Research Projects Ongoing
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Title |
Accelerating Genetic Gain in Wheat through Hybrid breeding in Bangladesh, Ethiopia and Pakistan |
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Project worth |
A$ 314,587 |
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Duration |
60 Months |
|
Starting date |
2021 |
|
Date of completion |
2026 |
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Funding Agency |
Australian Centre for International Agricultural Research (ACIAR) |
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Principal Investigator |
Prof. Dr. Asif Ali |
|
Title |
Development of soybean in Pakistan to reduce the import bills |
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Project worth |
17.997 million |
|
Duration |
5 years |
|
Starting date |
October-2021 |
|
Date of completion |
September-2026 |
|
Funding Agency |
PARB |
|
Principal Investigator |
Dr M. Hammad Nadeem |
|
Title |
Water Regeneration and Environmental Sustainability |
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Project worth |
5.000 Million |
|
Duration |
5 years |
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Starting date |
January 2024 |
|
Date of completion |
December 2028 |
|
Funding Agency |
Nestle Pvt. Limited |
|
Principal Investigator |
Dr. Mahmood Alam Khan |
|
Title |
Production of high yielding and heat tolerant hybrid seed of chili |
|
Project worth |
11.08 M |
|
Duration |
5 years |
|
Starting date |
2023 |
|
Date of completion |
2027 |
|
Funding Agency |
PARB |
|
Principal Investigator |
Dr. Muhammad Abu Bakar Saddique |
|
Title |
Micropropagation and Varietal Improvement of Sugarcane Against Red Rot through Tissue Culture |
|
Project worth |
10 Millio |
|
Duration |
3 years |
|
Starting date |
June 2024 |
|
Date of completion |
June 2027 |
|
Funding Agency |
Indus Sugar Mills |
|
Principal Investigator |
Dr. Plosha Khanum |
|
Title |
Development of indigenous Seed coating and Pelleting Technologies for improved plant ability and crop productivity |
|
Project worth |
6.302 Million |
|
Duration |
2 Years |
|
Starting date |
27.01.2025 |
|
Date of completion |
26.01.2027 |
|
Funding Agency |
Higher Education Commission |
|
Principal Investigator |
Dr. Muhammad Amir Bakhtavar |
|
Title |
Isolation of Wheat Cultivars with Higher Ferulic Acid Contents in Grain |
|
Project worth |
11000 USD |
|
Duration |
4 Years |
|
Starting date |
01.01.2024 |
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Date of completion |
31.12.2027 |
|
Funding Agency |
Pinduoduo China Agri. University Research Fund |
|
Principal Investigator |
Dr. Shoaib Ur Rehman |
|
Title |
Genetic Goldmine - Mining and Utilizing Resources for Wheat and Barley Genomic Research |
|
Project worth |
10952 USD |
|
Duration |
1 Year |
|
Starting date |
01.02.2025 |
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Date of completion |
01.02.2026 |
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Funding Agency |
Sichuan Talent Program |
|
Co-Principal Investigator |
Dr. Shoaib Ur Rehman |
Research Project Completed
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Title |
IP Policy and legal framework for commercialization (Auction) of crop varieties /hybrids developed by the public sector institution |
|
Project worth |
PKR 0.8 million |
|
Duration |
06 months |
|
Starting date |
2016 |
|
Date of completion |
2017 |
|
Funding Agency |
USPCAS-USAID |
|
Principal Investigator |
Dr. Asif Ali |
|
Title |
Vegetable Nursery Production and Supply system for kitchen gardening |
|
Project worth |
PKR 0.3 million |
|
Duration |
02 years |
|
Starting date |
2017 |
|
Date of completion |
2019 |
|
Funding Agency |
AIP |
|
Principal Investigator |
Dr. Asif Ali |
|
Title |
