Personal Profile Of Sawan Laghari , Deputy Chief Scientist
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Postal Address: Nuclear Institute of Agriculture,NIA,Tando Jam,
Hyderabad,Pakistan.
Permanent Address: H # 41, Hadi Nagar, Qasim Abad, Hyderabad
Tel / Fax: + 92 221 765750 / + 92 221 765284.
E-mail: niatjam@hyd.paknet.com.pk
Name
: Sawan Laghari
Designation : Deputy Chief Scientist
Division
: Plant Breeding And Genetics
Profession
Evolution of new crop varieties with special reference to cotton.
Extension of crop management packages to help out farmers.
Professional Experience:
22-9-1987 to 30-11-1991 Scientific Officer
01-12-1991 to30-11-2000 Senior Scientific Officer.
01-12-2000 to 30.11.2011 Principal Scientist
01.12.2011 Depty Chief Scientist
Academics
Matriculation (Science) 1976, First division, BISE, Hyderabad, Pakistan.
F.Sc. (Agriculture) 1979, First division, Sindh Agriculture College, University of Sindh, Pakistan.
B.Sc. (Agriculture) Hons. In Plant Breeding & Genetics 1982, First division, Sindh Agriculture,
University, Tando jam , Pakistan.
M.Sc. (Agriculture) Hons. In Plant Breeding & Genetics 1984, First division, Sindh Agriculture
College, University of Sindh, Pakistan.
Ph.D. (Agriculture): (Plant Breeding & Genetics) enrolled in Sindh Agriculture University,
Tandojam.
Achievements
Breeder of Cotton variety ‘Chandi-95’ released at Nuclear Institute of Agriculture, Tando Jam,
Sindh, Pakistan, during 1996. It is a mutant of NIAB-78 (NIAB-78 -rays 300 Gy ‘60 Co source’);
featured with high yield, fine fibre quality, tolerant to jassids and CLCuV disease.
Breeder of variety ‘Sohni’ (2002) released at Nuclear Institute of Agriculture, Tando Jam, Sindh,
Pakistan. It is also a mutant of NIAB-78 (NIAB-78 -rays 300 Gy ‘60 Co source’); characterized with
early maturity (15-20 days earlier than parent), high yield and high GOT% and fits best in cottonwheat –cotton cropping pattern.
Breeder of variety ‘Sadori’ (2006) released at Nuclear Institute of Agriculture, Tando Jam, Sindh,
Pakistan. It is a hybrid mutant derived from Shaheen x DPL -14 through gamma rays 250 Gy 60Co
source. It is characterized with early maturity, high yield, high GOT% and medium long staple. It
fits best in cotton-wheat –cotton cropping pattern of Sindh.
Breeder of Cotton variety ‘NIA-UFAQ-2008’ released on 2-3-2010 at Nuclear Institute of
Agriculture, Tando Jam, Sindh, Pakistan. It is a mutant derived from DEM-84 (-rays 250 Gy ‘60 Co
source’). It is characterized with very early maturity, high yield, high GOT%, medium long staple
and fine fiber. It fits best in cotton-wheat –cotton cropping pattern of Sindh.
Breeder of new candidate cotton variety NIA-Perkh through mutation breeding ( γ- rays 300 Gy, (60
Co source) has been recommended by Technical Sub-Committee Government of Sindh on 3rd May
2011 to the provincial seed council for the approval of release this variety for growing commercial
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basis . Endowed with high yield, high GOT%, tolerant to CLCuV, harbored less insect attack
(sucking complex) and fit in cropping pattern of Sindh.
Candidate Variety
Breeder of new candidate cotton variety “NIA-80” produced (1994 kg/ha) seedcotton yield ranked
1st on average of all sites of Pakistan tested in NCVT during 2011-12 along with 22 other candidate
varieties including checks at 10 locations over mean yield (1625kg/ha)
Pipe line strains : NIA-79, NIA-81 and NIA-82
Advanced lines: Six and newly developed Strains: Eighteen
Hybrid,Mutant and hybrid mutant generations -2011: From F2-F5 & M2 – M5 and F2M2-F5M5
generation about 500 plants were selected on the basis of high yield components, good fiber quality
and earliness.
Forty back cross combinations were grown to transfer Bt Cry 1Ac and CLCuV resistance/tolerance
in high yielding well adapted commercial varieties /strains. Selected ninety sucking resistance
plants.
F1 cross combinations: 217 F1- Bt cross combinations are grown during 2012
Top Crosses : 67 Bt top crosses were made in 2011 and are grown in F1 generation during 2012
Back crosses : 58 Bt back crosses are grown as a BC1 in 2012
F1 cross combinations: 217 F1- Bt cross combinations are grown during 2012
Top Crosses : 67 Bt top crosses were made in 2011 and are grown in F1 generation during 2012
Back crosses : 58 Bt back crosses are grown as a BC1 in 2012
Varietal maintenance of released varieties: Through single plant selection (Nucleus Seed) and
advancing to production of breeder nucleus seed (BNS) and pre-basic seed (PBS) of all released
varieties.
Germplasm: Two hundred exotic and local germplasm were maintained for the use of breeding
program for today and tomorrow
Research responsibilities
Supervised the team as cotton group leader, planning to conduct trials and breeding material,
involved to make new crosses to create new genetic variability, selection & rejection in breeding
material, data compiling, data analyzing, reporting and write up
Publications (Papers, Articles, Reviews & Reports)
Sixteen research papers in different Journals and thirteen articles in sindhi are published
Brochure of the released varieties in Sindhi,Urdu and English language
Attended
Meeting =8
Participated
Conference: 12
Travels/Scientific Visits/Trainings
Mutagenesis in cotton breeding (sponsored by IAEA, Viena Austria) at Shandong Agri Sciences
Academy, Shandong Jinan, P.R.China, 1993 (7months).
Award (S) : “Tamgha-e- Baqa” awarded by Pakistan Atomic Energy Commission, on achieving the
status of Nuclear State, 2002.
Other Facts: Convener of farewell committee, NIA Tando Jam
Participated and attended international conference on “Prospects and challenges to sustainable
Agriculture Rawala Kot Azad Jammu & Kashmir held on 14-16 July 2001.
(Sawan Laghari)
Depty Chief Scientist
Cotton group leader