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Dr. Salman Gulzar
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Assistant Professor
Department of Botany
University of Karachi, Karachi-75270.
Phone (Off): 92-21-9243131-7 ext. 2288
salmang@uok.edu.pk
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HOME ADDRESS AND PERSONAL
B-3, 101, 2nd Floor, Savana City Apartments, Block
13-D/III, Gulshan-e-Iqbal,
Karachi-75300. Phone: 92-21- 4800666 (Res), Fax:
92-21-4820922
halophyte_salman@yahoo.com,
sgulzar66@hotmail.com
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MAJOR RESEARCH
INTERESTS
Ecology and ecophysiology of salt tolerant
grasses: Seed germination, dormancy, growth,
photosynthesis, Sustainable halophyte utilization.
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EDUCATION
Ph.D. Botany. 2002. University of
Karachi, Karachi.
Effect of salinity on the germination, dormancy,
growth and osmoregulation of
halophytic grasses from Karachi. Department of Botany,
University of Karachi.
Adviser: Prof. Dr. M. Ajmal Khan.
M.Sc., Botany/Plant Ecology. 1991. University
of Karachi, Karachi.
Project: Seed banks of coastal shrub communities.
Adviser: Prof. Dr. M. Ajmal Khan.
B.Sc. (Hons.), Botany. 1990. University
of Karachi, Karachi.
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MEMBERSHIP
OF SOCIETIES
2006 onwards - International Society for
Halophyte Utilization (ISHU)
2000 onwards - Pakistan Botanical Society.
1998 - 2006 - College Teachers Botanical Society
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PROFESSIONAL
EXPERIENCE
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2006 - onward |
Assistant Professor,
Department of Botany, University of Karachi, Karachi-75270,
Pakistan. |
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2004 - 2006 |
Assistant Professor of Botany, Government
Superior Science College, Shah Faisal Colony,
Karachi-75230, Pakistan. |
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1997 - 2004: |
Lecturer, Department of Botany,
Government Superior Science College, Shah Faisal Colony,
Karachi-75230, Pakistan. |
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1995 - 1996: |
Visiting Lecturer, Department of
Botany, Jinnah University for Women, Nazimabad,
Karachi, Pakistan. |
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1993 - 1994: |
Cooperative Lecturer, Department
of Botany, Government Superior Science College,
Shah Faisal Colony, Karachi-75230, Pakistan. |
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| ACADEMIC
AWARDS / HONORS |
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| 2007 |
Cash award of Research
Productivity Allowance (RPA) from Pakistan Council
for Science and Technology, Islamabad. |
| 2005 |
Ranked among the biologists
of Pakistan by Pakistan Council of Science and
Technology, Islamabad in their publication entitled
"Productive Scientists of Pakistan-2005"
based on Information Science Institute, Baltimore,
US "Journal Citation Report (JCR)". |
| 2004: |
Cash award of Research
Productivity Allowance (RPA) from Pakistan Council
for Science and Technology, Islamabad. |
| 2004: |
Selected as HEC Approved
Supervisor for PhD level students by the Higher
Education Commission, Islamabad. |
| 2003: |
Ranked among the biologists
of Pakistan by Pakistan Council of Science and
Technology, Islamabad in their publication entitled
"Productive Scientists of Pakistan-2003"
based on Information Science Institute, Baltimore,
US "Journal Citation Report (JCR)". |
| 2003: |
Cash award of as Research Productivity
Allowance (RPA) from Pakistan Council for Science
and Technology, Islamabad. |
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| RESEARCH
PROJECTS |
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2007 |
Small scale resource
heterogeneity among halophytes in some coastal
communities of Pakistan. National Research Program
for Universities (NRPU) project, Funded by HEC,
Islamabad. |
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2007 |
Role of chemicals
in alleviating salinity enforced seed dormancy
in Suaeda fruticosa. Faculty of Science project,
Funded by University of Karachi. |
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| ACADEMIC
ACTIVITIES |
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2006 - onwards |
Member, Editorial Board
- World Sciences Journal (International Digital
Organization for Scientific Information, Canada) |
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2005 |
Reviewer - HEC Research
Projects, Islamabad. |
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2003
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Manuscript Reviewer
- Pakistan Journal of Botany, Pakistan. |
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2003
- onwards |
Manuscript Reviewer
- Egyptian Journal of Desert Research, Cairo. |
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| CONFERENCES,
WORKSHOPS, POSTER PRESENTATIONS |
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| 2007: |
Invited lecture on "Community
Concepts" in HEC sponsored workshop on Advances
in Plant Ecology - Ecophysiological constraints
(December 17-19, 2007), Department of Botany,
University of Agriculture, Faisalabad, Pakistan.
