Advisory Board

Prof. Dr. P. Stephen Baenziger
Nebraska Wheat Growers Presidential Chair,
Department of Agronomy and Horticulture,
University of Nebraska-Lincoln, USA
Research Interests: Plant breeding and crop improvement, biotechnology, breeding for cropping systems from organic to low input to high management. Breeding for biotic and abiotic stress tolerance. End-use quality in wheat.
Contact Number: 402-472-1538
Email: pbaenziger1@unl.edu

Prof. Dr. Susheng Gan
School of Integrative Plant Science, Plant Biology Section,
Cornell University, USA
Research Interests: Agrobiotechnology
Contact Number: (607) 255-6088
Email: sg288@cornell.edu

Prof. Dr. Elwynn Taylor
Department of Agronomy,
Iowa State University,
Ames, IA 50011-1010, USA
Research Interests: Agricultural Meteorology, Management of the weather risk in crop production and marketing
Contact Number: (515) 294-7839
Email: setaylor@iastate.edu

Prof. Dr. David Wright
Agronomy Department,
University of Florida,
155 Research Rd., Quincy, FL 32351, USA
Research Interests: Integrated livestock/row crops conservation farming systems
Contact Number: 850-875-7119
Email: wright@ufl.edu

Prof. Dr. Al Lauzon
School of Environmental Design and Rural Development,
University of Guelph, Ontario, Canada
Research Interests: Extension education, Capacity development and rural development
Contact Number: 519-824-4120 x53379
Email: allauzon@uoguelph.ca

Prof. Dr. Brent S. Steel
School of Public Policy,
Oregon State University, Corvallis, USA
Research Interests: Sustainable Communities, Local Governance, Natural Resources Management and Policy, Rural Policy
Contact Number: (541) 737-6133
Email: bsteel@oregonstate.edu

Prof. Dr. Mark Westgate
Department of Agronomy,
Iowa State University, USA
Research Interests: Crop Production and Physiology
Email: westgate@iastate.edu

Prof. Dr. Suren N. Kulshreshtha
Department of Agricultural and Resource Economics,
University of Saskatchewan, Canada
Research Interests: Rural development theories, Economic impact assessment, Community Development, Climate change
Contact Number: (306) 966-4014
Email: suren.kulshreshtha@usask.ca

Prof. Dr. Santos Flores Jorge
Faculty of Veterinary Medicine and Zootechnics,
Autonomous University of Yucatan, Mexico
Research Interests: Agricultural and Food Chain Systems
Contact Number: (99) 9423200
Email: sflores@tunku.uady.mx

Dr. Kulbhushan Grover
Plant and Environmental Sciences Department,
New Mexico State University,
Las Cruces, NM 88003, USA
Research Interests: Cropping systems, Sustainable agriculture, Cover crops, Organic agriculture, Alternative crops
Contact Number: (575) 646-2352
Email: kgrover@nmsu.edu

Jenny Bell-Jones
Department of Alaska Native Studies and Rural Development,
University of Alaska Fairbanks, USA
Research Interests: Rural Development
Contact Number: 907 474 6528
Email: jbjones@alaska.edu

Dr. Gui Baigorria
School of Natural Resources,
Department of Agronomy and Horticulture,
University of Nebraska–Lincoln, USA
Research Interests: Agro-meteorology and crop modeling
Contact Number: +1-402-472-8727
Email: gbaigorria@unl.edu

Prof. Dr. John McDonagh
Department of Geography,
National University of Ireland, Galway, Ireland
Research Interests: Small-scale agriculture, Rural Development
Contact Number: +353 (0)91 492569
Email: john.mcdonagh@nuigalway.ie

Dr. Richard Trevor Wilson
Department of Agriculture and Environment,
Bartridge House, Umberleigh, Devon EX37 9AS, UK
Research Interests: Livestock production, Conservation of animal genetic resources, Livestock history, management and health
Contact Number: +44 (0) 1769 560244
Email: trevorbart@aol.com

Dr. Barbara Nowak
Department of Botany and Plant Physiology,
Institute of Plant Biology and Biotechnology,
University of Agriculture in Krakow, 29 Listopada 54, 31-425 Krakow, Poland
Research Interests: Plant Tissue Culture
Contact Number: 48-126625198
Email: bnowak@ogr.ar.krakow.pl

Prof. Dr. S. M. Saqlan Naqvi
Department of Biochemistry,
Faculty of Sciences,
PMAS, Arid Agriculture University, Rawalpindi, Pakistan
Research Interests: Biochemistry, Molecular Biology
Contact Number: +92-51-4845623
Email: saqlan@uaar.edu.pk<

Prof. Dr. Khalid Saifullah Khan
Department of Soil Science and SWC,
Faculty of Crop and Food Sciences,
PMAS, Arid Agriculture University, Rawalpindi, Pakistan
Research Interests: Soil Science
Contact Number: +92-51-9290473; +92-300-9543958
Email: khalidsaifullah@uaar.edu.pk, khan_ks@hotmail.com

