Nazia Suleman
Senior Scientist
Plant Protection Division
Nuclear Institute of Agriculture and Biology (NIAB)
Faislabad 38000
E-mail: nazianasir2002@yahoo.co.in
Contact no. (Mobile): +92-3075456987
EDUCATION:
Degree
SSC
Institution
F.G.ModelSchool
I-9/1, Islamabad,
Pakistan
Grade
A1
Major
Science Group (Biology,
Physics, Chemistry and
Maths)
Year
1991
HSSC
F.G.College For
Women, F-7/2,
Islamabad,
Pakistan
A
Pre Medical (Biology,
Physics and Chemistry)
1993
B.Sc.(Hons.)
University of
Arid Agriculture,
Rawalpindi,
Pakistan
A
(Silver Medal)
Agricultural Entomology
1997
M.Sc.(Hons.)
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A (1st position)
Agricultural Entomology
1999
Ph.D.
University of
Leeds, U.K.
NA.
Biological Sciences
2007
AWARDS AND SCHOLARSHIPS
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“Quaid-e-Azam Scholarship” by the Govt. of Pakistan, for highest accumulative
percentage from SSC to B.Sc. (Hons.). Under this scheme completed M.Sc.
(Hons.) from the University of Arid Agriculture, Pakistan and PhD from The
University of Leeds, UK.
Silver medal for distinction in B.Sc. (Hons.).
Merit scholarship for all semesters, throughout B. Sc. (Hons.).
Vice Chancellor’s merit scholarship during M. Sc. (Hons).
First position in the department for M.Sc. (Hons.) Agric. Entomology.
Subsistence scholarship during M. Sc. (Hons.) from the University Grants
Commission Islamabad for a period of twelve months.
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Cash prizes and scholarships during secondary and higher secondary education.
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:
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Senior Scientist, Plant Protection Division, Nuclear Institute of Agriculture and
Biology, Faisalabad (August 2012 to date).
Senior Scientist, Plant Protection Division, Nuclear Institute of Agriculture, NIA,
Tando Jam (2003 to August 2012)
Senior Scientist, Human Resource Development Cell, Directorate of Planning,
Pakistan Atomic Energy Commission, Head Quarters, Islamabad (on attachment
from July 2008-August 2009)
Scientific Officer, Entomology Division, Nuclear Institute of Agriculture,
Tando Jam (March 2001- Dec. 2003)
Agriculture Officer in the Department of Agriculture Extension (January 2000February 2001).
Research fellowin a combined project of University Grants Commission (UGC)
and University of Arid Agriculture (UAAR), “sunflower screening against pest
complex in Potohar region” (1999).
RESEARCHINTERESTS:
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Ecology and biodiversity of mutualists including pollinators.
Insect population and community ecology and evolution, with an emphasis on
natural enemies (predators, parasitoid wasps and parasites).
Mechanisms underlying patterns in abundance, species co-existence and
community structure, predator-prey interactions and the co-evolution of host
resistance and parasite virulence.
Laboratory systems as biological analogues of the real world.
Biological control of pest species, the management of diseases, the effects of
species invasions on communities and the impact of climate change on species
distributions.
Sex ratio adjustments.
Population and community ecology of insect multi-species interactions
Host plant resistance.
Integrated pest management with emphasis on biological control.
Laboratory and mass scale rearing of bio-control agents including parasitoids and
predators on natural/fictitious hosts and artificial diets.
RESEARCH ACHIEVEMENTS:
 First time in Pakistan, mass rearing of a predatory spider Neoscona theisi has
been done in the bio-control laboratory of NIAB, Faisalabad.
 Established mass rearing of beneficial coccinelid beetles Menochilus
sexmaculatus and Coccinella septampuntata in the bio-control laboratory of
NIA and NIAB.
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Successful laboratory rearing of cotton mealybug Phenacoccus solenopsis and
its parasite Aenasius bambawalei
Mass rearing of the egg parasitoid Trichogramma chilonis and its fictitious
host Sitotroga cerealella at NIA, TandoJam and provision of host and
parasitoid cultures to established laboratories at private sector.
