Father’s Name / Moula Bux Shah
Date of Birth / 14- 03-1976
Nationality / Pakistani
Present Address / House No. 3839 Mir Colony Tando Jam Hyderabad
Permanent Address / P.O. Bhorti, Via Tharushah, Taluka Kandiadro, Distt. Naushahro Feroze
Cell No. +92300 3059728, Email Add.
Present Employment / Senior Scientist, Soil Science Division
Nuclear Institute of Agriculture, Tando Jam, Sindh
Tel: 022-2765750, Fax: 0222765284
Specialization / Soil Science
Date of joining PAEC at NIA, Tando Jam / 03-12-2004
PERSONAL PROFILE
Academic QualificationDgree / year / Subject / Division/Grade / Marks (%)
MSc. Agri (Hons) / 2002 / Soil science / 1st Division / 79.9
BSc. Agri (Hons) / 2001 / Soil science / 1st Division with 1st Class 1st Position
Awarded with gold medal / 79.6
FSc. / 1993 / Science / “A” grade / 70.0
Metric / 1991 / Science / “A” grade / 76.3
Professional Career: Six years experience in Bio-saline agriculture, management of salt affected soils and human resource development. Four years research experience in nutrients management of crops.
Funded Projects completed as Co Principal Investigator:
- Saline Agriculture Farmer’s Participatory Development Project, Badin funded (Rs. 25.00 million) by Min, FAL, Govt. of Pakistan, Executed by Pakistan Atomic Energy Commission.
- Exploitation of integrated plant nutrition management system for sustaining soil health and enhancing crop productivity (Worth 1.50 million). Funded by Govt. of Sindh.
Awards/Appreications/Scientific Reorganization
Awarded with “Chancellor Gold Medal” for securing first position in faculty of crop production, Sindh Agriculture University, Tando Jam.
Awarded with a certificate on quality management and its significance in the present scenario.
Certificates awarded by soil science society of Pakistan in 9th and 10th international congress of soil science hold at Faisalabad and Tando Jam, 2002 & 2004.
Shield Awarded in recognition of “ 2nd Position during Student’s Week-1998 organized by Teachers, Students Organizing Committee, Sindh Agriculture University, Tandojam.
Approved Co-supervisor for M.Sc. in Dept. of Soil Science, SAU, Tando Jam.
Training/workshop/Seminars organized:
- Two days workshop on “Nutrient Management for Better Crop Production” organized at NIA, Tando Jam on July 26-27, 2011.
- One day seminar on “Modern rice production technology” organized at SAFPD project site Badin on 24th May, 2005.
- One day seminar on “Modern rice production technology” organized at SAFPD project site Badin on 10th June, 2005.
- One day seminar on “Beneficial use of salt affected soils” organized at SAFPD project site Badin on 20th March, 2007.
- One day seminar on “Integrated pest management in sugarcane, cotton and vegetable crops” organized at SAFPD project site Badin on 23rd May 2007.
Trainings Short Courses Attended
Title / Place/YearOrientation training course on saline agriculture farmers participatory development project, Pakistan / NIAB, Faisalabad
(2003)
Orientation training course on hands on training of saline agriculture technology / PARC, Islamabad
(2003)
Nuclear and other techniques in food and agriculture / NIFA, Peshawar
(2007)
Keys issues in nuclear science & technology / PIAS, Islamabad (2011)
Training workshop on project formulation / SAU, Tando Jam (2011)
Scientific Achievements:
- As a P. I of project, paddy soils of six rice growing districts of Sindh were surveyed for boron status. Seventy percent soils were deficient, 18% marginal and only 4% were adequate in boron. The Grains of 14 rice genotypes were collected and analyzed for N, P, K and B content. The highest P (0.37%), K (0.46%) and B (1.504 mg kg-1) were recorded in rice variety Shua-92. Further more, six rice genotypes were evaluated for their born requirements in a soilless culture study. Boron requirements of Shadab, Khushboo-95 and Mehak is comparatively high and produced their highest grain yields plant-1 at 1.0 uM B. Whereas, in case of Shandar, Sarshar and Shua-92 maximum grain yields plant-1 were recorded at 0.5 uM.
- Active involved in the establishment of SAFP project site at Badin and executed all the activities. Twelve male and 7 female Saline Agriculture Farmer’s Associations (SAFAs) were established. Detail salinity survey of soils and under ground water was carried out. About 154,000 saplings of different salt tolerant fruit and multipurpose tree species were raised in project nurseries and supplied to the growers of targeted area free of cost. Demonstration plots of salt tolerant trees, grasses and NIA crops varieties were planted on 236, 106 and 85 acres, respectively. About 7548 domestic animals were vaccinated with HS vaccine for different diseases.Farm operation facilities with modern farm implements (Laser Land Leveler) were provided for 4459 hours on subsidized rated. Finally wrote 51 pages report as 1st author and submitted to Min. FAL.
- Long-term experiments were conducted to evaluate the efficacy of various organic amendments (Sesbania aculeate, Cyamopsis tetragonoloba and Farm yard Manure) in combination with mineral fertilizers. Farmyard manure when applied in conjunction with mineral fertilizers escalated the wheat harvest by 13% and seed cottonyield by 7%. The response to plough down Sesbania and cluster bean could not be realized.
- Nutritional requirements of different crop varietiesevolved at NIA, Tando Jamweredetermined.The economic harvest of coarse grain rice (NIA-625) was increased significantly at 90, 23 and 60 kg NPK ha-1, and proved to be most economical dose as it produced highest paddy yield of 6.23 t ha-1. Furthermore, 150 and 110 kg N P ha-1was found the most economical dose of nutriments for wheat genotype ESW-9525,where highest grain yield was recorded at different locations.
Administrative Responsibilities: Member of annual report committee (14-06-2012 to todate)
Impact Factor: 5.682
Research Papers / Popular Articles / Brochures / Reports08 / 28 / 04 / 04
Publications:
Other Facts: Delivered two lectures as resource person in trainings and workshops, organized by FFC and NRSP.
Participated in an international and number of national congresses detained in Pakistan.
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