Faculty Resume Name Bashir Ahmad Department of Agronomy Agricultural University Peshawar, Pakistan House # B-13, Professor s Colony, NWFP Agricultural University, Peshawar Office 091-9221019 Residence 091-9218107 Mobile 0314-9006134 Fax 091-9216520 bashir1259@yahoo.com Personal Name Bashir Ahmad Father s Name Mughal Khan Nationality Pakistani Date of Birth 01-12-1959 Place of Birth Mohmand Agency Fata Religion Islam Experience Honor and Awards Twenty nine years teaching research and out-reach experience in the field of Crop Production (Agronomy) Distinction Institute/University Year Research Diploma UKRAINE 2007 Research Deed UKRAINE 2005 Research Gratitude National Academy of 2004 Sciences of UKRAINE Certificate of Center for Continuous 2000 Achievement Quality Improvement Who s Who Among Mississippi State 1988 Students in University, Miss. State, American MS. 39762, USA Universities and Colleges Gold Medalist NWFP Agricultural 1982 Presidential Award Winner University Peshawar University of Peshawar 1980
Memberships Graduate Students Postdocs Undergraduate Students Honour Students List memberships in professional and learned Societies, indicating offices held committees, or other specific assignments. Muhammad Waqas 2008-09, working as agricultural officer in Agriculture Extension Deptt Obedullah Khan 2005-06, now working at Tea Research Station, Shin, Swat. Nasir Shakeel 2004-05, now working in Pakistan Tobacco Company. Tahir Kashan 2003-04, now working as Cane specialist at Private Sugar Mill in D.I.Khan M Ashiq Saleem 2002-03, now working in Maize program at NARC, Islamabad Malik Sajjad 1998-99, working in Punjab Seed Corporation, Multan, Punjab. Abdur Raziq 1997-98, working as agricultural officer in Agriculture Extension Deptt.Fayaz Ahmad 1997-98, working as Asstt Director in On farm Water Management program. Nisar Ahmad 1996-97, working as quality control officer, Shezan Company in CANADA Zubair Shazad 1995-96, working as grain management specialist in AUSTRALIA Syed Riaz Shah 1994-95, working as Agriculture officer in Agriculture Extension Deptt Mohammad Saeed 1992-93, have established his own Seed & Chemical Company (Khirman) Syed Zahid Iqbal 1991-92, working as Seed Production manager in a seed company Said Rehman 1990-91, working as Agriculture officer in Agriculture Extension Deptt Muhammad Tariq, 1983-84, working as Cane development officer, Sugar Industry. Hidayatullah Mohmand, 1983-84, working as Agronomist, Soil Survey of Pakistan.. II. PhD students Supervised and produced as Major Supervisor: Manzoor Akbar, Assistant Agronomist, CCRI, Pirsabaq, Nowshera. Mohammad Shahid, (Indigenous 5000 PhD fellowship, sponsored by HEC) Service Activity List University and public service activities.
Brief Statement of Research Interest Publications May be as brief as a sentence or contain additional details up to one page in length. 1. M. Shahid, B. Ahmad and G. Hassan, 2010. Effect of natural and synthetic herbicides on wheat and its weeds in Peshawar. Pakistan Journal of Botany. 2010 accepetd for publication. 2. M. Akbar, B. Ahmad, M. Arif, G. Ahmad, Z. Shah and W. Jianhua 2009. Water absorption and priming with osmotica responses on germination of pearl millet cultivars. Sarhad J. Agric. Vol. 25, No. 1, 2009 3 S. Ovchinninkov, B. Ahmad and V. Gurko 2008. The new Genus of the Spiders Selected from Structure Polyphyletic Genus Zodarion (Araneae: Zodariidae). Accepted for publication No. 114/290 (6766) dated 18-7- 2008. 4 Ahmad B, V. Dubatolov and V. Gurko 2008. New Faunistic Records of Tiger Moth in Western Pakistan (Lepidoptera: Artiidae Arctiinae) Accepted for publication No. 114/291 (6763) dated 18-07-2008 5 S. V. Ovtchinniko, B. Ahmad and M. Inyatullah 2008. Description of a new Spider Species of the Genus Gnaphosa (Araneae, Gnaphosidae) from Pakistan. Journal of Vestnik Zoologii, 42(1): 81-83, 2008. 6 M. Shahid., B. Ahmad, R. A. khattak and M. Arif 2007. Integration of Herbicides with Aqueous Allelopathic Extracts for weeds Control in Wheat. African J. of Crop Science. Vol 8: 209-212. 7 M. Shahid., B. Ahmad, R. A. khattak and G. Hassan 2007. Integrated Effects of Allelopathy and Synthetic herbicides on Wheat and it Weeds in Peshawar. Proceedings of 21 st Asian Weed Science Society. October 2-6, 2007, Colombo, Sri lanka. PP 442-447. 8 M. Shahid., B. Ahmad, R. A. khattak, G. Hassan and H. Khan 2006. Response of Wheat and its Weeds to different Allelopathic Plant Water Extracts. Pak J. Weed Sci. Res. 12(1-2): 61-68. 9 M.J. Hassan; Z. Zhu; B. Ahmad and Q. Mahmood 2006. Influence of Cadmium Toxicity on Rice Genotypes as affected by Zinc, Sulfur, and Nitrogen Fertilizers. Caspian. of Env. Sciences 4 (1): 1-8. 10 Amir,.Z. K., P. Shah,. S. K. Khalil and B. Ahmad. 2005. Yield of Soybean cultivars as affected by planting dates under Peshawar valley conditions. Nucleus 40 (1-2): 112-116. 11 Ali, T., S. Anwar, W. A. Shah and B. Ahmad 2004.
