MUHAMMAD SHAHID IQBAL Mobile: +923457708096 Email:
[email protected] Skype: shahidkooria Address: Cotton Research Institute, Ayob Research Institute, Jhang Road Faisalabad, Pakistan. Academic Qualification: M. Sc. (Hons.) Agriculture (Plant Breeding and Genetics) 1st Division 2006 University of Agriculture, Faisalabad Pakistan. Title of Thesis/Research: Genetics of Some Quantitative Plant attributes in Spring Wheat (Triticum aestivum L) B. Sc. (Hons.) Agriculture (Plant Breeding and Genetics) 1st Division 2004 University of Agriculture, Faisalabad Pakistan. F. Sc. Physics, Chemistry, Biology 1st Division 2000 Govt. College Ali Pur, Pakistan. S.S.C. Science 1st Division 1998 Govt. High School Belay Wala Pakistan. Working Experience: 1. Central Cotton Research Institute, Multan: (March 3, 2004 to July 5, 2004) I did internship/Research on different aspects of Cotton breeding and germplasm conservation at Central Cotton Research Institute, Multan. 2. Barani Agricultural Research Institute, Chakwal: (September 5, 2006 to 20, September 2007) I had been working as Research Fellow under ALP project of Wheat “Development of doubled haploid Wheat by Wheat x Maize Crossing Technique” financed by Pakistan Agri. Research Council at Barani Agricultural Research Institute, Chakwal (Pakistan). 3. Arid Zone Research Institute, Bhakkar: (September 21, 2007 to November 11, 2007) Worked as Assistant Research Officer at Arid Zone Research Institute, Bhakkar and worked on Wheat and chickpea breeding. 4. University of Agriculture Faisalabad: (November 12, 2007 to November 11, 2009) I have been working as lecturer in Plant Breeding and Genetics at College of Agriculture D. G. Khan Sub Campus University of Agriculture, Faisalabad. 5. COMSATS Institute of Information Technology, Islamabad: (April 30, 2010 to April 29, 2011) I have been working at Department of Biosciences COMSATS Institute of Information Technology in HEC funded Project, “The distribution of Huanglongbing (a disease of citrus plants) and its seasonal variations in Pakistan”.