Dr. Fahim Ullah Khan
Associate Professor
Department
<p>Dr. Fahim Ullah Khan is an Associate Professor of Plant Breeding & Genetics in the Department of Agriculture, Hazara University, Mansehra, Pakistan, and a Postdoctoral Research Fellow at the University of Doha for Science & Technology. His research focuses on wheat improvement, drought tolerance, water-use efficiency, climate-resilient agriculture, and modern crop phenotyping. He has contributed to the development of four wheat varieties—KOHAT-2017, FAHIM-2019, Tarnab Rehbar, and Tarnab Gandum-I—for enhanced productivity in diverse environments. Dr. Khan has published extensively in leading peer-reviewed journals while actively contributing to agricultural research, teaching, and innovation.</p>
Academic Credentials
PhD Plant Breeding & Genetics
The University of Agriculture Peshawar
2017
PhD Plant Breeding & Genetics
MSc(Hons) Plant Breeding & Genetics
The University of Agriculture Peshawar Pakistan
2012
MSc(Hons) Plant Breeding & Genetics
BSc(Hons) Agriculture (Plant Breeding & Genetics)
The University of Agriculture, Peshawar Pakistan
2009
BSc(Hons) Agriculture (Plant Breeding & Genetics)
Research Interests
Wheat Breeding
Focused scholarly work and supervision in wheat breeding.
Breeding Cereal Crops
Focused scholarly work and supervision in breeding cereal crops.
Cereal Pathology
Focused scholarly work and supervision in cereal pathology.
Host Pathogen Interaction
Focused scholarly work and supervision in host pathogen interaction.
Biometrical Techniques
Focused scholarly work and supervision in biometrical techniques.
Biostatistics
Focused scholarly work and supervision in biostatistics.
Variety Development
Focused scholarly work and supervision in variety development.
Research Publications
Additive main effect and multiplicative interaction analysis for grain yield in bread wheat
The Journal of Animal and Plant Sciences, Vol. 30, Issue 3
Published: March 2020
Genetic manipulation of pea (Pisum sativum L.) with Arabidopsisˈs heat shock factor HsfA1d improves ROS scavenging system to confront thermal stress
Genetic Resources and Crop Evolution, Vol. 67, Issue 8
Published: December 2020
Genetic diversity in exotic oat germplasm & resistance against barley yellow dwarf virus
Saudi Journal of Biological Sciences, Vol. 27, Issue 10
Published: October 2020
Identification of multiple leaf rust resistance genes in selected germplasm of Pakistani bread wheat using molecular markers
The Journal of Animal and Plant Sciences, Vol. 31, Issue 2
Published: October 2020
Medicinal plants resources of Western Himalayan Palas Valley, Indus Kohistan, Pakistan: Their uses and degrees of risk of extinction
Saudi Journal of Biological Sciences, Vol. 28, Issue 5
Published: May 2021
Effect of wheat straw derived biochar on the bioavailability of Pb, Cd and Cr using maize as test crop
Journal of Saudi Chemical Society, Vol. 25, Issue 5
Published: May 2021
Genome wide analysis of DWARF27 genes in soybean and functional characterization of GmD27c reveals eminent role of strigolactones in rhizobia interaction and nodulation in Glycine max
Molecular Biology Reports, Vol. 49, Issue 6
Published: June 2022
Knockdown of GmD53a confers strigolactones mediated rhizobia interaction and promotes nodulation in soybean
PeerJ, Vol. 10
Published: January 2022
Teaching Courses
Advanced Data Analysis for Health & Biological Science
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Breeding for Stress Environments
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Biometrical Techniques in Plant Breeding
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Fundamentals of Plant Biometry
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Experimentation in Plant Breeding
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Crop Variety Registration & Intellectual Property Rights
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Research Projects
Development and Characterization of Multi-pathogen resistance MAGIC populations in Bread Wheat
Duration: 2026
Funding: Agri. Linkage Program, PARC Islamabad - 9.0 Million
This research project aims to develop and characterize Multi-parent Advanced Generation Inter-Cross (MAGIC) populations in bread wheat with enhanced resistance to multiple economically important diseases. By integrating diverse elite parental lines carrying complementary resistance genes, the project seeks to broaden the genetic base of wheat and develop populations with durable, broad-spectrum disease resistance while maintaining high yield potential and desirable agronomic traits.The project employs modern breeding approaches, including multi-parent population development, molecular marker-assisted characterization, and phenotypic evaluation under disease pressure. The developed MAGIC populations will serve as valuable genetic resources for identifying resistance loci, accelerating wheat improvement, and supporting the development of climate-resilient and disease-resistant wheat cultivars.