Area wide management of sugarcane borers through irradiated parasitoids.
Economized production of the egg parasitoid T. chilonis through the use of
nuclear techniques.
Establishment of bio-control laboratories at private sector in Sindh.
Established procedures to enhance the initial survival and establishment of
bio-control agents in field by the provision of irradiated supplemental host.
Transfer of bio-control technology to the farming community of sugarcane
and cotton growers.
Established the mass rearing of Chrysoperla carnea, a generalist predator for
sucking insect pests.
Developed artificial larval diet for C. carnea based on egg, ground beef and
liver.
Successfully applied C. carnea against sucking complex in cotton on an area
of 650 hectares during 2011.
Studied the prolonged storage of biocontrol agents through the use of gamma
radiation in conjunction with low temperature.
While at PAEC HQ, various tasks were completed with DD Agric. and
Biotech. including review of annual report, review of various projects etc.
With HRD team, worked on placement of post-graduate fellows (session
2006-2008) of PAEC HRDIs and compiled manpower requirements received
from different projects of PAEC. Also, coordination among projects through
Member Reps and training institutes like PCB, PPMI etc. was monitored for
nomination of local trainings.
TRAININGS/ WORKSHOPS/ CONFERENCES:
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Post graduate training in application of nuclear and other advanced techniques in
the field of biology (October 15-26, 2001, Faisalabad).
Pakistan Congress of Zoology held at Azad Jummu Kashmir University,
Muzaffarabad (16-18 April, 2002).
The Special Insect Group Meetings arranged by The Royal Entomological
Society, London, UK (2002-2007).
Demonstration in the Ecology Field Course arranged at The Hull University,
Scarboroughfor one week in July 2003 and 2004.
British Ecological Society Annual Meeting, 7-9 September 2004,
Lancaster University, UK.
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“International workshop on sanitary and phytosanitary measures in the wake of
trade liberalization: Challenges to agriculture in developing countries” held At the
University of arid Agriculture, Rawalpindi (12-14 January, 2005).
Demonstration in The National Insect Week arranged by the Royal Entomological
Society (12-17 October 2006).
28thPakistan Congress of Zoology held at GC University, Faisalabad (18-20
March, 2008).
31st Pakistan Congress of Zoology held at University of Azad Jammu and
Kashmir, Muzafarabad (19-21 April, 2011).
32nd Pakistan Congress of Zoology held at GC University, Lahore (6-8 March,
2012).
PUBLICATIONS:
1. N. Suleman, S. Raja and S.G. Compton. Parasitism of a pollinator fig wasp:
mortalities are higher in figs with more pollinators, but are not related to local
densities of figs. Ecological Entomology (in press).
2. N. Suleman, R. J. Quinell and S.G. Compton. Variation in inflorescence size in a
dioecious fig tree and its consequences for the plant and its pollinator fig wasp.
Plant Systematics and Evolution (in press).
3. N. Suleman, S. Raja and S.G. Compton. 2012. Only pollinator fig wasps have
males that collaborate to release their females from figs of an Asian fig tree.
Biology Letters, 8: 344-346.
(IF: 3.762)
4. S. Ghana, N. Suleman and S. G. Compton. 2012. Factors influencing realized sex
ratios in fig wasps: double oviposition and larval mortalities. Journal of Insect
behavior 25: 254-263
(IF: 1.293)
5. R. Muhammad, M. A. Rustamani, N. Suleman, N. Ahmad and Q. Ahmad. 2012.
Impact of release intervals and densities of Trichogramma chilonis (Ishii)
(Hymenoptera: Trichogrammatidae) against the sugarcane stem borer, Chilo
infuscatellus (Lepidoptera; Pyralidae) under field conditions. Journal of Basic and
Applied Sciences, 8: doi.org/10.6000/1927-5129.2012.08.02.36.
6. N. Suleman, S. Raja and S. G. Compton. 2011. A comparison of growth and
reproduction, under laboratory conditions, of males and females of a dioecious fig
tree. Plant Systematics and Evolution. 296: 245-253.
