Rida Nawaz

Current Status and Future Perspectives of Biofortification in Wheat

Muhammad Umar, Rida Nawaz, Aalam Sher, Asad Ali, Raza Hussain & M. Waleed Khalid · Asian Journal of Research in Crop Science · 2019

Wheat is the main cereal crop worldwide and about 2 billion people suffer from Zn and Fe deficiency because of their dependence just on cereal crops. Three Billion people are malnourished suffering from mild to severe physical and mental disabilities. Vast genetic diversity of Wh...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/ajrcs/2019/v4i430079

Molecular Basis and Genetics of Stem Rust Resistance in Wheat

Muhammad Umar, Rida Nawaz, Raza Hussain, M. Waleed Khalid & M. Shahid Siddique · Asian Journal of Research in Crop Science · 2019

Wheat is the staple food for many countries, therefore, it needs more attention as compared to other cultivated crops. Stem rust is one of the major wheat diseases. Fungus spores fall on the plant surface and starts to grow inside the plant tissues. Two groups of resistant genes(...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/ajrcs/2019/v4i230064