Awais Khan
@khan-awais.bsky.social
Assoc. Professor @Cornell University; Passionate about #PlantGenetics #GeneticDiversity #PlantBreeding #Agriculture #Traveling #Nature #Food; Alumni of @ETH @uniGoettingen @UniofYork @UofIllinois @CGIAR, From: J&Kashmir, Lived:🇵🇰🇩🇪🇨🇭🇬🇧🇺🇸🇵🇪🇹🇷
Thanksgiving is a national holiday in the US. Apples bring their own touch of diversity & flavor to many Thanksgiving tables!
Got any apple dishes on your thanksgiving table? #HappyThanksgiving
Got any apple dishes on your thanksgiving table? #HappyThanksgiving
November 27, 2025 at 7:58 PM
Thanksgiving is a national holiday in the US. Apples bring their own touch of diversity & flavor to many Thanksgiving tables!
Got any apple dishes on your thanksgiving table? #HappyThanksgiving
Got any apple dishes on your thanksgiving table? #HappyThanksgiving
Plums or apples? These are red-fleshed Robert’s Crab apples!
November 16, 2025 at 5:36 PM
Plums or apples? These are red-fleshed Robert’s Crab apples!
October is National Apple Month. Enjoy & share this beautiful display of diversity of apples & their wild relatives!
October 26, 2025 at 9:11 PM
October is National Apple Month. Enjoy & share this beautiful display of diversity of apples & their wild relatives!
I spent the past few days curating iNaturalist data to generate distribution map of native North American crabapples!
Yes, there are four North American native crabapple species. iNaturalist community is critical to document their distribution
Please share & acknowledge #Biodiversity #NativePlants
Yes, there are four North American native crabapple species. iNaturalist community is critical to document their distribution
Please share & acknowledge #Biodiversity #NativePlants
October 22, 2025 at 9:41 PM
I spent the past few days curating iNaturalist data to generate distribution map of native North American crabapples!
Yes, there are four North American native crabapple species. iNaturalist community is critical to document their distribution
Please share & acknowledge #Biodiversity #NativePlants
Yes, there are four North American native crabapple species. iNaturalist community is critical to document their distribution
Please share & acknowledge #Biodiversity #NativePlants
A simplified domestication history of apples for today’s #NationalAppleDay! Share to celebrate!
October 21, 2025 at 5:35 PM
A simplified domestication history of apples for today’s #NationalAppleDay! Share to celebrate!
It is that special time of the year when we harvest seeds carrying new genetic combinations with great potential to discover genetics behind key traits! #PlantGenetics
October 14, 2025 at 12:44 AM
It is that special time of the year when we harvest seeds carrying new genetic combinations with great potential to discover genetics behind key traits! #PlantGenetics
Are you familiar with Aport & Amasya apples? Enjoy reading a tale of two heirloom apples: Aport and Amasya!
goodfruit.com/good-to-know...
goodfruit.com/good-to-know...
October 3, 2025 at 7:50 PM
Are you familiar with Aport & Amasya apples? Enjoy reading a tale of two heirloom apples: Aport and Amasya!
goodfruit.com/good-to-know...
goodfruit.com/good-to-know...
Enjoy & feel free to share! Diversity in size, color & shape of domesticated #Apples & their wild relatives! Photo credits, Awais Khan Cornell University.
#GeneticDiversity #CropWildRelatives
#GeneticDiversity #CropWildRelatives
October 2, 2025 at 2:36 AM
Enjoy & feel free to share! Diversity in size, color & shape of domesticated #Apples & their wild relatives! Photo credits, Awais Khan Cornell University.
#GeneticDiversity #CropWildRelatives
#GeneticDiversity #CropWildRelatives
My favorite time of the day from my favorite spot in our home village in Kashmir! In the distance you can see Sarsawa & Kotli. It is just amazing. Turn up the volume to enjoy it fully.
September 26, 2025 at 1:42 AM
My favorite time of the day from my favorite spot in our home village in Kashmir! In the distance you can see Sarsawa & Kotli. It is just amazing. Turn up the volume to enjoy it fully.
These are not plums, they are apples! These are red-fleshed Robert’s Crab apples. They are crispy, tart & aromatic.
September 23, 2025 at 12:34 AM
These are not plums, they are apples! These are red-fleshed Robert’s Crab apples. They are crispy, tart & aromatic.
Two years ago today, I hiked Kyrgyzstan’s Tien Shan Mountains & found the Malus sieversii, the wild apples that are the main proginators of today’s domesticated varieties.
September 11, 2025 at 2:42 AM
Two years ago today, I hiked Kyrgyzstan’s Tien Shan Mountains & found the Malus sieversii, the wild apples that are the main proginators of today’s domesticated varieties.
Amazing views from the Zürich Hill Viewpoint in Malico, San Nicolas, Pangasinan, Philippines (1675 masl). I was not expecting to see Zurich & the Swiss flag here, but I can definitely see the resemblance —- I suppose mountains & beautiful landscapes always switch on certain genes in me!
July 6, 2025 at 7:41 PM
Amazing views from the Zürich Hill Viewpoint in Malico, San Nicolas, Pangasinan, Philippines (1675 masl). I was not expecting to see Zurich & the Swiss flag here, but I can definitely see the resemblance —- I suppose mountains & beautiful landscapes always switch on certain genes in me!
