Proceedings of

2nd International
Symposium on Advances
in Molecular Biology of
Plants and Health Sciences

21-23 November 2017

CENTRE OF EXCELLENCE IN MOLECULAR BIOLOGY

UNIVERSITY OF THE PUNJAB
LAHORE – PAKISTAN
www.cemb.edu.pk

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A B S T R AC T I N F O Osteogenic differentiation of highly
mineralizing human bone marrow-derived
Session: Stem
Cells Research msc is modulated by alp, igfbp5, and lrp3
through tgfb signaling pathway

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A B S T R AC T I N F O Gene expression analysis of Colon Cancer
Associated Transcript 1 (CCAT1) a
Session: Stem
Cells Research LncRNA in different grades of breast
cancer patients from Punjab

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A B S T R AC T I N F O Stem Cell Aging and Antioxidants: Expanding
the Possibilities of Cell-based Therapies
Session: Stem
Cells Research

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A B S T R AC T I N F O Evaluation of Male Infertility using Hormone
Profile and Semen Analyses
Session: Health
Biotechnology

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A B S T R AC T I N F O Antimicrobial activities via cefditoren
derived silver nanoparticles
Session: Nano
Biotechnology

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A B S T R AC T I N F O Sageretia thea (Osbeck.) modulated
Session: Nano
biosynthesis of NiO nanoparticles and their in
Biotechnology vitro pharmacognostic, antioxidant and
cytotoxic potential

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A B S T R AC T I N F O Assessment of Antioxidative Status and
Circulating Biochemical Markers to
Session: Functional
Genomics unshedow the causative and risk factors
associated with Ethambutol Induced Toxic
Neuropathy (TON)

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A B S T R AC T I N F O rs1837253, rs1805010 and rs2495636
SNPs as asthma risk factors in Pakistan
Session: Functional
Genomics

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A B S T R AC T I N F O CRISPR/Cas9 Based Genome Editing System
Opening up a New Era in functional Genomic
Session: Functional
Genomics of Polyploid Crops

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A B S T R AC T I N F O Expression profile of HIF-1α and MDR1 in
understanding the dynamics of chemotherapy
Session: Functional
Genomics resistance in breast cancer patients

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A B S T R AC T I N F O Identification and Characterization of ESTs
from Zea mays L. through DNA Microarray
Session: Functional
Genomics
under Different Abiotic Stresses

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A B S T R AC T I N F O Genome Sequence And Genome Wide
Comparative Analysis Of Drug Resistance
Session: Functional
Genomics Genes In Mycobacterium Tuberculosis
Resourced From Pakistan

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A B S T R AC T I N F O Optimization of DNA Isolation protocol of
Katydids (Orthoptera: Tettigoniidae) with its
Session: Functional
Genomics morphological aspects

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A B S T R AC T I N F O Multivariate analysis of morphometric
characters of A. florea populations from
Session: Functional
Genomics District Khairpur in a global context

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A B S T R AC T I N F O Studies on Expression, Purification and
Characterization of Codon Optimized
Session:
Biopharmaceuticals HSA-CIFN Fusion Gene in Pichia pastoris

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A B S T R AC T I N F O Antimicrobial potential assessment of
Pakistani wild Plants
Session:
Biopharmaceuticals

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A B S T R AC T I N F O Nanoscale Assemblies as Platforms for
Encapsulation
Session:
Biopharmaceuticals

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A B S T R AC T I N F O Impact of SOCS3 Polymorphisms on
Insulin Resistance and Therapeutic
Session: Molecular
Virology Response in HCV Infected Patients

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A B S T R AC T I N F O Effect of lauric aicd on health of NDV infected
broiler chicks
Session: Molecular
Virology

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A B S T R AC T I N F O Lauric acid as immune modulatory agent
against Newcastle disease virus
Session: Molecular
Virology

