GRANTS FOR SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH LIST OF COMPLETED PROJECTS (1974 - 2008) PAKISTAN SCIENCE FOUNDATION ISLAMABAD 1 SUMMARY SHEET Total Expenditure in S.No. Discipline No. of Projects Rupees 1. Agricultural Sciences 107 26,092,283.97 2. Biological Sciences 126 25,625,583.69 3. Biotechnology and Genetic Engineering 05 2,419,319.00 4. Chemical Sciences 145 26,901,315.12 5. Earth Sciences 24 3,750,293.00 6. Engineering Sciences 16 3,675,316.00 7. Environmental Sciences 24 4,292,784.00 8. Marine Sciences 04 933,473.00 9. Mathematical Sciences 06 491,141.19 10. Medical Sciences 64 7,762,177.00 11. Physics 65 17,072,591.92 Grand Total 586 119,016,277.89 2 AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES Date of Name & Address of Principal Total Cost S.No Project No. Project Title Initiation/ Investigator in Rupees Completion Synthesis of Improved Wheat Mr. Naeem Iqbal Hashmi, 01.07.1974 Genotype Based on the Nuclear Institute for Agriculture and 1. P-PU/Agr (16) 284,907.00 to Development of Criteria involving Biology, (NIAB) 31.12.1977 Physiological Analysis. Faisalabad. Dr. Ghulam Sarwar Sheikh, Effect of Tractor Powered Tillage 01.11.1976 Faculty of Agriculture Engineering, 2. P-AU/Agr (5) Practice on Crop Yield and Soil 37,948.00 to University of Agriculture, Characteristics. 31.10.1979 Faisalabad. 01.03.1975 Dr. Shahnawaz Arbani, to Exploration of Nitrogen Fixing Fresh Water Biology Department, 28.02.1977& 3. S-SU/Agr (13) Algae from Agricultural Field of 161,137.00 University of Sindh, 13.08.17978 Sindh. Jamshoro. to 14.08.1979 Dr. Ghulam Rasool Sandhu, 01.07.1974 Biological Control of Soil Salinity 4. P-NIAB/Agr (17) Nuclear institute for Agriculture and 288,691.26 to and Fertility Biology, Faisalabad 30.06.1978 Mr. Abdul Haye Soomro, Survey, Collection and Study of 15.02.1975 Entomology Department, 5. S-AU/Agr (18) Termities attacking Different Crops 162,821.80 to Sind Agriculture university, in Sind and their Control. 14.02.1978 Tandojam Studies and Evaluation of Dr.M.Arslan Physiological Changes Induced in 01.02.1975 Biological Sciences Department, 6. C-IU/Agr (22) the Biotic Community of the 196,342.00 to Quaid-I-Azam University, Agricultural Land by use of 31.01.1977 Islamabad. Pesticides. 3 Dr. Ghulam Rasool Solangi, 01.11.1976 Survey, Identification and Control Plant Pathology Department, 7. S-AC/Agr (21) 118,649.00 to of Plant Virus Diseases in Sind. Sindh Agriculture University, 31.10.1979 Tandojam. Studies on Rinderpests and their Mr.K.M. Mangi, 01.11.1976 8. S-AC/Agr (28) Disease Prevalent in Livestock at Directorate of Animal Husbandry 49,300.00 to Landhi Cattle Colony, Karachi Hyderabad, Sindh 31.10.1979 Mr.M.aslam, 01.07.1976 Cytogenetic Studies of Branched Directorate of Research, 9. P-AU/Agr (31) 462,56.00 to Ear Derivatives in Wheat. University of Agriculture, 30.06.1979 Faisalabad. Conservation of Superior Specimen of Buffalo and Propagation of Mr. SM. Naqvi Haider, 05.09.1976 Superior Germ Plasma to Improve Directorate of Livestock Farms, 10. P-DLF/Agr (32) 105,000.00 to the Level of Performance