Detailed Curriculum Vitae of Prof. Dr. Muhammad Ashraf...Ashraf, M. 1980. Effect of salinity on...

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Detailed Curriculum Vitae of Prof. Dr. Muhammad Ashraf

Personal Details

Name : Professor Dr. Muhammad Ashraf (H.I.; S.I.; PoP)

Father's Name : Ghulam Hussain

Nationality : Pakistani

Gender

Date of birth

: Male

: 15th July 1953

Past Official Addresses: Ex-Chairman, Pakistan Science Foundation

Islamabad; Founding Vice Chancellor MNS

Agriculture University Multan

Present Affiliation: 1. Vice Chancellor, University of

Agriculture, Faisalabad, Pakistan

2. Pro-Rector, Institute of Molecular

Biology and Biotechnology, The

University of Lahore, Lahore, Pakistan

3. Professor (Adjunct), International Center

for Chemical and Biological Sciences,

University of Karachi, Pakistan

Permanent Home Address

(For Correspondence)

House #. 57, Street #. 2, Muslim Town 3,

Sargodha Road, Faisalabad, Pakistan.

Tel: +92-41-8811616

Mob: +92-300-6677472; 0300-6232222

E-mail:[email protected]

Academic Qualifications:

Examination

passed

Board/

University

Year Distinction Subjects

D.Sc University of

Liverpool, UK

2011 A titled (substantive) degree

based on excellent research

performance after PhD

Improvement of stress

tolerance in plants

Honorary Doctorate

Degree

Lanzhou University,

China

2018 It is the second degree

awarded but first to a

foreigner during 110 years

since the establishment of the

University

Science

Post-doc.

University of Arizona,

Tucson, USA

1993-

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With Prof. J. W. O’Leary Physiology of salt tolerance

mailto:[email protected]

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Post-doc. University of

Liverpool

1986 With Dr. T. McNeilly Physiology of salt tolerance

Ph.D.

University of

Liverpool, UK

1986

With Dr. T. McNeilly & Prof.

A.D. Bradshaw (FRS)

Botany-Salt tolerance

M.Sc. University of

Agriculture,

Faisalabad, Pakistan

1980 1st position and Medal Botany-Plant Physiology

B.Sc. University of the

Punjab, Lahore,

Pakistan

1973 1st in Biology group Biology group

F.Sc. -do- 1971 - Biology group

Matriculation Board of Intermediate

and Secondary

Education, Sargodha,

Pakistan

1969 1st position in school Science subjects

Theses:

1. Ashraf, M. 1986. Evolution of Salt tolerance in Forage Crops. Ph.D., Department of

Botany, University of Liverpool, UK.

2. Ashraf, M. 1980. Effect of salinity on germination and seedling growth of mungbean

(Vigna radiata). M. Sc., Department of Botany, University of Agriculture Faisalabad,

Pakistan.

Field of specialisation: Plant Sciences (Stress Biology)

Administrative Experience:

1. Pro-Rector, The University of Lahore, Lahore, Pakistan from 18th October 2018 to

date

2. Chairman, Pakistan Science Foundation, Islamabad, Pakistan from 24th February

2015 to 23rd February 2018.

3. Vice Chancellor, Founding Vice Chancellor of Muhamamd Nawaz Shareef

University of Agriculture, Multan, Pakistan (A public sector university) from 15

August 2014 to 23rd February, 2015.

4. Adjunct Professor at International Centre for Chemical and Biological Sciences

(ICCBS), HEJ, University of Karachi, Karachi 2017 to date

5. Chairman, Department of Agronomy, University of Sargodha, Sargodha, from 9th

September, 2013 to 14 August, 2014.

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6. Director, Quality Enhancement Cell, University of Sargodha, Sargodha, from 30th

July, 2013 to 14 August, 2014.

7. Dean, Faculty of Sciences, University of Agriculture, Faisalabad, from 15th

September, 2006 to 20th Nov 2012.

8. Director, Quality Enhancement Cell, established by Quality Assurance Agency,

Higher Education Commission in University of Agriculture, Faisalabad from 21 July

2006 to 23 January 2008.

9. Chairman, Department of Botany, University of Agriculture, Faisalabad from 12th

October 2002 to 18th September, 2006.

10. Head/Convener, Quality Enhancement Cell, established by Quality Assurance

Agency, Higher Education Commission in University of Agriculture, Faisalabad from

4 January 2005 to 20 June 2006.

11. Principal Investigator of about 25 research projects funded by various international

and national organizations during the last 20 years.

12. Convener of a number of committees meant for devising rules and regulations for

uplifting the quality of higher education in the university.

Teaching and Research Experience:

1. Professor, Agronomy Department, University College of Agriculture, University of

Sargodha, Sargodha, Pakistan (26.08.2013 to 14 August, 2014)

2. Professor, Botany Department, University of Agriculture, Faisalabad, Pakistan

(30.03.2002 to 14th July 2013)

3. Associate Professor, Botany Department, University of Agriculture, Faisalabad,

Pakistan (26.05.1999 to 29.03.2002)

4. Associate Professor, Botany Department, Bahauddin Zakariya University, Multan,

Pakistan (11.3.1997 to 25.5.1999)

5. Assistant Professor, Botany Department, Bahauddin Zakariya University, Multan,

Pakistan (19.10.1989 to 10.3.1997)

6. Part-Time Teacher in the University College of Agriculture from 1989 – June 1993.

7. Lecturer, Botany Department, Bahauddin Zakariya University, Multan, Pakistan

(22.11.1986 to 18.10.1989)

8. Demonstrator, Botany Department, University of Liverpool, UK (1985-86).

9. Lecturer in Botany, Government Degree College, Shorkot City, Pakistan (28.3.1981

to Sept. 1983)

Trainings:

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As Trainer:

1. An International Conference on “Biohealthy Agriculture” organized on 22-

24 July 2017 at North-West A&F University, Yangling, China (Co-

Organizer)

2. An International Conference on “New Trends in Biotechnology” organized

on 18-19 April 2017, at University of Sistan and Baluchistan, Zahedan, Iran

(Co-organizer)

3. An International Workshop on “Dryland Agriculture and Ecosystem

Sustainability” organized on 16-18th October 2013, at Lanzhou University,

China (Co-Organizer)

4. A Workshop on “Agro-biodiversity: Threats and challenges” organized on

16th June 2010, at University of Agriculture, Faisalabad, Pakistan, sponsored

by Endowment Fund, UAF. (Chief Organizer)

5. An International Conference on ‘‘Plants and Environmental Pollution’’ held

in Kayseri, Turkey from 6-11 July 2009 (Co-organizer; edited two joint

book volumes through an international publisher)

6. International Symposium on “Strategies for Crop Improvement against

Abiotic Stresses” held during 18 to 20th September, 2006 by Department of

Botany, University of Agriculture, Faisalabad. (Chief Organizer)

7. An International Conference on “Biosaline Agriculture and High Salinity

Tolerance” held in Tunisia from 3rd to 8th November, 2006 (Co-organizer;

edited a joint book through an international publisher)

8. Higher Education Commission (HEC) Workshop: on “Imparting Practical

Training in Biochemical Techniques” held on Feb 27-March 4, 2006 by the

Departments of Chemistry and Botany, University of Agriculture Faisalabad.

(Co-organizer).

9. Higher Education Commission (HEC) Workshop: on “Role and Functions

of Quality Enhancement Cell” held on May 31, 2006 by the Quality

Enhancement Cell, University of Agriculture Faisalabad. (Chief Organizer

and Resource person).

10. Quality Enhancement Cell (QEC) UAF conducted a Self Assessment

orientation program of Program teams of all the departments of University of

Agriculture Faisalabad from 7 to 13th July 2005. (Chief Organizer)

11. Higher Education Commission (HEC) Workshop: on “Advances in Plant

Physiology” held on 14-16 November, 2005 by the Department of Botany,

University of Agriculture Faisalabad. (Chief Organizer)

12. Higher Education Commission (HEC) Workshop: on “Imparting Practical

Training in Advanced Plant Biology Techniques to College Teachers” held on

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11-16 October, 2004 by the Department of Botany, University of Agriculture

Faisalabad. (Chief Organizer)

13. Research Orientation Program (Delivered Lectures on Scientific

Writing): held annually at University of Agriculture, Faisalabad to share the

experience of senior faculty members with the young ones.

Trainings Completed:

1. Three weeks training (September 1992) for determination of soluble

carbohydrates and soluble proteins using HPLC and electrophoresis at the

University College of Wales and Plant Breeding Station, Aberystwyth, U.K.

2. One month (Nov. 1989) training in the use of HPLC, GC-MS and bioassay of

Abscisic Acid from the University College of Wales, Aberystwyth, U.K.

Awards and Honours:

1. Highly Cited Researcher declared by the Clarivate Analytics (Thomson Reuters

USA) for the Year 2018. Only 4 of all Pakistani scientists have been declared

highly cited researchers. This is a rare accomplishment and hence astounding

achievement for Government of Pakistan that 4 Pakistani researchers have been

included in the list of top 1% of scientists of the world.

2. Appointed as Honorary Chairman of Silkroad (Yangling) Biohealthy

Agriculture Industry Alliance for 5 years (24th Nov 2018 to 23rd Nov 2023).

3. Earned an Honorary Doctorate Degree from the Lanzhou University China –

second degree awarded but first to a foreigner during 110 years since the

establishment of the University

4. Hilal-e-Imtiaz by the President of Pakistan conferred on 14th August, 2016

5. Life-Time Achievement Award by the Pakistan Botanical Society Karachi 2015

6. Appointed as an Honorary Professor by the Lanzhou University, China from

February 2013 to date.

7. Distiguished Scientist of the Year in the field of Botany, 2013, by the Pakistan

Academy of Sciences, Islamabad, Pakistan.

8. Lifetime Achievement Award, 2013, by the Higher Education Commission,

Islamabad, Pakistan.

9. Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) awarded a

Medal recognizing his outstanding efforts to the agriculture sector related to plant

stress physiology and molecular biology during 2013.

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10. Earned the 26th Khawarzmi International Award (KIA Laureate), 2013 by the

Iranian Research Organization for Science & Technology (IROST), and presented by

the President of Iran on 5th February, 2013.

11. Earned Research Productivity Award 2012 and secured second position among all

awardees – sponsoring agency Pakistan Council for Science & Technology (PCST),

Ministry of Science and Technology, Islamabad.

12. Appointed as a Visiting professor by the Northwest A&F University, Yangling,

China for a period of three years from May 18, 2011 to May 18, 2014.

13. Appointed as a Visiting professor by the King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi

Arabia for a period of two years from Dec 2009 to Dec 2011.

14. Appointed as a Scientific Advisor for the Green Technology Program, Rural

Development Administration, Government of the Republic of Korea for a period of 3

years from January 2010 to Dec. 2012.

15. Research Productivity Allowance for the year 2010 (Placed in Category A)

16. Research Productivity Allowance for the year 2007, 2008.

17. Visiting professor, Institute of Botany, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Guangzhou,

China, since 2007. (I visit almost every year).

18. Appointed as a Distinguished National Professor by the Higher Education

Commission from 25th Nov. 2005 to 24th Nov. 2007.

19. Sitara-e-Imtiaz by the President of Pakistan conferred on 14th August, 2006.

20. A Shield by the University of Agriculture Faisalabad given away by the President of

Pakistan, General Pervez Musharraf, in the inaugural ceremony of the Centenary

Celebrations of the University on 14 March 2006.

21. Earned Productivity Allowance from the Ministry of Science & Technology (2005).

22. Appointed as an Honorary Scientist for Rural Development Administration,

Government of the Republic of Korea for a period of 3 years from Ist July 2005 to 30

June 2008.


24. Dr. Agha G.D. Ahmad Medal by the University of Agriculture Faisalabad, Pakistan

(2003).



27. Best University Teacher Award by Higher Education Commission Islamabad

(2002).

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28. One of the highest Civil Awards by the President of Pakistan – Pride of

Performance for 2000.

29. Pakistan Council for Science and Technology has ranked 5th leading scientist in

Biological Sciences for 1999 using US ISI Impact factor.

30. Open Gold Medal in Botany (1997) by the Pakistan Academy of Sciences,

Islamabad.

31. Presidential Award –Izaz-e-Fazeelat for 1997.

32. First Award in Biology (Cash Prize of Rs. 25,000/-) by the National Book

Foundation of Pakistan in 1994.

33. Fulbright Research Award for 1993/94 by the U.S. Educational Foundation.

34. A Cash Prize of Rs. 15000/- (2nd Prize) by the National Book Council (Ministry of

Education Pakistan).

35. Salam Prize (established by the Nobel Laureate Dr. Salam) in Science (Biology), in

1992.

36. Earned a Gold Medal from the Pakistan Academy of Sciences in the field of Biology,

in 1990 (under 40).

37. Earned a Golden Star in 1988 from the National Farm Guide Council of Pakistan on

the basis of excellent research in Agriculture.

38. Earned a Medal in 1980 and 1st position in the University in M.Sc.

Varieties/Lines developed of different crops

1. “S24” was developed as a highly salt tolerant wheat line and

got registered in USA in Journal of Plant Registration in 2010

2. A cotton variety “MNH-988” (high yielding and highly disease

resistant) was got registered with Punjab Agriculture

Department during 2016 as a team member

Patent Got Registered

“Glycine betaine rich sugar beet (Beta vulgaris L.) extract promotes plant growth

under saline stress” SI No. 142462; dated 1-12-2016 – The Patent Office, Government

of Pakistan

Professional Affiliation and Appointments:

Fellowships

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1. Member of the Executive Council of Pakistan Academy of Sciences (PAS),

Islamabad-Pakistan (from January 2007 to December 2008; from Jan 2009-

Dec 2010; from Jan 2015 to Dec 2017).

2. Fellow of Third World Academy of Sciences (TWAS), Trieste-Italy (2003).

3. Fellow of Pakistan Academy of Sciences (PAS), Islamabad-Pakistan (2000)

Visiting Professor/Scientist

1. Visiting professor, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou, Gansu Province, China,

February 2013

2. Visiting professor, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou, Gansu Province,

China,Spetember 2012

3. Visiting Professor, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, China for a period

of three years from May 18, 2011 to May 18, 2014.

4. Visiting Professor, University of Shiraz, Iran in 2013

5. Visiting professor, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia for a period

of two years from December 2009 to date.

6. Visiting scientist, BIOTEC, Bangkok, Thailand, 2008.

7. Visiting professor, Institute of Botany, Chinese Academy of Sciences,

Guangzhou, China, since 2007. (I visit almost every year).

8. Visiting Scientist, Unversity of Wales, Aberystwyth, UK during 1992

9. Visiting professor, Jenju University, South Korea 2005.

10. Visiting professor, Ain Shams University, Cairo, Egypt, 2000.

11. Visiting scientist, University of Arizona Tucson, USA (through Fulbright

program) 1993-1994.

Membership of Scientific Societies:

1. Member of the Commission for the ICTP Prize Fellowships for Leadership

in Science and Islamic Public Life, TWAS, Italy, 2007.

2. Member of the Executive Committee of the National Commission for

Science and Technology (ECNCST), Ministry of Science and Technology,

Government of Pakistan from May 12, 2006 to 2008.

3. President, Pakistan Botanical Society from January 2006 to December 2007.

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4. Focal person for the review of Research projects under the National Research

Program for Universities, Higher Education Commission from 24-04-2006 to

date.

5. Member, National Core Group in Life Sciences, Higher Education

Commission (HEC), Islamabad. 2005-2008.

6. Member, National Curriculum Committee, Higher Education Commission

(HEC), Islamabad (1998-todtae).

7. Pakistan Botanical Society. (Life member)

8. Society for the Advancement of Science in Pakistan.

Editorships of National and International Journals:

1. Biologia, Pakistan (member Advisory Board) from January 2010 to date

2. EurAsian Journal of BioSciences, Turkey, from 2007 to date

3. Pakistan Journal of Agriculture from July 2005 to 2008

4. BMC Plant Biology, UK (Member Editorial Board) from April 2004 to date

5. Biological Agriculture & Horticulture, UK (Member Editorial Advisory

Board) January 2004 to date.

6. Journal of Food, Agriculture and Environment, Finland (Member Editorial

Board) 2003 to 2004.

7. Pakistan Journal of Botany (Editor- Section on Plant Physiology and

Biochemistry) 2003 to date.

8. Pakistan Journal of Botany (Member Editorial Committee) 2002.

9. Journal of Science, Bahauddin Zakariya University, Multan, Pakistan in 1996

and 1998.

10. Pakistan Journal of Life and Social Sciences 2003 to 2005.

11. International Journal of Agriculture and Biology 2000 – 2005.

12. Pakistan Journal of Biochemistry 1996-2000.

13. Pakistan Journal of Agriculture from 1991-1993.

Reviewer of National and International Journals:

1. The Pakistan Cottons (Pakistan)

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2. Pakistan Journal of Plant Sciences (Pakistan)Journal of Science (Saudi Arabia)

3. International Journal of Environmental Management (UK)

4. International Journal of Environmental Biology (India)

5. Pakistan Journal of Industrial Research (Pakistan)

6. Journal of Scientific Research – Science and Technology (Muscat, Oman)

7. Journal of Pure and Applied Sciences (Pakistan)

8. Journal of Desert Studies (Egypt)

9. Environmental and Experimental Botany (The Netherlands)

10. Plant Growth Regulation (The Netherlands)

11. Australian Journal of Agricultural Research (Australia)

12. Heredity (UK)

13. Pakistan Journal of Botany (Pakistan)

14. BMC Plant Biology (UK) (Core Reviewer) from 2002 to April 2004

15. European Journal of Agronomy (Germany)

16. Plant Science (USA)

17. Small Ruminant Research (USA)

18. Scientia Horticulturae (The Netherlands)

19. Annals of Applied Biology (UK)

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20. Journal of Tropical Plant Physiology (Malaysia)

21. Pedosphere (China)

22. Euphytica (The Netherlands)

23. Journal of Plant Physiology (Germany)

24. Industrial Crops and Products (The Netherlands)

25. Brazilian Journal of Plant Physiology (Brazil)

26. Pest Management Science (The Netherlands)

27. Plant Biology (USA)

28. Acta Physiologiae Plantarum (Poland)

29. BMC Genomics (UK)

30. Plant Food and Human Nutrition (UK)

31. Plant and Soil (The Netherlands)

32. BMC Complementary and Alternative Medicine (UK)

33. African Journal of Biotechnology (South Africa)

34. Journal of Plant Interactions (Italy)

35. Functional Plant Biology (Australia)

36. Annals of Botany

37. HortScience (USA)

38. Enzyme and Microbial Technology (USA)

Member/Convener of Committees:

1. Member, Senate, Federal Urdu University of Science & Technology (Appointed

by the President of Pakistan) 2011-2013.

2. Member of Presidential awards committee of Higher Education Commission for the

year 2008.

3. Member of Steering Committee for the review of a mega-project titled “Strengthening

and Modernization of National Wheat Program Funded by Ministry of Food,

Agriculture and Livestock, Islamabad.

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4. Executive member of the Pakistan Academy of Sciences Council for a period of two

years (2007-2008, 2009 – 2010; 2015-2017)

5. Focal Point appointed by the Higher Education Commission for funding R & D

research projects in the subject of Plant Biology/Botany from 2006 to 2016.

6. Member, Advisory Committee for Cholistan Institute of Desert Studies, Islamia

University Bahawalpur (June 2011 to 2015)

7. Member, Board of Studies, Government College University Lahore.

8. Member, Board of Studies, Government College University Faisalabad.

9. Member, Board of Studies, University of Sargodha, Sargodha.

10. Member, Board of Studies, Islamia University Bahawalpur.

11. President, Gymnastic Team, UAF.

12. Patron, The Botanical Society, UAF.

13. Member, Advisory Committee for the Institute of Sustainable Halophyte production,

University of Karachi.

14. Member, Academic Council, University of Sargodha, Sargodha (Nominated by the

Chancellor) 2007 to date

15. Member, Vision Committee, UAF.

16. Member, Faculty Board, Faculty of Sciences, UAF.

17. Member Senate, UAF.

18. Member, Academic Council, UAF

19. Member, Advanced Studies and Research Board, UAF.

20. Member, Committee for Graduate Studies, UAF.

21. Member, Advisory Committee for Publications, UAF.

22. Convener, Synopsis Scrutiny Committee, Faculty of Sciences, UAF.

23. Convener, Committee for Rationalization of Honorarium of the University

Employees, UAF.

24. Convener, House Allotment Committee, University of Agriculture, Faisalabad

(UAF), Pakistan

25. Convener, Committee for devising a new format of theses, University of Agriculture,

Faisalabad (UAF), Pakistan

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26. Convener, Committee for devising rules for Post-doctorate studies, University of

Agriculture, Faisalabad (UAF), Pakistan

27. Convener, Committee constituted by Higher Education Commission for revising the

proformae for Self Assessment.

28. Convener, Quality Enhancement Cell (QEC), UAF.

29. Convener, Board of Studies, Department of Botany, UAF.

Conferences Attended/Organized:

1. Co-organized an International Symposium on Crop Resources in Extreme

Environments and Food Quality at Northwest A&F University Yangling China on 23-

25 November 2018.

2. Presented a key-note on “Economic Utilization of Extreme Environments – A case

study of Pakistan in an International symposium on Crop Resources in Extreme

Environments and Food Quality at Northwest A&F University Yangling China on 23-

25 November 2018.

3. Presented a Key-note on “Plant Biodiversity and Climate Change: Ecological

Consequences” in an international conference titled “Ecological Civilization

organized by Lanzhou University in Septemebr 2018

4. Presented a Key-note on “Physiological Enigmas of Plant Salt Tolerance” in the Third

International Conference on Biosciences, Organized by the Pakistan Biological

Society, GC University Lahore from 9-11 May 2018.

5. Presented a Key-note on “Physio-biochemical responses of plants to salinity stress” in

an International Symposium on Halophytes, Organized by the Institute of Halophytes,

University of Karachi from 16-19 April, 2018.

6. Participated as an invited speaker in an International Symposium “Biotechnology for

Sustainable Development” held at Internationa Burch University Sarajevo,

Bosnia on 15-18 May, 2014.

7. Presented a lecture as an invited speaker in a workshop on “Abiotic Stresses in

Pakistan” organized by the Department of Biology University of Sargodha on 10th

April 2014.

8. Organized an international symposium on “Strategies for Overcoming Food Security

Problems through Utilization of Rain-fed Areas” on March 26-28, University of

Sargodha, Pakistan

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9. Presented a lecture on “Natural photosynthesis versus artificial photosynthesis:

the enigma of generation of electricity and fuel” at PERN, Pakistan Academy of

Sciences, Islamabad on 13th March 2014.

10. Presented a lecture on “Scientific writing – an art” in a two-day workshop on

Qualitative Research---organized by the Department of Sociology, University of

Sargodha on 11-12 March 2014.

11. Inaugurated a training course on abiotic stresses and presented a lecture at Nuclear

Institute for Agriculture & Biology, Faisalabad on 10th March 2014.

12. Presented a lecture as an invited speaker on ''Climate change and vegetation

dynamics: a case study of Cholistan desert, Pakistan'' in a three-day workshop on

“Dryland Agriculture and Ecosystem Sustainability” organized at Lanzhou

University, China on 16-18th October, 2013.

13. Presented a lecture on “Strategies for improving stress tolerance in crops” at

Yuzhong Campus, Lanzhou University, China on 9th October 2013.

14. Presented a lecture as a Resource person on “Do we need quality or quantity in

higher education?” in a one-day workshop on “Developing Quality Culture in

Higher Education Instituions” organized by GC University Faisalabad on 11th June

2013.

15. Presented a lecture as Guest speaker on “Water, biodiversity and food security” in a

conference on “Water and Biodiversity” organized by GC University Faisalabad on

22nd May 2013.

16. Presented a lecture on "Modern Techniques in Research on Abiotic Stress

Tolerance in Plants" in a four-day training workshop at Nuclear Institute for

Agriculture and Biology (NIAB), on February 21 to 24, 2013.

17. Presented a lecture on "Abiotic Stress Tolerance in Plants" in a workshop at

National Institute for Biotechnology and Genetic Engineering (NIBGE), in April,

2012.

18. Presented a lecture on “Role of potassium in crop quality and stress tolerance” in a

international symposium on “Use of potassium in Pakistan” held at University of

Agriculture Faisalabad on 06-07 November 2012.

19. Presented a lecture on “Exploration of natural resources for biodiesel production”

in a workshop on “Biodiesel Technology: Processing, potential feedstock, future

prospects and challenges” held at University of Sargodha on 5-06 November 2012.

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20. Presented a lecture on “Strategies for improving stress tolerance in crops: Some

successes and failures” at Lanzhou University, China on 13th September 2012.

21. Presented a lecture on “Scientific Writing” at Lanzhou University, China on 15th

September 2012.

22. Presented a lecture on “Atmospheric carbon and water relations in plants growing

at high altitude in the scenario of climate change” in an international workshop on

“High Altitude Ecosystems and Climate Change” held at COMSTECH,

Islamabad, on 3-5 September 2012.

23. Presented a KeyNote lecture in International Conference of Botany held at Quaed-

e-Azam University, Islamabad, on 1-3 September 2012.

24. Presented a lecture on “Agriculture on degraded soils in the scenario of climate

change” in the inaugural session of a Students’ Convention of over 32 universities

organized by Marmara University, Istanbul, Turkey from 8-13 July 2012.

25. Organized an international workshop on “Ensuring Food Security through

Prevention of Biodiversity” funded by COMSTECH, at COMSTECH Islamabad, on

18-20 April 2012.

26. Organized an international symposium on “Strategies for Conservation of

Endagered Ecosystems” held at UAF on 16-18 April 2012.

27. Presented a lecture as a resource person in a one day workshop on the Role of

Quality Assurance in Higher Education organized by the National Textile

University, Faisalabad on 29th March, 2012.

28. Presented a lecture on “Medicinal flora of Cholistan Desert” as a resource person in

an international workshop on “Medicinal Plants: Conservation and Sustainable

Use’’ organized by Quaed-i-Azam University, Islamabad 8-10th Dec 2011.

29. Presented a Lecture on “Community structure of plant species in the Cholistan

desert in response to climate change” on 15th June 2011 in the 22nd Asia-Pacific

Science Congress, held at Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.

30. Presented an invited lecture on “Enhancing crop salt tolerance: Strategies,

challenges and prospects” on 17th June 2011, organized by the Faculty of

Agriculture, University Putra Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.

31. Presented two lectures on “Role of antioxidants in plant salt tolerance” and

“Multiple strategies for improving crop salt tolerance” in an International

Workshop on “Advances in Ecophysiology of Salt tolerance” organized by the

Institute for Sustainable Halophyte Utilization (ISHU), University of Karachi, from

11-13 April, 2011.

32. Presented a Lecture on “Linking Biodiversity Preservation and Food Security”

organized on 17th February 2011, at University of Agriculture, Faisalabad, Pakistan,

sponsored by Endowment Fund, UAF.

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33. Presented a Key note Lecture on “Agro-biodiversity” in a Workshop titled

“Agro-biodiversity: Threats and challenges” organized on 16th June 2010, at

University of Agriculture, Faisalabad, Pakistan, sponsored by Endowment Fund,

UAF.

34. Organized a One-day Workshop on “Agro-biodiversity: Threats and challenges”

on 16th June 2010, at University of Agriculture, Faisalabad, Pakistan, sponsored by

Endowment Fund, UAF.

35. Organized a One-day Workshop on “Linking Biodiversity Preservation and

Food Security” on 17th February 2011, at University of Agriculture, Faisalabad,

Pakistan, sponsored by Endowment Fund, UAF.

36. Presented a lecture on “Sodium Chloride Tolerance: Recent Advances, in King

Saud University, Saudi Arabia on 3rd Feb. 2010 during a visit from 01-02-2010-15-

02-2010.

37. Presented a paper in an International Conference ‘‘Plants and Environmental

Pollution’’ held in Kayseri, Turkey from 6-11 July 2009.

38. Presented a lecture on “Quality Enhancement Procedures in Universities” in a one

day workshop on Quality Enhancement Practices organized by Kohat University of

Science and Technology, Kohat on 15th May 2008.

39. Presented a lecture on “Tailoring plants for salt affected soils” in a three day

international workshop on “Recent Trends in Plant Sciences” held at the Institute

of Sustainable Halophyte Utilization, University of Karachi on April 16-18, 2008.

40. Presented a lecture on “Self Assessment in Higher Education” in a one day

workshop on Quality Assurance organized by University of Agriculture, Peshawar on

18th March 2008.

41. Presented three lectures in three different universities in Guangzhou, China

during my visit from 30th October 2007 to 7th Nov. 2007.

42. Participated as a Resource Person in an International Workshop on ”Sustainable

utilization of Saline waters and soils for Halophyte Cash Crop Production”

Organized by Ferdowsi University Mashhad, Iran from 21 to 24 October 2007.

43. Participated in an International Workshop on “Development of Measurements for

Higher Education Quality Assurance” organized by Asia Pacific Quality Network

(APQN) on 30-31st May 2007, Dhaka, Bangladesh.

44. Presented a lecture on “Quality Assurance in Higher Education” in a one day

workshop on Quality Assurance organized by COMSATS, Islamabad on 10th May

2007.

45. Organized a One-day Workshop on “Entrepreneurship: an emerging discipline” at

the University of Agriculture, Faisalabad on 21st April, 2007 funded by Higher

Education Commission, Islamabad.

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46. Presented a paper on “Propagation and utilization of some potential medicinal plants”

in a National Conference on Prospects of Ethno-Veterinary (Traditional)

Medicine Research and Development in Pakistan held on 16-17 February 2007 at

University of Agriculture, Faisalabad.

47. Presented two lectures as a Resource person on Self Assessment Manual in

workshop “Enhancing the Quality of Higher Education through Self Assessment

Procedures” organized by Quality Assurance Agency, Higher Education

Commission, Islamabad on January 22-23, 2007.

48. Presented a lecture on “Status of Life Sciences in Pakistan” in a National Conference

on Life Sciences organized by National Core Group in Life Sciences, Held in Multan

from 13 to 14 November, 2006.

49. Presented a Plenary Lecture on “Some potential strategies for improving crop salt

tolerance” in International Conference on Biosaline Agriculture and High Salinity

Tolerance held in Tunisia from 3rd to 8th November, 2006.

50. Delivered a lecture on “Quality Assurance Procedures” to Assessment teams of the

University of Agriculture, Faisalabad on 30th October, 2006.

51. Presented two lectures as a Resource Person in HEC-funded Workshop on

“Advances in Plant Ecology” organized by Department of Botany, University of

Karachi on 3-6 July 2006.

52. Presented three lectures on Quality Assurance in a Higher Education Commission

(HEC) Workshop: on “Role and Functions of Quality Enhancement Cell” held on

May 31, 2006 by the Quality Enhancement Cell, University of Agriculture Faisalabad.

53. Presented a lecture on “Environmentally degraded soil: Biological means of their

utilization” in a National Seminar “Soil Care for Sustainable Environment”organized

by Institute of Soil and Environmental Sciences” University of Agriculture,

Faisalabad from 16 to 17 May 2006.

54. Participated in a two-day conference on Quality Assurance organized by HEC at

Lahore during 10 to 11 May 2006.

55. Delivered a lecture on “Effective means of overcoming salinity stress” in University

of Arid Agriculture, Rawalpindi on 6th April 2006.

56. Presented a Plenary lecture on “Advances in salinity tolerance of potential crops” in

an International Symposium “Applications of Plant Sciences in Emerging Scenario”

held at GC University Faisalabad from 20 to 22 March 2006.

57. Presented a lecture on “ Analysis of Plant growth hormones” in the HEC workshop on

Imparting practical training in biochemical techniques” organized by the Department

of Botany and Department of Biochemistry, University of Agriculture, Faisalabad

during February 27 to March, 4 2006.

58. Presented a lecture on “ Scientific Writing” in the HEC workshop on Imparting

practical training in biochemical techniques” organized by the Department of Botany

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and Department of Biochemistry, University of Agriculture, Faisalabad during

February 27 to March, 4 2006.

59. Presented a presidential address on ”Plant Sciences-Treading New Ways of

Development” in the 34th Pakistan (SAARC) Countries Science Conference,

University of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, Lahore-Pakistan on 20th February,

2006.

60. Presented a plenary lecture on “Recent trends in abiotic stresses” and also chaired two

sessions in the 9th National Conference of Plant Scientists held at Jamshoro from 13-

15 February 2006.

61. Presented a lecture on “Selectivity for ion uptake/discrimination and nutritional

implications in saline conditions” in International Training Workshop on Biosaline

Agriculture Technology held at Nuclear Institute for Agriculture and Biology on

February 06-17, 2006.

62. Presented a paper in an International Conference on “Biosaline Agriculture and High

Salinity Tolerance” held at the Mugla University, Mugla-Turkey, during 9-14

January, 2005.

63. Presented a paper titled “Advances in Crop Salt Tolerance” in the 3rd Workshop on

Production technology for Wheat and Sugarcane crop improvement Organized by

Agricultural Biotechnology Research Institute, Ayub Agricultural Research Institute

Faisalabad on March 16, 2005.

64. Participated in the Pakistan 4th National Conference on Quality Assurance in

Education organized by Pakistan Institute of Quality Control, Lahore from 17 to 18th

September, 2005.

65. Presented a lecture on “Effective Report Writing” in the Staff Development

Workshop held under auspices of Higher Education Commission at University of

Agriculture, Faisalabad in September 2005.

66. Presented a lecture on “Scientific Writing” in the 3rd Research Orientation Workshop

held by the University of Agriculture Faisalabad, in August 2005.

67. As a Convener of Quality Enhancement Cell (QEC) conducted a Self Assessment

orientation program of Program teams of all the departments of University of

Agriculture Faisalabad from 7 to 13th July 2005.

68. Presented a lecture on “Strategies for economic utilization of salt affected soils” on 8th

July 2005 at Karachi University organized by the Pakistan Academy of Sciences

(Karachi Chapter)

69. Presented a paper titled “Salt tolerance in wheat: An overview” in the Intentional

Conference On Biotechnology For Salinity And Drought Tolerance In Plants

organized by National Commission on Biotechnology (NCB), National Institute for

Biotechnology and Genetic Engineering (NIBGE), PAEC in collaboration with

COMSTECH, HEC, IAEA & USNSF held during 28-31 March 2005, Islamabad,

Pakistan.

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70. Presented a lecture in Symposium on Rehabilitation of Degraded Lands held at

Hanam Agricultural Research Station Iksan, South Korea on 22nd September 2004.

71. Presented two lectures in a HEC-Symposium on Recent Trends in Plant Sciences held

at Botany Department, University of Karachi, from 23 to 26 August 2004.

72. Presented a lecture on Scientific Writing in an Orientation Workshop held by the

University of Agriculture Faisalabad, in June 2004.

73. Presented two papers (one hour each) in an International symposium on Highly Saline

Tolerant Plants held in Provo, Utah (USA) held from 11-13 May 2004.

74. Second National Conference of Biological Sciences organized by Pakistan Biological

Society held at GC University, Lahore from April 22-24, 2004 (Chaired a session on

Biotechnology).

75. Eighth National Conference of Plant Scientists held at University of Karachi, from

24-28 February, 2003. (Presented a paper and chaired a session on Salinity).

76. 33rd All Pakistan Science Conference held at University of Agriculture, Faisalabad,

from 25-28 December, 2002 (Convener of Plant Sciences Section).

77. 7th National Conference of Plant Scientists held at Lahore from November 14-16,

2000 (Presented a lead paper and a research paper).

78. International Conference on the Prospects for Saline Agriculture organized by the

Pakistan Academy of Sciences, PARC and COMSTECH at Islamabad from April 10-

12, 2000. (Presented a review paper and co-chaired a session)

79. First National Conference of Biological Sciences organized by Pakistan Biological

Society held at GC University, Lahore from March 28-30, 2002 (Co-chaired a

session on Ecology).

80. Visiting Professor for 10 days to Ain Shams University, Cairo – presented two

seminars to their faculty and students.

81. Training Course/Workshop on Saline Agriculture for Small farmers and Extension

Workers organized by the Atomic Energy Commission, Pakistan [held at Nuclear

Institute for Agriculture and Biology (NIAB) Faisalabad] from 27-28 September

1999. (Chaired a session)

82. Annual Workshop on “Management of Leaf Curl Virus in cotton” organized by

Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Livestock, Islamabad, held at CCRI Multan from

26-27 July 1997. (Presented a paper).

83. National Conference organized by the Society for Advancement of Science in Lahore

in January 1996. (Presented a paper).

84. Fourth National Conference of Plant Scientists held in Faisalabad, in February 1993.

(Presented a paper).

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85. National Conference of Plant Scientists held in Peshawar, November 1987.

