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1. INTERNSHIP TOUR OF 8th
SEMESTER TO NOTHREN AND
SOUTHREN AREAS OF PUNJAB WITH COLLABORATION OF
DEPATRMENT OF PLANT PATHOLOGY, UNIVERSITY OF
AGRICULTURE FAISALABAD.
Submitted To,
Dr. Sajid Aleem
Submitted By,
M.Shahid Siddique
2012-ag-2094
Semester 8th
B.sc (Hons) Plant Pathology
Department of Plant Pathology
University of Agriculture, Faisalabad
2018
TOUR REPORT

2. Introduction
Internship tour is mandatory for all disciplines likewise Plant Pathology,
Agronomy, Entomology, Horticulture, Seed Science etc.
Different areas were allowed to us for internship tour as given below,
Northern Areas Southern Areas
Khewra. Sahiwal.
Islamabad. Hardippa.
Rawalpindi. Multan.
Khan Pur Dam, (Texla). Bahawalpur,
Murree
Chakwal.
Sargodha.
The above-mentioned cities of southern and northern Punjab were visited where
different Government Agriculture Sectors were available for our guidance.
The instructors who went with us was,
• Dr. Sajid Aleem Khan
Assistant Professor
Department of Plant Pathology,
University of Agriculture Faisalabad.
• Dr. Khalid Naveed
• Assistant Professor
Department of Plant Pathology,
University of Agriculture Faisalabad.

3. It was a gigantic chance to me for the learning and experience the nature with its
own particular best intellect. An honorable instructor organized internship tour
with the joint effort of understudies of 8th
semester to exploit my internal capacity
and to think about how to observe the nature. Visit were settled on 15 March by
common accord of our respectable staff instructor. we began our tour from zero
point at 8:30 am with my precious class fallows and scholarly instructor.
Before reached at Khewra we stay at a commercial point on Motor pool. There we
had a Lunch and then continue our journey to Khewra.
In Khewra :
In Khewra we visit the famous place i.e. Khewra Mine which 2nd
largest mine in
the world. This was our first visit to the second largest salt mine on the world.
There are adequate number of tuck shops and mini hotels for meals and
refreshments outside the mines. Inside the mines was a total surprise. Rock solid
walls of salt that look looked so beautiful in the lighting. Minar e Pakistan and
Shahi mosque made of salt stone were stunning .
A guided tour with train journey. Go early as the place is crowded specially on
weekends. A train takes you 1km into the mountain, from where you walk with a

4. tour guide that points out all the facts and details. After this then journey continue
on the way to Rawalpindi.
In Rawalpindi :
After reached at Rawalpindi we had a dinner with all fallows in a restaurant. We
stayed in Hostel of Pir Mehar Ali Shah Arid Agriculture University, Rawalpindi.
Next morning after all visit plant pathology section in Pir Mehar Ali Agriculture
University Rwp. There we met with Chairman plant pathology department. Prof.
Dr. Anam ul Haq and Dr. Ishfaq. Both the instructor had well organized
presentation on the major plant pathology and how to build the carrier
opportunities to achieve the best goal. Then both told us about the achievements
they had gain. Then had a visit to fungi lab, virology lab and bacterial lab. Where
they represent the protocol of lab work and what were the projects going on. After
that visit we get back and reached at motor pool. We move towards NARC
Islamabad.

5. Islamabad Research Station :
We Reached at NARC Islamabad. Then we had a field visit there an instructor
guided us about wheat and maize verities. He gave us the short lecture on different
lines of wheat and realize us about the different diseases of wheat and disease
inoculum. The great services of this institution were never hide to me. This
institution with great enthusiasm to learn something under the notch of
representative of this department who delivered a lecture on the wheat rust,
climatic disaster and the way of development of this disease under the its friendly
cold and chill environment.
Moreover, he emphasized that there is a huge calamity between wheat
production and pathogenic susceptibility which not only degrade the wheat
production but also causes a famine in different part of the world.

6. Federal Seed Certification and Registration Department,
Then we move towards Federal Seed Certification and Registration Department in
Islamabad where Mam` Naseem (female Director) of the Federal Seed
Certification and Registration Department exploit the center and gave us a short
lecture on seed certification and Registration post-harvest technology and also
discuss about the sowing to harvest what should be the tillage or agronomic
practices and also Had brief description about soil borne diseases of seeds.
Mam Naseem also deliver a lecture about current conditions of seeds of different
crop like Wheat, Maize, Millet, Barley and also Oil seeds. She told us about the
process to register the seed and how we commercialize it. After many trials for
screening of seeds will checked in-vitro conditions and then allowed for
commercial sale to different companies and Govt. sectors.

