HEC Professor
Institute of Sustainable Halophyte Utilization (ISHU)
University of Karachi, Karachi
halophyte_razi@yahoo.com

Detailed Curriculum Vitae

• Ph.D. Salt tolerance in plants.1983. University of Sussex, England.
  Thesis: Salt tolerance studies in some grasses.
  
• M. Phil. Stress Tolerance in Plants. 1977. University of Sindh, Pakistan.
  Thesis: Metabolic changes in wheat as affected by soil salinity.
• M. Sc. Soil Science. 1966. University of Sindh, Pakistan.
  Thesis: Salt tolerance in crop plants

I have more than 30 years of research / administration experience working at the Nuclear Institute of Agriculture (formerly Atomic Energy Agricultural Research Centre), Tandojam, Pakistan which is an establishment of the Pakistan Atomic Energy commission in various capacities: Assistant Scientific Officer-1968 to 1971, Scientific Officer - 1971 to 1976, Senior Scientific Officer - 1976 to 1983, Principal Scientific Officer - 1983 to 1997, Chief Scientific Officer and Head Plant Physiology Division - 1997 to 2000, Director of the Institute - 2000 to 2002 and Advisor - September 2002 to August 2004. Duties included planning and execution of research projects on various aspects of plant Physiology / Soil Science / Agronomy / Agroforestry, Main interest "Salt tolerance in field crops and woody species and gainful utilization of saline lands".

Pakistan Botanical Society
Soil Science Society of Pakistan