CURRICULUM VITAE
Dr. Muhammad Akbar Anjum
Professor of Horticulture and Head
Department of Horticulture
Bahauddin Zakariya University, Multan 60800, Pakistan
Personal:
Date of Birth:
1st March 1962
Nationality:
Pakistani
Domicile:
Layyah (Punjab)
Marital Status:
Married
Present Address:
House No. B-4, Agricultural Staff Colony
Bahauddin Zakariya University, Multan (Pakistan)
061 9239422 (Office)
061 9210098 (Office)
0322 5067885
[email protected] and [email protected]
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Permanent Address:
Chak No. 166 T.D.A., Post Office
Ladhana, Tehsil & Distt. Layyah, Pakistan.
Academic Qualifications:
Certificate/Degree
Institution
Year
Marks Obtained
Div./Grade
S.S.C.
Govt. High
School, Layyah
1979
676/850
Ist/A
H.S.S.C.
F.G. College
No.1, Islamabad
1982
603/1000
Ist/B
B.Sc. (Hons.) Agric.
(4 years course)
Univ. of Agric.
Faisalabad
1986
3407/4020
CGPA=3.89/4.00
Ist/B
M.Sc. (Hons.) Agric.
Horticulture
1988
804/860
CGPA=4.00/4.00
Ist/A
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Ph.D. Horticulture
University of
(Plant Biotechnology) Salford (UK)
1994
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----*(the degree is by research only)
Post Doctorate
(Horticulture)
2003
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Mie University
Tsu-shi (Japan)
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Distinctions, Honours & Awards:
1.
Stood FIRST in B.Sc. (Hons.) Agriculture, session 1982-1986 and was awarded a Gold
Medal.
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2.
Stood FIRST in M.Sc. (Hons.) Horticulture, session 1986-1988 and was awarded a Silver
Medal.
3.
Won ORS (Overseas Research Students) Award for the years 1991-92 and 1992-93
during Ph.D. at Salford University, U.K.
6.
S&T Post Doctoral Award for Post Doctoral Research at Mie University, Tsu-shi, Japan
during 2002-2003.
7.
Accredited Ph.D. Supervisor for Indigenous Merit Scholarship Programme of Higher
Education Commission and Ministry of Science and Technology, Govt. of Pakistan.
8.
Editor of “Asian Journal of Plant Sciences” published by Asian Network for Scientific
Information (please visit http://www.ansinet.org/eboard.php?j_id=ajps)
11. Editor of “Bioscience Research” journal published by ISISnet (Innovative Scientific
Information and Services Network)
(please visit http://www.isisn.org/BR_editorial board.htm)
12. Editor of “Plant Science Journal” published by ISISnet (Innovative Scientific
Information and Services Network)
(please visit http://www.isisn.org/Plant Sci. J._editorial board.htm)
13. Editor of “Science, Technology and Development”, journal published by Pakistan
Council for Science and Technology, Islamabad (01-02-2005 to 27-07-2006).
14. Member of the Advisory Board of “Journal of Agriculture and Social Sciences”,
published by Friends Science Publishers
(please visit http://www.ijabjass.org/cv/advisoryboard-jass.html)
Record of Service/Experience:
Posts Held:
1. Agricultural Officer (BPS-17)
Department:
Agriculture, Government of Punjab.
From: 12 - 07 - 1988
To: 31 - 12 – 1989
2. Lecturer in Horticulture (BPS-17)
Organization/Institute:
Bahauddin Zakariya University, Multan.
From: 01 - 01 - 1990
To: 11 - 03 – 1997
3. Assistant Professor of Agriculture (Horticulture) (BPS-18)
Organization/Institute:
Bahauddin Zakariya University, Multan.
From: 12 - 03 - 1997
To: 09 – 07 – 2004
4. Associate Professor of Agriculture (Horticulture) (BPS-19)
Organization/Institute:
Bahauddin Zakariya University, Multan.
From: 10 - 07 - 2004
To: 22-02-2007
Present Post:
5. Professor of Agriculture (Horticulture) (BPS-20 & 21)
Organization/Institute:
Bahauddin Zakariya University, Multan.
From: 23 - 02 - 2007
To: date
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Post Doctoral Foreign Experience:
Institution:
Mie University, Tsu-shi, Mie-ken, Japan.
From: 01-02-2002
To: 31-01-2003
LIST OF SOME SIGNIFICANT RESEARCH PUBLICATIONS
1. Anjum, M.A. and Villiers, T.A. 1997. Induction of microtubers in vitro from stem segments
of Solanum tuberosum L., S. commersonii Dun. and S. acaule. Bitt. Scientia Horticulturae,
70(2-3): 231-235.
2. Anjum, M.A. 1998. Effect of protoplast source and media on growth and regenerability of
protoplast-derived calluses of Solanum tuberosum L. Acta Physiologiae Plantarum, 20(2):
129-133.
3. Anjum, M.A. and Villiers, T.A. 1998. Selection of hydroxyproline-resistant cell lines from
Solanum tuberosum L. callus. I. Stability and frost tolerance. Journal of Genetics and
Breeding, 53(1): 113-117.
4. Anjum, M.A. 1998. Selection of hydroxyproline-resistant cell lines from Solanum
tuberosum L. callus. II. Plant regeneration and frost tolerance of regenerated plants. Acta
Biotechnologica, 18(4): 361-366.
