Curriculum Vitaeof

Dr. Shahid MansoorSitara-e-Imtiaz (S.I)

HEC Distinguished National ProfessorFellow Pakistan Academy of Sciences

Director, Ntional Institute for Biotechnology and Genetic Engineering (NIBGE), FaisalabadPrincipal NIBGE, A Constituent College of Pakistan Institute of Engineering and Applied Sciences

Personal information

Name: Shahid MansoorDate of Birth: Oct. 27th, 1962Place of Birth: Karachi, PakistanMarital status: Married Nationality: PakistaniSex: MaleAddress: National Institute for Biotechnology and

Genetic Engineering (NIBGE), P.O. Box 577, Jhang Road, Faisalabad. Pakistan.Phone: work 92-41-2651471

Residence 92-41-2651917Fax: 92-41-2651472Email: director@nibge.org; shahidmansoor7@gmail.com

Academic Qualification

Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D)-1999- Department of Virus Research, The John Innes Centre Norwich, U.K and the degree awarded by Department of Biological Sciences, University of East Anglia.

Master of Science in Biochemistry (M.Sc.)-1987- University of Karachi, Department of Biochemistry, University of Karachi with first class second position. Thesis titled " Physical isolation and characterisation of drug resistance plasmids".

Bachelor of Science in Biochemistry(B.Sc. Hon). 1986- University of Karachi, Department of Biochemistry, University of Karachi with first class second position. Major subjects studied include physiology, biochemistry, chemistry, microbiology, molecular biology and neurochemistry.

Service RecordResearch fellow at National Institute for Biotechnology and Genetic Engineering, Faisalabad from February, 1988 to March, 1989.Scientific Officer at National Institute for Biotechnology and Genetic Engineering, Faisalabad in 1stApril, 1989.Senior Scientific Officer at National Institute for Biotechnology and Genetic Engineering, Faisalabad from December, 1994.Principal Scientific Officer at National Institute for Biotechnology and Genetic Engineering, Faisalabad from December, 2002.Head Agricultural Biotechnology Division at National Institute for Biotechnology and Genetic Engineering, Faisalabad from 1st March, 2006 to 3rd July, 2013.Deputy Chief Scientific at National Institute for Biotechnology and Genetic Engineering, Faisalabad from December, 2012.Director at National Institute for Biotechnology and Genetic Engineering, Faisalabad from 4th July, 2013todate.

Chief Scientist at National Institute for Biotechnology and Genetic Engineering, Faisalabad from December 2019 to date.Visiting Scientist at the Department of Health Effect ENEA CRE Casaccia, Rome, Italy from Jan. 1990 to March 1991. The field of study was Thermobiology and Immunology under the supervision of Professor Gino Doria and Marcello Spano.Visiting Scientist at Department of Virus Research, John Innes Centre under Dr. Peter G. Markham and Dr. John Stanley on cotton leaf curl virus from Pakistan from January 1993 to May 1993.Royal Society UK, Fellowship 2000, One year sponsored by The Royal Society, UK in the laboratory of Prof. David, Baulcombe, Sainsbury Laboratory, John Innes Centre, Norwich, UK on "Manipulation of Rx gene for resistance against geminiviruses and characterization of begomoviruses and small circular DNA molecules associated with cotton leaf curl virus and Ageratum yellow vein virus in Pakistan.Fulbright Scholar 2011-12, one year at Plant Genome Mapping Laboratory, University of Georgia, Athens, under the leadership of Prof. Andrew Paterson on genomics of cotton.

Honours and awards (National and International) First class position in B.Sc. (Hons) Biochemistry, University of Karachi First class position in M.Sc. Biochemistry, University of Karachi Awarded Royal Society UK Fellowship Award of Sitara-e-Imtiaz on the 62ndindependence day of 14th August’ 2009, by President of

Pakistan in recognition of meritorious services and achievements. HEC Outstanding Performance Award (Research Paper 2005-6) HEC Outstanding Performance Award ((Research Paper 2011) Research Productivity Award for PCST for the last ten years HEC Distinguished National Professor Fellow Pakistan Academy of Sciences (PAS) Member Prime Minister’s Task Force on Science and Technology Member Rice Research and Development Board, Government of Punjab