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| 2006: |
International Symposium
for crop improvement against abiotic stress. 18-20th
September 2006, Department of Botany, University
of Agriculture, Faisalabad, Pakistan. |
| 2006: |
9th National Conference
of Plant Scientists, 13-15 Feb., 2006, University
of Sindh, Jamshoro, Pakistan. |
| 2006: |
Invited lecture on "Community
attributes and vegetation sampling" in Life
Sciences- HEC Workshop on advances in Plant Ecology
(July 3-6, 2006), Department of Botany, University
of Karachi. |
| 2005: |
Life Sciences- HEC Workshop
on Current Trends in Plant Taxonomy and Biosystematics,
April 18-21, 2005. Department of Botany, University
of Karachi, Pakistan. |
| 2005: |
International Conference
on Biotechnology for Salinity and Drought Tolerance
in Plants, 28-31 March, 2005 organized by Pakistan
Atomic Energy Commission, Islamabad, Pakistan. |
| 2005: |
Presented a lecture
on "Soil Texture" in Workshop for Biology
Practical (Feb. 8-12) organized by Govt. Degree
College for Boys and Girls, Stadium Road, SRE
Majeed, Karachi in Collaboration with PNS Bahadur,
Pakistan Navy. |
| 2005: |
Attended the "Five
day Refresher Course in Biology (Jan 31 - Feb
4)" Organized by Govt. D.J. Sindh Govt. Science
College, Karachi and Board of Intermediate Education,
Karachi. |
| 2004 |
Participated in the
"Six days In-service Training Program for
B.Sc. College Teachers of Botany (December 9-15)"
organized by Karachi Regional Office, HEC. |
| 2004: |
HEC Workshop on Current
Trends in Plant Sciences" (August 23-26),
Department of Botany, University of Karachi. |
| 2004: |
Visited Institute of
Agricultural Modernization, Shijiazhuang, P.R.
China in the 16th Protocol of Science and Technology
between Pakistan-China, with Prof. Dr. M.A. Khan
(December, 2004). |
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8th National Conference
of Plant Scientists, University of Karachi, Karachi,
Pakistan. |
| 2000: |
7th National Conference of Plant
Scientists, Quaid-e-Azam Campus, Punjab University,
Lahore, Pakistan. |
| 2000: |
International conference on "Technology
and Development in the New Millennium", University
of Karachi, Karachi, Pakistan. |
| 1995: |
Third International Conference on
"Food Science and Technology" Department
of Food Science, University of Karachi. |
| 1994: |
International Symposium
on "High Salinity Tolerant plants",
Department of Botany, University of Karachi. |
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GRADUATE STUDENTS
Mr. M. Moinuddin (Ph.D.) - ongoing.
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BOOK PUBLISHED
Aziz, I., Agha F. and S. Gulzar. 1999. Practical
Botany for B.Sc. Part-II (Paper-IV). Imran Publishers,
Karachi, Pakistan. pp.44.
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| PEER REVIEWED
PAPERS |
- Gulzar,
S.,
M.A. Khan and Xiaojing Liu. 2007. Seed germination
strategies of Desmostachya bipinnata: A fodder
crop for saline soils. Rangeland Ecology and Management.
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Gulzar, S.
and M.A. Khan. 2006. Comparative salt tolerance
of perennial grasses. In M.A. Khan and D.J. Weber
(eds.), Ecophysiology of High Salinity Tolerant
Plants. pp. 239-253. Springer, The Netherlands.
( PDF )
- Aziz, I,
S. Gulzar, M. Noor and M.A. Khan. 2005.
Seasonal variation in water relations of Halopyrum
mucronatum (L.) Stapf., growing near Sandspit,
Karachi. Pakistan Journal of Botany. 37: 141-148.
(PDF)
- Gulzar, S., M.A. Khan, I.A. Ungar and
Xiaojing Liu. 2005. Influence of salinity on growth
and osmotic relations of Sporobolus ioclados.
Pakistan Journal of Botany. 37: 119-130.
- Shaukat, S.S. and S. Gulzar. 2004. Seed
germination of three leguminous species and a
comparison of germination velocity measures. International
Journal of Biology and Biotechnology. 1: 161-166.
- Khan, M.A.
and S. Gulzar. 2003. Light, salinity
and temperature effects on the seed germination
of perennial grasses. American Journal of Botany.
