Department of Botany, Government College Women University Faisalabad has successfully conducted its first ever Ph.D. defense today. Ms. Asma Marium defended her dissertation entitled “IMPROVEMENT IN SALT TOLERANCE POTENTIAL OF CUCUMBER (CUCUMIS SATIVUS L.) BY THE FOLIAR APPLICATION OF METHIONINE AND PHENYLALANINE” supervised by Dr. Abida Kausar, Assistant Professor, Department of Botany, GCWUF. External members for this public defense were Prof. Dr. Mansoor Hameed from University of Agriculture Faisalabad, Prof. Dr. Muhammad Yasin Asharf from University of Lahore, and Prof. Dr. Iftikhar Ahmad from Govt. Science College Samnabad Faisalabad. Controller of Examination Ms. Rizwana Tanveer Randhawa, Director Academics Dr. Zill-i-Huma Nazli, Director ORIC Dr. Sana Aslam, Heads of various departments, faculty members and students attended this public defense. Dr. Zill-i-Huma congratulated Ms. Asma Marium, Dr. Abida kausar, Department of Botany and Faculty of Science and Technology GCWUF on this remarkable achievement. Prof. Dr. Robina Farooq, Vice Chancellor GCWUF appreciated the researcher and applauded her supervisor for conducting research to suggest solution to the gross issue of salinity in agricultural lands of our country due to which our crop yield gets affected.