Improvement in breeding and seed production system of fodder crops |
|
Project worth |
PKR 9.472 million |
|
Duration |
03 years |
|
Starting date |
2016 |
|
Date of completion |
2019 |
|
Funding Agency |
Punjab Government |
|
Principal Investigator |
Dr. Hammad Nadeem Tahir |
|
Title |
Hybrid wheat for Food Security |
|
Project worth |
£ 86,300 |
|
Duration |
05 years |
|
Starting date |
2015 |
|
Date of completion |
2020 |
|
Funding Agency |
DFID |
|
Principal Investigator |
Dr. Zulfiqar Ali |
|
Title |
Increasing productivity and profitability of pulse production in cereal based cropping systems in Pakistan |
|
Project worth |
AUS D 2.313 |
|
Duration |
04 years |
|
Starting date |
2016 |
|
Date of completion |
2020 |
|
Funding Agency |
ACIAR |
|
Principal Investigator |
Dr. Zulfiqar Ali |
|
Title |
Commissioned Research for Development of Cotton Seed |
|
Project worth |
PKR 92.185 million |
|
Duration |
05 years |
|
Starting date |
2016 |
|
Date of completion |
2021 |
|
Funding Agency |
Punjab Government |
|
Principal Investigator |
Dr. Zulfiqar Ali |
|
Title |
Development of drought and heat tolerant wheat germplasm by dynamic assembly of leaf surface structural traits to self-irrigate with fog water |
|
Project worth |
$ 74,923 |
|
Duration |
02 years |
|
Starting date |
2017 |
|
Date of completion |
2019 |
|
Funding Agency |
USAID |
|
Principal Investigator |
Dr. Zulfiqar Ali |
|
Title |
Climate resilient and bio fortified maize germplasm evaluation and dissemination by MNSUA maize program |
|
Project worth |
$ 3,338 |
|
Duration |
02 years |
|
Starting date |
2016 |
|
Date of completion |
2018 |
|
Funding Agency |
AIP, USAID |
|
Principal Investigator |
Mr. Babar Farid |
|
Title |
Optimization of callus induction and somatic embryogenesis response in Cotton |
|
Project worth |
PKR 0.5 million |
|
Duration |
01 years |
|
Starting date |
2018 |
|
Date of completion |
2018 |
|
Funding Agency |
HEC |
|
Principal Investigator |
Dr. Ummara Waheed |
|
Title |
CRISPR/Cas-based multiplexed genome editing to suppress cotton leaf curl virus in plant |
|
Project worth |
0.5 million |
|
Duration |
09 months |
|
Starting date |
2018 |
|
Date of completion |
2019 |
|
Funding Agency |
HEC |
|
Principal Investigator |
Dr. Zulqurnain Khan |
|
Title |
Genetic adaptability and water-fertilizer intelligent regulation mechanism of climate smart varieties |
|
Project worth |
11.7 Million PKR |
|
Duration |
3 years |
|
Starting date |
2021 |
|
Date of completion |
2023 |
|
Funding Agency |
PSF-NSFC |
|
Principal Investigator |
Prof. Dr. Asif Ali |
|
Title |
Development of soybean in Pakistan to reduce the import bills |
|
Project worth |
17.997 million |
|
Duration |
5 years |
|
Starting date |
2021 |
|
Date of completion |
2026 |
|
Funding Agency |
PARB |
|
Team Leader |
Dr M. Hammad Nadeem |
|
Title |
Breeding soybean for adaptation and high yield in current scenario of climate change in Punjab. |
|
Project worth |
44.743 million |
|
Duration |
6 years |
|
Starting Date |
2018 |
|
Date of Completion |
2023 |
|
Funding Agency |
PARB |
|
Principal Investigator |
Dr. M. Hammad Nadeem Tahir |
|
Title |
Genetic Transformation of potato (Solanum tuberosum) with Ipomoea batatas orange (IbOr) for Enhanced Photosynthesis and Productivity |
|
Project worth |
5297250 M |
|
Duration |
3 years |
|
Starting date |
June, 2022 |
|
Date of completion |
June 2024 |
|
Funding Agency |
HEC (NRPU) |
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Principal Investigator |
Dr. Ummara Waheed |
|
Title |
Production of high yielding and drought tolerant hybrid seed of tomato, chili and okra |
|
Project Worth |
41.247 M |
|
Project Duration |
5 years |
|
Start date |
2021 |
|
End date |
2025 |
|
Funding Agency |
PARB |
|
Principle Investigator |
Dr. Muhammad Abu Bakar Saddique |