Prof. Dr. Tariq Mukhtar
Department of Plant Pathology,
Faculty of Crop and Food Sciences,
PMAS, Arid Agriculture University, Rawalpindi, Pakistan
Research Interests: Plant Protection (Plant Pathology, Plant Nematology, Plant Bacteriology, Plant disease management, Biotechnology, Identification and characterization of plant pathogens, Management of insect pest with entomopathogens)
Contact Number: +92-51-9290239; +92-301-7194205
Email: drtmukhtar@uaar.edu.pk

Prof. Dr. Hafeez Ahmad Sadaqat
Department of Plant Breeding and Genetics,
Faculty of Agriculture,
University of Agriculture, Faisalabad, Pakistan
Research Interests: Plant Breeding and Genetics
Contact Number: +92-41-9200161-70 Ext. 2927; +92-321-6603167
Email: drhafeezsadaqat@yahoo.com

Prof. Dr. Inayatullah Rajpar
Department of Soil Science,
Faculty of Crop Production,
Sindh Agriculture University, Tandojam, Pakistan
Research Interests: Soil Science, Saline Agriculture
Contact Number: +92-222-765870 Ext. 355; +92-306-3047126
Email: irajpar@yahoo.com

Prof. Dr. Muhammad Jamil Khan
Department of Soil & Environmental Sciences,
Faculty of Agriculture,
Gomal University D. I. Khan, Pakistan
Research Interests: Soil Science
Contact Number: +92-966-750057; +92-300-5792248
Email: shahmir3rd@yahoo.com, jamil@gu.edu.pk

Prof. Dr. Muhammad Naeem
Department of Entomology,
PMAS, Arid Agriculture University, Rawalpindi, Pakistan
Research Interests: Insect taxonomy and ecology
Contact Number: +92-519290013; +92-333-5751475
Email: muhammad.naeem@uaar.edu.pk, naeem18ap@yahoo.co.uk

Prof. Dr. Muhammad Tahir Siddiqui
Department of Forestry & Range Management,
Faculty of Agriculture,
University of Agriculture, Faisalabad, Pakistan
Research Interests: Forestry, Agro-forestry, Plant nutrition, Range management
Contact Number: +92-041-9200161-2924; +92-300-7900797
Email: drtsiddiqui@gmail.com

Dr. Ghulam Abbas
Chief Coordinator,
Regional Agricultural Economic Development Center (RAEDC),
Vehari, Punjab, Pakistan
Research Interests: Entomology, Economic entomology, IPM, Coccidology, Pest scouting
Contact Number: +92-51-9073-3028; +92-334-6197889
Email: drabbas18@gmail.com

Dr. Muhammad Ramzan Khan
Principal Scientific Officer,
National Institute for Genomics and Advanced Biotechnology (NIGAB),
National Agricultural Research Centre (NARC), Islamabad, Pakistan
Research Interests: Biotechnology, Genomics and Bioinformatics
Contact Number: +92-51-9064-4190; +92-332-5394396
Email: drmrkhan_nigab@yahoo.com

Dr. Saeed Akhtar
Director, Institute of Food Science & Nutrition,
Bahauddin Zakariya University, Multan, Pakistan
Research Interests: Food Science and Technology
Contact Number: +92-61-9210080; +92-333-6106099
Email: saeedbzu@yahoo.com, saeedbzu@hotmail.com

Dr. Sami Ullah Khan
Department of Agricultural Sciences,
University of Haripur, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan
Research Interests: Agronomy
Contact Number: +92-995-615293; +92-300-5144308
Email: sami1643@yahoo.com

Dr. Khalid Mehmood
Department of Biology,
PMAS, Arid Agriculture University, Rawalpindi-Attock Campus, Pakistan
Research Interests: Plant Tissue Culture, Genetic Transformation, Stress Physiology, Ethnobotany and Ethnozoology
Contact Number: +92-57-9310044; +92-321-5230127
Email: khalidmehmood@uaar.edu.pk

Dr. Ali Bakhsh
Associate Professor,
Department of Plant Breeding and Genetics,
Ghazi University, Dera Ghazi Khan, Pakistan
Research Interests: Plant Breeding and Genetics, Marker Assisted Breeding
Contact Number: +92-335-6893312
Email: abakhsh@gudgk.edu.pk

Dr. Adnan Noor Shah
Department of Agricultural Engineering,
Khwaja Fareed University of Engineering & Information Technology,
Rahim Yar Khan, Pakistan
Research Interests: Crop cultivation and farming system, Plant nutrition, Plant-Soil interactions, Allelopathy, Abiotic stress tolerance in plants, Crop growth modeling
Contact Number: +92-333-3949900
Email: adnan.shah@kfueit.edu.pk, ans.786@yahoo.com