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MUHAMMAD SHAHID IQBAL
Mobile: +923457708096
Email: shahidkooria@gmail.com
Skype: shahidkooria
Address: Cotton Research Institute, Ayob Research Institute, Jhang
Road Faisalabad, Pakistan.
Academic Qualification:
M. Sc. (Hons.) Agriculture (Plant Breeding and Genetics) 1 st 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) 1 st Division
2004 University of Agriculture, Faisalabad Pakistan.
F. Sc. Physics, Chemistry, Biology 1 st Division
2000 Govt. College Ali Pur, Pakistan.
S.S.C. Science 1 st 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”. My responsibilities there were to
visit different citrus growing areas of Pakistan, to provide information and extension
services, to collect diseased samples and verification of the prescience of disease in the
samples by lab tests (Molecular diagnostics).
6. Barani Agricultural Research Institute, Chakwal: (June 3, 2011 to July 21, 2012)
I have been working as Research Associate in a PARB funded Project “Standardization
of Olive Propagation through various techniques and its value addition” at Barani
Agricultural Research Institute, Chakwal, Pakistan.
7. Cotton Research Institute, AARI, Faisalabad: ( July 21, 2012 to date)
I am working as Assistant Research Officer at Cotton Research institute Faisalabad. My
responsibilities here are to look after and execute different experiments regarding
different aspects of cotton breeding. Maintenance, characterization of Cotton germplasm
for different biotic and abiotic stresses and its utilization in breeding programme aiming
at variety development.
Research Activities/Projects:
Molecular Screening of Cotton genotypes. (CCRI)
DNA extraction, PCR and gel electrophoresis. (CCRI)
Genetics of some quantitative plant attributes in Spring Wheat. (M.Sc. Thesis)
Screening of Wheat genotypes for biotic and abiotic stresses. (Chakwal)
Development of Doubled Haploids of Wheat through Wheat x Maize Crossing Technique.
(Chakwal)

Standardization and maintenance of Tissue culture lab. (Chakwal)
Evaluation of Wheat genotype for Salinity tolerance. (Chakwal)
Development of Chickpea variety for arid regions. (Bhakkar)
Five M.Sc. (Hons.) students were under my supervision for their research and thesis.
(CADGK)
Germplasm conservation and characterization of Wheat, Cotton and Barley. (CADGK)
Development of HUSKLESS Barley.(College of Agri. DGK)
Screening of Cotton germplasm against biotic and a biotic stresses. (College of Agri. DGK)
DNA Isolation (CIIT)
PCR (CIIT)
Gel Electrophoresis (CIIT)
Standardization of greenhouse for olive propagation. (Chakwal)
Standardization of tissue culture lab and protocols for olive propagation. (Chakwal)
Local Training/ Courses:
1. The Workshop on SNP Genotyping: Strategies & Application in Human Genetics at
University Institute of Biochemistry and Biotechnology PMAS Arid agriculture,
university Rawalpindi, Pakistan. (20 th to 22 th Apr., 2011)
2. Training course on “The testing of Biotech Crops” at Agricultural Biotechnology
Research Institute Faisalabad, Pakistan. (3 rd to 5 th May, 2011)
3. Workshop on “Applications of Biotechnology for Wheat Improvement” at NIBGE,
Faisalabad Pakistan. (28 th to 29 th Feb., 2012)
International Training/ Courses:
HLB Master Class at Indonesia: (20 th Feb., 2011 to 05 th Mar., 2011)
A Crawford fund and ACIAR funded training/hands on different diagnostic techniques (PCR,
RT-PCR, Real Time PCR, Bloating, IS-test, Eliza and Microscopy) for the detection of
different bacterial, viral, and phytoplasma diseases of citrus at University of Gadjah Mada
(Indonesia).
Application of GIS/GPS in Olive Cultivation (29 th May-2012 to 08 th June-2012)
An international training course funded and arranged by Italian Government on
application of GIS/GPS in agriculture at NARC Islamabad, Pakistan for the learning and

