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Mahmood Ul Hasan

Overview of thesis

Postharvest management of weight loss and quality of apple fruit during long term storage.

The ultimate objective of PhD work is to provide solution to the stakeholders of apple fruit industry by resolving this key problem of higher water loss during storage prevailing in apple cultivars growing in Western Australia.

Qualifications

  • M.Sc. (Hons.) Horticulture (Postharvest), Institute of Horticultural Sciences, University of Agriculture Faisalabad, Pakistan  (2016-2018). Thesis title: Optimizing Kinnow Production Technology for Reducing Rind Blemishes and Improving Quality
  • B.Sc. (Hons.) Agriculture: Majoring in Horticulture, Institute of Horticultural Sciences, University of Agriculture Faisalabad, Pakistan (2012-2016)

Research

Research Interests

  • Assessment of preharvest factors affecting fruit quality
  • Understanding physiological and biochemical processes and factors affecting shelf life and quality (consumer and nutritive aspects) of perishables.
  • Developing relevant solution to the problems for improving value chains of fresh horticultural produce to help farming community and industry stakeholders.

Past Research employment history

  • October 2021 – April 2022 Research Officer
  • Postharvest Research and Training Centre, Institute of Horticultural Sciences, University of Agriculture, Faisalabad - Pakistan
  • June 2018 – September 2021 Research Assistant
  • Postharvest Research and Training Centre, Institute of Horticultural Sciences, University of Agriculture, Faisalabad – Pakistan
  • Inducted in an Australian Centre for International Agricultural Research (ACIAR) funded project ‘Strengthening Vegetable Value Chains in Pakistan for Greater Community Livelihood Benefits’
  • 2017-2018 Research Fellow
  • Postharvest Research and Training Centre, Institute of Horticultural Sciences, University of Agriculture, Faisalabad – Pakistan
  • Worked in USDA-EFS funded project entitled ‘Reducing Rind Blemishes in Kinnow Mandarin for Improving Cosmetic Quality and Farm Gate Income’

Other work

  • 2018-19 - Volunteer Team Member.  Assisted voluntarily as team member of PRTC for ACIAR assignment of road testing the Mango Quality Manual in Pakistan under “Enhancing Mango Fruit Quality in Asian Mango Chains” aims at improving quality standards and the development of common language, easy and brief draft in Asian countries.
  • March-May 2016 - Internship.Worked as short-term internee at Date Palm Research Sub-Station, Jhang, Punjab, Pakistan performed couple of experiment on aerial suckers for developing root system on plant and assisted in layout of new block for exotic date palm germplasm.

Scholarships and Awards

  • 2021 - Edith Cowan University, Higher Degree by Research Scholarship (Current)
  • 2021 - Scholarship Grant for ‘6th International online course on Postharvest & Fresh-Cut Technologies’ 62.5 hours, offered by Universidad Politécnica de Cartagena (UPCT), Spain

Supervisors

Dr. Zora Singh (Foundation Professor), Horticulture, School of Science ECU

Contact

Mahmood Ul Hasan
PhD Student (Horticulture)
ECU Joondalup Campus, Room 19.375
School of Science
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