90: 131-134. ( PDF )
- Gulzar,
S., M.A. Khan and I.A. Ungar. 2003. Effects
of Salinity on growth, ionic content and plant-water
relations of Aeluropus lagopoides. Communications
in Soil Science and Plant Analysis. 34: 1657-1668.
( PDF )
- Gulzar,
S., M. A. Khan and I.A. Ungar. 2003. Salt
tolerance of a coastal salt marsh grass. Communications
in Soil Science and Plant Analysis. 34: 2595-2605.
( PDF )
- Khan, M.A.
and S. Gulzar. 2003.
Germination responses of Sporobolus ioclados:
a potential forage grass. Journal of Arid Environment.
53: 387-394. ( PDF )
- Gulzar, S. and M.A. Khan. 2002. Alleviation
of salinity-induced dormancy in perennial grasses.
Biologia Plantarum. 45: 617-619.
- Gulzar,
S. and M.A. Khan. 2001. Seed germination
of a halophytic grass Aeluropus lagopoides.
Annals of Botany 87: 319-324. (
PDF )
- Gulzar,
S., M.A. Khan and I.A. Ungar. 2001. Effect
of temperature and salinity on the germination
of Urochondra setulosa. Seed Science &
Technology 29: 21-29. (
PDF )
- Gulzar, S. and M.A. Khan. 1998. Diurnal
water relations of inland and coastal halophytic
populations from Pakistan. Journal of Arid Environment
40: 295-305.
- Siddiqui, Z.S., Ahmed, S. and S. Gulzar.
1997. Effect of Topsin-M (Methyl-Thiophenate)
and Bayleton (Triademiphon) on seedling growth,
biomass, nodulation and phenolic content of Sesbania
sesban (L.) Merril. Bangladesh Journal of
Botany. 26: 127-130.
- Gulzar, S. and M.A. Khan. 1994. Seed
banks of coastal shrub communities. Ecoprint 1:1-6.
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| PUBLISHED
ABSTRACTS |
- Gulzar, S. and M. A. Khan. 2006. Effects
of salinity on Aeluropus lagopoides: A
potential forage candidate. International conference
on biosaline agriculture and high salinity tolerance
and the First international symposium on sabkha
management, 3-8 November, 2006. Gammarth, Tunis,
Tunisia. Pp. 142.
- Gulzar, S. and M. Ajmal Khan. 2006.
Effects of Salinity on Sporobolus ioclados:
a Potential Forage Candidate. International Symposium
for crop improvement against abiotic stress. 18-20th
September 2006, Department of Botany, University
of Agriculture, Faisalabad, Pakistan. Pp. 21.
- Gulzar, S., S. Zia and M.A. Khan. 2006.
Germination of Cyperus arenarius seeds
from coastal sand dunes near Karachi. 9th National
Conference of Plant Scientists, 13-15 Feb., University
of Sindh, Jamshoro, Pakistan. Pp. 65.
- Gulzar, S. and M.A. Khan. 2005. The role
of thermoperiod on the recovery of seed germination
in grasses from saline conditions. International
Conference on "Biotechnology for Salinity
and Drought Tolerance in Plants", 28-31 March,
2005. Islamabad, Pakistan. Pp. 186.
- Gulzar, S. and M.A. Khan. 2003. Comparative
growth, water and ion relations of perennial halophytic
grasses. 8th National Meeting of Plant Scientists,
University of Karachi, Karachi, Pakistan, February
24-28. Pp: 139.
- Khan, M.A. and S. Gulzar. 2000. Salt
tolerance in the coastal grass Urochondra setulosa.
Sustainable Utilization of halophytic cash crops.
May 27 - June 3, 2000. Osnabrueck, Germany. Pp:
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- Gulzar, S. and M.A. Khan. 2000. Germination
responses in a coastal grass Urochondra setulosa.
7th National Conference of Plant Scientists, November
14-16, 2000. University of the Punjab, Lahore,
Pakistan. Pp: 47.
- Khan, M.A. and S. Gulzar. 1997. Plant
water relations in halophytes from coastal and
inland salt marshes of Pakistan. International
conference on the biology of coastal environments,
April 6-9. University of Bahrain, Bahrain. Pp:
54.
- Gulzar, S. and Khan, M.A. 1994. Diurnal
osmoregulation in two halophytes from coastal
and inland populations. International Symposium
on High Salinity Tolerant Plants, University of
Karachi, Karachi, Pakistan. Pp: 38.
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