Research Project LeaderFounding member and group leader of Plant Molecular Virology and Gene Silencing, NIBGE.Principal investigator “Use of Molecular methods for the Evaluation of Diversity of Cotton Leaf Curl and other whitefly transmitted Geminiviruses which are potential threat to Cotton Crop. Funded by MINFAL/ADB. Rs. 5.358 million (1995-1997) (P.I. Dr. Shahid Mansoor) Principal investigator Development of genetically-engineered broad based resistance against cotton leaf curl and tomato leaf curl virus. Research project funded by International Foundation for Science (IFS) Sweden12,000US$.Principal investigatorUse of RNA interference for genetically-engineered male sterile tomato plants for production of hybrid tomato ALP (PARC)(Rs. 03.225 million).Principal investigatorICGEB collaborative CRP/Pak 03-02 “Use of RNA interference for engineering resistance against economically-important plant DNA viruses”US$ 35,000.Principal investigator PAK-US collaborative project “Understating on control of plant virus disease complexes in Pakistan”.(US$ 0.142 million) Funded by Ministry of Science and Technology (MoST).Principal investigator“Use of RNA Interference Technology for Engineering Broad-spectrum Resistance Against Economically Important Geminiviruses”(Rs.27.00 million), Funded by Ministry of Science and Technology (MoST).Principal investigator Research grants to active scientists/ technologists of Pakistan PSF (1.00 million) Principal investigator “Control of mealy bug in Pakistan”. Rs. 26.474 Million Funded by Ministry of Food Agriculture and Livestock (MinFAL)Principal investigator “Development of transgenic cotton with multiple genes resistant to cotton leaf curl virus” Rs. 16.299 Millionfunded by Punjab Agricultural Research Board (PARB).

Principal investigator “Development of gene constructs and genetically-engineered germplasm resources/commercial genotypes resistant to cotton leaf curl disease and/or its insect vector” US$ 498000 funded by USDA (ICARDA).Principal investigator Pak-USA collaborative project “Characterization and utilization of Gossypiumarboreum as source of resistance against begomoviruses that are threat to Pakistan and USA” (US$ 0.1702 million)funded by Higher Education Commission, Pakistan.Principal investigator Management of whitefly by integrated strategies and development of resistant cotton germplasm through genetic engineering by PARB (23 million)Principal investigator Development of commercial cotton varieties expressing Cry1Ac and Cry2Ab proteins for effective control of Lepidopteran insectsfunded by HEC under technology development fund (13.257 Million).Principal investigator Developing virus resistance and improving cold storage of potato by silencing eIF4e/eIF(iso)4e and VInv using a transgene-free CRISPR/Cas9 mediated genome editing (19.179 million), Funded by Higher Education Commission, Pakistan.Principal investigator, Development and application of genomic selection in foreign and local cattle breeds for improvement in dairy related traits, funded by ALP, PARC (4.95 million).Principal investigator, Establishing innovative technology platforms for fast-track development of elite livestock and crops for food and nutritional security, a collaborative project between NIBGE, ICCBS and QAU at a cost of Rs. 909 million funded by Ministry of Science and Technology.

Research interests Molecular characterization of economically important geminiviruses on cotton, tomato,

chillies, okra, cucurbits, beans and other crops Characterization of satellites and satellite-like molecules associated with geminiviruses Development of molecular diagnostic tools for geminivirus detection Characterization of geminivirus gene function Geminivirus-host interactions and identification of host proteins that interact with

geminivirus-encoded proteins Characterization of whitefly biotypes, influence on virus transmission efficiency and their

distribution in Pakistan Use of RNA interference and other genetic engineering tools for development of

genetically-engineered resistance against geminiviruses Characterization of natural sources of resistance against geminiviruses Use of RNAi for development of male sterility Use of RNA interference and other technologies for engineered resistance against whiteflies Next generation sequencing and genome characterization of cotton, whiteflies and livestock Genome editing for creating novel traits in cotton and other crops Use of genomic selection in enhancing genetic gain in crops and livestock by use of

genomic selection Biotechnology as a tool for socio-economic development of the country

Teaching and Thesis supervision

Faculty Member of M.Phil/Ph.D (Biotechnology) course at NIBGE and course incharge of “Recombinant DNA Technology". Lecturer for several courses arranged by NIBGE in collaboration of ICGEB, ISESCO and other national organizations.