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A B S T R AC T I N F O Determination of TGF- β1 polymorphism at -
509 C/T promoter region in HCV patients
Session: Molecular
Virology with and without HCC

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A B S T R AC T I N F O Sequence analysis of HPV16 E5 oncogene
from Pakistani cervical cancer isolates
Session: Molecular
Virology

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A B S T R AC T I N F O BST-2/Tetherin potentiates motility of virus
infected cells: Potential for virus dissemination
Session: Molecular
Virology

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A B S T R AC T I N F O Molecular detection of TEM and CTX-M
genes in β-lactamase producing Gram-
Session: Molecular
Virology negative rods isolated from clinical
specimens of Pakistani population

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A B S T R AC T I N F O Comparative Study Of Typhoid By ELISA
And Widal Test With Blood Culture In
Session: Molecular
Virology Paedriatic Patients In Children's Hospital
Lahore

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A B S T R AC T I N F O Post Transcriptional Gene Silencing of
Potato Virus X in Solanum tuberosum
Session: Molecular
Virology

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A B S T R AC T I N F O Development of Global Consensus Sequence
& Identification Of Conserved Domains In
Session: Molecular
Virology Hcv Ns5b Protein

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A B S T R AC T I N F O 3D structure prediction of βC1 protein and
its binding affinity with DCLs as suppressor
Session: Molecular
Virology of RNA silencing in Arabidopsis thaliana
using molecular docking approach

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A B S T R AC T I N F O Transfusion Transmissible Infections Among
Healthy Blood Donors at Blood Bank From
Session: Molecular
Virology Children’s Hospital and Institute of Child
Health Lahore

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A B S T R AC T I N F O Significance Of C-Reactive Protein And
Albumin In Chronic Kidney Disease
Session: Genetic
Diseases Patients

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A B S T R AC T I N F O Maternal Risk Factors for Development of
Orofacial Clefts in the Child: A Case-Control
Session: Genetic
Diseases Study Conducted in Pakistan

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A B S T R AC T I N F O Association of Vitamin D and Tuberculosis Patients
Session: Genetic
Diseases

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A B S T R AC T I N F O Studies of TP53 gene variations in breast
cancer patients in Punjabi population and
Session: Genetic
Diseases the demographic distribution of patients

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A B S T R AC T I N F O Sunshine Vitamin Deficiency Despite
Abundant Sun Exposure
Session: Genetic
Diseases

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A B S T R AC T I N F O Frequency Of Celiac Disease In Patients
With β -Thalassemia Major
Session: Genetic
Diseases

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A B S T R AC T I N F O Consanguinity and its association with
hereditary disorders in the population of
Session: Genetic
Diseases Faisalabad, Punjab, Pakistan

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A B S T R AC T I N F O Novel Mutation Of Irf6 Gene In Pakistani
Vws Individual
Session: Genetic
Diseases

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A B S T R AC T I N F O Maternal Risk Factors for Development of
Orofacial Clefts in the Child: A Case-Control
Session: Genetic
Diseases Study Conducted in Pakistan

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A B S T R AC T I N F O Genotoxic effect caused by Particulate matter
(PM 2.5) exposed to coal mines and traffic
Session: Molecular
physiology air pollution at Peshawar, Pakistan

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A B S T R AC T I N F O Pkb/akt downregulates tumor suppressor b-
cell translocation gene-2 via inhibition of
Session: Molecular
physiology perk1/2 in leukemia cells

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A B S T R AC T I N F O Δ16HER2 positive breast tumors show
invasive phenotype and over expression
Session: Molecular
physiology of growth receptors

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A B S T R AC T I N F O
Evidence Of 35kd And 30kd Protein To
Session: Molecular
Develop Resistance Under Mercury, Zinc,
physiology Cadmium Stresses In Cr-Resistant
Ochrobactrum Intermedium

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A B S T R AC T I N F O Bacterial Strains from Tanneries Effluents
with Multiple Potentials: Chromium and
Session: Molecular
physiology Azo Dyes Reduction Along with
Nitroreductase Activity

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A B S T R AC T I N F O Evaluation of Metal-Induced Toxicity and
Antioxidant Response in Triticum
Session: Molecular
physiology aestivum L.

