeds in wheat through

allelopathy Dr. Sardar Alam Agronomy 3.92 36 Months HEC

4

Entomopathogens and other bio-rational strategies

against red palm weevils (RPW) Rhynchophorus

ferrugineus Olivier (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) on

date palms

Dr. Waqas Wakil Entomology 2.59 36 Months HEC

5

Development of biopesticide/chemosterilant based

food-bait station (s) for the suppression of fruit flies

in fruit orchards

Dr. Muhammad Dildar

GogiEntomology 3.09 36 Months HEC

6

Varitetal Identification and Purity Checking of Wheat

Cultivars/Hybrids through PCR Based DNA

Fingerprinting

Dr. Zulfiqar Ali Plant Breeding & Genetics 1.98 12 MonthsEndowment Fund

Secretariat (EFS)

Total Amount 19.21

Sr. # Title of the Project Name of PI Dept./Inst.Cost (in

Million)Duration

Collaborating

Agency

1Evaluation of climate resilent and biofortified maize

germplasm under the AIP maize programDr. Muhammad Aslam Plant Breeding & Genetics 0.03 10 Months CIMMYT

2

Soil fertility and soil health in pakistan through

demonstration and dissemination of the best practices

for farmers

Dr. Muhammad

Rasheed

Soil & Environmental

Sciences10.05 24 Months ICARDA

3

Improvement in the socio-economic and health status

of female cotton pickers under the changed scenario

of Bt cotton adoption in the cotton belt

Dr. Muhammad

Abubakkar Azmat

Plant Breeding & Genetics,

Vehari1.00 12 Months

International Food

Policy Research

Institute (IFPRI)

4

Food utilization among poor households in peri-urban

areas of North and South Punjab, Pakistan Dr. Muhammad Khalid

Bashir

Agri. & Resource

Economic4.24 12 Months

IFPRI,

International Food

Policy Research

Institute

5

Developing near real time intelligence water

allocation system using remote sensing and modelingDr. Muhammad

Jehanzeb Masud

Cheema

Irrigation and Drainage 2.78 12 Months

IFPRI,

International Food

Policy Research

Institute

6

Strategies to control diseases and increasing

productivity of livestock sector through improved

breeding in Punjab

Prof. Dr. Muhammad

Ashfaq

Agri. & Resource


IFPRI,

International Food

Policy Research

Institute

7

Capaciity buidling of Pakistan Seed Industry through

estabalishing Pakistan Seed Academy

Dr. Irfan Afzal Crop Physiology 0.50 12 Months

United States

Education

Foundation in

Pakistan, (USEFP)

8

Rhizosphere engineering through biostimulation of

Quorum quenching bacteria for controlling bacterial

diseases in vegetables

Dr. Kashif Riaz Plant Pathology 10.44 18 MonthsGrand Challenges

Canada 2013

9

Characterization of cucumber (Cucumis sativus)

germplasm for biotic stress and innate immune

response

Dr. Hafiza Masooma

Naseer CheemaPlant Breeding & Genetics 1.23 24 Months

International

Foundation for

Science (IFS)

NEWLY LAUNCHED INTERNATIONAL COLLABORATIVE RESEARCH PROJECTS 2014-15

10

Assessment of persistent organic pollutants (POPs)

contamination in soils and crops irrigated with

wastewater

Dr. Sardar Alam Agronomy 1.22 15 Months

International

Foundation for

Science (IFS)

11

Assessment of leaky maternal inheritance in

transplastomic tobacco plants as a serious biosafaty

concernDr. Faiz Ahmad CABB 1.55 12 months

Centre for

Environmental

Risk Assessment

(CERA)

12

Characterization and over-expression of sugarcane

derived Scdr1 gene in sugarcane to combat abiotic

stressesDr. Ghulam Mustafa CABB 1.23 36 Months

International

Foundation for

Science (IFS) 2014

13Evaluating the potential of bioenergy from weeds Prof. Dr. Iqrar Ahmad

KhanHorticultural Sciences 3.70 36 Months

British Council,

UK

14Strategic Basin Assessment of the Indus Basin in

Pakistan

Prof. Dr. Iqrar Ahmad

KhanHorticultural Sciences 2.46 16 Months CSIRO, Australia

Total Amount 43.17

NEWLY LAUNCHED RESEARCH PROJECTS 2013-14



1 Evaluation and Management of Sludge and Compost

from Different Sources for Sustainable AgricultureProf. Dr. Ghulam

Murtaza


Sciences6.33 36 Months

Higher Education

Commission

(HEC)

2 Impact of drought, elevated CO2 and increasing

temperature on boll shedding, leaf dropping, yield

and quality of some promising cultivars of cotton

Dr. Syed Aftab Wajid Agronomy 3.72 36 Months HEC

3 Enhanced Production of Vegetables with Maximum

Retention of Valuable Nutrients in Response to Plant

Growth Regulators

Dr. Bushra Sultana Chemistry & Biochemistry 3.70 36 Months HEC

4 Phytotherapy: An Easy and Economic Way to Cure

the Gastro-intestinal Parasites in Sheep

Dr. Muhammad Sohail

SajidParasitology 2.15 24 Months HEC

5 Improving Drought Tolerance in Maize through

Rhizobacteria Containing ACC-Deaminase and

Exopolysaccharides Activity

Dr. Sajid Mahmood

Nadeem

Soil Science, Burewala

Campus4.69 36 Months HEC

Improving Salt Tolerance in Wheat Through Multi

Strains Bacterial Consortium

Dr. Sajid Mahmood

Nadeem

Soil Science, Burewala

Campus2.92 36 Months HEC

6 Molecular Identification & Characterization of

Economically Important Plant Pathogens From

Punjab

Dr. Luqman Amrao Plant Pathology 8.46 36 Months HEC

7 Engineering antigens in Chloroplasts to Immunize

Poultry Birds Against Multiple Diseases

Prof. Dr. Muhammad

Sarwar KhanCABB 5.78 36 Months HEC

8 Novel non-venom insecticidal genes and peptides of

parasitic origin for sustainable insect control

applications

Dr. Zain ul Abdin Entomology 5.02 36 Months HEC

9 Development of enzyme-assisted green technology

for effective recovery of plant antioxidants Dr. Bushra Sultana Chemistry & Biochemistry 2.83 24 Months HEC

10 Etiology and Integrated Management of Declining

Perennial Ornamental PlantsDr. Imran Ul Haq Plant Pathology 6.61 36 Months HEC

Investigation on involvement of root knot nematodes

and fungi in root of cotton in Punjab and its

integrated management

Dr. Sajid Aleem Khan Plant Pathology 2.69 36 Months HEC

11 Developing a Strategy for Reforming Public Sector

Extension in the Punjab, Pakistan

Prof. Dr. Munir

Ahmad

Agricultural Extension and

Rural Development1.84 24 Months HEC

12 Effectiveness of “Assessment of actual carbon stocks

and potentials of carbon sequestration in agroforestry

under semi-arid climate of Punjab

Dr. Muhammad

Farrakh Nawaz

Forestry, Range

Management & Wildlife4.11 36 Months HEC

13 Policy devising study of agricultural risks and their

management in different cropping zones of Punjab,

Pakistan

Dr. Muhammad

Iftikhar



14 Performance Evaluation and Modification of Existing

Indigenous Biomass Briquette Forming Machine Dr. Abdul NasirStructures & Environmental

Engineering6.10 36 Months HEC

15 Indegnous On Campus Training (IOT) at UAF

Modern University Governance ProgramProf. Dr. Asif Ali ORIC 2.40 HEC

16 Morpho-Physiological and Biochemical Appraisal of

Primed Rice Seed under Salt StressDr. Imran Khan Agronomy 0.50 12 Months HEC

17 Collection & Characterization of Native and Exotic

Hot Paper (Casicum annum L.) Germplasm for

Breeding Hybrids

Dr. Tanveer AhmadCollege of Agriculture, D.

