Research Grants
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Unscrambling the complex endemic West Himalayan genus Pseudomertensia/ Decalepidanthus) through integrative studies (macro and micromorphology, palynology and molecular phylogenetics)
Project summary:
The Boraginaceae family, published in 1989, has been lacking further collections, taxonomic studies and revisions for 35 years. Various genera, including Myosotis, Pseudomertensia (Delcalepidanthus), Buglossoides, Lindelofia, Anoplocaryum are still unexplored. This project aims to fill these gaps by focusing on genus Delcalepidanthus, a complex and poorly understood Himalayan taxa. The project proposes fresh collections, detailed taxonomic reviews, including micro and macro morphological characters and phylogenetic data producing an updated monograph.
First Name:
Mahrine Rashid
Highest degree:
MPhil (Plant and Environmental Protection)
Year obtained:
2018
Applicant Status:
Current student
Pakistan
Flowering plants
Relevant publications (minimum 1, maximum 4):
Mehmood, A., A. Sultan, T. Iqbal, N. Ahmad, M. Rashid and S.A. Shah. 2024. Host range and host preference of Cuscuta species (Convolvulaceae) in Karak, Kohat and Bannu districts, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan. Pak. J. Bot., 56(5): DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.30848/PJB2024-5(1)
Aftab, F., Qureshi, R., Munawar, T., Waheed, A., Rashid, M. & Rehman, S. (2023). Quantitative analysis of ethnomedicinal plants of Tehsil Khuiratta, AJK, Pakistan. Ethnobotany Research and Applications, 25,1–28. Retrieved from https://ethnobotanyjournal.org/index.php/era/article/view/4331
Khalil, S., Erum, S., Rashid, M., Khan, A., Javaid, A., Abbasi, A., & Raza, I. (2023). Phenotypic Diversity among Fennel (Foeniculum Vulgare) Germplasm of Pakistan, Journal of Bioresource Management, 10 (1).ISSN: 2309-3854
Khan, N., Sultan, A., Rashid, M & Ishaq, K. (2023). “Oxytropis mandokhailii (Fabaceae) a new species from Zhob, Pakistan”. Pakistan Journal of Botany. 55(1): DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.30848/PJB2023-1(26)
Scoring Rubric
Your name:
c1. Scientific Merit
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Scientific impact of the study in the proposed taxonomic group or the flora and funga of a geographic region – up to 10 points
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Contribution to the generation of novel systematic/taxonomic/floristic data – up to 5 points
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Quality and significance of questions being addressed – up to 10 points
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Adequacy of methods for testing the research question (data collection/analysis/use of different tools) – up to 10 points
This proposal scores:
/35
C2. Community Building
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Applicant’s potential for completing goals of the proposal within the time frame, and of professional success (based on CV, considering career stage) – up to 10 points
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Explicit inclusion of (a) the use and generation of collections, and (b) conferring with taxonomic/nomenclatural experts – up to 10 points
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Perceived need where more points are given for applicants from low- or middle-income countries – up to 5 points
This proposal scores:
/25
C3. Broader Impacts
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The proposal will yield durable benefits and be disseminated through publications (e.g., taxonomic revisions, checklists, new data provided for existing databases, websites) – up to 20 points
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The proposal involves taxonomic training, fieldwork, and herbarium visits – up to 10 points
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The proposal involves outreach, mentoring, and mobility exchange – up to 10 points
This proposal scores:
/40
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Previous publications
Budget (USD):
1997
Department of Botany, Pir Mehr Ali Shah Arid Agriculture University, Rawalpindi, Pakistan
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