M.Sc.(Agri)Horticulture, tissue culture,MS-Office,C++,VB,SQL

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CURRICULUM VITAE

Name : HABIBULLA AHMED
Mailing address :C/O Ashraf Ali
B-108, Zakir Bagh, Opp. Hotel surya
Okhla Road, New Delhi-110025
Mob:98189-41449
E-mail: habibulla_ahmed@yahoo.com

Nationality : Indian
Date of birth : 28th December, 1973
Sex : Male
Marital status : Married

EDUCATIONAL QUALIFICATIONS:

Course :High School Leaving Certificate Examination(10th standard)
Year of passing :1989
Institution :Board of Secondary Education Assam
Division/Rank :I st. division
Percentage of marks :86%
Special achievements :Topper (19th position among 20)
English (81.3%), Mathematics (93%), in Assamese (80%) and in Persian (81%)


Course :Higher Secondary School Leaving Certificate Examination(10+2 standard)
Year of passing :1991
Institution :Assam Higher Secondary Education Council
Division/Rank :I st. division
Percentage of marks :67%
Special achievements :Mathematics (80%) Chemistry (80%).

Course :B.Sc.(Agriculture), Duration:4 ½ yrs
Year of passing :1996
Institution :Assam Agricultural University
Division/Rank :I st class
Percentage of marks :7.43 in 10 scale,(74.3%)



Course :M.Sc.(Agriculture)in Horticulture, Duration: 2 yrs
Year of passing :1998
Institution :Assam Agricultural University
Division/Rank :I st class
Percentage of marks :7.53 in 10 scale,(75.3%)


SCHOLARSHIP / AWARDS:

¢ Awarded National Merit Scholarship for two years by the Government of India during 10+2 standard.
¢ Awarded a Certificate of Merit and Cash prize of Rupees one thousand by the Department of Education, Government of Assam for securing 19th position in High School Leaving Certificate Examination (1989).
¢ Awarded National Merit Scholarship for four years by the Government of India during under graduation.
¢ Assam Agricultural University Merit Scholarship holder for two years during post-graduation.

A BRIEF SUMMARY OF M.Sc (AGRICULTURE) THESIS:

Title of the Thesis: In vitro propagation and artificial seed production of some orchid species

The experiment was carried out in the Tissue culture laboratory of Assam Agricultural University in the year 1996 to 1998. The experiment was carried out by taking the capsules/embryos of six different orchid species namely Cymbidium aloifolium, Cymbidium pendulum, Arundina bambusifolia, Spathoglottis plicata, Rhynchostylis retusa, Acampe longifolia. Hybridization was carried out among different orchid species. But, only these two hybrids viz Dendrobium moschatum x Arundina bambusifolia and Dendrobium infundibulum x Arundina bambusifolia were able to produce viable seeds. The germination of the embryos of these six species and two hybrids and their subsequent regeneration were tested utilizing two different media, namely Nitsch and Knudson C as basal media fortified with vitamin, growth regulators and organic extracts like malt extract, tomato juice and coconut water.
Some of the protocorms formed from embryo culture were utilized for full plant regeneration and some protocorms were utilized for preparation of artificial seeds using gel matrix technique. Investigations were also carried out to study the storability and viability of seeds stored in different storage conditions such as at room temperature, at 4oC and at -2oC with or without liquid paraffin.
The seedlings regenerated from embryo culture and artificial seed reculture were hardened and successfully transferred to field condition. The study on hardening requirement of tissue-cultured seedlings prior to transferring into main field revealed that some species of orchids could be transferred to main field without hardening.

RESEARCH PAPER / BOOKLETS PUBLISHED, SEMINAR ATTENDED:


1. The thesis entitled "in-vitro propagation and artificial seed production of some orchid species" has been published by the Assam Agricultural University.
2. Research Paper entitled "In vitro propagation and artificial seed production of Cymbidium pendulum" published in the Book "Floriculture Research Trend in India" published by Indian Society of Ornamental Horticulture, Division of Floriculture & Landscaping, Indian Agricultural Research Institute, New Delhi-110012, in the year 2002.
3. Paper has been presented in the "17th World Orchid Conference & Show" Shah Alam, Malaysia, 24th April - 2nd May 2002 and abstract published in their "Abstracts of Lectures and posters" under the head "Biotechnology", Serial No.20. www.orchid2002.com.my
4. Three booklets on cultivation practices of tomato, Brinjal and okra is in the way of publication under Assam Agricultural University.