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A B S T R AC T I N F O Genetic and biochemical profiling of PALB2
within PALB2-BRCA2 interface in Pakistani
Session: Genetic
and Metabolic breast cancer patients
Disorders

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A B S T R AC T I N F O Insertion/Deletion of HLA-G Polymorphism in
Diabetic Patients having TypeII
Session: Genetic
and Metabolic
Disorders

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A B S T R AC T I N F O Prevalence of Commonly Reported SNPs in
Pakistani Obese Kindreds
Session: Genetic
and Metabolic
Disorders

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A B S T R AC T I N F O Association between genetic variant
(rs11650680) of TOP2A and early onset
Session: Genetic
and Metabolic asthma in population of Lahore, Pakistan
Disorders

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A B S T R AC T I N F O Whole genome expression of epidermis
infected with common skin dwellers
Session: Genetic
and Metabolic
Disorders

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A B S T R AC T I N F O Case-control Association Study of HLA-B
variant (rs866916063) with asthma in
Session: Genetic
and Metabolic local population of Lahore, Pakistan
Disorders

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A B S T R AC T I N F O Exome sequencing revealed twenty novel
pathogenic genetic variations responsible
Session: Genetic
and Metabolic for intellectual disability in Pakistani
Disorders
population

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A B S T R AC T I N F O p.Y556C MUTATION IN SLC26A4 GENE IS
A RECURRENT MUTATION IN PUNJABI
Session: Genetic
and Metabolic POPULATION
Disorders *

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A B S T R AC T I N F O Downregulation of miR-10a-5p in
synoviocytes contributes to TBX5 controlled
Session: Genetic
and Metabolic joint inflammation by influencing apoptosis
Disorders
and proliferation

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A B S T R AC T I N F O Individualization of shared paternal lineages
by using Twelve Rapidly Mutating Y-STRs
Session: Forensic
Sciences

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A B S T R AC T I N F O In silico Drug Repurposing via Chemical-
Protein Interaction Analysis: Targeting
Session:
Bioinformatics Pyocyanin based virulence of Antibiotic
resistant Pseudomonas aeruginosa

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A B S T R AC T I N F O Daidzein and Isoflavone as an anti-obesity
therapeutic compound: an in silico approach
Session:
Bioinformatics for structure-based drug designing

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A B S T R AC T I N F O Comparative modelling and docking analysis
of mouse serine protease 57(prss57) with
Session:
Bioinformatics
crystal structure of human nsp4

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A B S T R AC T I N F O Protein Protein Interaction of cag A reveals
new drug Targets in Helicobacter pylori
Session:
Bioinformatics

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A B S T R AC T I N F O Poultry Management System a
Bioinformatics Based Solution for Poultry
Session:
Bioinformatics farmers

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A B S T R AC T I N F O New Bioinformatics-Based Discrimination
Formulas for Differentiation of Thalassemia
Session:
Bioinformatics Traits from Iron Deficiency Anemia

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A B S T R AC T I N F O Estimation of Proteolytic Activity of
Indigenous Protease Producing bacteria
Session:
Proteomics

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A B S T R AC T I N F O Molecular Mechanisms of Anthracycline
Induced Multi Drug Resistance in PC3 and
Session:
Proteomics
HCT-116 Human Cancer Cells

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A B S T R AC T I N F O Protein Engineering of Endoglucanase
CelR of Clostridium thermocellum for
Session:
Proteomics Enhanced Expression

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A B S T R AC T I N F O HPLC and gel based decomplexation of Echis
carinatus sochureki venom
Session:
Proteomics

