Dr. Shahzad Basra
PhD, Prof (Rtd) of physiology,
Ex Visiting Professor, University of California USA. Worked on moringa oliefera as natural source of zeatin
Ex. Chairman (3 times) department of Crop Physiology University of Agriculture Faisalabad (UAF)
Ex. Chairman department of Agronomy, UAF
Ex Incharge, Office of Books and Magazines, UAF
Lead, Alternate Crops Lab, UAF
Introduced 7 new /alternate Crops in Pakistan (moringa, quinoa, chia, amaranth, Chia, foxtail millet, buckwheat).
Varieties approved by my name
1. UAF-Q7 (quinoa). Approved in 2019
2. Chia 1, approved in 2023
Introduced Healthy lifestyle, superfoods, multigrain flour, gluten free flour as researcher and popularize in society as social mobilizer.