Response of maize Hybrids / Cultivars to various levels of Potassium and irrigation Frequencies. Journal of Agronomy 3 (3): 201-207, 2004. 12 Akbar, H. S. Din M. Shafi, J. Bakht, B. Ahmad and H. Khan 2000. Yield and yield components of wheat and gram planted in monocultural and in combination at different row direction and crop geometry. Sarhad J. Agric. 16(3): 237-246. 13 Shah R., B. Ahmad, M. Shafi and J. Bakht 2000. Maturity studies in hybrid and open pollinated cultivars of maize. Pakistan J. Biological Sciences 3(10): 624-626. 14 Rehman, S.B. Ahmad. J. Bakht and M. Shafi 2000. Response of various wheat cultivars to different salinity levels at early seedlings stage. Pakistan. J. biological Sciences 3(7): 1161-1193. 15 Rehman, S.B. Ahmad, M. Shafi and J. Bakht 2000. Effect of different salinity levels on the yield and yield components of wheat cultivars. Pakistan. J. biological Science 3(7): 1161-1163. 16 Ahmad B, I. Muhammad, H. Khan and S.Z. Iqbal 1999. Seed production and yield component as effected by age, size and spacing of sticklings in turnip (Brassica Rape L.). Sarhad J. Agric. 15(5) L 399-404. 17 Ahmad, B., I. Muhammad. M. Shafi, H. Akbar, H. Khan and A. Raziq. 1999. Effect of row spacing on the yield component of wheat (cultivar, Bakhtawar-92) Sarhad J. Agric. 15(2): 103-106. 18 Zada, K. S. Malik and B. Ahmad 1999. Educational Strategy and Innovation for Sustainable Development of Open Learning. In Kwan, A (ed) Proc. Int. Ist Pan Commonwealth Forum on opening learning. Bruanai Darussalam. March 02-05, 1999. 19 Ahmad, B. and K. Zada. 1997. Effect of seed weight on germination, root and shoot length and seed yield in Bajra (Pearl millet) under dry land conditions. Journal of Science.& Technology. 21: 19-21. 20 Mohammad., S. B. Ahmad, R. Santos and S. Khan. 1996. Effects of Gibberellic acid on the fruit quality and maturity of Cresthaven Peaches. Scientific Khyber. 9(1): 21-28. 21 Quresh., Z, B. Ahmad and A. Rauf. 1995. Production and procurement of maize and soybean seeds in the NWFP. Proceedings October 1995 22 Ahmad, B. Aslam K., I. Awan and A. Aziz 1994. Effect of different times and rates of nitrogen application on the rice variety. KSK-282. Journal of Science. &
Technology. 1994:15-18. 23 Hampton. J.G., Bashir Ahmad et. Al., 1992. Report of the vigor test committee 1989-1992. Seed Science. & Tech., 20(1): 11-14 24 Ahmad, B., et al., 1992. Report of the tetrazolium committee 1989-1992. Seed Science and Technology. 20(1): 183-185 25 Ahmad, B., J.C. Delouche and M.Iqbal 1990. Evaluation of non-germinative methods for measuring field deterioration and seed vigor in corns (Zea mays). Int: Satt: Symposium on Seed Science. & Tech. Haryana State University, Hisar, India. Page 27-36. 26 Shafi, M. M. Hatam, M. Iqbal and B. Ahmad. 1990. Effects of various lodging and row direction on the yield and yield components of wheat cultivars Pak-81 Sarhad J. Agric. 6(4): 321-323 27 Ahmad, B., Hidayatullah, H..Rahman, M. Iqbal and S. Afzal, 1990. Effect of complex fertilizers and different frost covers on the development of Tobacco seedlings. Sarhad J. Agric. 6(3): 213-217. 28 Ahmad, B., J.C. Delouche and M.Iqbal 1990. Evaluation of non-germinative methods for measuring field deterioration and seed vigor in corns (Zea mays). Int: Satt: Symposium on Seed Science. & Tech. Haryana State University, Hisar, India. Page 27-36. 29 Ahmad, B., and J.C. Delouche, 1989. Influence of pericarp thickness on dry-down rate in corn seed. Alabama Electron Microsocopy Society, JEMPT Abstracts, USA. 30 Ahmed, B., M. Hussein., P. Shah and M. Karim, 1985. The Response of Sunflower plant populations to Diammonium phosphate (DAP) application on fallow land and in sugarcane crop. Sarhad J. Agric., 1 (1): 1-10
Research Grants and Contracts. 1. On-farm model seed production and management at NWFP Agricultural Research System. 1994-96. Sponsored by TIPAN-U.S-AID. 2. Farmers saved Seed Vs Improved seed for their performance. 1997-98. Sponsored by OUT-REACH- ARP-II. 3. Efficacy of fungicides in controlling diseases of cereal crops. 2000-2001 Sponsored by URIGA CHEMICALS. 4. Management of Seed Technology approach for higher production of Pearl millet under dry regions. 2005-2008. Sponsored by HEC (UGC) Grants. One Ph.D scholar was sponsored and produced. Other Research or Creative Accomplishments List patents, software, new products developed, etc. Selected Professional Presentations