Research Group :  BIOTECHNOLOGY

• Development of high yielding, sparse seeded and true to type guava plants
• Development of high yielding, moisture tolerant & low phytate wheat lines
• Development of frost tolerant, high yielding / sucrose content sugarcane genotypes

1. Abdul Jabbar Khan, PS/ Group Leader
2. Roshan Zamir, PS
3. Farooq-i-Azam, SS
4. Syed Tariq Shah, JS
5. Saima, JS
   

• Guava improvement and molecular characterization for genetic diversity
• Wheat improvement for high yield, quality, biotic and abiotic stresses
• Use of somaclonal variations and induced mutations for sugarcane improvement  

• Released two wheat varieties for general cultivation in the moisture stressed environments
• Developed new moisture tolerant wheat line NRL 2017 and 14 lp mutants       
• Developed an efficient and cost effective guava micro propagation protocol
• Produced hundreds of true to type guava plantlets

1. Haploidy Breeding and mutagenesis for drought tolerance in Wheat, 1993-98. Sponsored by IAEA.
2. Bread Wheat Improvement for Drought Tolerance and High Yield Potential, 2003-05. Sponsored by PSF.
3. Screening and Development of Low Phytate Bread Wheat mutants in Pakistan, 2004-09. Sponsored by IAEA.
4. Creation of genetic variability through induced mutation and biotechnology. Sponsored by IAEA.
5. Screening of sugarcane (Saccharum Officinarum L.) germplasm and use of induced mutation for frost tolerance, high cane and sugar yield. Sponsored by ALP.

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