(Presented a paper)

86. Ecological Group meeting at Bangor, U.K. (1986). (Participated)

87. British Ecological Society conference held during 1984 at Liverpool, UK.

(Participated)

Meetings Attended:

1. Attended the TWAS general body meeting held on 18th to 21st September, 2012 in

Tianjin, China.

2. Attended the TWAS general body meeting held on 19th to 23th October, 2009 in

Durban, South Africa.

3. Attended the TWAS general body meeting held on 11th to 13th November, 2008 in

Mexico City, Mexico.

4. Attended the TWAS general body meeting held on 28th November, 2005 to 3rd

December 2005 in Trieste, Italy.

5. Attended the TWAS general body meeting held on 28th November, 2005 to 3rd

December 2005 in Alexandria, Egypt.

Research Supervised:

Role Supervised and

Awarded Degree

In Progress Total

Supervisor: 64 0 64

Co-Supervisor: 136 0 136

Grand Total: 200

B: (M.Phil)

Supervisor: 46 3 49

Co-Supervisor: 66 0 66

Grand Total: 115

C. (Ph.D.)

Supervisor: 32 2 34

Member: 42 0 42

Grand Total: 76

391

A: (MS/M.Sc.) No. of Students

Grand Total (A + B + C):

Thesis Titles of the Ph.D. Research Supervised and Awarded Degree:

Name of Student Thesis Title

21

33. Firdos Kosar (2018) GC

University, Faisalabad

(2011-GCUF-70-2013

Role of foliar applied trehalose on physio-biochemical

attributes and oil composition of sunflower (helianthus annuus

L.) under drought stress

32. Hina Kanwal (2015)

2005-ag-456

Evaluation of some commercial and candidate cultivars of

spring wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) for salt tolerance

31. Noman Habib (2013)

2003-ag-491

Regulation of growth and some key physiological and

biochemical attributes in salt-stressed plants of rice (Oryza

sativa L.) by exogenous application of nitric oxide

30. Nusrat Parveen (2012)

1997-ag-1695, UAF

Influence of silicon on growth and some physiological

attributes of maize (Zea mays L.) under salt stress

29. M. Arslan Ashraf (2012)

2002-ag-1125, UAF

Physiological and molecular characterization of two genetically

diverse spring wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) cultivars for salt

tolerance

28. Dr. Samina Tanwir

2005-ag-80 (2011), UAF

Effect of exogenous application of ascorbic acid on wheat

(Triticum aestivum L.) under drought stress and QTL mapping

for drought tolerance

27. Dr. Qasim Ali

2001-ag-1882 (2011), UAF

Exogenous use of some potential organic osmolytes in

enhancing drought tolerance in maize (Zea mays L.).

26. Dr. Nudrat Aisha Akram

2004-ag-19 (2011), UAF

Alleviation of salt-induced adverse effects by exogenous

application of 5-aminolevulinic acid in sunflower (Helianthus

annuus L.)

25. Dr. Pakeeza Sabir,

2004-ag-677 (2010), UAF

Inter-accession variation for salt tolerance in proso millet

(Panicum miliaceum L.)

24. Dr. Sibgha Noreen,

2004-ag-17 (2010), UAF

Influence of exogenous application of salicylic acid on

physiological and biochemical attributes of sunflower

(Helianthus annuus L.) under salinity stress

23. Dr. Ejaz Hussain Siddiqi

2004-ag-607

Influence of salt stress on some physiological and biochemical

attributes and oil composition of a potential oil-seed crop

safflower (Carthamus tinctorius L.)

22. Dr. Habib ur Rehman

Athar, 2003-ag-792 (2009),

UAF

Influence of exogenously applied glycinebetaine and 21raline in

alleviating the adverse effects of salt stress on canola (Brassica

napus L.)

21. Dr. Zahra Noreen, 2001-

ag-1452 (2008), UAF

Identification of some potential physiological/biochemical

selection criteria for salt tolerance in three winter vegetables

20. Dr. Khalid Nawaz, 97-

ag-935(2007), UAF

Alleviation of the adverse effects of salinity stress on maize

(Zea mays L.) by exogenous application of glycinebetaine

19. Dr. Ameer Khan 95-ag-

634 (2007), UAF

Influence of exogenously applied ascorbic acid on growth and

physiological attributes of hexaploid wheat (Triticum aestivum

L.) under salt stress

18. Dr. Muhammad Shahbaz

97-ag-984 (2007), UAF

Acclimation of wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) plants to salt stress

by exogenous application of brassinosteroids

17. Dr. M. Saeed Akram

91-ag-1532 (2007), UAF

Ameliorative effects of exogenously applied different sources

of potassium on sunflower (Helianthus annuus L.) plants

exposed to salt stress

16. Dr. Mansoor Hameed

84-ag-1358 (2006), UAF

Morpho-anatomical and physiological adaptations of some

native grasses of the Salt Range (Pakistan) to salinity stress

15. Dr. Muhammad Influence of exogenously applied salicylic acid on drought

22

Waseem 85-ag-840 (2006),

UAF

tolerance of hexaploid wheat

14.Dr. Zafar Ullah Zafar,

(2006), BZU.

Role of mineral nutrients in resistance to leaf curl virus in

cotton (Gossypium hirsutum L.)

13. Dr. Muhammad Arfan

96-ag-843, (2006), UAF

Alleviation of salt stress in wheat by exogenously applied

salicylic acid

12. Dr. Iqbal Makhdum

(2004), Chemistry, BZU

Response of some cotton cultivars to sulphate of potash (SOP)

and muriate of potash (MOP).

11. Syed Hammad Raza

95-ag-670, (2006) UAF

Alleviation of the adverse effects of salinity on hexaploid wheat

by exogenous application of glycinebetaine

10. Dr. Malik Haji Arif Ali

91-ag-1486 (2005), UAF

Physiological and biochemical responses of some elite canola

(Brassica napus L.) cultivars to exogenously applied nickel.

9. Dr. Muhammad Iqbal

94-ag-789 (2005), UAF

Inducing salt tolerance in wheat by pre-sowing seed treatment

with plant growth regulators or inorganic salts

8. Dr. Naeem Iqbal

94-ag-1653 (2005), UAF

Influence of exogenous glycinebetaine in drought tolerance of

sunflower (Helianthus annuus L.)

7. Dr. Iftikhar Ahmad

81-ag-964 (2004), UAF

Development of genetic linkage maps for some insect non-

preference traits in cotton

6. Dr. Altaf Hussain

91-ag-1471 (2003), UAF

Isolation, purification and characterization of invertases from

sugarcane grown under saline conditions

5. Dr. Zafar Iqbal Khan

91-ag-1578 (2003), UAF

Effect of seasonal variation on the availability of macro-and

micro-nutrients to animals (sheep and goats) through forage

from soil

4. Dr. Gul Sanat Shah

(2000), BZU

Assessment of genetic variation and heritability of yield

components in mungbean (Vigna 22raline (L.) Wilczek) and

mode of inheritance of resistance to MYMV in this crop

3. Dr. Saghir Ahmad

(2000) BZU

Development of salt tolerance in chickpea (Cicer arietinum L.)

and lentil (Lens culinaris Medic.)

2. Dr. Muhammad Qasim

85-ag-971 (2000), UAF

Physiological and biochemical studies in a potential oilseed

crop canola (Brassica napus L.) under salinity (NaCl) stress.

1. Dr. Abdul Waheed

(1996), Botany, BZU

Exploration of potential sources of salt tolerance in cotton

(Gossypium hirsutum L.)

Thesis Titles of the Ph.D. Research as Committee member and Awarded Degree:

Name of Student Thesis Title

43. Dr. Hadi Pirasteh

Anosheh, University of

Shiraz, Iran 2014

Manipulation of barley growth and yield by salicylic acid

under salt stress conditions

42. Dr. Sadia Falak

Chemistry & Biochemistry,

2013, 2001-ag-1387

Biochemical and gene expression profiling of Nigella sativa L.

under salt and fungal stress

41. Rana Salman Anjum,

Biochem, 2013, 2004-ag-18

Purification and characterization of proteins important for

homologous recombination in eukaryotes

40. Dr. Huma Lubna Gene expression and morpho-physiological responses of

23

Shaheen 2003-ag-443,

Botany, 2012

cotton (Gossypium hirsutum L.) to salt stress

39. Muhammad Abubakar

2002-ag-1790, PBG, 2012

Inheretence of powdery mildew resistance and tield related

traits in Pea (Pisum sativum L.)

38. Shumyla Nawazish

2004-ag-20, Botany, UAF,

2012

Biomonitoring of lead (Pb2+) and cadmium (Cd2+) pollution

emitting from automobiles on motorway (M-3) and natural

highway (N-5), Pakistan

37. Dr. M. Javed Iqbal,

Chemistry & Biochemistry,

UAF, 2012

Marker-trait association for drought tolerance in hexaploid

wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) germplasm

36. Dr. Munazzah Meraj

2002-ag-1955, Biochemistry,

UAF, 2012

Diagnostic potential of indigenously hyper-produced urate

oxidase

35. Dr. Shagufta Perveen


2012

Effect of exogenous application of triacontanol on wheat

(Triticum aestivum L.) under salt stress

34. Dr. Javed Akhter

94-ag-1164, Crop

Physiology, UAF, 2011

Influence of exogenous application of salicylic acid on salt-

stressed mungbean (Vigna radiata)

33. Dr. Mubashra Saadia

2001-ag-2004, Biochemistry,

UAF, 2011

Expression profiling of some differentially expressed genes

under salt stress in oil seed crops: Canola and sunflower

32. Dr. Nargis Naz


2011

Adaptive components of salt tolerance in some grasses of

Cholistan desert, Pakistan

31. Dr. M. Sajid Aqeel

Ahmad


2011

Influence of Nickel stress on growth, morpho-physiological and

anatomical attributes of sunflower (Helianthus annuus L.)

30. Dr. Muhammad Ashfaq

Anjum 88-ag-1239, SES,

UAF, 2011

Substrate dependent microbial biosynthesis of auxins and their

effect on growth and yield of mung bean (Vigna radiata L.)

29.Dr. Nighat Aslam 2000-

ag-950, Biochemistry, 2010

Hyperexpression of cellulase genes from Trichoderma

harzianum

28. Dr. Muhammad Zafar

1988-ag-1184, Agronomy,

UAF, 2010

Weed management studies in sugarcane (Saccharum officinarum

L.)

27. Rizwan Rasheed, 2004-

ag-600, Botany, UAF, 2009

Salinity and extreme temperature effects on sprouting buds of

sugarcane (Saccharum officinarum L.): Some histological and

biochemical studies

26. Iqbal Hussain, 2004-ag-

504, Botany, UAF, 2009

Seasonal variations in some physiological responses of maize

(Zea mays L.) under greenhouse conditions

25. Nazila Azhar, 2000-ag-

779, Botany, UAF, 2009

Effect of ethylene-diamine tetra acetic acid (EDTA) on lead

(Pb2+) accumulation in sunflower (Helianthus annuus L.)

24. Muhammad Zafarul- Improving nodulation in Lentil through co-inoculation with

24

Hai SES, 1994-ag-1228,

2009

rhizobia and ACC deaminase containing plant growth promoting

rhizobacteria

23.Shamim Ahmad

Agronomy, 93-ag-1237,

2009

Influence of foliar application of nitrogen on drought tolerance

of sunflower (Helianthus annuus L.)

22.Muhammad Ashfaq

Wahid, Agronomy, 96-ag-

1786, 2008

Phosphorus management studies in canola hybrids

21. Iftikhar Ahmad, 89-ag-

1513, Botany, UAF, 2008

Spatio-temporal variation in ecophysiological attributes of some

medicinal plants indigenous to Soone valley

20. M. Zafar-ul-Hye, Soil

Science, UAF, 2008

19.Shaheen Iqbal, 78-ag-498

Agronomy, UAF, 2008

Modeling the impact of climate change on rice (Oryza sativa)

productivity in Punjab under nitrogen split application

18. Habib Ali, 92-ag-1511

Zoology, UAF, 2008

Behaviour and ecology of the house crow (Corvus spelendens)

in Islamabad-Rawalpindi and adjoining areas

17. Saif ur Rehman Kashif,

86-ag-1372; Soil Science,

UAF, 2008

Role of okra (Hibiscus esculentus L.) to soil applied

encapsulated calcium carbide

16. Sajid-ur-Rehman, 90-ag-

1058, PBG, UAF, 2007 Genetic and DNA markers studies of some important traits in

upland cotton

15. Sibtain Ahmad 2000-ag-

964, Biochemistry UAF,

2007

Expression and characterization of xylanases from

Trichoderma harzianum and an anaerobic bacterium

14. Abdul Ghani 94-ag-1378

(2007) Botany, UAF

Response of mungbean (Vigna 24adiate (L.) Wilczek) to

exogenously applied cadmium: Elucidation of possible tolerance

mechanism

13. Rizwan Ahmad 93-ag-

1347, SES, (2007), UAF

Use of Recycled organic waste for sustainable maize (Zea mays

L.) production

12.Tariq Aziz 94-ag-1111

(2006) Soil Science, UAF

Differential Phosphorus Acquisition of Brassica Cultivars

12.Tariq Aziz 94-ag-1111

(2006) Soil Science, UAF

Differential Phosphorus Acquisition of Brassica Cultivars

11. Ejaz Ahmad Warraich

94-ag-1203 (2006) Crop

Physiology, UAF

Crop management strategies to improve water use efficiency in

wheat (Triticum aestivum L.)

10. Muhammad Athar

Nadeem 93-ag-1053 (2006),

Agronomy, UAF

Impact of different weed management practices on nutrient and

water use efficiency in wheat (Triticum aestivum L.)

9. Kafeel Ahmad

95-ag-679 (2005), Botany,

UAF

Exploitation of legume diversity indigenous to Soon valley in the

salt range of Punjab

8. Dr. Irfan Afzal

94-ag-1040 (2005)

Agronomy, UAF

Seed enhancements to induce salt tolerance in wheat (Triticum

aestivum L.)

7. Dr. Ghulam Yasin

93-ag-930, (2004), Botany,

UAF

Alleviation of Rhizospheric metal pollution effects on Mash

(Vigna mungo (L.) Hepper) by exogenous kinetin and

spermidine.

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6. Dr. M. Farrukh Saleem

93-ag-1056, (2004),

Agronomy, UAF

Agro-physiological response of autumn planted sunflower

(Helianthus annuus L.) to management practices.

5. Dr. M. Mahmood-ul-

Hassan 92-ag-1516, (2004),

Zoology, UAF

Habitat, food and breeding habits of the barn owl (Tyto alba)

in central Punjab.

4. Dr. Muhammad Ikram

(2003), PBG, UAF

Morpho-genetic analysis of seed yield parameters and

inheritance of yellow mosaic virus in Vigna unguiculata (L.)

Walp.

3. Dr. Muzammil Saleem

81-ag-986, (2003), Botany,

UAF

Response of some elite lines of Triticum aestivum L. and

Triticum durum Desf. To drought

2. Dr. Tariq Siddique

(2002), Soil Science, UAF

Biodegradation of organo-chlorine pesticide in soil and water

environment.

1. Dr. Shahzad MA Basra

(2001), Crop Physiology,

UAF

Assessment of physiological and biochemical aspects of cotton

seed deterioration and enhancement of seed.

Development Projects won as Chairman, Pakistan Science

Foundation

Title of the

project

Donor Agency Amount in

million Rs

Duration Role

1.Science Talent

Farming

Scheme

Planning

Commission

1,300 3 years As Chairman

2.Competitive

Research Grant

Planning

Commission

2,000 5 years As Chairman

3.Joint research

projects (85

projects)

NSF China,

NSF, Sri Lanka,

Ministry of

Science and

Technology

Iran,and

TUBITAK,

Turkey

Ca. 850 3 years As Chairman –

First time in the

history of PSF

4.Establishment

of Institute of

Dryland

Agroecology at

University of

Sargodha

Lanzhou

University

(LZU) China

Donation of 25

scientific

equipment items

by the LZU

China worth 25

million PKR

Long-term

Research Grants/Projects Completed:

Title Donor Agency Amount

(Rs/$) In

million

Duration Role

dAs

PI/Co.

26

PI

1. Enhancement in cotton production

and quality under climate change

scenario of Sargodha using novel

growth promoting substances

Pakistan

Academy of

Sciences,

Islamabad

2.674 3rd August

2015-2nd

August

2017

PI

2. Improvement of some potential

forage crops for livestock in Saudi

Arabia

King Saud

University, Saudi

Arabia

1.460966 January

01, 2012 to

January

12, 2012

PI

3. Elucidation of antioxidative

defense system and some potential

physio-biochemical attributes in

canola (Brassica napus L.) under

drought stress

Higher Education

Commission

3.210249

September

2010 (Two

years) 22-

09-10-23-

09-12

PI

4. Adaptive potential of newly

developed commercial cultivars of

wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) to

multiple abiotic stresses

Higher Education

Commission

3.79588

October

2010

(Three

years) 06-

10-10-07-

10-2013

PI

5. Modulation of activities/levels of

antioxidants, vitamins and

osmoprotectants in some prospective

summer and winter vegetables due to

salt stress

Pakistan

Academy of

Sciences

3.0

June

2009 (Two

years)

16-05-09-

17-05-

2011

PI

6. Research grant from King Saud

University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

2.898

Jan 2011

to Dec

2011

7. Potential use of CO2 as foliar

fertilizer for wheat yield

enhancement under salt stress:

Strategies for the future

Pakistan Science

Foundation

0.59874

October

2007 (Two

years)

01-10-07-

30-09-

2010

Co-PI

8. An efficient and economic means

of enhancing wheat yield under water

deficit conditions: use of

osmoprotectants

Pakistan Science

Foundation

0.574 July 2006

Three

(Years)

05-06-06

to 30-06-

09

PI

9. Purification and characterization of

antifungal peptides/proteins from

potential medicinal plants and

construction of cDNA libraries for

Higher Education

Commission,

Islamabad.

1.60

September

2004

(Three

Years)

Co-PI

27

hyper-expression 01-09-04

to 02-05-

08

10. Gaseous exchange and

photosystem II fluorescence as

premier determinants of drought

tolerance in maize (Zea mays L.)

Higher Education

Commission,

Islamabad.

4.421 July, 2006

(Two

Years)

04-09-06

to 03-09-

08

PI

11. Identification of Biochemical

indicators for salt tolerance and their

genetic basis in potential oilseed

crops canola and sunflower.

Higher Education

Commission,

Islamabad,

Pakistan.

5.98 May, 2005

(Three

Years)

07-07-05

to 06-07-

08

PI

12. Role of exogenous use of organic

osmolytes in enhancing drought

tolerance in maize under greenhouse

and field conditions

Pakistan

Academy of

Sciences

1.812 March

2006

(Two

Years)

08-04-06

to 07-04-

08

PI

13. Activities of plasma membrane

and vacuolar H+-ATPases and

accumulation of antioxidants as

markers of salt tolerance in potential

oilseed crop canola

Higher Education

Commission

(HEC),

Islamabad,

Pakistan

1.75 2004

(Three

years)

15-03-04

to 14-03-

07

PI

14. Identification, tissue-specific

expression and immunolocalization

of stress proteins (dehydrins) under

high temperature stress.

Higher Education

Commission,

Islamabad,

Pakistan

0.995 2004-06

(Two

years)

Co-PI

15. “Institutional strengthening and

upgradation of laboratories and

library facilities in the development

of department of Botany” UAF

(Development Project)

Higher Education

Commission,

Islamabad,

Pakistan.

0.50 2005

(One Year)

PI

16. Research grant from HEC under

the proposal “Strengthening and

upgradation of stress physiology

Lab., Department of Botany”

Higher Education

Commission,

Islamabad,

Pakistan.

1.770 May, 2005

(One Year)

PI

17. Research grant from PSF under

the scheme “Support to active

scientists of the country”

Pakistan Science

Foundation,

Islamabad,

Pakistan

0.998 May, 2005

Three

years

PI

18. Improving salt tolerance in wheat

through pre-sowing seed treatment

University of

Agriculture,

0.06 2002-03

(One year)

PI

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with plant growth regulators or

inorganic salts

Faisalabad,

Pakistan

19. Physiological and biochemical

studies in a potential oil-seed crop,

canola (Brassica napus L.) under

salinity (NaCl) stress

University Grants

Commission,

Islamabad,

Pakistan

0.063 1999-2000

(One year)

PI

20. Mechanism of resistance to cotton

leaf curl virus in cotton

Asian

Development

Bank

3.50 1997-1999

Three

years

PI

21. HEG inter-link program between

BZU and University of Wales

(Aberystwyth)

University of

Wales

(Aberystwyth),

UK

-- 1989-1994

Five years

Co-PI

22. Biochemical/Physiological

responses of some commercial cotton

varieties to heat stress

Pakistan Atomic

Energy

Commission

Islamabad,

Pakistan

0.05 1992-93

(One year)

PI

23. Development of salt tolerance in

sunflower

Pakistan Science

Foundation,

Pakistan

0.55 1990-93

Three

years

Co-PI

24. Improvement of salt tolerance in

Brassica juncea (L.) Czern. and Coss

University Grants

Commission,

Islamabad,

Pakistan

0.075 1991-92

(One year)

PI


aspects of salt tolerance in some salt

tolerant and salt sensitive cultivars of

wheat

Third World

Academy of

Sciences

(TWAS), Italy

$ 0.001 1990-91

(One year)

PI


responses of some arid zone grasses

to drought, salinity, and high

temperature

Pakistan Atomic

Energy

Commission,

Pakistan

0.0904 1991-92

(One year)

Co-PI

27. Improvement of salt tolerance in

some pulse crops

Pakistan Science

Foundation,

Pakistan

0.54 1987-1989

Three

years

Co-PI

Journal impact factor is now over 760

Science citation index according to ISI Web of Knowledge is over 20,000 (Highest

among biological and agricultural scientists of the country) and over 40,000 according

to Google’s My Citations.

h-index = 60 (according to Web of Knowledge)

h-index = 91; i10-index = 361 (according to Google’s My Citations)

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Ranked 3rd among all national scientists by the Pakistan Council for Science and

Technology in its publication “Productive Scientists of Pakistan” published in 2018

Ranked the top scientist in Biological Sciences by the Pakistan Council for Science and

Technology in its publication “Productive Scientists of Pakistan” published in 2017

Ranked the top scientist of the OIC countries (57 countries) by securing 4306 points in

Biological Sciences in 2007 by the COMSTECH of the OIC countries.

Ranked the top Scientist in Biological Sciences in 2010 by scoring 5200 points by the

Pakistan Council for Science and Technology.





Ranked the top Scientist in both Agricultural and Biological Sciences in 2004 by scoring

2050 points by the Pakistan Council for Science and Technology.

Attained 7th position among the scientists from all disciplines in Pakistan during 2004:

by the Pakistan Council for Science and Technology.

LIST OF PUBLICATIONS OF DR. M. ASHRAF

Books

1. Ozturk, M., Hakeem, K.R., Ashraf, M. and Ahmad, M.S.A. (Eds.) 2019. Crop

Production Technologies for Sustainable Use and Conservation. Apple

Academic Press, USA.

2. Ozturk, M. Hakeem, K.R., Ashraf, M. and Ahmad, M.S.A. (Eds.) 2018. Global

Perspectives on Underutilized Crops. Springer, Germany.

3. Akram, N.A., Iqbal, N., Ashraf, M. and Ozturk, M. 2016. Guest Editor for a

Special Issue on "Major Environmental Constraints to Plants: Assessment and

Reclamations" published in Applied Ecology and Environmental Research,

Volume 14(5), 2016 (Impact Factor, 0.5).

4. Ozturk, M., Ashraf, M., Aksoy, A., Ahmad, M.S.A. and Hakeem, K.R. (Eds.)

2015. Plants, Pollutants and Remediation. Springer Heidelberg, Germany.

5. Ozturk, M., M. Ashraf, A. Aksoy and M.S.A. Ahmad (Eds). 2015.

Phytoremediation for Green Energy. Springer Heidelberg, Germany.

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6. Ashraf, M., Ozturk, M., Ahmad, M.S.A. and Aksoy, A. (Eds.) 2012. Crop

Production for Agricultural Improvement. Springer, Germany.

7. Ashraf, M. (Chief Editor) 2013. Annual Progress Report of the University of

Agriculture Faisalabad for the period 2012-13 and presented in the Senate

meeting in February, 2012. University of Agriculture Faisalabad Press.










11. Ashraf, M., Ozturk, M. and Ahmad, M.S.A. (Eds.) 2010. Plant Adaptation

and Phytoremediation. Springer, Germany.

12. Ashraf, M., Ozturk, M., Athar, H.R. (Eds.) 2009. Salinity and Water Stress:

Improving Crop Efficiency, Series: Tasks for Vegetation Science, Vol. 44;

246 pages. ISBN: 978-1-4020-9064-6. Springer, Germany.



meeting in January, 2010. University of Agriculture Faisalabad Press.




15. Abdelly, C., Ozturk, M., Ashraf, M. and Grignon, C. (Eds.) 2008. Biosaline

Agriculture and High Salinity Tolerance. Birkhauser Verlag AG, Basel,

Switzerland.

16. Ashraf, M. and S. A. Ahmad 2008. Guest Editors for a Special Issue of

Pakistan Journal of Botany Volume 40(4) 2008. Published by the Pakistan

Botanical Society.

17. Ashraf, M. and P. J. Harris. (Editors) 2005. Abiotic stresses: Plant

resistance through breeding and molecular approaches” Haworth Press

New York in 2005. pp. 725 (Book).

18. Ashraf, M. and Rehman, H.U. (Guest Editors) 2006. Special Issue of

Pakistan Journal of Botany Volume 38(5) 2006. Published by the Pakistan

Botanical Society.

Book Chapters, Periodicals, Manuals

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1. Mansoor Hameed, Muhammad Sajid Aqeel Ahmad, Muhammad Ashraf, Munir

Ozturk, and Sana Fatima 2019. Plant Genetic Resources of Major and Minor Crops:

Origin, Sustainable Use, and Conservation. Pages: 1-44. In: Crop Production

Technologies for Sustainable Use and Conservation. Apple Academic Press, USA.

2. Ashraf, M.Y., Ashraf, M. and Ozturk, M. 2018. Underutilized Vegetables: A Tool to

Address Nutritional Issues, Poverty Reduction and Food Security, In: Global

Perspectives on Underutilized Crops, Editors – Ozturk, M., Hakeem, K.R., Ashraf, M.

and Ahmad, M.S.A., Springer, Heidelberg, Germany; Pages 1-23.

3. Batool, R., M. Hameed, M. Ashraf, M.S.A. Ahmad and S. Fatima. 2015. Physio-

anatomical responses of plants to heavy metals. In: Ozturk, M., M. Ashraf, A. Aksoy

and M.S.A. Ahmad (Eds) Phytoremediation for green energy. Springer, Heidelberg,

Germany, pp. 79-96.

4. Ashraf, M., Akram, N.A., Rehman, M. and Foolad, M.R. 2012. Using marker-

assisted selection in plant breeding for salinity tolerance, In: Sergey Shabala and

Tracey Ann Cuin (eds.), Plant Salt Tolerance: Methods and Protocols, Methods in

Molecular Biology, Humana Press vol. 913, pp. 305-333.

5. Prasad, K.N., Ismail, A., Ashraf, M. and Jiang, Y. 2012. Efficient Extraction and

Utilization of Litchi (Litchi sinensis Sonn.) Fruit, In: Food Science: Research and

Technology, A.K. Haghi (Ed.) Apple Academic Press, Inc. pp. 12-19, Canada.

6. Nadeem, S.M., Ahmad, M., Zahir, Z.A. and Ashraf, M. 2012. Microbial ACC-

deaminase biotechnology: Perspectives and applications in stress agriculture. In:

Bacteria in Agrobiology: Stress Management. (Editor: Maheshwari, D.K.). Pages

141-185. Springer, Germany.

7. Ashraf, M., Ahmad, M.S.A. Öztürk, M. and Aksoy, A. 2012. Crop Improvement

Through Different Means: Challenges and Prospects. In: Crop Production for

Agricultural Improvement. Ashraf, M., Ozturk, M., Ahmad, M.S.A. and Aksoy, A.

(Eds.), Springer, Germany.

8. Mehboob-ur-Rahman, Shaheen, T., Ashraf, M. and Zafar, Y. 2012. Bridging

genomic and classical breeding approaches for improving crop productivity. In: Crop

Production for Agricultural Improvement. Ashraf, M., Ozturk, M., Ahmad, M.S.A.

and Aksoy, A. (Eds.), Springer, Germany.

9. Ashraf, M.Y. Mahmood, K., Ashraf, M., Akhter, J. and Hussain, F. 2012. Optimal

supply of micronutrients improves drought tolerance in legumes. In: Crop Production

for Agricultural Improvement. Ashraf, M., Ozturk, M., Ahmad, M.S.A. and Aksoy, A.

(Eds.), Springer, Germany.

10. Mehboob, I., Naveed, M., Zahir Z.A., and Ashraf M, 2012. Potential of rhizobia for

sustainable production of non-legumes. In: Crop Production for Agricultural

Improvement. Ashraf, M., Ozturk, M., Ahmad, M.S.A. and Aksoy, A. (Eds.),

Springer, Germany.

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11. Ashraf, M., Ozturk, M. and Ahmad, M.S.A. 2010. Toxins and their

phytoremediation. In: Plant Adaptation and Phytoremediation. (Editors: Ashraf, M.,

Ozturk, M. and Ahmad, M.S.A.). Springer, Germany.

12. Hameed, M., Ashraf, M., Ahmad, M.S.A. and Naz, N. 2010. Structural and

functional adaptations for salinity tolerance in plants. In: Plant Adaptation and

Phytoremediation. (Editors: Ashraf, M., Ozturk, M. and Ahmad, M.S.A.). Springer,

Germany.

13. Ashraf, M.Y., Ashraf, M., Mahmood, K., Akhtar, J. and Arshad, M. 2010.

Phytoremediation of saline soils for sustainable agricultural productivity. In: Plant

Adaptation and Phytoremediation. (Editors: Ashraf, M., Ozturk, M. and Ahmad,

M.S.A.). Springer, Germany.

14. Athar H.R. and M. Ashraf. 2009. Strategies for crop improvement against salinity

and drought stress: An overview. Pages: 1-16. In: Salinity and Water Stress:

Improving Crop Efficiency, Series: Tasks for Vegetation Science, Vol. 44 (eds.

Ashraf, M., Ozturk, M., Athar, H.R.). ISBN: 978-1-4020-9064-6. Springer,

Germany.

15. Rehman, S., A. Khatoon, Z. Iqbal, M. Jamil., M. Ashraf and P.J.C. Harris. 2009.

Prediction of salinity tolerance based on biological and chemical properties of Acacia

seeds. Pages: 19-23. In: Salinity and Water Stress: Improving Crop Efficiency, Series:

Tasks for Vegetation Science, Vol. 44 (eds. Ashraf, M., Ozturk, M., Athar, H.R.).

ISBN: 978-1-4020-9064-6. Springer, Germany.

16. M. Jamil., M. Ashraf, S. Rehman and E.S. Rha. 2009. Cell membrane stability

(CMS): A simple technique to check salt stress alleviation through seed priming with

GA3 in canola. Pages: 117-127. In: Salinity and Water Stress: Improving Crop

Efficiency, Series: Tasks for Vegetation Science, Vol. 44 (eds. Ashraf, M., Ozturk,

M., Athar, H.R.). ISBN: 978-1-4020-9064-6. Springer, Germany.

17. Hameed, M. and Ashraf, M. 2008. Panicum antidotale: A Potential Grass for Salt

Affected Soils. In: Crop and Forage Production Using Saline Waters (eds. Kafi, M.

and Khan, M.A.). Center for Science and Technology of the Non-aligned and Other

Developing Countries (NAM&T Centre). Daya Publishing House, Dehli-110 035.

18. Ashraf, M., Nawaz, K., Athar, H.U.R., and Raza, S.H. 2008. Growth enhancement in

two potential cereal crops, maize and wheat, by exogenous application of

glycinebetaine. Pages 21-36. In: Biosaline Agriculture and High Salinity Tolerance

(eds. Chedly Abdelly, Munir Ozturk, Muhammad Ashraf and Claude Grignon).

Birkenhauser Verlag AG, Basel, Boston, Berlin.

19. Ashraf, M.Y., Sarwar, G., Ashraf, M., Hussain, F., Waheed, R.A., and Iqbal, M.M.

2006. Growth performance and nutritional values of some salt tolerant plants grown

under saline environments. In: Ozturk, M., Waisel, Y., Khan, M.A. and Gork, G.

(eds). Biosaline Agriculture and High Salinity Tolerance. Pp: 35-44. Birkhauser

Verlag, Basal-Switzerland.




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20. Ashraf, M. 2006. Tolerance of some potential forage grasses from arid regions of

Pakistan to salinity and drought. In: Ozturk, M., Waisel, Y., Khan, M.A. and Gork, G.

(eds). Biosaline Agriculture and High Salinity Tolerance. pp: 15-28. Birkhauser

Verlag, Basal-Switzerland.

21. Ashraf, M. Hameed H., Arshad, M. Ashraf, M.Y. and Akhtar K. 2006. Salt tolerance

of some potential forage grasses from Cholistan desert of Pakistan. In: Khan, M. A.

and Weber, D.J. (Eds.). Eco-physiology of High Salinity tolerant Plants. Pp. 31-54.

Springer-Verlag, The Netherlands.

22. Ashraf, M.Y., Shirazi M. U. Ashraf, M. Sarwar G. and Khan, M. A. 2006.

Utilization of salt-affected soils by growing some Acacia species. In: Khan, M. A. and

Weber, D.J. (Eds.). Eco-physiology of High Salinity tolerant Plants. Pp. 289-311.

Springer-Verlag, The Netherlands.

23. Rahman, S.U., Malik, T.A., Ashraf, M. and Malik, S. 2006. DNA markers for insect

resistance in cotton. Pages 45-49. In: International Conference on “Biotechnology:

Shaping Future Agriculture” held on June 20-21, 2006, at University of Arid

Agriculture, Rawalpindi, Pakistan.

24. Ashraf, M.Y., Ashraf, M. and Sarwar, G. 2005. Response of Okra (Hibiscus

esculentus) to drought and salinity stresses. Pp. 166-177. (Book Chapter) In:

VEGETABLES: Growing Environment and Mineral Nutrition Editor - Ramdane Dris,

World Food Ltd. Helsinki, Finland.

25. Jamil, A., Anwar, F. and Ashraf, M. 2005. Plant Tolerance to Biotic and Abiotic

Stresses through Modern Genetic Engineering Techniques. pp. 1276-1299. In:

CROPS: Growth, Quality and Biotechnology Edited by Ramdane Dris. World Food

Ltd. Helsinki, Finland.

26. Ashraf, M.Y., Ashraf, M. and Sarwar, G. 2005. Physiological approaches to

improving plant salt tolerance. pp. 1206-1227. In: CROPS: Growth, Quality and

Biotechnology Edited by Ramdane Dris. World Food Ltd. Helsinki, Finland.

27. Rehman, S. Harris, PJC, and Ashraf, M. 2005. Stress environments and their impact

on crop production. (Book chapter) In: Abiotic Stresses: Plant Resistance through

Breeding and Molecular Approaches. Haworth Press, New York. Pp. 3-15.

28. Athar, H. R. and Ashraf, M. 2005. Photosynthesis under Drought Stress. Pp. 841-

867. (Book Chapter). In: Handbook of Photosynthesis. 2nd Ed. M. Pessarakli, Marcel

and Dekker (Eds.), Taylor and Francis, Inc., New York, U.S.A.

29. Jamil, A., Naim, S. Ahmad, S. and Ashraf, M. 2004. Production of industrially

important enzymes using molecular approaches with special reference to xylanases

and cellulases. Pp. 144-184. Book Chapter. In: Genetic Resources and Biotechnology.

Volume II. Edited by D. Thangadurai, T. Pullaiah, M.A. Pinheiro de Carvalho,

Regency Publications, New Delhi, India.

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30. Ashraf, M. 2002. Exploitation of genetic variation for improvement of salt tolerance

in spring wheat. In: Prospectus for Saline Agriculture. R. Ahmad and K.A. Malik

(Eds.). Kluwer Academic Publishers, The Netherlands, pp. 113-121.

31. Ahmad, S., Ashraf, M. and Khan, M.D. 2002. Intra-specific variation for salt

tolerance in cotton (Gossypium hirsutum L.). Prospectus for Saline Agriculture. R.

Ahmad and K.A. Malik (eds.). Kluwer Academic Publishers, The Netherlands, pp.

199-207.

Book Reviews:

19. Ashraf, M. 2005. Reviewed a Book titled “Integrated Natural Resource

Management. Linking Productivity, the environment and development”.