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A B S T R AC T I N F O Large-Scale Proteomics of Jatropha curcas
Seeds Unravels the Site of Synthesis of
Session:
Proteomics Phorbol Esters

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A B S T R AC T I N F O Antioxidant potential of Aqueous and
Session: Molecular
methanolic extracts of Cymbopogon citrates
Medicine (lemon grass) against scavenging radical
compounds

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A B S T R AC T I N F O Characterization of Vancomycin-
Resistant Enterococcus faecium Capsular
Session: Molecular
Medicine Polysaccharide Gene Cluster

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A B S T R AC T I N F O Biosafety of Genetically modified
microorganisms (GMOs)
Session: Biosafety

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A B S T R AC T I N F O Risk assessment studies of CEMB triple
gene cotton fed rats
Session: Biosafety

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A B S T R AC T I N F O
Occurrence Of Gram Negative Pathogenic
Session: Food
Bacteria In Ready To Eat Leafy Vegetables
biotechnology From Lahore

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A B S T R AC T I N F O Citrus biotechnology: prospectus and
limitations
Session: Plant
Biotechnolgy

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A B S T R AC T I N F O Lead, Cadmium and Zinc phytotoxicity alter
Session: Plant
DNA methylation levels to confer heavy
Biotechnology metal tolerance in wheat

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A B S T R AC T I N F O Genome-Wide Analysis Characterization and
Evolution of SUC Genes of upland cotton
Session: Plant
Biotechnology

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A B S T R AC T I N F O Cytotoxic and Phytochemical activities of
Anti-Cancerous Plants Viscum album L.and
Session: Plant
Biotechnology Korthalsella japonica (Thunb)

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A B S T R AC T I N F O Cotton Leaf Curl Virus (CLCuV)
association with leaf epicuticular wax
Session: Plant
Biotechnology load, composition and whitefly population
on different cotton varieties

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A B S T R AC T I N F O Insect bioassay to verify the tolerance
level of Helicoverpa armigera on Bt
Session: Plant
Biotechnology cotton genotypes containing Cry1Ac
gene

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A B S T R AC T I N F O An overview of wheat Biotechnology at
Biological Sciences Department of FCCU
Session: Plant
Biotechnology

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A B S T R AC T I N F O Establishment of Ethanol Inducible
System and Protein Analysis of LTB-L1
Session: Plant
Biotechnology Expressing Transplastomic Nicotiana
tabacum Plants

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A B S T R AC T I N F O Revealing antifungal potential of
Trichoderma harzianum derived chitinase
Session: Plant
Biotechnology gene

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A B S T R AC T I N F O E.coli Expression of HA gene of H9N2
Influenza Virus
Session: Plant
Biotechnology

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A B S T R AC T I N F O An In-Silico Overview: Role of F3’5’H in
color alteration in Cotton
Session: Plant
Biotechnology

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A B S T R AC T I N F O Studies on Antifungal Potential of
Ganoderma lucidum against Alternaria
Session: Plant
Biotechnology alternata

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A B S T R AC T I N F O Pseudomonas sp. AF-54 exhibits multiple
traits of plant growth promotion on
Session: Plant
Biotechnology Helianthus annuus L. crop of Azad Jammu
and Kashmir

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A B S T R AC T I N F O Cloning, Characterization and Expression
Studies of Argonaute gene from Barley
Session: Plant
Biotechnology

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A B S T R AC T I N F O Identification of Date Palm (Phoenix
dactylifera L.) Cultivars through Single
Session: Plant
Biotechnology Nucleotide Polymorphism (SNP) Makers

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A B S T R AC T I N F O Effect of various hormonal regimes on
European and local varieties of grapes (Vitis
Session: Plant
Biotechnology vinifera L.) from Pakistan

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A B S T R AC T I N F O Replacement of chemical fertilizers by
beneficial microorganisms isolated from
Session: Plant
Biotechnology bovine manure to be used as biofertilizer.