Ph.D.

Imran Rauf (supervisor) “Evaluation of RNA interference and other technologies for eco-friendly management of insect-pests”.

Naveed Iqbal(Supervisor) “Whole genome sequencing and assembly of Pakistani cattle breeds (Bos indicus) to provide baseline data for genomic selection and dairy product enhancement

Hassan Jamil Malik (Supervisor) Molecular Characterization and RNAi Based Resistance Against a highly invasive biotype of besmisiatabaci from PakistanMuhammad Tayyab Naseem (Co-supervisor)2017 DNA based identification of aphid species and vector-virus association analysis of aphid borne luteovirus. Muhammad Shafiq(Co-Supervisor) 2017 Interactions of betasatellite components of begomovirus complex. Syed Shan e Ali Zaidi (Supervisor) 2016.Characterization of bipartite begomoviruses from cotton and evaluation of transgenic plants for broad-spectrum resistance against begomovirusesMuhammad Zubair(Supervisor) 2016. Silencing of insect genes through RNA interferenceShaistaJavaid2016 (Supervisor)Evaluation of approaches for enhanced resistance in plants against phloem limited pestsGhulam Rasool (Co-supervisor) 2016 Evaluation of a single-stranded DNA-binding protein (G5) and a synthetic coat protein gene to control cotton leaf curl disease in Nicotiana benthamiana(Co-Supervisor)Muhammad Yousaf Ali 2016 Analysis of the potential of non-pathogen derived resistance against begomoviruses(Supervisor)Amir Raza 2016 Expression of insect specific short RNAs in model plant system for potential control of insects on cotton (Supervisor)Imran Habib 2015. Genetic engineering to enhance drought and salt tolerance of wheat (TriticumAestivum L. (Supervisor)IshtiaqHassan 2015 Mutational analysis of begomovirus-associated, betasatellite-encoded βC1 gene and infectivity of betasatellite related molecules (Co-Supervisor)Irfan Ali 2015 Potential of siRNA and artificial miRNAs against Cotton leaf curl Burewala virus V2 gene yielding resistance to begomoviruses(Co-Supervisor)MussaratShaheen(HEC Fellow) 2014. Use of a plant virus vector for screening of gene constructs with potential insecticidal activity (Supervisor)Muhammad Nouman Tahir (HEC Fellow)2012. Use of amplicon-based system for enhanced resistance against cotton leaf curl disease (supervisor)Zafar Iqbal (HEC Fellow) 2012. Analysis of the virus-encoded genes required for the maintenance of betasatellites by geminiviruses (Co-supervisor)Ghulam Rasool Baloch. 2011. Biotypes of whiteflies and their correlation with cotton leaf curl disease in Sindh (Co-supervisor).Sohail Akhtar(HEC Fellow). 2011. Characterization of defective DNA-β associated withcotton leaf curl disease and their use in developingenhanced resistance (supervisor).Khadim Hussain (HEC Fellow) (2010). Analysis of trans-replication of DNA β (co-supervisor).Muhammad Ilyas (HEC Fellow) (2010). Legume-infecting begomoviruses; Diversity and host interaction (co-supervisor).Muhammad Shafiq Shahid (HEC Fellow) (2010). Molecular charaxterization and the potential use of begomovirus associated DNA 1 as a silencing/ expression vector (co-supervisor).JavariaQazi (2010). Genetic dissection of beta C1 gene (co-supervisor). Imran Amin (2010). Gene function studies of begomovirus genes expressed from PVX vector in Nicotiana benthamiana (co-supervisor)SaiqaAndleeb (2010). Expression and binding studies of some geminivirus proteins (Supervisor)Muhammad TehseenAzhar (HEC Fellow) (2009). Hybrid cotton for disease resistance (Supervisor) Muhammad Mubin (HEC fellow) (2009). Targeting of multiple sequences for resistance against cotton leaf curl disease through RNA interference. (Supervisor) NaziaNahid (HEC fellow) (2009). Development of RNAi based resistance strategy against monopartite geminiviruses from Pakistan (Supervisor)LuqmanAmrao (2008) (HEC fellow) Characterization and infectivity analysis of the components

