Research projects undertaken by the Institute in the areas of halophytes, salinity tolerance, coastal ecosystems, saline agriculture and related fields.
Feasibility, Experimental and Economic Assessment of Various Agronomic Techniques for Turning the Thar Desert into a Forever-Fertile Land
Principal InvestigatorProf. Dr. Bilquees Gul
Funding Agency Sindh Higher Education Commission of Pakistan
Duration2026 - 2028
Introduction and breeding of salt and alkali-tolerant forage grasses suitable for the Yellow River Delta Region
Principal InvestigatorProf. Dr. Bilquees Gul
Funding Agency Ministry of Science and Technology Bureau / Shandong
Duration2025 - 2027
Development of stress specific Micro-Biome base cultivation system to utilize wasteland of Sindh for multifarious economic purposes.
Principal InvestigatorDr. Muhammad Zaheer Ahmed
Funding AgencySindh Higher Education Commission of Pakistan
Duration2025 - 2027
Development of stress-tolerant 'Primed' Seeds of Fodder Crops for Saline and Flooded Lands to achieve Food Security in Sindh.
Principal InvestigatorDr. Abdul Hameed
Funding AgencySindh Higher Education Commission of Pakistan
Duration2024 - 2026
Impact of Combined Stress A Critical Approach for Enhancing Multiple Stress Tolerance in Halophyte Cash Crop Plants.
Principal InvestigatorDr. Tabassum Hussain
Funding AgencyNRPU - Higher Education Commission of Pakistan
Duration2023 - 2026
Use of Halophytic Nanoparticle as a Sustainable Approach towards Improvement of Crop yield & Nutritional Quality in Saline Conditions.
Principal InvestigatorDr. Zainul Abideen l
Funding AgencyNRPU - Higher Education Commission of Pakistan
Duration2023 - 2026
Medicinal Potential of Antioxidant-rich Halophytes for Epilepsy, Cognitive impairment and Oxidative Stress Management
Principal InvestigatorDr. Mujhammad Qasim
Funding AgencyNRPU - Higher Education Commission of Pakistan
Duration2023 - 2026
Research and demonstration on saline water plantation and utilization in Thar Desert of Pakistan
Principal InvestigatorDr. Bilquees Gul
Funding AgencyPakistan Science Foundation
Duration2021 - 2023
Revealing Mechanistic Basic of Salt secretion in halophytic grasses to improve salinity stress tolerance in cereal crops
Principal InvestigatorDr. Bilquees Gul
Funding AgencyPakistan Science Foundation
Duration2020 - 2022
Chloride specific impact on salt tolerance and nitrogen metabolism of halophytes
Principal InvestigatorErum Shoukhat
Funding AgencyInternational Foundation for Science, Sweden
Duration2018 - 2019
ROS Mediated Signaling in ION Flux: Halophyte Versus crop plants