Edited by B.M. Campbell & J.A. Sayer, 2003. CABI Publishing, Wallingford,

Oxon, UK. Pp. 315. ISBN. 0 85199 731 7. for the Journal Biological

Agriculture & Horticulture (UK). Vol. 22 (4) Pp. 402-403.

20. Ashraf, M. 2004. Reviewed a Book titled “Management of Agricultural Drought

– Agronomic and Genetic Options” written by N.P. Saxena 2003. Published by

Science Publication Inc., USA, for the Journal Biological Agriculture &

Horticulture (UK). Vol. 22, Pp. 95-96

Research Papers

1. Faisal Zulfiqar, Miriam Navarro, Muhammad Ashraf, Nudrat Aisha Akram and

Sergi Munne-Bosch. 2019. Nanofertilizer use for sustainable agriculture: advantages

and limitations. Plant Sciences, In Press (IF = 3.785).

2. Faisal Zulfiqar, Nudrat Aisha Akram and Muhammad Ashraf. 2019.

Osmoprotection in plants under abiotic stresses: New insights into a classical

phenomenon - A review. Planta, in press (IF = 3.06).

3. Fahad Al-Qurainy, Aref Alshameri, Abdel-Rhman Gaafar, Salim Khan, Mohammad

Nadeem, Abdulhafed Al-Ameri, Mohamed Tarroum and Muhammad Ashraf 2019.

Comprehensive stress-based de novo transcriptome assembly and annotation of Guar

[Cyamopsis tetragonoloba (L.) Taub.]; An important industrial and forage crop.

International Journal of Genomics (in press). (IF = 2.303).

4. Muhammad Sadiq, Nudrat Aisha Akram, Muhammad Ashraf, Fahad Al-Qurainy

and Parvaiz Ahmad 2019. Alpha-tocopherol induced regulation of growth and

metabolism in plants under non-stress and stress conditions. Journal of Plant

Growth Regulation (in press). (IF = 2.179).

5. Sajjad Moharramnejad, Amirali Taheri Azam, Jaber Panahandeh, Zahra Dehghanian,

and Muhammad Ashraf 2019. Effect of methyl jasmonate and salicylic acid on in

vitro growth, stevioside production, and oxidative defense system in Stevia

rebaudiana. Sugar Tech, in press (IF = 0.807).

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6. Kaya, C., Higgs, D., Ashraf, M., Alyemeni, M.N., and Parvaiz Ahmad 2019.

Integrative roles of nitric oxide and hydrogen sulfide in melatonin-induced tolerance

of pepper plants to iron deficiency and salt stress. Physiologia Plantarum (in press).

(IF = 3.00).

7. Naheeda Begum, Cheng Qin, Mohammad Abass Ahanger, Sajjad Raza, Muhammad

Ishfaq Khan, Nadeem Ahmed, Muhammad Ashraf, and Lixin Zhang 2019. Role of

arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi in plant growth regulation: Implications in abiotic stress

tolerance. Frontiers in Plant Science, 10:1068 (IF = 4.298).

8. Cengiz Kaya, Muhammad Ashraf, Leonard Wijaya, and Parvaiz Ahmad. 2019. The

putative role of endogenous nitric oxide in brassinosteroid-induced antioxidant

defence system in pepper (Capsicum annuum L.) plants under water stress. Plant

Physiology and Biochemistry, 143, 119-128 (IF = 3.404).

9. Abdul Razzaq, Sadia Shamsi, Arfan Ali, Qurban Ali, Muhammad Sajjad, Arif Malik

and Muhammad Ashraf. 2019. Microbial proteases applications: a review. Frontiers

in Bioengineering and Biotechnology, 7:110 (IF = 5.112).

10. Munifa Jabeen, Nudrat Aisha Akram, Muhammad Ashraf and Aniqa

Aziz. 2019. Assessment of biochemical changes in spinach (Spinacea oleracea L.)

subjected to varying water regimes. Sains Malaysiana 48(3):533-541. (IF = 0.54).

11. Asfa Batool, Zheng-Guo Cheng, Nudrat Aisha Akram, Guang-Chao Lv, Jun-Lan

Xiong, Ying Zhu, Muhammad Ashraf and You-Cai Xiong. 2019. Partial and full

root-zone drought stresses account for differentiate root-sourced signal and yield

formation in primitive wheat. Plant Methods, 15:75. (IF = 3.170).

12. Zi-Qiang Yuan, Bin-Xian Wang, Ben-Qiang Gao, Getachew Ayana, Dejene Abera,

Rong Zhang, Muhammad Ashraf, and Feng-Min Li. 2019. Film mulch with

irrigation and rainfed cultivations improves maize production and water use efficiency

in Ethiopia. Annals of Applied Biology 175(2): 215-227. (IF = 2.046).

13. Rehmana Ghafoor, Nudrat Aisha Akram, Muhammad Rashid, Muhammad Ashraf,

Muhammad Iqbal and Lixin Zhang 2019. Exogenously applied proline induced

changes in key anatomical features and physio-biochemical attributes in water

stressed oat (Avena sativa L.) plants. Physiology and Molecular Biology of Plants,

25(5), 1121-1135 (IF = 1.151).

14. Aneeqa Munawar, Nudrat Aisha Akram, Abrar Ahmad and Muhammad Ashraf

2019. Nitric oxide regulates oxidative defense system, key metabolites and growth of

broccoli (Brassica oleracea L.) plants under water limited conditions. Scientia

Horticulturae 254: 7-13. (IF = 1.76).

15. Cengiz Kaya, Nudrat Aisha Akram, Abdulkadir Sürücü and Muhammad Ashraf

2019. Alleviating effect of nitric oxide on oxidative stress and antioxidant defence

system in pepper (Capsicum annuum L.) plants exposed to cadmium and lead toxicity

applied separately or in combination. Scientia Horticulturae 255: 52-60. (IF = 1.76).

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16. Ahmad Zaheer, Arif Malik, Ahmad Sher, Muther Mansoor Qaisrani, Asim Mehmood,

Sami Ullah Khan, Muhammad Ashraf, Zeenat Mirza, Sajjad Karim, and Mahmood

Rasool 2019. Isolation, characterization, and effect of phosphate-zinc-solubilizing

bacterial strains on chickpea (Cicer arietinum L.) growth. Saudian Journal of

Biological Sciences. 26(5): 1061-1067. (IF = 2.82).

17. Asfa Batool, Nudrat Aisha Akram Zheng-GuoCheng, Guang-Chao Lv, Muhammad

Ashraf, Muhammad Afzal, Jun-LanXiong, Jian-Yong Wang, and You-Cai Xiong.

2019. Physiological and biochemical responses of two spring wheat genotypes to non-

hydraulic root-to-shoot signalling of partial and full root-zone drought stress. Plant

Physiology and Biochemistry 139: 11-20. (IF = 3.404).

18. Qin, C., Su, Y.Y., Li, B.S., Cheng, Y.Q., Wei, C.C., Yuan, S., Ahmed, N., Ashraf, M.

and Zhang, L.X. 2019. Acetylcholine mechanism of action to enhance tolerance to

salt stress in Nicotiana benthamiana. Photosynthetica 57(2): 590-598. (2.365).

19. Ozturk M , S Gucel, V Altay, MSA Ahmad, MY Ashraf, and M Ashraf 2019.

Clustering of halophytic species from Cyprus based on ionic contents. Phyton 88: 63-

68. (IF = 0.282).

20. Abdul Mujeeb-Kazi, Rana Munns, Awais Rasheed, Francis C. Ogbonnaya, Niaz Ali,

Philip Hollington, Ian Dundas, Nasir Saeed, Richard Wang, Pichu Rengasamy,

Muhammad Sohail Saddiq, Jose Luis Díaz De León, Muhammad Ashraf, Sanjaya

Rajaram. 2019. Breeding startegies for structuring salinity tolerance in wheat.

Advances in Agronomy 155: 121-187. (IF = 3.60).

21. Cengiz Kaya, MustafaOkant, Ferhat Ugurlar, Mohammed Nasser Alyemeni,

Muhammad Ashraf, and Parvaiz Ahmad 2019. Melatonin-mediated nitric oxide

improves tolerance to cadmium toxicity by reducing oxidative stress in wheat plants.

Chemosphere 225:627-638. (IF = 5.108).

22. Cengiz Kaya, Ali Sarioğlu, Nudrat Aisha Akram, and Muhammad Ashraf 2019.

Thiourea-mediated nitric oxide production enhances tolerance to boron toxicity by

reducing oxidative stress in bread wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) and durum wheat

(Triticum durum Desf.) plants. Journal of Plant Growth Regulation, 38(3), 1094-

1109 (IF = 2.179).

23. Kobra Maghsoudi, Yahya Emam, Muhammad Ashraf, Mohammad Pessarakli and

Mohammad Javad Arvin. 2019. Silicon application positively alters pollen grain area,

osmoregulation and antioxidant enzyme activities in wheat plants under water deficit

conditions. Journal of Plant Nutrition 42(17): 2121-2132. (IF = 0.753).

24. Kobra Maghsoudi, Yahya Emam, Muhammad Ashraf, Mohammad Javad Arvin.

2019. Alleviation of field water stress in wheat cultivars using silicon and salicylic

acid applied separately or in combination. Crop & Pasture Science 70(1): 36-43. (IF

= 1.330).

25. Anees, M., Abid, M., Rahman, S.U., Ahmed, N., Ashraf, M., Zhang, L., and Kim,

K.Y. 2019. Antagonistic activity of chitinolytic bacteria of various taxonomic groups

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agaist Colletotrichum gleosporioides causing anthracnose disease in pepper. Plant

Protection Science 55: 109-115. (IF = 1.464).

26. Firdos Kosar, Nudrat Aisha Akram, Muhammad Sadiq, Fahad Al-Qurainy and

Muhammad Ashraf. 2019. Trehalose: A key organic osmolyte effectively involved

in plant abiotic stress tolerance. Journal of Plant Growth Regulation 38(2): 606-

618. (IF = 2.179).

27. Ghafar, M.A., Akram, N.A., Ashraf, M. and Sadiq M. 2019. Thiamin-induced

regulation of oxidative defence processes in white clover (Trifolium repens L.) under

water deficit stress. Turkish Journal of Botany 43(1): 58-66. (IF = 1.066).

28. Jan, S., Abbas, N., Ashraf, M. and Parvaiz Ahmad. 2019. Roles of potential plant

hormones and transcription factors in controlling leaf senescence and drought

tolerance. Protoplasma 256(2): 313-329. (IF = 2.633).

29. Kaya, C. and Ashraf, M. 2019. The mechanism of hydrogen sulfide mitigation of iron

deficiency-induced chlorosis in strawberry (Fragaria × ananassa) plants.

Protoplasma 256(2): 371-382. (IF = 2.633).

30. Kaya, C., Akram, N.A. and Ashraf, M. 2019. Influence of exogenously applied nitric

oxide on strawberry (Fragaria × ananassa) plants grown under iron deficiency and

saline stress applied separately or in combination. Physiologia Plantarum

165(2):247-263. (IF = 3.00).

31. Shehzadi, A., Akram, N.A., Ali, A., Ashraf, M. and Ghafoor, R. 2019.

Glycinebetaine induced alteration in some key physio-biochemical attributes and

plant anatomical features in water stressed oat (Avena sativa L.) plants. Journal of

Arid Land 11(2): 292-305. (IF = 1.357).

32. Parvaiz Ahmad, Mohammad Abass Ahanger, Pravej Alam, Leonard Wijaya, Sajad

Ali, Muhammad Ashraf and Mohammed Nasser Alyemeni 2019. Silicon (Si)

supplementation alleviates NaCl toxicity in mung bean [Vigna radiata (L.) Wilczek]

through the modifications of physio-biochemical attributes and key antioxidant

enzymes. Journal of Plant Growth Regulation 38(1): 70-82. (IF = 2.179).

33. Shahzad Munir, Nadeem Ahmed, Muhammad Abid, Shafiq Ur Rehman, Muhammad

Ashraf, Lixin Zhang and Muhammad Anees 2019. Chitinolytic activity of the

indigenous Trichoderma spp. from the north west of Pakistan against the fungal

phytopathogens. Pakistan Journal of Botany 51(2): 711-716. (IF = 0.672).

34. Aref Alshameri, Fahad Al-Qurainy, Salim Khan, Mohammad Nadeem, Abdel-Rhman

Gaafar, Abdulhafed Alameri, Mohamed Tarroum, Saleh Alansi1 and Muhammad

Ashraf. 2019. Morpho-physiological responses of guar [Cyamopsis tetragonoloba (l.)

Taub.] to multiple stresses of drought, heat and salinity. Pakistan Journal of Botany

51(3): 817-822. (IF = 0.672).

35. Sajjad Moharramnejad, Omid Sofalian, Mostafa Valizadeh, Ali Asghari, Mohammad

Reza Shiri and Muhammad Ashraf. 2019. Response of maize to field drought stress:

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oxidative defense system, osmolytes’ accumulation and photosynthetic pigments.

Pakistan Journal of Botany 51(3): 799-807. (IF = 0.672).

36. Sidra Shafiq, Nudrat Aisha Akram and Muhammad Ashraf. 2019. Assessment of

physio-biochemical indicators for drought tolerance in different cultivars of maize

(Zea mays L.). Pakistan Journal of Botany 51(4): 1241-1247. (IF = 0.672).

37. Muhammad Iqbal, Habib-Ur-Rehman Athar, Muhammad Ibrahim, Muhammad Javed,

Zafar Ullah Zafar and Muhammad Ashraf. 2019. Leaf proteome analysis signified

that photosynthesis and antioxidants are key indicators of salinity tolerance in canola

(Brassica napus L.). Pakistan Journal of Botany 51(6): 1955-1968. (IF = 0.672).

Impact Factor (2019) = 73.957

Total Impact Factor up to 2019 = 777.357

38. Kaya, C., Ashraf, M., and Akram, N.A. 2018. Hydrogen sulfide regulates the levels

of key metabolites and antioxidant defense system to counteract oxidative stress in

pepper (Capsicum annuum L.) plants exposed to high zinc regime. Environmental

Science and Pollution Resarch 25(13):12612–12618. (IF = 2.80).

39. Sadiq, M., Akram, N.A. and Ashraf, M. 2018. Impact of exogenously applied

tocopherol on some key physio-biochemical and yield attributes in mungbean [Vigna

radiata (L.) Wilczek] under limited irrigation regimes. Acta Physiologiae Plantarum

40: 131 (IF = 1.608).

40. Kaya, C., Aydemir, S., Akram, N.A. and Ashraf, M. 2018. Epibrassinolide

application regulates some key physio-biochemical attributes as well as oxidative

defense system in maize plants grown under saline stress. Journal of Plant Growth

Regulation 37(4):1244–1257. (IF = 2.047).

41. Kaya, C., Akram, N.A. and Ashraf, M. 2018. Kinetin and indole acetic acid promote

antioxidant defense system and reduce oxidative stress in maize (Zea mays L.) plants

grown at boron toxicity. Journal of Plant Growth Regulation 37(4):1258–1266. (IF

= 2.047).

42. Sana Fatima, Farooq Ahmad, Mansoor Hameed, Muhammad Ashraf and Rashid

Ahmad 2018. Structural and functional modifications in a typical arid zone species

Aristida adscensionis L. along altitudinal gradient. FLORA, 249: 172-182 (IF =

1.365).

43. Mohammad Abass Ahanger, Parvaiz, Ahmad, Andrzej Bajguz, and Muhammad

Ashraf 2018. Brassinosteroids regulate growth in plants under stressful environments

and crosstalk with other potential phytohormones. Journal of Plant Growth

Regulation 37(4): 1007-1024 (IF = 2.047).

44. Hmidi, D., Abdelly, C., Athar, H.U., Ashraf, M., Messedi D. 2018. Effect of salinity

on osmotic adjustment, proline accumulation and possible role of ornithine-δ-

aminotransferase in proline biosynthesis in Cakile maritima. Physiology and

Molecular Biology of Plants, 24(6):1017-1033 (IF = 1.151).

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/?term=Hmidi%20D%5BAuthor%5D&cauthor=true&cauthor_uid=30425420

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/?term=Abdelly%20C%5BAuthor%5D&cauthor=true&cauthor_uid=30425420

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/?term=Athar%20HU%5BAuthor%5D&cauthor=true&cauthor_uid=30425420

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/?term=Ashraf%20M%5BAuthor%5D&cauthor=true&cauthor_uid=30425420

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/?term=Messedi%20D%5BAuthor%5D&cauthor=true&cauthor_uid=30425420

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45. Mohammad Abass Ahanger, Mohammed Nasser Alyemeni, Leonard Wijaya, Pravej

Alam, Muhammad Ashraf, Parvaiz Ahmad 2018. Potential of exogenously sourced

kinetin in protecting Solanum lycopersicum from NaCl-induced oxidative stress

through up-regulation of the antioxidant system, ascorbate-glutathione cycle and

glyoxalase system. PLOS ONE, 13(9): e0202175 (IF = 2.766).

46. Nudrat Aisha Akram, Imran Khan, Zeeshan Javed, Zarfishan Khan, Sajida Mahmood,

Muhammad Ashraf, Sidra Shafiq and Hira Naz. 2018. Modulation of some key

biochemical attributes in drought stressed pea (Pisum sativum L.) plants treated with

different plant growth regulators. Agrochimica 62(4): 337-351 (IF = 0.694).

47. Shahzad, T., Ashraf, M. and Javaid, M.M., Waheed, H. Abbas, T. Li, Feng-Min,

Sattar, A. 2018. Influence of field soil drought stress on some key physiological, yield

and quality traits of selected newly-developed hexaploid bread wheat (Triticum

aestivum L.) cultivars. Sains Malaysiana 47(11): 2625-2635. (IF = 0.565).

48. Akram, N.A., Shafiq, F. and Ashraf, M. 2018. Peanut (Arachis hypogaea L.): A

prospective legume crop to offer multiple health benefits under changing climate.

Comprehensive Reviews in Food Science and Food Safety 17: 1325-1338 (IF =

7.028).

49. Parvaiz Ahmad, Mohammad Abass Ahanger, Mohammed Nasser Alyemeni, Leonard

Wijaya, Pravej Alam and M. Ashraf 2018. Upregulation of antioxidant and

glyoxalase systems mitigates NaCl stress in Brassica juncea by supplementation of

zinc and calcium. Journal of Plant Interactions 13(1): 151-162. (IF = 1.655).

50. Gai-Li Niu, Wei Gou, Xiang-Long Han, Cheng Qin, Li-Xin Zhang, Abd El-Fatah

Abomohra and M. Ashraf 2018. Cloning and functional analysis of

phosphoethanolamine methyltransferase promoter from maize (Zea mays L.).

International Journal of Molecular Sciences Vol. 19: 191;

doi:10.3390/ijms19010191 (IF = 3.687).

51. Nudrat Aisha Akram, Shamim Kausar, Naila Farid, M. Ashraf and Fahad Al-Qurainy

2018. 5-Aminolevulinic acid induces regulation in growth, yield and physio-

biochemical characteristics of wheat under water stress. Sains Malaysiana 47(4) 661-

670. (IF = 0.565).

52. Chukwuma Ogbaga, Piotr Stepien, Habib-ur-Rehman Athar and Muhammad

Ashraf. 2018. Engineering rubisco activase from thermophilic cyanobacteria into

high-temperature sensitive plants. Critical Reviews in Biotechnology 38(4): 559-

572. (IF = 5.239).

53. Parvaiz Ahmad, Mohammad Abass Ahanger, Dilfuza Egamberdieva, Pravej Alam,

Mohammed Nasser Alyemeni, Muhammad Ashraf. 2018. Modification of osmolytes

and antioxidant enzymes by 24-epibrassinolide in chickpea seedlings under mercury

(Hg) toxicity. Journal of Plant Growth Regulation 37(1): 309-322. (IF = 2.047).

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54. Kosar F., Akram, N.A., Ashraf, M., Sadiq, M. and Al-Qurainy, F. 2018. Trehalose-

induced improvement in growth, photosynthetic characteristics and levels of some

key osmoprotectants in sunflower (Helianthus annuus L.) under drought stress.


55. Cengiz Kaya, Nudrat Aisha Akram and Muhammad Ashraf, and Osman Sonmez

2018. Exogenous application of humic acid mitigates salinity stress in maize (Zea

mays L.) plants by improving some key physio-biochemical attributes. Cereal

Research Communications 46(1):67-78. (IF = 0.489).

56. Aziz, M., Ashraf, M. and Javaid, M.M. 2018. Enhancement in cotton growth and

yield using novel growth promoting substances under water limited conditions.

Pakistan Journal of Botany 50(5): 1691-1701 (IF = 0.75).

57. Sarwar, R.A., Ashraf, M. and Javaid, M.M. 2018. Response of foliar-applied nutrient

solution with and without soil-applied fertilizers on growth and yield of mung bean.

Journal of Plant Nutrition 41(9):1083-1093. (IF = 0.565).

58. Parvaiz Ahmad, Mohammad Abass Ahanger, Mohammed Nasser Alyemeni, Leonard

Wijaya, Dilfuza Egamberdevia, Renu Bhardwaj, M. Ashraf 2018. Zinc application

mitigates the adverse effects of NaCl stress on mustard [Brassica juncea (L.) Czern &

Coss] through modulating compatible organic solutes, antioxidant enzymes, and

flavonoid content. Journal of Plant Interactions 12(1): 429-437. (IF = 1.655).

59. Muhammad Naeem, Muhammad Shahbaz Naeem, Rashid Ahmad, Riaz Ahmad,

Muhammad Yasin Ashraf, Muhammad Zahid Ihsan, Fahim Nawaz, Habib-ur-Rehman

Athar, Muhammad Ashraf, Hafiz Tassawar Abbas & Muhammad Abdullah. 2018.

Improving drought tolerance in maize by foliar application of boron: water status,

antioxidative defense and photosynthetic capacity. Archives of Agronomy & Crop

Science 64(5): 626-639 (IF = 2.254).

60. Khalid, N., Hussain, M., Ashraf, M., Masood, A. & Akhtar, Y. 2018. Spatio-

Temporal variation in cadmium released by automobiles along two roads in Pakistan.


61. Naz, N., Fatima, S., Hameed, M., Ashraf, M., Naseer, M., Ahmad, F. and Zahoor, A.

2018. Structural and functional aspects of salt tolerance in differently adapted

ecotypes of Aeluropus lagopoides from saline desert habitats. International Journal

of Agriculture & Biology 20: 41‒51. (IF = 0.869).

62. Parvaiz Ahmad, Mohammed Abass Ahanger, Mohammed Nasser Alyemeni, Leonard

Wijaya, Pravej Alam and Muhammad Ashraf 2018. Mitigation of sodium chloride

toxicity in Solanum lycopersicum L. by supplementation of jasmonic acid and nitric

oxide. Journal of Plant Interactions, 13(1): 64-72. (IF = 1.655).

63. Aniqa Aziz, Nudrat Aisha Akram and M. Ashraf 2018. Influence of natural and

synthetic vitamin C (ascorbic acid) on primary and secondary metabolites and

associated metabolism in quinoa (Chenopodium quinoa Willd.) plants under water

deficit regimes. Plant Physiology and Biochemistry 123:192-203. (IF = 2.718).

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64. Khalid, N., Hussain, M., Young, H.S., Ashraf, M., Hameed, M. and Ahmad, R. 2018.

Lead concentrations in soils and some wild plant species along two busy roads in

Pakistan. Bulletin of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology 100(2): 250-

258. (IF = 1.40).

65. Nudrat Aisha Akram, Majid Iqbal, Atta Muhammad, Muhammad Ashraf, Fahad Al-

Qurainy and Sidra Shafiq. 2018. Aminolevulinic acid and nitric oxide regulate

oxidative defense and secondary metabolismsin canola (Brassica napus L.) under

drought stress. Protoplasma 255:163-174. (IF = 2.457).

Impact Factor (2018) = 54.5.00


66. Saadia, M., Jamil, A., Ashraf, M., Iqbal, T., Akram, N.A., Mushtaq, Z., and Shukat,

I. 2017. A salt stress induced up-regulation of chloroplast cDNA sequence from

canola shows similarity to carcinoma related-DNA sequences. Agrochimica, 61(3):

61(3):165-179 (IF = 0.694).

67. Nudrat Aisha Akram, Fahad Shafiq and Muhammad Ashraf. 2017. Ascorbic acid -

A potential oxidant scavenger and its role in plant development and abiotic stress

tolerance. Frontiers in Plant Science, Volume 8; Article #. 613 (Impact Factor =

3.678).

68. Muhammad Sadiq, Nudrat Aisha Akram and Muhammad Ashraf. 2017. Foliar

applications of alpha-tocopherol improve composition of fresh pods of Vigna radiata

subjected to water deficiency. Turkish Journal of Botany, 41: 244-252 (IF = 1.066).

69. Ahanger, M.A., Akram, N.A., Ashraf, M., Alyemeni, M.N., Wijaya, N. and Ahmad,

P. 2017. Plant responses to environmental stresses – from gene to biotechnology. AoB

PLANTS Vol. 9; Issue 4 https://doi.org/10.1080/17429145.2017.1420830 (IF =

2.821).

70. Muhammad Sadiq, Nudrat Aisha Akram, Muhammad Ashraf and Shafaqat Ali.

2017. Tocopherol confers water stress tolerance: Sugar and osmoprotectant

metabolism in mung bean [Vigna radiata (L.) Wilczek]. Agrochimica, 61(1): 28-42

(IF = 0.694).

71. Ahanger, M.A., Akram, N.A., Ashraf, M., Alyemeni, M.N., Wijaya, L. and Ahmad,

P. 2017. Signal transduction and biotechnology in response to environmental stresses.

Biologia Plantarum 61(3): 401-416. (IF = 1.424).

72. Maleeha Razzaq, Nudrat Aisha Akram, Muhammad Ashraf, Hira Naz, and Fahad

Al-Qurainy. 2017. Interactive effect of drought and nitrogen on growth, some key

physiological attributes and oxidative defense system in carrot (Daucus carota L.)

plants. Scientia Horticulturae, 225, 373-379 (IF = 1.76).

73. Aref Alshameri, Fahad Al-Qurainy, Salim Khan, Mohammad Nadeem, Abdel-Rhman

Gaafar, Mohamed Tarroum, Abdulhafed Alameri,Saleh Alansi and Muhammad

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Ashraf 2017. Appraisal of guar [Cyamopsis tetragonoloba (L.) Taub.] accessions for

forage purpose under the typical Saudi Arabian environmental conditions

encompassing high temperature, salinity and drought. Pakistan Journal of Botany

49(4): 1405-1413. (IF = 0.75).

74. Wen-Xuan Si, Pu-Fang Li, Muhammad Ashraf, Fei Mo, Xiao-Jie Hui, Asfa Batool,

Javaid Mansoor, Muhammad Afzal, Jian Zhang and Feng-Min Li 2017. Micro-field

rain-harvesting farming system in semiarid Pakistan: a critical topic to address.


75. Gou, W., Zheng, P., Tian, L., Gao, M., Zhang, L., Akram, N.A. and Ashraf, M. 2017.

Exogenous application of urea and a urease inhibitor improves drought stress

tolerance in maize (Zea mays L.). Journal of Plant Research, 130(3): 599-609 (IF =

2.00)

76. Zafar Iqbal Khan, Shehnila Kashaf, Kafeel Ahmad, Nudrat Aisha Akram,

Muhammad Ashraf, Muhammad Sohail, Humayun Bashir and Naunain Mehmood.

2017. Metal uptake by psyllium (Plantago ovata L.) treated with lead (Pb) under semi-

arid conditions. Legume Research, 40(2): 277-281 (IF = 0.232).

77. Noreen Khalid, Mumtaz Hussain, Hillary S. Young, Muhammad Ashraf, Mansoor

Hameed and Rashid Ahmad. 2017. Lead concentrations in soils and some wild plant

species along two busy roads in Pakistan. Bulletin of Environmental

Contamination and Toxicology 100(2): 250-258. (IF = 1.48).

78. Pirasteh-Anosheh, H., Emam, Y., Rousta, M.J., and Ashraf, M. 2017. Salicylic acid

induced salinity tolerance through manipulation of ion distribution rather than ion

accumulation. Journal of Plant Growth Regulation, 36(1): 227-239. (IF = 2.047)

79. Ahmad Arzani and Ashraf, M. 2017. Cultivated ancient wheats (Triticum spp.): A

potential source of health-beneficial food products. Comprehensive Reviews in Food

Science and Food Safety, 16(3): 477-488. (IF = 7.028).

80. Khan, Z.I., Ahmad, K., Yasmeen, S., Akram, N.A., Ashraf, M. and Mahmood, N.

2017. Potential health risk assessment of potato (Solanum tuberosum L.) grown on

metal contaminated soils in the central zone of Punjab, Pakistan. Chemosphere, 166:

157-162. (IF = 4.427).



81. Parvaiz, A., Abdel Latef, A.A.H., Rasool, S., Akram, N.A., Ashraf, M., and Gucel, S.

2016. Role of proteomics in crop stress tolerance. Frontiers in Plant Science 7:1336.

doi: 10.3389/fpls.2016.01336 (IF = 4.298).

82. Imran, M., Negm, F. Hussain, S., Ashraf, M., Ashraf, M., Ahamd, Z., Arshad, M. and

Crowley, D.E. 2016. Characterization and purification of membrane-bound

azoreductase from azo dye degrading Shewanella sp. Strain IFN4. Clean-Soil, Air

Water 44(11): 1523-1530 (IF = 1.473).

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83. Ibrahim, M., Yasmeen, S., Zaman, G., Bin, Li, Al-Qurainy, F., Athar, H.U., Shah,

K.H., Khurshid, M.,and Ashraf, M. 2016. Protein profiling analysis of Gossypium

hirsutum leaves infested by cotton whitefly Bemisia tabaci (Homoptera: Aleyrodidae)

under insecticidal treatment. Applied Entomology and Zoology 51(4): 599-607 (IF

= 0.888).

84. John, R., Anjum, N.A., Sopory, S.K., Akram, N.A. and Ashraf, M. 2016. Some key

physiological and molecular processes of cold acclimation: An overview. Biologia

Plantarum, 60(4): 603-618 (IF = 1.551).

85. Anwar, F., Muhammad, G., Hussain, M.A., Zengin, G., Alkharfy, K.M., Gilani, A.H.

and Ashraf, M. 2016. Capparis spinosa L.: A Plant with High Potential for

Development of Functional Foods and Nutraceuticals/Pharmaceuticals. International

Journal of Pharmacology, 12(3): 201-219 (IF = 0.753).

86. Athar, H.-u.-R., Ambreen, S., Javed, M., Hina, M., Rasool, S., Zafar, Z. U., Manzoor,

H., Ogbaga, C. C., Afzal, M., Al-Qurainy, F., and Ashraf, M. 2016. Influence of sub-

lethal crude oil concentration on growth, water relations and photosynthetic capacity

of maize (Zea mays L.) plants. Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 23:

8320–18331 (IF = 2.741).

87. Parvaiz Ahmad, Saiema Rasool, Alvina Gul, Nudrat Aisha Akram, Muhammad

Ashraf, and Salih Gucel 2016. Jasmonates: Multifunctional roles in stress tolerance.

Frontiers in Plant Science, 7: 813 (IF = 4.298).

88. Akram, N.A., Waseem, M., Ameen, R. and Ashraf, M. 2016. Trehalose pretreatment

induces drought tolerance in radish (Raphanus sativus L.) plants: some key physio-

biochemical traits. Acta Physiologiae Plantarum, 38(1): Article #. 3 (IF = 1.364).

89. Hameed, M., Ahmad, A.S., Fatima, S., Ashraf, M., Ahmad, F., Naseer, M., and

Akhtar, N. 2016. Morpho-anatomical and physiological adaptations to high altitude in

some Aveneae grasses from Neelum Valley, Western Himalayan Kashmir. Acta

Physiologiae Plantarum, 38(4): Article #. 93 (IF = 1.364).

90. Naz, N., Fatima, S., Hameed, M., Naseer, M., Batool, R., Ashraf, M., Ahmad, F.,

Ahmad, M.S.A., Zahoor, A., and Shafique, K. 2016. Adaptations for salinity

tolerance in Sporobolus ioclados (Nees ex Trin.) Nees from saline desert. Flora, 223:

46-55 (IF = 1.125).

91. Abida Mukhtar, Nudrat Aisha Akram, Riffat Aisha, Sidra Shafiq and M. Ashraf.

2016. Foliar-applied ascorbic acid enhances antioxidative potential and drought

tolerance in cauliflower (Brassica oleracea L. var. Botrytis). Agrochimica, 60: 100-

113 (IF = 0.45).

92. Khan Z.I., K. Ahmad, M. Ashraf, R. Parveen, F. Arshad, A. Hussain, Z. Bibi, I. R.

Noorka, Irfan Mustafa and Nudrat Aisha Akram. 2016. Risk assessment of heavy

metal toxicity through contaminated vegetable from sewage water: Implications for

populace health. Human and Ecological Risk Assessment, 22: 302-311 (IF = 1.56).

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93. Khan Z.I., K. Ahmad, I. Ashraf, A. Khan, A. Fardous, M. Sher, N.A. Akram, M.

Ashraf, Z. Hayat, V. Laudadio, V. Tufarelli, A. Hussain, F. Arshad and E. Cazzato.

2016. Appraisal of trace elements in soil, forage and animal continuum: A case study

on pasture irrigated with sewage water. Philippine Agricultural Scientist, 99: 80-87

(IF = 0.248).

94. Kobra Maghsoudi, Yahya Emam and Muhammad Ashraf. 2016. Foliar application

of silicon at different growth stages alters growth and yield of selected wheat

cultivars. Journal of Plant Nutrition, 39(8): 1194-1203 (IF = 0.618). USA.

95. Ashraf, M.Y., Mahnaz Roohi, Zafar Iqbal, M. Ashraf, Münir Öztürk and Salih Gücel.

2016. Cadmium (Cd) and Lead (Pb) Induced Alterations in Growth, Some

Biochemical Attributes and Mineral Accumulation in Two Cultivars of Mung Bean

[Vigna radiata (L.) Wilczek]. Communications in Soil Science and Plant Analysis,

47: 405-413. (IF = 0.589).

96. Kafeel Ahmad, Zafar Iqbal Khan, Asma Ashfaq, Nudrat Aisha Akram, Muhammad

Ashraf, Sumaira Yasmeen, Vincenzo Tufarelli, Vito Laudadio, Mariano

Fracchiolla, Eugenio Cazzato. 2016. Contamination and accumulation of heavy

metals in brinjal (Solanum melongena L.) grown in a long-term wastewater-irrigated

agricultural land of Sargodha, Pakistan. Fresenius Environmental Bulletin,

25(7):2404-2410 (IF = 0.425).

97. Arzani, A. and Ashraf, M. 2016. Smart engineering of genetic resources for enhanced

salinity tolerance in crop plants. Critical Reviews in Plant Sciences, 35: 147-189 (IF

= 6.825).

98. Habib, Noman, Muhammad Sohail Akram, Muhammad Tariq aved, Muhammad

Azeem, Qasim Ali, Huma Lubna Shaheen and Muhammad Ashraf. 2016. Nitric

oxide regulated improvement in growth and yield of rice plants grown under salinity

stress: antioxidant defense system. Applied Ecology & Environmental Research,

14(5): 91-105 (IF = 0.681).

99. Rhimi, N., Ben Ahmed, C., Elloumi, N., Athar, H. R., Noreen, S., Ashraf, M., Ben

Abdallah, F., and Ben Nasri-Ayachi, M. 2016. Morpho-anatomical and physiological

changes in grapevine leaves exposed to atmospheric fluoride and sulfur dioxide

pollution. Applied Ecology & Environmental Research, 14(5): 77-89 (IF = 0.681).

100. Khan, Z.I., Ahmad, K., Ashraf, M., Yasmeen, S., Ashfaq, A., and Sher, M.

2016. Metal accumulation in a potential winter vegetable mustard Brassica campestris

(L.) Irrigated with different types of waters in Punjab, Pakistan. Pakistan Journal of

Botany 48(2): 535-541. (IF = 0.69)

101. Hira Naz, Nudrat Aisha Akram and Muhammad Ashraf. 2016. Impact of

ascorbic acid on growth and physiology of cucumber (Cucumis sativus) plants under

water-deficit conditions. Pakistan Journal of Botany, 48(3): 877-883 (IF = 0.69).

102. Latif, M., Akram, N.A., and Ashraf, M. 2016. Regulation of some

biochemical attributes in drought-stressed cauliflower (Brassica oleracea L.) by seed

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pre-treatment with ascorbic acid. Journal of Horticultural Science and

Biotechnology 91(2): 129-137 (IF = 0.538).