of the cotton leaf curl disease begomovirus complex(Supervisor) Amir Humayun Malik(2008) (HEC fellow) Molecular characterization of melon leaf curl enation disease and development of control of strategies (Supervisor)Shah Nawaz-ul-Rehman (2007). Development of RNAi constructs to block expression of male specific genes and establishment of gene transfer system in tomato (Lycopersiconesculentum Mill).(Co-supervisor)Ghulam Sarwar(2006) Mechanism of resistance and diversity in source of natural resistance against cotton leaf curl disease. Department of PBG, University of Agriculture, Faisalabad. (Co-supervisor).SajjadHaidar(2003). Disease resistance gene cloning and characterization from Gossypiumarboreum. Department of Plant Breeding and Genetics, University of Agriculture, Faisalabad. (Co-supervisor).Rashida Parveen (2003). Some aspects of epidemiology of Cotton leaf curl Begomovirus (CLCuV) in Pakistan. Department of Plant Pathology, University of Agriculture, Faisalabad (Co-supervisor).Mujaddad-ur-Rehman. Virus-resistant cotton plants through genetic engineering. Department of Biological Sciences, QAU/NIBGE, Faisalabad (Co-Supervisor).

M.Phil

Waqas Rafique Ali (2016-2018). Identification of genes and markers associated with milk production in cattleAthar Hussain(2016-2018). Genome-wide comparative analysis of Resistance genes and their expression under cotton leaf curl virus infestation in cotton (Gossipium sp.). PIEAS/NIBGE, Faisalabad Zunaira Afzal (2009-2011). Diversity of begomoviruses from perennial hosts and development of broad spectrum resistance. PIEAS/NIBGE, Faisalabad Muhammad Hamza Rana (2009-2011). Characterization of UbC3 from Gossypiumarboreum.PIEAS/NIBGE, Faisalabad Ali Qaiser Khan (2009-2011). Characterization of emerging cotton leaf curl virus disease complex in Punjab. PIEAS/NIBGE, Faisalabad Iftikhar Ahmed Khan (2009-10), Evaluation of sources of natural resistance against cotton leaf curl disease. PIEAS/NIBGE, Faisalabad Muhammad Khurshid (2007-8). Isolation of conserved minimal region of AV2 gene responsible for broad-spectrum resistance. Quaid-i-Azam Univ./NIBGE, FaisalabadZeeshan Hassan (2007-8). Development and transformation of different genes constructs for insect resistance in model plants Quaid-i-Azam Univ./NIBGE, Faisalabad FarihaTanvir (2003-2005). RNAi based simultaneous silencing of regulatory sequences of DNA A and DNA β of CLCuV in tobacco Quaid-i-Azam Univ./NIBGE, Faisalabad. JavariaQazi(2002-2004).Molecular Studies on Mungbean yellow mosaic virus occurring in Pakistan& development of RNA interference (RNAi) gene constructs based on DNA-A & DNA Quaid-i-Azam Univ./NIBGE, FaisalabadMuhammad Imran (2002-2004). RNAi based broad-spectrum virus resistance of CLCuV in Nicotianatabacumby simultaneously silencing repand βC1 genes of CLCuV.Quaid-i-Azam Univ./NIBGE, Faisalabad.Irum Qureshi (2002-2004). Over-expression of hepatitis B surface antigen (HBsAg) in tobacco by using a suppressor of gene silencing. Quaid -i-Azam Univ./NIBGE, Faisalabad.SomairaMajeed (2002-2004). Creation of an RNA interference mediated broad-spectrum resistance against begomoviruses in tobacco. Quaid-i-Azam Univ./NIBGE, Faisalabad.Sulaiman Faisal (2001-2003). Prevalence of multiple Begomovirus infection on tomato in Sindh. NIBGE/NWFP Agriculture University Peshawar.Abdul Rashid (2001-2003). Genetically engineering tomato male sterile line through RNAi. NIBGE/NWFP Agriculture University Peshawar.Ayesha Baig (2001-2003). Role of β C1 gene in symptom development of cotton leaf curl virus (CLCuV)NIBGE/NWFP Agriculture University Peshawar.