TRAINING ATTENDED:

Attended a training programme on "importance on energy conservation and maintenance of tractor, farm machinery, irrigation pump and plant protection equipment" imparted by the Farm Machinery Training & Testing Institute (N. E. R.), Govt. Of India, Ministry of Agriculture, Department of Agriculture & Co-operation.
COMPUTER LITERACY:

¢Completed a Certificate Course on Basic computer application and office automation from State Institute of Rural Development, Biswanath Chariali, Sonitpur, Assam,
The course contents are:
MS-Word
MS-Excel
Power point
Page Maker
¢Completed a modular course from APTECH computer Education.
Programming language: C++ with OOPs concept,
Graphical User Interface Programming: Visual Basic 6.0
Database Management: SQL Server (T-SQL) 7.0, 2000
¢Self taught: MS Access, Leap Office, varieties of Software installation, Internet, e-mail etc.


EMPLOYMENT HISTORY :

Period: 1999-2001
Name, address of employer: Dr. A. K. Pathak
Director of Research (Agri) ,
Assam Agricultural University, Jorhat-13, Assam (India)
Job title: Research Associate
Brief summary of duties:
1. Collection of different wild and cultivated germplasms of Colocasia, Alocasia and Xanthosoma of North East India.
2. Maintenance of these germplasms in the field.
3. Evaluation and taxonomical classification of those varieties in respect of yield and quality.
4. Statistical analysis
5. Technical report writing and all computer works.

Period: 2001-till date
Name, address of employer: Dr. A. K. Pathak
Director of Research (Agri) ,
Assam Agricultural University, Jorhat-13, Assam (India)
Job title: Research Associate
Brief summary of duties:
1. On farm trial of vegetable cultivation.
2. Refinement of the existing vegetable cultivation technologies of farmers in the light of yield and quality
3. Lab to land programme
4. Result demonstration.
5. Imparting training to farmers and to extension functionaries.
6. Data analysis, Report writing.
7. Publication of booklets.
8. Database management using computer.


RESEARCH EXPERIENCE:

" As a part of M.Sc. (Agriculture) Degree programme, I have gathered two years of intensive laboratory experience on tissue culture (in-vitro propagation and artificial seed production) of orchid, specially on-
¢ Embryo culture in aseptic condition and regenerating them into full plant
¢ Culture media preparation
¢ Artificial seed production/ protocorm encapsulation
¢ Hybridization
" One year and four months (November 1999 to January 2001) of field level research experience on collection, evaluation and taxonomical classification of germplasms of Colocasia, Alocasia and Xanthosoma of North East India where main emphasis was on-
¢ Collection and maintenance of wild and domesticated germplasms of the mentioned crop species.
¢ Conducting field trial on yield and quality.
¢ Their taxonomical classification.
¢ Yield and quality analysis and releasing them as variety.
" Since last two years (December 2001 to till date), I am working as Research Associate in the Research project "Technology Mission for integrated development of horticulture in North eastern states of India". The prime concern of research are-
¢ Refinement of existing technologies of farmer on vegetable production mainly on Okra, Brinjal and Tomato.
¢ Lab to land programme
¢ On farm trial and Result demonstration
¢ Imparting training to farmers on improved technologies of vegetable production.
¢ Consultancy
¢ Publication of booklets, pamphlets etc.

LANGUAGE PROFICIENCY:

Can read and write English, Hindi, Assamese, Bengali, Persian and Arabic
Can speak English, Hindi, Assamese and Bengali.


REFERENCES:

Dr A.K. Pathak
Director of Research (Agri)
Assam Agricultural university
Jorhat-13, Assam
Gram:AGRIVARSITY
Phone and Fax: +91-376-2340044(O),
+91-376-2326535(R)
E-mail: dr-agri@aau.ac.in
akp@aau.ac.in

Dr. P. Bora
Associate Dean
BN College of Agriculture
Assam Agricultural University
B. Chariali, Sonitpur, Assam -784176
Phone and Fax: +91-3715-222130(O)
223429(R), 222140(R)
E-mail: deanagril@sancharnet.in

Dr. R. K. Bhattacharyya
Professor and Head,
Department of Horticulture
Assam Agricultural University,
Jorhat-785013
Phone:+91-376-2340098(O)
2340059(R)
E-mail: rkbhatta@aau.ac.in

DECLARATION:

I hereby declare that all the information furnished above is true to the best of my knowledge and belief. I understand that in the event of any information is being found false or incorrect at any stage or not satisfying the eligibility criteria according to the advertisement my candidature/ appointment is liable to be cancelled/ terminated.

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HABIBULLA AHMED