G. Khan0.50 12 Months HEC

18 Management of Drought Stress in Wheat (Triticum

aestivum L.) by Ascorbic acid

Dr. Samina Tanwir

MalikBotany 0.50 12 Months HEC

19 Comparative Analysis of Defense Genes Expression

and their Effect upon Resistance Induced by the

Application of Plant Activators against Chewing and

Sucking Insect Pest in Tomato Plant

Dr. Jam Nazeer

AhmadEntomology 0.50 12 Months HEC

1

Diagnosis of acaricide resistance in ticks of cattle and

management of acaricide resistant ticks by using

medicinal plant extracts

Dr. Zia ud Din Sindhu Parasitology 2.54 36 MonthsPakistan Science

Foundation (PSF)

2Development of conditioned (Omega-3 rich) meat

and eggs through modifications in feed ingredients

Dr. Muhammad Issa

Khan

National Institute of Food

Science & Technology3.03 36 Months PSF

3Assessment of genotoxic effects of metals in fish

using comet and micronucleus assays

Prof. Dr. Muhammad

JavedZoology & Fisheries 3.55 36 Months PSF

1

Development Evaluation and Promotion of Cost

Effective,Low Polluting and Floating Fish Feed for

Enhancing the Productivity of Labeo rohita

Dr. Muhammad Afzal Zoology & Fisheries 4.93 36 Months

Punjab

Agricultural

Research Board

(PARB)

2




Dr. Muhammad Issa

KhanNIFSAT 7.86 36 Months PARB

1

Dissemination of seed production technology of

important crops (Component I: Vegetable seed

Production)

Dr. Khurram Ziaf Horticultural Sciences 2.95 36 MonthsEndowment Fund

Secretarait (EFS)

2 Establishement of date palm germplasm unitMr. Summar Abbas

NaqviHorticultural Sciences 4.70 36 Months EFS

3

Technology transfer to citrus growers in relation to

changing cultivars in existing citrus orchards through

top working

Dr. Muhammad Jafar

JaskaniHorticultural Sciences 1.45 36 Months EFS

1 Development of Software for Site Specific and

Economical Crop Production Technology for Various

Categories of Farmers and its Dissemination to the

End User Through Web, Call Centre and SMS

Dr. Muhammad

Rasheed



National ICT-R&D

Fund, Islamabad

2 Skills for Farms "Animal Nutrition Management"Dr. Mahmood A.

RandhawaContinuing Education 4.49 6 Months

Punjab Skills

Development Fund

3 Dairy Herd managementDr. Mahmood A.


Punjab Skills

Development Fund

4 Poulty Farm Management Dr. Ahmad Saeed

KhanContinuing Education 4.56 3 Months

Punjab Skills

Development Fund

5 Population estimates and dengue infection rates in

field collected aedes albopictus and aedes aegypti

adults from lahore, faisalabad and rawalpindi

Prof. Dr. Waseem

AkramEntomology 1.99 6 Months

Vector borne

Diseases, Health

Dept. Govt. of

Punjab

6 Green combination: Blockade for hypertension and

cardiac dysrhythmiaDr. Khalid Mahmood

KhanChemistry & Bio-Chemistry 3.49 36 Months

Pakistan Academty

of Science

7 Farmer capacity building for mushroom growing

using cotton gin waste as growing substrate Dr. Muhammad

Muzammil JahangirHorticultural Sciences 0.26 3 Months

World Wide Fund

of Nature-Pakistan

(WWF-P), Lahore

8 Situation Analysis of Large Scale Wheat Flour,

Edible Oil & Ghee FortificationProf. Dr. Masood

Sadiq ButtNIFSAT 7.20 4 Months

Micronutrient

Initatives,

Islamabad

9 Ned-Pak modified atmosphere packaging &

postharvest technologies Dr. Aman Ullah Malik Horticultural Sciences 1.22 24 Months

Acedemia linkages

programe

10 Mango ripening in the post-genomic Era Dr. Ahmad Sattar

KhanHorticultural Sciences 0.90 5 years

LUMS, funded by

Pepsi-CO

Total Amount 161.88


Million)Duration

Collaborating

Agency

1Development of water filter using nano-magnetite as

absorbent to remove pollutants from eastewater

Dr. Muhammad

UsmanISES 11.03 18 Months

Grand Challenges

Canada

2

formulating water policy based on rationalization of

water allocations using remote sensing and GIS

modeling

Dr. Muhammad

Jehanzeb Masud

Cheema

Irrigation & Drainage 4.92 12 Months

International Food

Policy Research

Institute (IFPRI)

3use of conditioners for better plant growth under

drought stressDr. M. Sana Ullah ISES 1.29 18 Months

COMSTECH-

TWAS

4Interaction studies of host polymerases with

replication associated protein of cotton leaf curl

disease

Dr. Muhammad Shah

Nawaz-ul-RehmanCABB 1.19 24 Months

International

Foundation for

Science Sweden

(IFS)

5

Assessing agricultural management practices and

externalities of Bt Cotton plantation in Pakistani

Punjab

Dr. Khuda BakhshAgri. & Resource

Economics1.44 12 Months

CERA under Bio

Safety Research in

Pakistan

6

Arsenic removal from drinking water using

agricultural / food-industry solid wastes as low-cost

sorbents

Dr. Nabeel Khan NiaziSoil & Environmental


Grand Challenges

Canada

7

Sustainable and effective use of biochar in Pakistan

and the UK: Learning from the Accumulation of

scientific understanding and international experience

Dr. Fahd Rasul Agronomy 5.64 12 MonthsBritish Council

Researcher Links

8

Prospects and Dynamics of Premium Quality

Mangoes in Domestic Market in PakistanDr. Mubashir Mehdi

Business Management


John Allright

Fellowship

Returnees under

ACIAR

9

Studing plant defence respnoses in oilseed rape

(Brassica napus) for sustainable pest management Dr. Jam Nazeer Entomology 24.38 36 Months

Pakistan-Norway

Institutional

Cooperation

Program

10

Enabling agricultural policies for benefiting

smallholders in dairy, citrus and mango industries in

Pakistan

Dr. Babar Shahbaz Agri. Extension & Rural

Development1.10 36 Months

ASLP 2, ACIAR,

Australia

Total Amount 63.48

NEWLY LAUNCHED INTERNATIONAL COLLABORATIVE RESEARCH PROJECTS 2013-14

ALL ONGOING RESEARCH PROJECTS



1

Essential oil extraction of non traditional high value

crops through supercritical fluid extraction

technology

Dr. Adnan Younis Horticultural Sciences 4.29 36 Months

Higher Education

Commission

(HEC)

2

Analysis of Model Farm Services Centers as an

Extension Strategy to Empower the Resource-Poor

Farmers in Khyber Pukhtunkhwa, Pakistan.

Prof. Dr. Sher

Muhammad



3Safe food production from soils contaminated with

cadmiumDr. Saif Ullah


Sciences3.31 36 Months HEC

4

Improving rumen ecology through dietry

manipulation for optimum meat crop in small

ruminants

Dr.Asif shahzadAnimal Nutrition & Feed

Technology3.10 24 Months HEC

5 Farmers' Participatory Crop Improvement areasProf. Dr. Javaid

Akhtar



6Improving wheat performance in conditions of

climate change by employing allelopathy

Dr. Muhammad

FarooqAgronomy 1.28 36 Months HEC

7

Development of immoblized ligninase eneymes and

their application in industrial and environmental

biotechnology

Prof. Dr. Muhammad

AsgherChemistry & Biochemistry 6.04 36 Months HEC

8Molecular pathobiology of brucellosis in food

animals and humansProf. Dr. Ahrar Khan Pathology 3.18 36 Months HEC

9Application of micronutrients through seed

invigoration techniques in rice and wheat

Dr. Muhammad

FarooqAgronomy 3.60 36 Months HEC

10Identification of molecular markers important for salt

tolerance in rice (Oryza sativa L.) the role of PI, PLC

Dr. Muhammad

ShahbazBotany 3.53 24 Months HEC

11Functional exploration of Millet and Sorghum: An

advancement towards food securityDr. Imran Pasha NIFSAT 1.69 24 Months HEC

12A Soil Health Initiative for Agricultural and

Environmental Sustainability in Pakistan Dr.M.Iqbal



13

Formulating research based agricultural extension

policy through participatory approach in the Punjab,

Pakistan

Dr. Shoukat AliAgricultural Extension and


14

Value addition & shelf life extension of Guava by

chemical treatment under modified atmosphere

storage

Dr. Atif Randhawa NIFSAT 9.13 24 Months HEC

15

Enhancement of shelf stability of date paste,

production of date honey and functional food

products

Prof. Dr. Salim-ur-

RehmanNIFSAT 2.50 24 Months HEC

16

Identification and characterization of host factors

interacting with the replicase complex of cotton leaf

curl disease associated geminiviruses

Dr. Muhammad Shah

Nawaz-ul-RehmanCABB 6.95 36 Months HEC

17

Development and commercialization of biofertilizer

for sustainable production of cereals from salt

affected soils

Prof. Dr. Zahir A.

