Shakarganj Research

Publication of Pakistan Sugar Journal

Printing of research papers in PSJ started from 1985. Research papers published so far in Pakistan Sugar Journal were 416 covering most of the areas on agriculture milling and processing. International standard organization allotted ISSN 1028-1193 to PSJ in 1997. Research work published in the sugar world is also abstracted. It is distributed to various research organization, universities, sugar mills in the country and abroad. BOG of SSRI has approved to induct a proposed panel of international referees for scrutiny; this would help improve quality and recognition of PSJ at national and international levels. Read Pakistan Sugar Journal

A Manual on Production Technology

A manual was prepared on sugarcane production technology and refresher courses were started for the cane development staff.

Publication of an Urdu Book

The objective was to disseminate information on multifarious aspects of production technology of sugarcane crop. Publication of the Urdu book entitled ‘Kamad ki Munafa Bakhsh Kasht wa Bardash’ was allotted the International Standard Book Number (ISBN 969-8705-00-7). More emphasis was given on sugarcane planting techniques, new cane varieties integrated pest management, use of bio compost appropriate fertigation, weed control and post harvest care of the cane crop. So far 5,000 copies have been distributed among Shakarganj’s cane growers.

Research Publications

So far 75 research papers have been published on agronomy, entomology, pathology, breeding and cane development in research journals of national and international repute.

Publication of Pakistan Sugar Journal (PSJ)

Printing of SSRI research papers in the PSJ started in 1985 on a quarterly basis and has continued on bimonthly basis from 1999. It is encouraging to know that not a single issue has been skipped in the 22 years of the PSJ publication. A total of 416 research papers have so far been published in the Pakistan Sugar Journal, covering areas such as agriculture milling and processing. Research work published in the sugar world is also abstracted in the Pakistan Sugar Journal. About 150 printed copies of each issue have been distributed among various research organisations, universities and sugar mills in the country and abroad. The Institute’s BOG has approved to induct a proposed panel of international referees to scrutinise research papers received from within the country and abroad for publication in the PSJ. This process will help improve quality and recognition of the PSJ at both national and international levels. Work in this regard is in progress and will hopefully be initiated from the first issue of 2008.

Library

It consists of books, manuals, proceedings, research journals and audio-video aid. All the departments of Shakarganj now have access to search catalogue and current status of receipts and issuance of the stuff can be seen.

Research Publications of Scientists working at SSRI (1989-2011)

a. Books

1. Syed Zia-ul-Hussnain, Shahid Afghan and Khalid Hussain "Ratoon Stunting Disease of Sugarcane " (2010) Amazon Publishing Co. Germany Vol:01 pp:01-80 (Book) HEC Recognized: Yes

2. Shahid Afghan and Khalid Hussain "Flora at Shakarganj" (2008) Shakarganj Mills Ltd Vol:01 pp:01-108 (Book) HEC Recognized: No

3. M. Asghar Qureshi and Shahid Afghan. Cultivation of Sugarcane in Pakistan "Pakistan Sugar Book" (2005) Pakistan Society of Sugar Technologists Vol:01 pp:108-120 (Book) HEC Recognized: No

4. Shahid Afghan, Malik Manzoor Hussain, Ghulam Ghous, Zia-ul-Hussnain and Kazim Ali "Kamad Kee Munafa Baksh Kasht (Urdu)" (2002) Shakarganj Sugar Research Institute Vol:01 pp:01-50 (Book) HEC Recognized: No

5. Shahid Afghan, Muhammad Arshad Khan, Manzoor Hussain Malik and Ch. Muhammad Riaz "Manual of referesher courses for R & D staff " (1998) Shakarganj Mills Ltd Vol:01 pp:01-88 (Book) HEC Recognized: No

b. Research Papers in HEC Recognized Impact Factor Journals

1. Saadia Rizwana, Muhammad Hamed, Asia Naheed and Shahid Afghan "Study on resistance of different rice varieties against angoumois grain moth sitotroga cerealella" (2011) Pakistan Journal of Zoology Vol:43(2) pp:343-348