103. Xiong, J-L., Kong, H-Y., Akram, N.A., Bai, X., Ashraf, M., Tan, R-Y., Zhu,

H., Siddique, K.H.M., Xiong, Y-C., and Turner, N.C. 2016. 24-epibrassinolide

increases growth, grain yield and β-ODAP production in seeds of well-watered and

moderately water-stressed grass pea. Plant Growth Regulation, 78(2): 217-231 (IF

= 2.646).

104. Ashraf, M.A. and Ashraf, M. 2016. Growth stage-based modulation in

physiological and biochemical attributes of two genetically diverse wheat (Triticum

aestivum L.) cultivars grown in salinized hydroponic culture. Environmental Science

and Pollution Research, 23(7): 6227-6243 (IF= 2.741).

105. Kafeel Ahmad, Zafar Iqbal Khan, Sumaira Yasmin, Nudrat Aisha Akram,

Muhammad Ashraf, Asma Ashfaq and Asia Fardous. 2016. Accumulation of metals

and metalloids in radish (Raphanus sativus L.) and spinach (Spinacea oleracea L.)

irrigated with domestic wastewater in the peri-urban areas of Khushab city, Pakistan.

Human and Ecological Risk Assessment, 22(1): 15-27. (IF = 1.56).

106. Nudrat Aisha Akram, Sidra Shafiq, Muhammad Ashraf, Riffat Aisha and

Muhammad Asim Sajid. 2016. Drought-induced anatomical changes in radish

(Raphanus sativus L.) leaves supplied with trehalose through different modes. Arid

Land Research and Management, 30(4): 412-420 (IF= 1.015).

107. Nudrat Aisha Akram, Iqra Irfan and Muhammad Ashraf. 2016. Trehalose-

induced modulation in antioxidative defense system in radish (Raphanus sativus L.)

plants subjected to water-deficit conditions. Agrochimica, 60(3): 186-198 (IF =

0.45).

108. Kafeel Ahmad, Asma Ashfaq, Zafar Iqbal Khan, Muhammad Ashraf, Nudrat

Aisha Akram, Sumaira Yasmin, Aima Iram Batool, Muhammad Sher, Hazoor Ahmad

Shad, Ameer Khan, Saif Ur Rehman, Muhammad Fahad Ullah and Ijaz Rasool

Noorka. 2016. Health risk assessment of heavy metals and metalloids via dietary

intake of a potential vegetable (Coriandrum sativum L.) grown in contaminated water

irrigated agricultural sites of Sargodha, Pakistan. Human and Ecological Risk

Assessment, 22(3): 597-610 (IF = 1.56).

109. Zafar Iqbal Khan, Kafeel Ahmad, Muhammad Ashraf, Rukhsana Parveen,

Zahara Bibi, Irfan Mustafa and Nudrat Aisha Akram. 2016. Risk assessment of heavy

metal and metalloid toxicity through a contaminated vegetable (Cucurbita maxima)

from wastewater irrigated area: A case study for a site-specific risk assessment in

Jhang, Pakistan. Human and Ecological Risk Assessment, 22(1): 86-98 (IF = 1.56).

110. Zafar Iqbal Khan, Kafeel Ahmad, Muhammad Ashraf, Nadia Shoaib,

Rukhsana Parveen, Zahara Bibi, Irfan Mustafa, Ijaz Rasool Noorka, Hafiz

Muhammad Tahir, Nudrat Aisha Akram, Muhammad Fahad Ullah, Rabia Yaqoob,

Vincenzo Tufarelli, Mariano Fracchiolla, Eugenio Cazzato. 2016. Assessment of

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toxicological health risk of trace metals in vegetables mostly consumed in Punjab,

Pakistan. Environmental Earth Sciences, 75:433 (IF = 1.569).



111. Gulzar Muhammad, Muhammad Ajaz Hussain, Farooq Anwar, Muhammad

Ashraf and Anwarul-Hassan Gilani. 2015. Alhagi: A Plant Genus Rich in Bioactives

for Pharmaceuticals. Phytotherapy Research 29(1): 1-13. (IF = 2.694).

112. Cengiz Kaya, Muhammad Ashraf, Osman Sonmez, Atilla Levent Tuna, and

Salih Aydemir 2015. Exogenously applied nitric oxide confers tolerance to salinity-

induced oxidativestress in two maize (Zea mays L.) cultivars differing in salinity

tolerance. Turkish Journal of Agriculture & Forestry 39: 909-919. (IF = 1.311)

113. Samina Malik, Muhammad Ashraf, Muhammad Arshad and Tanwir Ahmad

Malik. 2015. Effect of ascorbic acid application on physiology of wheat under

drought stress. Pak. J. Agric. Sci., 52(1): 209-217. (IF = 0.597).

114. Rumana Sadiq, Mumtaz Hussain, Muhammad Ashraf and Khalil-ur-

Rehman. 2015. Exogenous application of ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid and oxalic

acid improve the seed germination and enzymes activities of sunflower (Helianthus

annuus) under cadmium stress. International Journal of Agriculture & Biology, 17:

1117–1124. (IF = 0.758).

115. Sibgha Noreen, Zafar Ullah Zafar, Kausar Hussain, Habib-Ur-Rehman Athar

and M. Ashraf. 2015. Assessment of economic benefits of foliarly applied

osmoprotectants in alleviating the adverse effects of water stress on growth and yield

of cotton (Gossypium hirsutum L.). Pakistan Journal of Botany 47(6): 2223-2230.

(IF = 0.658).

116. Mian Jahan Zaib Rasheed, Kafeel Ahmad, Muhammad Ashraf, Fahad Al-

Qurainy, Salim Khan and Habib-Ur-Rehman Athar. 2015. Screening of diverse

germplasm of guar [Cyamopsis tetragonoloba (L.) Taub.] for salt tolerance: a possible

approach to utilize salt affected soils. Pakistan Journal of Botany 47(5): 1721-1726.

(IF = 0.658).

117. Nudrat Aisha Akram, Sidra Noreen, Tabassum Noreen and Muhammad

Ashraf. 2015. Exogenous application of trehalose alters growth, physiology and

nutrient composition in radish (Raphanus sativus L.) plants under water deficit

conditions. Brazilian Journal of Botany, 38(3): 431-439. (IF = 0.734).

118. Zafar Iqbal Khan, Asia Firdos, Kafeel Ahmad, Muhammad Ashraf, Zahara

Bibi, Nudrat Aisha Akram, Yasir Rizwan and Fahad Al-Qurainy. 2015. Assessment

of hazardous and essential elements in food crop irrigated with municipal sewage

water: Risk appraisal for public health. Human & Ecological Risk Assessment,

21(8): 2126-2136. (IF = 1.306).

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119. Zafar Iqbal Khan, Zahara Bibi, Kafeel Ahmad, Muhammad Ashraf, Nudrat

Aisha Akram and Fahad Al-Qurainy. 2015. Risk evaluation of heavy metals and

metalloids toxicity through polluted vegetables from waste water irrigated area of

Punjab, Pakistan: Implications for public health. Human & Ecological Risk

Assessment, 21(8): 2062-2076. (IF = 1.306).

120. Kobra Maghsoudi, Yahya Emam and Muhammad Ashraf. 2015. Influence of

silicon supply on chlorophyll fluorescence, photosynthetic pigments and growth in

water-stressed wheat cultivars differing in drought tolerance. Turkish Journal of

Botany, 39(4): 625-634. (IF = 1.178).

121. Habib-ur-Rehman Athar, Z. U. Zafar and M. Ashraf. 2015. Glycinebetaine

Improved Photosynthesis in Canola under Salt Stress: Evaluation of Chlorophyll

Fluorescence Parameters as Potential Indicators. Journal of Agronomy and Crop

Science, 201:428-442. (IF = 2.565).

122. Kaya, C., Ashraf, M., Sonmez, O., Tuna, A.L., Polat, T., and Aydemir, S.

2015. Exogenous application of thiamin promotes growth and antioxidative defense

system at initial phases of development in salt stressed plants of two maize cultivars

differing in salinity tolerance. Acta Physiologiae Plantarum, 37: 1741-1743. (IF =

1.563).

123. Mansoor, U., Naseer, M., Hameed, M., Riaz, A., Ashraf, M., Younis, A., and

Ahmad, F. 2015. Root morpho-anatomical adaptations for drought tolerance in

Cenchrus ciliaris L. ecotypes from the Cholistan Desert. Phyton 55: 159-179. (IF =

0.442).

124. Aisha Ilyas, Muhammad Yasin Ashraf, Mumtaz Hussain, Muhammad

Ashraf, Rashid Ahmed and Ali Kamal. 2015. Effect of micronutrients (Zn, Cu and B)

on photosynthetic and fruit yield attributes of citrus reticulate blanco var. Kinnow.

Pakistan Journal of Botany, 47(4): 1241-1247 (IF = 0.658).

125. Asma Ashfaq, Zafar Iqbal Khan, Zahara Bibi, Kafeel Ahmad, Muhammad

Ashraf, Irfan Mustafa, Nudrat Aisha Akram, Rukhsana Perveen and Sumaira

Yasmeen. 2015. Heavy metals uptake by Cucurbita maxima grown in soil

contaminated with sewage water and its human health implications in peri-urban areas

of Sargodha city. Pakistan Journal of Zoology 47(4), 1051-1058 (IF = 0.478).

126. Cengiz Kaya, Muhammed Ashraf and Osman Sönmez. 2015. Promotive

effect of exogenously applied thiourea on key physiological parameters and oxidative

defense mechanism in salt-stressed Zea mays L. plants. Turkish Journal of Botany

39: 786-795 (IF = 1.178).

127. Zulfiqar Ali, Muhammad Ashraf, Fahad Al-Qurainy, M. Salim Khan &

Nudrat Aisha Akram. 2015. Appraising drought tolerance in local accessions of

sesbania [Sesbania sesban (L.) Merril.] using biomass production, relative membrane

permeability and photosynthetic capacity as selection criteria. Pakistan Journal of

Botany, 47(3): 845-850 (IF = 0.658).

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128. Hameed, M., Naz, N., Batool, R., Fatima, S., Ashraf, M., Ahmad, F., and

Ahmad, M.S.A. 2015. Adaptive components of salinity tolerance in a saline desert

grass Lasiurus scindicus Henrard. Ecological Research, 30: 429-438 (IF = 1.338).

129. Zulfiqar Ali, Muhammad Ashraf, Fahad Al-Qurainy, M. Salim Khan and

Nudrat Aisha Akram. 2015. Field screening of guar [Cyamopsis tetragonoloba (L.)

Taub.] accessions for enhanced forage production on hot drylands. Pakistan Journal

of Botany, 47(4): 1429-1437 (IF = 0.658).

130. M. A. Saleem, T. A. Malik, A. Shakeel and M. Ashraf. 2015. QTL mapping

for some important drought tolerant traits in upland cotton. Journal of Animal &

Plant Sciences, 25(2): 502-509 (IF = 0.422).

131. Mahmut Yildiztekin, Cengiz Kaya, Atilla Levent Tuna and Muhammed

Ashraf. 2015. Oxidative stress and antioxidative mechanisms in tomato (Solanum

lycopersicum L.) plants sprayed with different pesticides. Pakistan Journal of

Botany, 47(2): 717-721 2015 (IF = 0.658).

132. Zafar Iqbal Khan, Kafeel Ahmad, Muhammad Ashraf, Syed Ali Hassan

Naqvi, Alireza Seidavi, Nudrat Aisha Akram, Vito Laudadio and Vincenzo Tufarelli.

2015. Evaluating pasture and soil allowance of manganese for Kajli rams grazing in

semi-arid environment. Tropical Animal Health and Production, 47(3): 563-566

(IF= 0.87).

133. Ayesha Khalid, Habib-ur-Rehman Athar, Zafar Ullah Zafar, Ahmad Akram,

Kausar Hussain, Fahad Al-Qurainy and Muhammad Ashraf. 2015. Photosynthetic

capacity of canola (Brassica napus L.) plants as affected by glycinebetaine under salt

stress. Journal of Applied Botany and Food Quality, 88, 78-86. (IF = 1.085).

134. Zafar Iqbal Khan, Kafeel Ahmad, Muhammad Ashraf, Rukhsana Parveen,

Irfan Mustafa, Zahara Bibi and Nudrat Aisha Akram. 2015. Bioaccumulation of heavy

metals and metalloids in luffa (Luffa cylindrica L.) irrigated with domestic waste

water in Jhang, Pakistan: A prospect for human nutrition. Pakistan Journal of

Botany, 47(1): 217-224 (IF = 0.658).

135. Ahmad, F., M. Hameed, K.S. Ahmad and M. Ashraf, 2015. Significance of

anatomical markers in tribe Paniceae (Poaceae) from the salt range, Pakistan.

International Journal of Agriculture and Biology, 17: 271-279. (IF = 0.758).

Pakistan.

136. Cengiz Kaya and Muhammad Ashraf. 2015. Exogenous application of nitric

oxide promotes growth and oxidative defense system in highly boron stressed tomato

plants bearing fruit. Scientia Horticulturae, 185, 43-47. (IF = 1.538). The

Netherlands.

137. Sidra Shafiq, Nudrat Aisha Akram and Muhammad Ashraf. 2015. Does

exogenously-applied trehalose alter oxidative defense system in the edible part of

radish (Raphanus sativus L.) under water-deficit conditions? Scientia Horticulturae,

185, 68-75. (IF = 1.538). The Netherlands.

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138. Zhang, L., Zheng, P., Ruan, Z., Tian, L. and Ashraf, M. 2015. Pattern of

changes in nitric oxide accumulation and glycinebetaine metabolism in osmotically

stressed plants of two maize (Zea mays L.) cultivars supplied with different nitrogen

forms. Biologia Plantarum 59(1), 183-186. (IF = 1.665).

139. Kafeel Ahmad, Zafar Iqbal Khan, Asma Ashfaq, Muhammad Ashraf, Nudrat

Aisha Akram and Sumaira Yasmin. 2015. Assessment of heavy metals in Solanum

tuberosum and Pisum sativum irrigated with urban wastewater in the suburbs of

Sargodha city, Pakistan. Human & Ecological Risk Assessment, 21: 1109-1122 (IF

= 1.306).

140. Nadeem, R., Naqvi, M.A., Nasir, M.H., Saeed, R., Iqbal, T., Ashraf, M., and

Ansari, T.M. 2015. Efficacy of physically pretreated Mangifera indica biomass for

Cu2+ and Zn2+ sequestration. Journal of Saudi Chemical Society, 19, 23-35. (IF =

1.978).

141. Firdos Kosar, Nudrat Aisha Akram and M. Ashraf. 2015. Exogenously-

applied 5-aminolevulinic acid modulates some key physiological characteristics and

antioxidative defense system in spring wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) seedlings under

water stress. South African Journal of Botany, 96, 71-77 (IF = 1.244).



142. Nargis Naz, Tanzila Rafique, Mansoor Hameed, Muhammad Ashraf, Riffat

Batool & Sana Fatima. 2014. Morpho-anatomical and physiological attributes for salt

tolerance in sewan grass (Lasiurus scindicus Henr.) from Cholistan Desert, Pakistan.

Acta Physiologiae Plantarum, 36(11): 2959-2974 (IF = 1.584).

143. Namra Javed, Muhammad Ashraf, Fahad-Al-Qurainy and Nudrat Aisha

Akram. 2014. Integration of physio-biochemical processes at different phenological

stages of wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) plants in response to heat stress. Pakistan

Journal of Botany, 46(6): 2143-2150 (IF = 1.207).

144. Muhamamd Yasir Iqbal, Muhammad Ashraf, Nudrat Aisha Akram, Fahad

Al-Qurainy and Merial G. Jones. 2014. Biomass and some key physiological markers

as selection criteria for drought tolerance in barley (Hordeum vulgare L.). Scientia

Agriculturae, 3(1), 49-57 (IF = 0.00).

145. Zhang, L., Lai, J., Liang, Z. and Ashraf, M. 2014. Interactive effects of

sudden and gradual drought stress and foliar-applied glycinebetaine on growth, water

relations, osmolyte accumulation and antioxidant defense system in two maize (Zea

mays L.) cultivars differing in drought tolerance. Journal of Agronomy and Crop

Science, 200(6): 425-433. (IF = 2.444).

146. Kafeel Ahmad, Zafar Iqbal Khan, Asma Ashfaq, Muhammad Ashraf and

Sumaira Yasmin. 2014. Assessment of heavy metal and metalloid levels in spinach

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(Spinacia oleracea L.) grown in wastewater irrigated agricultural soil of Sargodha,

Pakistan. Pakistan Journal of Botany, 46(5): 1805-1810 (IF = 0.822).

147. Asma Saleem, Muhammad Ashraf, Nudrat Aisha Akram, Fahad Al-Qurainy

and Merial G. Jones. 2014. Evaluation of barley (Hordeum vulgare L.) germplasm for

high forage production under salt stress. Pakistan Journal of Botany, 46(4): 1179-

1186 (IF = 0.822).

148. Perveen, S., Shahbaz, M. and Ashraf, M. 2014.Triacontanol-induced changes

in growth, yield, leaf water relations, antioxidative defense system, minerals and some

key osmoprotectants in Triticum aestivum under saline conditions. Turkish Journal

of Botany 38, 896-913 (IF = 0.00).

149. Pirasteh-Anosheh, H., Emam, Y., Ashraf, M. 2014. Impact of cycocel on

seed germination and growth in some commercial crops under osmotic stress

conditions. Archives of Agronomy and Soil Science 60, 1277-1289. (IF = 0.549).

150. Shafiq, S., Akram, N.A., Ashraf, M. and Arshad, A. 2014. Synergistic effects

of drought and ascorbic acid on growth, mineral nutrients and oxidative defense

system in canola (Brassica napus L.) plants. Acta Physiologiae Plantarum, 36(6):

1539-1553 (IF = 1.584).

151. Hameed, M., Batool, R., Ashraf, M., Fatima, S., Nawaz, T. and Ahmad,

M.S.A. 2014. Structural and functional response to metal toxicity in aquatic Cyperus

alopecuroides Rottb. Limnologica, 48: 46-56 (IF = 1.8).

152. Bibi, Z., Khan, Z.I., Ahmad, K., Ashraf, M., Hussain, A. and Akram, N.A.

2014. Vegetables as a potential source of metals and metalloids for human nutrition:

A case study of Momordica charantia grown in soil irrigated with domestic sewage

water in Sargodha. Pakistan. Pakistan Journal of Zoology 46(3): 633-641. (IF =

0.404).

153. Afzal, A., Gulzar, I., Shahbaz, M. and Ashraf, M. 2014. Water deficit-induced

regulation of growth, gas exchange, chlorophyll fluorescence, inorganic nutrient

accumulation and antioxidative defense mechanism in mungbean [Vigna radiata

(L.)Wilczek]. Journal of Applied Botany and Food Quality 87: 147-156. (IF =

0.758)

154. Kafeel, A., Khan Z.I., Yasmin S., Ashraf, M. and Ishfaq, A. 2014.

Accumulation of metals and metalloids in turnip (Brassica rapa L.) irrigated with

domestic wastewater in the peri-urban areas of Khushab city, Pakistan. Pakistan

Journal of Botany 42(2): 511-514. (IF = 0.822).

155. Zhang, L., Gao, M., Li, S., Alva, A.K. and Ashraf M. 2014. Potassium

fertilization mitigates the adverse effects of drought on selected maize (Zea mays L.)

cultivars. Turkish Journal of Botany 38: 713-723 (IF = 0.00).

156. Zia, M.A., Ashraf, M., Akram, N.A. and Hussain, M. 2014. Heat-induced

regulation of antioxidant defense system and nutrient accumulation in hexaploid

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bread wheat (Triticum aestivum L.). Pakistan Journal of Botany 46(3): 957-971. (IF

= 0.822).

157. Ashraf, M. 2014. Stress-induced changes in wheat grain composition and

quality. Critical Reviews in Food Science and Nutrition 54: 1576-1583. USA. (IF

= 5.176).

158. Anosheh, H.P., Ranjbar, G., Emam, Y. and Ashraf, M. 2014. Salicylic acid-

induced recovery ability in salt-stressed Hordeum vulgare plants. Turkish Journal of

Botany, 38: 112-221 (IF = 0.00).

159. Habib, N. and Ashraf, M. 2014. Effect of exogenously applied nitric oxide on

water relations and ionic composition of rice (Oryza sativa L.) plants under salt stress.

Pakistan Journal of Botany 46: 111-116. (IF = 0.822).

160. Hameed, M., Nawaz, T., Ashraf, M., Ahmad, M.S.A., Batool, R., and Hanif,

A. 2014. Anatomical and physiological adaptations in aquatic ecotypes of Cyperus

alopecuroides Rottb. under saline and waterlogged conditions. Aquatic Botany 116,

60-68. (IF = 1.608).

161. Nadeem, S.M., Ahmad, M., Zahir, Z.A., Javaid, A. and Ashraf, M. 2014. The

role of mycorrhizae and plant growth promoting rhizobacteria (PGPR) in improving

crop productivity under stressful environments. Biotechnology Advances 32: 429-

448. (IF = 9.015).

162. Ashraf, M.Y., Iqbal, N., Ashraf, M. and Akhter, J. 2014. Modulation of

physiological and biochemical metabolites in salt stressed rice by foliar application of

zinc. Journal of Plant Nutrition 37: 447-457. (IF = 0.494).

163. Zhang, L., Gao, M., Zhang, L., Li, B.L., Han, M.Y., Alva K.A., and Ashraf,

M. 2014. Exogenous glycinebetaine and humic acid improve growth, nitrogen status,

photosynthesis and antioxidant defense system and confer tolerance to nitrogen stress

in maize seedlings. Journal of Plant Interactions 9: 159-166. (IF = 0.00).

164. Qadir, S., Jamshieed, S., Rasool, S., Ashraf, M., Akram, N.A. and Ahmad, P.

2014. Modulation of plant growth and metabolism in cadmium-enriched

environments. Reviews of Environmental Contamination & Toxicology, 229: 51-

88. (IF = 3.744).

165. Batool, R., Hameed, M. and Ashraf, M. 2014. Photosynthetic response of

three native aquatic species of Schoenoplectus (Reichenb.) Palla under salt stress.

Wetlands 27(1): 2-11 (IF = 0.0).

166. Al-maskri, A., Hameed, M., Ashraf, M., Khan, M.M., Fatima, S., Nawaz, T.

and Batool, T. 2014. Structural features of some wheat (Triticum spp.)

landraces/cultivars under drought and salt stress. Arid Land Research and

Management 28: 355-377. (IF = 0.804).

167. Shaheen, S., Jamil, A., Iqbal, T. and Ashraf, M. 2014. Cloning and

phylogenetic analysis of RNA helicase p68 encoding DDX5 gene from human MCF7

cell line. International Journal of Agriculture and Biology 16(3): 649-652. (IF =

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0.00).

168. Hameed, M., Ashraf, M., Naz, N. Nawaz, T., Batool, R., Fatima, S. and

Ahmad, F. 2014. Physiological adaptative characteristics of Imperata cylindrica for salinity tolerance. Biologia 69: 1148-1156 (Slovak Republic). (IF = 0.00).

169. Bano, S., M. Ashraf and N.A. Akram. 2014. Salt stress regulates enzymatic

and non-enzymatic antioxidative defense system in the edible part of carrot (Daucus

carota L.). Journal of Plant Interactions, 9(1), 324-329 (IF =0.00).

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170. Perveen, S., Shahbaz, M. and Ashraf, M. 2013. Influence of foliar-applied

triacontanol on growth, gas exchange characteristics and chlorophyll fluorescence at

different growth stages in wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) under saline conditions.

Photosynthetica 51(4): 541-551. (IF = 1.007).

171. Ashraf, M., Ali, Q. and Ashraf, M.A. 2013. Assessment of variation in

drought tolerance using some key physiological criteria in potential wheat (Triticum

aestivum L.) cultivars of different geographic origins. Archives of Agronomy and

Soil Science, 59: 1503-1516. (IF = 0.00).

172. Anwar, F., Shaheen, N., Shabir, G., Ashraf, M., Alkharfy, K.M. and Gilani,

A.H. 2013. Variation in antioxidant activity and phenolic and flavonoid contents in

the flowers and leaves of Ghaneri (Lantana camara L.) as affected by different

extraction solvent. International Journal of Pharmacology 9(7): 442-453. (IF =

0.981).

173. Kanwal, H., Ashraf, M. and Hameed, M. 2013. Water relations and ionic

composition in the seedlings of some newly developed and candidate cultivars of

wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) under saline conditions. Pakistan Journal of Botany

45(4): 1221-1227. (IF = 1.207).

174. Habib, N., Ashraf, M. and Shahbaz, M. 2013. Effect of exogenously applied

nitric oxide on some key physiological attributes of rice (Oryza sativa L.). Pakistan

Journal of Botany 45(5): 1563-1569. (IF = 1.207).

175. Ahmad, K., Khan, Z.I., Jabeen, H., Ashraf, M., Shaheen, M. and Raza, S.H.

2013. Assessment of heavy metals and metalloids toxicity in buffaloes fed on forages

irrigated with domestic wastewater in Bhalwal, Sargodha, Pakistan. Pakistan Journal

of Zoology, 45(6): 1629-1637. (IF = 0.40).

176. Jamil, Y., Perveen, R. Ali, Q., Iqbal, M., Ahmad, M. R. and Ashraf, M. 2013.

He-Ne laser induced changes in germination, thermodynamic parameters, internal

energy and enzyme activities of wheat during germination and early growth stages.

Laser Physics Letters. 10(4) (IF = 2.964).

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177. Iqbal, M. and Ashraf, M. 2013. Salt tolerance and regulation of gas exchange

and hormonal homeostasis by auxin-priming in wheat. Pesquisa Agropecuía

Brasileira 48(9): 1210-1219. (IF = 0.676).

178. Khan, Z.I., M. Ashraf, K. Ahmad, Y. Rizwan, N.A. Akram, F. Arshad and M.

Ayub. 2013. Assessment of metals accumulation in wastewater irrigated soil and

uptake by pumpkin (Cucurbita maxima) at Sargodha, Pakistan. Asian Journal of

Chemistry, 25(17): 9712-9716 (IF = 0.355).

179. Sarwat, M., Naqvi, A.R., Ahmad, P., Ashraf, M. and Akram, N. A. 2013.

Phytohormones and microRNAs as sensors and regulators of leaf senescence:

Assigning macro roles to small molecules. Biotechnology Advances, 31(8): 1153-

1171. Canada (IF = 8.905).

180. Zafar Iqbal Khan, Kafeel Ahmad, Muhammad Ashraf, Nudrat Aisha Akram,

Yasir Rizwan, Muneeba Shaheen and Fahim Arshad. 2013. Assessment of potential

toxicological risk for public health of heavy metals in wheat crop irrigated with

wastewater: A case study in Sargodha, Pakistan. Asian Journal of Chemistry,

25(17), 1704-1706 (IF = 0.355).

181. Kaya, C., Aydemir, S., Sonmez, O., Ashraf, M., and Dikilitas, M. 2013.

Regulation of growth and some key physiological processes in salt stressed maize

(Zea mays L.) plants by exogenous application of asparagines or glycerol. Acta

Botanica Croatica 72(1): 157-168. (IF =0 .449).

182. Zafar, I.K., Ahmad, K., Ashraf, M., Naqvi, S.A.H., Mukhtar, K.M., Sher, M.,

and Akram, N.A. 2013. Risk assessment of nickel toxicity in rams in a semi-arid

region using soil-plant and blood plasma samples as indicators. Pakistan Journal of

Zoology, 45(3), 793-799 (IF = 0.40).

183. Noreen, S., Athar, H.U.R. and Ashraf, M. 2013. Interactive effects of

watering regimes and exogenously applied osmoprotectants on earliness indices and

leaf area index in cotton (Gossypium hirsutum L.) crop. Pakistan Journal of Botany

45(6): 1873-1881. (IF = 1.207).

184. Aziz, R., Shahbaz, M. and Ashraf, M. 2013. Influence of foliar application of

triacontanol on growth attributes, gas exchange and chlorophyll fluorescence in

sunflower (Helianthus annuus L.) under saline stress. Pakistan Journal of Botany

45(6): 1913-1918. (IF = 1.207).

185. Tuna, A.L., Kaya, C., Altunlu, H. and Ashraf, M. 2013. Mitigation effects of

non-enzymatic antioxidants in maize (Zea mays L.) plants under salinity stress.

Australian Journal of Crop Science, 7(8): 1181-1188 (IF = 0.00).

186. Kausar, F., Shahbaz, M. and Ashraf, M. 2013. Protective role of foliar-

applied nitric oxide in Triticum aestivum under saline stress. Turkish Journal of

Botany, 37: 1155-1165 (IF = 0.00)

187. Kanwal, S., Ashraf, M., Shahbaz, M. and Iqbal, M.Y. 2013. Influence of

saline stress on growth, gas exchange, mineral nutrients and non-enzymatic

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antioxidatns in mungbean [(Vigna radiata (L.) Wilczek]. Pakistan Journal of

Botany 45(3):763-771. (IF = 1.207).

188. Azmat, M.A., Khan, A.A., Cheema, H.M.N., Ashraf, M. and Niaz, S.

2013. Detached leaf assay coupled with microscopic conidial quantification: An

efficient screening method for powdery mildew resistance in pea. International

Journal of Agriculture & Biology 15: 957–962. (IF = 0.902).

189. Hameed, M., Nawaz, T., Ashraf, M., Naz, N., Batool, R., Aqeel, M.S.A. and

Riaz, A. 2013. Physio-anatomical adaptations in response to salt stress in Sporobolus

arabicus from the Salt Range, Pakistan. Turkish Journal of Botany 37: 715-724. (IF

= 0.00).

190. Mukhtar, N., Hameed, M., Ashraf, M. and Ahmed R. 2013. Modifications in

stomatal structure and function in Cenchrus ciliaris L. and Cynodon dactylon (L.) Pers. in

response to cadmium stress. Pakistan Journal of Botany 45(2): 351-357. (IF = 1.207).

191. Zhang, L., Gao, M., Zhang, L., Li, B., Han, M., Kumar, A. and Ashraf, M.

2013. Role of exogenous glycinebetaine and humic acid in mitigating drought stress

induced adverse effects in Malus robusta Rehder seedlings. Turkish Journal of

Botany 37: 920-929. (IF = 0.00).

192. Saadia, M., Jamil, A., Ashraf, M., Akram, N.A. 2013. Comparative study of

SOS2 and a novel PMP3-1 gene expression in two sunflower (Helianthus annuus L.)

lines differing in salt tolerance. Applied Biochemistry and Biotechnology 170:980-

987. (IF = 1.687).

193. Huang, H., Jing, G., Guo, L., Zhang, D., Yang, B., Duan, X., Ashraf, M. and

Jiang, Y. 2013. Effect of oxalic acid on ripening attributes of banana fruit during

storage. Postharvest Biology and Technology 84: 22-27. (IF = 2.628).

194. Cha-um, S., Chantawong, S., Mongkolsiriwatana, C., Ashraf, M. and

Kirdmanee, C. 2013. Field screening of sugarcane (Saccharum spp.) mutant and

commercial genotypes for salt tolerance. Notulae Botanicae Horti Agrobotanici

Cluj-Napoca 41(1):1-8. (IF = 0.476). Romania.

195. Nadeem, R., Fatima, T., Masood, A., Saeed, R. and Ashraf, M. 2013.

Sorption of Pb(II) by chemically modified rice bran. International Journal of

Environmental Science and Technology, 10: 1255-1264. (IF = 1.794).

196. Akram, N.A. and Ashraf, M. 2013. Regulation in plant stress tolerance by a

potential plant growth regulator, 5-aminolevulinic acid (ALA). Journal of Plant

Growth Regulation 32, 663-679. (IF = 2.058).

197. Kaya, C., Sonmez, O, Aydemir, S., Ashraf, M., and Dikilitas, M., 2013.

Exogenous application of mannitol and thiourea regulates plant growth and oxidative

stress responses in salt stressed maize (Zea mays L.). Journal of Plant Interactions

8, 234-241. (IF = 0.865).

198. Nawaz, T., Hameed, M., Ashraf, M., Batool, S., and Naz, N. 2013. Modifications in root and stem anatomy for water conservation in some diverse blue

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panic (Panicum antidotale Retz.) ecotypes under drought stress. Arid Land Research

and Management 27, 286-297. (IF = 0.558). USA.

199. Naz, N., Hameed, M., Nawaz, T., Batool, R., Ashraf, M., Ahmad, F. and

Tahira, R. 2013. Structural adaptations in the desert halophyte Aeluropus lagopoides

(Linn.) Trin. ex Thw. under high salinities. Journal of Biological Research-

Thessaloniki, 19, 150-164 (Greece) (IF = 0.714).

200. Batool, A., Ashraf, M., Akram, N.A. and Al-Qurainy, F. 2013. Salt-induced

changes in growth, some key physio-biochemical attributes, activities of enzymatic

and levels of non-enzymatic antioxidants in cauliflower (Brassica oleracea L.).

Journal of Horticultural Science & Biotechnology, 88(2): 231-241 (IF = 0.509).

UK.

201. Iqbal, M. and Ashraf, M. 2013. Alleviation of salinity-induced perturbations

in ionic and hormonal concentrations in spring wheat through seed preconditioning in

synthetic auxins. Acta Physiologiae Plantarum, 35: 1093-1112. Poland. (IF =

1.524).

202. Ashraf, M. and Harris, P.J.C. 2013. Photosynthesis under stressful

environments: An overview. Photosynthetica, 51(2): 163-190 (IF = 1.007).

203. Shahbaz, M. and Ashraf, M. 2013. Improving salinity tolerance in cereals.

Critical Reviews in Plant Sciences 32: 237-249. USA. (IF = 5.292).

204. Naz, N., Hameed, M., Nawaz, T., Aqeel, M.S.A. and Ashraf, M. 2013. Soil-

plant relationships in the arid saline desert of Cholistan. Arid Land Research and

Management 27: 140-152. (IF = 0.558). USA.

205. Ashraf, M.Y., Rafique, N., Ashraf, M., Azhar, N. and Marchand, M. 2013.

Effect of supplemental potassium (K+) on growth, physiological and biochemical

attributes of wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) grown under saline conditions. Journal of

Plant Nutrition 36: 443-458. USA. (IF = 0.536).

206. Ashraf, M.Y., Ashraf, M., Akhtar, M., Mahmood, K. and Saleem, M. 2013.

Improvement in yield, quality and reduction in fruit drop in kinnow (Citrus reticulata

Blanco) by exogenous application of plant growth regulators, potassium and zinc.

Pakistan Journal of Botany, 45(SI): 433-440. (IF = 1.207).

207. Hameed, M., Ashraf, M., Naz, N., Nawaz, T., Batool, R., Ahmad, M.S.A.,

Ahmad, F. and Hussain, M. 2013. Anatomical adaptations of Cynodon dactylon (L.)

Pers. from the salt range (Pakistan) to salinity stress. ii. Leaf anatomy. Pakistan

Journal of Botany, 45(S1): 133-142. (IF = 1.207).

208. Ashraf, M., Shahbaz, M. and Ali, Q. 2013. Drought-induced modulation in

growth and mineral nutrients in canola (Brassica napus L.). Pakistan Journal of

Botany, 45(1): 93-98. (IF = 1.207).

209. Ali, Q., Anwar, F., Ashraf, M., Saari, N., and Perveen, R. 2013. Ameliorating

effects of exogenously applied proline on seed composition, seed oil quality and oil

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antioxidant activity of maize (Zea mays L.) under drought stress. International

Journal of Molecular Sciences, 14:818-835 (IF = 2.339).

210. Kaya, C., Ashraf, M., Dikilitas, M. and Tuna, A.L. 2013. Alleviation of salt

stress-induced adverse effects on maize plants by exogenous application of

indoleacetic acid (IAA) and inorganic nutrients – A field trial. Australian Journal of

Crop Science 7(2): 249-254. (IF = 0.00).

211. Ashraf, M.Y., Hussain, F., Ashraf, M., Akhter, J. and Ebert, G. 2013.

Modulation in yield and juice quality characteristics of citrus fruit from trees supplied

with zinc and potassium foliarly. Journal of Plant Nutrition, 13:1996-2012 USA.

(IF = 0.536).

212. Iqbal, M. and Ashraf, M. 2013. Gibberellic acid mediated induction of salt

tolerance in wheat plants: growth, ionic partitioning, photosynthesis, yield and

hormonal homeostasis. Environmental and Experimental Botany, 86: 76-85.

France. (IF = 3.003).

213. Shaheen, S., Naseer, S., Ashraf, M. and Akram, N.A. 2013. Salt stress affects

water relations, photosynthesis and oxidative defense mechanisms in Solanum

melongena L. Journal of Plant Interactions 8(1): 85-96. (IF = 0.865).