Zahir



18Socio-cultural factors affecting women's participation

in livestock management in Punjab Pakistan

Prof. Dr. Ashfaq

Ahmad MannRural Sociology 1.88 36 Months HEC

19Exploring the potential of Moringa oleifera as a crop

growth enhancer and forage crop

Prof. Dr. Shahzad

Maqsood Ahmed

Basra

Crop Physiology 7.11 36 Months HEC

20

Development of standard method through

optimization of processing conditions for

manufacturing of mozzarella cheese from buffalo

milk

Dr. Ayesha Sameen NIFSAT 2.86 24 Months HEC

21Use of silicon for Amelioration of salinity stress in

Maize; A sustainable approachDr. Tariq Aziz



22Economic feasibility of veal production from the

Sahiwal and X-bred cows and Nili-Ravi buffaloesDr. Shaukat Ali Bhatti

Animal Nutrition & Feed

Technology7.54 36 Months HEC

23

Molecular Marker-Assisted Monitoring of Major

Carps Fishery Stocks Throughout Punjab for Genetic

Enhancement

Dr. Khalid Abbas Zoology & Fisheries 3.25 36 Months HEC

24

Screening,isolation and characterization of active

anticancer compounds from some selected plants of

Pakistan

Dr. Raja Adil Sarfraz Chemistry & Biochemistry 4.97 24 Months HEC

25Postharvest Storage Life and Quality Management of

Litchi

Dr. Ahmad Sattar

KhanHorticultural Sciences 5.89 36 Months HEC

26Refinement and Transfer of Sericulture Technology

for Alleviation of Poverty of Rural CommunityDr. M. Dildar Gogi Entomology 5.90 36 Months HEC

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27Gene Stacking for virus and insect resistance in

cotton using site specific recombinases

Dr. Sultan Habib Ullah

KhanCABB 8.24 36 Months HEC

28

Supplementation of citric acid and amino acid-

chealated trace elements to develop low polluted and

cost effective feed for Labeo rohita

Dr.Muhammad Afzal Zoology & Fisheries 2.75 36 Months HEC

29Morpho Anatomical Characterization of Family

Poaceae from Pothohar region of PakistanDr. Farooq Ahmad Botany 3.33 36 Months HEC

30

Impact of The Wheat Price Support Program on

Small Farmers, Low Income Consumers and Food

Security

Prof. Dr. Muhammad

Ashfaq

Agriculture & Resource

Economics1.77 24 Months HEC

31Influence of crop allelopathy on the microbial

diversity of RhizopsphereDr. Zubair Aslam Agronomy 10.17 36 Months HEC

32

Evaluation of inorganic carrier based formulation of

Piriformospora indica to enhance rice (Oryza sativa

L.) productivity under normal and stressed soils

Prof. Dr. Abdus Salam

KhanPlant Breeding & Genetics 3.58 36 Months HEC

33

Determination of association of expression level and

haplotypes of Oryza sativa I. phosphorus

transcription factor 1 (OsPTF1) with phosphorus use

efficacy in rice

Dr. Zulfiqar Ali Plant Breeding & Genetics 3.98 36 Months HEC

34Creation and Exploitation of Seedless Citrus Using

Protoplast TechnologyDr. Bushra Sadia CABB 4.29 36 Months HEC

35

Enhancing nutrient use efficiency and productivity of

oilseed crops by plant growth promoting

rhizobacteria

Dr. M. Tahir Agronomy 1.29 24 Months HEC

36Bio-herbicides Environmentally Safe Technology for

Weed Management

Dr. Muhammad

Mudassar Maqbool

College of Agriculture, DG

Khan4.38 36 Months HEC

37Development of prediction system for intelligent ring

spinning machine using artificial neural networksDr. Assad Farooq Fibre & Textile Technology 4.30 24 Months HEC

38Optimizing activity of herbicides at reduced rates on

weeds with adjuvantsProf. Dr. Asif Tanveer Agronomy 1.61 36 Months HEC

39Synergistic Use of Plants and Microbes to Improve

Health of Lead Contaminated Soils

Dr. Hafiz Naeem

Asgher Ch.



40

Selection of promising date palm (Phoenix

dactylifera L.) germplasm for salt affected soils in

Dera Ghazi Khan

Dr. Tanveer Ul HaqCollege of Agriculture, DG

Khan 7.07 36 Months HEC

41

Production of Biochar at Pilot Scale from Residues

for Improving Soil Health and Sustainable Maize

Production

Prof. Dr. Muhammad

Khalid



42Evaluation and Management of Sludge and Compost

from Different Sources for Sustainable Agriculture

Prof. Dr. Ghulam

Murtaza



43

Impact of drought, elevated CO2 and increasing

temperature on boll shedding, leaf dropping, yield

and quality of some promising cultivars of cotton

Dr. Syed Aftab Wajid Agronomy 3.72 36 Months HEC

44

Enhanced Production of Vegetables with Maximum

Retention of Valuable Nutrients in Response to Plant

Growth Regulators

Dr. Bushra Sultana Chemistry & Biochemistry 3.70 36 Months HEC

45Phytotherapy: An Easy and Economic Way to Cure

the Gastro-intestinal Parasites in Sheep

Dr. Muhammad Sohail

SajidParasitology 2.15 24 Months HEC

46Improving Salt Tolerance in Wheat Through Multi

Strains Bacterial Consortium

Dr. Sajid Mahmood

NadeemBurewala Campus 2.92 36 Months HEC

47

Improving Drought Tolerance in Maize through

Rhizobacteria Containing ACC-Deaminase and

Exopolysaccharides Activity

Dr. Sajid Mahmood

NadeemBurewala Campus 4.69 36 Months HEC

48

Molecular Identification & Characterization of

Economically Important Plant Pathogens From

Punjab

Dr. Luqman Amrao Plant Pathology 8.46 36 Months HEC

49Engineering antigens in Chloroplasts to Immunize

Poultry Birds Against Multiple Diseases

Prof. Dr. Muhammad

Sarwar KhanCABB 5.78 36 Months HEC

50

Novel non-venom insecticidal genes and peptides of

parasitic origin for sustainable insect control

applications


51Development of enzyme-assisted green technology

for effective recovery of plant antioxidants Dr. Bushra Sultana Chemistry & Biochemistry 2.83 24 Months HEC

52Etiology and Integrated Management of Declining

Perennial Ornamental PlantsDr. Imran Ul Haq Plant Pathology 6.61 36 Months HEC

53

Investigation on involvement of root knot nematodes

and fungi in root of cotton in Punjab and its

integrated management

Dr. Sajid Aleem Khan Plant Pathology 2.69 36 Months HEC

54Developing a Strategy for Reforming Public Sector

Extension in the Punjab, Pakistan

Prof. Dr. Munir

Ahmad



55

Effectiveness of “Assessment of actual carbon stocks

and potentials of carbon sequestration in agroforestry

under semi-arid climate of Punjab

Dr. Muhammad

Farrakh Nawaz

Forestry, Range

Management & Wildlife4.11 36 Months HEC

56

Policy devising study of agricultural risks and their

management in different cropping zones of Punjab,

Pakistan

Dr. Muhammad

Iftikhar

Agricultural Extension &


57 Performance Evaluation and Modification of Existing

Indigenous Biomass Briquette Forming Machine

Dr. Abdul NasirStructures & Environmental

Engineering6.10 36 Months HEC

58Indegnous On Campus Training (IOT) at UAF

Modern University Governance ProgramDr. Asif Ali ORIC 2.40 HEC

59

Regioselective synthesis, characterization and

biological evaluation of different substituted arylated,

alkynylated and sequential Suzuki-sonogashira

reactions of 2,3,5,6-tetrabromoindacene-1,7-dione

Dr. Rasheed Ahmad

KheraChemistry & Biochemistry 4.62 36 Months HEC

60Assessing risk, reducing vulnerability and protracting

rice productivity under changing climateDr. Tasneem Khaliq Agronomy 3.00 36 Months HEC