2. Khalid Hussain and Shahid Afghan "Eco-friendly role of biodegradation against agricultural pesticides hazards. " (2011) African Journal of Microbiology Research

3. Khalid Hussain and Shahid Afghan "Molecular and biochemical characterization of Xanthomonas axonopodis pv. citri pathotypes. " (2011) African Journal of Biotechnology Vol:9(54) pp:9092-9095

4. Muhammad Nadeem Hassan, Shahid Afghan and Fauzia Y Hafeez "Biological control of red rot in sugarcane by native pyoluteorin producing Pseudomonas putida strain NH-50 under field conditions and its potential mode of actions" (2011) Pest Management Science (Willey)

5. Hameed, U, Muhammad, K, Pan, YB, Afghan, S and Iqbal, J "Use of SSR markers for DNA fingerprinting and diversity analysis of sugarcane (Saccharum spp.) cultivars resistant and susceptible to red rot" (2011) South African J. Botany

6. K. Muhammad, S. Afghan, Y. B. Pan and J. Iqbal "Genetic Variability Among The Brown Rust Resistant And Susceptible Genotypes Of Sugarcane By RAPD Technique" (2011) Pakistan Journal of Botany

7. M. Saleem Haider, Shahid Afghan, Haroon Riaz, M. Arshad Javed, Naeem Rashid and Javed Iqbal "Identification of two sugarcane mosaic virus (SCMV) variants from naturally infected sugarcane crop in Pakistan" (2011) Pakistan Journal of Botany

8. Imtaiz Ahmed Khan, Sajida Bibi, Shafaqt Yasmeen, Nighat Seema, Abdulah Khatari, M. Aquil Saddiqui, G. S. Nizamani and S Afghan "Identification of Elite Sugarcane Clones through TRAP" (2011) Pakistan Journal of Botany Vol:43 (1) pp:261-269

9. K. Mukhtar, M. Asgher, S. Afghan, K. Hussain and S. Zia-ul-Hussnain "Comparative Study on Tow Commercial St. Saccharomyces cerevisiae (Saf-Instant an Ethanol) Production on Industrial Scale" (2010) Journal of Biomedicine and Biotechnology Vol:doi:10.1155/2010/419586, 419586 pp:01-05

10. Khalid Hussain, Abdul Majeed, Khalid Nawaz, M. Farrukh Nisar, Farah Khan, Shahid Afghan and Kazim Ali "Comparative study for salt stress among seed, root stock and direct regenerated violet (Viola odorata L.) seedlings in relation to growth, ion contents and enzyme activities" (2010) African Journal of Biotechnology Vol:09 pp:2108-2117

11. Muhammad Nadeem Hassan, Shahid Afghan and Fauzia Yusuf Hafeez "Suppression of red rot caused by Colletotrichum falcatum on sugarcane plants using plant growth-promoting rhizobacteria." (2010) Biocontrol Vol:DOI 10.1007/s 10526-010-9268-z

12. Sarfarz Ahmed, Safia Ahmed, Muhammad Farukh Nisar, Khalid Hussain, Abdul Majeed, Pir Bakhsh Ghumroo, Shahid Afghan, Aamir Shahazad, Khalid Nawaz and Kazim Ali "Isolation and characterization of bacterial strain for aniline degradation" (2010) African Journal of Biotechnology Vol:09 pp:1173-1179

13. Khalid Hussain, M. Farrukh Nisar, Abdul Majeed, Khalid Nawaz, Khizar Hayat, Shahid Afghan, Aamir Shahazad and Syed Zia-ul-Hussnain "What molecular mechanism is adapted by plants during salt stress tolerance?" (2010) African Journal of Biotechnology Vol:09 pp:416-422

14. Khalid Hussain and Shahid Afghan "Morpholigical Variations in Maize (Zea mays L.) under different leveslof NaCl at Germination Stage " (2010) World Applied Science Journal Vol:8(10) pp:1294-1297