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Hire Dr. Showkat Ahmad Z.

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M.Phil, Ph.D (Botany), Scientific Writer and Reviewer, Freelance Statistician & Data Analyst | Expert in R & SPSS

Profile Summary

I am a plant Researcher with expertise in Morphological, Cytological, and Molecular diversity analysis besides Phytochemical studies. I have experience in writing, reviewing, and editing plant sciences content for peer-reviewed articles, abstracts, book chapters, presentations, and posters for presenting at scientific meetings.

Subject Matter Expertise

• ★ Plant Breeding & Genetics
• ★ Molecular Biology
• ★ Cytogenetics
• ☆ Horticulture
• ☆ Agricultural Biotechnology
• ☆ Anatomy & Morphology
• ☆ Peer Review
• ☆ Science Communication
• ☆ Scientific Proofreading & Editing

Services

• Writing
• Research
• Consulting
• Data & AI

Writing Technical Writing

Research Market Research, Fact Checking, Gap Analysis, Gray Literature Search, Systematic Literature Review

Consulting Scientific and Technical Consulting

Data & AI Statistical Analysis, Data Visualization, Big Data Analytics, Data Processing

Work Experience

Senior Research Fellow

Department of Botany, University of Kashmir

April 2017 - February 2019

Junior Research Fellow

Department of Botany, University of Kashmir

March 2015 - March 2017

Education

Ph.D., Botany

Punjabi University Patiala

July 2017 - December 2021

MPhil Botany

Bundelkhand University, Jhansi (U.P), India

June 2012 - February 2014

MSc Botany

University of Kashmir, Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir (INDIA)-190006

May 2010 - May 2012

BSc

University of Kashmir, Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir (INDIA)-190006

January 2007 - December 2009

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Publications

JOURNAL ARTICLE

Showkat A. Zargar, Aijaz A. Wani, M. I. S. Saggoo(2021). Analysis of phenotypic diversity of apricot (Prunus armeniaca L.) accessions from Jammu and Kashmir, India . Plant Genetic Resources: Characterization and Utilization. p. 1--13. Cambridge University Press ({CUP})

Showkat A. Zargar, M. I. S. Saggoo, Aijaz A. Wani, Sajad Majeed Zargar(2021). Genetic diversity, population structure and genetic relationships in apricot (Prunus armeniaca L.) germplasm of Jammu and Kashmir, India using ISSR markers . Genetic Resources and Crop Evolution. Springer Science and Business Media {LLC}

Wani, A.A., Zargar, S.A., Malik, A.H., Kashtwari, M., Nazir, M., Khuroo, A.A., Ahmad, F., Dar, T.A.(2017). Assessment of variability in morphological characters of apricot germplasm of Kashmir, India . Scientia Horticulturae. 225. p. 630-637.

BOOK CHAPTER

Aijaz A. Wani and Manoj K. Dhar and Faizan Ahmad and Zahid H. Najar and Showkat A. Zargar and Sajad M. Zargar and Jahangir A. Dar(2020). Genetic Diversity in Rosaceous Fruits of Jammu and Kashmir State: Apple, Apricot, and Almond . Topics in Biodiversity and Conservation. p. 227--246. Springer Singapore

Kashtwari, M., Zargar, S.A., Wani, A.A.(2017). Laboratory techniques of studying plant chromosomes . Chromosome Structure and Aberrations. p. 75-107.

Nazir, M., Mushtaq, R., Zargar, S.A., Wani, A.A., Zargar, S.M.(2016). Therapeutic potential of plant genetic resources and traditional knowledge: A panoramic view of the flora indigenous to north west Himalayas . Plant Genetic Resources and Traditional Knowledge for Food Security. p. 255-266.