Detail of Research Projects
| Sr. # | NAME OF THE PROJECT | PRINCIPEL INVESTIGATOR | DURATION (Months) | AMOUNT (Million Rs.) |
DATE OF APPROVAL | STATUS | FUNDING AGENCY |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FACULTY OF CROP & FOOD SCIENCES | |||||||
| DEPARTMENT OF AGRONOMY | |||||||
| 1 | Development of in plant transformation system for wheat |
Dr. Abdul Razzaq |
24 |
1.892 |
19-11-2005 |
Completed |
HEC |
| 2 | Evaluation of high yielding and drought resistant canola cultivars in Pothwar |
Prof. Dr. Fayyaz ul Hassan |
36 |
0.575 |
13-05-2003 |
Completed |
PSF |
| 3 | Sustainable cropping pattern for Pothwar plateau |
Prof. Dr. Muhammad Azim Malik |
36 |
3.0336 |
12-05-2003 |
Completed |
PARC |
| 4 | Integrated weed control for major Rabi crops (wheat & rapeseed and fallow land Pothwar). |
Prof. Dr. Muhammad Azim Malik |
36 |
2.220 |
15-06-2004 |
Completed |
PARC |
| 5 | Phenotypic plasticity of Safflower (Carthamus tinctorius) in response to environment and integrated nutrient management. |
Prof. Dr. Fayyaz-ul -Hassan |
36 |
1.913 |
29-04-2008 |
Completed |
PARC |
| 6 | Allelopathic crop residue use for weed management in rain-fed areas of Punjab |
Prof. Dr. Muhammad Ashraf |
36 |
4.562 |
06-04-2007 |
Completed |
HEC |
| 7 | Potential application of nanotechnology in crop/vegetable growth, nutrient use efficiency, crop tissue culture and tolerance to osmotic stress |
Dr. Abdul Razzaq |
36 |
4.384 |
16.12.2011 |
On going |
HEC |
| 8 | Promotion of safflower (Carthamus tinctorius) through participatory approach in Pothwar |
Prof. Dr. Fayyaz-ul-Hassan |
36 |
3.077 |
21.03.2012 |
On going |
PARC |
| 9 | Component-I: Strengthening informal seed supply system at two locations in Pothwar through participatory technology transfer |
Dr. Abdul Razzaq |
24 |
2.087 |
01.07.2011 |
On going |
UAF |
| DEPARTMENT OF SOIL SCIENCE | |||||||
| 1 | Evaluation of soil moisture depletion pattern, soil microbial activity & biomass under different types of terracing in Pothwar. |
Prof. Dr. M.I. Lone |
24 |
1.288 |
06-09-2006 |
Completed |
HEC |
| 2 | Characterization and quantification of soil iron oxides and their effect on phosphorus sorption. |
Prof. Dr. Muhammad Saleem Akhtar |
36 |
5.870 |
13.11.2007 |
Completed |
HEC |
| 3 | Potential of mungbean & mush bean to fix nitrogen & benefit the subsequent wheat crop in wheat. |
Prof. Dr. Safdar Ali |
36 |
0.588 |
2006* |
Completed |
PSF |
| 4 | Impact of tillage system Legumes and mulches on soil profile moisture dynamics and wheat production |
Prof. Dr. Safdar Ali |
36 |
2.000 |
28-06-2005 |
Completed |
PARC |
| 5 | Isolation of plant growth promoting rhizobacteria (PGPR) from legumes rhizosphere and their in n2 fixation by legumes under rain-fed conditions of Pothwar |
Prof. Dr. Safdar Ali |
24 |
2.618 |
10-06-2008 |
On going |
HEC |
| 6 | Characterization of soil bacteria using gene sequencing and response of cereal to associative N2 – fixer and P-solubilizers |
Dr. Riffat Hayyat |
36 |
3.628 |
12.11.2010 |
On going |
HEC |
| 7 | Stimulation of soil biological activity through organic amendments for enhancing phosphorus availability in soil-plant system |
Dr. Khalid Saifullah Khan |
36 |
5.855 |
15.12.2011 |
On going |
HEC |
| 8 | Isolation and Identification of plant growth promoting N2-fixing soil bacteria using macular techniques for improving legume cereal cropping system |
Dr. Riffat Hayyat |
36 |
1.340 |
16-.06-2009 |
On going |
PSF |
| DEPARTMENT OF HORTICULTURE | |||||||
| 1 | Collection of loquat genotypes of Pakistan and their multiplication through conventional vegetative methods and tissue culture techniques |
