Muhammad Waseem

Talented agricultural manager with proven expertise in operations oversight, team leadership and financial administration. Experienced in coordinating activities at all levels to maximize profits and sustain business operations. Work directly with employees to improve strategies and optimize performance.

Availed scholarship for six (6) months research training at Department of Genetics, University of Georgia Athens, USA under International Research Initiative Programme (IRSIP) by Higher Education Commission (HEC) of Pakistan

• Antioxidant activity, sugar quantification, phytochemical and physical profiling of apricot varieties of Chitral and Gilgit-Pakistan, Pak. J. Bot., 53(4), 1-9, http://dx.doi.org/10.30848/PJB2021-4(35), True
• Efficient utilization of date palm waste for the bioethanol production through Saccharomyces cerevisiae strain, Food Sci. Nutri., 00, 1-9, https://doi.org/10.1002/fsn3.2175, True
• Fruit characteristics based diversity in pomegranate accessions of Afghanistan, Pak. J. Agric. Sci., 58(1), 19-25, http://doi.org/10.21162/PAKJAS/21.878, True
• Biochemical profiling of twenty indigenous pomegranate accessions of Afghanistan, J. Glob. Innova. Agric. Soc. Sci., 9(1), 16-28, False
• Effect of solar drying techniques on biochemical characteristics of Dhakki dates, J. Environ. Agric. Sci., 22(2), 26-32, False
• Evaluation of exotic citrus rootstocks against fusarium spp., J. Glob. Innova. Agric. Soc. Sci., 7(4), 151-156, False

Diversity, Conservation, and Utilization of Date Palm Germplasm, Date Palm, J.M. Al-Khayri, S.M. Jain, D.V. Johnson, R.R. Kruger, CAB International, UK, 65-89, 2023

• Morphological and physiochemical profiling of date palm seed and oil, 1st International Conference on Horticultural Crop Production and Protection, September 19-20, 2019, College of Agriculture, University of Sargodha
• Chemical and biochemical profiling of apple varieties of Balochistan, 1st International Conference on Horticultural Crop Production and Protection, September 19-20, 2019, College of Agriculture, University of Sargodha
• Biochemical profiling of different pomegranate accessions from Afghanistan, 1st International Conference on Horticultural Crop Production and Protection, September 19-20, 2019, College of Agriculture, University of Sargodha
• Physicochemical characterization of kernel oil of apricot (Prunus armeniaca L.) from Northern areas Pakistan, 1st International Conference on Horticultural Crop Production and Protection, September 19-20, 2019, College of Agriculture, University of Sargodha
• Morphological Description of Exotic Citrus Rootstock, 1st International Conference on Horticultural Crop Production and Protection, September 19-20, 2019, College of Agriculture, University of Sargodha
• Efficacy of Waste Date Palm Substrate (Wdps) To Produce Bioethanol by Commercial Yeast, 1st International Conference on Horticultural Crop Production and Protection, September 19-20, 2019, College of Agriculture, University of Sargodha
• Estimation of morpho-biochemical variation in pomegranate (Punica granatum L.) varieties from Afghanistan, 3rd International Conference on Horticultural Sciences (Food security and Challenges), February 26-28, 2019, Department of Horticulture, Bahaudin Zakariya University, Multan
• The physiochemical composition of date palm fruits at three different edible stages, 2nd International Conference of Biochemistry, Biotechnology and Biomaterials, December 9-11, 2018, Department of Biochemistry, University of Agriculture, Faisalabad, Pakistan
• Nutritional and pomological diversification in apricot (prunus armeniaca L.) cultivars of Chitral and Gilgit Valley (Pakistan), 2nd International Conference on Horticultural Sciences, February 18-20, 2016, Institute of Horticultural Sciences, University of Agriculture, Faisalabad, Pakistan

• Poster presentation, Nutritional and pomological diversification in apricot (Prunus armeniaca L.) cultivars of Chitral and Gilgit valley (Pakistan), 2nd International Conference on Horticultural Sciences (Food security and Challenges), February 18-20, 2016, Institute of Horticultural Sciences, University of Agriculture, Faisalabad, Pakistan
• Member of Organizing Committee, Training Workshop entitled “Bioassays for exploration of Bioactives”, Department of Biochemistry, University of Agriculture, Faisalabad
• Member of training team, Training Workshop on “Horticulture Nursery Production and Management”, Collaboration with Govt. of Balochistan
• Member, Pakistan Society of Horticultural Sciences (PSHS), 2012
• Member of Organizing Committee, Training Workshop on Date Palm, Institute of Horticultural Sciences, University of Agriculture, Faisalabad
• Member of Organizing Committee, First National Date Palm Stakeholders Meeting and Date Festival, Institute of Horticultural Sciences, University of Agriculture, Faisalabad

• Workshop, The Basics of Microsoft Office, The Agrarian Society, University of Agriculture, Faisalabad, March 07-08, 2016
• Workshop, Bioassays for Exploration of Bioactives, Department of Biochemistry, University of Agriculture, Faisalabad
• Workshop, Efficient Date Palm pollination using pollinator, Date Palm Research Substation, Jhang, Punjab, Pakistan
• Workshop, Fruit Tree Value Assessment, Institute of Horticultural Sciences, UAF
• Workshop, Meadow Orcharding System in Guava, Institute of Horticultural Sciences, UAF
• Conference, 1-day Agro-Vet Conference 2015 (Introduction to a platform for AgroVet professionals to exploit their expertise in strengthening linkage between researchers and farmer’s community), May 31, 2015, Faisalabad, Pakistan
• Conference, 2nd International Conference on Horticultural Sciences (Food security and Challenges), Institute of Horticultural Sciences, University of Agriculture, Faisalabad, Pakistan, February 18-20, 2016
• Conference, 2nd International Conference of Biochemistry, Biotechnology and Biomaterials, Department of Biochemistry, University of Agriculture, Faisalabad, Pakistan, December 9-11, 2018
• Conference, International Horticulture Conference 2019, Department of Horticulture, Bahauddin Zakariya University, Multan, Pakistan, February 26-28, 2019
• Conference, Sustainable Urban Landscape, Institute of Horticultural Sciences, University of Agriculture, Faisalabad, April 24, 2019
• Conference, International Conference on Horticultural Sciences (Food security and Challenges), Department of Horticulture, MNS-University of Agriculture, Multan, Pakistan, February 25-27, 2023

• Collaborative and eager to work in team as well as individual environments.
• Have good English reading, writing and communication skills.
• Have ability to adjust in any environment

• Ph.D., Genome wide association studies (GWAS) in Pakistani date palm germplasm
• M.Sc. (Hons.), Pomological and nutritional diversification in apricot of Chitral and Gilgit
• B.Sc. (Hons.), Role of different chemicals in enhancing vase life of Gerbera (Gerbera jamesonii) CV. Souvenir

• Dr. Summar Abbas Naqvi, Associate Professor, Institute of Horticultural Sciences, University of Agriculture, Faisalabad, 92-41-9201099; Ext. 2957, summar.naqvi@uaf.edu.pk
• Dr. M. Jafar Jaskani, Professor, Institute of Horticultural Sciences, University of Agriculture, Faisalabad, 92-41-9201099; Ext. 2957, jjaskani@uaf.edu.pk
• Dr. Jeffery L. Bennetzen, Giles Professor, Department of Genetics, University of Georgia Athens, GA, USA, (706) 542-3698, 706-583-0972, maize@uga.edu