Beautiful display of fruit & autumn leaf color, size, & shape diversity of domesticated apples & their wild relatives!
#GeneticDiversity #CropWildRelatives #Apples
#GeneticDiversity #CropWildRelatives #Apples
April 5, 2025 at 12:22 PM
Beautiful display of fruit & autumn leaf color, size, & shape diversity of domesticated apples & their wild relatives!
#GeneticDiversity #CropWildRelatives #Apples
#GeneticDiversity #CropWildRelatives #Apples
Enjoy the diversity of red-fleshed #Apples in a slide show!
Someone mentioned to me during the coffee break today that one has to be careful when using the word "diversity" these days! Interesting times…
Someone mentioned to me during the coffee break today that one has to be careful when using the word "diversity" these days! Interesting times…
March 29, 2025 at 12:09 AM
Enjoy the diversity of red-fleshed #Apples in a slide show!
Someone mentioned to me during the coffee break today that one has to be careful when using the word "diversity" these days! Interesting times…
Someone mentioned to me during the coffee break today that one has to be careful when using the word "diversity" these days! Interesting times…
Do you agree that integrating apples into smallholder agroforestry systems in temperate regions particularly Central Asia & the Himalayas could significantly boost household income and nutrition?
Feel free to share your perspective, challenges or opportunities.
Feel free to share your perspective, challenges or opportunities.
March 13, 2025 at 2:00 AM
Do you agree that integrating apples into smallholder agroforestry systems in temperate regions particularly Central Asia & the Himalayas could significantly boost household income and nutrition?
Feel free to share your perspective, challenges or opportunities.
Feel free to share your perspective, challenges or opportunities.
How long until you are the other one?
February 14, 2025 at 2:21 AM
How long until you are the other one?
Nectria twig blight caused by the fungus Nectria cinnabarina on Empire apples. Orange colored fungal fruiting bodies can be seen on the twig!
blogs.cornell.edu/applevariety...
blogs.cornell.edu/applevariety...
January 31, 2025 at 4:04 AM
Nectria twig blight caused by the fungus Nectria cinnabarina on Empire apples. Orange colored fungal fruiting bodies can be seen on the twig!
blogs.cornell.edu/applevariety...
blogs.cornell.edu/applevariety...
If you are attending PAG32 in San Diego, be sure not to miss the ‘Plant Disease Resistance’ workshop. We have six great speakers lined up! #PAG32
January 3, 2025 at 8:22 PM
If you are attending PAG32 in San Diego, be sure not to miss the ‘Plant Disease Resistance’ workshop. We have six great speakers lined up! #PAG32
Wishing you all a very happy, healthy & successful New Year 2025!
January 1, 2025 at 8:58 PM
Wishing you all a very happy, healthy & successful New Year 2025!
Halwa + tea + book — a perfect cold ….. winter evening in the Upstate New York!
December 22, 2024 at 2:02 AM
Halwa + tea + book — a perfect cold ….. winter evening in the Upstate New York!
We have developed several disease resistant pre-breeding lines of apples with multiple disease resistant alleles (fire blight, apple scab, powdery mildew) using a fast track early-flowering based transgenic approach. This approach allows us to make crosses in apples in 6 months instead of 4-6 years.
December 18, 2024 at 11:37 PM
We have developed several disease resistant pre-breeding lines of apples with multiple disease resistant alleles (fire blight, apple scab, powdery mildew) using a fast track early-flowering based transgenic approach. This approach allows us to make crosses in apples in 6 months instead of 4-6 years.
Rest in peace Ustad Zakir Hussain, the legendary tabla player.
Earlier this year, we had chance to enjoy his superb performance in the Bailey Hall Ithaca at Cornell University!
Earlier this year, we had chance to enjoy his superb performance in the Bailey Hall Ithaca at Cornell University!
December 16, 2024 at 1:51 AM
Rest in peace Ustad Zakir Hussain, the legendary tabla player.
Earlier this year, we had chance to enjoy his superb performance in the Bailey Hall Ithaca at Cornell University!
Earlier this year, we had chance to enjoy his superb performance in the Bailey Hall Ithaca at Cornell University!
From natural mutations to intentional breeding, these nine #Apples represent a range of origins, chance seedlings, intentionally bred cultivars & wild apple relatives.
#PlantBreeding #PlantGenetics #Biodiversity
#PlantBreeding #PlantGenetics #Biodiversity
December 15, 2024 at 12:36 AM
From natural mutations to intentional breeding, these nine #Apples represent a range of origins, chance seedlings, intentionally bred cultivars & wild apple relatives.
#PlantBreeding #PlantGenetics #Biodiversity
#PlantBreeding #PlantGenetics #Biodiversity
Countries I have visited so far! I traveled to first country outside of my birth country when I was 23-24 years old. Since then, I visited about two new countries/year. Ultimate goal is 100 countries!
December 14, 2024 at 3:07 AM
Countries I have visited so far! I traveled to first country outside of my birth country when I was 23-24 years old. Since then, I visited about two new countries/year. Ultimate goal is 100 countries!