Prof. Dr. Nadeem Akhtar Abbasi |
36 |
2.565 |
24.03.2010 |
On going |
HEC |
| 2 | Production of pathogen free, true to type olive plants through tissue culture |
Dr. Ishfaq Ahmad Hafiz |
36 |
3.876 |
30.03.2010 |
On going |
HEC |
| 3 | Varietal improvement of gladiolus through in vitro mutation |
Dr. Ishfaq Ahmad Hafiz |
36 |
3.079 |
08.12.2010 |
On going |
HEC |
| 4 | Pre and postharvest treatments of food grade chemicals to improve peach fruit quality and shelf life |
Prof. Dr. Nadeem Akhtar Abbasi |
36 |
2.407 |
27.7.2010 |
On going |
PSF |
| 5 | Component-III: Technology transfer to potato growers in relation to pathogen free seed potato, management of diseases and adoption of improved agro techniques |
Dr. Ishfaq Ahmad Hafiz |
24 |
2.125 |
01.07.2011 |
On going |
UAF |
| DEPARTMENT OF PLANT BREEDING & GENETICS | |||||||
| 1 | Screening drought tolerance wheat genotypes and estimation of the genetic basis |
Prof. Dr. Muhammad Munir |
36 |
1.967 |
06-06-2004 |
Completed |
PARC |
| 2 | Identifying drought tolerant synthetic wheat lines and determining their genetic diversity through DNA makers. |
Prof. Dr. M. Kausar Nawaz Shah |
24 |
2.618 |
13.01.2010 |
On going |
HEC |
| DEPARTMENT OF PLANT PATHOLOGY | |||||||
| 1 | Virulence analysis of Puccinia striformis population triggering strip rust of wheat in Punjab and NWFP |
Prof. Dr. Irfan ul Haq |
24 |
1.288 |
29-12-2005 |
Completed |
HEC |
| 2 | Distribution and management of root-knot nematodes (Meloidogyne spp.) |
Dr. Tariq Mukhtar |
36 |
1.998 |
12.12.2007 |
Completed |
UAF |
| 3 | Genetic diversity and phylotyping of Ralstonia solanacearum strains causing bacterial wilt of chillies in major chilli growing areas of Pakistan |
Dr. Tariq Mukhtar |
36 |
5.346 |
08.12.2010 |
On going |
HEC |
| 4 | Surveillance and pathogen characterization of bacterial canker of stone fruits using biochemical and molecular methods and its bio-management |
Dr. M. Inam Ul Haq |
36 |
5.686 |
03.01.2013 |
Ongoing |
HEC |
| 5 | Disease mapping and characterization of lentil wilt pathogen in Pakistan |
Prof. Dr. Abdul Rauf |
24 |
1.965 |
13.05.2010 |
On going |
PSF |
| 6 | Studies on characterization and management of leaf crinkle virus infecting black gram |
Dr. Muhammad Ashfaq |
36 |
2.073 |
13.06.2011 |
On going |
PSF |
| 7 | Utilization of plant growth promoting rhizobacteria for the induction of systemic resistance in potato seed against bacterial rot diseases |
Dr. M. Inam-ul-Haq |
36 |
1.919 |
13.06.2011 |
On going |
PSF |
| 8 | Component-II: Rhizobacterial formulations application technology for the control of major pathogenic root infecting fungi in chickpea for sustainable crop production |
Dr. M. Inam Ul Haq |
24 |
1.787 |
01.07.2011 |
On going |
UAF |
| 9 | Molecular studies on a complex of potyviruses infecting solanaceous vegetable / crops in Pakistan and their management |
Dr. Muhammad Ashfaq |
|
11600 USD |
September, 2012 |
On going |
IFS |
| DEPARTMENT OF ENTOMOLOGY | |||||||
| 1 | Biosystemics of dragon flies of Pakistan |
Prof. Dr. Muhammad Naeem |
36 |
1.405 |
03-08-2004 |
Completed |
HEC |
| 2 | Integrated management of stored chickpea beetle, Callosobruchus linnaeus. |
Dr. Muhammad Aslam |
36 |
0.600 |
2004 |
Completed |
PSF |
| 3 | Insecticide resistance in Plutella xylostella and its implication in integrated management. |
D. Abdul Khaliq |
36 |
2.0904 |
10-02-2003 |
Completed |
PARC |
| 4 | Establishing year-round rearing facilities of bumble bees, important pollinator of commercial fruit and vegetable crops. |
Dr. Munir Ahmad |
36 |
4.521 |
26.07.2011 |
On going |
HEC |
