Dr. Muhammad Sajjad
Assistant Professor-IPFP
Department of Plant Breeding and Genetics,
PMAS-University of Arid Agriculture, Rawalpindi, Pakistan
Tel: +92-334-660-9080
EDUCATIONAL QUALIFICATIONS
Ph.D Plant Breeding and Genetics
Thesis title: Association mapping of yield traits in wheat (Triticum aestivum L.)
M.Sc (Honours) Plant Breeding and Genetics
Thesis title: Genetic Diversity and Phylogenetic Relationships among Existing Sugarcane Cultivars in Pakistan.
RESEARCH INTERESTS
Plant Genomics
My research interests converge on to bridge the gap between genome and phenome by association mapping/ nested association mapping based on LD and using the generated information for sustainable development of improved crop varieties.
RESEARCH EXPERIENCE
B.Sc Internship research at Mutation Breeding Lab, Nuclear Institute for Agriculture and Biology (Plasmid isolation, PCR, gel electrophoresis and wheat physiological data recording usung IRGA)
M.Sc Research at Ayyob Agriculture Research Institute (AARI), Faisalabad. (Genetic diversity in sugarcane cultivars existing in Pakistan)
Ph.D research at Plant Breeding and Genetics, University of Agriculture,Faisalabad and Wheat Wide Crosses Lab, NARC. (Association mapping of yield traits in wheat (Triticum aestivum L.)
Six months fellowship on genomics at Genomics and Gene Discovery Research Unit, USDA, Albany, California, USA.
TEACHING EXPERIENCE
Teaching of under-graduate and post-graduate courses in the department of Plant Breeding and Genetics, PMAS-Arid Agriculture University Rawalpindi.
RESEARCH SKILLS
QTL mapping approaches including linkage analysis (LA), association mapping (AM) and nested association mapping (NAM).
Wheat hybridization and maintenance of various breeding populations
Molecular biology techniques including cloning, plasmid and genomic DNA extractions, and numerous PCR applications.
Development and application of unique repeat junction markers (RJM).
Extraction of DNA taq polymerase for PCR amplification from pTaq bacterial strain.
Agronomy and plant genetics techniques including growing of plants in field, greenhouse and in sterile conditions, performing crossing, genetic analysis of phylogenies, application of statistical methods and marker-assisted selection.
Well-developed problem solving skills and initiative in establishing new experimental systems.
PROFESSIONAL TRAININGS
Genotyping by Sequencing overview and its application in crop improvement, NIBGE, 07th Feb, 2013
Six months training on genomics at Genomics and Gene Discovery Research Unit, USDA, Albany, California, USA.
Intellectual property rights and innovation policy, COMSTECH, Islamabad, Pakistan.
SCHOLARSHIPS
University Merit Scholarship for B.Sc (Hons).
PAK-US Scholarship for M.Sc (Hons)
Ph.D-Indigenous scholarship from HEC
International Research Support Initiative Program (IRSIP) from HEC
PUBLICATIONS
National
- Rehman, A., M. Sajjad, S. H. Khan, M. Nadeem, 2013. Prospects of wheat breeding for durable resistance against brown, yellow and black rust fungi. Int. J. Agric. Biol. 15(6): 1209-12220. (IF: 0.808)
- Al-Maskari, A. Y., M. Sajjad and S. H. Khan. 2012. Association mapping: A step forward to discovering new alleles for crop improvement. Int. J. Agric. Biol. 14: 153-160. (IF: 0.808)
- Gulnaz S., S. H. Khan and M. Shahzad, M. Ashfaq, M. Sajjad, 2012. Genetic evaluation of spring wheat, (Triticum aestivum L.) germplasm for yield and seedling vigor traits. J. Agric. Soc. Sci. 8: 123-128.
- Sajjad, M., S.H. Khan, R. Maqbool, A. Ather and N. Iqbal, 2012. Selection of Pakistani and CIMMYT wheat lines for better grain yield and quality. Int. J. Agric. Biol., 14: 645–649 (IF: 0.808)
- Majeed S., M. Sajjad and S. H. Khan. 2011. Exploitation of non-additive gene actions of yield traits for ybrid breeding in Spring wheat. J. Agric. Soc. Sci. 7: 131-135.
- Sajjad, M., S.H. Khan and A.S. Khan, 2011. Exploitation of germplasm for grain yield improvement in spring wheat (Triticum aestivum). Int. J. Agric. Biol., 13: 695-700. (IF: 0.808)
- Gulnaz, S., M. Sajjad, I. Khaliq, A.S. Khan and S.H. Khan, 2011. Relationship among coleoptile length, plant height and tillering capacity for developing improved wheat varieties. Int. J. Agric. Biol., 13: 130-133. (IF: 0.808)
International
- Sajjad M., S. Khan and R. Rana, "Family and/or Friends? Gene Mapping at Crossroads," American Journal of Plant Sciences, Vol. 5 No. 1, 2014, pp. 112-118. doi: 10.4236/ajps.2014.51014. (IF: 0.27)
- Rehman, A, M. Sajjad, S. H. Khan, R. J. Peña, N. I. Khan, 2013. Lower tendency of allelic variation of Glu genes and absence of 1BL-1RS translocation in modern Pakistani wheats. Cereal Res. Comm. 42(1): DOI: 10.1556/CRC.2013.0050 (IF: 0.549)
- Sajjad, M., S. H. Khan, M. Q. Ahmad, A. Rasheed. A. Mujeeb-Kazi, I. A. Khan 201x. Association mapping identified QTLS on wheat chromosome 3A for yield related traits. Cer. Res. Commun. In print (IF: 0.549)
- Sajjad M, S. H. Khan and A. Mujeeb-Kazi, 2012. The low down on association mapping in hexaploid wheat (Triticum aestivum L.). J. Crop. Sci. Biotech. 15: 147-158. (IF: 0.00)
- Sajjad, M., S.H. Khan M. Ashfaq and W. Nasim, 2012. Association of seed morphology with seedling vigour in wheat (Triticum aestivum L). Res. Plant. Biol. 2: 7-12.
- Sajjad M , A. S. Khan and S. H. Khan.2012. Patterns of trait associations in various wheat populations under different growth environments. Afric. J. Biotech. 11(22): 5970-59-81. (IF: 0.00)
- Maqbool, R., M. Sajjad, I. Khaliq, Aziz-ur-Rehman, A.S. Khan, S.H. Khan, 2010. Morphological diversity and traits association in bread wheat (Triticum aestivum L.). Amer-Eurasian J. Agric. Environ. Sci., 8(2): 216-224.
- Sajjad, M. and F. A. Khan. 2009. Genetic Diversity among Sugarcane Cultivars in Pakistan. Am-Euras. J. Agric. & Environ. Sci., 6 (6): 730-736.
- Ali M. A., N. N. Nawab, A. Abbas, M. Zulkiffal1 and M. Sajjad, 2009. Evaluation of selection criteria in Cicer arietinum L. using correlation coefficients and path analysis. Aust. J. Crop Sci. 3(2): 65-70. (IF: 0.00)
