Featured Projects|Crop Sciences

Sr. Title of Project PI/Institute Duration Total Cost (Rs.Million)
1 Packaging Innovation for Quality and Shelf Life Sustainability of Dhakki Dates, and the Development of Value Added Date-Products Dr Shahzada Arshad Saleem
Post Harvest Technologist, Food Tech. Section, ARI, Dera Ismail Khan
01.04.2012
to
30.03.2015
3.694
2 Establishment of Pilot Turkish Black Tea Processing Plant at National Tea & High Value Crops Research Institute, Shinkiari, Mansehra(CS 555) Dr. Abdul Waheed
Director, National Tea & High Value Crops Research Institute, Shinkiari, Mansehra
01.02.2018
to
30.06.2021
19.788
3 Evaluation of Commercial Potential of Sugar beet Genotypes for their Adaptability in Different Ecologies of Pakistan (Coordinating Unit-NARC, Islamabad) Dr. Muhammad Zubair
PSO/ Coordinator, Sugar Crop Res. Program, CSI, NARC, Islamabad
01.07.2008
to
30.06.2011
0.924
4 Evaluation of Sugar beet Genotypes for their Adaptability under Different Soil and Environmental Conditions of Punjab (NARC, Islamabad - Component-I). Dr. Sagheer Ahmad
SSO, Sugar Crops Res. Program, CSI, NARC, Islamabad
01.07.2008
to
30.06.2011
2.426
5 Comparative Genomics of Wheat and Desiccation-Tolerant Oropetium Grass for Root Architecute Variations, and CRISPR-Cas9/ dCas9-Mediated Genome Editing of Root Growth Genes in Wheat for More Wheat to Pakistan (CS 399) Ms. Safeena Inam
SO, NIGAB, National Agriculture Research Centre,Islamabad
01.03.2019
to
28.02.2022
8.692
6 Survey of Midges and their Natural Enemies Associated with Mango and to Develop Non -Pesticides Measures for their Control in Pakistan (NARC, Islamabad, Component-II) Dr. Ghulam Jilani
Sr. Director, IPEP NARC, Islamabad
08.06.2007
to
30.06.2010
2.547
7 Collection, Conservation and Documentation of Traditional Heirloom Crop Germplasm of Pakistan (CS 031) Dr Tariq Rafique
SSO, Bio-Resources Conservation Institute (BCI), PGRP, NARC, Islamabad
01.02.2018
to
30.06.2021
6.389
8 Introduction of Improved Kidney Bean Varieties and its Production Technology in Malakand Division (CS 401) Dr Fayaz Ahmad
Research Officer, Agricultural Research Institute, Mingora, Swat
15.07.2018
to
14.07.2021
3.334
9 Development of Market Life Enhancement Technology to Persimmon and its Dissemination to Growers Ms Nizakat Bibi
Pr. Scientist, Nuclear Institute for Food & Agriculture (NIFA), Peshawar
01.07.2012
to
31.12.2015
4.737
10 Testing of Adaptability of Different Sugar beet Genotypes and their Agronomic Management in NWFP (Al-Moiz, D. I. Khan,-Component-II) Mr. Karim Bakhsh Malik
Advisor R & D, Al-Moiz Industries Ltd, Chashma Road, D. I. Khan
01.07-2008
to
30.06.2011
2.962
1 Investigation of Viral Diseases of Sugarcane in Pakistan with Special Emphasis on Sugarcane Mosaic Virus (SCMV) Characterization and Identification of Resistant Sources. Dr. Tahira Yasmin
SO, CDRP, IPEP, NARC
01.07.2007
to
30.06.2010
5.436
12 Conservation, Domestication and Digitization of Medicinal Flora of Poonch Area, AJ&K Sardar Irfan Mehmood
Lecturer, Govt Boys degree College, Abbaspur, Poonch, AJ&K
01.09.2014
to
31.08.2017
3.987
13 Value Addition of Guava through Development of Vitamin-A Fortified Fruit Bar(CS 247) Dr Moazzam Rafique Khan
Assistant Professor, National Institute of Food Science and Technology, University of Agriculture, Faisalabad
15.10.2018
to
14.03.2021
2.124
14 Characterization of Mutants Derived from EMS-Derived Gandum-1 for Rust and Drought Tolerance for Sustaining Wheat Yield in Pakistan (CS 049) Dr. Mehboob-ur-Rahman
Principal Scientist & Group Leader, Plant Genomics & Mol Breeding Labs, National Institute for Biotechnology & Genetic Engineer (NIBGE), Faisalabad
01.07.2018
to
30.06.2021
9.953
15 Evaluation of Chili Varieties for Quality, Production, High Yield and Disease Resistance in Lower Sindh Dr Attaullah Khan
PSO/Dir., AZRI, Umerkot
03.03.2015
to
30.06.2018
7.881
16 Development of Double Haploid System in Wheat (CS 549) Dr Sabahat Noor
Senior Scientific Officer,National Institute for Genomics and Advanced Biotechnology (NIGAB), NARC, Islamabad
27.02.2019
to
14.02.2022
7.928
17 Development of High Yielding and Powdery Mildew Resistant Varieties in Peas Dr. Khalid Mahmood
SO, Vegetable Res. Inst., AARI, Faisalabad
01.07.2007
to
30.06.2010
1.474
18 Varietal Screening Technology Development and Seed Production of Guar Cyamopsistetragonoloba (L. Taub) under Rainfed Ecologies of Pakistan (Coordinating Unit, AZRI, Comp. I) Dr Muhammad Yaqoob
PSO, Arid Zone Research Institute, D. I. Khan