| DEPARTMENT OF FOOD TECHNOLOGY | |||||||
| 1 | Selection and characterization of starter culture for fermented milk products |
Prof. Dr. Tariq Masud |
36 |
1.635 |
03-08-2005 |
Completed |
HEC |
| 2 | Selection of Probiotic cultures for yogurt making |
Prof. Dr. Tariq Masud, |
36 |
0.239 |
24-04-2007 |
Completed |
PSF |
| TOTAL NO. OF PROJECTS AT FACULTY OF CROP & FOOD SCIENCES = 39 | |||||||
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| FACULTY OF SCIENCES | |||||||
| DEPARTMENT OF BIOCHEMISTRY | |||||||
| 1 | Collaboration between ISA and UAAR | Prof. Dr. S. M. Saqlan Naqvi |
36 |
0.300 |
2005 |
Completed |
HEC |
| 2 | Study of polyphenol oxides activity and its association with molecular markers in different r wheat genotypes. |
Prof. Dr. S. M. Saqlan Naqvi |
36 |
3.789 |
28-12-2006 |
Completed |
HEC |
| 3 | Production and utilization of Bio Fuels from sweet Sorghum |
Prof. Dr. Muhammad Gulfraz |
24 |
1.719 |
02-10-2004 |
Completed |
HEC |
| 4 | Cloning and sequencing of major DNA components of banana bunchy top virus from Pakistan |
Prof. Dr. S. M. Saqlan Naqvi |
36 |
0.873 |
01-11-2005 |
Completed |
PSF |
| 5 | Tissue culture and transformation studies in Banana for disease eradication/resistance. |
Prof. Dr. S. M. Saqlan Naqvi |
36 |
0.873 |
05-07-2005 |
Completed |
PSF |
| 6 | Investigation of role of Germane like proteins during germination by construction of rice plants engineered for sense and anti sense expression of rice GLPs. |
Prof. Dr. S. M. Saqlan Naqvi |
36 |
2.473 |
22-03-2002 |
Completed |
PARC |
| 7 | Isolation, purification and monitory analyses for production edible oil from wild olive. |
Prof. Dr. Muhammad Gulfraz |
36 |
5.988 |
21-03-2009 |
On going |
HEC |
| 8 | Production of Butanol and ethanol from agricultural and Municipal Wastes |
Prof. Dr. Muhammad Gulfraz |
36 |
4.285 |
08.09.2010 |
On going |
HEC |
| 9 | Characterization of putative promoter elements in OsRGLP2 promoter region |
Prof. Dr. S.M Saqlan Naqvi |
36 |
7.610 |
28.09.2011 |
On going |
HEC |
| 10 | Determination of biological activities and micropropagation of Polygonum amplexicaulis; A popular medicinal plant of North Pakistan |
Dr. M. Sheraz Ahmad |
24 |
2.072 |
23.02.2011 |
On going |
PSF |
| DEPARTMENT OF ZOOLOGY | |||||||
| 1 | The epidemiological studies on bovine fasciolosis leading to the development of forecasting model to assess site specific risk on Indus river basin in Punjab |
Prof. Dr. Mazhar Qayyum |
36 |
2.0971 |
08-07-2005 |
Completed |
HEC |
| 2 | Repercussion of depletions in vulture populations on the ecology of the Pothwar Region |
Dr. Sajid Nadeem |
36 |
2.472 |
03-07-2008 |
Completed |
HEC |
| 3 | Isolation / Identification of Pathogen Bacteria from Buffalo Bulls Semen – development of high efficiency antibiotic combination to improve fertility rate |
Dr. Shamim Akhtar |
36 |
2.790 |
20-05-2008 |
Completed |
HEC |
| 4 | Identification of Chemically defined extenders for cryo preservation of buffalo bull spermatozoa |
Dr. Shamim Akhtar, |
36 |
1.360 |
19-03-2008 |
Completed |
PSF |
| 5 | Ecology, status and management of Fisheries in Mangla Dam |
Dr. Muhammad Sajid Nadeem |
36 |
0.998 |
16-06-2009 |
Completed |
PSF |
| 6 | Biology and management of porcupine in central Punjab |
Prof. Dr. Afsar Mian |
36 |
2.094 |
07-07-2003 |
Completed |
PARC |
| 7 | Population size, food Habits and Economic Importance of Commensal Rodents in Rural Pothwar |
Dr. Muhammad Mushtaq |
36 |
3.624 |
16.06.2011 |
On going |
HEC |
| 8 | Screening of different avian egg yolks for cryopreservation of buffalosemen: a step to improve fertility in buffaloes with frozen semen |