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A B S T R AC T I N F O Basic helix loop helix transcription factors
control the jasmonic acid responsive
Session: Plant
Biotechnology expression of AP2/ERF domain
transcription factor ORA47

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A B S T R AC T I N F O Transformation of Bacterial Cellulose
Synthase genes in cotton to improve
Session: Plant
Biotechnology fiber quality

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A B S T R AC T I N F O An Inhibitive Enzyme Assay for Detection of
Heavy Metals Using Crude Proteases from
Session: Plant
Biotechnology Fennel, Parsley and Lemongrass

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A B S T R AC T I N F O EFFICACY OF GRASS SPECIES TO
REMOVE PHOSPHATE FROM WATER
Session: Plant
Biotechnology SAMPLES

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A B S T R AC T I N F O Expression of cell wall loosening gene in
cotton under fibre specific and constitutive
Session: Plant
Biotechnology promoters

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A B S T R AC T I N F O Over- expression of chitinase I gene in
E.coli enhances resistance against fungal
Session: Plant
Biotechnology phyto-pathogens

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A B S T R AC T I N F O Genetic Transformation of Modified
Combination of Bt and Plant Lectin Genes to
Session: Plant
Biotechnology Control major Cotton Pests

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A B S T R AC T I N F O Increased Resistance in Cotton against
Sucking Insects through Genetic
Session: Plant
Biotechnology Modification of Amino acid pathway

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A B S T R AC T I N F O Herbicide Tolerant Triple-Gene Insecticidal
KALGIN Cotton
Session: Plant
Biotechnology

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A B S T R AC T I N F O Evaluating drought tolerance in Somaclonal
variants of sugarcane (Saccharum
Session: Plant
Biotechnology officinarum L.)

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A B S T R AC T I N F O Functional modulation of drought
tolerance in microtransgenic barley
Session: Plant
Biotechnology

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A B S T R AC T I N F O Genetic Modification of Cotton for
Improvement of Fiber Characteristics
Session: Plant
Biotechnology

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A B S T R AC T I N F O Lignin Down-regulation of Eucalyptus by
RNAi
Session: Plant
Biotechnology

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A B S T R AC T I N F O Affinity Of The Chitin Of Insects With
Epicuticular Wax Compounds Of Cotton
Session: Plant
Biotechnology

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A B S T R AC T I N F O Antihyperglycemic and antihyperlipidemic
potential of Myrica esculenta
Session: Plant
Biotchnology

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A B S T R AC T I N F O Molecular characterization of important
fungal pathogens infecting mungbean crop
Session: Plant
Biotechnology
from Pakistan

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A B S T R AC T I N F O Transformation of Chitinase-II gene in local
maize (Zea mays L.) inbred lines
Session: Plant
Biotechnology

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A B S T R AC T I N F O Enhancing abiotic stress tolerance in
local varieties of cotton by manipulating
Session: Plant
Genomics the stress resistance genes

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A B S T R AC T I N F O Genetic Diversity of Soybean Cultivars
with reference to Meloidogyne incognita
Session: Plant
Genomics

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A B S T R AC T I N F O Diverse genetic reflex by the Agave
sisalana transcriptome in response to
Session: Plant
Genomics drought Stress provides insight to the
tolerance mechanisms

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A B S T R AC T I N F O TRANSGENIC EXPRESSION OF GLYPHOSATE
TOLERANT (CEMB-gtgene) AND CANE
Session: Seed
Biotechnology BORER RESISTANT GENES (CEMB-Cry1Ac,
CEMB-Cry2A) IN SUGARCANE (Saccharum
officinarum L.)

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A B S T R AC T I N F O FORENSIC EVALUATION FOR DETECTION AND
QUANTIFICATION OF PESTICIDES RESIDUES
Session: Molecular
Forensics FROM AGRICULTURE SAMPLES IN LOCAL
MARKETS OF LAHORE