61Organic control of aphid and weeds in wheat through

allelopathy Dr. Sardar Alam Agronomy 3.92 36 Months HEC

62

Entomopathogens and other bio-rational strategies

against red palm weevils (RPW) Rhynchophorus

ferrugineus Olivier (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) on

date palms

Dr. Waqas Wakil Entomology 2.59 36 Months HEC

63

Development of biopesticide/chemosterilant based

food-bait station (s) for the suppression of fruit flies

in fruit orchards

Dr. Muhammad Dildar

GogiEntomology 3.09 36 Months HEC

64Mutagenesis of Aspergillus niger for the

hyperproduction of glucose oxidase

Dr. Muhammad

Anjum ZiaChemistry & Biochemistry 1.99 36 Months HEC

65Development of disease resistant early maturing

wheat lines and production technology

Prof. Dr. Abdus Salam

KhanPlant Breeding & Genetics 2.21 36 Months HEC

66Certified Seed Production of Vegetables, Carrot-

Radish and Okra

Prof. Dr. Muhammad

AmjadHorticultural Sciences 1.89 36 Months HEC

67Exploration of Microwave-Enzyme Assisted Methods

for Extraction of Seed OilsDr. Farooq Anwar Chemistry & Biochemistry 3.18 24 Months HEC

68Doppler free saturated absorption atomic

spectroscopy using tunable diode lasersDr. Yasir Jamil Physics 4.32 36 Months HEC

69Tackling metabolic syndrome by developing

functional foods

Dr. Muhammad Issa

KhanNIFSAT 4.43 24 Months HEC

70Isolation, cloning and expression of novel

antimicrobial genes from medicinal plantsProf. Dr. Amer Jamil Chemistry & Biochemistry 2.33 24 Months HEC

71Molecular Epidemiology of Mycobacterium bovis

causing Human infection

Prof. Dr. Muhammad

Tariq JavedPathology 4.52 36 Months HEC

72

Systematics of mite pests of stored grains and their

control by using non conventional acaricides and

botanicals from Punjab, Pakistan

Dr. Muhammad Hamid

BashirEntomology 4.13 36 Months HEC

73

Adaptive potential of newly developed commercial

cultivars of wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) to multiple

abiotic stress

Prof. Dr. Muhammad

AshrafBotany 3.80 36 Months HEC

74

Development of natural substitutes of synthetic

chemical insecticides for insect control derived from

the toxic peptides coded by naturally occurring

virulent genes in parasitic hymenoptera


75

Agro-Physiological and Biochemical

Characterization of Camelina sativa Under Water

Stress

Dr. Ejaz Ahmad

WaraichCrop Physiology 1.79 36 Months HEC

76In vitro and in vivo metals binding capacities of

different chelating agentsProf. Dr. Tahira Iqbal Chemistry & Biochemistry 4.11 24 Months HEC

77

Phosphorous and potassium adsorption and

desorption behavior of some rice soils of pakistan and

the correlation for adsorption-desorption properties

with fertilizer recommendations for rice crop

Dr. Muhammad SabirSoil & Environmental


78

Screening livestock population of marshy district of

punjab through conventional and immunodiagnostic

methods and comarative chemotherapeutic control of

fascioliases

Prof. Dr. M. Nisar

KhanParasitology 2.24 36 Months HEC

79Gene functional analysis through transposon induced

mutations in riceDr.Nisar Ahmed CABB 4.98 36 Months HEC

80Establishment of arboreta of native trees of pakistan

at Botanic Garden UAF, FaisalabadDr. Mansoor Hameed Botany 1.94 24 Months HEC

81

Endogenous salicylic acid biosynthesis and its

possible relationship with abiotic stress tolerance in

wheat

Dr. M. Arfan Botany 1.45 24 Months HEC

82

zinc biofortification in grain of wheat grown on zinc

deficient soils of punjab through farmer friendly

approaches

Dr. M. Aamer

Maqsood



83Study of polysacrrides produced by a newly

discivered bacterium isolated from Korean soilDr. Zubair Aslam Agronomy 0.50 12 Months HEC

84

Amerliorating effects of methyl jasmonates on

morpho physiological and antioxidant system changes

induced by salinity sress in oilseed rape plant

Dr. M. Shahbaz

NaeemCrop Physiology 0.50 12 Months HEC

85

Estimating the Impacts of Natural Resource

Availability and Social Network on Rural to Urban

Migration in Punjab, Pakistan

Dr. Khuda BakhshEnvironmental & Resource

Economics0.50 12 Months HEC

86Genetic characterization of major carps in natural

and hatchery stocks using molecular toolsDr. Khalid Abbas Zoology & Fisheries 0.50 12 Months HEC

87Peril Assessment of Trans Fats of Vender Foods

Consumed in Faisalabad City

Dr. Muhammad Asim

ShabirNIFSAT 0.50 12 Months HEC

88Absorption characterization of cyano-substituted

hydroxyarenes in aqueous and non-aqueous mediaDr.Muhammad Zahid Chemistry & Biochemistry 0.50 12 Months HEC

89

Au(1)-catalysed synthesis of functionalized biaryls

involving carbon-based moiety as internal

nucleophile

Dr. Muhammad Abid

RashidChemistry & Biochemistry 0.50 12 Months HEC

90

Accelerated Drying of Onion by Using Microwave

Technology (Microwave Hydrodiffusion and Gravity)

as pre-treatment for drying

Dr. Zille Huma NIFSAT 0.50 12 Months HEC

91

Synthesis, Characterization and Biological Screening

of Different Azodye Schiff Bases and their Biological

Screening

Dr. Rasheed Ahmad

KheraChemistry & Biochemistry 0.50 12 Months HEC

92Development of methodology for indigenous

production of menthol crystals

Dr. Muhammad Asif

HanifChemistry & Biochemistry 0.50 12 Months HEC

93Bioavailability of Arsenic in Contaminated Soils:

Effect of Phosphate ApplicationDr. Nabeel Khan Niazi



94Fruit Characterization of Widely Known Date Palm

Cultivars Present in Pakistan

Dr. Rashad Waseem

Khan QadriHorticultural Sciences 0.50 12 Months HEC

95Quantification of Dietary Fiber and β-Glycan in

Cereal ProductsDr. Allah Rakha NIFSAT 0.50 12 Months HEC

96

Cotton Fibre Quality as Influenced by Ginning

Machines Operation during Lint Separation:

Implications for Agricultural Extension

Dr. Muhammad

Iftikhar

Agricultural Extension &


97Chemical Oxidation for the Remediation of Water

Pollution caused by Pharmaceutical Residues

Dr. Muhammad

Usman



98Determination of Potassium release during Clay

Mineral Weathering in Alkaline SoilsDr. Irshad Bibi



99

Assessment of microbial quality of raw meat &

development of rapid technique to determine the

microbial load on the surface of fresh meat

Dr. Amna Sahar NIFSAT 0.50 12 Months HEC

100Genetic Diversity among Sap Feeding Insect against

Gene Encoding Sheath Protein

Dr. Rao Sohail Ahmad

KhanCABB 0.50 12 Months HEC

101

Evaluation of Endocrine Disruption by Commonly

Used Pesticide (Lambda-Cyhalothrin) in Female

Albino Rats

Dr. Junaid Ali KhanPhysiology &

Pharmacology0.50 12 Months HEC

102Discovery of Innovative Gemmomodified Herbal

Combination for Management of Cardiac DiseasesDr. Nazish Jahan Chemistry & Biochemistry 0.50 12 Months HEC

103Theoretical, Electrochemical and Spectroscopic

Studies of Drug (i.e. Heterocycles ) DNA InteractionsDr. Sadia Asim Chemistry & Biochemistry 0.50 12 Months HEC

104Ameliorating the Interactive Effect of Drought and

Salinity Stress by Ascorbic Acid in Wheat

Dr. Shakeel Ahmad

AnjumAgronomy 0.50 12 Months HEC

105

a) Screening of Exotic and Indigenous Wheat

Genotypes against Drought Stress, b) Improvement

of Drought Tolerance in Wheat Genotypes by

Application of Growth Regulators, Compatible

Solutes and Plant Water Extracts

Dr. Safdar HussainCollege of Agriculture, DG


106Functional Characterization Of Transgenic Tomato

Plants Over-Expressing SpERD15-2 geneDr. Khurram Zaif Horticultural Sciences 0.50 12 Months HEC

107

Evaluation of Food Resources, Host Availability and

Pesticide Impacts on the Efficiency of Aphid

Parasitoid Diaeretiellarapae (M’Intosh )

(Hymenoptera: Braconidae )

Dr. Ahmad Nawaz Entomology 0.50 12 Months HEC

108Seed Invigoration of Quinoa (Chenopodium quinoa

Wild.) by Employing Seed Priming StrategiesDr. Hassan Munir Crop Physiology 0.50 12 Months HEC