training for the use of different softwares used in GIS i.e. gvSIG, ArcGIS, QGIS, GRASS
GIS.
Expertise/Skills:
Bacterial Cell Culture
Genomic/Plasmid DNA Isolation
PCR
RT-PCR
Real-time PCR
Gel Electrophoreses
PAGE
Breeding Major Crops
Tissue-culture
Distant Hybridization
Embryo-culture
Geoprocessing
GIS
QTL Mapping
Association Mapping
Computer and IT Skills:
Microsoft Word, Power Point, Access and Excel.
Data analysis (mStatC, Dial-98, Minitab, Cropstat)
Operating system: DOS, Windows
Geoprocessing and referencing of Agriculture data by using gvSIG and ArcGIS
Association mapping by Tassel 3.0
QTL mapping by MAPL-98
Path Analysis by QB45
List of Publications:
Mushtaq, S., I.A. Hafiz, S.Z.U. Hasan, M. Arif, M. A. Shehzad, R. Rafique, M. Rasheed, M.
Ali and M.S. Iqbal. 2012. Effects of seed priming on germination of Gladiolus
alatus. Afr. J. Biotech. 11(52): 11520-11523.
Tariq, A.S., Z. Akram, G. Shabbir, M. Gulfraz, K.S. Khan, M.S. Iqbal and T. Mahmood.
2012. Character association and inheritance studies of different sorghum genotypes
for fodder yield and quality under irrigated and rainfed conditions of Punjab,
Pakistan. African J. Biotech. 11(38): 9189-9195.

Subhani, A., M. Tariq, A. Mahmood, R. Latif and M.S. Iqbal. 2012. Eliminating summer
fallow effects soil moisture and yield of wheat and chickpea crops in rainfed
region. Plant & Environment. 1(1): 1-7.
S.M.F. Hassan, M.S. Iqbal, G. Rabbani, Naeem-ud-Din and G. Shabbir. 2012. Genetic
variability, heritiblity and genetic advance for yield and yield components in
Sunflower (Helianthus annuus L.). Electron. J. Plant Breeding. 3(1): 707-710.
Naeem-ud-Din, M. Tariq, M.K. Naeem, G. Rabbani, M.F. Hassan, A. Mahmood and M.S.
Iqbal, 2012. Development of BARI-2011: A high yielding, drought tolerant variety
of groundnut (arachis hypogaea l.) with 3-4 seeded pods. The JAPS. 22(1): 120-
125.
Rafique, R., B. Fatima, S. Mushtaq, M.S. Iqbal, M. Rasheed , M. Ali and S. Zia-Ul-Hasan.
2012. Effect of indole-3-butyric acid (IBA) on in vitro root induction in dendrobium
orchid (Dendrobium sabin H.). Afr. J. Biotech. 11(20): 4673-4675
Ali, B., M.S. Iqbal, M.K.N. Shah, G. Shabbir and N.M. Cheema. 2011. Genetic analysis for
various traits in Gossypium hirsutum L. Pak. J. Agric. Res. 24(1-4):8-13
Noorka, I.R., I. Khaliq, Z. Akram and S. Iqbal. 2009. Inheritance studies of physio-genetic
traits in spring wheat under normal and moisture stress environments." (2009) Int. J.
Agri. Appl. Sci. 1(1) pp:29-34
Ijaz, M, A. Mahmood, K.N. Shah, M.S. Iqbal, and A. Razzaq. 2007. A.Screening of Wheat
Germplasm for resistance to foliar and grain diseases. Proc. 3ed International. Conf.
Plant Pathol. Nov. 19-21. Univ. of Punjab, Lahore.PP 17.
Mahmood, A., M.K.N. Shah, M. Aftab, and M.S. Iqbal, 2007. Production prospects of
deciduous fruits in pothowar. Proc. Inter. Symposium on Prospects of Horticulture
Industry in Pakistan. 28-30 March, 2007. Univ. Agri. Faisalabad. Pp 58-69.
Khaliq. I., M.S. Iqbal, M. A. Chowdhry and M. Kashif. 2006. Genetics of some quantitative
plant attributes in spring wheat. International Symposium on Sustainable Crop
Improvement and Integrated Management. September 14-16, Faculty of
Agriculture, University of Agriculture, Faisalabad, Pakistan.

Memberships/Societies
National Association for Plant Breeders (Member)
Society for the Advancement of Breeding Research in Asia and Oceania
(Member)
Personal Data:
Date of Birth: 15 th Apr., 1982.
NIC: 32302-5566070-5
Marital Status: Single
Nationality: Pakistani
Domicile: Muzaffar Garh (Punjab)
References:
1. Prof. Dr. Ihsan Khaliq (Professor)
Department of Plant Breeding & Genetics, University of Agriculture, Faisalabad,
Pakistan
+92-41-9200161-70 Ext. 2923
(ikhaliq63@yahoo.com)
2. Prof. Dr. Muhammad Kausar Nawaz Shah (Chairman/ Professor)
Department of Plant Breeding & Genetics, PMAS-Arid Agriculture University,
Rawalpindi, Pakistan
+92-51 9290718
(knshah@uaar.com)
3. Dr. Abid Mahmood (Director)
Cotton Research Institute, Ayub Agriculture Research Institute, Jhang Road, Faisalabad,
Pakistan.
+92-41-9201674
(crifsd@gmail.com)