Department Of Agronomy

The Department of Agronomy was established during 2002 under the umbrella of College of Agriculture, Dera Ghazi Khan, Sub-campus University of Agriculture, Faisalabad. On 11th June, 2014 the College was merged into Ghazi University, Dera Ghazi Khan and hence the department too. Since the establishment of university, Agronomy department is deeply involved in teaching and research in areas such as cropping systems, stress physiology, genetic transformation of crops, biological nitrogen fixation, water use efficiency, integrated weed management, Allelopathy, Bio-herbicidal weed control, seed production and technology, plant nutrition, intercropping and simulation modelling. Agronomy is the pioneer department of the university that offers Ph.D. degree along with B.Sc, (Hons), M.Sc. (Hons) degree programmes with major emphasis on modern crop husbandry practices The department owns the highly qualified and competent faculty having 10 faculty members out which 9 are PhDs. The faculty is committed to excellence in research and education and proud of the outstanding students and staff. As Department of Agronomy, we form a community dedicated to understanding the provision of food to the people of country and world through crop production with the help of research and modern technology. We at Department of Agronomy encourage the culture of interdisciplinary research. Our faculty is not only dynamically involved in pure and applied research using the existing resources but also developing research collaborations with other organizations to improve the scope of research. As a result, the faculty and the students have published their works in several international and national peer-reviewed journals. Department also provides advisory services to farmers, NGOs and the relevant agro-based industry, imparting short term training to farmers and in service agri-personnel pertaining to latest developments in this field for better resource management and sustaining crop yields under changing environmental scenario. The Department offers undergraduate (B.Sc. (hons.) Agriculture) and postgraduate (M.Sc. (Hons.) Agronomy and Ph.D.) programs. The department keeps updating its courses occasionally keeping in view the need of the farmers, industry, and society. Through our highly qualified faculty, purpose built building, computer labs, library facilities, laboratories, and motivating environment we ensure our students’ learning. Moreover, continuous supervision and counselling we assure their intellectual capabilities. Our graduates are engaged in several highly reputed public and private organizations in Pakistan and abroad. We welcome young Agronomy students to join the department and develop their skills. We promise high quality agriculture education in an excellent physical environment.

To develop dynamic effective future leaders in the field of Agronomy with interdisciplinary approach to exploit and solve the burning issues in field of Agronomy

High quality, innovative, ethical and unbiased teaching, research and extension efforts in basic and applied components. Using broad perspectives in addressing local and regional agricultural issues. Methodology for judicious and sustainable use of natural resources. Active support for personal and professional development for students, faculty, staff, and stakeholders.