109Morpho-Physiological and Biochemical Appraisal of

Primed Rice Seed under Salt StressDr. Imran Khan Agronomy 0.50 12 Months HEC

110

Collection & Characterization of Native and Exotic

Hot Paper (Casicum annum L.) Germplasm for

Breeding Hybrids

Dr. Tanveer AhmadCollege of Agriculture, DG


111Management of Drought Stress in Wheat (Triticum

aestivum L.) by Ascorbic acid

Dr. Samina Tanwir

MalikBotany 0.50 12 Months HEC

112

Comparative Analysis of Defense Genes Expression

and their Effect upon Resistance Induced by the

Application of Plant Activators against Chewing and

Sucking Insect Pest in Tomato Plant

Dr. Jam Nazeer

AhmadEntomology 0.50 12 Months HEC

113

Prevalence and Characterization of Shiga Toxin-

Producing Escherichia Coli from Cattle, Food and

Children in Faisalabad, Pakistan

Dr. Mashkoor Mohsin

GillaniMicrobiology 0.50 12 Months HEC

114Screening of Locally Lactic Acid Bacteria for the

Production of Lantibiotics

Dr. Muhammad

AshrafMicrobiology 0.50 12 Months HEC

115

Investigation of drought stress on yield characteristics

of wheat genotypes under controlled and field

conditions

Dr. Ali BakhshCollege of Agriculture, DG


116Optimization of Tissue Culture Conditions of

Indigenous Chickpea Genotypes

Dr. Rana Muhammad

AtifCABB 0.50 12 Months HEC

117Sero-survey for detection of antibodies against West

Nile Virus in equines in Faisalabad, Pakistan

Dr. Muhammad Khalid

Mansoor

Clinical Medicine &

Surgery 0.50 12 Months HEC

118Development of animal model of fulminant hepatitis

and study of host immune responses

Dr. Muhammad Imran

ArshadMicrobiology 0.50 12 Months HEC

119

Effective Utilization of Brackish Water for

Sustainable Soil and Water Productivity:

Experimental and Modeling Approach

Dr. Syed Hamid

Hussain ShahIrrigation & Drainage 0.50 12 Months HEC

120Thin edible coating of fruits to prevent browsing and

moistures losses

Dr. Muhammad Kashif

Iqbal KhanFood Engineering 0.50 12 Months HEC

121Effect of hydrodynamic conditions on droplet break-

up in porous mediaDr. Akmal Nazir Food Engineering 0.50 12 Months HEC

122Acrylamide risk assessment in fried and baked food

productsDr. Abid Aslam Mann Food Engineering 0.50 12 Months HEC

123

Synthesis of soft and hard ferrites and their

characterization using laser induced breakdown

spectroscopy

Dr.Yasir Jamil Physics 1.44 36 MonthsPakistan Science

Foundation (PSF)

124Parasitoid waps as a source of novel insecticidal

moleculesDr. Zain-ul-Abdin Entomology 1.93 36 Months PSF

125

Effect of protein, probiotics, vitamin C and E on

semen quantity and quality, health biomarkers and

immunological status of retired male broiler breeders

after molting

Prof. Dr. Tanweer

Khaliq

Physiology and

Pharmacology 2.36 12 Months PSF

126

Budgeting protein and carbohydrate fractions: A

practical approach to escalate rumen dynamics for

maximizing productive potential of dairy beetal goat

Dr. Muhammad Aasif

Shahzad


Technology3.39 24 Months PSF

127

Molecular epidimological study on paratuberculosis

along with pathology of mesenteric lymph nodes and

intestine in buffalo and cattle

Prof. Dr. Muhammad

Tariq JavedPathology 2.04 36 Months PSF

128

Entomopathogenic fungi and diatomaceous earths for

the control of Tribolium castaneum (Herbst.)

(Coleoptera: Tenebrionidae) on stored wheat

Dr.Waqas Wakil Entomology 1.99 36 Months PSF

129

Evaluation of dried citrus pulp as a concentrate

source and its effect on growth performance and milk

yield in ruminant animals

Dr. Muhammad SharifAnimal Nutrition & Feed

Technology2.33 36 Months PSF

130

Evaluation of some cereal derived polysaccharides as

natural biological response modifiers and their

therapeutic efficiency against ciccidiosis in chiken

Dr. Muhammad Kasib

KhanParasitology 3.96 36 Months PSF

131

Physical forms of feed and feeding regimes as a

measure to combat the enviornmental stress and its

effect on growth performance and meat quality in

goats

Prof.Dr.Muhammad

YounasLivestock Management 2.18 24 Months PSF

132Development of information management system for

commercial broiler and layer farm dataDr. Shahid-ur-Rehman Poultry Science 2.16 36 Months PSF

133 Engineering Maiz with heat shock proteins Dr. Iqrar Ahmad Rana CABB 1.99 36 Months PSF

134Comparative susceptibility of some indigenous

breeds of goats to gastrointestinal parasitism

Dr. Muhammad Nisar

KhanParasitology 3.10 24 Months PSF

135

Diagnosis of acaricide resistance in ticks of cattle and

management of acaricide resistant ticks by using

medicinal plant extracts

Dr. Zia ud Din Sindhu Parasitology 2.54 36 Months PSF

136Development of conditioned (Omega-3 rich) meat

and eggs through modifications in feed ingredients

Dr. Muhammad Issa

KhanNIFSAT 3.03 36 Months PSF

137Assessment of genotoxic effects of metals in fish

using comet and micronucleus assays

Prof. Dr. Muhammad

JavedZoology & Fisheries 3.55 36 Months PSF

138

Development, Evaluation and promotion of herbal

anticoccidial(s) for the control of cocidiosis in

poultryDeveloped in the ALP Project

Dr. Zafar Iqbal Parasitology 8.12 36 Months

Punjab

Agricultural

Research Board

(PARB)

139Wheat crop improvement for drought tolerance

through biotechnologyDr. Asif Ali Plant Breeding & Genetics 7.05 36 Months PARB

140Transgenic Approach to Improve Drought and

Salinity Tolerance in WheatDr. Nisar Ahmad CABB 14.08 36 Months PARB

141

Management of bacterial blight of rice through

resistant varieties and application of chemicals and

biocontrol agents

Dr. S. T. Sahi Plant Pathology 3.68 36 Months PARB

142Documenting and Mitigating the Impact of Pesticides

and Heavy Metals on VegetablesDr. Imran Pasha NIFSAT 9.03 36 Months PARB

143Documenting and Mitigating the Impact of Pesticides

and Heavy Metals on VegetablesDr. Abedullaha

Agricultural & Resource

Economics8.11 36 Months PARB

144

Characterization of Native and Potential Mango

Varieties in Relation to ceratocystis manginecans and

other Economic Traits

Dr. Iqrar Ahmad Khan Horticultural Sciences 12.29 48 Months PARB

145




Dr. Asif Ali Plant Breeding & Genetics 5.24 48 Months PARB

146




Dr. Abdul Rehman Plant Pathology 4.83 48 Months PARB

147

Utilizing Bacterial ACC-Deaminase Biotechnology to

Enhance Water Use Efficiency for Sustainable

Production of Cereals

Dr. Muhammad

Arshad


Sciences13.87 60 Months PARB

148Clonal Propagation of Guava through Softwood

CuttingsDr. Jaffar Jaskani Horticultural Sciences 11.71 50 Months PARB

149Development of Egg Type Chicken Lines for

Backyard Poultry Production

Dr. Muhammad Sajjad

Khan

Animal Breeding &

Genetics15.75 60 Months PARB

150Development of Egg Type Chicken Lines for

Backyard Poultry ProductionDr. Zia-ur-Rehman Toba Tek Singh 4.56 50 Months PARB

151

DevelopmentEevaluation and Promotion of Distillery

Yeast Sludge ( DYS) Based Cost Effectiveness Feed

and Probiotic Agent for Poultry

Dr. Muhammad

Sarwar


Technology9.12 36 Months PARB

152Preparation and Field Evaluation ofThermo Stable

NewCastle Disease Vaccine

Dr. Muhammad

ShahidMicrobiology 10.84 36 Months PARB

153




Dr. Muhammad Afzal Zoology & Fisheries 4.93 36 Months PARB

154




Dr. Muhammad Issa

KhanNIFSAT 7.86 36 Months PARB

155

Developing Guidelines for Improving Water Use

Efficiency and Testing of Locally Developed Water

Soluble Fertilizers Under Drip Irrigation System for

Various Crops

Dr. Allah Bakhsh Irrigation & Drainage 5.58 36 Months PARB

156

Formulation of Value Added Organo-bio Fertilizers

from Recycled Organic Wastes for Sustainable

Production of Cereals

Dr. Muhammad

Arshad


Sciences17.46 60 Months PARB

157

Evaluation and Commercialization of Rhizogold-A

multi-strain Bio-fertilizer Developed in the ALP

Project

Dr. Zahir Ahmad ZahirSoil & Environmental


Agricultural

Linkages Program

(ALP)

