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Father's Name Zaman Shah Date of Birth April 3, 1964 Place of Birth

Father's Name Zaman Shah Date of Birth April 3, 1964 Place of Birth

C. V. OF DR. MUSHARAF AHMAD

PERSONAL INFORMATION

Father's Name Zaman Shah

Date of Birth April 3, 1964

Place of Birth Chorlaki, , NWFP,

Sex Male Marital Status Married NIC No. 17301-4481074-9 Correspondence Address Department of Plant Pathology Faculty of Crop Protection Sciences NWFP Agricultural University, Peshawar Phone: 9216552 Residential Address House No. 382, S1. 11, Sector F-7, Phase 6 Hayatabad, Peshawar, Pakistan

Mobile # : 0345-6029000

E-mail: [email protected]

EDUCATIONAL QUALIFICATIONS

SSC. Government High School, Chorlaki, Kohat (Science), 1980

FSc. Government Degree College, Kohat (Pre-Medical), 1982

BSc. NWFP Agricultural University, Peshawar, Pakistan, Agriculture (PIa Pathology), 1987

MSc. NWFP Agricultural University, Peshawar, Pakistan (Plant Pathology), 19: (Studied the variability in Macrophomina phaseolina, the cause of charcoal rot of sunflower. Evaluated and characterized 27 isolates, collected from different geographical areas, of the fungus in terms of their virulence, growth rate and sporulation, and cultural variations).

MS The Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio, USA (Plant Pathology) 1994 (Conducted research on the incidence and distribution of soybean root rot, with major emphasis on charcoal rot-Macrophomona phaseolina, in the soybean growing areas of the Oklahoma State, USA).

PhD The Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio, USA (Plant Pathology) 1996 (My research focused on the genetics and molecular biology of a plant pathogenic bacterium, Erwinia (Pantoea) stewartii which causes a serious leaf blight disease in corn. My work included molecular cloning, Southern hybridization (using PCR- amplified biotinylated probes), automated sequencing, DNA and amino acid sequence analysis, over-expression and purification of proteins, transposon mutagenesis, gene replacement by marker exchange, and production, purification and use of polyclonal antibodies in Western blotting).

ACADEMIC DISTINCTIONS

University Silver Medal for obtaining second position amongst all the successful candidates of the B.Sc. (Hons) academic session 1983-1987, and Quaid-e-Azam Scholarship for M.Sc. (Hons) studies in Pakistan and Ph.D. studies abroad.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Lecturer (BPS 17), Department of Plant Pathology, Faculty of Crop Protection Sciences NWFP Agricultural University, Peshawar (10/11/2005-to date)

Assistant Plant Pathologist (BPS 17), Agricultural Research Institute, Tarnab Peshawar, Pakistan (1/1/2004- 10/11/2005)

Assistant Plant Pathologist (BPS 17), Cereal Crops Research Institute, Pirsabak Nowshera, NWFP, Pakistan (1/1/1998-31/12/2003)

Assistant Plant Pathologist (BPS 17), Agricultural Research Station, Serai Naurang, Bannu, NWFP, Pakistan (9/12/1996-31/12/1997)

Assistant Plant Pathologist (BPS 17), Agricultural Research Station, Ahmadwala Karak, NWFP, Pakistan (1/11/1993-8/12/1996)

Research Officer (BPS 17), Agricultural Research Institute, Tarnab, Peshawar Pakistan (1/2/1989- 31/1 0/1993)

PROFESSIONAL COURSES TAUGHT

PPL-514, 4(3-2) Diseases of Vegetable Crops, B. Sc (Hons) 6th Semester PPL-705, 4(3-2) Physiology of Diseased Plants, M. Sc (Hons) 2nd Semester PPL-708, 4(3-2) Seed Pathology, M. Sc (Hons) 2nd Semester

PPL-707, 4(3-2) Plant Bacteriology, M. Sc (Hons) 1 st Semester PPL-701, 4(3-2) Genetics of Plant Pathogens, M. Sc (Hons) 1st Semester PPL-722, 4(3-2) Biotechnology in Plant Pathology, PhD PPL-411, 4(3-2) Introductory Plant Pathology, B. Sc (Hons) 4th Semester PPL-512, 4(3-2) Introductory Mycology, B. Sc (Hons) 6th Semester PPL-601, 4(3-2) Plant Resistance to Diseases, B. Sc (Hons) 7th Semester

LIST OF PUBLICATIONS (IMP ACT FACTOR: 8.0)

1. Naz, I., Ahmad, M., Alam, S., Khan, H., and Tahir, M. 2007. Field Tolerance of five pea cultivars against powdery mildew. Sarhad J. Agric. (Accepted).