214. Ashraf, M. and Foolad, M.R. 2013. Crop breeding for salt tolerance in

the era of molecular markers and marker-assisted

selection. Plant Breeding 132: 10-20. (Germany). (IF = 1.338).



215. Cha-um, S., Wangmoon, S., Mongkolsiriwatana, S., Ashraf, M. and

Kirdmanee, C. 2012. Evaluating sugarcane (Saccharum spp.) cultivars for water

deficit tolerance using some key physiological markers. Plant Biotechnology 29:

431-439. (IF = 1.056). Japan.

216. Ashraf, M.A., Ashraf, M. and Shahbaz, M. 2012. Growth-stage based

modulation in antioxidant defense system and proline accumulation in two hexaploid

wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) cultivars differing in salinity tolerance. FLORA 207(5):

388-397. Germany. (IF = 1.716; Citations =1).

217. Hameed, M., Batool, S., Naz, N., Nawaz, T., and Ashraf, M. 2012.

Leaf structural modifications for drought tolerance in some differentially adapted

ecotypes of blue panic (Panicum antidotale Retz.). Acta Physiologiae Plantarum

34:1479-1491. (IF = 1.305; Citations =1).

218. Manzoor, M., Anwar, F., Ashraf, M. and Alkharfy, K.M. 2012. Physico-

chemical characteristics of seed oil extracted from different apricot (Prunus

armeniaca L.) varieties from Pakistan. Grasas-y-Aceites, 63(2): 193-201. Spain (IF

= 0.74; Citations =1).

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219. Gull, J., Sultana, B., Anwar, F., Naseer, R., Ashraf, M. and Ashrafuzzaman,

Md. 2012. Variation in vitamin C and antioxidant attributes at three ripening

stages of guava (Psidium guajava L.) fruit from different geographical

regions of Pakistan. Molecules 17: 3165-3180. (IF = 2.428; Citations =1).

Switzerland.

220. Saleem, A., Ashraf, M., Akram, N.A. and Al-Qurainy, F. 2012. Salinity-

induced changes in key anti-oxidant enzyme activities and in the levels of some anti-

oxidants, osmo-protectants, inorganic ions, and chlorophyll pigments in okra fruit

(Abelmoschus esculentus L.). The Journal of Horticultural Science and

Biotechnology 87(3): 271-277 (UK). (IF = 0.51; Citations =1).

221. Ahmad, P., Ashraf, M., Younis, M., Hu, X., Kumar, A., Akram, N.A. and Al-

Qurainy, F. 2012. Role of transgenic plants in agriculture and biopharming.

Biotechnology Advances 30(3): 524-540. Canada (IF = 9.599; Citations = 5).

222. Sultana, B., Anwar, F., Ashraf, M. and Saari, N. 2012. Effect of drying

techniques on the total phenolic contents and antioxidant activity of selected fruits.

Journal of Medicinal Plants Research 6(1):161-167. (IF = 0.00; Citations=0).

223. Nawazish, S., Hussain, M., Ashraf, M., Ashraf, M.Y. and Jamil, A. 2012.

Effect of automobile related metal pollution (Pb2+& Cd2+) on some physiological

attributes of wild plants. International Journal of Agriculture & Biology 14:

953‒958. (IF = 0.808; Citations =0).

224. Anwer, S., Ashraf, M.Y., Hussain, M., Ashraf, M. and Jamil, A. 2012. Citric

acid mediated phytoextraction of cadmium by maize (Zea mays L.). Pakistan

Journal of Botany 44(6): 1831-1836. (IF = 0.872; Citations =1).

225. Manzoor, M., Anwar, F., Saari, N. and Ashraf, M. 2012. Variations of

antioxidant characteristics and mineral contents in

pulp and peel of different apple (Malus domestica Borkh.) cultivars. Molecules 17:

390-407. (IF = 2.428; Citations =1).

226. Li, J., Jiang, G., Yang, B., Dong, X., Feng, L., Lin, S., Chen, F., Ashraf, M.,

and Jiang, Y. 2012. A luminescent bacterium assay of fusaric acid by Fusarium

proliferatum from banana. Analytical and Bioanalytical Chemistry. Germany. 402:

1347-1353. (IF = 3.659; Citations =0).

227. Mahmood, T., Anwar, F., Iqbal, T., Bhatti, I.A. and Ashraf, M. 2012. Mineral

composition of strawberry, mulberry and cherry fruits at different ripening stages as

analyzed by inductively coupled plasma-optical emission spectroscopy. Journal of

Plant Nutrition 35: 111-122. USA. (IF = 0.526; Citations =0).

228. Ahmad, P., Hakeem, K.R., Kumar, A., Ashraf, M., and Akram, N.A. 2012.

Salt-induced changes in photosynthetic activity and oxidative defense system of three

cultivars of mustard (Brassica juncea L.). African Journal of Biotechnology 11(11):

2694-2703 (IF = 0.00; Citations =0).

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229. Ashraf, M.A. and Ashraf, M. 2012. Salt-induced variation in some potential

physio-chemical attributes of two genetically diverse spring wheat (Triticum aestivum

L.) cultivars: photosynthesis and photosystem II efficiency. Pakistan Journal of

Botany 44: 53-64. (IF = 0.872; Citations =3).

230. Ahmad, K., Khan, Z.I., Ashraf, M. and Ejaz, A. 2012. Appraisal of temporal

variation in soil and forage iron and zinc in a pasture under semi-arid environmental

conditions. Pakistan Journal of Botany 44: 157-160. (IF = 0.872; Citations =0).

231. Nadeem, M., Al-Qurainy, F., Khan, S., Tarroum, M. and Ashraf, M. 2012.

Direct shoot multiplication in Ochradenus arabicus, an endemic medicinal plant of

Saudi Arabia. Pakistan Journal of Botany 44: 345-347. (IF = 0.872; Citations =1).

232. Zhang, L., Gao, M., Hu, J., Zhang, X., Wang, K., and

Ashraf, M. 2012. Modulation role of ABA on growth, water relations and

glycinebetaine metabolism in two maize (Zea mays L.) cultivars under

drought stress. International Journal of Molecular Science 13: 3189-3202. (IF =

2.464; Citations =1).

233. Rahman, M.U., Shaheen, T., Tabbasam, N., Iqbal, M.A., Ashraf, M., Zafar,

Y. and Paterson, A.H. 2012. Cotton genetic resources. A review. Agronomy for

Sustainable Development, 32(2): 419-432. Germany. (IF = 3.573; Citations =0).

234. Noreen, Z., Ashraf, M. and Akram, N.A. 2012. Salt-induced regulation of

photosynthetic capacity and ion accumulation in some genetically diverse cultivars of

radish (Raphanus sativus L.). Journal of Applied Botany and Food Quality 85(1):

91-96. Germany. (IF = 0.34; Citations =1).

235. Ali, Q., Ashraf, M., Anwar, F., and Al-Qurainy, F. 2012. Trehalose-induced

changes in seed oil composition and antioxidant potential of maize grown under

drought stress. Journal of the American Oil Chemists' Society 89(8): 1485-1493.

(IF = 1.592; Citations =0). USA.

236. Cha-um, S., Chuencharoen, S., Mongkolsiriwatana, C., Ashraf, M. and

Kirdmanee, C. 2012. Screening sugarcane (Saccharum sp.) genotypes for salt

tolerance using multivariate cluster analysis. Plant Cell Tissue and Organ Culture

110: 23-33. (IF = 3.633; Citations =1). USA.

237. Zubair, M., Anwar, F., Ashraf, M. and Uddin, M.K. 2012. Characterization

of high-value bioactives in some selected varieties of Pakistani rice (Oryza sativa L.).

International Journal of Molecular Sciences 12: 6871-6880. (IF = 2.464; Citations

=1).

238. Saadia, M., Jamil, M., Akram, N.A. and Ashraf, M. 2012. A study of proline

metabolism in canola (Brassica napus L.) seedlings under salt stress. Molecules, 17:

5803-5815 (IF = 2.428; Citations =0). Switzerland.

239. Hameed, M., Nawaz, T., Ashraf, M., Tufail, A., Kanwal, H., Ahmad, M.S.A.

and Ahmad, I. 2012. Leaf anatomical adaptations of some halophytic and xerophytic

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sedges of the Punjab. Pakistan Journal of Botany, 44: 159-164. (IF: 0.872;

Citations =3).

240. Manzoor, M., Anwar, F., Mahmood, Z., Rashid, U. and

Ashraf, M. 2012. Variation in minerals, phenolics and antioxidant activity of peel and

pulp of different varieties of peach (Prunus persica L.) fruit from

Pakistan. Molecules 17: 6491-6506. (IF = 2.428; Citations =0).

241. Akram, N.A., Ashraf, M. and Al-Qurainy, F. 2012. Aminolevulinic acid-

induced changes in some key physiological attributes and activities of antioxidant

enzymes in sunflower (Helianthus annuus L.) plants under saline regimes. Scientia

Horticulturae 142: 143-148. (IF = 1.396; Citations =1). The Netherlands.

242. Khan, Z.I, Ashraf, M., Ahmad, K., Mukhtar, M.K., Bayat, A. Naqvi, S.A.H.,

Nawaz, R., Zaib, M.J., and Shaheen, M. 2012. Lead toxicity evaluation in rams

grazing on pasture during autumn and winter: A case study. Polish Journal of

Environmental Studies 21(5): 1257-1260. (IF = 0.00; Citations =0). Poland.

243. Perveen, S., Shahbaz, M. and Ashraf, M. 2012. Changes in mineral

composition, uptake and use efficiency of salt stressed wheat (Triticum aestivum L.)

plants raised from seed treated with triacontanol. Pakistan Journal of Botany 44:27-

35. (IF = 0.872; Citations =4).

244. Perveen, S., Shahbaz, M. and Ashraf, M. 2012. Is pre-sowing seed treatment

with triacontanol effective in improving some physiological and biochemical attributes of

wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) under salt stress?” Journal of Applied Botany and Food

Quality 85: 41-48. (IF = 0.34; Citations =1). Germany.

245. Nadeem, M., Al-Qurainy, F., Khan, S., Tarroum, M., and Ashraf, M. 2012.

Effect of some chemical treatments on seed germination and dormancy breaking in an

important medicinal plant Ochradenus arabicus Cuadhary, Hill C. & A.G. Mill.

Pakistan Journal of Botany 44(3): 1037-1040. (IF = 0.872; Citations =0)

246. Ashraf, M., Hussain M., Ahmad M.S.A., Al-Qurainy F., Hameed M. 2012.

Strategies for conservation of endangered ecosystems. Pakistan Journal of Botany.

44(SI2): 1-6. (IF = 0.872; Citations =0)

247. Hameed, M., Nawaz, T., Ashraf M., Ahmad F., Ahmad K.S., Ahmad M.S.A.,

Raza S.H., Hussain M., Ahmad I. 2012. Floral biodiversity and conservation status of

the Himalayan foothill region, Punjab. Pakistan Journal of Botany. 44(SI2): 143-

149. (IF = 0.872; Citations =0)

248. Nawaz T., Hameed M., Ashraf M., Ahmad F., Ahmad M.S.A., Hussain M.,

Ahmad I., Younis A., Ahmad K.S. 2012. Diversity and conservation status of

economically important flora of the salt range, Pakistan. Pakistan Journal of

Botany. 44(SI2): 203-212. (IF = 0.872; Citations =0)

249. Hameed, M., Naz, N., Ashraf, M., Ahmad, M.S.A., Nawaz, T., and Chaudhry,

A.A. 2012. Impact of fencing on the conservation of wildlife habitat in a sub-

mountainous open scrub forest. Acta Oecologica 45: 16-24. (IF = 1.621; Citations

=0). France.

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250. Bano, S., Ashraf, M., Akram, N.A. and Al-Qurainy, F. 2012. Regulation in some

vital physiological attributes and antioxidative defense system in carrot (Daucus

carota L.) under saline stress. Journal of Applied Botany and Food Quality 85:

105-115. (IF = 0.34; Citations =0). Germany.

251. Anosheh, H.P., Emam, Y., Ashraf, M. and Foolad, M.R. 2012. Exogenous

application of salicylic acid and chlormequat chloride alleviates negative effects of

drought stress in wheat. Advanced Studies in Biology 4(11):501-520. (IF = 0;

Citations =0).

252. Habib, N., Ali, Q., Ashraf, M. and Perveen, R. 2012. Response of salt stressed

okra (Abelmoschus esculentus Moench.) plants to foliar-applied glycine betaine and

glycine betaine containing sugarbeet extract. South African Journal of Botany 83:

151-158. (IF = 1.409; Citations =0).

253. Akram, M., Farooq, S., Ashraf, M., Arshad, R., Afzaal, M. and Farooq-Azam.

2012. Detecting differences in wheat for salt tolerance through multi parameters

evaluation-ii: physiological parameters. Pakistan Journal of Botany 44(5): 1533-

1541. (IF = 0.872; Citations =0)

254. Shahbaz, M., Ashraf, M., Al-Qurainy, F. and Harris, P.J.C. 2012. Salt

tolerance in selected vegetable crops. Critical Reviews in Plant Sciences 31: 303-

320. (IF = 4.356).



255. Bao, Y., Jiang, Y., Shi, J., Chen, F., and Ashraf, M. 2011. Extraction and

pharmacological properties of bioactive compounds from longan (Dimocarpus longan

Lour.) fruit - A review. Food Research International 44(7): 1837-1842. Canada.

(IF = 3.150)

256. Ahmad, P., Nabi, G. and Ashraf, M. 2011. Cadmium-induced oxidative

damage in mustard Brassica juncea (L.) Czern. & Coss.] plants can be alleviated by

salicylic acid. South African Journal of Botany 77: 36-44. South Africa. (IF =

1.659)

257. Khan, Z.I., Ashraf, M., Ahmad, K., Al-Qurainy, F., Gondal, S. and Fardous,

A. 2011. Studies on the transfer of copper from soil to pastures at different sampling

periods: a case study of a semi-arid region (Sargodha) in Pakistan. Biological Trace

Element Research. 141(1-3):126-130. Germany. (IF = 1.923)

258. Khan, Z.I., Ashraf, M., Ahmad, K. and N.A. Akram. 2011. A study on the

transfer of cadmium from soil to pasture under semi-arid conditions in Sargodha,

Pakistan. Biological Trace Element Research. 142: 143-147. Germany. (IF =

1.923).

259. Iqbal, N., Ashraf, M.Y. and Ashraf. M. 2011. Modulation of endogenous

levels of some key organic metabolites by exogenous application of glycine betaine in

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drought stressed plants of sunflower (Helianthus annuus L.). Plant Growth

Regulation 63: 7-12. The Netherlands. (IF = 1.604)

260. Khan, Z.I., Ashraf, M., Mukhtar, M.K., Raza, N., Ahmad, K. and Akram,

N.A. 2011. A study on the transfer of iron in soil-plant-animal continuum under semi-

arid environmental conditions in Sargodha, Pakistan. Biological Trace Element

Research 142(3): 890-895. Germany. (IF = 1.923)

261. Khan, Z.I., Ahmad, K., Ashraf, M., Raza, N. and Sher, M. 2011. Assessment

of molybdenum status in soil and forage for ruminant production under semi-arid

environmental conditions in Sargodha, Pakistan. Biological Trace Element Research

142(3): 465-470. Germany. (IF = 1.923)

262. Khan, Z.I., Ahmad, K., Ashraf, M., Raza, N. and Sher, M. 2011. Evaluation

of molybdenum status of cows: the use of blood plasma and milk as indicators under

semi-arid environmental conditions in Punjab, Pakistan. Biological Trace Element

Research, 143: 226-230. Germany. (IF = 1.923)

263. Ahmad, M.S.A., Hussain, M. and Ashraf, M. 2011. Phytotoxic effects of

nickel on yield and concentration of macro-and micro-nutrients in sunflower

(Helianthus annuus L.) achenes. Journal of Hazardous Material, 185:1295–1303.

(Korea). (Impact factor = 4.173)

264. Ashraf, M., Akram, N.A., Al-Qurainy and Foolad, M.R. 2011. Drought

tolerance: Roles of organic osmolytes, growth regulators and mineral nutrients.

Advances in Agronomy, 111: 249-296. USA. (Impact factor = 5.204)

265. Akram, M.S. and Ashraf, M. 2011. Exogenous application of potassium

dihydrogen phosphate can alleviate the adverse effects of salt stress on sunflower

(Helianthus annuus L.). Journal of Plant Nutrition 34: 1041-1057. (USA). (Impact

factor = 0.641)

266. Shahbaz, M., Ashraf, M., Nudrat, A.A., Hanif, A., Hameed, S., Joham, S.,

and Rehman, R. 2011. Salt-induced modulation in growth, photosynthetic capacity,

proline content and ion accumulation in sunflower (Helianthus annuus L.)

Acta Physiologiae Plantarum, 33(4): 1113-1122 (Poland). (Impact factor = 1.639)

267. Saleem, A., Ashraf, M. and Akram, N.A. 2011. Salt (NaCl)-induced

modulation in some key physio-biochemical attributes in okra (Abelmoschus

esculentus L.). Journal of Agronomy and Crop Science, 197: 202-213. (Germany).

(Impact factor = 2.433)

268. Ashraf, M.A., Ahmad, M.SA., Ashraf, M., Al-Qurainy, F. and Ashraf, M.A.

2011. Alleviation of waterlogging stress in upland cotton (Gossypium hirsutum L.) by

exogenous application of potassium in soil and as a foliar spray. Crop & Pasture

Science 62: 25-38. Australia. (Impact factor = 1.418)

269. Ashraf, M.Y., Azhar, N., Ashraf, M., Hussain, M. and Arshad, M. 2011.

Influence of lead on growth and nutrient accumulation in canola (Brassica napus L.)

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cultivars. Journal of Environmental Biology, 32: 659-666. India (Impact factor =

0.640)

270. Hai, L., Song, L., You Y., Li, Y., Jiang, Y., Joyce, D.C. and Ashraf, M. 2011.

Cold storage duration affects litchi fruit quality, membrane permeability, enzyme

activities and energy charge during shelf time at ambient temperature. Postharvest

Biology and Technology 60: 24-30. (Impact factor = 2.411)

271. Hameed, M., Ashraf, M. and Naz, N. 2011. Anatomical and physiological

characteristics relating to ionic relations in some

salt tolerant grasses from the Salt Range, Pakistan. Acta Physiologiae Plantarum,

33(4): 1399-1409 (Poland). (Impact factor = 1.639)

272. Azmat, M.A., Nawab, N.N., Khan, A.A., Ashraf, M., Niaz, S. and Mahmood

K. 2011. Characterization of pea germplasm. International Journal of Vegetable

Science, 17: 246-258. USA. (Impact factor = 0.00)

273. Ali, Q. and Ashraf, M. 2011. Induction of drought tolerance in maize (Zea

mays L.) due to exogenous application of trehalose: growth, photosynthesis, water

relations and oxidative defense mechanism. Journal of Agronomy and Crop

Science 197: 258-271. Germany. Impact factor = 2.433)

274. Ashraf, M.Y., Sadiq, R., Hussain, M., Ashraf, M. and Ahmad, M.S.A. 2011.

Toxic effect of nickel (Ni) on growth and metabolism in germinating seeds of

sunflower (Helianthus annuus L.). Biological Trace Element Research 143(3):

1695-1703. Germany. (Impact factor = 1.923)

275. Jamil, A. Riaz, S., Ashraf, M. and Foolad, M.R. 2011. Gene expression

profiling of plants under salt stress. Critical Reviews in Plant Sciences 30(5): 435-

458. USA. (Impact factor = 4.659)

276. Akram, M., Farooq, S., Ashraf, M., Afzaal, M., Arshad, R. and Azam, F.

2011. Detecting differences in some elite wheat lines for salt tolerance through multi

parameters evaluation 1. Morphological and yield parameters. Pakistan Journal of

Botany 43(1): 435-443. (Impact factor = 0.907)

277. Akram, N.A. and Ashraf, M. 2011. Pattern of accumulation of inorganic

elements in sunflower (Helianthus annuus L.) plants subjected to salt stress and

exogenous application of 5-aminolevulinic acid. Pakistan Journal of Botany 43(1):

521-530. (Impact factor = 0.907)

278. Ahmad, I., Ahmad, M.S.A., Hussain, M., Ashraf, M. and Ashraf, M.Y. 2011.

Spatio-temporal variations in soil characteristics and nutrient availability of an open

scrub type rangeland in the sub-mountainous Himalayan tract of Pakistan. Pakistan

Journal of Botany 43(1): 565-571. (Impact factor = 0.907)

279. Sabir, P., Ashraf, M. and Akram, N.A. 2011. Accession variation for salt

tolerance in proso millet (Panicum miliaceum L.) using leaf proline content and

activities of some key antioxidant enzymes. Journal of Agronomy and Crop

Science 197: 340-347. Germany. Impact factor = 2.433)

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280. Akram, N.A. and Ashraf, M. 2011. Improvement in growth, chlorophyll

pigments and photosynthetic performance in salt-stressed plants of sunflower

(Helianthus annuus L.) by foliar application of 5-aminolevulinic acid. Agrochimica

55(2): 94-104. Italy. (Impact factor = 0.250)

281. Ahmad, K., Ejaz, A., Azam, M., Khan, Z.I., Ashraf, M., Al-Qurainy, F.,

Fardous, A., Gondal, S., Bayat, A.R., Valeem, E.E. 2011. Lead, cadmium and

chromium contents of canola irrigated with sewage water. Pakistan Journal of


282. Nawaz, T., Hameed, M., Ashraf, M., Al-Qurainy, F., Ahmad, M.S.A.,

Younis, A. and Hayat, M. 2011. Ecological significance of diversity in leaf tissue

architecture of some species/cultivars of the genus Rosa L. Pakistan Journal of


283. Rashid, U., Anwar, F., Ashraf, M., Saleem, M. and Yusup, S. 2011.

Application of response surface methodology for optimizing transesterification of

Moringa oleifera oil: Biodiesel production. Energy Conservation and Management

52: 3034-3042. (Impact factor = 2.216)

284. Siddiqi, E.H., Ashraf, M., Al-Qurainy, F. and Akram, N.A. 2011. Salt-

induced modulation in inorganic nutrients, antioxidant enzymes, proline content and

seed oil composition in safflower (Carthamus tinctorius L.). Journal of the Science

of Food and Agriculture, 91: 2785-2793. UK. (Impact factor = 1.436)

285. Ahmad, M.S.A. and M. Ashraf. 2011. Essential roles and hazardous effects of

nickel in plants. Reviews of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology, 214:

125-167. USA. (Impact factor = 3.452)

286. Al-Qurainy, F., Khan, S., Al-hemaid, F., Ali, A., Tarroum, M., Ashraf, M.

2011. Assessing molecular signature for some potential date (Phoenix dactylifera L.)

cultivars from Saudi Arabia based on chloroplast DNA sequences rpoB and psbA-

trnH. International Journal of Molecular Sciences 12: 6871-6880. (Impact Factor

= 2.598).

287. Khan, Z.I., Ahmad, K., Kashaf, S., Ashraf, M., Al-Qurainy, F., Danish, M.,

Fardous, A., Gondal, S., Ejaz, A. and Valeem, E.E. 2011. Evaluation of iron content

in a potential fodder crop oat (Avena sativa L.) grown on soil treated with sugarcane

filter cake. Pakistan Journal of Botany, 43(3): 1547-1550. (Impact factor = 0.907)

288. Al-Qurainy, F., Khan, S., Ali, M.A., Al-Hemaid, F.M., Tarroum, M. and

Ashraf, M. 2011. Authentication of Ruta graveolens and its adulterant using internal

transcribed spacer (ITS) sequences of nuclear ribosomal DNA. Pakistan Journal of

Botany, 43(3): 1613-1620. (Impact factor = 0.907)

289. Perveen, R., Jamil, Y., Ashraf, M., Ali, Q., Iqbal, M. and Ahmad, M.R. 2011.

He-Ne laser-induced improvement in biochemical, physiological, growth and yield

characteristics in sunflower (Helianthus annuus L.). Photochemistry and

Photobiology 87(6): 1453-1463. USA. (Impact factor = 2.413).

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290. Javed, N., Ashraf, M., Akram, N.A. and Al-Qurainy, F. 2011. Alleviation of

adverse effects of drought stress on growth and some potential physiological

attributes in maize (Zea mays L.) by seed electromagnetic treatment. Photochemistry

and Photobiology, 87: 1354-1362. (Impact factor = 2.413).

291. Hameed, M., Khan, R., Ashraf, M., Nawaz, T., Ahmad, M.S.A. and Mubarik,

S. 2011. Influence of plantation type on ground flora composition and diversity in

Gatwala artificial forest plantation. Pakistan Journal of Botany 43(4): 1867-1872.


292. Al-Qurainy, F., Al-Hemaid, F.M., Khan, S., Ali, M.A., Tarroum, M. and

Ashraf, M. 2011. Detection of sodium azide-induced mutagenicity in the regenerated

shoots of Artemisia annua L., using internal transcribed spacer (ITS) sequences of

nrDNA. Pakistan Journal of Botany (43(4): 2183-2186. (Impact factor = 0.907)

293. Kaya, C., Tuna, A.L., Guneri, M., and Ashraf, M. 2011. Mitigation effects of

silicon on tomato plants bearing fruit grown at high boron

Journal of Plant Nutrition 34: 1985-1994. USA. (Impact factor = 0.641)

294. Ahmad, K., Khan, Z.I., Bayat, A.R., Ashraf, M., and Rizwan, Y. 2011.

Cadmium and chromium concentrations in six forage species irrigated with canal,

sewage or mixed canal and sewage water. Pakistan Journal of Botany 43(5): 2411-

2414. (Impact factor = 0.907)

295. Perveen, S., Shahbaz, M., and Ashraf, M. 2011. Modulation in activities of

antioxidant enzymes in salt stressed and non-stressed wheat (Triticum aestivum l.)

plants raised from seed treated with triacontanol. Pakistan Journal of Botany 43(5):

2463-2468. (Impact factor = 0.907)

296. Kanwal, H., Ashraf, M. and Shahbaz, M. 2011. Assessment of salt tolerance

of some newly developed and candidate wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) cultivars using

gas exchange and chlorophyll fluorescence attributes. Pakistan Journal of Botany

43 (6):2693-2699. (Impact factor = 0.907)

297. Akram, N.A., Ashraf, M. and Al-Qurainy, F. 2011. Aminolevulinic acid-

induced changes in yield and seed-oil characteristics of sunflower (Helianthus annuus

L.) plants under salt stress. Pakistan Journal of Botany 43(6): 2845-2852. (Impact

factor = 0.907)

298. Hameed, M., Ashraf, M., Al-Quriany, F., Nawaz, T., Ahmad, M.S.A.,

Younis, A. and Naz, N. 2011.Medicinal flora of the Cholistan desert: a review.

Pakistan Journal of Botany 43(SI): 39-50. (Impact factor = 0.907)

299. Ahmad, I., Ahmad, M.S.A., Ashraf, M., Hussain, M. and Ashraf, M.Y.

2011.Seasonal variation in some medicinal and biochemical ingredients in Mentha

longifolia (L.) Huds. Pakistan Journal of Botany 43(SI): 69-77. (Impact factor =

0.907)

300. Ali, Q. and Ashraf, M. 2011. Exogenously applied glycinebetaine enhances

seed and seed oil quality of maize (Zea mays L.) under water deficit conditions.

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Environmental and Experimental Botany 71: 249-259. France. (Impact factor =

2.985).

301. Shahbaz, M., Iqbal, M. and Ashraf, M. 2011. Response of differently adapted

populations of blue panic grass (Panicum antidotale Retz.) to water deficit conditions.

Journal of Applied Botany and Food Quality 84: 134-141. Germany. (Impact

factor = 0.429).

302. Noreen, S., Ashraf, M. and Akram, N.A. 2011. Does exogenous application of

salicylic acid improve growth and some key physiological attributes in sunflower

plants subjected to salt stress? Journal of Applied Botany and Food Quality 84:

169-177. Germany. (Impact factor = 0.429).

303. Shahbaz, M., Masood, Y., Perveen, S. and Ashraf, M. 2011. Is foliar-applied

glycinebetaine effective in mitigating the adverse effects of drought stress on wheat

(Triticum aestivum L.)? Journal of Applied Botany and Food Quality 84: 192-199.

Germany. (Impact factor = 0.429).

304. Ahmad, M.S.A., Ashraf, M., Tabassam, Q., Hussain, M. and Firdous, H.

2011. Lead (Pb) - induced regulation in growth, photosynthesis, and mineral nutrition

in maize (Zea mays L.) plants at early growth stages. Biological Trace Element

Research 144(1-3): 1229-1239 Germany (Impact factor = 1.923)



305. Anwar, F., Rashid, U., Ashraf, M. and Nadeem, M. 2010. Okra (Hibiscus

esculentus) seed oil for biodiesel production. Applied Energy, 87: 779-785. (The

Netherlands). (Impact factor = 3.88)

306. Nawaz, K. and Ashraf, M. 2010. Exogenous application of glycinebetaine

modulates activities of antioxidants in maize plants subjected to salt stress. Journal of

Agronomy and Crop Science, 196(1): 28-37 (Germany). (Impact factor = 1.952)

307. Ahmad, M.S.A., Ashraf, M. and Ali, Q. 2010. Soil salinity as a selection

pressure is a key determinant for the evolution of salt tolerance in blue panicgrass

(Panicum antidotale Retz.). Flora–Plant Morphology, Distribution and Functional

Ecology, 205: 37-45. (Germany). (Impact factor = 1.657)

308. Ashraf, M., Ali, Q., Anwar, F. and Hussain, A.I. 2010. Composition of leaf

essential oil of Eucalyptus camaldulensis. Asian Journal of Chemistry, 22(3): 1779-

1786. India. (Impact factor = 0.247)Full Length Articl

309. Rasheed, R., Wahid, A., Ashraf, M. and Basra, S.M.A. 2010. Role of proline

and glycinebetaine in improving chilling stress tolerance in sugarcane buds at

sprouting. International Journal of Agriculture and Biology, 12: 1–8. (Pakistan).


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310. Hussain, I., Wahid, A., Ashraf, M. and Basra, S.M.A. 2010. Changes in

growth and yield of maize grown in the glasshouse. International Journal of

Agriculture and Biology, 12: 9–12. (Pakistan). (Impact factor = 0.00)

311. Ashraf, M. 2010. Registration of ‘S-24’ spring wheat with improved salt

tolerance. Journal of Plant Registration, 4(1): 34-37 USA. (Impact factor = 0.573)

312. Ashraf, M. 2010. Inducing drought tolerance in plants: some recent advances.

Biotechnology Advances 28: 169-183 (Canada). (Impact factor = 7.6)

313. Ahmad, K., Khan, Z.A. Ibrahim, M., Ashraf, M. and Hussain, M. 2010.

Evaluation of nutritional composition of plant species of Soone Valley in Punjab,

Pakistan. Journal of Plant Nutrition 33: 496-517 (USA). (Impact factor = 0.726)

314. Hussain, I.H., F. Anwar, M. Shahid, M. Ashraf and R. Przybylski. 2010.

Chemical composition, antioxidant and antimicrobial activities of essential oil of

spearmint (Mentha spicata L.) from Pakistan. Journal of Essential Oil Research 22:

78-84 (USA). (Impact factor = 0.643)

315. Khan, Z.I., Ashraf, M., Danish, M., Shah, Z.I., Ahmad, K., Valeem, E.E. and

McDowell, L.R. 2010. Selenium profile in pasture forages and blood plasma of

grazing sheep. Vet Scan, 5(1): 56 (India). (Impact factor = 0.00)

316. Hameed, M., Ashraf, M., Naz, N. and Al-Qurainy, F. 2010. Anatomical

adaptations of Cynodon dactylon (L.) Pers. from the Salt Range Pakistan, to salinity

stress. 1. Root and Stem Anatomy. Pakistan Journal of Botany, 42(1): 279-290.


317. Ashraf, M.A., Ashraf, M. and Ali, Q. 2010. Response of two genetically

diverse wheat cultivars to salt stress at different growth stages: leaf lipid peroxidation

and phenolic contents. Pakistan Journal of Botany, 42(1): 559-566. (Impact factor

= 0.947)

318. Zafar, M., Tanveer, A., Cheema, Z.A. and Ashraf, M. 2010. Weed-crop

competition effects on growth and yield of sugarcane planted using two methods.

Pakistan Journal of Botany, 42(2): 815-823. (Impact factor = 0.947)

319. Naz, N., Hameed, M., and Ashraf, M. 2010. Eco-morphic response to salt

stress in two halophytic grasses from the Cholistan desert, Pakistan. Pakistan

Journal of Botany, 42(2): 1343-1351. (Impact factor = 0.947)

320. Khan, Z.I., Ashraf, M., Ahmad, K. and Valeem, E.E. 2010. Periodic

evaluation of potassium transfer from soil and forage to small ruminants on an

experimental station in southern Punjab, Pakistan. Pakistan Journal of Botany

42(2): 1353-1360. (Impact factor = 0.947)

321. Nargis, N., M. Hameed, M.S.A. Ahmad, M. Ashraf and M. Arshad. 2010. Is

soil salinity one of the major determinants of community structure under arid

environments? Community Ecology 11 (1): 84-90. Hungary. (Impact factor =

0.974)

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322. Ashraf, M.Y., Gul, A., Ashraf, M., Hussain, F. and Abert, G. 2010.

Improvement in yield and quality of kinnow (Citrus deliciosa x Citrus nobilis) by

potassium fertilization. Journal of Plant Nutrition, 33(11): 1625-1637. USA.


323. Noreen, Z., Ashraf, M. and Akram, N.A. 2010. Salt-induced regulation of

some key antioxidant enzymes and physio-biochemical phenomena in five diverse

cultivars of turnip (Brassica rapa L.). Journal of Agronomy and Crop Science 196:

273-285. Germany. (Impact factor = 1.952)

324. Tuna, A.L., Kaya, C. and Ashraf, M. 2010. Potassium sulfate improves water

deficit tolerance in melon plants grown under glasshouse conditions. Journal of

Plant Nutrition 33(9): 1276-1286. USA. (Impact factor = 0.726)

325. Khan, Z.I., Ashraf, M., Ahmad, K. and Al-Qurainy, F. 2010. Seasonal

assessment of selenium as a hazardous element in pasture and animal system: a case

study of Kajli sheep in Sargodha, Pakistan. Journal of Hazardous Materials 179:

1111-1114. (Korea). (Impact factor = 3.723)

326. Ashraf, M., Akram, N.A., Arteca, R.N. and Foolad, M.R. 2010. The

physiological, biochemical and molecular roles of brassinosteroids and salicylic acid

in plant processes and salt tolerance. Critical Reviews in Plant Sciences 29 (3): 162

– 190. USA. (Impact factor = 3.821)

327. Abbas, W., Ashraf, M. and Akram, N.A. 2010. Alleviation of salt-induced

adverse effects in eggplant (Solanum melongena L.) by glycinebetaine and sugarbeet

extracts. Scientia Horticulturae 125, 188-195. The Netherlands. (Impact factor =

1.045)

328. Noreen, Z., Ashraf, M. and Akram, N.A. 2010. Salt-induced modulation in

some key gas exchange characteristics and ionic relations in pea (Pisum sativum L.)

and their use as selection criteria. Crop & Pasture Science, 61: 369-378. Australia.


329. Hussain, A.I., Anwar, F., Nigam, P.S., Ashraf, M., Gilani, A.H. 2010.

Seasonal variation in content, chemical composition and antimicrobial and cytotoxic

activities of essential oils from four Mentha species. The Journal of the Science of

Food and Agriculture 90: 1827–1836. UK. (Impact factor = 1.360)

330. Ali, Q., Ashraf, M. and Anwar, F. 2010. Seed composition and seed oil

antioxidant activity of maize under water stress. Journal of the American Oil

Chemists’ Society, 87:1179-1187. USA. (Impact factor = 1.587)

331. Noreen, S. and Ashraf, M. 2010. Modulation in salt (NaCl)-induced effects on

oil-composition and fatty-acid profile of sunflower (Helianthus annuus L.) by

exogenous application of salicylic acid. The Journal of the Science of Food and

Agriculture 90: 2608-2616. UK. (Impact factor = 1.360)

332. Cha-um, S., Ashraf, M. and Kirdmanee, C. 2010. Screening upland rice

(Oryza sativa L. ssp. indica) genotypes for salt-tolerance using multivariate cluster

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analysis. African Journal of Biotechnology, 9(30), 4731-4740. South Africa.