158Improved Utilization of Beetal Goats Through Open

Nucleus Breeding Scheme

Dr. Muhammad Sajjad

Khan

Animal Breeding &

Genetics1.94 36 Months ALP

159

Evaluation of Microorganisms, Clays and Herbs for

Mycotoxin Degradation and their Effect upon

Nutrient Availability in Chikens

Dr. Zargham Khan Pathology 7.08 36 Months ALP

160

Use of Exogenous Fibrolytic Enzyme: Influence on

Chemical Composition,Digestion Kinetics of Fodder

Grass Silage and Buffalo Prformance

Dr. Mahr-un-NisaAnimal Nutrition & Feed

Technology6.48 36 Months ALP

161

Facilitation of the demonstration of different

technologies under UAF-technology park projects at

Postgraduate Agricultural Research Station (PARS),

University of Agriculture, Faisalabad

Mr. Amir Saeed RanaEndowment Fund

Secretariat, UAF1.82 36 Months

Endowment Fund

Secreteriat (EFS)

162Technology Transfer through Cyber Extension:

Helping Communities to Help ThemselvesDr. Babar Shahbaz


Rural Development 5.10 36 Months EFS

163Creating knowledge-based society through

agricultural technology transfer via FM radioProf. Dr. Tanvir Ali


Rural Development 17.15 24 Months EFS

164

Demonstration of production technology of quino

(Chenopodium quino Wild.) as a new climate proof

grain crop

Prof. Dr. Shahzad

Maqsood Ahmed

Basra

Crop Physiology 2.18 36 Months EFS

165

Establishment of Integrated Farming Facility for

Crops/vegetables, Fish and Livestock at Proka Farms

of University of Agriculture, Faisalabad (five

components)

Prof. Dr. Tahir Zahoor NIFSAT 36 Months EFS

166

Establishment of Integrated farming facility for

crop/vegetables, fish and livestock at Proka farms

University of Agriculture, Faisalabad

Prof. Dr. Muhammad

Javed Zoology & Fisheries 36 Months EFS

167

Establishment of poultry farming facility in

integration with fish/crop farming at Proka farms

University of Agriculture, Faisalabad.

Prof. Dr. Ahsan-ul-

HaqPoultry Science 36 Months EFS

168Improving degraded soil land low quality of water

using farm wastes and their use for crop farming

Prof. Dr. Ghulam

Murtaza


Sciences36 Months EFS

169

Improving degraded sol land low quality of water

using farm wastes and their use for vegetable farming

(vegetable tunnel farming)

Prof. Dr. M. Aslam

PervezHorticultural Sciences 36 Months EFS

170Drip Irrigation Systems for Fruit Orchards and Row

Crops for Research and Demonstration purpose Prof. Dr. Allah Bakhsh Irrigation & Drainage 15.98 36 Months EFS

171Introducing Farmers with UAF-11: a brassica oilseed

elite line of the University of Agriculture, Faisalabad

Prof. Dr. Hafeez

Ahmad SadaqatPlant Breeding & Genetics 1.94 36 Months EFS

45.52

172

Integrated control of drug resistant/susceptible worms

of goat by targeted selective treatments using

FAMACHA

Dr. Zia ud Din Sindhu Parasitology 1.79 36 Months EFS

173

Establishment of mushroom cultivation unit for

demonstration and growth trials of wild and exotic

mushrooms

Prof. Dr. Muhammad

Asif AliHorticultural Sciences 2.87 36 Months EFS

174Improving farmers’ profitability and human nutrition

through popularization of carrots

Prof. Dr. Muhammad

Amjad Horticultural Sciences 2.57 36 Months EFS

175

Demonstration of resources utilization efficiency for

citrus and mango plants under drip irrigation at

PARS

Dr. Saeed Ahmad Horticultural Sciences 2.14 36 Months EFS

176Spring and winter flower exhibition/demonstration

for transfer of technology at UAF Dr. Atif Riaz Horticultural Sciences 1.21 36 Months EFS

177

Demonstration/dissemination of promising ber

cultivars in marginal land in District Faisalabad

(Punjab)

Dr. Saeed Ahmad Horticultural Sciences 0.95 36 Months EFS

178

Quantification of agro-forestry services and

increment in agroforestry area in District Khushab

through participatory approach

Dr. M. Farrakh NawazForestry, Range

Management & Wildlife2.29 36 Months EFS

179 Establishment of crop, seed and weed museum Dr. Hassan Munir Crop Physiology 1.39 36 Months EFS

180Demonstration of technology of silymarine extraction

from milk thistle

Prof. Dr. Khalil-ur-

Rehman Chemistry & Biochemistry 1.83 36 Months EFS

181

Dissemination of seed production technology of

important crops (Component I: Vegetable seed

Production)

Dr. Khurram Ziaf Horticultural Sciences 2.95 36 Months EFS

182

Demonstration and control of mango mealy bug

(Drosicha stebbingi Green) at the University of

Agriculture, Faisalabad using funnel type slippery

trap (an innovative technology)

Prof. Dr. Rashid A.

Khan

Forestry, Range

Management & Wildlife1.12 36 Months EFS

183Transfer of animal health related technologies to

farmers by involving DVM studentsDr. Ijaz Ahmad Theriogenology 0.77 12 Months EFS

184Construction of bag type biogas plant at University of

Agriculture, Faisalabad

Prof. Dr. Muhammad

IqbalFarm Machinery and Power 1.55 12 Months EFS

185 Establishement of date palm germplasm unitMr. Summar Abbas

NaqviHorticultural Sciences 4.70 36 Months EFS

186 Rain water harvesting for groundwater recharge Prof. Dr. Allah Bakhsh Irrigation & Drainage 1.31 12 Months EFS

187

Technology transfer to citrus growers in relation to

changing cultivars in existing citrus orchards through

top working

Dr. Muhammad Jafar

JaskaniHorticultural Sciences 1.45 36 Months EFS

188Water economics of growing Basmati, hybrid and

coarse rice in Punjab, Pakistan

Prof. Dr. Muhammad

Ashfaq

Agricultural & Resource

Economics0.84 12 Months EFS

189

Improvement of beetal goats and indigenous chicken

through dissemination of superior sires with superior

bucks

Prof. Dr. Muhammad

Sajjad Khan

Animal Breeding &

Genetics5.08 24 Months EFS

190Direct seeding of aerobic rice technology in rice-

wheat cropping system of central PunjabDr. Nadeem Akbar Agronomy 1.53 24 Months EFS

191Demonstration of in vivo clonal propagation system

in elite guava cultivars

Dr. Muhammad

UsmanHorticultural Sciences 1.94 36 Months EFS

192

Varitetal Identification and Purity Checking of Wheat

Cultivars/Hybrids through PCR Based DNA

Fingerprinting

Dr. Zulfiqar Ali Plant Breeding & Genetics 1.98 12 Months EFS

193

Model Farming for Sustainable Agriculture: A

collaborative effort of university expert and private

sector under university industry linkage program

Dr. Muhammad

YaseenISES 1.061 12 Months

HR Chemical

Group, Multan,

Pakistan

194

Food Security and livelihood futures in resource

scarce areas: "quest for the inclusion of marganalized

groups" Dr. Babar ShahbazAgri. Extension & Rural

Development 2.682 60 Months

Sustainable

Development

Policy Institute

(SDPI), Islamabad

195

Rural development in North-West Pakistan: Vision

and practices of culturally rooted social organizations

- implication for agri. Extension Prof. Dr. Tanvir AliAgri. Extension & Rural

Development 1.479 36 Months

Sustainable

Development

Policy Institute

Islambabad (SDPI)

196

Short-term Skill Development courses under Prime

Minster's |Hunermand Pakistan Program Dr. Mahmood A.


Pakistan

Agricultural

Reseach Council,

PARC

197

Publicity of Umeed-e-Punjab Scholarship for

Veterinary Assistant Diploma (Punjab Economic

Opportunities Programme)

Dr. Mahmood A.


(Punjab Economic

Opportunities

Programme

198

Development of Software for Site Specific and

Economical Crop Production Technology for Various

Categories of Farmers and its Dissemination to the

End User Through Web, Call Centre and SMS

Dr. Muhammad

Rasheed ISES 29.585 36 Months

National ICT-R&D

Fund, Islamabad

199

Skills for Farms "Animal Nutrition Management"Dr. Mahmood A.


