Abdul Rashid (agriculturist)
Encyclopedia
Abdul Rashid, (born:1954) is a Pakistan
i Nuclear
and Bioscientist
, currently a member of the Biosciences division of the Pakistan Agricultural Research Council
(PARC). He was previously Director General of the National Agricultural Research Center, from 2006 — 2008. He has also been a member of the Pakistan Atomic Energy Commission, where he administered agricultural and biotechnology research and development
at four establishments and managed 14 Nuclear Medicine and Oncology
Cancer Hospitals.
in Agronomy
and Soil Science
from the University of Hawaii
at Manoa in 1986, as a recipient of an East West Center Scholarship. His specialty is in soil fertility, plant nutrition and fertilizer use, with emphasis on micronutrient nutrition of crop plants. He has published extensively in local and international journals, and is an Editorial Board Member, European Journal of Agronomy (Elsevier) and Communications in Soil Science & Plant Analysis (Taylor & Francis)and TheScienceWorldJOURNAL.Currently, he is Editor-in-Chief at the Pakistan Academy of Sciences, Islamabad.
, American Society of Agronomy, Indian Society of Soil Science, and the Soil Science Society of Pakistan, of which he is the Past-President and a Fellow. He has earned the Dr Norman Borlaug Award, and Fellowship of the Indian Society of Soil Science.
Pakistan
Pakistan , officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan is a sovereign state in South Asia. It has a coastline along the Arabian Sea and the Gulf of Oman in the south and is bordered by Afghanistan and Iran in the west, India in the east and China in the far northeast. In the north, Tajikistan...
i Nuclear
Nuclear physics
Nuclear physics is the field of physics that studies the building blocks and interactions of atomic nuclei. The most commonly known applications of nuclear physics are nuclear power generation and nuclear weapons technology, but the research has provided application in many fields, including those...
and Bioscientist
BioScience
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, currently a member of the Biosciences division of the Pakistan Agricultural Research Council
Pakistan Agricultural Research Council
Pakistan Agricultural Research Council is located in Islamabad, Pakistan. Pakistan Agricultural Research Council is the apex agricultural research organization at the national level...
(PARC). He was previously Director General of the National Agricultural Research Center, from 2006 — 2008. He has also been a member of the Pakistan Atomic Energy Commission, where he administered agricultural and biotechnology research and development
Research and development
The phrase research and development , according to the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development, refers to "creative work undertaken on a systematic basis in order to increase the stock of knowledge, including knowledge of man, culture and society, and the use of this stock of...
at four establishments and managed 14 Nuclear Medicine and Oncology
Oncology
Oncology is a branch of medicine that deals with cancer...
Cancer Hospitals.
Academic
He received his PhDDoctor of Philosophy
Doctor of Philosophy, abbreviated as Ph.D., PhD, D.Phil., or DPhil , in English-speaking countries, is a postgraduate academic degree awarded by universities...
in Agronomy
Agronomy
Agronomy is the science and technology of producing and using plants for food, fuel, feed, fiber, and reclamation. Agronomy encompasses work in the areas of plant genetics, plant physiology, meteorology, and soil science. Agronomy is the application of a combination of sciences like biology,...
and Soil Science
Soil science
Soil science is the study of soil as a natural resource on the surface of the earth including soil formation, classification and mapping; physical, chemical, biological, and fertility properties of soils; and these properties in relation to the use and management of soils.Sometimes terms which...
from the University of Hawaii
University of Hawaii
The University of Hawaii System, formally the University of Hawaii and popularly known as UH, is a public, co-educational college and university system that confers associate, bachelor, master, and doctoral degrees through three university campuses, seven community college campuses, an employment...
at Manoa in 1986, as a recipient of an East West Center Scholarship. His specialty is in soil fertility, plant nutrition and fertilizer use, with emphasis on micronutrient nutrition of crop plants. He has published extensively in local and international journals, and is an Editorial Board Member, European Journal of Agronomy (Elsevier) and Communications in Soil Science & Plant Analysis (Taylor & Francis)and TheScienceWorldJOURNAL.Currently, he is Editor-in-Chief at the Pakistan Academy of Sciences, Islamabad.
Awards
He is affiliated with the Soil Science Society of AmericaSoil Science Society of America
The Soil Science Society of America , is a scientific and professional society of soil scientists, principally in the U.S. but with a large number of non-U.S. members as well...
, American Society of Agronomy, Indian Society of Soil Science, and the Soil Science Society of Pakistan, of which he is the Past-President and a Fellow. He has earned the Dr Norman Borlaug Award, and Fellowship of the Indian Society of Soil Science.