Department: Faculty of Agriculture, Department of Agronomy
Position: Chairman/Professor
HEC Approved Supervisor: YES
Research Intersts: Weeds pose serious challenge to sustainability of agricultural systems worldwide and inflict yield losses of 20-30% in different crops. Thus, securing quantity and quality of produce against weeds damage is of utmost significance for food security. A successful weed management program relies on a sound knowledge of weed ecology, cultural measures besides herbicides and their interaction. My current research priorities are weed dynamics in different crop rotations and tillage systems, manipulation of allelopathic crop residues for the management of noxious weeds, microbial transformation during residue decomposition, and development of integrated weed management systems for different field crops with major emphasis in direct seeded rice. I am interested in studying the impact of various biotic and abiotic stresses in crops of economic significance in the context of changing climatic optima, and looking for strategies that might alleviate such impacts on agricultural productivity.
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