Muhammad Saqib (2001-2003). Development of expression/silencing vectors based on cotton leaf curl DNA β. Quaid -i-Azam Univ./NIBGE, Faisalabad.Faiza Noreen (2002).Pathogenecity determinant study of AC2, AC3 and AC4 genes of cotton leaf curl virus. Quaid-i-Azam Univ./NIBGE, Faisalabad.Yasir-ul-Musawar(2001). Broad-spectrum resistance based on coat protein gene. Quaid -i-Azam Univ./NIBGE, Faisalabad.Amir Khan(2001).Transgenic suppression of nanovirus component associated with cotton leaf curl disease. Quaid-i-Azam University/NIBGE, Faisalabad.Imran Amin (2001). Diversity of DNA β associated with whitefly transmitted geminiviruses in PAkistan. Department of Biochemistry, University of Agriculture, Faisalabad.Muhammad Tariq (1999). Molecular identification of tomato leaf curl virus and development of transgenic resistance in a model system. Quaid -i-Azam Univ./NIBGE, Faisalabad.

M. Sc. Ghulam Husnain (2000). Promoter studies of cotton leaf curl virus DNA 1 component. Department of Plant Breeding and Genetics. NWFP Agriculture University, Peshawar. NosheenMushtaq (1999). Molecular studies on virus-vector relationship in cotton leaf curl disease. Department of Chemistry, University of Agriculture, Faisalabad.Nasir Ghafoor (2003) Tranformation of a recombinant DNA construct based on RNA interference for genetically engineered resistance against cotton leaf curl virus.

Patents

Shahid Mansoor, Rubab Zahra Naqvi, Muhammad Asif, Muhammad Saeed, Asia Khatoon, Imran Amin, Muhammad Arshad, ShaheenAsad, Zahid Mukhtar, Aftab Bashir Developmentof triple gene Cry1Ac-Cry2Ab-EPSPS construct for insect resistance and herbicide tolerance in plants. Patent filed at IPO Pakistan (ref).

Shahid Mansoor, Amir Raza, Hassan Jamil Malik, Muhammad Yousaf Ali and Imran Amin. 2016. RNA interference-mediated suppression of genes involved in osmoregulation of sucking pest Bemisiatabaci leads to early mortality. Ref. 2016.0209; U. S. Patent Application Serial No. 15/132,735.

Shahid Mansoor, ShaistaJavaid, Imran Amin, Nasir A. Saeed and Zahid Mukhtar. 2016. Control of sap-sucking insect pests using transgenic approach. 2016.0210; U. S. Patent Application Serial No. 15/132,986.

Muhammad Saeed, Ghulam Rasool, and Shahid Mansoor. A synthetic codon-optimized G5 gene for broad-spectrum genetically-engineered resistance against begomoviruses. Patent Application number 260/2016 dated 6-6-2016.

ShaheenAsad, Shahid Mansoor, Kauser A. Malik and Yusuf Zafar. 2008. “Induction of geminiviral resistance in cotton plants”Patent filed vide application No. 429/2008, 22-4-08.

Shahid Mansoor, Irfan Ali, Muhammad Khurshid, Imran Amin, Javeria Qazi, Muhammad Saeed, Muhammad Arshad, ShaheenAftab, Yusuf Zafar, Zafar M. Khalid and Kauser A. Malik. 2009. Silencing of V2 gene of monopartite begomoviruses for broad-spectrum resistance against cotton leaf curl disease complex and other related viruses. Patent filed vide application No. 1207/2009 dated 30-12-2009.

Shahid Mansoor, FiazRasul, JavariaQazi, Imran Amin, Muhammad Saeed, ShaheenAftab, Zahid Mukhtar and Nasir A. Saeed. 2010. Characterization of cotton leaf curl Kokhran virus C1 Rep promoter; a super strong promoter for high level gene expression in monocotyledonous and dicotyledonous crops.Application No.1090/2010 dated 28-12-2010.