|
Title |
Characterization of Cotton Lines for Developing Breeding Material for CLCuD Resistance |
|
Project worth |
2.26125 Million |
|
Duration |
18 months |
|
Starting date |
August 2022-Feb 2023 |
|
Date of completion |
Feb 2023 |
|
Funding Agency |
Jinghua Seeds Industry, China |
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Principal Investigator |
Dr. Zulqurnain Khan |
|
Title |
Establishment of National Crop Genomics and Speed Breeding Center for Agriculture Sustainability under Annual Development Program |
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Project Worth |
450 Million |
|
Duration |
3 years |
|
Start date |
Oct 2021 |
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End date |
June 2024 |
|
Funding agency |
ADP |
|
Project Manager |
Dr. M. Hammad Nadeem Tahir |
|
Title |
Whole Genome sequencing of 11 non-pathogenic bacteria |
|
Project Worth |
USD 10, 989.0 |
|
Duration |
24 Months |
|
Start date |
Nov 29, 2023 |
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End date |
Mar 31, 2025 |
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Funding agency |
Get Genome, The Sainsbury Laboratory, Norwich Research Park, Norwich NR4 7UH, UK |
|
Project Manager |
Dr. Muhammad Faisal |
|
Title |
Improving yield, drought and salinity tolerance in wheat through GA-sensitive dwarfing gene system |
|
Project worth |
PKR 47.189 million |
|
Duration |
60 Months |
|
Start Date |
2018 |
|
End Date |
2023 |
|
Funding Agency |
Punjab Agricultural Research Board (PARB)
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Principal Investigator |
Dr. Zulfiqar Ali and Dr. Muhammad Ali Sher |
|
Title |
Green Technology Integration and Mode Construction of Highland Barley in Tibet |
|
Project worth |
11,000 USD |
|
Duration |
One year |
|
Starting date |
Oct 2023 |
|
Date of completion |
Dec 2024 |
|
Funding Agency |
CAS-China |
|
Principal Investigator |
Dr Shoaib ur Rehman |
|
Title |
Capacity Building of Seed Science and Technology |
|
Project worth |
5000 USD |
|
Duration |
3 Months |
|
Starting date |
10.01.2023 |
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Date of completion |
26.03.2023 |
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Funding Agency |
Academics Without Borders (AWB), USA |
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Principal Investigator |
Prof. Dr. Hammad Nadeem Tahir/ Dr. Muhammad Amir Bakhtavar |
|
Title |
Colorful Cotton Cultivation: Unveiling genomic secrets |
|
Project worth |
PKR 5.3395 million |
|
Duration |
24 Months |
|
Starting date |
2023 |
|
Date of completion |
2025 |
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Funding Agency |
Mahmood Textile Mills Ltd. |
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Principal Investigator |
Dr. Akash Fatima |
|
Title |
Development and validation of gel-free KASP markers to identify high yielding wheat breeding material from Pakistan |
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Project worth |
PKR 0.49 million |
|
Duration |
1 Year |
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Starting date |
Jan-2022 |
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Date of completion |
Jan-2021 |
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Funding Agency |
HEC Pakistan |
|
Principal Investigator |
Dr. Shoaib Ur Rehman |
|
Title |
Cultivation of Major New Varieties of Green and High efficiency Wheat |
|
Project worth |
75,000 RMB |
|
Duration |
26 months |
|
Starting date |
05-10-2023 |
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Date of completion |
31-12-2025 |
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Funding Agency |
Chinese Academy of Sciences |
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Principal Investigator |
Dr. Shoaib Ur Rehman |