Address : Department of Plant Pathology, Faculty of
Crop Protection, Sindh Agriculture University ,Tandojam
Email: [email protected]
REHANA NAZ SYED
EDUCATION
 Georg August University, Germany
PhD Agriculture, Nov 2011
Thesis Title: Chemical and Genetic diversity in sesame
(Sesamum indicum L.)
Advisor: Prof.Dr. Petr Karlovsky
 Sindh Agriculture University Tandojam, Pakistan
M.Sc Plant Pathology, 2004.
Thesis Title: Evaluation of different fungicide against root rot disease of
sesame caused by Macrophomina phaseolina.
Advisor: Prof. Hanif Arain
 Sindh Agriculture University Tandojam, Pakistan
B.Sc Plant Pathology 2002.
 Board of Intermediate and Secondary education Hyderabad
Pakistan
Intermediate (Pre-medical) 1995.
Metric (Pre-Medical) 1993
PROFESSIONAL EXPIRIENCE
December 2011 to present
Working as Assistant Professor in the Department of Plant Pathology, Agriculture
University Tandojam, Sindh Pakistan
December 2004 to Nov 2011
Worked as Lecturer in the Department of Plant Pathology, Agriculture University
Tandojam, Sindh Pakistan
April 2007 to Nov 2011
Worked as Ph.D researcher in Molecular Phytopathology and Mycotoxin Lab at
Georg August University, Goettingen
Awards and Honors

Won Ph.D scholarship for Staff Developing Course under the Scheme
National Academy of Higher Education Commission Pakistan offered by
German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD) & Higher Education
Commission (HEC), 2007.
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Qualify GRE (GAT) with 59% score.
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Member of HEC National Curriculum Committee of Plant Pathology 20132014.
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Member National Organizing Committee of International Conference of
Pakistan Phytopathological Society 2014.
PROJECT COMPLETED

Worked as Co-PI and successfully completed ASLP Value Chain Project
entitled “Mango Post Harvest Disease Assessment of SMG Orchard” at
Sindh Agriculture University Tandojam
TRAINING COURSES/ WORKSHOP

Certificate of Training in Journalism by Pakistan Press Foundation. SAU
Tandojam (17-18 May, 2004)

Certificate of participation in Computer in Education Course
by
Information Technology center Sindh Agriculture Tandojam. (9 August-2
October, 2004)

Staff Development Course Under the Scheme National Academy of
Higher Education Commission Pakistan. SAU Tandojam (May 16- June
11, 2005).

Training course on “Integrated Plant Nutrition Management” System
Under the scheme of Department of learning Innovation. Higher Education
Commission Pakistan. (13-18 March 2006).

Certificate of Participation in workshop “Integrated Nematode Disease
Management” National Nematological Research Center ,University of
Karachi. (25-27 April, 2006).

Workshop on “Advance in Mycology” organized by Pakistan Botanical
Society at University of Sindh Jamshoro (7-10 June, 2006).

Participation in qPCR Seminar Tour 2011, in Goettingen Germany. (14
September. 2011)
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Certificate of training “AFLP a tool box for population genetics”. Lund
University of Swedan.(8-12 November, 2011)

Training Workshop on “Diagnosis and Management of Mango Post
Harvest Diseases” organized by ASLP, Australian Agency for International
Development and Australian Centre for International Agricultural Research
at NNRC Islamabad (26-28 August, 2012).

”Pak-China Joint Symposium on “Application of Biotechnology in Plant
and Animal Sciences” organized by SAU Tandojam, HEC Pakistan and
South China Agri. University (27-28 June, 2012).

Training on “Mango Clean Nursery” organized by ASLP and Sindh
Horticulture Research Institute Mirpurkhas at SHRI Mirpurkhas (13 March,
2013).

Training on “Train the Trainers (ToT) Program on Mango quality and
Value Chain Improvement Program” Australia-Pakistan Agriculture Sector
Linkages Program at SAU Tandojam (17-18 June, 2013).

Workshop on “Crop Disease Management through Advanced Breeding
Methods” organized by Pakistan Atomic Energy Commission at Nuclear
Institute of Agriculture Tandojam (24-25, September, 2013)

Training on “Writing Technical Proposals for grants” under Agriculture
Linkage Program. National Agriculture Research council (9-13 February,
2014)
SYMPOSIA/CONFERENCES-ATTENDED

International symposium on “Recent trends in Plant Disease
Management” organized by Pakistan Phytopathological Society &
Department of Botany University of Karachi. 20-25 December, 2005

9th National Conference of Plant scientists organized by Pakistan botanical
society and university of Sindh. 13-15 February, 2006

Participated in Tropentag International Conference “Natural Resource
Management and Rural Development: Biophysical and socio-economic
frame conditions for the sustainable management of natural resources”,.
University of Hamburg, Germany. 6-8 October, 2009