333. Naz, N., Hameed, M., Ashraf, M., Al-Qurainy, F., Arshad, M. 2010.

Relationships between gas exchange characteristics and stomatal structural

modifications in some desert grasses under high salinity. Photosynthetica 48 (3):

446-456. Czech Republic. (Impact factor = 1.016)

334. Perveen, R., Ali, Q., Ashraf, M., Al-Qurainy, F., Jamil, Y. and Ahmad, M.R.

2010. Effects of different doses of low power continuous wave He-Ne laser radiation

on some seed thermodynamic and germination parameters, and potential enzymes

involved in seed germination of sunflower (Helianthus annuus L.). Photochemistry

and Photobiology 86(5):1050-1055. USA. (Impact factor = 2.679)

335. Parveen, N. and Ashraf, M. 2010. Role of silicon in mitigating the adverse

effects of salt stress on growth and photosynthetic attributes of two maize (Zea mays

L.) cultivars grown hydroponically. Pakistan Journal of Botany, 42(3): 1675-1684.


336. Zafar, Z.U., Athar H.R. and Ashraf, M. 2010. Responses of two cotton

(Gossypium hirsutum L.) cultivars differing in resistance to leaf curl virus disease to

nitrogen nutrition. Pakistan Journal of Botany, 42(3): 2085-2094. (Impact factor =

0.947)

337. Hussain, A., Khan, Z.I., Ahmad, K., Ashraf, M., Valeem, E.E. and Rashid,

M.H. 2010. Effect of a strong enzyme denaturant (urea) on the stability of soluble

acid invertases from sugarcane. Pakistan Journal of Botany, 42(3): 2171-2175.


338. Naz, N., Hameed, M., Ashraf, M., Arshad, M., and Ahmad, M.S.A. 2010.

Impact of salinity on species association and phytosociology of halophytic plant

communities in the Cholistan desert, Pakistan. Pakistan Journal of Botany, 42(4):

2359-2367. (Impact factor = 0.947)

339. Aslam, N., Shiekh, M.A., Ashraf, M. and Jamil, A. 2010. Expression pattern

of Trichoderma cellulases under different carbon sources. Pakistan Journal of


340. Khan, Z.I., Ashraf, M., Ahmad, K., Raza, N., Ahmad, N. and Valeem, E.E.

2010. Status of two macro-elements calcium and magnesium of pasture and cattle

grazing in a semiarid region of central Punjab, Pakistan. Pakistan Journal of


341. Nawaz, K., Ashraf, M., Akram, N.A. and Al-Qurainy, F. 2010. Modulation of

growth parameters, proline content and mineral nutrients in maize (Zea mays L.) by

exogenously applied glycinebetaine at different growth stages under salt stress.

Journal of Applied Botany and Food Quality, 83(2): 204-211. (Germany).

(Impact factor = 0.664).

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342. Nadeem, S.M., Zahir, Z.A., Naveed, M. and Ashraf, M. 2010. Microbial

ACC-deaminase: Prospects and applications for inducing salt tolerance in plants.

Critical Reviews in Plant Sciences, 29:360–393. USA. (Impact factor = 3.821)

343. Perveen, S., Shahbaz, M. and Ashraf, M. 2010. Regulation in gas exchange

and quantum yield of photosystem II (PSII) in salt-stressed and non-stressed wheat

plants raised from seed treated with triacontanol. Pakistan Journal of Botany, 42(5):

3073-3081. (Impact factor = 0.947)

344. Khan, Z.I., Ahmad, K., Raza, N., Al-Qurainy, A. Ashraf, M. and Hussain, A.

2010. Assessment of chromium concentrations in soil-plant-animal continuum:

Possible risk for grazing cattle. Pakistan Journal of Botany, 42(5): 3409-3414.


345. Ahmad, I., Ahmad, M.S.A., Hussain, M., Ashraf, M., Ashraf, M.Y. and

Hameed, M. 2010. Spatiotemporal aspects of plant community structure in open scrub

rangelands of sub-mountainous Himalayan plateaus. Pakistan Journal of Botany,

42(5): 3431-3440. (Impact factor = 0.947)

346. Iqbal, M. and Ashraf, M. 2010. Changes in hormonal balance: a possible

mechanism of pre-sowing chilling-induced salt tolerance in spring wheat. Journal of

Agronomy and Crop Science 196: 440-454. Germany. (Impact factor = 1.953)

347. Khan, Z.I., Ahmad, K., Ashraf, M., Naqvi, S.A.H., Kashaf, S., Ejaz, A. and

Valeem, E.E. 2010. Evaluation of potassium status of rams: the use of pasture and

blood plasma as indicators under semi-arid environmental conditions in Punjab,

Pakistan. Pakistan Journal of Botany, 42(6): 3933-3938. (Impact factor = 0.947)

348. Habib, N., Ashraf, M. and Ahmad, M.S.A. 2010. Enhancement in seed

germinability of rice (Oryza sativa L.) by pre-sowing seed treatment with nitric oxide

(NO) under salt stress. Pakistan Journal of Botany, 42(6): 4071-4078. (Impact

factor = 0.947)



349. Khan, Z.I., A. Hussain, A., Ashraf, M. and Ermidou-Pollet, S. 2009. Transfer

of copper from soil and forage to sheep grazing in a semiarid region of Pakistan.

Influence of the seasons and the period of sampling. Trace Elements and

Electrolytes 26(1): 24-30. Germany. (Impact factor = 0.312)

350. Khan, Z.I., A. Hussain, A., Ashraf, M., and McDowell, L.R. and Ermidou-

Pollet, S. 2009. Transfer of zinc from soil and forage to goats grazing in a semiarid

region of Pakistan. Influence of the seasons and the period of sampling. Trace

Elements and Electrolytes 26(1): 31-38. Germany. (Impact factor = 0.312)

351. Ahmad, K. Khan, Z.I., Ashraf, M., Valeem, E.E., Shah Z.A. and McDowell ,

L.R. 2009. Determination of forage concentrations of lead, nickel and chromium in

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relation to the requirements of grazing ruminants in the Salt Range, Pakistan.

Pakistan Journal of Botany, 41(1): 61-65 (Pakistan). (Impact factor = 0.52)

352. Khan, Z.I., Ashraf, M., Ahmad, K., Valeem E.E. and McDowell, L.R. 2009.

Mineral status of forage and its relationship with that of plasma of farm animals in

southern Punjab, Pakistan. Pakistan Journal of Botany, 41(1):67-72 (Pakistan).


353. Noreen, S., Ashraf, M., Hussain M. and Jamil, A. 2009. Exogenous

application of salicylic acid enhances antioxidative capacity in salt stressed sunflower

(Helianthus annuus L.) plants. Pakistan Journal of Botany, 41(1): 473-479

(Pakistan). (Impact factor = 0.52)

354. Ashraf, M. 2009. Biotechnological approach of improving plant salt tolerance

using antioxidants as markers. Biotechnology Advances 27: 84-93. Canada.


355. Akram, M.S., Ashraf, M. and Akram, N.A. 2009. Effectiveness of potassium

sulfate in mitigating salt-induced adverse effects on different physio-biochemical

attributes in sunflower (Helianthus annuus L.). Flora, 204: 471-483. Germany.


356. Ali, S., Anwar, F., Ashraf, S. and Ashraf, M. 2009. Evaluation of canola

seeds of different cultivars with special emphasis to quantification of erucic acid and

glucosinolates. Grasas y Aceites. 60(1): 89-95. Spain. (Impact factor = 0.76)

357. Athar, H.U.R., Khan, A. and Ashraf, M. 2009. Inducing salt tolerance in

wheat by exogenously applied ascorbic acid through different modes. Journal of

Plant Nutrition 32(11): 1799-1817. USA. (Impact factor = 0.512)

358. Hussain, A., Rashid, M.H., Perveen, R. and Ashraf, M. 2009. Purification,

kinetic and thermodynamic characterization of soluble acid invertase from sugarcane

(Saccharum officinarum L.). Plant Physiology & Biochemistry 47: 188-194. The

Netherlands. (Impact factor = 2.485)

359. Kaya, C., Ashraf, M., Sonmez, O. Aydemir, S., Tuna, L. and Cullu, A. 2009. The influence of arbuscular mycorrhizal colonisation on key growth parameters and

fruit yield of pepper plants grown at high salinity. Scientia Horticulturae 121: 1-6.

The Netherlands. (Impact factor = 1.197)

360. Hameed, M. Naz, N., and Ashraf, M. 2009. Anatomical adaptations to salinity

in cogon grass (Imperata cylindrica (L.) Raeusche) from the Salt Range, Pakistan.

Plant and Soil, 322(1-2): 229-238 (The Netherlands). (Impact factor = 2.517)

361. Prasad, K.N., Yang, B., Yang, S., Chen, Y., Zhao, M., Ashraf, M. and Jiang,

Y. 2009. Identification of phenolic compounds and appraisal of antioxidant and

antityrosinase activity of litchi (Litchi sinensis Sonn.) seeds. Food Chemistry 116: 1-

7. (UK). (Impact factor = 3.146)

362. Kaya, C. Tuna, A.L., Yokas, I., DikilitasD, M., Ashraf, M., Koskeroglu, S.

and Guneri, M. 2009. Supplementary phosphorus can alleviate boron toxicity in

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tomato. Scientia Horticulturae 121: 284-288. The Netherlands. (Impact factor =

1.197)

363. Sultana, B., Anwar, F. and Ashraf, M. 2009. Effect of extraction

solvent/technique on the antioxidant activity of selected medicinal plant extracts.

Molecules 14: 2167-2180. Switzerland. (Impact factor = 1.738)

364. Ahmad, M.S.A., Ali, Q., Ashraf, M., Haider, M. Z. and Abbas, Q. 2009.

Involvement of polyamines and ABA in adaptation of Blue Panicgrass (Panicum

antidotale Retz.) to saline environments. Environmental and Experimental Botany.

66(3): 409-417. (France). (Impact factor = 3.164)

365. Ashraf, M.Y., Ashraf, M., Naveed, N.H., Arshad, M. and Akram, N.A. 2009.

Salt-induced some biochemical changes in germinating seeds of tree rice cultivars

differing in salt tolerance. Agrochimica, LIII(5): 308-321 (Italy). (Impact factor =

0.288)

366. Ali, Q., Ashraf, M., and Anwar F. 2009. Physico-chemical attributes of seed

oil from drought stressed sunflower (Helianthus annuus L.) plants. Grasas Y Aceites

60(5): 475-481. Spain. (Impact factor = 0.76)

367. Nadeem, R., Hanif, M.A., Mahmood, A., Jamil, M.S. and Ashraf, M. 2009.

Biosorption of Cu (II) ions from aqueous effluents by blackgram bran (BGB).

Journal of Hazardous Materials 168: 1622-1625. Korea. (Impact factor = 4.144)

368. Kamran, M., Shahbaz, M., Ashraf, M. and Akram, N.A. 2009. Alleviation of

drought-induced adverse affects in spring wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) using proline

as a pre-sowing seed treatment. Pakistan Journal of Botany 41(2): 621-632


369. Ahmad, S., Ahmad, R., Ashraf, M.Y., Ashraf, M. and Waraich, E.A. 2009.

Sunflower (Helianthus annuus L.) response to drought stress at germination and

seedling growth stages. Pakistan Journal of Botany 41(2): 647-654 (Pakistan).


370. Wahid, M.A., Cheema, M.A., Malik, M.A. and Ashraf, M. 2009.

Comparative performance of canola hybrids in response to different phosphatic

fertilizers. International Journal of Agriculture and Biology, 11(3): 306-310


371. Noreen, Z. and Ashraf, M. 2009. Assessment of variation in antioxidative

defense system in salt treated pea (Pisum sativum) cultivars and its putative use as

salinity tolerance markers. Journal of Plant Physiology, 166: 1764-1774. Germany.


372. Ashraf, M., and Akram, N.A. 2009. Improving salinity tolerance of plants

through conventional breeding and genetic engineering: An analytical comparison.

Biotechnology Advances, 27: 744-752. Canada. (Impact factor = 8.25)

373. Noreen, Z. and Ashraf, M. 2009. Changes in antioxidant enzymes and some

key metabolites in some genetically diverse cultivars of radish (Raphanus sativus L.).

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Environmental and Experimental Botany, 67: 395-402. The Netherlands.


374. Mahmood, T., Ashraf, M. and Shahbaz, M. 2009. Does exogenous application

of glycinebetaine as a pre-sowing seed treatment improve growth and regulate some

key physiological attributes in wheat plants grown under water deficit conditions?

Pakistan Journal of Botany 41(3): 1291-1302 (Pakistan). (Impact factor = 0.52)

375. Ali, I., Ashraf, M., Mehboob-ur-Rehman, Zafar, Y., Asif, M., Kausar, A.,

Riaz, S., Niaz, M., Wahid, A. and Abbas, S.Q. 2009. Development of genetic linkage

map of leaf red colour in cotton (Gossypium hirsutum) using DNA markers. Pakistan

Journal of Botany 41(3): 1127-1136 (Pakistan). (Impact factor = 0.52)

376. Athar, H.R., Ashraf, M., Wahid, A. and Jamil, A. 2009. Inducing salt

tolerance in canola (Brassica napus L.) by exogenous application of glycinebetaine

and proline: response at the initial growth stages. Pakistan Journal Botany 41(3):

1311-1319 (Pakistan). (Impact factor = 0.52)

377. Ahmad, K., Khan, Z.I., Ashraf, M., Hussain, M. and Valeem, E.E. 2009.

Levels of total amino acids, soluble proteins and phenolic compounds in forages in

relation to requirements of ruminants grazing in the salt range (Punjab), Pakistan.

Pakistan Journal of Botany 41(3): 1521-1526 (Pakistan). (Impact factor = 0.52).

378. Khan, Z.I., Ashraf, M., Ahmad, N., Ahmad K., and Valeem, E.E. 2009.

Availability of nutritional minerals (cobalt, copper, iron, manganese, and zinc) in

pastures of central Punjab for farm livestock. Pakistan Journal of Botany, 41(4):

1603-1609 (Pakistan). (Impact factor = 0.52).

379. Ali, I., Kausar, A., Mehboob-ur-Rehman, Zafar, Y., Asif, M., Ashraf, M.,

Riaz, S., Zafar, S., Wahid, A., Maqsood, S., Niaz, M., and Abbas, S.Q. 2009.

Development of genetic linkage map of leaf hairiness in Gossypium hirsutum (cotton)

using molecular markers. Pakistan Journal of Botany, 41(4): 1627-1635 (Pakistan).


380. Naz, N., Hameed, M., Ashraf, M., Ahmad, R., and Arshad, M. 2009. Eco-

morphic variation for salt tolerance in some grasses from Cholistan desert. Pakistan.

Pakistan Journal of Botany, 41(4): 1707-1714 (Pakistan). (Impact factor = 0.52)

381. Ahmad, M.S.A., Hussain, M., Ashraf, M., Ahmad, R., and Ashraf, M.Y. 2009.

Effect of nickel on seed germinability of some elite sunflower (Helianthus annuus L.)

cultivars. Pakistan Journal of Botany, 41(4): 1871-1882 (Pakistan). (Impact factor

= 0.52)

382. Ali, M.A., Ashraf, M. and Athar, H.R. 2009. Influence of nickel stress on

growth and some important physiological/biochemical attributes in some diverse

canola (Brassica napus L.) cultivars. Journal of Hazardous Materials, 172: 964-

969. Korea. (Impact factor = 4.144)

383. Malik, S., Ashraf, M., Shahbaz, M. and Malik, T.A. 2009. Modulation in

growth, some physiological attributes and fibre quality in upland cotton (Gossypium

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2166 (Pakistan). (Impact factor = 0.52)

384. Siddiqi, E.H., Ashraf, M., Hussain, M. and Jamil, A. 2009. Assessment of

inter-cultivar variation for salt tolerance in safflower (Carthamus tinctorius L.) using

gas exchange characteristics as selection criteria. Pakistan Journal of Botany 41(5):

2251-2160 (Pakistan). (Impact factor = 0.52)

385. Ahmad, K., Khan, Z.I., Ashraf, M., Shah, Z.A., Ejaz, A. and Valeem, E.E.

2009. Time-course changes in selenium status of soil and forage in a pasture in

Sargodha, Punjab, Pakistan. Pakistan Journal of Botany 41(5): 2397-2410


386. Khan, Z.I., Ashraf, M., Ahmad, K., Ahmad, N., Danish, M. and Valeem, E.E.

2009. Evaluation of mineral composition of forages for grazing ruminants in Pakistan.

Pakistan Journal of Botany 41(5): 2465-2476 (Pakistan). (Impact factor = 0.52)

387. Iqbal, N., Ashraf, M., and Ashraf, M.Y. 2009. Influence of exogenous glycine

betaine on gas exchange and biomass production in sunflower (Helianthus annuus L.)

under water limited conditions. Journal of Agronomy and Crop Science, 195(6):

420-426 (Germany). (Impact factor = 2.283)

388. Sabir, P., Ashraf, M., Hussain, M. and Jamil, A. 2009. Relationship of

photosynthetic pigments and water relations with salt tolerance of proso millet

(Panicum miliaceum L.) accessions. Pakistan Journal of Botany, 41(6): 2957-2964


389. Azhar, N., Ashraf, M.Y., Hussain, M., Ashraf, M. and Ahmed, R. 2009.

EDTA-induced improvement in growth and water relations of sunflower (helianthus

annuus L.) plants grown in lead contaminated medium. Pakistan Journal of Botany,

41(6): 3065-3074 (Pakistan). (Impact factor = 0.52)

390. Akram, M.S. and M. Ashraf. 2009. Alleviation of adverse effects of salt stress

on sunflower (Helianthus annuus L.) by exogenous application of potassium nitrate.

Journal of Applied Botany and Food Quality 83, 19-27. (Germany). (Impact

factor = 0.523)

391. Akram, M.S., Ashraf, M., Shahbaz, M. and Akram, N.A. 2009. Growth and

photosynthesis of salt-stressed sunflower (Helianthus annuus) plants as affected by

foliar-applied different potassium salts. Journal of Plant Nutrition and Soil Science,

172: 884-893. (West Germany). (Impact factor = 1.595)



392. Rahman, M., Ullah, I., Ahsraf, M. Stewart, J.M., and Zafar, Y. 2008.

Genotypic variation for drought tolerance in cotton. Agronomy for Sustainable

Development 28:439-447. France.

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393. Khan, Z. I., Hussain, A., Ashraf, M., and McDowell, L.R. 2008. Assessment

and comparison of blood plasma mineral concentrations of different classes of grazing

sheep. Trace Elements and Electrolytes 25(1): 7-13. (Germany).

394. Ashraf, M., Athar, H.R. Harris, P.J.C. and Kwon, T.R. 2008. Some

prospective strategies for improving crop salt tolerance. Advances in Agronomy 97:

45-110. USA.

395. Ullah, I., Rahman, M.U., Ashraf, M. and Zafar, Y. 2008. Genotypic variation

for drought tolerance in cotton (Gossypium hirsutum L.): Leaf gas exchange and

productivity. FLORA 203: 105-115. Germany.

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396. Khan, Z. I., Ashraf, M., and Hussain, A. 2008. A study on trace elemental

status of forages for ruminants in Punjab-Pakistan. Journal of Plant Nutrition

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397. Athar, H.R., Khan, A., and Ashraf, M. 2008. Exogenously applied ascorbic

acid alleviates salt-induced oxidative stress in wheat. Environmental and

Experimental Botany 63:224-231. France.

398. Ashraf, M. and Ali, Q. 2008. Relative membrane permeability and activities

of some antioxidant enzymes as the key determinants of salt tolerance in canola

(Brassica napus L.). Environmental and Experimental Botany 63:266-273.

France.

399. Iqbal, N., Ashraf, M. and Ashraf, M.Y. 2008. Glycinebetaine, an osmolyte of

interest to improve water stress tolerance in sunflower (Helianthus annuus L.): water

relations and yield. South African Journal of Botany 74(2): 274-281. South Africa.

400. Hameed, M. and Ashraf, M. 2008. Physiological and biochemical adaptations

of Cynodon dactylon (L.) Pers. from the Salt Range (Pakistan) to salinity stress.

FLORA 203(8): 683-694. (Germany).

401. Shahbaz, M., Ashraf, M. and Athar, H.R. 2008. Does exogenous application

of 24-epibrassinolide ameliorate salt induced growth inhibition in wheat (Triticum

aestivum L.). Plant Growth Regulation 55(1): 51-64. The Netherlands.

402. Ashraf M. Y., Alvi, K. A., Ashraf, M., Ahmed, R. 2008. Influence of

ammonium chloride on growth and uptake of Fe, Cu, Zn and B in cotton grown in

alkaline soil. Acta Agronomica Hungarica 56(1): 41–53. Hungary.

403. Ali, Q., Ashraf, M., Shahbaz, M. and Humera, H. 2008. - Ameliorating effect

of foliar applied proline on nutrient uptake in water stressed maize (Zea mays L.)

plants. Pakistan Journal of Botany 40(1): 211-219.

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404. Siddiqi, E.H. and Ashraf, M. 2008. Can leaf water relation parameters be used as

selection criteria for salt tolerance in safflower (Carthamus tinctorius L.). Pakistan

Journal of Botany 40(1): 221-228 (Pakistan).

405. Noreen, Z. and Ashraf, M. 2008. Inter and intra specific variation for salt

tolerance in turnip (Brassica rapa L.) and radish (Raphanus sativus L.) at the initial

growth stages. Pakistan Journal of Botany 40(1):229-236 (Pakistan).

406. Ahmad, A. Ashraf, M., Khan, Z.I. and Valeem, E.E. 2008. Evaluation of

macro-mineral concentrations of forages in relation to ruminants requirements: A case

study in Soone Valley, Punjab, Pakistan. Pakistan Journal of Botany 40(1):295-299

(Pakistan).

407. Rehman, S., Jamil, M., Rha, E.S., Ashraf, M. and Yun, S.J. 2008. Is pine

(Pinus densiflora) pollen another example of potassium accumulation at Sulcus area?

Pakistan Journal of Botany 40(2): 495-500 (Pakistan).

408. Sabir, P. and Ashraf, M. 2008. Inter-cultivar variation for salt tolerance in

proso millet (Panicum miliaceum L.) at the germination stage. Pakistan Journal of

Botany 40(2): 677-682 (Pakistan).

409. Asghar, M. Bhatti, H.N., Ashraf, M. and Legge, R.L. 2008. Recent

developments in biodegradation of industrial pollutants by white rot fungi and their

enzyme system. Biodegradation 19(6): 771-783. USA.

410. Khan, Z.I., Hussain, A., Ashraf, M., Ahmad, K., Danish, M., and McDowell,

L.R. 2008. Effect of seasonal variation on the copper status in a soil-plant-animal

system. Acta Agronomica Hungarica 56(1), 55-67. Hungary.

411. Khan, Z.I., Ashraf, M., Ahmad, K., Javed, I. and Valeem, E.E. 2008. A

comparative study on mineral status of blood plasma of small ruminants and pastures

in Punjab, Pakistan. Pakistan Journal of Botany 40(3): 1143-1151 (Pakistan).

412. Khan, Z.I., Ashraf, M., Danish, M., Ahmad, K. and Valeem, E.E. 2008.

Assessment of selenium content in pasture and ewes in Punjab, Pakistan. Pakistan


413. Ahmad, S., Ahmad, S., Ashraf, M., Khan, N.U.I and Iqbal, N. 2008.

Assessment of yield-related morphological measures for earliness in upland cotton

(Gossypium hirsutum L.). Pakistan Journal of Botany 40(3): 1201-1207 (Pakistan).

414. Ahmad, K., Khan, Z.I., Ashraf, M., Hussain, M., Ibrahim, M. and Valeem,

E.E. 2008. Status of plant diversity at Kufri (Soone Valley) Punjab, Pakistan and

prevailing threats therein. Pakistan Journal of Botany 40(3): 993-997 (Pakistan).

415. Ahmad, K., Khan, Z.I., Ashraf, M.Y., Ashraf, M. and Valeem, E.E. 2008.

Forage evaluation for some trace elements: A case study in the Soone Valley,

Pakistan. Pakistan Journal of Botany 40(3): 999-1004 (Pakistan).

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416. Jabeen, R., Shahid, M., Jamil, A. and Ashraf, M. 2008. Macroscopic

evaluation of the antimicrobial activity of seed extracts of Moringa oleifera. Pakistan


417. Akram, N. A., Shahbaz, M. and Ashraf, M. 2008. Nutrient acquisition in

differentially adapted populations of Cynodon dactylon (L.) Pers. and Cenchrus

ciliaris L. under drought stress. Pakistan Journal of Botany 40(4): 1433-1440

(Pakistan)..

418. Sajid-ur-Rahman, Malik, T. A., Ashraf, M. and Malik, S. 2008. Inheritance of

frego bract and its linkage with fibre and seed traits in cotton. Pakistan Journal of

Botany 40(4): 1621-1626 (Pakistan).

419. Noreen S. and Ashraf, M. 2008. Alleviation of adverse effects of salt stress

on sunflower (Helianthus annuus L.) by exogenous application of salicylic acid:

Growth and photosynthesis. Pakistan Journal of Botany 40(4): 1657-1663

(Pakistan).

420. Sajid-Ur-Rahman, Malik, T. A., Ashraf, M. and Ahsan, M. 2008.

Identification of DNA marker for nectariless trait in cotton using Random Amplified

Polymorphic DNA technique. Pakistan Journal of Botany 40(4): 1711-1719

(Pakistan).

421. Khan, Z.I., Ashraf, M., Ahmad, K., McDowell, L.R. and Valeem, E.E. 2008.

Transfer of magnesium from soil and forage to goats grazing in a semiarid region of

Pakistan: Influence of seasons and sampling periods. Pakistan Journal of Botany

40(5): 2127-2133 (Pakistan).

422. Qasim, M., Athar, H.R. and Ashraf, M. 2008. Modulation of growth,

photosynthetic capacity and water relations in salt stressed wheat plants by

exogenously applied 24-epibrassinolide. Plant Growth Regulation 56(2): 107-116.

The Netherlands.

423. Hong, Y., Lin, S., Jiang, Y. and Ashraf, M. 2008. Variation in contents of

total phenolics and flavonoids and antioxidant activities in the leaves of 12 Eriobotrya

species. Plant Foods and Human Nutrition 63(4): 200-204. Germany.

424. Shahid, M., Tayyab, M., Naz, M., Jamil, A., Ashraf, M. and Gilani, A.H.

2008. Activity-guided isolation of a novel protein from Croton tiglium with antifungal

and antibacterial activities. Phytotherapy Research 22:1646–1649. UK.

425. Jabeen, F. M Shahbaz and M. Ashraf. 2008. Discriminating some prospective

cultivars of maize (Zea mays L.) for drought tolerance using gas exchange

characteristics and proline contents as physiological markers. Pakistan Journal of

Botany, 40(6): 2329-2343. Pakistan

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426. Anwar, F., Latif, S. Ashraf, M. and Gilani, A.H. 2007. Moringa oleifera: a

food plant with multiple medicinal uses. Phytotherapy Research 21(1):17-25. UK.

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427. Makhdum, M.I., Pervez, H., and Ashraf, M. 2007. Dry matter accumulation

and partitioning in cotton (Gossypium hirsutum L.) as influenced by potassium

fertilization. Biology and Fertility of Soils 43(3): 295-301. Germany.

428. Khan, Z.I., Ashraf, M., Javed, I. and Ermidou-Pollet, S. 2007. Transfer of

sodium from soil and forage to sheep and goats grazing in a semiarid region of

Pakistan. Influence of the seasons. Trace Elements and Electrolytes 24(1): 49-54.

Germany.

429. Khan, Z.I., Ashraf, M., and Hussain, A. 2007. Evaluation of manganese status

of grazing sheep in a semiarid region of Pakistan. Trace Elements and Electrolytes

24 (1): 55-60. Germany.

430. Khan, Z. I., Hussain, A., Ashraf, M. and Ermidou-Pollet, S. 2007. Transfer of

iron from soil and forage to sheep grazing in a semiarid region of Pakistan. Influence

of the seasons and the period of sampling. Trace Elements and Electrolytes 24:166-

172. (Germany).

431. Khan, Z. I., Hussain, A., Ashraf, M., Ashraf, M.Y., McDowell, L.R. and

Huchzermeyer, B. 2007. Copper nutrition of goats grazing native and improved

pasture with the seasonal variation in a semiarid region of Pakistan. Small Ruminant

Research. 67:138-148. The Netherlands.

432. Khan, Z. I., Hussain, A., Ashraf, M., and McDowell, L.R. 2007.

Macromineral status of grazing sheep in a semi-arid region of Pakistan. Small

Ruminant Research 68: 279-284.The Netherlands.

433. Ashraf, M. and Foolad, M.R. 2007. Roles of glycine betaine and proline in

improving plant abiotic stress resistance Environmental and Experimental Botany

59(2): 206-216. France.

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434. Arfan, M., Athar, H.R., and Ashraf, M. 2007. Does exogenous application of

salicylic acid through the rooting medium modulate growth and photosynthetic

capacity in two differently adapted spring wheat cultivars under salt stress? Journal

of Plant Physiology 164(6): 685-694. Germany.

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435. Tuna, A.L., Kaya, C., Ashraf, M., Altunlu, H., Yokas, I. and Yagmur, B.

2007. The effects of calcium sulphate on growth, membrane stability and nutrient

uptake of tomato plants grown under salt stress. Environmental and Experimental

Botany 59(2): 173-178. France.



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436. Iqbal, M. and Ashraf, M. 2007. Seed preconditioning modulates growth, ionic

relations, and photosynthetic capacity in adult plants of hexaploid wheat under salt

stress. Journal of Plant Nutrition 30(3): 381 - 396. USA.

437. Khan, Z.I., Ashraf, M. and Hussain, A. 2007. Evaluation of macro-mineral

contents of forages: Influence of pasture and seasonal variation. Asian-Australasian

Journal of Animal Sciences 20(6):908-913. Korea.

438. Raza, S.H., Ashraf, M. and Athar, H.R. 2007. Glycinebetaine-induced

modulation of antioxidant enzyme activities and ion accumulation in two wheat

cultivars differing in salt tolerance. Environmental and Experimental Botany 60:

368-376. France.


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439. Kaya, C., Tuna, A.L., Ashraf, M. and Altunlu, H. 2007. Improved salt

tolerance of melon (Cucumis melo L.) by the addition of proline and potassium

nitrate. Environmental and Experimental Botany 60: 397-403. France.


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440. Iqbal, M. and Ashraf, M. 2007. Seed treatment with auxins modulates growth

and ion partitioning in salt-stressed wheat plants. Acta Botanica Sinica (New Name:

Journal of Integrative Plant Biology) 49(7):1003–1015.

441. Khattak, G.S.S., Ashraf, M., Zamir, R. and Saeed, I. 2007. High yielding Desi

chickpea (Cicer arietinum L.) variety “Nifa 2005”. Pakistan Journal of Botany

39(1): 93-102.

442. Jamil, A., Shahid, M., Khan, M.U.H. and Ashraf, M. 2007. Screening of some

medicinal plants for isolation of antifungal proteins and peptides. Pakistan Journal

of Botany 39(1): 211-222.

443. Shahbaz, M. and Ashraf, M. 2007. Influence of exogenous application of

brassinosteroid on growth and mineral nutrients of wheat (Triticum aestivum L.)

under saline conditions. Pakistan Journal of Botany 39(2): 513-522.

444. Pervez, H., Ashraf, M., Makhdum, M.I., and Mahmood, T. 2007. Potassium

nutrition of cotton (Gossypium hirsutum L.) in relation to cotton leaf curl virus disease

in airdisols. Pakistan Journal of Botany 39(2): 529-540.

445. Kafeel, A., Hussain M., Ashraf, M., Luqman, M., Ashraf, M.Y. and Khan, Z.I.

2007. Indigenous vegetation of Soone valley: at the risk of extinction. Pakistan

Journal of Botany 39(3): 679-690.

446. Khan, Z.I., Ashraf, M., Kafeel, A., Mustafa, I. and Danish, M. 2007.

Evaluation of micro-minerals composition of different grasses in relation to livestock

requirements. Pakistan Journal of Botany 39(3): 719-728.

447. Akram, M.S., Athar, H.U.R, and Ashraf, M. 2007. Improving growth and

yield of sunflower (Helianthus annuus L.) by foliar application of potassium

hydroxide (KOH) under salt stress. Pakistan Journal of Botany 39(3): 769-776.

448. Akram, N.A., Shahbaz, M. and Ashraf, M. 2007. Relationship of

photosynthetic capacity and proline accumulation with the growth of differently

adapted populations of two potential grasses (Cynodon dactylon (L.) Pers. and

Cenchrus ciliaris L.) to drought stress. Pakistan Journal of Botany 39(3): 777-786.

449. Ahmad, M.S.A., Khan, F.J. and Ashraf, M. 2007. Iso-osmotic effect of NaCl

and PEG on growth, cations and free proline accumulation in callus tissue of two

indica rice (Oryza sativa L.) genotypes. Plant Growth Regulation 53:53-63. The

Netherlands.

450. Anwar, F., Latif, S., Przybylski, Sultana, B. and Ashraf, M. 2007. Chemical

composition and antioxidant activity of seeds of different cultivars of mungbean.

Journal of Food Science 72(7): S503-510. (USA).




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451. Ahmad, S., Anwar F., Hussain, A.I., Ashraf, M., and Awan, A.R. 2007. Does

soil salinity affect yield and composition of cottonseed oil? Journal of the American

Oil Chemists’ Society (JAOCS). 84: 845-851. (USA).

452. Latif, S., Anwar, F. and Ashraf, M. 2007. Characterization of enzyme-assisted

cold pressed cottonseed oil. Journal of Food Lipids 14: 424-436. Canada.

453. Wahid, A., Gelani, S., Ashraf, M. and Foolad, M.R. 2007. Heat tolerance in

plants: An overview. Environmental and Experimental Botany 61:199-223.

France.


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454. Khan, Z. I., Ashraf, M., Ahmad, K., Valeem, E.E. and McDowell, L.R. 2007.

Seasonal dynamics of zinc in soil, dietary factors and grazing sheep from a

Southwestern, Punjab, Pakistan. Pakistan Journal of Botany 39(4): 1103-1112.

455. Khan, Z.I., Ashraf, M., Danish, M. and Ahmad, K. 2007. Temporal variability

in the transfer of sodium from soil and dietary sources to grazing livestock in a semi-

arid ranch, Punjab, Pakistan. Pakistan Journal of Botany 39(4): 1113-1122.

456. Ashraf, M., Nawazish, S. and Athar, H.R. 2007. Are chlorophyll fluorescence

and photosynthetic capacity potential physiological determinants of drought tolerance

in maize (Zea mays L.). Pakistan Journal of Botany 39(4): 1123-1131.

457. Ali, Q., Ashraf, M. and Athar, H.R. 2007. Exogenously applied proline at

different growth stages enhances growth of two maize cultivars grown under water

deficit conditions. Pakistan Journal of Botany 39(4): 1123-1132.

458. Ulfat, M., Athar, H. U. R., Ashraf, M. Akram, N. A. and Jamil A. 2007.

Appraisal of physiological and biochemical selection criteria for evaluation of salt

tolerance in canola (Brassica napus L.). Pakistan Journal of Botany, 39(5): 1593-

1608.

459. Nawaz, K. and Ashraf, M. 2007. Improvement in salt tolerance of maize by

exogenous application of glycinebetaine: Growth and water relations. Pakistan

Journal of Botany, 39(5): 1647-1654.

460. Sabir, P. and Ashraf, M. 2007. Screening of local accessions of Panicum

maliaceum L. for salt tolerance at seedling stage using biomass production and ion

accumulation as selection criteria. Pakistan Journal of Botany, 39(5): 1655-1661.






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461. Siddiqi, E.H., Ashraf, M. and Akram, N.A. 2007. Variation in seed

germination and seedling growth in some diverse lines of safflower (Carthamus

tinctorius L.) under salt stress. Pakistan Journal of Botany 39(6) 1937-1944.

462. Noreen, Z., Ashraf, M. and Hassan, M.U. 2007. Inter-accessional variation for

salt tolerance in pea (Pisum sativum L.) at germination and screening stage. Pakistan

Journal of Botany 39(6) 2075-2085.

463. Khan, Z.I., Ashraf, M., Valeem, E.E., Danish, M. and Ahmad, K. 2007. Pasture

concentration of minerals in relation to the nutrient requirements of farm livestock.

Pakistan Journal of Botany 39(6) 2183-2192.

464. Ashraf, M. Y., Khan, A., Ashraf, M. 2007. Sodium transfer from soil,

forage, feed and water to lactating and non-lactating buffaloes under arid

environments. Buffalo Bulletin, 26 (2): 29-35. Thailand.

465. Ashraf, M., Ali, Q. and Iqbal, Z. 2006. Effect of nitrogen application rate on

the content and composition of oil essential oil and minerals in black cumin (Nigella

sativa L.) seeds. Journal of the Science of Food and Agriculture 86(6): 871-876.

