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A Brief
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Introduction - The need:
Citrus decline has been recognized in Pakistan for decades and
adversely affects the general health of plants. The problem is
widespread and is variously attributed to edaphic factors such as
heavy clay soils, high water tables and inadequate drainage,
deficiencies in trace elements or deleterious actions of a range of
fungal pathogens or nematodes. While these causes of decline do
affects citrus orchards in Pakistan, it is likely that the main cause
of decline is due to a bacterial disease called huanglongbing (HLB),
more commonly referred to as citrus greeting in Pakistan. |
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Prof. Dr.
Ahsan Abdullah
Head, Center for
Agro-Informatics Research, FAST National University Islamabad |
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A Brief Introduction
to Data Mining
(2008) 180 pages
Michael, S., Qamar, R., Akhtar, F., Khan, W.A, Ahmed, A. C677T
polymorphism in the methylenetetrahydrofolatereductase gene is
associated with primary closed angle glaucoma. Molecular Vision,
14:661-665 (2008). |
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After
obtaining my B.Sc. Electrical Engineering (with honors) from the
University of Engineering & Technology Lahore, I worked as an Assistant
Engineer at the Directorate of Nuclear Power Islamabad, Pakistan. After
obtaining S&T Scholarship on merit, I then proceeded to USA and did my MSc
in Computer Engineering and then MSc in Computer Sciences both from the
University of Southern California, Los Angeles, USA.
After
returning to Pakistan, I joined National University of Sciences &
Technology (NUST) as Assistant Director MIS and worked from 1992 to 1998,
subsequently joined Systems Research as Marketing Manager. From 1998 to
2000 I worked at the Fauji Foundation Institute of Management & Computer
Sciences as Assistant Professor and Manager Student Affairs. In 2000 I
joined FAST National University as Associate Professor. In 2004 I started
my PhD from the University of Stirling, Scotland UK and in 2005 hired by
the Virtual University for video recording of Data Warehousing lectures.
In 2006 won a Rs. 30.58 million project for establishing an Agri Data
Warehouse. In 2007 I completed my PhD and in 2008 I was promoted to the
post of Professor. |
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Latest Conferences Organized as Resource Person |
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Concluding workshop of the Agri Decision Support System (ADSS), which
included six presentations based on the project research work, 70
registrations, including 20 PhD Scholars. The concluding ceremony was
chaired by the Federal Minister for Agriculture Mr. Nazar Muhammad
Gondal. The workshop was held on 21 Aug. 2008 at FAST National
University, H-11/4, Islamabad. |
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