(IF: 1.335)
7. N. Suleman, S. Raja, S. G. Compton and Y. Zhang. 2011. Sexual differences in
the attractiveness of figs to pollinators: females stay attractive for longer.
Ecological Entomology 36: 417-424.
(IF: 1.995)
8. Raja, S., N. Suleman and S. G. Compton. 2008. Why do fig wasps pollinate
female figs? Symbiosis. 45: 25-28.
(IF: 1.214)
9. Raja, S., N. Suleman, J. C. Moore and S. G. Compton. 2008. The mechanism of
progeny sex ratio adjustment in a fig wasp that can lay eggs in several figs.
Proceedings of the Royal Society Series B. 275: 1603-1610.
(IF: 5.415)
10. Suleman, N., M. Aslam and A. Riaz. 2000. Evaluation of resistance in some
wheat cultivars to Sitophilusoryzae Linnaeus (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) under
laboratory conditions. Pak. J. Biol. Sciences. 3: 1029-1032.
11. Aslam, M., N. Suleman, A. Riaz, A. Rehman and Q. Zia. 2000. Insect pests
found on Helianthus annuus Linnaeus (Compositae) in the Potohar Region of
Pakistan. Pak. J. Biol. Sciences. 3: 963-964.
12. Riaz, A., M. Aslam and N. Suleman. 2000. Evaluation of resistance in different
chickpea strains to Callosobruchus chinensis (Coleoptera: Bruchidae) under
laboratory conditions. Pak. J. Biol. Sciences 3: 1033-1036.
13. Aslam, M. and N. Suleman. 1999. Biology of Pieris brassicae (Linnaeus)
(Lepidoptera: Pieridae) under laboratory conditions. Pak. J. Biol. Sciences. 2:
199-200.
PROCEEDINGS:
National:
1. Suleman, N., S. Ali., R. Memon, Q. Ahmad and N. Ahmad. 2011. Do the toxic
cardenolides reduce the suitability of Aphis nerii for predators? A case study with
two predators Menochilus sexmaculatus and Chrysoperla carnea. Proc. 31st
Congress of Zoology International. pp 116.
2. Raza, M., N. Suleman, Q. Ahmad, and N. Ahmad. 2011. Effect of secondary
predators on parasitoid cards with reference to placement and time of release in
sugarcane field. Proc. 31st Congress of Zoology International. pp 115.
3. Suleman, N., S. Raja and S. G. Compton. 2008. Sexual differences in the
attractiveness of figs to pollinators: Females stay attractive for longer. Proc. 28th
Pakistan Congress of Zoology International. pp 76.
International:
1. Fatima, B.; Ahmad, N.; Ashraf, M.; Suleman, N. 2002. Augmentation of
parasitoids in conjunction with pheromones to manage cotton bollworms. The
British Crop Protection Council Conference: Pests and diseases. Proceedings of
an international conference held at the Brighton Hilton Metropole Hotel,
Brighton, UK, 18-21 November 2002. 1 and 2:189-194 British Crop Protection
Council, Farnham, UK (ISBN 1-901396-62-2).
2. Fatima, B.; Ashraf, M.; Ahmad, N.; Suleman, N. 2002. Massproduction
of Trichogramma chilonis: an economical and advanced technique. The British
Crop Protection Council Conference: Pests and diseases. Proceedings of an
international conference held at the Brighton Hilton Metropole Hotel, Brighton,
UK, 18-21 November 2002. 1 and 2:311-316 British Crop Protection Council,
Farnham, UK (ISBN 1-901396-62-2).
Popular Article:
Qadeer Ahmad Soomro, Raza Mohammad Memon, Dr.Nazia Suleman, Dr. Nazir
Ahmad and Sajid Ali Rajput. 2012. Dost Jeet Chrysoperla carnea Jay Zaria
Nuksan kar Jeetan Jo Tadaruk. Monthly Sindh Zarat. (25), P-20, May-2012.
Pamphlet:
Dr. Nazir Ahmad, Dr.Nazia Suleman, Raza Muhammad and Qadeer Ahmed,
2010. “Hiyatiati Tareeqa Insidad. Ganne ke keeron ka Moassar Hal” p.p: 1-8.