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Position & Department: Chairman/Professor, Department of Plant Pathology, Faculty of Agriculture
Research Intersts: Root knot nematodes are the major threat to the vegetable crops and causing yield losses. So management of root knot nematode is important. Among the many management strategies major emphasis is on biological management of root knot nematode through Pasteuria penetrans and entomopathogenic nematodes.
Position & Department: Professor, Department of Plant Pathology, Faculty of Agriculture
Research Intersts: Modeling epiphytotics and their integrated management
Position & Department: Assistant Professor/Assistant Professor, Department of Plant Pathology, Faculty of Agriculture
Research Intersts: Molecular Phytopathology, Plant Biotechnology, Molecular Plant-Microbe Interactions, Molecular Basis of Biocontrol, Plant Nematology, Plant Breeding and Genetics
Position & Department: Assistant Professor, Department of Plant Pathology, Faculty of Agriculture
Research Intersts: Biological management of plant parasitic nematodes
Research Intersts: Mushrooms are rice source of proteins and proteins are the part of nutrients which are very important of growth of body because it play very vital role to build up the damage body parts for its repairement. Malnutrition is a great problem in developing countries like Pakistan. Its economy is mainly dependent on agriculture. My current focus is to provide sufficient mushroom food to people and to alleviate poverty from our country as edible fungi are natural recycler which converts lignocelluloses wastes into protein rich health food.
Research Intersts: Molecular characterization of plant pathogens
Research Intersts: Over the years of continued scientific research I have developed strong urge to study Molecular microbial ecology, Metagenomics, Biotechnology Bacterial communication, Quorum sensing and Quorum quenching, Molecular Plant microbe interaction, Biocontrol and plant disease management
Research Intersts: Fungal diseases their diagnosis, etiology and integrated management especially, the diseases of perennial evergreen ornamental flora of Pakistan. I have established fungal molecular biology laboratory in Department of Plant Pathology, UAF to conduct research on mycological problems of ornamental plant in Pakistan and identification of plant pathogenic fungi at molecular level and their interactions with other plant pathogens like Nematodes, bacteria and viruses.
Research Intersts: I am currently interested in applied mycology as fungi are playing significant role in various industries. The research in my laboratory is not only restricted on production of industrial enzymes but also extended on Trichoderma spp, as an agent for yield improvement by overcoming the pathogen or by improving the field conditions. To achieve above listed goals my group is working with collaboration of many other research organizations
Position & Department: Associate Professor, Department of Plant Pathology, Faculty of Agriculture
Research Intersts: My current interests are focused on pre and post-harvest problems of mango with special reference to mango sudden death syndrome and mango stem and rot, a post-harvest disease in mango. For this I am interested in isolation, characterization of the causal agents of these problems and finding of some resistance sources against these problems for the management of these mango diseases
Research Intersts: Biological control of plant diseases is gaining momentum in recent years since use of chemical pesticides leads to various health hazards to the human beings. Biological control by antagonistic organisms is a potential non-chemical tool for crop protection against phytopathogens. My current interests are focused on the biological control of plant pathogens by using antagonistic organisms. There is an increasing commercial and environmental interest in the use of microbial agents as an alternative or in combination with chemicals for controlling the spread and severity of a wide range of crop diseases. Among micro organisms, fungi are the potential candidates for biological control of plant pathogens and several antagonistic fungi have shown enormous potential as bio-control agents against different root and foliar diseases.
Research Intersts: To analyze drought and heat tolerance conferred by fungal and viral endophytes in commercial crops; and to assess the losses caused by plant viruses, epidemiological studies, role of insects in virus transmission and integrated plant viral disease management.
Research Intersts: My research interests include studies on the biology, epidemiology and management of bacterial diseases of plant especially citrus canker, blackleg of potato and bacterial blight of rice. Furthermore I am interested in research on exploring the biochemical basis of resistance in plant against diseases
Research Intersts: Molecular Plant Pathology, Plant-Phytophthora Interactions, Protein Expression and Purification, Plant Breeding and Genetics, Plant Biotechnology, Plant disease etiology
Research Intersts: Epidemiology, physiology and biochemistry of plant diseases and their management through induced resistance
Research Intersts: Agricultural crops are infected by numerous bacteria, fungi, nematodes and viruses resulting in yield and quality losses of the produce. Plant infecting viruses have become a continuous threat to agricultural crops since last few decades. My interests include understanding the host-pathogen interactions and the mechanisms of disease resistance in plants towards viral agents. Genomics of geminiviruses present in the Indian subcontinent and developing host plant resistance towards emerging plant viruses.
Position & Department: Lecturer, Department of Plant Pathology, Faculty of Agriculture
Research Intersts: Management of plant parasitic nematodes through chemical and biological means.
Research Intersts: Determination of molecular basis of systemic acquired resistance (SAR) against dematiaceous fungal pathogens.
Research Intersts: Molecular Phytopathology, Plant Biotechnology, Molecular Plant-Microbe Interactions, Molecular Basis of Biocontrol, Protein Expression and Purification, Plant Breeding and Genetics
Research Intersts: Detection and identification of mycoflora associated with seed of economically important crops. Extraction of different mycotoxins from freshly harvested and stored grains. We are mainly focusing on development of safe seed storage house and management strategies to overcome seed borne and post-harvest problems through integrated approaches.