Shahid Mansoor, JavariaQazi, Muhammad Yousaf Ali, Imran Amin, ShaheenAftab and Muhammad Saeed. A synthetic codon-optimized GroEl gene for broad-spectrum genetically-engineered resistance against begomoviruses. Application No. 63/2011 dated 29-1-2011

Imran Amin, Atiq-ur-Rehman, JavariaQazi, Muhammad Saeed, ShaheenAftab and Shahid Mansoor. 2010. Use of artificial zinc finger protein (AZP) and Fok-I nuclease for the resistance against cotton leaf curl disease. Application No. 64/2011 dated 29-1-2011.

Shahid Mansoor, FiazRasul, Imran Amin and ShaheenAftab. 2010. Construction of a novel synthetic hairpin gene for broad-spectrum resistance against Sugarcane mosaic virus. Patent filed to Patent Attorney.

National and International Course Organized

1. International conference Biotechnology- Prospects & challenges in Agriculture, Industry, Health and Environment on 18-22 March 2013 at NIBGE.

2 Organized one day seminar on “Biotech cotton in Pakistan; progress and prospects”.27 th

May 2010 at NIBGE Sponsored by Monsanto Pakistan3. One-Day Consultation National Workshop of Rice and Wheat Biotechnology R&D on 18 th

July 2008 at NIBGE.4. Organized international workshop “RNA interference technology” (13-20 December 2008)

at School of Biosciences and Biotechnology, Faculty of Sciences and Technology, University Kebangsaan, Bangi, Selangor, Malaysia.

5. National Training Workshop for Cotton Breeders on “Breeding of Bt Gene in Local Elite Varieties”28th April 2008 to 2nd May 2008 at NIBGE Faisalabad.

6. CFC/ICAC International Meeting “Regional Consultation on Genetically Modified Cotton for Risk Assessment and Opportunities for Small-Scale Cotton Growers” from 6-8 March 2007 at NIBGE.

7. ICGEB International Training Course “Characterization and management of emerging viral disease in the developing world. 14-22 November 2006. NIBGE, Faisalabad

8. CFC/ICAC International Conference on Cotton Biotechnology held at 28-30 September 2003 ICBA, Dubai, 37 participants from 13 countries.

PUBLICATIONS

Total I.F = more than 934.866 Total Citation: more than 10832

BooksEdited a book 2003 titled “Genome characterization of whitefly-transmitted geminiviruses of cotton and development of virus-resistant plants through genetic engineering and conventional breeding. Technical Paper No. 22, Common Fund for Commodities, The Netherlands.

Book Chapters

Ahmed N, I. Amin and S. Mansoor.Cotton Leaf Curl Disease (Geminiviridae). Encyclopedia of Virology (2020).

BLPatil, S Chakraborty, H Czosnek, E Robert, LGilbertson, J Legg, SMansoor, JN Castillo, RZNaqvi, SURahman, FMZerbini. Plant Resistance to Geminiviruses. Encyclopedia of Virology (2020).

Mansoor S. et al. Dictionary of Cotton. Published by ICAC.

Mansoor S, I. Amin, R W. Briddon. 2011. Geminiviral diseases of cotton. In Cotton Stress

Physiology Book. National Cotton Council, USA.

Imran Amin, M. Ilyas, S. Mansoor, R.W. Briddon and M. Saeed (2009). “Role of DNA satellites in geminivirus disease complexes”. Emerging geminivirial diseases and their management” Editors: P.Sharma, R.K. Gaur and M. Ikegami, 2010 Nova Science Publishers, Inc., (ISBN 978-1—61668-620-8 Suite 1600, Hauooauge, NY 1788 USA

Muhammad Ilyas, I, Amin, S. Mansoor, R. W. Briddon and M. Saeed (2009). ”Challenges for transgenic resistance to control geminiviral diseases”. Emerging geminiviral diseases and their management by Nova Science Publishers, Inc., (ISBN 978-1-61668-620-8 Suite 1600, Hauooauge, NY 1788 USA.

Mansoor S, Amin I. and Briddon RW. 2008. "Cotton leaf curl disease ". Encyclopedia of Virology, vols # 5 (B.W.J. Mahy and M.H.V. Van Regenmortel, Editors) pp 563-569 Oxford: Elsevier

Briddon RW and Mansoor S. 2008. "DNA beta satellites of begomoviruses". Encyclopedia of Virology, Elsevier Ltd, Oxford, OX5 1GB, U.K pp 314-321 Oxford: Elsevier

Mansoor, S., S. H. Khan, M. Hussain, A. Bashir, M. Saeed, Y. Zafar, J. Stanley, R. Briddon, P. G. Markhamand K. A. Malik (1999). DNA variants among Pakistan isolates of cotton leaf curl virus. In proceeding of Regional Consultation on Insecticide Resistance Management in Cotton, June 28 to July 1, 1999, Multan, Pakistan, pp. 261-276.

