Dr Christian Brecht, the Consul General of the Federal Republic of Germany in Karachi, visited the Institute of Sustainable Halophyte Utilisation (ISHU), University of Karachi. An official of the University said on Sunday that Professor Dr M Ajmal Khan, Director of the Institute, briefed about the ongoing activities and showed him various sections of the Institute.
The Consul General appreciated the facilities available for research and work being done including the efforts on gainful utilisation of halophytes, plants of saline environments, to be used as animal fodder, edible oil, medicines, bio-fuel/bio-diesel etc.
Dr H.W. Koyro from Justus-Leibig University, Giessen, Germany, visiting ISHU under a bilateral collaboration between Pakistan and Germany, was also present on the occasion. The University official said that the programme would help promote close relationship between the scientists of the two countries. The Consul General was told that research on the use of halophytes as animal fodder is complete in all respects covering aspects of growing the target plant species in the field and conducting animal feeding trials and that an application for making it a patent system has been filed.