2. Naz, I., Ahmad, M., Alam, S., Tahir, M., and Raziq, F. 2007. Control of root and collar rot disease, a serious threat to chilies production in NWFP. Sarhad J. Agric. 23(2) 451-453.

3. Alam, S. S., Ahmad, M., Alam, S., Usman, A., Ahmad, M. I., and Naveedullah. 2007. Variation in garlic varieties for reaction to natural infection of Puccinia porri Wint and Alternaria porri Clif at Sawabi, NWFP. Sarhad J. Agric. 23(1) 149-152.

4. Ahmad, M., A1am, S.S., Alam, S., Usman, A. and David L. Coplin 2007. Export of the HR eliciting protein, HarpinEs, of the maize pathogen Erwinia stewartii is species-specific but is independent of the growth temperature. Pak. J. Biol. Sci. 10(1):117-121.

5. Ahmad, M., Alam, S. S., Usman, A., Majerczak, D. R. and Coplin, D. L. 2006. Exploring the functions of genes co-regulated with the hrpN gene of the corn pathogen Erwinia (Pantoea) stewartii. Mycopath. 4(2): 5-8.

6. Ahmad, M., Alam, S. S., Usman, A., Anis-Ur Rahman and Coplin, D. L. 2006. Host range study and production of harpinEs by Pantoea stewartii subsp. indologenes, a bacterium closely related to the corn pathogen, Erwinia stewartii. Indus J. Plant Sci. 3(2): 762-767.

7. Ahmad, M., Alam, S. S., Alam, S., Khan, I. A., and Ahmad, N. 2006. Evaluation of wheat germplasm against yellow rust (Puccinia striformis j sp trifici) under natural conditions. Sarhad J. Agric. 22 (4) 661-665.

8. Rahman, A., Saeed, M. Q., Jan, N., Ahmad, M. and Tahir, M. 2006. Efficacy of some new insecticides against Gram pod borer, Helicoverpa armigera (Hub.) in Peshawar. Sarhad J. Agric. 22 (2) 293-295.

9. Tahir, M., Ahmad, M., Shah, M., Alam, S. S., and Haq, G. 2006. Effect of various inter- and intra row spacing on the intensity of downy mildew of onion. Sarhad J. Agric. 22 (1) 105-106.

10. Tahir, M., Ahmad, M., Shah, M., Alam, S. S., Khattak, M. K. 2006. Field efficacy of different spray fungicides on the severity of garlic rust, Puccinia porrii Wint. Sarhad J. Agric. 22 (2) 317-319.

11. Shah, M., Tahir, M., Ahmad, M., Alam, S. S., and Haq, G. 2006. Screening of garlic varieties/lines for resistance to rust (Puccinia porri) under natura field conditions. Sarhad J. Agric. 22 (1) 107-110.

12. Khan, H., Naz, I., Ahmad, M., Hussain, S., and Raziq, F. 2006. Chemical control of root and collar rot of chilies. Scientific Khyber 19(1): 57-64.

13. Ahmad, M., Majerczak, D.R., and Coplin, D. L. 2005. Molecular characterization of the hrpN gene of Erwinia (Pantoea) stewartii, a bacterium that causes vascular wilt and leaf blight of corn. Pak. J. Biol. Sci.8 (10): 1361-1367.

14. Ahmad, M., Majerczak, D.R. and Coplin, D.L. 2005. Characterization of the hypersensitive response eliciting protein, harpinEs, of Erwinia (Pan toea) stewartii, and its role in determining the pathogenicity of the bacterium on corn. Pak. J. Biol. Sci. 8 (10): 1368-1375.

15. Ahmad, M., Majerczak, D.R, Pike, S. Hoyos, M.E. Novacky, A. and Coplin, D.L. 2001. Biological activity of harpin produced by Pantoea stewartii subsp. stewartii. Mol. Plant-Microbe Interact. 14: 1223-1234.

16. Reid,D.F., Ahmad, M., Majerczak, D.R, Rodriguez, A.S., Manulis,S. and Coplin, D.L. 2001. Genetic organization of the Pantoea stewartii subsp. stewartii hrp gene cluster and sequence analysis of the hraA, hrpC, hrpN, and wtsE operons. Mol. Plant-Microbe Interact. 14: 1213-1222.

