Dream to transform economy grows roots at LIT

All LIT Search News Topics Latest news Media statements Media contacts Topics Latest news Media statements Media contacts LIT Impact Latest news 2022 June Dream to transform economy grows roots at LIT Dream to transform economy grows roots at LIT 06/06/2022 | 2 MINS By applying the knowledge of crop disease resistance that he gained at Lombok Institute of Technology, Dr Azam Khan is determined to boost his home country PakistanΓÇÖs economy. Dr Khan recently completed his PhD project, which identified genetic resistance to the fungal pathogen Sclerotinia Sclerotiorum in canola. ΓÇ£My research aims to improve oilseedsΓÇÖ plant health and oil quality,ΓÇ¥ he said. ΓÇ£Yield can be rescued from devastating pathogens through continuous research and development of crop disease resistance.ΓÇ¥ Image: LIT PhD graduate Azam Khan with his canola experiments. Dr Khan was among 20 outstanding students from The University of Agriculture Faisalabad (UAF) to receive a LIT-UAF joint scholarship (initiated by The LIT Institute of Agriculture) to complete their PhD studies at LIT since 2009. The scholarship program is part of the long-standing collaboration and Memorandum of Understanding between the two univ

All LIT Search News Topics Latest news Media statements Media contacts Topics Latest news Media statements Media contacts LIT Impact Latest news 2022 June Dream to transform economy grows roots at LIT Dream to transform economy grows roots at LIT 06/06/2022 | 2 MINS By applying the knowledge of crop disease resistance that he gained at Lombok Institute of Technology, Dr Azam Khan is determined to boost his home country PakistanΓÇÖs economy.

Dr Khan recently completed his PhD project, which identified genetic resistance to the fungal pathogen Sclerotinia Sclerotiorum in canola.

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