CURRICULUM VITAE
MR. QADEER AHMED SOOMRO
Nuclear Institute of Agriculture, Tando Jam-70060, Pakistan
Contact:0092-344-3889398,E-mail: [email protected]
[email protected]
PERSONAL INFORMATION
Father’s Name
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Mehboob Soomro
Date and Place of Birth
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12-02-1977, Wadi Wahni, District Larkana
Date of joining PAEC
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09-01-2004
Nationality
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Pakistani
Religion
:
Islam
Field of specialization
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Entomology
ACADEMIC:
Degree
Subject
Board/ University
Year
Division
Matric
Science
Board of Intermediate and
Secondary Education, Sukkur
1992
1st
F. Sc.
Pre-medical
Board of Intermediate and
Secondary Education, Sukkur
1994
2nd
B.Sc. (Hons)
Agric.
Entomology
Sindh Agricultural University Tando
Jam
1998
1st
M. Sc. (Hons)
Agric.
Entomology
Sindh Agricultural University Tando
Jam
2001
1st
EMPLOYMENT RECORD:
Position held
From
To
Organization
Trainee Research Fellow
09-01-2004
08-01-2007
Nuclear Institute of Agriculture,
(NIA), Tando Jam
Junior Scientist
22-03-2007
30-11-2010
Nuclear Institute of Agriculture,
(NIA), Tando Jam
Senior Scientist
01-12-2010
To date
Nuclear Institute of Agriculture,
(NIA), Tando Jam
RESEARCH WORK CARRIED OUT;
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Development of female attracting system for the efficient management of fruit fly,
Bactrocera zonata (IAEA CRP No 11475/RB)
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Integrated management of fruit flies in Pakistan (ALP, PARC Coordinated Project).
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Use of nuclear techniques for colonization and production of egg and larval parasitoids of
sugarcane borers.(CRP No10779/RB)
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Integrated control of sugarcane borers.
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Integrated management of cotton bollworms and sucking complex.
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Co- Investigator, of IAEA Coordinated research Project No. Pak- 13940.
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Augmentation of parasitoids for area wide management of sugarcane borers using
nuclear techniques (2006-2010).
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Extension of bio-control programme with coordination of sugar mills and NGOS.
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Advancement in the mass rearing of Chrysoperla carnea for inundation in cotton,
sugarcane and other crops.
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Significance of using different filler materials to avoid cannibalism in larvae of
Chrysoperla carnea
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Worked for the development of larval diet for the economical mass rearing of C. carnea
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Provision of different proteins in adult diet of Chrysoperla carnea
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Quality assessment of the laboratory reared insects
ACHIEVEMENTS:
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Developed female attracting system of fruit flies, Bactrocera zonata and B. dorsalis for
effective population suppression and facilitate monitoring of fruit flies.
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Developed a full package based on Bio-control Technology for management of cotton
pests using Trichogramma against bollworms and a broad-spectrum egg/larval predator
Chrysoperla for sucking complex.
Rearing of Chrysoperla carnea a predator of sucking complex of cotton is a difficult job
but it is being reared successfully in bio-control labs. in NIA, Tandojam.
Developed artificial larval diet for Chrysoperla carnea for the first time in Pakistan.
An area of 600 hectares of cotton was treated successfully with bio-control technology at
two different sites in Hyderabad district.
Prolonged the storage of bio-control agents through the use of nuclear techniques in
conjunction with low temperature.
Induced resistance in bio- control agents against pesticides by the application of nuclear
techniques.
Determined suitable temperature for storage of different life stages of Chrysoperla
carnea.
Found out the Influence of relative placement of Trichocards in the plant canopy on the
survival of parasitoids in the sugarcane field.
Determined the potential of irradiated parasitoids, Trichogramma chilonis to parasitize
the insecticide treated host eggs.
Significance of deploying or not deploying supplemental irradiated hosts to enhance the
establishment of parasitoids in the sugarcane fields.
Find out the effect of providing different proteins in adult diet of Chrysoperla carnea.
Determined the suitable filler material to avoid cannibalism in larvae of C. carnea
Determined the predatory potential of Chrysoperla carnea against mealy bug in the
laboratory.
Studied the effect of secondary predators (Ants, Spiders etc.) on the initial survival and
establishment of parasitoids and predators in the cotton field.
Professional development
Title
35th post graduate Training Course on
“Nuclear and other advanced techniques in
Agriculture and biological Research”
From. 4th to 15th Dec. 2007
IAEA Regional Traning Course on
“Area -Wide IPM of Tephrritid Fruit Flies”
From 2-6Nov.2009.
Place
NIAB, Faisalabad
Fuzhou, People’s
Republic of China
Certificate awarding
authority
Member
Biosciences/Admin.
PAEC, Islamabad
Director
Division for Asia and
thePacific,Department of
Technical Cooperation
IAEA
Awards
 Awarded with a certificate on quality management and its significance in the present scenario.