01.04.2016
to
30.06.2020
4.839
19 Evaluation, Identification and Multiplication of High Yielding Disease Resistant Varieties/Cultivars of Cherry under Ecological Conditions of Gilgit Baltistan Mr Muhammad Din
SSO, MARC-PARC, Juglot, Gilgit
15.03.2015
to
14.06.2018
4.402
20 Evaluation, Adaptation Studies and Popularization of Kiwifruit in Different Ecologies (Upper & Lower Altitude) of Hazara Division (CS 372) Dr. Noorullah Khan
Senior Scientific Officer, National Tea and High Value Crops Research Institute Shinkiari, Mansehra
01.03.2019
to
28.02.2022
5.845
21 Onion Seed Production in Soon Valley (CS 437) Dr. Hidayat Ullah
Senior Scientific Officer,Food Sciences Research Institute, NARC, Islamabad
01.09.2018
to
30.06.2022
4.057
22 Development and Evaluation of Indigenous Canola Hybrids in Different Ecological Zones Dr Abdul Rashid
PSO, Oilseed Program, NARC
01.04.2012
to
30.06.2015
4.369
23 Enhancing Fertilizer Use Efficiency in Wheat by Using Transgenic Approach Dr Kausar Abdullah Malik
Distinguished National Professor, Biological Sciences Department, Foreman Christian College, Lahore
01.07.2014
to
31.08.2018
15.813
24 Germplasm Screening and Production Technology Development of Guar [Cyamopsistetragonoloba (L. Taub)], (ARS Bahawalpur Comp. II) Dr Lal Hussain Akhtar
Guar Botanist, Agricultural Research Station, Bahawalpur
01.03.2016
to
28.02.2019
4.210
25 Fabrication and Commercialization of a Gasifier (Operated with Crop Residues) for Sustainable Agriculture Dr. Manzoor Ahmad
Asso. Prof., Dept. of Farm Machinery and Power, Uni. of Agriculture, Faisalabad
01.07.2008
to
30.06.2010
2.119
26 Investigations on Pesticide Residues in Fruits and Vegetables Grown under Agro Climatic Conditions of NWFP Dr. Barkat Ali Khan
SRO, ARI,, Tarnab, Peshawar
01.07.2008
to
30.06.2011
5.441
27 Distribution Pattern, Race Identification and Tale Based Genetic Diversity in Pakistani Isolates of Xanthomonasoryzaepv. Oryzae the Casual Organism of Bacterial Blight of Rice (CS 183) Dr. Muhammad Zakria
Principal Scientific Officer, CDRI, DPEP, NARC, Islamabad
07.07.2018
to
30.06.2021
9.182
28 Development of Heat Tolerant Cotton Varieties Having Enhanced Resistance against Changing Climatic Scenario (CS 197) Dr Manzoor Hussain
Principal Scientist/Group Leader, Cotton Group, Plant Breeding & Genetic Division, Nuclear Institute of Agriculture & Biology (NIAB), Faisalabad
15.03.2016
to
31.12.2020
8.750
29 Developing Strategies for Area-wide Integrated Pest Management (AW-IPM) of Fruit Flies (CS-013) Dr. IhsanulHaq
Principal Scientific Officer,Insect Pest Management Program, NARC, Islamabad
01.04.2019
to
31.03.2022
8.200
30 Identification of Potential Ecological Zone for Introduction of Suitable Grape (Vitisvinifera L.) A Step Towards Poverty Alleviation and Sustainable Development in the FATA Region of Pakistan (CS 116) Dr. Shuja ul Mulk Khan
Assistant Professor, Department of Plant Sciences, Quaid-i-Azam University, Islamabad
11.01.2019
to
10.01.2022
7.847
31 Collection and Domestication of Native Flowering Plants in Pakistan (CS 436) Mr Shahid Nadeem
SO, Floriculture Program, HRI, NARC
15.08.2020
to
14.08.2023
4.0
32 Demonstration of Technologies and training of growers for Handling and Value Addition of Fruits in Gilgit Baltistan (CS 346) Mr Faizullah Khan
Scientific Officer, PCSIR Labs, Skardu, Gilgit-Baltistan
02.11.2016
to
01.11.2020
4.979
33 Development of Indigenous Tomato Hybrids and Cultivars Better Adapted to Normal and Stress Environments (CS 220) Dr. Muhammad Yussouf Saleem
Deputy Chief Scientist Nuclear Institute for Agriculture and Biology (NIAB),Faisalabad
18.03.2019
to
30.06.2022
3.00
34 Conservation, Domestication and Digitization of Medicinal Flora of Poonch Area, AJ&K Sardar Irfan Mehmood
Lecturer, Govt Boys degree College, Abbaspur, Poonch, AJ&K
01.09.2014
to
31.08.2017
3.987
35 Development and Evaluation of Indigenous Sunflower Hybrids in Different Ecological Zones. Dr Muhammad Ayub Khan
PSO, Oilseed Program, NARC
01.04.2012 to
30.06.2015
4.848
36 Introduction of Exotic Sweet Potato (Ipomoea Batatas) as Nutritional Crop to Improve the Livelihoods of Farmers (CS 180) Mr. Waqas Ahmed Dogar
Scientific Officer, Potato Program, HRI, NARC, Islamabad
01.04.2019
to
31.03.2022
5.808
37 Isolation, Identification and Characterization of Probiotic Bacteria from Indigenous Plant based Foods and Food Wastes (CS 016) Mr. Amer Mumtaz
Senior Scientific Officer,Food Sciences Research Institute, NARC, Islamabad
01.07.2020
to
30.06.2022
7.100