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Application of Nuclear Techniques in Agriculture and Biotechnology

• Dr. Nayyer Iqbal

Agriculture and Biotechnology Division PAEC, HQs, Islamabad

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Application of Nuclear Techniques in Agriculture and Biotechnology

• Background
• Agri. Biotech Centers of PAEC
• Areas of Application
• Our Contributions

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Sequence of presentation

Background

• Term ‘Atoms for Peace’ coined in 1953
• Pakistan among the first countries

to participate in programme

• PAEC established in 1956
• Development of agriculture sector
• First research centre in 1962
• Basic and applied research
• Human resource development

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PAEC Agriculture & Biotechnology Centers

NIA , Tandojam, Sindh , 1962 Nuclear Institute for Agriculture NIAB, Faisalabad , Punjab, 1972 Nuclear Institute for Agriculture & Biology NIFA , Peshawar, KPK, 1982 Nuclear Institute for Food and Agriculture NIBGE , Faisalabad, Punjab, 1994 National Institute for Biotechnology and Genetic Engineering

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Overview Of Agri & Biotech Div.

• 1236 employees
• 238 scientists
• > 100 Ph. Ds
• 17 (Ph. Ds/ Post Doc.) – abroad
• Competitive projects dependent R & D

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Areas of R&D in Agri. Biotech

• Crop Improvement
• Insect Pest Control
• Animal Production and Health
• Soil-Water and Plant Nutrition Management
• Food and Environmental Protection

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Crop NIA NIAB NIFA NIBGE Total Cotton 04 09

• 03

16 Chickpea

• 05

04

• 09

Lentil 01 03 01

• 05

Mungbean 01 11 01

• 13

Sugarcane 03

• 03

Rice 07 02

• 09

Wheat 14

• 06
• 20

Total 30 30 12 03 75

Crop Varieties Developed by PAEC Institutes

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Cotton

• 83 varieties released from 1919 to 2011
• 16 varieties contributed by PAEC
• NIAB-78: White Revolution

– Area covered: 70-20% – 4.5 M bales to 7.8 M bales – Approved in 1983, remained in the field for longest period (1983-2000) – Additional Income of Rs. 90 Billion NIA, NIAB, NIBGE

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Wheat

• Total PAEC Varieties :

20

• Total Area covered:

~20 %

• NIA Varieties: ~ 40% area in Sindh

– NIA drought Tolerant variety: 1 – NIA germplasm: Ug-99 resistant – NIFA rainfed varieties: 2 – NIFA irrigated varieties: 3

• NIFA varieties : 30 – 40 % in KPK

NIA, NIFA

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Mungbean

• Total Varieties of PAEC

= 13

• Mungbean Area covered

= 90 %

• NIAB Mungbean Varieties brought another

Green Revolution (CGIAR Report – 1990) NIAB, NIA, NIFA

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Plant Protection

• Integrated Pest Management
• Mass production facilities of beneficial

insects to control damaging insects

• Transfer of Technology to Sugar Mills,
• Bio-control for cotton sucking insects

and fruit flies

• Sterile Insect Technique (SIT)

NIA, NIAB, NIFA

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Bio-control of Sugurcane Borers

Particulars 2009 2010 2011 Total area treated ha 98,000 99,500 105,000 Cost of insecticide/ha (Rs.) 3594 4236 5298 Cost of bio-control /ha (Rs.) 1729 1902 2075 Saving/ha (Rs.) 1865 2334 3223 Total saving (Rs. in Million) 182.77 232.23 338.42

A success story from NIA Additional Benefits

• Less pollution
• Savings on Foreign exchange

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• Long life vaccine for cattle
• Commercialized
• Total Sale : Rs. 30 M (2006-12)

Animal Production and Health

Hemorrhagic Septicemia (Gal Ghotu) Newcastle Disease (Rani Kheit)

• Virus (PMV-1) spreads in birds

through secretions

• Dry vaccine in progress

Vaccine Production at NIAB

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Soil-Water and Plant Nutrition Management

• NIAB

developed Bio-Saline Agriculture Technology

• Demonstrated at Pakka Anna, Faisalabad (1000 Acres)
• Subsequently, GoP launched 02 mega national

projects based on this model

• Salt tolerant germplasm and production technology

provided to farmers

• NIBGE Developed and marketed Bio-fertilizer

(‘Biopower’)

• Integrated Plant Nutrient Management (IPNM)

Developed at NIA and NIAB NIA, NIAB, NIBGE

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Analytical Services for Aflatoxins & Pesticides provided to food industries & exporters

Food and Environmental Protection

NIA, NIAB, NIBGE DNA based Basmati rice purity test for Rice Export (US $ ~2 billion)

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Food and Environmental Protection

NIFA

1st Commercial Food Irradiator

• Fruits and vegetables
• Cereals and pulses
• Dry fruits and spices
• Ready meals

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PARAS FOODS Benefits

• Reduction in post harvest loses
• Increase in export
• Compliance with WTO regulations
• Decreased utilization of chemicals

and fumigants

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Environmental Protection

NIBGE Bioremediation of oil Contamination

• Tasman Spirit (2003)
• 12000 tones spilled

Bio-desulfurization of coal through heap leaching

• 300 Tones Heap
• 70% sulfur removed

in 36 days

Human Resource Development

• NIBGE: Largest MPhil & PhD Biotechnology

Programme ( PhD = 184, MPhil = 267)

• Annual Training Courses: Routine activity in all

Centres

– NIAB – 39th Postgraduate Training Course – NIFA – 26th Postgraduate Training Course – NIBGE – 10th Advanced Biotechnology Course – NIA – 2nd National Workshop on Bio-control Management of Pests

• Specialized Training Courses in collaboration
• with National & International Organizations

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