(UK).

466. Ashraf, M. and Noman, A. 2006. Influence of applied nitrogen on growth and

tissue nutrient concentration in medicinal plant Ajowain (Trachyspermum ammi [L.]

Sprague). Australian Journal of Experimental Agriculture 46(3):425–428.

(Australia).

467. Ashraf, M. Y., Sarwar, G., Ashraf, M. and Naeem, M. 2006. Comparative

ammonia and nitrate accumulation in drought tolerant and susceptible wheat

genotypes under soil water deficit conditions. Agrochimica 50: 1-12. (Italy).

468. Iqbal, M., Ashraf, M., Jamil, A. and Shafiq-ur-Rehman 2006. Does seed

priming induce changes in the levels of some plant growth regulators in hexaploid

wheat plants under salt stress? Acta Botanica Sinica (New name: Journal of

Integrative Plant Biology). 48 (2): 181-189 (China).

469. Ashraf, M. and Orooj, A. 2006. Salt stress effects on growth, ion

accumulation and seed oil content in an arid zone medicinal plant ajwain

(Trachyspermum ammi [L.] Sprague. Journal of Arid Environments 64: 209-220.

(UK).

470. Anwar, F., Latif, S. and Ashraf, M. 2006. Analytical characterization of hemp

(Cannabis sativa) seed oil from different agr-ecological zones of Pakistan. Journal of

the American Oil Chemists’ Society (JAOCS). 83(4):323-329. (USA).

471. Iqbal, N., Ashraf, M.Y., Javed, F., Ashraf, M. and Hameed, S. 2006. Cotton

leaf curl virus: status of leaves and symptom development Acta Botanica Sinica

(New name: Journal of Integrative Plant Biology). 48(5): 558-562. China.

472. Khan, Z.I., Ashraf, M., Hussain, A., McDowell, L.R. and Ashraf, M. Y. 2006.

Concentrations of minerals in milk of sheep and goats grazing similar pastures in a

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semiarid region of (Pakistan). Small Ruminant Research 65(3):274-278. The

Netherlands.

473. Ashraf, M., Qasim Ali, and Rha, E.S. 2006. Effect of varying nitrogen

regimes on growth, seed yield and nutrient accumulation isabgol. Journal of Plant

Nutrition 29: 535-542. (USA).

474. Khan, Z. I., Ashraf, M., Hussain, A., and McDowell, L.R. 2006. Seasonal

variation of trace elements in a semiarid Veld Pasture. Communications in Soil

Science and Plant Analysis 37: 1471-1484. (USA).

475. Ashraf, M.Y., Khan, A., Ashraf, M. and Zafar, S. 2006. Studies on the

transfer of mineral nutrients from feed, water, soil and plants to buffaloes under arid

environments. Journal of Arid Environments 65(4): 632-643. (UK).

476. Iqbal, M., Ashraf, M., Jamil A. 2006. Seed enhancement with cytokinins:

changes in growth and grain yield in salt stressed wheat plants. Plant Growth

Regulation 50(1): 29-39. The Netherlands.

477. Khan, Z. I., Hussain, A., Ashraf, M., and McDowell, L.R. 2006. Mineral

status of soils and forages in Southwestern, Punjab-Pakistan: Micro-minerals. Asian-

Australasian Journal of Animal Sciences 19(8):1139-1147. Korea.

478. Iqbal, M. and Ashraf, M. 2006. Wheat seed priming in relation to salt

tolerance: growth, yield and levels of free salicylic acid and polyamines. Annales

Botanici Fennici 43: 250-259. Finland.

479. Iqbal, M., Ashraf, M., Rehman, S. and Rha, E.S. 2006. Does polyamine seed

pretreatment modulate growth and levels of some plant growth regulators in

hexaploid wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) plants under salt stress? Botanical Bulletin

of Academia Sinica (New name = Botanical Studies) 47(3): 239-250. Taiwan.

480. Pervez, H., Ashraf, M. and Makhdum, M.I. 2006. Effect of potassium

nutrition on distribution of ionic constituents among plant organs of cotton

(Gossypium hirsutum L.). Journal of the Chemical Society of Pakistan. 28:191-198.

Pakistan.

481. Raza, S.H., Athar, H.R., Ashraf, M. 2006. Influence of exogenously applied

glycine betaine on photosynthetic capacity of two differently adapted wheat cultivars

under salt stress. Pakistan Journal of Botany 38(2): 341-352. Pakistan.

482. Khattak, G.S.S., Ashraf, M., Saeed, I. and Alam, B. 2006. A new high

yielding mung bean (Vigna radiata (L.) Wilczek) variety, Ramzan for the

agroclimatic conditions of NWFP. Pakistan Journal of Botany 38(2): 301-310.

Pakistan.

483. Qasim, M. and Ashraf, M. 2006. Time course of ion accumulation and its

relationship with the salt tolerance of two genetically diverse lines of canola (Brassica

napus L.). Pakistan Journal of Botany 38(3): 663-672.

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484. Pervez, H., Ashraf, M. and Makhdum, M.I. 2006. The interactive effects of

potassium nutrition on the uptake of other nutrients in cotton (Gossypium hirsutum L.)

under an arid environment. Journal of the Chemical Society of Pakistan. 28(3):

256-265. Pakistan.

485. Anwar, F., Hussain, A. I., Ashraf, M. and Iqbal, S. 2006. Effect of salinity on

yield and quality of Moringa oleifera seed oil. Grasas Y Aceites, 57(4): 394-401.

(Spain).

486. Arshad, M., Ashraf, M. and Arif, N. 2006. Morphological variability of

Prosopis cineraria (L.) Druce, from the Cholistan Desert, (Pakistan). Genetic

Resources and Crop Evolution 53(8): 1589-1596. The Netherlands.

487. Ahmad, M. S. A., Javed, F., Ashraf, M. and Hafeez, F.Y. 2006. Effect of

fungicide seed treatments on N2-fixation and nodulation in pea, Pisum sativum L.

Bulletin of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology, 77(6): 896-904.

(USA).

488. Khan Z.I., Ashraf, A. and Valeem, E.E. 2006. Forage mineral status evaluation:

The influence of pastures. Pakistan Journal of Botany 38(4): 1043-1054.

489. Pervez, H., Makhdum, M.I., Ashraf, M. and Shabab-ud-Din 2006. Influence

of potassium nutrition on leaf area index in cotton (Gossypium hirsutum L.) under an

arid environment. Pakistan Journal of Botany 38(4): 1085-1092.

490. Waseem, M., Athar H.R. and Ashraf, M. 2006. Effect of salicylic acid applied

through rooting medium on drought tolerance of wheat. Pakistan Journal of Botany

38(4): 1127-1136.

491. Makhdum, M.I., Ashraf, M. and Pervez, H., 2006. Absorption of chloride by

cotton as influenced by potassium nutrition. Journal of the Chemical Society of

Pakistan. 28(5): 505-511. Pakistan.

492. Makhdum, M.I., Ashraf, M. and Pervez, H., 2006. Effect of potassium

fertilizer on relative distribution pattern of potassium ion in cotton under irrigated

conditions. Journal of the Chemical Society of Pakistan. 28(5): 512-518.

Pakistan.

493. Khan, A., Ahmad, M.S.A., Athar, H.R. and Ashraf, M. 2006. Interactive

effect of foliar applied ascorbic acid and salt stress on wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) at

seedling stage. Pakistan Journal of Botany (Special Issue) 39(5):1407-1414.

Pakistan.

494. Kauser, R., Athar, H.R. and Ashraf, M. 2006. Chlorophyll fluorescence

can be used as a potential indicator for rapid assessment of water stress tolerance in

canola (Brassica napus L.). Pakistan Journal of Botany (Special Issue) 39(5):1501-

1510. Pakistan.

495. Akram, N.A., Shahbaz, M., Athar, H.R., and Ashraf, M. 2006. Morpho-

physiological responses of two differently adapted populations of Cynodon dactylon

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(L.) Pers. and Cenchrus ciliaris L. to salt stress. Pakistan Journal of Botany

(Special Issue) 39(5):1581-1588. Pakistan.

496. Ali, Q., Athar, H.R. and Ashraf, M. 2006. Influence of exogenously applied

brassinosteroids on the mineral nutrient status of two wheat cultivars grown under

saline conditions. Pakistan Journal of Botany (Special Issue) 39(5):1621-1632.

Pakistan.

497. Ali, Q., Athar, H.R. and Ashraf, M. 2006 Ion transport in four canola

cultivars as influenced by salt stress. Pakistan Journal of Botany (Special Issue)

39(5):1703-1708. Pakistan.

498. Rehman, S., Park, M.R. Ashraf, M. and Yun, S.J. 2006. Potassium

distribution in the apical area of rice (Oryza sativa L.) root. Korean Journal of Crop

Science 51(4): 295-297. (Korea).

499. Makhdum, M.I., Pervez, H., and Ashraf, M. and 2006. Assimilate of sulphate-

sulphur as influenced by potassium nutrition in cotton (Gossypium hirsutum L.).

Journal of Research (Science) 17(3): 181-190. Pakistan.

500. Makhdum, M.I., Ashraf, M., and Pervez, H. 2006. Canopy development and

photosynthesis in cotton (Gossypium hirsutum L.) as influenced by potassium

nutrition. The Pakistan Cottons 50(1 & 2): 23-31. Pakistan.

501. Makhdum, M.I., Ashraf, M., and Pervez, H. 2006. Degree day- units and

morpho-phenological events in cotton (Gossypium hirsutum L.) as influenced by

potassium nutrition. The Pakistan Cottons 50(3 & 4): 55-66. Pakistan.

502. Makhdum, M.I., Ashraf, M., and Pervez, H. 2006. Genotypic interactions

with potassium nutrition on fruit production under irrigated cotton (Gossypium

hirsutum L.). The Pakistan Cottons 50(3 & 4): 27-36. Pakistan.

503. Khan, Z.I., Hussain, A., Ashraf, M., and Ermidou-Pollet, S. 2006.

Determination of copper status of grazing sheep: seasonal influence. Iranian Journal

of Veterinary Research 7(4):46-52. Iran.

504. Ashraf, M., Qasim Ali, and Rha, E.S. 2005. The effect of applied nitrogen on

the growth and nutrient concentration of Kalonji (Nigella sativa). Australian Journal

of Experimental Agriculture 45(4): 459-463. (Australia)

505. Ashraf, M., Shahbaz, M. and McNeilly, T. 2005. Phylogenetic relationship of

salt tolerance in early Green Revolution CIMMYT wheats. Environmental and

Experimental Botany 53:173-184. (France)

506. Ashraf, M. and Iram, A. 2005. Drought stress induced changes in some

organic substances in nodules and other plant parts of two potential legumes differing

in salt tolerance. Flora 6: 535-546. (Germany).


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507. Anwar, F., Ashraf, M. and Bhangr, M.I. 2005. Inter-provenance variation in

the composition of Moringa oleifera oilseeds from Pakistan. Journal of the

American Oil Chemists’ Society (JAOCS). 82(1): 45-51. (USA)

508. Ashraf, M. Y., Akhtar, K., Sarwar, G. and Ashraf, M. 2005. Role of rooting

system in salt tolerance potential of different guar accessions. Agronomie (New

Name: Agronomy for Sustainable Development 25: 243-249. (France).

509. Ashraf, M. 2005. Reviewed a Book titled “Integrated Natural Resource

Management. Linking Productivity, the environment and development”. Edited by

B.M. Campbell & J.A. Sayer, 2003. CABI Publishing, Wallingford, Oxon, UK. Pp.

315. ISBN. 0 85199 731 7. for the Journal Biological Agriculture & Horticulture

(UK). Vol. 22 (4) Pp. 402-403.

510. Ashraf, M. and Arfan, M. 2005. Gas exchange characteristics and water

relations in two cultivars of Hibiscus esculentus under waterlogging. Biologia

Plantarum 49 (3): 459-462. (Czech Republic).

511. Ashraf, M. and Foolad, M.R. 2005. Pre-sowing seed treatment – a shotgun

approach to improve germination, plant growth and crop yield under saline and non-

saline conditions. Advances in Agronomy 88: 223-271. (USA)

512. Iqbal, M. and Ashraf, M. 2005. Changes in growth, photosynthetic capacity

and ionic relations in spring wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) due to pre-sowing seed

treatment with polyamines. Plant Growth Regulation 46: 19-30. (The

Netherlands).

513. Khan, Z.I., Hussain, A., Ashraf, M., Valeem, E.E. and Javed I. 2005.

Evaluation of variation in soil and forage micro-mineral concentrations in a semi-arid

region of Pakistan. Pakistan Journal of Botany 37(4): 921-931 (Pakistan)

514. Azam, F., Aziz, F., Sial, M.H., Ashraf, M. and Farooq, S. 2005. Mitigation of

salinity eefects on Sesbania aculeata L. through enhanced availability of carbon

dioxide. Pakistan Journal of Botany 37(4): 959-967. (Pakistan).

515. Pervez, H., Ashraf, M. and Makhdum, M.I. 2005. Response of cotton to

potassium fertilizer on effectiveness of fruiting sites in arid sols. Journal of Plant

Nutrition 28(6): 1023-1039 (USA).







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516. Ashraf, M. Y., Alvi, A. K., Sarwar, G., Qureshi, M.S., Ashraf, M. and

Hussain, M. 2005. Effect of ammonium chloride on the growth and nutrient uptake by

cotton grown in alkaline soil. Agrochimica XLIX (3-4): 140-152. (Italy).

517. Iqbal, M. and Ashraf, M. 2005. Presowing seed treatment with cytokinins and

its effect on growth, photosynthetic rate, ionic levels and yield of two wheat cultivars

differing in salt tolerance. Acta Botanica Sinica (New name: Journal of Integrative

Plant Biology) 47(11): 1315-1325. (China).

518. Khan, Z. I., Ashraf, M., Hussain, A., Koyro, H-W. and Huchzermeyer, B.

2005. Seasonal variation in the status of selenium in goats grazing native and

improved pastures in semi-arid region of (Pakistan). Deutsche Tierarztliche

Wochenschrift 112 (12): 460-465 (Germany).

519. Jamil, M., Lee C.C., Rehman, S., Lee, D.B., Ashraf, M., and Rha, E. S. 2005.

Salinity (NaCl) tolerance of Brassica species at germination and early seedling

growth. Electronic Journal of Environmental, Agricultural and Food Chemistry

4(4): 970-976. (Spain).

520. Makhdum, M. I., Ashraf, M., and Pervez, H. 2005. Effect of potassium

fertilization on potential fruiting positions in field grown cotton. Pakistan Journal of

Botany 37 (3): 635-649. (Pakistan)

521. Jamil, M., Lee D. B., Kim, J.D., Jung, K.W., Ashraf, M., Rehman, S., Lee,

S.C and Rha., E. S. 2005. The response of Brassica species against NaCl stress during

germination and seedling growth. Korean Journal of International Agriculture

17(1): 43-47. (Korea).

522. Zafar, S. Ashraf, M.Y. and Ashraf, M. 2005. Protease activity and associated

changes during germination and early seedling stages of cotton grown under saline

conditions. International Journal of Botany 1(1): 103-107. (Pakistan).

523. Makhdum, M. I., Pervez, H. Ashraf, M. and Gill, M.I. 2005. Effect of

potassium fertilizer on K-assimilation by cotton crop under irrigated conditions. The

Pakistan Cottons 50 (3-4): 21-32. (Pakistan).

524. Makhdum, M. I., Pervez, H. and Ashraf, M. 2005. Effect of potassium

fertilization on sodium assimilation by aerial parts of cotton (Gossypium hirsutum L).

The Pakistan Cottons 50 (3-4): 33-44. (Pakistan).

525. Makhdum, M. I., Pervez, H. and Ashraf, M. 2005. Effectiveness of fruiting

sites as affected by potassium fertilization in cotton (Gossypium hirsutum L). The

Pakistan Cottons 50 (3-4): 45-64. (Pakistan).

526. Khan, Z.I., Hussain, A., Valeem, E.E., Ashraf, M. and McDowell, L.R. 2005.

Seasonal variation of calcium in soil--plant-animal system at sheep ranch, Punjab,

(Pakistan). International Journal of Biology and Biotechnology 2:187-195.

(Pakistan)

527. Khan, Z.I., Valeem, E.E., Hussain, A., Ashraf, M. and McDowell, L.R. 2005.

Seasonal variation in calcium and magnesium status of soil, dietary sources,

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and small grazing ruminants in the semiarid region of (Pakistan). International

Journal of Biology and Biotechnology 2:197-214. (Pakistan)

528. Khan, Z.I., Valeem, E.E., Hussain, A., Ashraf, M., Ashraf, M.Y. McDowell,

L.R., Akhtar, M.S. and Mirza, M.A. 2005. Effect of seasonal variation on zinc content

of soil, forage, water, feed, and small ruminants grazing the native and improved

pasture during different seasons in the semi-arid region of (Pakistan). International

Journal of Biology and Biotechnology 2(2): 465-474. (Pakistan).

529. Jamil, M., Kim, J. K., Lee, S. C., Lee, D. B. Jung, Ashraf, M. and Rha, E. S.

2005. The effect of NaCl salinity on germination and seedling of sugar beet and

cabbage. Korean Journal of Crop Science, 50(2):238-239.

530. Ashraf, M. and Hafeez, M. 2004. Thermotolerance of pearl millet and maize

at early growth stages: growth and nutrient relations. Biologia Plantarum 48(1): 81-

86. (Czech Republic).

531. Ashraf, M. and McNeilly, T. 2004. Salinity tolerance in Brassica oilseeds.

Critical Reviews in Plant Sciences 23(2): 157-174. (USA).

532. Pervez, H., Ashraf, M. and Makhdum, M.I. 2004. Influence of potassium

rates and sources on seed cotton yield and yield components of some elite cotton

cultivars. Journal of Plant Nutrition 27(7): 1295 - 1317. (USA).

533. Basra, S.M.A., Ashraf, M., Iqbal, N., Khaliq, A. and Ahmad, R. 2004.

Physiological and biochemical aspects of pre-sowing heat stress on cottonseed. Seed

Science & Technology, 32(3): 765-774. (Denmark).

534. Ashraf, M. and Harris, P.J.C. 2004. Potential biochemical indicators of

salinity tolerance in plants. Plant Science 166: 3-16. France/(USA).













535. Ashraf, M., Ashraf, M.Y., Khaliq, A. and Rha, E.S. 2004. Growth and leaf

gas exchange characteristics in Dalbergia sissoo Roxb. and D. latifolia Roxb., under

water deficit. Photosynthetica 41: 157-160. Czech Republic.

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536. Ashraf, M. and Akhtar, N. 2004. Influence of salt stress on growth, ion

accumulation and seed oil content in sweet fennel. Biologia Plantarum 48(3) 461-

464. (Czech Republic).

537. Ashraf, M. 2004. Some important physiological selection criteria for salt

tolerance in plants. Flora 199 (5): 361-376. (Germany).









538. Rehman, S., Rha. E.S., Ashraf, M., Lee, K.J., Yun, S.J., Kwak, Y.G., Yoo,

N.H. and Kim, J-K. 2004. Does barley (Hordium vulgare L.) pollen swell in fractions

of a second? Plant Science 167(1): 137-142. (France).

539. Ashraf, M. 2004. Photosynthetic capacity and ion accumulation in a

medicinal plant henbane (Hyoscyamus niger L.) under salt stress. Angewandte

Botanik (Journal of Applied Botany) (New Name: Journal of Applied Botany

and Food Quality) 78: 91 – 96. (Germany).

540. Iqbal, Z., Lateef, M., Ashraf, M. and Jabbar, A. 2004. Anthelminitic activity

of Artemisia brevifolia in sheep. Journal of Ethnopharmacology 93(2-3): 265-268.

(Ireland).

541. Pervez, H., Ashraf, M. and Makhdum, M.I. 2004. Influence of potassium

nutrition on gas exchange characteristics and water relations in cotton (Gossypium

hirsutum L.). Photosynthetica 42(2): 251-255. (Czech Republic).

542. Khattak, G.S.S., Ashraf, M. and Zamir, R. 2004. Gene action for synchrony

in pod maturity and indeterminate growth habit in mungbean (Vigna radiata L.

Wilczek). Pakistan Journal of Botany. 36 (3): 589-594. (Pakistan).

543. Khattak, G.S.S., Ashraf, M. and Khan, M.S. 2004. Assessment of genetic

variation for yield and yield components in mungbean (Vigna radiata L. Wilczek)

using generation mean analysis. Pakistan Journal of Botany. 36 (3). 583-588.

(Pakistan).

544. Pervez, H., Ashraf, M. and Makhdum, M.I. 2004. Effect of potassium rates

and sources on fiber quality parameters in four cultivars of cotton (Gossypium

hirsutum L.) grown in arid sols. Journal of Plant Nutrition 27(12): 2235-2257.

(USA).






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545. Ashraf, M., Mukhtar, N., Rehman, S. and Rha, E.S. 2004. Salt-induced

changes in photosynthetic capacity and growth in a potential medicinal plant Bishop’s

weed (Ammi majus L.). Photosynthetica 42(4): 543-550. (Czech Republic).

546. Khan, Z.I., Hussain, A., Ashraf, M., Valeem, E.E., Ashraf, M.Y. and Akhtar,

M.S. 2004. Seasonal variation in soil and forage mineral concentrations in semi-arid

region of (Pakistan). Pakistan Journal of Botany 36(3) 635-640. (Pakistan).

547. Khan, Z.I., Hussain, A., Ashraf, M., Valeem, E.E., Ashraf, M.Y. and Ahmad,

M.S. 2004. Soil and forage minerals (Trace elements) status of a grazing pasture in

the semi arid region of (Pakistan). Pakistan Journal of Botany 36(4): 851-856.

(Pakistan).

548. Hussain, A., Khan, Z.I., Ashraf, M., Rashid, M.H., and Akhtar, M.S. 2004.

Effect of salt stress on some growth attributes of sugarcane cultivars CP-77-400 and

COJ-84. International Journal of Agriculture and Biology 6: 188-191. (Pakistan).

549. Ashraf, M.Y., Mahmood, S., Sarwar, G., Ashraf, M., Naeem, M., and Zafar,

S. 2004. Physiological and biochemical changes in resistant and susceptible to Leaf

Curl Virus (CLCuV) cotton verities at germination and early seedling stages: Changes

in lipase, oil content, protein and soluble sugars. International Journal of Biology

and Biotechnology. 1(2): 217-222. (Pakistan).

550. Ashraf, M. 2004. Reviewed a Book titled “Management of Agricultural

Drought – Agronomic and Genetic Options” written by N.P. Saxena 2003. Published

by Science Publication Inc., USA, for the Journal Biological Agriculture &

Horticulture (UK). Vol. 22, Pp. 95-96

551. Mahmood, S., Zafar, S., Ashraf, M.Y., Sarwar, G., Ashraf, M., and Naeem,

M. 2004. Comparative biochemical changes in resistant and susceptible cotton

cultivars to leaf curl virus at germination and early seedling stage: -amylase, starch,

total soluble sugars in seed, radicle and plumule. Asian Journal of Plant Sciences

3(2): 159-162.

552. Pervez, H., Ashraf, M. and Makhdum, M.I. 2004. Mapping the production

and retention of fruit as influenced by potassium nutrition on field grown cotton.

Malaysian Journal of Soil Science 8: 63-74. (Malaysia).

553. Ali. I. Ashraf, M. Mehboob-ur-Rehman, Ullah, I., Niaz, M., Hanif, M.,

Hussain, M. and Zafar, Y. 2004. Screening of cotton varieties regarding hairiness trait

for DNA finger printing. Journal of Natural Sciences 2(1): 91-99. (Pakistan).

554. Ali, A., Ashraf, M. Mehboob-ur-Rehman, Ullah, I., Niaz, M., Hussain, M.,

Zafar Y., and Hanif., M. 2004. Optimization of PCR conditions for DNA

fingerprinting in cotton. Journal of Natural Sciences, 2(2): 47 -51.

555. Pervez, H, Ashraf, M. and Makhdum, M. I., 2004. Relationships of

Vegetative Growth Characteristics with Yield Attributes of Four Cotton Cultivars as

Influenced by Potassium Nutrition. Malaysian Journal of Soil Science, 8: 63-74.

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556. Ashraf, M. and Bashir, A. 2003. Relationship of photosynthetic capacity at

the vegetative stage and during grain development with grain yield of two hexaploid

wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) cultivars differing in yield. European Journal of

Agronomy 19(2): 277-287. (Germany).

557. Ashraf, M., Abida Kausar and Ashraf, M.Y. 2003. Alleviation of salt stress in

pearl millet (Pennisetum glaucum (L.) R. Br.) through seed treatments. Agronomie

23: 227-234. (France).

558. Ashraf, M., Arfan, M. and Ahmad, A. 2003. Salt tolerance in okra: ion

relations and gas exchange characteristics. Journal of Plant Nutrition 26(1): 63-79.

(USA).

559. Qasim, M., Ashraf, M., Ashraf, M.Y., Rehman, S.-U. and Rha, E.S. 2003.

Salt induced changes in two canola cultivars differing in salt tolerance. Biologia

Plantarum 46: 629-632. (Czech Republic).

560. Ashraf, M. and Zafar, R. and Ashraf, M.Y. 2003. Time-course changes in the

inorganic and organic components of germinating sunflower achenes under salt

(NaCl) stress. Flora 198(1): 26-36. (Germany).

561. Ashraf, M., Hanif, S., Ashraf, M.Y., Rehman, S.U. and Rha, E.S. 2003.

Time-course changes in nutrient composition of two hexaploid wheat (Triticum

aestivum l.) cultivars differing in yield potential. Agrochimica, 47 (3-4): 132-145.

(Italy).

562. Khattak, G.S.S., Ashraf, M., Elahi, T. and Abbas, G. 2003. Selection for large

seed size at the seedling stage in a potential pulse crop mungbean (Vigna radiata (L.)

Wilczek). Breeding Science 53: 141-143. (Japan).

563. Qasim, M., Ashraf, M., Jamil, M.A., Ashraf, M.Y., Rehman, S.U. and Rha,

E.S. 2003. Water relations and leaf gas exchange properties in some elite canola

(Brassica napus L.) lines under salt stress. Annals of Applied Biology 142: 307-316.

(UK).

564. Khan, A., Ashraf, M., Ashraf, M.Y., Rahman, Z. and Sarwar, G. 2003. Zn2+

status in soil, plants and animals: A case study in buffalo. Indus Journal of Plant

Science 2(1): 15-20. (Pakistan).

565. Ashraf, M., Arfan, M. and Ahmad A. 2003 Evaluation of the usefulness of

senescing agent potassium iodide for assessing inter-cultivar variation for drought

tolerance in pearl millet (Pennisetum glaucum (L.) R.Br.). Australian Journal of

Experimental Agriculture, 43(11): 1337-1343. (Australia).

566. Ashraf, M. 2003. Relationships between leaf gas exchange characteristics and

growth of differently adapted populations of Blue panicgrass (Panicum antidotale

Retz.) under salinity or waterlogging. Plant Science 165(1): 69-75. France/(USA).

567. Basra, S.M.A., Ashraf, M. and Ahmad, R. 2003. Effect of pre-sowing

humidification treatment on cotton seed vigour. Pakistan Journal of Life and Social

Sciences 1: 37-41. (Pakistan).

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568. Athar H.U.R., Mahmood, S., Shaheen, R. and Ashraf, M. 2003. Waterlogging

tolerance of populations of Cynodon dactylon from contrasting habitats. Pakistan

Journal of Biological Sciences 6(4): 317-321. (Pakistan).

569. Ashraf, M. and Bashir, A. 2003. Salt stress induced changes in some organic

metabolites and ionic relations in nodules and other plant parts of two crop legumes

differing in salt tolerance. Flora 198 (6): 486-498. (Germany).





570. Ashraf, M. and Shahbaz, M. 2003. Assessment of genotypic variation in salt

tolerance of early CIMMYT hexaploid wheat germplasm using photosynthetic

capacity and water relations as selection criteria. Photosynthetica, 41(2): 273-280.

(Czech Republic).

571. Khan, A., Ashraf, M.Y., Ashraf, M., Sarwar, G. and Rahman, Z. 2003. Cu2+

status in soil, plants and animals during winter and summer seasons. Pakistan

Journal of Botany, 35(5): 757-761. (Pakistan).

572. Pervez, H. Ashraf, M. and Makhdum, M.I. 2003. Mapping the production

and retention of cotton fruit as influenced by potassium nutrition on field grown

cotton. Malaysian Journal of Soil Science, 7: 29-44. (Malaysia).

573. Ashraf, M., Karim, F., Rasul, E. 2002. Interactive effects of gibberellic acid

(GA3) and salt stress on growth, ion accumulation and photosynthetic capacity of two

spring wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) cultivars differing in salt tolerance. Plant

Growth Regulation 36: 49-59. (The Netherlands).

574. Ashraf, M., Ahmad, A. and Ashraf, M.Y. 2002. Effects of increased supply of

potassium on growth and nutrient content in pearl millet under water stress. Biologia

Plantarum 45(1): 141-144. (Czech Republic).

575. Ashraf, M.Y., Sarwar, G., Ashraf, M., Afaf, R. and Sattar, A. 2002. Salinity

induced changes in a-amylase activity during germination and early cotton seedling

growth. Biologia Plantarum 45 (4) 589-591. (Czech Republic).

576. Ashraf, M. and Perveen, N. 2002. Photosynthetic parameters at the vegetative

stage and during grain development of two hexaploid wheat (Triticum aestivum L.)

cultivars differing in salt tolerance. Biologia Plantarum 45(3): 401-407. (Czech

Republic).

577. Ashraf, M. and Iram, A. 2002. Optimization and influence of seed priming

with salts of potassium or calcium in two spring wheat cultivars differing in salt

tolerance, at the initial growth stages. Agrochimica, 46: 47-55. (Italy).



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578. Ashraf, M., Mushtaq, M.A. and Nisar, A. 2002. Effect of sub- and supra-

optimal nitrogen regimes on nutrient relations in two spring wheat cultivars differing

in salinity tolerance. Flora, 197(2): 126-133. (Germany).

579. Khattak, G.S.S., Haq, M.A., Ashraf, M. and Hassan, S. 2002. Yield and yield

components at various flower flushes in mungbean (Vigna radiata (L.) Wilczek).

Breeding Science, 52: 61-63. (Japan).

580. Khattak, G.S.S., Haq, M.A., Ashraf, M. and Tahir, G.R. 2002. Triple test

cross analysis for some morphological traits in mungbean (Vigna radiata (L.)

Wilczek). Euphytica, 126 (3): 413-420. (The Netherlands).

581. Khattak, G.S.S., Haq, M.A., Ashraf, M. and Hassan, S. 2002. Detection of

epistasis, and estimation of additive and dominance components of genetic variation

for determinate growth habit in mungbean (Vigna radiata (L.) Wilczek). Journal of

Genetics and Breeding, 56: 1-7. (Italy).

582. Ashraf, M. 2002. Salt tolerance of cotton: some new advances. Critical

Reviews in Plant Sciences 21(1): 1-30. (USA).

583. Hameed, M., Mansoor, U., Ashraf, M. and Rao, A.R. 2002. Variation in leaf

anatomy in wheat germplasm from varying drought-hit habitats. International

Journal of Agriculture and Biology. 4(1): 12-16. (Pakistan).

584. Qasim, M., Ashraf, M., Ashraf, M.Y. and Ahmad, N. 2002. Relationship of

biomass production with nitrate assimilation in canola (Brassica napus L.) under

salinity stress. International Journal of Agriculture and Biology, 4(4): 521-522.

(Pakistan).

585. Khattak, G.S.S., Haq, M.A., Ashraf, M., Srinives, P. and Marwat, E. 2002.

Genetic analysis of photoperiod-sensitivity, flowering and maturity response in

mungbean (Vigna radiata (L.) Wilczek). Journal of ISSAAC, 31-35. (Thailand).

586. Ashraf, M.Y., Akhtar, K., Sarwar, G. and Ashraf, M. 2002. Evaluation of arid

and semi-arid ecotypes of Guar (Cyamopsis tetragonoloba) for salinity (NaCl)

tolerance. Journal of Arid Environments. 52: 473-482. (UK).

587. Ashraf, M., Arfan, M. and Ashraf, M.Y. 2002. Water relations, gas exchange

characteristics, and the level of some metabolites in two cultivars of spring wheat

under different N regimes. Acta Physiologia Plantarum, 24: 407-415. (Poland).

588. Khattak, G. S. S., Haq, M. A., Ashraf, M., Khan, J.A. and Zamir, R. 2002.

Genetic architecture of secondary yield components in mungbean (Vigna radiata (L.)

Wilczek). Breeding Science, 52(4): 235-241. (Japan).

589. Khattak, G.S. Haq, M.A. Marwat, E.U.K., Ashraf, M. and Srinives, P. 2002.

Heterosis for seed yield and yield components in mungbean (Vigna radiata (L.)

Wilczek). ScienceAsia, 28: 345-350. (Thailand).

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590. Khattak, G.S.S., Ashraf, M., Haq, MA., McNeilly, T. and Eui Shik Rha 2002.

Genetic basis of plant height and its degree of indetermination in mungbean (Vigna

radiata (L.) Wilczek). Hereditas 137(1):52-56 (Sweden).

591. Ashraf, M., Arfan, M., Shahbaz, M., Ahmad, A., and Jamil, A. 2002. Gas

exchange characteristics and water relations in some elite okra cultivars under water

deficit. Photosynthetica 40(4): 615-620. (Czech Republic).

592. Khattak, G.S. Ashraf, M., Haq, M.A. and Srinives, P. 2002. Genetic

architecture of seed yield and yield components in mungbean [Vigna radiata (L.)

Wilczek]. Tropical Agriculture 79: 260-263. (West Indies).

593. Khattak, G.S.S., Haq, M.A., Ashraf, M. and Jabbar, A. 2001. Heterosis for

synchrony in pods maturity and determinate growth habit in mungbean (Vigna radiata

(L.) Wilczek). Suranaree Journal of Science and Technology. 8: 1-7. (Thailand).

594. Khattak, G.S., Haq, M.A., Ashraf, M. and McNeilly T. 2001. Genetic basis of

variation of yield, and yield components in mungbean (Vigna radiata (L.) Wilczek).

Hereditas 134(3): 211-217. (Sweden).

595. Khattak, G.S.S., Haq, M.A., Ashraf, M. and Tahir, G.R. 2001. Genetic basis

of synchrony in pod maturity in mungbean (Vigna radiata (L.) Wilczek). Kasetsart J.

(Nat. Sci.). 35 (1): 1-7. (Thailand).

596. Naseer, S., Nisar, A. and Ashraf, M. 2001. Effect of salt stress on germination

and seedling growth of barley (Hordeum vulgare L.). Pakistan Journal of Biological

Sciences 4(3): 359-360. (Pakistan).

597. Naseer, S., Rasul, E. and Ashraf, M. 2001. Effect of foliar application of

Indole-3-acetic acid on growth and yield attributes of spring wheat (Triticum aestivum

L.) under salt stress. International Journal of Agriculture and Biology 3(1):139-

142. (Pakistan).

598. Ashraf, M., Shabaz, M. and Ashraf, M.Y. 2001. Influence of nitrogen supply

and water stress on growth and nitrogen, phosphorus, potassium and calcium contents

in pearl millet. Biologia Plantarum 44: 459-462. (Czech Republic).

599. Ashraf, M. 2001. Relationships between growth and gas exchange

characteristics in some salt-tolerant amphidiploid Brassica species in relation to their

diploid parents. Environmental and Experimental Botany 45(2): 155-163. (The

Netherlands).

600. Ashraf, M., Nazir, M. and McNeilly, T. 2001. Comparative salt tolerance of

amphidiploid and diploid Brassica species. Plant Science 160 (4): 683-689.

(France/USA).

601. Ashraf, M., Ahmad, A. and McNeilly, T. 2001. Growth and photosynthetic

characteristics in pearl millet under water stress and different potassium supply.

Photosynthetica, 39: 389-394.(Czech Republic).

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602. Khattak, G. S. S., Haq, M. A., Ashraf, M., Khan, A.J. and Zamir, R. 2001.

Inheritance of some important agronomic traits in mungbean (Vigna radiata (L.)

Wilczek). Breeding Science, 51(3): 157-161. (Japan).

603. Khattak, G.S.S., Haq, M.A., Ashraf, M., Tahir, G.R. and Marwat. E.U.K.

2001. Detection of epistasis, and estimation of additive and dominance components of

genetic variation for synchrony in pod maturity in mungbean (Vigna radiata (L.)

Wilczek). Field Crops Research. 72: 211-219. (Australia).

