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INNOVATIONS IN AGRICULTURE

THEME: Nourishing Pakistan in Changing Climate

February 13-15, 2019

Institute of Soil & Environmental SciencesUniversity of Agriculture Faisalabad, Pakistan

&Pakistan Agricultural Scientists

Forum (PAS Forum)

Day 1 (Wednesday, February 13, 2019)

09:00-10:00 egistration

10:00-12:30 Inaugural session ( AS Auditorium, University of Agriculture Faisalabad)

10:00 ecitation from Holy Quran and Naat-e-Rasool (SAWW)

10:10 elcome address Prof. Dr. Javaid Akhtar, irector, Institute of Soil & Environmental Sciences, UAF

10:20eynote lecture Entre reneurial mindset for agri based business in c anging

climate Dr. M. Shahid Qureshi, Institute of usiness Administration, arac i

10:50 eynote lecture ivestock roduction in Pakistan ortunities and c allenges Hafiz Wasi Muhammad, Agri Initiative

11:20 Agricultural c allenges and Pakistan Agricultural Scientist Forum Dr. Salman Saeed, President, PAS Forum

11:30 Address by uest of onor Prof. Dr. Zafar Iqbal, ice ancellor, UAF

11:50 Address by ief guest

12:10 ote of t anks Dr. Abdul Wakeel, Institute of Soil & Environmental Sciences, UAF

12:20 rou P oto

12:30-14:00 unc Prayer break

Nourishing Pakistan in Changing Climate

February 13 -15, 2019

University of Agriculture Faisalabad, Pakistan

Conference Program

INNOVATIONS IN AGRICULTURE:

14:00-16:30ec nical Session I ( AS Auditorium, UAF) ro roduction and climatic c allenges

CHAIRS: Dr. Zahid Ata Cheema, Dr. Ashfaq Wahid, Dr. Aftab Afzal

14:00-14:30 Plenary lecture Alternate cro s for c anging climate Dr. Shahzad Maqsood Ahmad Basra, University of Agriculture, Faisalabad

14:30-14:45

ioc ar and c emical fertili er en anced radis ( a anus ra anistrum) gro t and biomass roduction by im roving soil available nutrients and organic carbon in alkaline soil Dr. Muhammad Riaz, University, Faisalabad

14:45-15:00ioforti ed ig inc eat An innovative intervention to nutrition security in

c anging climate Dr. Muhammad Iqbal Makhdum, A , Islamabad

15:00-15:15Arabido sis ionin ike family genes are involved in resistance against beet cyst nematode ( eterdera Sc ac tii) Dr. Muhammad Amjad Ali, University of Agriculture, Faisalabad

15:15-15:30allenges and o ortunities for sustainable eed management in Pakistan under

c anging climate esson learned from Australia Arslan Masood Peerzada, University of ueensland, Australia

15:30-15:45Engineering t ermotolerant rubisco activase o ards e cient otosynt esis in c anging climate Dr. Faiz Ahmad Joyia, University of Agriculture, Faisalabad

15:45-16:00 utation breeding in sun o er ature s nest a ocaly se re ers Sania Ashraf, University of Agriculture, Faisalabad

16:00-16:15Investigations on internal mor ological and en ymatic modi cations in t ermovulnerable and t ermo tolerant genoty es of okra e osed to eat stress Dr. Muhammad Wajid Khan, University of Sargod a

16:15-16:30Im act of combined a lication of r i obia and bioc ar on t e roductivity of sun o er under droug t stress Dr. Ahmad Nawaz, U, Sub am us, ayya

14:00-16:30

ec nical Session II ( oom , AS building)Socioeconomic develo ment and t eir im lications Sustainable animal

roductionCHAIR: Dr. Khalid Javaid, Dr. Munawar Ali, Dr. Sabir Hussain

14:00-14:30Plenary ecture om arison of agriculture energy use from di erent sources for an im roved energy e ciency and farm roductivity Dr. Hafiz Zahid Mahmood, SA S, a ore

14:30-14:45Im roved cro roduction t roug farmers ca acity building in yber Pak tunk a, Pakistan Dr. Ijaz Ashraf, University of Agriculture, Faisalabad

14:45-15:00a acity building of small older rice gro ers Im lications for outreac

organi ations Dr. Umair Talib, P AS Arid Agriculture University a al indi

15:00-15:15E loring ne us bet een agricultural roductivity and farm credit disbursement in Pakistan does olicy ma er Dr. Azhar Abbas, University of Agriculture, Faisalabad

15:15-15:30omen artici ation level in agriculture activities for socio economic

develo ment Dr. Ayesha Riaz, University of Agriculture, Faisalabad

15:30-15:45E ects of long term carnitine su lementation on genes involved in fa y acid metabolism and c olesterol synt esis in aged animals Dr. Uzman Bashir Cheema, University of Agriculture, Faisalabad