Zafar, Y., A. Bashir, S. Mansoor, M. Saeed, S. Asad, N. A. Saeed, S. Shabnam, M. Iqbal, and K. A. Malik (1996). Molecular and biological characterization of cotton leaf curl virus and development of virus-resistant cotton through genetic engineering. Proceeding of First National Biotechnology meeting by Center for Agriculture Biochemistry and Biotechnology (CABB), University of Agriculture, Faisalabad.

Malik, K.A., S. Mansoor, Nasir A. Saeed, S. Asad, Y. Zafar John Stanley and P.Markham (1995). Development of CLCV-resistant cotton varieties through genetic engineering proceedings of National Seminar on Strategies for Increasing Production April 26-27, 1995, Agri. Dept. pp 39-41 Published by Punjab Agriculture Department.

Mansoor, S., J. Stanley, K. A. Malik, and P.G. Markham (1995). Molecular characterisation of a geminivirus associated with cotton leaf curl disease in Pakistan. Proceeding of International Symposium on Biotechnology for sustainable development. Eds. K. A. Malik, A. Nasim and A.M. Khalid ISBN: 969-8189-01-7.

Encyclopedia Chapter

PUBLICATIONS IN PEER REVIEWED JOURNALS

Niaz Ahmad, SSA Zaidi, S Mansoor (2020) . Alternative routes to improving photosynthesis in field crops.Trends in Plant Science (IF14.416).

S Yousaf, G Rasool, I Amin, S Mansoor, RW Briddon, M Saeed (2020). Transgenic expression of the Agrobacterium tumefaciens single-stranded DNA binding protein VirE2 provides resistance to both bipartite and monopartite betasatellite-associated. Physiological and Molecular Plant Pathology, 101516 (IF1.646)

SU Rahman, M Zubair, N Ahmed, G Raza, MZ Khan, S Mansoor, I Amin (2020). Cotton leaf curl Kokhran virusin association withChili leaf curl betasatelliteinfecting mungbean (Vigna radiata.) and black gram (Vigna mungo.) in Pakistan. Australasian Plant Pathology 49, 461-465 (IF1.423)

M Zubair, MZ Khan, I Rauf, A Raza, A Hussain Shah, I Hassan, I Amin, S Mansoor (2020). Artificial micro RNA (amiRNA)-mediated resistance against whitefly (Bemisia tabaci) targeting three genes. Crop Protection137, 105308 (IF2.381).

K Zafar, MZ Khan, I Amin, Z Mukhtar, S Yasmin, M Arif, K Ejaz, S Mansoor (2020). Precise CRISPR-Cas9 mediated genome editing in Super Basmati rice for resistance against bacterial blight by targeting the major susceptibility gene. Frontiers in Plant Science 11, 575(IF4.402)

K Zafar, KEM Sedeek, GS Rao, MZ Khan, I Amin, R Kamel, Z Mukhtar, M Zafar, S Mansoor, MM Mahfouz (2020). Genome editing technologies for rice improvement: progress, prospects, and safety concerns Frontiers in Genome Editing 2: 5. doi: 10.3389/fgeed (IF10.675)

A Akram, AH Khan, G Rasool, S Mansoor, P Moffett, RW Briddon, M Saeed (2020).Codiaeum variegatum in Pakistan harbours pedilanthus leaf curl virus and papaya leaf curl virus as well as a newly identified betasatellite. Archives of Virology165,1877-1881(IF2.243)

Yousaf, A Akram, S Mansoor , RW Briddon, M Saeed, G Rasool (2020) Tolerance to tomato leaf curl New Delhi begomovirus in transgenic Nicotiana benthamiana expressing the phage M13 gene 5 (G5), an ssDNA binding protein, S Tropical Plant Pathology, 1-5 (IF1.338)