604. Khattak G.S.S., Haq, M.A., Ashraf, M. and Srinives, P. 2001. Combining

ability in mungbean (Vigna radiata (L.) Wilczek) I. Agronomic Traits. Korean

Journal of Crop Science. 46 (5):420-423. (Korea).

605. Khattak G.S.S., Haq, M.A., Ashraf, M. and Srinives, P. 2001. Combining

ability in mungbean (Vigna radiata (L.) Wilczek) II Traits Related to Indetermination.

Korean Journal of Crop Science. 46 (5):424-427. (Korea).

606. Ashraf, M. and Rauf, H. 2001. Inducing salt tolerance in maize (Zea mays L.)

through seed priming with chloride salts: Growth and ion transport at early growth

stages. Acta Physiologiae Plantarum, 23: 407-414. (Poland).

607. Ashraf, M., Shahbaz, M. Mehmood, S. and Rasul, E. 2001. Relationships

between growth and photosynthetic characteristics in pearl millet (Pennisetum

glaucum) under limited water deficit conditions with enhanced nitrogen supplies.

Belgian Journal of Botany 34(2): 131-144. (Belgium).

608. Ashraf, M. and Zafar, Z.U. 2000. Patterns of free carbohydrates and starch

accumulation in the leaves of cotton (Gossypium hisutum L.) cultivars differing in

resistance to cotton leaf curl virus. Arch. Acker. Pfl. Boden. 45: 1-9. (Germany).

609. Khattak, G.S.S, Haq, M.A., Ashraf, M. and Awan, M.A. 2000. Inheritance of

plant and flower bud colour in mungbean (Vigna radiata (L.) Wilczek).

Songklanakarin Journal of Science and Technology. 22(2): 249-251. (Thailand).

610. Ashraf, M. and Khanum, A. 2000. Transport and accumulation of ions in two

spring wheat lines differing in salt tolerance. Acta Physiologiae Plantarum 22(2)

103-110. (Poland).

611. Ashraf, M. and Ahmad, S. 2000. Influence of sodium chloride on ion

accumulation, yield components and fibre characteristics in salt-tolerant and salt-

sensitive lines of cotton (Gossypium hirsutum L.). Field Crops Research, 66: 115-

127. (Australia/USA).

612. Ashraf, M. and Sultana, R. 2000. Combinatin effect of NaCl salinity an N-

form on mineral composition of sunflower (Helianthus annuus L.). Biologia

Plantarum, 43(4) 615-619. (Czech Republic).

613. Ashraf, M. and Wahid, S. 2000. Time-course changes in organic metabolites

and mineral nutrients in germinating maize seeds under salt (NaCl) stress. Seed

Science and Technology, 28, 641-656. (Denmark).

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614. Ashraf, M. and Zafar, Z.U. 2000. Effect of low and high regimes of calcium

on two cultivars of cotton (Gossypium hirsutum L.) differing in resistance to cotton

leaf curl virus (CLCuV) – Growth and macronutrients. Agrochimica, 44(3-4), 89-

100. (Italy).

615. Khattak, G.S.S., Haq, M.A., Ashraf, M. and Salim, M. 2000. Inheritance of

hypocotyl color and pubescence in mungbean (Vigna radiata (L.) Wilczek). Journal

of Science, 11(2), 79-81. (Iran).

616. Ashraf, M. and Ahmad, S. 2000. Genetic effects for yield components and

fibre characteristics in upland cotton (Gossypium hirsutum L.) cultivated under

salinized (NaCl) conditions. Agronomie, 20: 917-926. (France).

617. Khattak, G.S.S., Haq, M.A., Ashraf, M. and Tahir, G.R. 2000. Heterosis for

some morphological traits in mungbean (Vigna radiata (L.) Wilczek). Kasetsart J.

(Nat. Sci.). 34 (4): 439-442. (Thailand).

618. Khattak, G.S.S., Haq, M.A., Ashraf, M. and Elahi, T. 2000. Genetics of

mungbean yellow mosaic virus (MYMV) in mungbean (Vigna radiata L.) Wilczek.

Journal of Genetics and Breeding 54: 237-243. (Italy).

619. Ashraf, M. and O’Leary, J.W. 1999. Changes in soluble proteins in salt

tolerant and salt sensitive lines of wheat. Biologia Plantarum 42, 113-117. (Czech

Republic).

620. Khattak, G.S.S, Haq, M.A. Srinives, P. and Ashraf, M. 1999. Inheritance of

resistance to Mungbean Yellow Mosaic Virus (MYMV) in mungbean (Vigna radiata

(L.) Wilczek). Thai Journal of Agricultural Sciences, 32: 49-54. (Thailand).

621. Ashraf, M. and Habib-ur-Rehman 1999. Interactive effects of nitrate and

long-term waterlogging on growth, water relations, and gaseous exchange properties

of maize (Zea mays L.). Plant Science 144:35-43. (USA).

622. Ashraf, M. and Zafar, Z.U. 1999. Some physiological characteristics in

resistant and susceptible lines of cotton due to the attack of cotton leaf curl virus.

Biologia Plantarum 42: 615-620. (Czech Republic).

623. Ashraf, M. 1999. Interactive effect of salt (NaCl) and nitrogen form on

growth, water relations and photosynthetic capacity of sunflower (Helianthus

annuus). Annals of Applied Biology, 153: 509-513. (UK).

624. Ashraf, M. and Habib-ur-Rehman 1999. Mineral nutrient status of corn in

relation to nitrate and long-term waterlogging. Journal of Plant Nutrition 22(8):

1253-1268. (USA).

625. Khattak, G.S.S., Ihsan-ul-Haq, M., Ashraf, M. and Irfaq, M. 1999. Yield and

yield components in mungbean (Vigna radiata (L.) Wilczek). Songklanakarin

Journal of Science and Technology. 21(4): 387-391. (Thailand).

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626. Ashraf, M. Zafar, Z.U. McNeilly, T. and Veltkamp, C.J 1999.Some morpho-

anatomical characteristics of cotton (Gossypium hirsutum L.) in relation to resistance

to cotton leaf cotton virus (CLCuV). Angewandte Botanik 73: 76-82. (Germany).

627. Khattak, G.S.S, Haq, M.A. Ashraf, M. and Tahir, G.R. 1999. Genetic

variability and correlation studies in mungbean (Vigna radiata (L.) Wilczek).

Suranaree Journal of Science and Technology, 6: 65-69. (Thailand).

628. Khattak, G.S.S, Haq, M.A. and Ashraf, M. 1999. Inheritance and joint

segregation pattern of testa colour and plant growth habit in mungbean (Vigna radiata

(L.) Wilczek). Tropical Agricultural Research and Extension 2(1): 1-3.

629. Ashraf, M. and Ahmad, S. 1999. Exploitation of intra-specific genetic

variation for improvement of salt (NaCl) tolerance in upland cotton (Gossypium

hirsutum L.). Hereditas 131: 253-256. (Sweden).

630. Ashraf, M. and Waheed, A. 1998. Components of genetic variation of salt

tolerance in chick pea (Cicer arietinum L.). Archive of Agronomy and Soil Science,

42, 415-424. (Germany).

631. Ashraf, M. and Rehana Sharif 1998. Does salt tolerance vary in a potential

oilseed crop (Brassica carinata) at different growth stages? Journal of Agronomy

and Crop Science, 181, 103-115. (Germany).

632. Ashraf, M. and Sharif, R. 1998. Assessment of inter-cultivar/line variation of

drought resistance in a potential oil-seed crop, Ethiopian mustard (Brassica carinata

A.Br.). Archive of Agronomy and Soil Science 43, 251-265. (Germany).

633. Ashraf, M. and Ahmad, M. 1998. Relationship between water retention

capability and osmotic adjustment in sorghum (Sorghum bicolor) grown under

drought stress. Arid Soil Research and Rehabilitation, 12, 255-262. (USA).

634. Ashraf, M. and Zafar, Z.U. 1998. Pattern of accumulation of some major and

trace elements in salt-tolerant and salt-sensitive lines of lentil (Lens culinaris Medic.)

under N deficiency. Journal of Plant Nutrition 21(6), 1067-1081. (USA).

635. Ashraf, M. and Waheed, A. 1998. Genetic basis of salt tolerance in lentil

(Lens culinaris Medic.). Lens 25(1), 15-22. (ICARDA, ALEPPO/University of

Saskachewan, Canada).

636. Ashraf, M. 1998. Components of genetic variation of salt tolerance in pigeon

pea (Cajanus cajan (L.) Millsp.). Archive of Agronomy and Soil Science 43, 409-

416. (Germany).

637. Khattak, G.S.S, M.A. Haq and Ashraf, M. 1998. Inheritance of seed coat

colour in mungbean (Vigna radiata (L.) Wilczek). Suranaree Journal of Science

and Technology, 5, 135-137. (Thailand).

638. Ashraf, M. 1997. Changes in soluble carbohydrates and soluble proteins in

three arid-zone grass species under salt stress. Tropical Agriculture 74(3), 234-237

(Trinidad).

97

639. Ashraf, M. and Khanum, A. 1997. Relationship between ion accumulation

and growth in two spring wheat lines differing in salt tolerance at different growth

stages. Journal of Agronomy and Crop Science, 178, 39-51. (Germany).

640. Ashraf, M. and O'Leary, J.W. 1997. Ion distribution in leaves of salt-tolerant

and salt-sensitive lines of spring wheat under salt stress. Acta Botanica Neerlandica,

46(1), 207-217. (The Netherlands).

641. Ashraf, M. and O'Leary, J.W. 1997. Responses of a salt-tolerant and a salt-

sensitive line of sunflower to varying sodium/calcium ratios in sand culture. Journal

of Plant Nutrition 20 (2-3) 361-377. (USA).

642. Ashraf, M., Zafar, Z.U., Ansari, T.M. 1997. Accumulation of some essential

nutrients by lentil (Lens culinaris) plants by low potassium regimes. Arid Soil

Research and Rehabilitation, 11, 191-199. (USA).

643. Ashraf, M. and Zafar, Z.U. 1997. Effect of potassium deficiency on growth

and some biochemical characteristics in salt-tolerant and salt-sensitive lines of lentil

(Lens culinaris Medic.). Acta Physiologiae Plantarum, 19(1), 9-15. (Poland).

644. Ashraf, M., Maqbool, M., Ahmad, R., Niazi, N.K., Niazi, M. and Murtaza, M.

1997. Genotypic variation in drought resistance in sorghum (Sorghum bicolor

Moench). Journal of Agronomy and Soil Science, 41, 189-107 (Germany).

645. Ayala, F., Ashraf, M., and O'Leary, J.W. 1997. Plasma membrane H+-ATPase

activity in salt-tolerant and salt-sensitive lines of spring wheat. Acta Botanica

Neerlandica, 46, 315-324. (Holland).

646. Ashraf, M. and Yasmin, N. 1997. Responses of some arid-zone grasses to

brackish water. Der Tropenlandwirt, 98(1), 3-12. (Germany).

647. Ashraf, M. and Sharif, R. 1997. Inter-cultivar variation for salt (NaCl)

tolerance in a potential oil-seed crop Ethiopian mustard (Brassica carinata A.Br.).

Journal of Agronomy and Soil Science, 42, 129-136. (Germany).

648. Ashraf, M. and O'Leary, J.W. 1996. Responses of some newly developed salt-

tolerant genotypes of spring wheat to salt stress. 1) Yield components and ion

distribution. Journal of Agronomy and Crop Science, 176, 91-101. (Germany).

649. Ashraf, M. and O'Leary, J.W. 1996. Responses of some newly evolved salt-

tolerant genotypes of spring wheat to salt stress. 2) Water relations and gas exchange.

Acta Botanica Neerlandica, 45(1), 29-39. (The Netherlands).

650. Ashraf, M., and O'Leary, J.W. 1996. Effect of drought stress on growth, water

relations and gas exchange of two lines of sunflower differing in degree of salt

tolerance. International Journal of Plant Sciences, 157 (6), 729-732. (USA).

651. Ashraf, M. and Zafar, Z.U. 1996. Effect of nitrogen deficiency on growth and

some biochemical characteristics in salt-tolerant and salt-sensitive lines of lentil (Lens

culinaris Medic.). Archive of Agronomy and Soil Science, 40, 231-239 (Germany).

98

652. Ashraf, M. and Idrees, N. 1995. Performance of some salt tolerant and salt

sensitive accessions of pearl millet at the adult stage. Agrochimica, 39: 86-100.

(Italy).

653. Ashraf, M. and Ahmad, H. 1995. Responses of three arid zone grasses to salt

and waterlogging. Arid Soil Research and Rehabilitation, 9(2), 137-154. (USA).

654. Ashraf, M. and Tufail, M. 1995. Variation in salinity tolerance in sunflower

(Helianthus annuus L.). Journal of Agronomy and Crop Science, 174/5:351-362.

(Germany).

655. Ashraf, M. and Fatima, H. 1995. Responses of some salt-tolerant and salt-

sensitive lines of safflower (Carthamus tinctorius L.) to salt stress. Acta Physiologiae

Plantarum, 17(1), 61-70. (Poland).

656. Ashraf, M. and O'Leary, J.W. 1995. Distribution of cations in leaves of salt-

tolerant and salt-sensitive lines of sunflower under saline conditions. Journal of

Plant Nutrition, 18(11), 2379-2388. (USA).

657. Ashraf, M. and Yasmin, N. 1995. Responses of four arid zone grass species

from varying habitats to drought stress. Biologia Plantarum, 37(4), 567-575.

(Czechoslovakia).

658. Ashraf, M., Zafar Z.U. and O'Leary, J.W. 1995. Genetic variation for salt

tolerance in sunflower. Hereditas 123, 141-145. (Sweden).

659. Ashraf, M. 1995. Genetic variation for salt tolerance in chick pea (Cicer

arietinum L.) at the seedling stage. Pakistan Journal of Agricultural Sciences,

32:30-34. (Pakistan).

660. Ashraf, M. 1994. Organic substances responsible for salt tolerance in Eruca

sativa. Biologia Plantarum, 36, 255-259. (Czechoslovakia).

661. Ashraf, M. 1994. Salt tolerance of pigeon pea (Cajanus cajan (L.) Millsp.) at

three growth stages. Annals of Applied Biology, 124, 153-164. (UK).

662. Ashraf, M. 1994. Breeding for salinity tolerance in plants. Critical Reviews

in Plant Sciences, 13, 17-42. (USA).

663. Ashraf, M. and McNeilly, T. 1994. Responses of three arid zone grasses to N

deficiency: a greenhouse study. Arid Soil Research and Rehabilitation, 8, 125-136.

(USA).

664. Ashraf, M., Noor, R., Zafar, Z.U. and Mujahid, M. 1994. Growth and ion

distribution in salt stressed Melilotus indica (L.) All. and Medicago sativa L. Flora

189, 207-213. (Germany).

665. Ashraf, M. and Zafar, Z.U. 1994. Effect of low potassium regimes on some

salt-and drought- tolerant lines of pearl millet. Phyton, 34, 219-227 (Austria).

99

666. Ashraf, M. and Hamida Fatima 1994. Intra-specific variation for salt

tolerance in linseed (Linum usitatissimum L.). Journal of Agronomy and Crop

Science, 173, 193-203 (Germany).

667. Ashraf, M. and Naz, F. 1994. Responses of some arid zone grasses to K

deficiency. Acta Physiologiae Plantarum 16, 69-80. (Poland).

668. Ashraf, M. 1994. Genetic variation for salinity tolerance in spring wheat.

Hereditas 120, 99-104. (Sweden).

669. Ashraf, M., Saeed, M.M. and Qureshi, M.J. (1994). Tolerance to high

temperature in cotton (Gossypium hirsutum L.) at initial growth stages.

Environmental and Experimental Botany 34(3) 275-283. (USA).

670. Ashraf, M. and O'Leary, J.W. 1994. Does pattern of ion accumulation vary in

alfalfa at different growth stages? Journal of Plant Nutrition, 17(8), 1443-1461.

(USA).

671. Ashraf, M. and O'Leary, J.W. 1994. Ion distribution in leaves of varying ages

in salt-tolerant lines of alfalfa under salt stress. Journal of Plant Nutrition, 17(8),

1463-1476. (USA).

672. Ashraf, M., Zafar, Z.U. and Tufail, M. 1994. Intra-specific variation for salt

tolerance in a potential oil-seed crop, brown mustard (Brassica juncea (L.) Czern and

Coss.). Archive of Agronomy and Crop Science, 38, 449-458. (Germany).

673. Ashraf, M. and Waheed, A. 1993. Organic solute status and water relations of

some salt tolerant and salt sensitive accessions of lentil (Lens culinaris Medic.). Acta

Botanica Neerlandica 42, 63-72. (The Netherlands).

674. Ashraf, M. Naqvi, M. I. and Zafar, Z. U. 1993. Physiological and biochemical

aspect of some arid zone grasses to varying Na/Ca ratios. Biologia Plantarum 35,

425-433. (Czechoslovakia).

675. Ashraf, M. and Waheed, A. 1993. Responses of some local/exotic accessions

of lentil (Lens culinaris Medic.) to salt stress. Journal of Agronomy and Crop

Science, 170(2), 103-112. (West Germany).

676. Ashraf, M. and Chishti, S. N. 1993. Waterlogging tolerance of some

accessions of lentil (Lens culinaris Medic.). Tropical Agriculture 70, 60-67.

(Trinidad).

677. Ashraf, M. and Noor, R. 1993. Growth and pattern of ion uptake in Eruca

sativa Mill. under salt stress. Angewandte Botanik, 67, 17-21. (Germany).

678. Ashraf, M. and Waheed, A. 1993. Responses of some genetically diverse

lines of chick pea (Cicer arietinum L.) to salt. Plant and Soil, 154, 257-266. (The

Netherlands).

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679. Ashraf, M. 1993. Effect of sodium chloride on water relations and some

organic osmotica in an arid zone plant species Melilotus indica (L.). Der

Tropenlandwirt, 94, 95-105. (Germany).

680. Ashraf, M. and Idrees, N. 1993. Responses of some salt tolerant and salt

sensitive lines of pearl millet to drought stress. Acta Agronomica, 42(3-4).

(Budapest).

681. Ashraf, M. 1993. Genetic variation for salt tolerance in lentil at two early

growth stages. LENS 20(1), 21-25. (ICARDA/University of Saskachewan,

Canada).

682. Chishti, S. N. and Ashraf, M. 1992. Physiological responses of lentil (Lens

culinaris Medic.) to water deficit. Pakistan Journal of Agricultural sciences, 29,

137-143 (Pakistan).

683. Ashraf, M. 1992. Effects of NaCl on growth, seed protein and oil contents of

some cultivars/lines of brown mustard (Brassica juncea (L.) Czern and Coss.).

Agrochimica 36, 137-147 (Italy).

684. Ashraf, M. and Naqvi, M. 1992. Growth and ion uptake of four Brassica

species as affected by Na/Ca ratios in saline sand culture. Zeitschrift fur

Pflanzenbau und Bodenkunde - Journal of Plant Nutrition and Soil Science, 155,

101-108. (Germany).

685. Ashraf, M., Bokhari, M.H. and Chishti, S.N. 1992. Variation in osmotic

adjustment of some accessions of lentil (Lens culinaris Medic.) in response drought

stress. Acta Botanica Neerlandica 41, 51-62. (The Netherlands).

686. Ashraf, M. and Idrees, N. 1992. Variation in germination of some salt tolerant

and salt sensitive accessions of pearl millet (Pennisetum glaucum (L.) R.Br.) under

drought, salt and temperature stresses. Pakistan Journal of Agriculture 1, 15-20.

(Pakistan).

687. Ashraf, M. and McNeilly, T. 1992. The potential for exploiting variation in

salinity tolerance in pearl millet (Pennisetum americanum (L.) Leeke). Plant

Breeding 108, 234-240. (West Germany).

688. Ashraf, M. and Waheed, A. 1992. Screening chick pea (Cicer arietinum L.)

for salt tolerance. Der Tropenlandwirt, 93, 45-55. (West Germany).

689. Ashraf, M. and Naqvi, M.I. 1992. Effect of varying Na/Ca ratios in saline

sand culture on some physiological parameters of four Brassica species. Acta

Physiologiae Plantarum, 14(4), 197-205. (Poland).

690. Mehmood, S. and Ashraf, M. 1992. Salinity effects on some cultivars of

sunflower (Helianthus annuus L.) at early growth stages. Pakistan Journal of

Agriculture, 1, 98-107. (Pakistan).

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691. Shahid, S.A., Ashraf, M. and Mufti, K.A. 1992. Classification and extent of

the world’s salt-affected soils. Pakistan Journal of Agriculture, 1, 120-126.

(Pakistan).

692. Ashraf, M. and McNeilly, T. 1991. A potential source of variation for salt

tolerance in wheat. Hereditas, 115, 115-120 (Sweden).

693. Ashraf, M. 1991. Adaptation of plants to global climatic change. Science

Technology and Development, 10, 9-24. (Pakistan).

694. Ashraf, M. and Yasmin, H. 1991. Differential waterlogging tolerance in three

grasses of contrasting habitats Aleuropus lagopoides L. (Trin), Cynodon dactylon L.

(Pers.) and Leptochloa fuscasome arid zone grass species. Environmental and

Experimental Botany, 31, 437-445. (USA).

695. Ashraf, M. and Naqvi, M.I. 1991. Responses of three arid zone grass species

to varying Na/Ca ratios in saline sand culture. New Phytologist, 119, 285-290. (UK).

696. Ashraf, M. and Karim, F. 1991. Screening of some cultivars/lines of

blackgram (Vigna mungo (L.) Hepper) for water stress resistance. Tropical

Agriculture, 68, 57-62 (UK).

697. Ashraf, M. 1991. Water stress effects on growth and some physiological

aspects of three grass species. Agrochimica 35, 443-454 (Italy).

698. Ashraf, M. and Mehmood, S. 1990. Responses of four Brassica species to

drought stress. Environmental and Experimental Botany, 30(1), 93-100 (USA).

699. Ashraf, M. and McNeilly, T.1990. Improvement of salt tolerance in maize

(Zea mays L.). Plant Breeding, 104, 101-107 (West Germany).

700. Ashraf, M. and Karim, F. 1990. Differences between blackgram (Vigna

mungo L.) cultivars in NaCl resistance. Zeitschrift fur Pflanzenbau und

Bodenkunde - Journal of Plant Nutrition and Soil Science, 153, 15-20 (West

Germany).

701. Ashraf, M., McNeilly, T. and Bradshaw, A. D. 1990. Patterns of ion

distribution in selected NaCl tolerant and normal lines of four grass species. Biologia

Plantarum, 32, 302-312 (Czechoslovakia).

702. Ashraf, M. and Mehmood, S. 1990. Effects of waterlogging on growth and

some physiological parameters of four Brassica species. Plant and Soil, 121, 203-209

(The Netherlands).

703. Ashraf, M. 1990. Selection for salt tolerance and its genetic basis in perennial

ryegrass (Lolium perenne L.). Hereditas, 113, 81-85 (Sweden).

704. Ashraf, M. and McNeilly, T. 1990. Response of four Brassica species to

NaCl. Environmental and Experimental Botany 30(4), 475-487 (USA).

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705. Ashraf, M., Bokhari, M. H. and Waheed, A. 1990. Screening of some

local/exotic accessions of mungbean (Vigna radiata (L.) Wilczek) for salt tolerance.

Japanese Journal of Tropical Agriculture, 34(3) 169-175 (Japan).

706. Ashraf, M. and Waheed, A. 1990. Screening of local/exotic accessions of

lentil (Lens culinaris Medic.) for salt tolerance at two growth stages. Plant and Soil,

128, 167-176 (The Netherlands).

707. Ashraf, M. and McNeilly, T. 1989. Effect of salinity on some cultivars of

maize (Zea mays L.). Maydica, 36, 179-190 (Italy).

708. Ashraf, M. 1989. The effect of NaCl on water relations, chlorophyll, and

protein and proline contents of two cultivars of blackgram (Vigna mungo L.) Plant

and Soil, 119, 205-210 (Holland).

709. Ashraf, M. 1989. Effect of water stress on maize cultivars during vegetative

stage. Annals of Arid Zone, 28(1), 47-55 (India).

710. Ashraf, M., McNeilly, T. and Bradshaw, A. D. 1989. The potential for

evolution of tolerance to NaCl, CaCl2, MgCl2 and sea water in four grass species.

New Phytologist, 112(2), 245-254 (UK).

711. Ashraf, M. 1989. Selection and breeding for drought resistance in crops - one

of the major strategies to overcome drought problems in Pakistan. Journal of

Agricultural Sciences, 26(1), 68-75 (Pakistan).

712. Ashraf, M., Bokhari, M. H. and Mehmood, S. 1989. Effects of four different

salts on germination and seedling growth of four Brassica species. Biologia, 35(2),

173-187 (Pakistan).

713. Ashraf, M., Bokhari, M. H. and Humera, H.1989. Effect of varying

concentrations of NaCl and pH on three grass species. Biologia, 35(1), 75-93

(Pakistan).

714. Ashraf, M. 1989. Salinity effects on some cultivars of berseem (Trifolium

alexandrinum L.). Tropenlandwirt, 90, 93-104 (West Germany).

715. Ashraf, M. and McNeilly, T. 1988. Variability in salt tolerance of nine spring

wheat cultivars. Journal Agronomy and Crop Science, 160, 14-21. (West

Germany).

716. Ashraf, M. and Rasul, E. 1988. Salt tolerance of mungbean (Vigna radiata

(L.) Wilczek.) at two growth stages. Plant and Soil, 110, 63-67. (Holland).

717. Ashraf, M., Bokhari, M. H. and Karim, F. 1988. Salinity effects on some

cultivars/lines of Mash (Vigna mungo L.) at two growth stages. Biologia, 34(2), 81-

98. (Pakistan).

718. McNeilly, T., Ashraf, M. and Veltkamp, K. 1987. Leaf micro-morphology of

sea cliff and inland plants of Agrostis stolonifera L. Dactylis glomerata L. and Holcus

lanatus L. New Phytologist, 106, 261-269. (UK).

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719. Ashraf, M., McNeilly, T. and Bradshaw, A. D. 1987. Selection and

heritability of tolerance to sodium chloride in four forage species. Crop Science, 27,

232-243. (USA).

720. Ashraf, M. and McNeilly, T. 1987. Salinity effects on five lines/cultivars of

pearl millet (Pennisetum americanum L.). Plant and Soil, 103(1): 13-19. (Holland).

721. Ashraf, M. and Bokhari, M. H. 1987. Biological Approach for economic

utilization of the Cholistan land. Biologia, 33, 27-34. (Pakistan).

722. Ashraf, M., McNeilly, T. and Bradshaw, A. D. 1986. The potential for

evolution of salt tolerance in seven grass species. New Phytologist, 103, 299-310.

(UK).

723. Ashraf, M., McNeilly, T. and Bradshaw, A. D. 1986. Tolerance of sodium

chloride and its genetic basis in natural populations of four grass species. New

Phytologist, 103, 725-734. (UK).

724. Ashraf, M., McNeilly, T. and Bradshaw, A. D. 1986. Tolerance of Holcus

lanatus L. and Agrostis stolonifera L. to soil salinity and soil spray. Plant and Soil,

96, 77-84. (Holland).

725. Ashraf, M., McNeilly, T. and Bradshaw, A.D.1986. Heritability of sodium

chloride tolerance in seven grass species. Euphytica, 35, 935-940. (Holland).

726. Ashraf, M., McNeilly, T. and Bradshaw, A.D.1986. The response of selected

salt tolerant and unselected lines of four grass species in sand culture. New


727. Ashraf, M., McNeilly, T. and Bradshaw, A.D. 1986. The response and ion

uptake of selected salt tolerant and unselected lines of three legume species. New


Published in Conference Proceedings:

1. Athar, H.U.R., Anees N., Sabir P. and Ashraf M. 2008. Influence of varying

nitrate-ammonium ratios on growth, water relations, gas exchange properties

and ionic relations in sunflower (Helianthus annuus L.) under saline

conditions. In: Proceedings of the National Seminar on “Soil Care for

Sustainable Environment”. Editors: Zahir Ahmad Zahir, Muhammad Arshad

and Ahmad Saeed Bhatti. Organized Institute of Soil and Environmental

Sciences (ISES), University of Agriculture, Faisalabad, Pakistan on April,

2006 at University of Agriculture Faisalabad, Pakistan.

2. Seyal, M.T., Malik, T.A., Qureshi, M.K. and Ashraf, M. 2006. Linkage of drought

tolerant and agronomic traits in upland cotton using DNA polymorphic

genotypes. Pp. 178-184. In: Proceedings of International Symposium on

Sustainable Crop Improvement and Integrated Management. Editors:

Muhammad Ashfaq, Ehsan Ullah, Iftikhar Ahmad Khan and Muhammad

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Sagheer. Organized by Faculty of Agriculture, University of Agriculture,

Faisalabad, Pakistan on September 14-16, 2006 at University of Agriculture

Faisalabad, Pakistan.

3. Qureshi, M.K., Malik, T.A., Seyal, M.T., and Ashraf, M. 2006. Hybrid

identification by DNA markers in cotton. Pp. 203-207. In: Proceedings of

International Symposium on Sustainable Crop Improvement and Integrated

Management. Editors: Muhammad Ashfaq, Ehsan Ullah, Iftikhar Ahmad

Khan and Muhammad Sagheer. Organized by Faculty of Agriculture,

University of Agriculture, Faisalabad, Pakistan on September 14-16, 2006 at

University of Agriculture Faisalabad, Pakistan.

4. Makhdum, M. I., Pervez, H., Ashraf, M. and Shahab-ud-Din. 2005. Deterioration

of Soil Health due to Addition of Muriate of Potash (MOP) Fertilizer under

an Arid Environment. In: Proceedings of the First International Conference

on Environmentally Sustainable Development. Held by Department of

Environmental Sciences, COMSATS Institute of Information Technology,

Abbotabad-Pakistan, During 26-28 June-2005. Volume III. pp. 1415-1421.

5. Ashraf, M. 2004. Salinity tolerance of some arid zone grasses from (Pakistan). In:

Proceedings of The Society of Agricultural Research on Reclaimed Lands

held on 23rd September 2004 at Hanam Agricultural Research Institute,

Iksan, Republic of Korea. Pp. 32-45.

6. Ashraf, M. 2001. Overcoming salinity problem using biological means: some

recent developments. Proceedings of the 7th National Conference of Plant

Scientists held at Lahore from Nov. 14-16, 2000. (Lead paper).

7. Ahmad, S., Khan, M.U., Ashraf, M. and Sultan, W. 2000. Intra-specific variation

for salt tolerance in cotton (Gossypium hirsutum L.). Paper presented at the

International Seminar on the Prospectus for Saline Agriculture organized by

the Pakistan Academy of Sciences, PARC and COMSTECH at Islamabad

from April 10-12, 2000.

8. Ashraf, M. 1997. Mechanism of resistance to leaf curl virus in cotton (Gossypium

hirsutum L.). Paper presented in the Annual Workshop on "Management of

Leaf Curl Virus in Cotton" organized by the Ministry of Agriculture, Food

and Livestock, Islamabad - held at CCRI Multan from 26-27 July 1997.

9. Ashraf, M. 1996. Differential pattern of ion accumulation in alfalfa at different

growth stages. Paper presented in the 31st All Pakistan Science Conference,

held in Lahore from 17-19 January, 1996, Organized by the Pakistan

Association for Advancement of Science.

10. Ashraf, M. 1993. Strategies for the improvement of salt tolerance in crops.

Proceedings of the 4th National Conference of Plant Sciences held in

February 1993 in Faisalabad, (Pakistan).

Technical Reports:

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The list consists of Technical Reports (Progress, Interim, Final) published as a part of

commitments to a number of Research and Development Projects in various fields.

1. Ashraf, M. 2011. First Annual Report of the Research Project “Adaptive

potential of newly developed commercial cultivars of wheat (Triticum

aestivum L.) to multiple abiotic stresses” Higher Education Commission

(HEC), Islamabad, (Pakistan).

2. Ashraf, M. 2011. First Annual Report of the Research Project “Elucidation of

antioxidative defense system and some potential physio-biochemical

attributes in canola (Brassica napus L.) under drought stress” Higher

Education Commission (HEC), Islamabad, (Pakistan).

3. Ashraf, M. 2010. Final Technical Report of the Research Project “Modulation

of activities/levels of antioxidants, vitamins and osmoprotectants in some

prospective summer and winter vegetables due to salt stress” submitted to

Pakistan Academy of Sciences (PAS), Islamabad, (Pakistan).

4. Ashraf, M. 2009. Final Technical Report of the Research Project “An

efficient and economic means of enhancing wheat yield under water deficit

conditions: use of osmoprotectants” submitted to Pakistan Academy of

Sciences, Islamabad, (Pakistan).

5. Ashraf, M. 2009. First Annual Report of the Research Project “Modulation of

activities/levels of antioxidants, vitamins and osmoprotectants in some

prospective summer and winter vegetables due to salt stress” submitted to

Pakistan Academy of Sciences (PAS), Islamabad, (Pakistan).

6. Ashraf, M. 2008. Final Technical Report of the Research Project “Role of

exogenous use of organic osmolytes in enhancing drought tolerance in maize

under greenhouse and field conditions” submitted to Pakistan Academy of

Sciences, Islamabad, (Pakistan).

7. Ashraf, M. 2008. Final Technical Report of the Research Project

“Identification of Biochemical indicators for salt tolerance and their genetic

basis in potential oilseed crops canola and sunflower” submitted to Higher

Education Commission (HEC), Islamabad, (Pakistan).

8. Ashraf, M. 2008. Final Technical Report of the Research Project “Gaseous

exchange and photosystem II fluorescence as premier determinants of

drought tolerance in maize (Zea mays L.)” submitted to Higher Education

Commission (HEC), Islamabad, (Pakistan).

9. Ashraf, M. 2006. Second Annual Report of the Research Project “Activities

of plasma membrane and vacuolar H+-ATPases and accumulation of

antioxidants as markers of salt tolerance in potential oilseed crop canola”

submitted to Higher Education Commission (HEC), Islamabad, (Pakistan).

10. Ashraf, M. 2007. Final Technical Report of the Research Project “Activities

of plasma membrane and vacuolar H+-ATPases and accumulation of

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11. Ashraf, M. 2005. First Annual Report of the Research Project “Activities of

plasma membrane and vacuolar H+-ATPases and accumulation of



12. Ashraf, M. 2000. Final Report of the Research Project “Mechanism of

resistance to cotton leaf curl virus in cotton” submitted to Asian Development

Bank.

13. Ashraf, M. 2000. Final Report of the Research Project “Physiological and

biochemical studies in a potential oil-seed crop, canola (Brassica napus L.)

under salinity (NaCl) stress” submitted to University Grants Commission.

14. Ashraf, M. 1999. Second Report of the Research Project “Mechanism of


Bank.

15. Ashraf, M. 1998. First Annual Report of the Research Project “Mechanism of


Bank.

16. Ashraf, M. 1993. Final Report of the Research Project “Development of salt

tolerance in sunflower” submitted to Pakistan Science Foundation (PSF),

Islamabad.

17. Ashraf, M. 1993. Final Annual Report of the Research Project

“Physiological/biochemical aspects of heat tolerance in cotton” submitted to

Pakistan Atomic Energy Commission (PAEC), Islamabad.

18. Ashraf, M. 1992. Final Report of the Research Project “Improvement of salt

tolerance in Brassica juncea (L.) Czern. and Coss.” submitted to University

Grants Commission, Islamabad.

19. Ashraf, M. 1992. Final Report of the Research Project “Biochemical

/Physiological responses of some arid zone grasses to drought, salinity, and

high temperature”. Submitted to Pakistan Atomic Energy Commission

(PAEC), Islamabad.

20. Ashraf, M. 1992. Second Annual Report of the Research Project

“Development of salt tolerance in sunflower” submitted to Pakistan Science

Foundation (PSF), Islamabad.

21. Ashraf, M. 1991. Final Report of the Research Project

“Biochemical/Physiological aspects of salt tolerance in some salt tolerant and

salt sensitive cultivars of wheat” submitted to Third World Academy of

Sciences (TWAS).

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22. Ashraf, M. 1991. First Annual Report of the Research Project “Development

of salt tolerance in sunflower” submitted to Pakistan Science Foundation

(PSF), Islamabad.

23. Ashraf, M. 1990. Final Report of the Research Project “Improvement of salt

tolerance in some pulse crops” submitted to Pakistan Science Foundation

(PSF), Islamabad.

24. Ashraf, M. 1989. Second Annual Report of the Research Project

“Improvement of salt tolerance in some pulse crops” submitted to Pakistan

Science Foundation (PSF), Islamabad.

25. Ashraf, M. 1988. First Annual Report of the Research Project “Improvement

of salt tolerance in some pulse crops” submitted to Pakistan Science

Foundation (PSF), Islamabad.

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