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Conservation of natural resources to enhance crop productivity
and improve environment quality through development of efficient fertilizers
and selection for stress-tolerant crops germplasm using screening
techniques, efficient nutrient/ irrigation water management as well
as phyto-remediation of polluted and salt affected soils.
Ongoing Research
Activities
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Formulation
of different climate-smart fertilizers for achieving better
nutrient use efficiency
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Pilot-scale
production of NEM phosphate fertilizer as an alternative to
commercially available phosphate fertilizers
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Evaluation
of NEM phosphate for enhancing fertilizer use efficiency and
crop productivity of field crops
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Collaboration with fertilizer industries (FFC, MBT, ENGRO, etc.)
for the development and evaluation of novel agro-chemicals
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Evaluation
of plant germplasm for tolerance to abiotic stresses
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Development
of resource-use efficient crop production practices for
sustainable crop yields
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Agronomic
evaluation of advanced lines of different field crops
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Development/
evaluation of plant nutrient and growth regulators to improve
growth and yield of field crops
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Exploring
the efficacy of different herbicides for controlling weeds in
transplanted rice
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Teaching and
supervision of M.Phil. and Ph.D. students of NIBA-C
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Providing
analytical services for soil, water & plant samples from the
industry/ other stake holders
Research Achievements
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Development of climate-smart fertilizers/agro-chemicals for
improving nutrient use efficiency and crop productivity
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Establishment of pilot-scale production of NEM phosphate as an
alternative of commercially available phosphate fertilizers
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Development of nutrient-enriched compost
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Refinement of direct seeded rice technology and demonstration at
farmers’ field.
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development and evaluation of a product by employing plant
nutrient and growth regulators for enhancing crop growth and
yield
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Contributed in development of four crop varieties through
agronomic evaluation of advanced lines
Future Directions
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Establishment of Fertilizer Research & Development Centre
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Upgradation
facilities for the development of NEM phosphate and NIAB compost
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Sustainable
crop management through resource-use efficient crop production
practices
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Contribution
in development of crop varieties for abiotic stress tolerance
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Developing
and evaluating a product using Ascophyllum nodosum,
growth regulators and nutrients for foliar application to
enhance growth, yield and quality of field crops
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To
strengthen linkages with various stakeholders including
fertilizer industry
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To support
human resource development through degree programmers & training
courses
Funded Projects
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PAEC/SPD
Project titled “Development of efficient fertilizer products and
improvement of irrigation water quality for enhancing soil
productivity”, 2024-2027 (PKR 10 Million)
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PARB-23-339
Project titled “Mitigation of climate change impacts in canola
and wheat through amino acid based liquid biofertilizer”,
2025-2028 (PKR 8.579 Million)
Collaborations
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International
Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)
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Asian Development Bank (ADB)
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Punjab Agricultural Research Board (PARB)
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Pakistan Science Foundation (PSF)
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Pakistan Institute of Engineering and Applied Sciences (PIEAS)
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University of Agriculture, Faisalabad (UAF)
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University of Education, Faisalabad Campus, Lahore
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Fauji Fertilizer Company (FFC)
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Engro Pakistan
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Microbial Biotechnologies (MBT)
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Government College University Faisalabad
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Ayub Agricultural Research Institute (AARI)
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