17. Ahmad, M., Majerczak, D.R. and Coplin, D.L 1996. HarpinEs is not necessary for the pathogenecity of Erwinia stewartii on maize. APS Annual Meeting, July 1996, Indianapolis.

18. Pikel, S., Hoyesl, E., Ahmad, M., Coplin, D.L., and Novacky, A. 1996. Comparison of the effects ofharpinEs and harpinEa on tobacco cells. 8th International Congress. Mol. Plant-Microbe Interact, July, 1996, Knoxville.

19. Frederick, RD., Ahmad, M., Majerczak, D.R, Stover, E., and Coplin, D.L. 1994.The wts (water-soaking) genes of Erwinia stewartii are related to hrp genes. 7th Intl. Symp. On MPMI, University of Edinburgh, Scotland, June 26-July 1.

20. Ahmad, M., Hassan, S., Ahmad, 1. 1989. Pathogenic variations in Macrophomina Phaseolina and differential response of some important sunflower varieties to charcoal rot. Sarhad J. Agric. 5: 659-663.

F ACUL TY RESEARCH PROJECTS IN PROGRESS

1. As a Principal Investigator, I am currently running a Higher Education Commission (HEC, Pakistan) funded project (worth Rs. 1.82 millions) titled "Integrated management of the important bacterial diseases of potato in NWFP".

2. I am a Co-PI on another HEC-funded project (worth Rs 4.76 Millions) titled "incidence and management of mosaic diseases of cucurbits in NWFP"

M.Sc (Hons.) STUDENT'S RESEARCH PROJECTS IN PROGRESS

The following research projects of M.Sc (Hons.) students of the Department Plant Pathology, NWFP Agricultural University, Peshawar, are in progress under my supervision (as major advisor/Chairman or member of the Supervisory Committee).

Funded by the NWFP Agricultural University, Peshawar

1. Management of root and crown rot of squash under natural infection conditions (Ms. Haseena Naz); Major Advisor.

2. Studies on the chemical control of bacterial soft rot of potatoes (Ms. Ayesha Bibi); Member.

Funded by the Higher Education Commission of Pakistan

3. Studies on the management of bacterial soft rot of potato (Mr. Muhammd Junaid); Major Advisor.

4. Incidence and management of Cucumber green mottle mosaic virus in NWFP (Mr. Adil Hussain); Member.

Ph. D STUDENT'S RESEARCH PROJECTS IN PROGRESS

The following research project of a Ph.D student of the Department of Plant Pathology, NWFP Agricultural University, Peshawar, is in progress under my supervision (as major advisor/Chairman or member of the Supervisory Committee ).

Funded by the NWFP Agricultural University, Peshawar

1. Aerobiology, slow rusting resistance, gene postulation and virulence diversity of Puccinia striformis Westend. F. sp.tritici in NWFP, Pakistan (Syed Jawad; Ahmad Shah);Member.

Funded by the Higher Education Commission of Pakistan 2. Studies on the characterization and genetic diversity of the different geographic isolates of Erwinia sp., the cause of bacterial soft rot of potato (Hafiz Farhad Ahmad); Major Advisor.

3. Management of root-knot nematodes (Meloidogyne javanica) In tomato by Trichderma harzianum (Mr. Baharullah Khattak); Member.

STUDENT'S RESEARCH SUPERVISION (Internship, Special Problem)

1. Studies on garlic rust and its effect on yield in District Peshawar. (Mr. Behram Khan), Dec. 2007. 2. Characterization of the isolates of Erwinia carotovora sub.sp carotovora, the cause of potato soft. (Ms. Ayesha Bibi) Dec. 2006. 3. Evaluation of fungicides and available commercial varieties for the control of crown rot of squash. (Ms. Haseena Naz) Nov. 2006.

ADDITIONAL ACADEMIC TASKS

Co-Opt Member Board of Studies in Plant Pathology Department, NWFP Agricultural University, Peshawar.

MEMBERSHIP IN SCIENTIFIC SOCIETIES

Life time member of Phytopathological Society of Pakistan.

Member of American Phytopathological Society.

SERVICE AS A REFEREE

I have been working as a referee for Sarhad Journal of Agriculture for the last three years; have evaluated six research publications so far.

COURSES DEVELOPED

Developed and taught for the very first time, Ph. D course titled, "Bio-technology in plant pathology", Credit Hours 4(3+2), for the Department of Plant Pathology, NWFP Agricultural University, Peshawar.

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