15:45-16:00E ect of erbal mineral vitamin blend on gro t erformance and nutrient digestibility of broilers Dr. Sibtain Ahmad, UAF Sub am us e al ur, kara

16:00-16:15 Sustainable dairy roduction t roug feeding and nutritional management Dr. Muhammad Tariq, University of Agriculture, Faisalabad

16:15-16:30

Substitution of vegetable rotein ingredients it i ro s meal and its e ect on ole body com osition and rotein uality in oss broilers from day 1-21 Najam-Us-Sahar, University of Agriculture, Faisalabad

16:30-17:00 o ee ea rayer break

usiness meeting of PAS Forum

inner

Day 2 (Thursday, February 14, 2019)

09:00-11:00ec nical Session III ( AS Auditorium, UAF)ro roduction and climatic c allenges

CHAIRS: Dr. Zahir Ahmad Zahir, Dr. Tasneem Khaliq, Dr. Saeed Asad

09:00-09:30

Plenary lecture Innovation in commercial os atic fertili er for en ancing os orus use e ciency and yield of eat under climate c ange scenario of

Pakistan Dr. Muhammad Yaseen, University of Agriculture Faisalabad

09:30-10:00 Plenary lecture ole of recision agriculture in en ancing cro roduction Dr. Jehanzeb Masud, University of Agriculture, Faisalabad

10:00-10:15aracteri ation of alstonia solanacearum strains from di erent agro ecological

ones of Pakistan and studying t eir variability Dr. Tariq Mukhtar, P AS Arid Agriculture University, a al indi

10:15-10:30Evaluation of Antifungal Potential of eaf E tract of eno odium murale against Fusarium o ys orum f s yco ersici Dr. Arshad Javaid, University of Pun ab, a ore

10:30-10:45anagement of American boll orm ( elicover a armigera) using native isolated

Slitn v ucloe oly ydroviruses Dr. Jam Nazeer Ahmad, University of Agriculture, Faisalabad

10:45-11:00 E ect of eat er s i on lant disease distribution in Pun ab, Pakistan Dr. Salik Nawaz Khan, University of Pun ab, a ore

09:00-11:00ec nical Session I ( oom , AS building)onservation of natural resources

CHAIRS: Dr. Ghulam Murtaza, Dr. Tariq Aziz, Dr. Zahid Sarwar

09:00-09:30 Plenary ecture onservation of natural resources under c anging climateDr. Fiaz-ul-Hassan Sahi, P AS Arid Agriculture University, a al indi

09:30-10:00Plenary ecture ontrols on soil organic ma er cycling from varying climates of Pakistan Dr. Tanvir Shahzad, University, Faisalabad

10:00-10:15 round ater governance in Pakistan ommon ers ectives and narrativesDr. Muhammad Arif Watto, UAF Sub am us e al ur, kara

10:15-10:30E ect of droug t stress on soil organic ma er dynamics and soil ealt of normal and saline soil Abdul Qadeer, University of Agriculture, Faisalabad

10:30-10:45Assessing t e vulnerabilities of current and future roduction systems a case study of rain fed region of Pun ab Dr. Syed Asif Ali Naqvi, University, Faisalabad

10:45-11:00emical com osition of essential oils of native lants and evaluation of t eir

otential against Aedes Aegy ti Dr. Muhammad Azeem, UI, Abbo abad am us

11:00-12:30 Poster session

12:30-14:00 unc Prayer break

14:00-15:00

Panel discussion on Agriculture olicy allenges and ay for ard for Pakistan ( AS Auditorium, UAF) Dr. M. Anjum Ali Bhuttar ( E tension & Ada tive esearc , Pun ab) Dr. Ashfaq Ahmad Chattha (Professor, e artment of Agronomy, UAF) Mr Muhammad Azam Cheema ( airman Sayban rou ) Syed Naseer Gilani (Planning ommission of Pakistan) Dr. Fiaz ul Hassan Sahi ( ean, Faculty of ro & Food Sciences, P AS Arid Agriculture University a al indi

e resentative of Poultry Industry Mr. Saeed Mughal ( oderator)

15:00-16:00 oncluding Session ( AS Auditorium, UAF)

ecitation from oly uran and aat e asool (SA )ecommendations of t e onference

Dr. Masood Ahmad Shakiristribution of certi cates s ields announcement of oster ri es

Address of ief uestote of t anks

16:00-16:30 o ee ea Prayer break

Day 3 (Friday, February 15, 2019)

09:00-12:00 Field E cursion

12:00-12:30 ea break e arture

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