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Departmental Research

Running Projects

Sr. No.	Title of Project	Funding agency (amount PKR)	Principal Investigator
1	Cotton productivity enhancement project, Virology Component	USDA (0.5 m USD)	Dr. Muhammad Saleem Haider
2	Development of bio-pesticide for the control of soil-borne diseases of tomatoes and chilies caused by Pythium and Phytophthora spp.	PARB (29.9157 m)	Dr. Muhammad Saleem Haider (Co-PI)
3	Microbial Detoxification of Aflatoxins in Cereal Grains	HEC (5.716 m)	Dr. Shinawar Waseem Ali
4	Conservation tillage awareness for controlling air pollution from rice straw burning in Punjab	HEC and University of the Punjab (1.0 m)	Dr. Rashid Mahmood
5	Genetics and mechanism of Permethrin resistance in house flies from Punjab, Pakistan	HEC (0.5 m)	Dr. Sumera Maqsood
6	Glucose-lysine non-enzymatic browning as time temperature indicator for monitoring drying process and quality of okra	HEC (0.5 m)	Dr. Muhammad AAmir
7	Evaluation of Different Planting Geometries and Fertigation Levels under Surface and Subsurface Drip Irrigation System for Improving Water Use Efficiency under Various Crops	Water Management Training and Research Institute, Punjab, Lahore (2.212 m)	Dr. Muhammad Bilal Chattah
8	Standardization and identification of Murraya exotica species of Pakistan	HEC (0.5 m)	Dr. M. Kaleem Naseem
9	Evaluation and induction of heat stress tolerance in Hot pepper ( Capsicum annuum L) genotypes under the agro climatic conditions of Lahore	HEC (0.5 m)	Dr. Mubeen Sarwar
10	Biochar and selected Rhizobacterial strains mediated systemic resistance against Fusarium wilt of tomato	Rs. 0.5 million, Funded by HEC	Dr. Adnan Akhter

Completed Projects

PARB Project No. 127 (NOVEL APPROACH TO GENERATE WIDE SPECTRUM RESISTANCE TO ALL COTTON BEGOMOVIRUSES INFECTING COTTON AND OTHER CULTIVATED CROPS)

Virology group of Institute of Agricultural Science (IAGS), University of the Punjab Lahore under the leadership of Prof. Dr. Muhammad Saleem Haider, Director, IAGS recently completed a Research Project sponsored by Pakistan Agricultural Research Board (PARB). Transgenic cotton was developed against cotton leaf curl disease complex using RNAi technique. Department of Cell and systems Biology, University of Toronto, Canada, Centre of excellence in Molecular Biology (CEMB), University of the Punjab, Lahore and Cotton Research Institute (CRI), Ayub Agriculture Research Institute (AARI), Faisalabad participated as collaborator in this project. The total funding of the project was 28.139 million Rupees. After excellent field results, the Institute of Agricultural Sciences submitted the findings for Patent registration at Intellectual Property Organization of Pakistan (IPO), titled as ‘ DEVELOPMENT OF VIRUS RESISTANT TRANSGENIC COTTON'. Transgenic seeds have been handed over to CRI, AARI, Faisalabad for multiplication.


Transgenic cotton plants at IAGS fields	Prof. Dr. Muhammad Saleem Haider, Director IAGS handing-over cotton Seeds to the representative of CRI, AARI, Faisalabad

Other Completed Projects

Sr. No.	Title of Project	Funding agency (amount PKR)	Principal Investigator
1	Development of Biosorption-Biodegradation System for the Removal of Dyes from Textile and Printing Industry Effluents by Saprophytic Fungi, White Rot Basidiomycetes and Plant Residues	HEC (4.3 m)	Dr. Muhammad Saleem Haider (Co-PI)
2	Impact assessment of water conservation and productivity enhancement through high efficiency irrigation system among vegetable growers of distt. Sheikhupura	HEC (0.25 m)	Dr. Muhammad Saleem Haider (Co-PI)
3	The studies to control Jassid ( Amrsca spp.) on the Brinjal ( Solanum melongena L.) through bio-pesticides and habitat management in Lahore Division.	HEC (0.5 m)	Dr. Muhammad Saleem Haider (Co-PI)
4	Light interception and nitrogen fertilization alter the concentration of polyphenols in medicinal plants	HEC (0.48 m)	Dr. Sajid Ali
5	Screening of diverse germplasm for the genetic studies of drought tolerance in rice (Oryza sativa L)	HEC (0.5 m)	Dr. Muhammad Ashfaq
6	Evaluation of Different Irrigation Schedule and Nitrogen Fertigation Levels for Improving Water Use Efficiency under Various Crops.	Water Management Training and Research Institute, Punjab, Lahore (3.048)	Dr. Muhammad Bilal Chattah
7	Improving the Germinibility and Vigor Enhancement of Sunflower (Helianthus annuus L.) Hybrid Seed under Varying Temperatures through Seed Priming	HEC (0.5 m)	Dr. Muhammad Bilal Chattah
8	Evaluation of weed extracts in nitrification inhibition and uptake of synthetic nitrogen for yield enhancement of maize	HEC (0.5 m)	Dr. Rashid Mahmood
9	Awareness of Dengue through seminars workshops and Road shows under the theme Social Integration Outreach Program	HEC and University of the Punjab (1.0 m)	Dr. Shahbaz Ahmad
10	Molecular probing of Mycotoxigenic fungi in stored rice grains in Punjab	HEC (0.5 m)	Dr. Shinawar Waseem Ali
11	Impact Assessment of the Transgenic Sugarcane Over Expressing Antifungal Proteins on Endophytic and Rhizospheric Microorganisms	ILSI Research Foundation Germany (15000 USD)	Dr. Shinawar Waseem Ali (Collaborator)

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