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Dr. Zubair Ahmad Rather

University of Kashmir

ORCID iD 0000-0001-6924-2321
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Zubair Ahmad Rather born at Ajas (a foothill village of Kashmir valley in district Bandipora) in 1988. He belongs to a farmer's family and had primary scholing at Govt. Higher Secondary School Ajas . Completed Bachelor's degree in science from Sri Pratap College, University of Kashmir at Srinagar, Kashmir. Pursued Masters in Botany from H N B Garhwal University, Uttrakhand. Honoured with M. Phil and Ph. D from University of Kashmir in pollination biology and plant systematics and evolution respectively. Published more than 15 research articles in national and international reputed journals. Developed a new technique of microscopy "Smartphone-integrated Field Microscopy (SPFM): A Low-cost and Portable Tool" which helps researchers in Study Live Biological Specimens in the Wild (https://doi.org/10.1080/11263504.2019.1686081). Attended and presented more than twenty national and international conferences. He has research experience in 3 national research projects as Senior Research Fellow (SRF) for more than 8 years (2012-2021).
Senior Research Fellow (SRF) in ICAR funded Niche area of Excellence Project F. No.10(5)/2012-EPD dated 26-03-2012 “
Pollination Management in Apples and other Fruits inKashmir Valley” for the duration of 03 years and 07 months (First August 2012 - 31 March2016) at Research centre for Pollinators, Pollinizers and Pollination Management, Sher-e-Kashmir University of Agricultural Sciences and Technology of Kashmir, J & K, India.
Junior Research Fellow and Senior Research Fellow in Department of Science andTechnology, New Dehli funded Project “Taxonomic Characterization and ConservationAssessment of Ephedra in India” DST No: EMR/2015/000167 dated 14-12-2016 at Centre for Biodiversity and Taxonomy, Department of Botany, University of Kashmir from 23 December2016 till now (2 years as JRF and, 9 months and 22 days as SRF as on 13-11-2019.
As SRF in "Conservation Genetics and Species Recovery of Threatened Himalayan Trillium in Hirpora Wildlife Sanctuary,Kashmir Himalaya" with project number No. BT/PR29155/FCB/125/6/2018 from December 2019.
He has published many articles at international and national level. He has attended and presented in many international and national conferences. Attended many workshops at national level.

Employment

  • University of Kashmir Researcher

Education

  • University of Kashmir Bachelor's in Science

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Publications (18)