of Nili Punjab, 04.09.1977 Ravi Buffaloes at Livestock Lahore. Experiment Station, Qadirabad Dr. Ghulam Rasool Solagni, 27.12.1976 Investigation of Nematode Diseases Plant Pathology Department, 11. S-AC/Agr (36) 94,518.00 to in Sind Region Sind Agriculture University, 26.10.1979 Tandojam. Mr. Shaukat Hussain Baluch, Investigation on Ecology and 01.07.1976 Department of Entomology, 12. S-AC/Agr (38) Biology of Cutworms in 151,996.00 to Sind Agriculture University, Hyderabad. 30.09.1979 Tandojam The Surveillance and Monitoring of Dr. Abdul Bari, 01.01.1978 Diseases Naturally Transmitted Biological Sciences Department, 13. C-QU/Agr (42) 285,019.00 to Between Vertebrate Animals and Quaid-I-Azam University, 31.12.1980 Man and Related Health Hazards Islamabad. 4 Mr. Ghulam Nabi Kalwar, 01.07.1976 Major Crop Weeds and their Agronomy Department, 14. S-AC/Agr (19) 130,685.00 to Control Sind Agriculture University, 31.10.1978 Tandojam. Dr.M.Arslan, 01.07.1976 Preliminary Studies on the Breeding Biological Sciences Department, 15. C-IU/Agr (40) 33,206.00 to of Teddy Goat. Quaid-I-Azam University, 31.12.1976 Islamabad. Dr.M.Arslan, Preliminary Studies on the Breeding 01.01.1977 Biological Sciences Department. 16. C-IU/Agr (40/1) Biology of Teddy Goat 143,096.00 to Quaid-I-Azam University, (Extension project). 31.12.1978 Islamabad. Dr. Abdul Hamid Khan, Pathology of Trees 01.10.1978 Botany Department, 17. P-AU/Agr (55) (Bacteria and Viruses in Tree 94,551.00 to University of Agriculture, Diseases). 30.09.1980 Faisalabad Dr. Abdul Hayee Soomro, 01.09.1979 Role of Predacious Arthropods in Entomology Department, 18. S-AU/Agr (58) 49,168.00 to the Mite Pests Control Sind Agriculture University, 31.08.1981 Tandojam. Dr. Mohammad Aslam, 01.07.1980 Cytogenetic Studies of Branched Director of Research, 19. P-AU/Agr (31/1) 27,808.00 to Ear Derivatives in Wheat. University of Agriculture, 30.06.1982 Faisalabad. Dr. Abdul Hamid Khan, Pathology of Trees – Disease of 01.101980 Botany Department, 20. P-AU/Agr (55/1) Conifer Trees. 23,817.00 to University of Agriculture, (Extension Project) 31.03.1981 Faisalabad. 5 Dr.S.Razi Abbas Shamsi, 16.09.1980 Eco-Physiological Studies of some Botany Department, 21. P-AU/Agr (64) 262,519.00 to Important Weeds of Wheat. University of Punjab, 15.01.1984 Lahore. Standardization of Various Methods Mr. Jehangir Khan Khattak, 01.07.1982 for Determination of Available Department of Soil Sciences, 22. F-AU/Agr (74) 225,820.00 to Micronutrients using Wheat-Maize NWFP University of Agriculture, 30.06.1985 as test Crop. Peshawar Dr. Abdul Bari, 01.07.1974 Veterinary Disease Investigation in Veterinary Disease, 23. RES/35 (3) 512,903.00 to Northern area, Gilgit. Investigation Laboratory, 30.06.1977 Gilgit. Utilization of Indigenous Research Dr. F. H.Shah. 15.07.1983 for Introduction of Game Birds Scientific officer, 24. P-CSIR/Agr (67) 174,719.00 to (Japanese Quails) Breeding in PCSIR Laboratories, 14.07.1986 Pakistan. Lahore. Dr. Mohi-ud-Din Ahmad, 15.05.1983 Development of Commercial 25. S-PCCC/Agr (77) Cotton Research institute, 141,575.00 to Cotton Hybrid. Sakrand. 