 Certificates awarded by zoological society of Pakistan 5th and 6th international congress hold at Lahore
and Sindh Agriculture University Tandojam
PUBLICATIONS:
Ahmad, N., M. M. S. Rashdi, N. H. Khuro and Q. Ahmad, 2005. Evaluation of chemicals for
the development of female attracting system of peach fruit fly, Bactrocera zonata
(Saunders). IAEA-TECDOC.1574, OCT.2007 P: 81- 87
Ahmad, Q., G.H.Abro, N.Ahmed, M.M.S.Rashidi and N.H.Khuhro; 2005. Comparative toxicity
of different insecticides against tobacco cutworm, Spodoptera litura (FAB.) under laboratory
condition. 25th Pakistan Congress of Zoology (International). P: 46. Held at S.A.U,
Tandojam.
Dr.Bilquis Fatima, Nazir Ahmed, Moula Bux, Raza Muhammad and Qadeer Ahmed, 2006.
Integrated management of sugarcane borers with particular reference to biological
control. PSST proceeding on agriculture P: 33-42
Fatima Bilquis, Nazir Ahmad, Moula Bux, Raza Muhammad and Qadeer Ahmad 2009.
Enhancing biological control of sugarcane shoot borer, chilo infuscatellus (Lepidoptera:
Pyralidae), through use of radiation to improve laboratory rearing and field augmentation
of egg and larval parasitoids. Biological Control Journal of science and technology, joint
FAO/IAEA.Vol.19,SI,2009,277-290
Qadeer Ahmed Soomro, Nazir Ahmad and Raza Muhammad Memon, 2010.Production of good
quality parasitoid, Trichogramma chilonis (Ishii) for field release. 30th Pakistan Congress
of Zoology (International). P; 72 held at University of Faisalabad.
Raza Muhammad Memon, Nazir Ahmad and Qadeer Ahmed Soomro 2010. Significance of
releasing place and time on the establishment of parasitoid, Trichogramma chilonis
(Ishii) in sugarcane field. 30th Pakistan Congress of Zoology (International). P; 72 held at
University of Faisalabad.
Raza Muhammad, Maqsood Anwar, Nazia Suleman, Nazir Ahmad, and Qadeer Ahmad. (2012)
Predation on egg parasitoids Trichogramma chilonis: effect of timing and placement of
irradiated host eggs on effectiveness of augmentative release in sugarcane fields. Sarhad J.
Agric.Vol:28(3) 2012
Raza Muhammad, Maqsood Anwar, Nazia Suleman, Nazir Ahmad, and Qadeer Ahmad
(2012) Effect of different sugarcane varieties on the population dynamics of an egg and a
larval parasitoid on sugarcane stem borer Chilo infuscatellus. Submitted Pakistan J. Botany)
Raza Muhammad, Maqsood Anwar, Nazia Suleman, Nazir Ahmad, and Qadeer Ahmad
(2012) Impact of release intervals and densities of Trichogramma chilonis (Ishii)
(Hymenoptera: Trichogrammatidae) against the sugarcane stem borer, Chilo infuscatellus
(Lepidoptera; Pyralidae) under field conditions. .(Submitted Journal of Basic & Applied
Sciences.)
Raza Muhammad, Maqsood Anwar, Nazir Ahmad, and Qadeer Ahmad (2012). Management of
sugarcane (saccharum officinarum l.) Plant against borers by supplementing fictitious host to
enhance the performance of natural enemies in the field. (Submitted Pak. J. Agri., Agril.
Engg. Vet. Sci. of Basic & Applied Sciences.)\
Popular Articles
Dasti, A.H., N. Ahmad, S.M.M.Shah Rashdi, N. H. Khuhro and Q.A.Soomro, 2004, Stored
grain pest of wheat and their control, Monthly Sindh Zaraet, March, 2004, pp, 12.
Dasti, A.H., N. Ahmad, S.M.M.Shah Rashdi, N, H. Khuhro, R.M.Memon and Q.A.Soomro,
2004. Pest scouting in cotton. Monthly Sindh Zaraet, April, 2004, pp, 15.
Qadeer Ahmad Soomro, Raza Mohammad Memon, Dr.Nazia Suleman, Dr. Nazir Ahmad
and Sajid Ali Rajput. 2012. Dost Jeet Chrysoperla carnea Jay Zaria Nuksan kar Jeetan Jo
Tadaruk. Monthly Sindh Zarat. (25), P-20, May-2012.
Pamphlets:
 Dr. Nazir Ahmad, Dr.Nazia Suleman, Raza Mohammad and Qadeer Ahmed, 2010.
“Hiyatiati Tareeqa Insidad. Ganne ke keeron ka Moassar Hal” p.p: 1-8.
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Dr. Nazir Ahmad, Raza Mohammad, Qadeer Ahmed and Moula Bux, 2010. “Hiyatiati
Tareeqa Insidad: Capaas ke keeron ka Moassar Hal” p.p: 1-8.
Other facts:
 Organized National Training Workshop on Bio-control Technology ,24-26 March,
2009.at NIA, Tandojam
 Organized 2nd National Training Workshop on Bio-control technology and delivered
lecture on “Production of C. carnea on Artificial Diet and its Storage Tactics” from 27-29,
April, 2010.
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Organized 3rd National Training Workshop on Bio-control technology and delivered
lecture on “Production of C. carnea on Natural/ Artificial Diets and its Storage Tactics”
from 5-7, April, 2011
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Organized 4TH National Training Workshop on Bio-control technology and
delivered lecture on “Mass Production of Chrysoperla Carnea on Natural/Artificial diet
and strategies for their Prolong Storage.” from 2-4, May, 2012