Punjab Skills

Development Fund

200

Dairy Herd managementDr. Mahmood A.


Punjab Skills

Development Fund

201

Poulty Farm Management Dr. Ahmad Saeed

KhanContinuing Education 4.561 6 Months

Punjab Skills

Development Fund

202

Population estimates and dengue infection rates in

field collected aedes albopictus and aedes aegypti

adults from lahore, faisalabad and rawalpindi

Prof. Dr. Waseem

AkramEntomology 1.99 6 Months

Vector borne

Diseases, Health

Dept. Govt. of

Punjab

203

Green combination: Blockade for hypertension and

cardiac dysrhythmiaDr. Khalid Mahmood

KhanChemistry & Bio-Chemistry 3.49 36 Months

Pakistan Academty

of Science

204

Farmer capacity building for mushroom growing

using cotton gin waste as growing substrate Dr. Muhammad

Muzammil JahangirHorticultural Sciences 0.26 36 Months

World Wide Fund

of Nature-Pakistan

(WWF-P), Lahore

205

Situation Analysis of Large Scale Wheat Flour,

Edible Oil & Ghee FortificationProf. Dr. Masood


Micronutrient

Initatives,

Islamabad

206Ned-Pak modified atmosphere packaging &

postharvest technologies Dr. Aman Ullah Malik Horticultural Sciences 1.219 24 Months

Acedemia linkages

programe

207Mango ripening in the post-genomic Era Dr. Ahmad Sattar


LUMS, funded by

Pepsi-CO

Total Amount 789.15


Million)Duration

Collaborating

Agency

1

Faculty exchange and joint research on microbial

treatment of textile effluents contaminated with

Azodyes

Prof. Dr. Muhammad

Arshad



International

Linkages of

Pakistani

Universities with

Foreign

Universities

(ILPUFU) (HEC

Program with

USA)

2

Development and application of decision support

tools to conserve and sustainably used genetic

diversity in indigenous livestock and wild relativesProf. Dr.M.Sajjad

Khan

Animal Breeding &

Genetics22.75 60 Months

Minstry of

Livestock and

Dairy

Development (GEF-

UNEO-

ILRI_FAnGR)

(Kynia)

3

Research needs for the asion citrus psyllid biological

control at the University of Agriculture, Faisalabad Prof. Dr. Jalal Arif Entomology 2.025 12 Months

University of

California

Riverside, USA

4

The enhancement of citrus value chain production in

Pakistan & Australia through improved orchard

management practices

Prof. Dr. Jafar Jaskani Horticultural Sciences 2.37 60 Months

Agricultural sector

linkages

program(ASLP)

Australian Center

for International

Agriculture

Research (ACIAR)

(Australia)

ALL ONGOING INTERNATIONAL COLLABORATIVE RESEARCH PROJECTS

5

International Center for Development and Decent

Work (ICDD)Prof. Dr. Iqrar Ahmad


International

Center for

Development and

Decent Work

(ICDD)

6

"Diversity & Nutrional veriation in Pakistani Dates:

implication for sustainable value chain and decent

living perspective of rural house hold Prof. Dr. Iqrar Ahmad


International

Center for

Development and

Decent Work

(ICDD)

7

"Value addition to agricultural products using solar

energy"

Dr. Anjum Munir Farm Machinery & Power 5.57 60 Months

International

Center for

Development and

Decent Work

(ICDD)

8

Validating the Baluchistan Region as the Centre of

origin of Date PalmDr. Sultan Habibullah

KhanCABB 4.00 48 Months

International

Center for

Development and

Decent Work

(ICDD)

9

International return migration in various areas of

Punjab, Pakistan

Dr. Izhar Ahmad Khan Rural Sociology 4.00 48 Months

International

Center for

Development and

Decent Work

(ICDD)

10Prof. Dr. Aman Ullah

MalikHorticultural Sciences 96.685

11 Dr. Mubashir Mahdi Business Management

Sciences96.685

12

Evaluating the conventional and conservation rice-

wheat systems for resource use efficiency and

productivityDr. Muhammad

FarooqAgronomy 1.00 24 Months

Cereal System

Initiative in South

Asia (CSISA)

(IRRI-CIMMYT)

(Mexico USA)

Mango value chain improvement

48 Months

Agricultural sector

linkages

program(ASLP)

Australian Center

13

Social research to foster effective collaboration and

strengthen pro-poor value chains

Dr. Izhar A. Khan Rural Sociology 1.3866 48 Months

Agricultural sector

linkages

program(ASLP)

Australian Center

for International

Agriculture

Research (ACIAR)

(Australia)

14

Development and Implementation of Code of

Practices at Pilot Scale in Mango Industries

Prof. Dr. Aman Ullah

MalikHorticultural Sciences 2.099 36 Months

United Nation

Industrial

Development

Organization

(UNIDO)

(Consultancy

Project)

15

Development and Implementation of Code of

Practices at Pilot Scale in Kinnow Industries



United Nation

Industrial

Development

Organization

(UNIDO)

(Consultancy

Project)

16

Development of environmentally benign novel

natural bioinsecticides for effective insect control

derived from the naturally occuring toxic genes in the

female secretions of insect parasitoids

Dr. Zain ul Abdin Entomology 1.057 24 Months

International

Foundation for

Science Sweden

(IFS)

17

Establishment of Postgraduate diploma course in

food safety and controlsProf. Dr. Masood


United Nation

Industrial

Development

Organization

(UNIDO)

18

Improving drought resistance in wheat during

reproductive and grain filling phases Dr. Muhammad

FarooqAgronomy 1.081 24 Months

International

Foundation for

Science Sweden

(IFS)

19

Improvement of salinity tolerance in bread wheat by

identifying novel salt tolerant germplasmDr. Irfan Afzal Crop Physiology 1.062 36 Months

International

Foundation for

Science Sweden

(IFS)

20

Diversity of geminiviruses associated with non-host

plants i.e. weeds in PakistanDr. Muhammad Mubin CABB 0.992 24 Months

International

Foundation for

Science Sweden

(IFS)

21

Exploring the effects of soil compaction on the

growth of major agroforest trees of central punjab in

pakistan

Dr. Muhammad

Farrakh Nawaz

Forestry range manageent

& wildlife0.991 20 Months

International

Foundation for

Science Sweden

(IFS)

22

Watershed Rehabilitation and Irrigation Improvement

in Pakistan

Prof. Dr. Allah Bakhsh WMRC 44.87 36 Months

International

Centre for

Agricultural

Research in the

Dry Areas

(ICARDA)

23 Renewable energy technologies in Pakistan Dr. Anjum Munir Farm Machinery & Power 10.15 24 Months DAAD

24Development of novel rhizobial inoculants for

including drought tolerance in wheat

Dr. Hafiz Naeem

Asghar



Grand Challenges

Canada

25Development of water filter using nano-magnetite as

absorbent to remove pollutants from eastewater

Dr. Muhammad

Usman



Grand Challenges

Canada

26

formulating water policy based on rationalization of

water allocations using remote sensing and GIS

modeling

Dr. Muhammad

Jehanzeb Masud

Cheema

Irrigation & Drainage 4.92 12 Months

International Food

Policy Research

Institute (IFPRI)

27

Rehabilitating Lower Chenab Canal System Part-B

Project (PK-P53) on Farm R&D Component

Prof. Dr. Allah Bakhsh WMRC 75 60 Months

PIDA, Punjab

Irrigation &

Drainage Authority

(Japan Bank for

International

Cooperation) JBIC

28use of conditioners for better plant growth under

drought stressDr. M. Sana Ullah



COMSTECH-

TWAS

29

Heat stress alleviation in summer vegetables -

enhancing the use of genetics diversity in central

punjab, Pakistan

Prof. Dr. Aslam

PervaizHorticultural Sciences 15.729 36 Months

Agricultural sector

linkages

program(ASLP)

Australian Center

for International

Agriculture

Research (ACIAR)

(Australia)

30Interaction studies of host polymerases with

replication associated protein of cotton leaf curl

disease

Dr. Muhammad Shah

Nawaz-ul-RehmanCABB 1.187 24 Months

International

Foundation for

Science Sweden

(IFS)

