Shahid Umar

Alternate Email :

s_umar9@hotmail.com

Designation :

Professor

Department & School :

Botany, School of Chemical & Life Sciences

Qualifications :

M.Phil., Ph.D.

State Of Domicile :

Uttar Pradesh

Research Thrust Areas :

Identification of strategies for developing abiotic stress tolerant crops through modulation of tolerance mechanism at both physiological and molecular levels (stress physiology); Deciphering the importance of nitrogen metabolism in cereals and leafy vegetables (nitrate toxicity); Focusing on enhancing the nitrogen use efficiency and developing a synergism between primary nutrient and growth under varied environmental conditions (crop nutrition)

Details Of Courses Taught

Plant Physiology; Plant Biochemistry and Metabolism; Tools and Techniques in Biology; Plant Metabolism; Stress Biology

Number Of Books Published By National Publisher :

3

The Name Of The Publisher :

Studium Press

I.K. Publishing House

Number Of Books Published By International Publisher :

6

The Name Of The International Publisher :

Springer

CRC Press

Lambert

Number Of Book Chapters In Edited Books Of National Publishers :

11

The Name Of The Publisher:

Springer India

IK International Publishing House

New India Publishers

Studium Press

Agrobios

Ukaaz Publications

Scientific Publishers

Number Of Book Chapters In Edited Books Of International Publishers :

18

The Name Of The Publisher :

Apple Academic Press

Springer Nature

Springer

Nova

Science Publishers

Elsevier

CRC Press

Taylor and Francis

Wiley-VCH Verlag GmbH

International Potash Research Institute, Switzerland

Number Of Research Grants From Govt. Funding Agencies As PI/Coordinator :

Name Of The Agency And Amount Of Funding Generated :

Number Of Research Grants From Govt. Funding Agencies As Co-PI :

01

Name Of The Agency And Amount Of Funding Generated :

CCRUM, Rs 30 Lakh

Number Of Research Grants From International And Private Sources As PI :

01

Name Of The Agency And Amount Of Funding Generated :

Number Of Consultancy Projects :

Name Of The Agency And Amount Of Funding Generated :

Name Of The Award :

Felicitated by International Potash Institute (IPI) for substantial cooperation with IPI during International Symposium on balanced fertilization for sustainable crop productivity, (PAU), 22-25 November, 2006.

Felicitated International Potash Institute (IPI) for substantial cooperation with IPI during International Symposium on balanced fertilization for sustainable crop productivity, (OUAT, Bhubaneswar, Orissa), 5-7 November, 2009

Granting Agency :

International Potash Institute (IPI), Switzerland

International Potash Institute (IPI), Switzerland

Year Of Award :

2006

2009

Name Of The Award :

IPI-FAI International Award (2003) instituted by International Potash Institute (Basel, Switzerland) and Fertilizer Association of India for the significant contribution towards potassium nutrition management for improvement of crop yield and quality

Granting Agency :

International Potash Institute (Basel, Switzerland)

Year Of Award :

2003

Title :

Participated in UNESCO Regional Training Workshop on Use of Electronic Media in University Science Teaching, conducted by the School of Sciences, IGNOU, New Delhi 

Attended Refresher Course in Life Sciences at UGC-Academic Staff College, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi 

Convener, National Symposium on Plant Biology & Biodiversity in Changing Environment 

Convener, National Seminar on Medicinal Plants Research: Retrospect and Prospects, Jamia Hamdard, New Delhi

Duration :

December 20, 2001 to January 02, 2002

Jan 5, 2009 to Jan 30, 2009

2003

2014

Sponsoring Agency :

• Member of Expert Committee (nominated by Chairman, UGC) in the discipline of Agriculture, Sericulture, Horticulture for the assessment of major Research Projects during the year 2011–2012
• Expert to examine theses of Delhi University, Bharathidasan University, CCS-Hisar Agricultural University,  Guru Jambheshwar University, Jamia Millia Islamia, HP University, VBS Purvanchal University, Aligarh Muslim University

Expert to examine thesis of Cairo University, Egypt

• Head, Department of Botany
• Member, Academic Council
• Chairman, Board of Studies
• Members, Board of Studies
• Member, Board of Research Studies
• Chairperson, Horticulture Committee
• Member, Editorial Team, University Newsletter
• Member, Library Committee
• Coordinator, PG Diploma in Environmental Monitoring and Impact Assessment (Open & Distance Learning)
• Member, Environmental Quality Monitoring Cell (EQC)