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DR. FAROOQ-I-AZAM

Principal Scientist/Group Leader (Wheat Rainfed)
Phone: 92-91-2964060-62 Ext.# 243

Fax: 92-91-2964059

E-mail: farooqiazam@nifa.org.pk

 

EDUCATION:
  • PhD Physiological and genetic dissection for heat and drought tolerance in wheat
   
RESEARCH INTERESTS:
  • Development of high yielding wheat cultivars with better adaptation to different biotic and abiotic stresses
OTHER INTERESTS:

HONORS and AWARDS:
  • Received Certificate of Excellence for Outstanding Performance and Invaluable contribution in the Field of Agricultural Research in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa by KPK Minister of Agriculture, 2015
  • Certificate of Recognition for Dedication and Excellence in Breeding of Wheat varieties in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa by Minister of Agriculture, KPK, 2014
  • Outstanding Student Award, PhD studies, Graduate School of Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing China, dated 04th July 2013
  • Research Productivity Award 2011, Pakistan Council for Science and Technology, Ministry of Science and Technology, Pakistan
  • Awarded Chinese Government Scholarship for PhD studies by Chinese Scholarship Council, Government of China, 2010-2013
SOME PUBLICATIONS :
  1. i Azam Farooq, Xiaoping Chang and Ruilian Jing (2014) "Mapping QTL for chlorophyll fluorescence kinetics parameters at seedling stage as indicators of heat tolerance in wheat." Euphytica: 1-14. DOI 10.1007/s10681-014-1283-1
  2. A. J. Khan, F. Azam and A. Ali (2010). Relationship of morphological traits and grain yield in recombinant inbred wheat lines grown under drought conditions. Pak. J. Bot. 42(1): 259-267
  3. Khan, A.J., F. Azam, A. Ali, M. Tariq, M. Amin and T. Muhammad (2007). Wide and specific adaptation of bread wheat inbred lines for yield under rainfed conditions. Pak. J. Bot. 39(1):  67-71
  4. Azam, F., A. J. Khan, A. Ali, and M. Tariq (2007). NRL 2017: a high yielding drought tolerant strain for rainfed areas of NWFP. Sarhad Journal of Agriculture. 23 (4):895-898
  5. Khan, A.J., A. Ali, F. Azam, M. Tariq and A. Zeb (2007). Identification and isolation of low phytic acid wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) inbred lines/mutants. Pak. J. Bot. 39 (6): 2051-2058

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