5. Anjum, M.A. 2001. Selection of frost-tolerant cell lines from cell cultures of Solanum
tuberosum L. Plant Breeding and Seed Science, 45(1): 3-10.
6. Anjum, M.A. 2001. A comparative study on isolation, culture and regeneration of cell
suspension protoplasts of Solanum tuberosum L. Arab Gulf Journal of Scientific Research,
19(2): 84-88.
7. Anjum, M.A. and Amjad, M. 2001. Effect of exogenously-applied proline on the growth
and frost tolerance of tissue cultures of Solanum spp. Journal of Animal and Plant Sciences,
11(2): 76-79.
8. Bashir, M.A., Anjum, M.A. and Rashid, H. 2008. In vitro propagation of some promising
genotypes of jojoba (Simmondsia chinensis). African Journal of Biotechnology, 7 (21):
3878-3886.
9. Ahmed, M., Anjum, M.A. and Sajid, G.M. 2010. In vitro storage of some pear genotypes
with the minimal growth technique. Turkish Journal of Agriculture and Forestry, 34(1):
25-32.
10. Ahmed, M., Anjum, M.A., Shah, A.H and Hamid, A. 2010. In vitro preservation of
Pyrus germplasm with minimal growth using different temperature regimes. Pakistan
Journal of Botany, 42(3): 1639-1650.
11. Ahmed, M., Anjum, M.A., Ahmed, M.J., Sajid, G.M., Yoqub, A. and Shafqat, M. 2011.
Role of plant growth regulators in preservation of Pyrus germplasm in vitro. African
Journal of Biotechnology, 10(64): 14029-14037.
12. Hafiz, I.A., Anjum, M.A., Grewal, A.G. and Chaudhary, G.A. 2001. DNA metylation – an
essential mechanism in plant molecular biology. Acta Physiologiae Plantarum, 23(4): 491499.
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13. Anjum, M.A. 2001. Cytology of potato callus cells in relation to their frost hardiness.
Biologia Plantarum, 44(3): 325-331.
14. Anjum, M.A. 2003. Cellular damage to the callus cells of potato subjected to freezing.
Biologia Plantarum, 46(1): 1-6.
15. Iqbal, Z., Hameed, S., Anjum, M.A., Dasti, A.A. and Saleem, A. 2010. Cytology of
infection of Fusarium mangiferae Britz in different malformed reproductive parts of
mango. European Journal of Plant Pathology, 127(3): 291-298.
16. Shahbaz, M., Iqbal, Z., Saleem, A. and Anjum, M.A. 2009. Association of Lasiodiplodia
theobromae with different decline disorders in mango (Mangifera indica L.). Pakistan
Journal of Botany, 41(1): 359-368.
17. Amjad, M. and Anjum, M.A. 2003. Effect of post-irradiation storage on the radiationinduced damage in onion seeds. Asian Journal of Plant Sciences, 2(9): 702-707.
18. Amjad, M. and Anjum, M.A. 2007. Effect of post-irradiation ageing on onion seeds. Acta
Physiologiae Plantarum, 29(1):63-69.
19. Anjum, M.A. 1998. The role of somaclonal variation in potato improvement. Biologia,
44(1-2): 170-174.
20. Ahmed, M., Anjum, M.A., Rabbani, M.A. and Hassan, L. 2009. Characterization of
indigenous Pyrus germplasm of Azad Jammu and Kashmir revealed by SDS-PAGE
analysis. African Journal of Biotechnology, 8(22): 6442-6452.
21. Ahmed, M., Anjum, M.A. and Awan, M.S. 2010. Evaluation of genetic diversity in
Pyrus germplasm native to Azad Jammu and Kashmir (Northern Pakistan) revealed by
microsatellite markers. African Journal of Biotechnology, 9(49): 8323-8333.
22. Ahmed, M., Anjum, M.A., Shinwari, Z.K. and Rabbani, M.A. 2011. Assessment of
variability in fruit quality parameters of Pyrus germplasm collected from Azad Jammu
and Kashmir (Pakistan). Pakistan Journal of Botany, 43(2): 971-981.
23. Zahoor, A., Riaz, M., Ahmad, S., Ali, H., Khan, M.B., Javed, K., Anjum, M.A., Zia-ulHaq, M. and Khan, M.A. 2010. Ontogeny growth and radiation use efficiency of
Helianthus annuus L. as affected by hybrids, nitrogenous regimes and planting geometry
under irrigated arid conditions. Pakistan Journal of Botany, 42(5): 3197-3207.
24. Anjum, M.A. 2008. Effect of NaCl concentrations in irrigation water on growth and
polyamine metabolism in two citrus rootstocks with different levels of salinity tolerance.
Acta Physiologiae Plantarum, 30(1): 43-52.
25. Anjum, M.A. 2010. Response of Cleopatra mandarin seedlings to a polyamine inhibitor
under salt stress. Acta Physiologiae Plantarum, 32(5): 951-959.
26. Anjum, M.A. 2011. Effect of exogenously–applied spermidine on growth and
Physiology of citrus rootstock Troyer citrange under saline conditions. Turkish Journal of
Agriculture and Forestry, 35(1): 43-53.
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