Participated in Tropentag International Conference “Natural Resource
Management and Rural Development: World food system A contribution
from Europe Tropentag”, Zurich, Switzerland. 14-16 September, 2010
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Participated in Tropentag International Conference “Natural Resource
Management and Rural Development: Development on the margin”,
Tropentag, Bonn, Germany. 5-7 October, 2011

10th International Congress of Plant Pathology (ICPP 2013) “Bio-Security,
Food Safety and Plant Pathology: The Role of Plant Pathology in a
Globalized Economy” Beijing, China. 25-29 August 2013

International Conference of Pakistan Phytopathological Society on
“Climate Change and Plant Diseases-Challenges and Opportunities”
University of Karachi, Karachi, Pakistan. 23-25 January. 2014
PUBLICATIONS

R.N. Syed, M.A. Pathan, et al. 2005. Evaluation of different fungicides
against
Macrophomina phaseolina causing rot disease of Sesame
(Sesamum indicum) Pak.J.Agril. Engg.,Vet. Sc. 21(1):

R.N. Syed, R. Splivallo, P. karlovsky. 2010. Antifungal Properties of
Sesame(Sesamum indicum) Crude Extract and Purified Sesame Lignans,
Tropentag, Septermber 14-16 2010,Zurich, Swizerland P: 382

R.N. Syed, R. Splivallo, P. karlovsky. 2011. Diversity and
Variance in Phytohormone Content of Sesame. (Sesamum
indicum).Tropentag, October 5-7 2011, Bonn, Germanay. P: 529
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R.N. Syed, R. Splivallo, P. karlovsky. 2013. Generation of recombinant
inbred lines (RILs) for genetic mapping and studies of the inheritance of
metabolic synthesis in sesame. ICPP, 25-30 August 2013, Beijing,
China.P:240
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A.M. Lodhi, M.A. Kaskheli, M.M. Jiskani and R.N. Syed. 2013. Banana wilt
a new emerging threat to banana cultivation of Sindh, Pakistan. ICPP, 2530 August 2013, Beijing, China. P: 216
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A.M. Lodhi, M. Bhatti, R.N. Syed and M.A. khanzada. 2013. Prevalence of
post harvest rots and fungal pathogens associated with different cultivars
of mango under Sindh Agro eco-conditions. ICPP, 25-30 August 2013,
Beijing, China. P: 499
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M. A. Abro, R.N. Syed, A. Yasmin , S. Abro, A. Kumar and P.C. Nicot.
2014. Different nitrogen fertilization regimes influences the susceptibility of
lettuce plants to botrytis cinerea and sclerotinia sclerotiorum.
Sci.Int.{Lahore), 26(1), 325-329
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N. Shah, A. M. Lodhi, A. Mahwish and R.N. Syed. 2014. Evaluation of
different fungicide and plant extract against fusarium wilt of okra. Int. Con.
Pak. Phyto. Soc. 23-25 Jan., 2014, Karachi, Pakistan. P:38

R. Rafique, A.M. Lodhi, R.N. Syed, M. A. Khanzada and M. A. Rajput.
2014. Comparative efficacy of Trichoderma harzianum, neem extract and
furadan on plant growth and Meloidogyne incognita infecting tomato. Int.
Con. Pak. Phyto. Soc. 23-25 Jan., 2014, Karachi, Pakistan.P:54
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R.N. Syed, M.R. Bhatti, N. Mansha, A.M. Khanzada, M.A. Khanzada and
A.M. Lodhi. 2014. Post harvest rots associated with sindhri variety of
mango. Int. Con. Pak. Phyto. Soc. 23-25 Jan., 2014, Karachi, Pakistan.P:
59
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M.R. Bhatti, A.M. Lodhi, R.N. Syed, M.A. Khanzada and and Nobel
Mansha. 2013. Prevalence of post harvest rots and fungal pathogens
associated with different cultivars of mango under sindh agro ecoconditions. Int. Con. Pak. Phyto. Soc. 23-25 Jan., 2014, Karachi,
Pakistan.P:58
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A.M Khanzada, A.M. Lodhi, R.N. Syed, M.A. Khanzada and N. Shah.
2014. Influence of antagonistic fungi on the root infection caused by
Macrophomina phaseolina on okra. Int. Con. Pak. Phyto. Soc. 23-25 Jan.,
2014, Karachi, Pakistan.P:65
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N. Shah, A.M. Lodhi, A.M and R.N. Syed. 2014. Efficacy of bio-control
agents against fusarium wilt of okra. Int. Con. Pak. Phyto. Soc. 23-25 Jan.,
2014, Karachi, Pakistan.P:67
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R.N. Syed, R. Splivallo and P. Karlovsky.2014 Secondary metabolites of
sesame as a source of resistance factor against pathogens. Int. Con. Pak.
Phyto. Soc. 23-25 Jan., 2014, Karachi, Pakistan.P:85
MEMBERSHIP IN PROFESSIONAL SOCIETIES
Member Pakistan Phytopathologycal Society.
Member, Pakistan Society of Nematologists.
Member, Pakistan Botonical Society.
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