14.05.1986 Prof. Karamullah H. Aga, 01.10.1984 Faculty of Agriculture, 26. S-AU/Agr (80) Quality Improvement in Vegetables 226,810.00 to Sind Agriculture University, 30.09.1987 Tandojam. Dr. S.R.A Shamsi, Studies on Phenology, Germination 01.01.1985 Department of Bontany, 27. P-PU/Agr (86) Biology and Control of some 282,006.00 to University of Punjab, Important Weeds of Wheat. 31.12.1987 Lahore. 6 Studies on Culturing of Dr. M.A. Maqbool 01.07.1985 Meloindogyne incognita and Nematilogical Research Institute, 28. S-KU/Agr (88) 164,987.00 to Heterodera Zeae on Excised Roots University of Karachi, 30.06.1987 of Tamoto and Corn Karachi. Dr. M. Ajmal, 01.06.1985 Study on the Epidemology of College for Veterinary Sciences, to 29. P-VC/Agr(85) Human and Animal Origin in Lahore. 214,570.17 31.08.1988 Punjab. Mr. S. Atta-ur-Rehman Rizvi, 01.07.1985 College for Veterinary Sciences, to 30. P-PU/Agr(81) Effects of Aflatoxins in Poultry. Lahore. 135,999.49 31.10.1988 Dr. M.I. Lone, 01.08.1987 Studies on Adopted Reclamation Department of Water Resources, to 31. P-UET/Agr(89) 200,009.00 Practices in Pindi Bhattian. University of Engineering and Technology, 31.07.1989 Lahore. Dr. Mohi-ud-Din Ahmad, 15.05.1986 Development of Commercial Cotton Research Institute Sakrand, to 32. S-PCCC/Agr(77/1) 153,165.00 Cotton Hybrids. District Nawabshah 14.05.1989 Mr. Mir Mohammad Rajpur 01.11.1990 Pathogen-Free Potato Plant Plant Breeding & Genetics Department, to 33. S-AU/Agr(90) Regenerated from Meristem-Tip Sindh Agriculture University, 379,096.00 29.10.1993 Cultures. Tandojam. Studies on Resistance in Egg Plant Dr. M. A. Maqbool, 16.04.1988 Solanum melongena), Potato National Nematological Research Centre, to 34. S-KU/Agr(91) (Solanum tuberosum) and Influence University of Karachi, 198,665.50 15.04.1990 of Salinity on Infectivity and Karachi. Development of M. Javanica. 7 Dr. Mumtaz Hussain Bokhari, 01.09.1988 Improvement of Salt Tolerance in Institute of Pure and Applied Biology, to 35. P-BZU/Agr(93) 349,697.00 Some Important Pulse Crops. Bahauddin Zakariya University, 31.08.1991 Multan. Dr. F. H. Shah, 03.03.1990 A Survey of Toxigenic Fungi in Food Technology and Fermentation to 36. P-CSIR/Agr(95) 311,551.00 Agricultural Commodities. Division, 02.03.1993 Lahore. Isolation and Typing of Various Mr. Mohammad Akbar Arain, 01.06.1991 Strains of Streptococcus Department of Dairy Technology to thermophilus and Lactobacillus Faculty of Animal Husbandry & 30.05.1993 37. S-AU/Agr(106) bulgaricus, from Dahi Samples and Veterinary Sciences, 57,160.00 Their Effects on Various Physico- Sindh Agriculture University, Chemical Properties of Milk During Tandojam. Fermentation. Effect of Foliar Application of Prof. Jehangir Khan Khattak, 01.07.1991 Micronutrients in Combination with Department of Soil Science, to 38. F-AU/Agr(107) 241,904.00 Urea on the Yield and Fruit Quality NWFP Agriculture University, 30.06.1994 of Sweet Oranges. Peshawar. 20.06.1992 Seroprevalence of Various to 39. P-VC/Agr(100) Infectious Bronchitis Virus Strains 169,560.00 19.06.1994 in Chickens Dr.