Karachi, Pakistan
ACHIEVEMENTS
Technologies Developed
SARC has developed, modified and propagated a number of technologies including:
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Farmers’ pack for storage of grains at farm level,
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PEPF technology for the control of insect pests of stored products,
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packages for rodent pest management in urban and field situations,
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production technology for coconut (Cocos nucifera L.), papaya (Carica papaya L.), tamarind (Tamarindus indica L.), gliricidia sepium (Jacq.), exotic varieties of date palm, Jojoba (Simmondsia chinensis L.), Chiku or Sapodilla ( Achras sapota L.), and
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poly-culture of fresh water prawn Macrobrachium malcolmsonii with Indian major and Chinese carps.
Product Development
SARC research has led to development various
products such as:
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NIMBOLI for the control of house-hold insects;
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NIBOKIL 60EC for the control of insects at farm level;
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FERTINEMAKIL for the control of nematodes;
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PARC RAT BAIT for the control of rodents and CAPSULAR BAIT for the control of wild boars.
Patents Registered
SARC has so far obtained patents for:
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development of a nemticide (Fertinemakil-A)
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mass cultivation technique for k-fixation bacteria as seed dressing
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biopesticide against wax moth larvae and wyne mealy bug and
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control of subterranean termite with entomopathogenic nematode
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process of using three entomopathogenic nematodes as a bio-pesticide against subteranean termite Microtermis spp. (Isoptera: Macrotermitidae)
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process for preparation of bio-pesticides using Xenorhabdus nematophila (strain HAM,-10) against Wax moth larvae and Vine mealy bug in Pakistan
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sugarcane variety (Thatta-10) developed at SARC has been registered while three new varieites of sugarcane named as Hoth-127, Hoth-300 and Hoth-326 are in the process of registration
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