31

Assessing agricultural management practices and

externalities of Bt Cotton plantation in Pakistani

Punjab

Dr. Khuda BakhshAgri. & Resource

Economics1.44 12 Months

CERA under Bio

Safety Research in

Pakistan

32

Arsenic removal from drinking water using

agricultural / food-industry solid wastes as low-cost

sorbents

Dr. Nabeel Khan NiaziSoil & Environmental


Grand Challenges

Canada

33Capacity Building of UAF Faculty in Enquiry-Based

Learning (EBL): a Master class in EBLDr. Shazia Yasmeen Rural Sociology 1.13 24 Months

British Council,

UK (INSPIRE)

34

Establishing distribution and diversity of the bats of

Pakistan and allaying public misperceptions of

threatened bat species

Dr. Muhammad

Mehmood-ul-HassanZoology & Fisheries 0.700 12 Months

NAGAO, Natural

Environmental

Foundation

(NNEF), Japan

35

Effect of Bt Cotton on chemistry, microbial

community structure and enzymatic activity in the

rhizosphere soil

Dr. Hafiz Naeem

Asghar



International Life

Sciences Institute

(ILSI) Research

Foundation

36

Impact assessment of the transgenic sugarcane over

expressing antifungal proteins on endophytic and

rhizospheric microorganisms Dr. Iqrar Ahmad Rana CABB 1.46 12 Months

International Life

Sciences Institute

(ILSI) Research

Foundation, CERA

37

Sustainable and effective use of biochar in Pakistan

and the UK: Learning from the Accumulation of

scientific understanding and international experience

Dr. Fahd Rasul Agronomy 5.643 12 MonthsBritish Council

Researcher Links

38

Prospects and Dynamics of Premium Quality

Mangoes in Domestic Market in PakistanDr. Mubashir Mehdi

Business Management


John Allright

Fellowship

Returnees under

ACIAR

39

Comparison of cotton genotypes collected from

farmer's field with breeder sourced material by DNA

finger printing

Prof. Dr. Asif Ali Plant Breeding & Genetics 7.00 9 Months

International Food

Policy Research

Institute (IFPRI)

40

Studing plant defence respnoses in oilseed rape

(Brassica napus) for sustainable pest management Dr. Jam Nazeer Entomology 24.378 36 Months

Pakistan-Norway

Institutional

Cooperation

Program

41Evaluation of climate resilent and biofortified maize

germplasm under the AIP maize programDr. Muhammad Aslam Plant Breeding & Genetics 0.025 10 Months CIMMYT

42

Soil fertility and soil health in pakistan through

demonstration and dissemination of the best practices

for farmers Dr. Muhammad

Rasheed



International

Centre for

Agricultural

Research in the

Dry Areas

(ICARDA)

43

Agricultural Innovation Program

Prof. Dr. Asif Ali ORIC 2.64 12 Months

Agricultural

Innovation

Program (AIP), UC-

Davis, USA

44

Assessing Potential for Developing an Inline

Automated Maturity Assessment System for

Commercial Mango Cultivars



Agricultural

Innovation

Program (AIP), UC-

Davis, USA

45

Multiplication and Commercialization of New

Potential Mango Accessions Dr. Ahmad Sattar


Agricultural

Innovation

Program (AIP), UC-

Davis, USA

46

Characterization of Pakistani Mango Kernal Waste

with Special Reference to Its Seed Fat as a Cocoa

Butter Equivalent for Value Added Products Dr. Muhammad Asim NIFSAT 0.45 12 Months

Agricultural

Innovation

Program (AIP), UC-

Davis, USA

47

Value Addition of Mango through Development of

Fruit LeatherDr. Moazzam Rafiq NIFSAT 0.726 12 Months

Agricultural

Innovation

Program (AIP), UC-

Davis, USA

48

Improvement in the socio-economic and health status

of female cotton pickers under the changed scenario

of Bt cotton adoption in the cotton belt

Dr. Muhammad

Abubakkar Azmat

Plant Breeding & Genetics

(Vehari)0.9986 12 Months

International Food

Policy Research

Institute (IFPRI)

49

Food utilization among poor households in peri-urban

areas of North and South Punjab, PakistanDr. Muhammad Khalid

Bashir

Agri. & Resource


International Food

Policy Research

Institute (IFPRI)

50

Developing near real time intelligence water

allocation system using remote sensing and modeling

Dr. Muhammad

Jehanzeb Masud

Cheema

Irrigation and Drainage 2.78 12 Months

International Food

Policy Research

Institute (IFPRI)

51

Strategies to control diseases and increasing

productivity of livestock sector through improved

breeding in Punjab

Prof. Dr. Muhammad

Ashfaq

Agri. & Resource


International Food

Policy Research

Institute (IFPRI)

52

Capaciity buidling of Pakistan Seed Industry through

estabalishing Pakistan Seed Academy

Dr. Irfan Afzal Crop Physiology 0.5 12 Months

United States

Education

Foundation in

Pakistan, (USEFP),

Islamabad

53 Dr. Babar Shahbaz Agri. Extension & Rural

Development1.1

54 Dr. Khalid Bashir Agri. & Resource

Economics 1.1

55

Assessing climatic vulnerability and projecting crop

productivity using integrated crop and economic

modeling techniques (wheat, Rice and Cotton in

Pakistan)

Prof. Dr. Ashfaq

Ahmad/ Lead Principal

Investigator

Agronomy 32.09 24 Months

Agricultural Model

Inter-Comparison

and Improvement

Project (AgMIP)

Enabling agricultural policies for benefiting

smallholders in dairy, citrus and mango industries in

Pakistan 36 Months

Agricultural sector

linkages

program(ASLP)

Australian Center

56

Enhanced capacity for wheat production in Punjab

for increased food security in Pakistan Prof. Dr. Asif Ali as

CollaboratorORIC 14.75 48 Months

Public Sector

Linkages

Programme,

AusAID

57

Management of greening by Producing Plants,

Monitoring Vectors and Indentification of tolerance Prof. Dr. Iqrar Ahmad


Pak U.S Sceince

and Technology

cooperation

program

58

"Establishment of functional and Nutraceutical Food

Research Section at the National Institute of Food

Science and Technology, UAF, Pakistan"Dr. Masood Sadiq Butt NIFSAT 10.523 24 Months

Pak U.S Sceince

and Technology

cooperation

program

59

Bioactive genes and peptides/proteins from medicinal

plantsProf. Dr. Amer Jamil Chemistry & Biochemistry 10.05 36 Months

Pak U.S Sceince

and Technology

cooperation

program

60

Arthropod functional genomics initiative: building

community resources for animal healthProf. Dr. Zafar Iqbal Parasitology 18.5531 36 Months

Pak US Academics

& Research

Program 2009-

2010

61

Optimizing canal and groundwater management to

assist water user associations in maximizing crop

production and managing salinisation Dr. Allah Bakhsh WMRC 61.78 24 Months

Australia Center

for International

Agriculture

Research (ACIAR)

(Australia)

62

Rhizosphere engineering through biostimulation of

Quorum quenching bacteria for controlling bacterial

diseases in vegetables

Dr. Kashif Riaz Plant Pathology 10.44 18 MonthsGrand Challenges

Canada

63

Characterization of cucumber (Cucumis sativus)

germplasm for biotic stress and innate immune

response

Dr. Hafiza Masooma

Naseer CheemaPlant Breeding & Genetics 1.23 24 Months

International

Foundation for

Science (IFS)

64

Assessment of persistent organic pollutants (POPs)

contamination in soils and crops irrigated with

wastewater

Dr. Sardar Alam Agronomy 1.22 15 Months

International

Foundation for

Science (IFS)

65

Assessment of leaky maternal inheritance in

transplastomic tobacco plants as a serious biosafaty

concernDr. Faiz Ahmad CABB 1.545 12 Months

Centre for

Environmental

Risk Assessment

(CERA)

66

Characterization and over-expression of sugarcane

derived Scdr1 gene in sugarcane to combat abiotic

stresses

Dr. Ghulam Mustafa CABB 1.23 36 Months

International

Foundation for

Science (IFS)

67

Assessing and quantifying nutrient flows and budgets

in major agro-ecological systems in the Indus Basin,

Pakistan Dr. M. Aamer

Maqsood



International

Centre for

Agricultural

Research in the

Dry Areas

(ICARDA)

68Evaluating the potential of bioenergy from weeds Prof. Dr. Iqrar Ahmad

KhanHorticultural Sciences 3.7 36 Months British Council

69Strategic Basin Assessment of the Indus Basin in

Pakistan

Prof. Dr. Iqrar Ahmad

KhanHorticultural Sciences 2.46 16 Months CSIRO, Australia

Total Amount 748.8593

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