7. HILLS FRUIT RESEARCH STATION .
We wakeup early in morning and then get ready for Murree visit. We had breakfast
and the move towards Murree. After 2 and half hour we reached at a Crop Disease
Research institute in Hill Fruit Research Station sunny bank Murree.
We visit hill fruit research station where an instructor describes about this
Research Station and what was the purpose to made it. He also told us about the
wheat verities and the threats to wheat through wheat rust diseases.
Chakwal Research Station :
After next morning we move towards Chakwal there we visit Barani Agriculture
Research institute.
Dr. Sultan gave us a lecture on Barani Agriculture system and climate change
scenario. His presentation on Barani agriculture and how it proceeds in current era.
1st
of all he gave the introduction about Barani Agriculture Research Institute.
Then told about the work what they are doing now. Then he describes that 10 %
dry land due to climate changes.

8. GPU Germ Plasm Unit.
This unit was present at BARI. Chakwal. Where different germplasms were
available. And 4 billion for olive projects.
He told us about the different verities of crops and fruit crops i.e. Olive 67, Grapes
25, Citrus 22, Peach 22.
Citrus Research Institute (CRI)
Then we reached at Sargodha where we visit the Agriculture College and then 2
instructors introduce themselves and their specialization. Then they visit us the
field where Berseem and Lucerne were grown many trials were there on berseem
and Lucerne in different design Augmented and RBDC.
After this we visit the Citrus Research Institute (CRI) where an adviser told us
about the different verities of citrus. And what were the threats to citrus. Then we
move towards Sargodha college of Agriculture where an adviser gave us a brief
lecture about the institute and objectives of plant pathology major etc.

9. Then we move back to UAF.
2nd
tour to the Southern Areas of Punjab.
After 2 weeks stay we move towards Northern Areas of Punjab. It was 18 of April
the 2018 when we move for 2nd
tour to northern areas.
Sahiwal Research Institute
We reached at Sahiwal then we visit Maize and Millet Research Institute MMRI
Yousif Wala. In this institute 2 instructors were represented the institute
its introduction and main objective. Its status rank and many other things
were discussed. The productivity and high yield potential of maize and
millet were described. How much MMRI involved to raise the high yield
potential of the different verities of Maize and Millet. Many of the
agriculture sectors use certified and disease-free seed to get best
production. Then they told us about the diseases of these crops. Maize
being the highest yielding cereal crop in the world is of significant
importance for countries like Pakistan, where rapidly increasing

10. population, feed and fodder demand have already out stripped the
available food, feed and fodder supplies. Maize in Pakistan is cultivated
as multipurpose food and forage crop, generally by resource poor
farmers using marginal land. Maize is currently the leading world cereal
both in terms of production and productivity. Then we move towards
Hardippa.
In Multan :
Then we reached at Bahawaldin Zakariya University Multan.

11. We were stayed at university hostel. In the next morning we visit the Plant
Pathology department at BZU. Multan. An Assistant Professor was introduced us
with plant pathology department. Then he introduced different labs which were
available in department. Than he told about the faculty members. .M visit the fungi
lab. Where instruments were available for researchers. Labs were well developed
and lecture room were air conditioned. Then we move towards CCRI, Multan.
Center of Cotton Research Institute Multan.
In CCRI Multan we all were in seminar room the Director and Research officers
gave us a lecture on CCRI. And also acknowledge us with new harvesting
technologies which they were developed. Central Cotton Research Institute
Multan, established in 1976 in Multan, Pakistan, is one of the renowned research
institutes of Pakistan. The institute has many divisions dedicated to different
aspects of cotton .
Research including Agronomy, Breeding and Genetics, Cytogenetics, Physiology,
Fiber Technology, Statistics and Agricultural Engineering. Over the years, many
achievements have been made in the development of high yielding varieties with
standard fiber quality characteristics like staple length, fineness and strength etc.

12. The fine tuning of production
technology at the grass-root level of
common farming community to the
progressive farmers has made
tremendous impact on enhancing
cotton productivity.
Salient features of five new varieties viz. CIM-612, Cyto-124, Bt.CIM-600,
Bt.CIM-616 and Bt.Cyto-177 were presented in the 71st Meeting of the Expert Sub
Committee held at Ayub Agricultural Research Institute, Faisalabad on
09.03.2015. Apart from having up to
the standard fiber quality traits,
Bt.CIM-600 is tolerant to heat stress
whereas Bt.CIM-616, CIM-612 and
Bt.Cyto-177 are highly CLCuV
tolerant with promising yield
potential.
Regional Agriculture Research Institute (RARI)
In Bahawalpur we reached at Agriculture Research Complex
Bahawalpur.
We visit Regional Agriculture Research Institute (RARI). At RARI the
director of this institute and assistant research officer gave us a brief
description on different crops like wheat barley and also dates which
were the native fruit of this city.

13. Then they told us about different verities of wheat under normal
condition their yield potential and their production etc. They briefly
described about the disease threats to wheat crop black stem rust and
leaf rust.
Acknowledgements :
I would like to gratitude the enthusiastic supervision Department of
plant pathology Dr. Sajid Aleem additionally Dr. Khalid Naveed who
guide us . Furthermore, also extend my thanks to the Chairman Plant
pathology Dr. Nazeer Javed for dissuasive and compassionate
facilitation .