Srinagar, Oct 1, Oct. 2 -- The sandwich-mode postgraduate research programme of Sher-e-Kashmir University of Agricultural Sciences and Technology of Kashmir (SKUAST-K), under which a PG student spends up to one semester undertaking research or coursework at an agricultural institution in the country other than the parent university, has helped M.Sc. graduate Umer Fayaz secure an opportunity for advanced research at the University of Queensland, Australia. Umer completed his M.Sc. in Genetics and Plant Breeding at SKUAST-K under the guidance of Dr. Showkat A. Waza, Associate Professor-cum-Senior Scientist. As part of the sandwich-mode programme, he undertook a component of his research at the International Crops Research Institute for the ...