Dr. Shamim Akhtar |
24 |
3.472 |
26.07.2011 |
On going |
HEC |
| 9 | Detection of multiple anthelimintie resistance of nematodes in small ruminants grazing in barani region |
Prof. Dr. Mazhar Qayyum |
36 |
1.208 |
14-07-2008 |
Ongoing |
PSF |
| 10 | Biodiversity and ecology of bats and rodents in the thorn forests and croplands of the Potohar plateau |
Dr. Amjad Rashid Kayani |
36 |
2.122 |
06.06.2011 |
On going |
PSF |
| DEPARTMENT OF BOTANY | |||||||
| 1 | Characterization to determine the adaptive role of Dehydrins under drought stress in wheat |
Dr. Rehana Asghar |
36 |
2.943 |
30-03-2006 |
Completed |
PARC |
| 2 | Exploring of genetic variation for drought tolerance in wheat by using physiological biochemical attributes |
Dr. Noshin Ilyas |
36 |
5.893 |
10-02-2007 |
On going |
HEC |
| 3 | Virulence Analyses of Xanthomonas campestris pv sesami and Pseudomonas syringae pv sesami the causal organisms of sesame (Sesamum indicum L) bacterial blight. |
Dr. Abida Ikram |
24 |
6.413 |
12-11-2007 |
On going |
HEC |
| 4 | Floristic study of arid zone (Thal desert), Punjab Pakistan” |
Dr. Rehmatullah Qureshi |
36 |
6.080 |
12-12-2008 |
On Going |
HEC |
| 5 | Ethnobotanical survey of Thal desert, Punjab, Pakistan |
Dr. Rehmatullah Qureshi |
36 |
1.783 |
16-06-2009 |
On going |
PSF |
| DEPARTMENT OF ECONOMICS | |||||||
| 1 | The WTO Agreement and its impacts on the farm sector with emphasis on small holders |
Prof. Dr. Sarfraz Ahmad Mian |
24 |
1.621 |
10-08-2005 |
Completed |
PARC |
| 2 | Comparative economics of fish farming in four districts of Pothwar region |
Prof. Dr. Sarfraz Ahmed Mian |
12 |
0.813 |
03.03.2011 |
Completed |
HEC |
| TOTAL NO. OF PROJECTS AT FACULTY OF SCIENCES = 27 | |||||||
| FACULTY OF FORESTRY, RANGE MANAGEMENT & WILDLIFE | |||||||
| DEPARTMENT OF WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT | |||||||
| 1 | Strengthening of Wildlife Food Habits Study Laboratory |
Prof. Dr. Iftikhar Hussain |
12 |
0.913 |
2009 |
Completed |
HEC |
| 2 | Baseline Studies on Wildlife Diversity in Selected Protected Areas of Pakistan |
Dr. Maqsood Anwar |
36 |
1.364 |
08-04-2009 |
Completed |
HEC |
| 3 | Ecology on Indian pangolin Manis Crassicaudata in Potohar Region |
Dr. Tariq Mahmood |
36 |
2.158 |
25.12.2010 |
On going |
HEC |
| DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES | |||||||
| 1 | Monitoring of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons exposure among highway toll bar attendants and gt road bus drivers as indicator of environmental and occupational hazards in suburbs of Rawalpindi and Islamabad cities |
Dr. Audil Rashid, |
12 |
1.160 |
23.02.2012 |
On going |
HEC |
| 2 | Biotreatment of Industrially Discharged Azo Dye Contaminants Using Bioaugmentation |
Dr. Azeem Khalid |
36 |
3.911 |
06.01.2012 |
On going |
PSF |
| 3 | Utilizing bacterial ACC-deaminase biotechnology to mitigate impact of water stress (drought) on cereal crops |
Dr. Azeem Khalid |
36 |
3.80 |
20.01.2010 |
On going |
PARB |
| TOTAL NO. OF PROJECTS AT FACULTY OF FORESTRY, RANGE MANAGEMENT & WILDLIFE = 06 | |||||||
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| FACULTY OF VETERINARY & ANIMAL SCIENCES | |||||||
| 1 | Developing high trait hybridized/mutant scavengers chicken for rural poultry |
Prof. Dr. Nemat Ullah |
36 |
3.346 |
11-07-2006 |
Completed |
HEC |
| 2 | Conservation of Urial through semen preservation |
Prof. Dr. Nemat Ullah |
36 |
2.216 |
14-11-2007 |
Completed |
HEC |
| TOTAL NO. OF PROJECTS AT FACULTY OF VETERINARY & ANIMAL SCIENCES = 02 | |||||||
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