Speakers - PMBWC2024

Biography

Dr. Asif Iqbal received his Ph.D. from the Graduate School of Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, China (CAAS) with Chinese Government Scholarship. Later, he completed his postdoctoral fellowship at CAAS, China. He also worked as an Associate Professor at Peking University Institute of Advanced Agricultural Sciences, China. Currently, he is working as Assistant Professor Agriculture at Hazara University Mansehra, Pakistan. His main research interests include the genetic evaluation of crop germplasms resources and adaptive mechanisms in crop plants under abiotic stresses. He is the author and co-author of more than 70 peer-reviewed journal articles, 6 conference proceedings and abstracts, 5 chapters, 2 books, and 4 articles for growers. He is also serving as the editorial board member and reviewer for international peer-reviewed journals like BMC Plant Biology and Journal of Cotton Research. He has supervised 16 Master's level students at Hazara University Mansehra, Pakistan.