Governing Board

Dr. Yusuf Zafar, Chairman PARC, Islamabad
Dr. Nadeem Amjad, Member (NRD) PARC, Islamabad
Dr. M. Azeem Khan, Director General, NARC, Islamabad
Dr. Ahmed Bakhsh Mahar, Member/Incharge (PSD) PARC, Islamabad
Dr. Umer Farooq, Member/Incharge (SSD) PARC, Islamabad
Dr. Shahid Rafiq, Member /Incharge (ASD) PARC, Islamabad

Management Committee

Dr. Khalid Mahmood Qureshi
CSO/Sr. Director (HRI) NARC, Islamabad, Pakistan
Dr. M. Ehsan Akhtar
Former Registrar (PIASA) NARC, Islamabad, Pakistan
Muhammad Fiaz Joyia
Sr. Director (SI) NARC, Islamabad, Pakistan
Dr. Anjum Munir
Director (CDRI) NARC, Islamabad, Pakistan
Dr. Tariq Hassan
Former Director (SSRI) NARC, Islamabad, Pakistan
Dr. Arshad Ali
Director (LRRI) NARC, Islamabad, Pakistan
Dr. Abid Hussain
PSO (SSRI) NARC, Islamabad, Pakistan

Managing Editor

Ahmad Mahmood uz Zaman
Managing Editor
Pakistan Journal of Agricultural Research (PJAR)
Directorate of Scientific Communication &Publication (DSC&P)
National Agricultural Research Centre (NARC)
Park Road, Chakshazad Islamabad
Ph: +92-51-90733051
+92-51-90733152
Email: pjar.parc2019@gmail.com

Associate Editor

Dr. Saqib Jabbar
SSO, (FSPDI) NARC, Islamabad, Pakistan

Editorial Committee

Dr. Kausar Abdullah Malik,
Professor of Biotechnology
Department of Biological Sciences at
Forman Chirstian College, Lahore
Tel: +92-42-99231581
Email: kausermalik@fccolege.edu.pk
Home Page: http://www.fccollege.edu.pk

Dr. Khalid Naeem, Ex Director
Animal Sciences Institute, NARC, Islamabad
Tel: +92-51-03335177282
Email: naeem22@comsats.net.pk

Dr. Munir Ahmad
Joint Director, PIDE, Islamabad
Tel: +92-51-03009198864
Email: munir@pide.org.pk

Prof. Dr. M.B. Kirkham
Department of Agronomy,
Kansas State University.
Tel: +1-785-532-0422
Email: mbk@ksu.edu; kirkhammb@gmail.com

Dr. Shahzad A. Basra, Professor
Department of Agronomy,
University of Agriculture, Faisalabad
Tel: +92-333-6519675
Email: shehzadbasra@gmail.com

Geoff Dickinon
Senior Horticulturist
Horticulture and Forestry Science
Agri-Science Queensland
Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry
Address P.O. Box 1054, Mareeba, QLD, 4880.
Tel: +61 (07) 4048 4762 Mobile 0407 177 237
Email: geoff.dickinson@daff.qld.gov.au

Dr. Zahir Shah, Professor
Department of Soil Sciences,
The University of Agriculture, Peshawar
Tel: +92 91 9216584, +92 336 9129580
Email: zahirshah@aup.edu.pk, zahirshah59@yahoo.com
Home Page: www.aup.edu.pk

Dr. Zabta Khan Shinwari, Professor
Department of Bio-Technology,
Quaid-e-Azam University, Islamabad
Tel: +92-51 9064-4187
Email: shinwari2008@gmail.com

Dr. Eric J.Neumann
Department of animal sciences,
Massey University, Newzealand

Dr. Sandra. Heaney-Mustafa
Department of Social Sciences,
University of Canberra, Australia
Tel: +61 2 6201 5387
Email: Sandra.Heaney-Mustafa@canberra.edu.au

PARC Local Subject Editors

Dr. Munir Ahmad (Soil Sciences)
Member Natural Resources Division, PARC, Islamabad
E mail: drmunir.abei@hotmail.com
T. Phone: +92 51 9255529

Dr. Juhar Ali (Animal Sciences)
Member Animal Sciences Division, PARC, Islamabad
E mail: ali.johar@gmail.com
T. Phone: +92 51 9208779

Dr. Ghulam Muhammad Ali (Biotechnology and genetics)
Sr. Director National Institute of Genetics and Agricultural Biology/ Member In charge Coordination and Management
E mail: drmali@yahoo.ca
T. Phone: +92 51 9202514

Dr. Hafeez ur Rehman (Horticultural Sciences)
Director Horticulture, PARC, Islamabad
E mail: askhafeez954@yahoo.co.uk
T. Phone: +92 51 90762419

Dr. Muhammad Asim (Agronomy)
Director Plant Sciences Division, PARC, Islamabad
E mail: asim.muhammad@gmail.com
T. Phone: +92 51 90762417

Dr. Muhammad Zakria (Plant Pathology)
Principal Scientific Officer, Crop Diseases Research Institute
National Agricultural Research Centre, Islamabad
E mail:rmzakria@gmail.com
T. Phone: +92 51 90733282

Dr. Muhammad Ishaque Mastoi (Entomology)
Department of Plant and Environmental Protection
National Agricultural Research Centre, Islamabad
E mail: ishaqnscri@yahoo.com
T. Phone: +92 51 90733202

Dr. Nouman Rashid Siddiqui (Food Sciences)
Food Sciences and Product Development Institute
National Agricultural Research Centre, Islamabad
E mail: noumanrashid@yahoo.com
T. Phone: +92 51 90733311

Dr. Abid Hussain (Social Sciences)
Principal Scientific Officer Social Sciences Research Institute
National Agricultural Research Centre, Islamabad
E mail: abidecon@gmail.com
T. Phone: +92 51 9255052