A Akram, AH Khan, S Mansoor, P Moffett, RW Briddon, M Saeed (2020) Detection and molecular characterization of Clerodendron yellow mosaic virus infecting Volkameria inermis in Pakistan J Plant Pathol. https://doi. org/10.1007/s4216, 1-020 (IF1.152)

A Hussain, R Tanveer, F Azeem, G Mustafa, M Farooq, I Amin, S Mansoor (2020) Comparative phylogenetic analysis of aquaporins provides insight into the gene family expansion and evolution in plants and their role in drought tolerant and … Genomics 112 (2), 2106 (IF6.205)

X Luo, Y Zhou, B Zhang, Y Zhang, X Wang, T Feng, Z Li, K Cui, Z Wang, C Luo, H Li, Y Deng, F Lu, J Han, Y Miao, H Mao, X Yi, C Ai, S Wu, A Li, Z Wu, Z Zhuo, Do Da Giang, B Mitra, M F Vahidi, S Mansoor, S Ahmed Al-Bayatti, E M Sari, N A Gorkhali, S Prastowo, L Shafique, G Ye, Q Qian, B Chen, D Shi, J Ruan, Q Liu (2020). Understanding divergent domestication traits from the whole-genome sequencing of swamp-and river-buffalo populations. National Science Review7, 686–701(IF 16.693).

SSA Zaidi, RZ Naqvi, M Asif, S Strickler, S Shakir, M Shafiq, AM Khan, I Amin, B Mishra, MS Mukhtar, BE Scheffler, JA Scheffler, LA Mueller, S Mansoor (2020) Molecular insight into cotton leaf curl geminivirus disease resistance in cultivated cotton (Gossypium hirsutum) Plant Biotechnology Journal (IF8.154)

Z Ali, MM Mahfouz, S Mansoor (2020)(CRISPR-TSKO: A Tool for Tissue-Specific Genome Editing in Plants Trends in Plant Science 25 (2), 123-126 (IF14.416)

R Mushtaq, K Shahzad, ZH Shah, H Alsamadany, HAS Alzahrani, Y Alzahrani, T Mujtaba, Z Ahmed, S Mansoor, A Bashir (2020) Isolation of biotic stress resistance genes from cotton (Gossypium arboreum) and their analysis in model plant tobacco (Nicotiana tabacum) for resistance against cotton leaf … Journal of virological methods (IF1.786)

SU Rahman, M Zubair, N Ahmed, MZ Khan, G Raza, I Amin, S Mansoor (2020) First report of pepper leaf curl Bangladesh virus (PepLCBV) associated with cotton leaf curl Multan betasatellite on kidney bean (Phaseolus vulgaris) in Pakistan Journal of Plant Pathology, 1-2 (IF1.152)

SA Zafar, SSA Zaidi, Y Gaba, SLS Pareek, OP Dhankher, X Li, S Mansoor, A Pareek (2020) Engineering abiotic stress tolerance via CRISPR/Cas-mediated genome editing Journal of

Experimental Botany (IF5.908)

M Ahmed, NA Saeed, Y Ashraf, Z Mukhtar, I Habib, M Rauf, S Mansoor (2020) Expression of Synthetic Alanine Aminotransferase Gene Improves Nitrogen Uptake and Response in Transgenic Tobacco. International Journal of Agriculture and Biology 23 (4), 744-750(IF0.37)

I Anwar, HA Bukhari, NN, K Rashid, I Amin, S Shaheen, K Hussain, S Mansoor (2020) Association of cotton leaf curl Multan betasatellite and Ageratum conyzoides symptomless alphasatellite with tomato leaf curl New Delhi virus in Luffa cylindrica in … Australasian Plant Pathology (IF1.423)

A Hussain, R Tanveer, G Mustafa, M Farooq, I Amin, S Mansoor (2020) Comparative phylogenetic analysis of aquaporins provides insight into the gene family expansion and evolution in plants and their role in drought tolerant and susceptible … Genomics 112 (1), 263-275 (IF6.205)

Li J, H JJ, LS, WQ, CL, Zhang Q, Wang M, S Mansoor, Zhang X, Jin S (2019) Genome-Wide Analysis of Cotton miRNAs During Whitefly Infestation Offers New Insights into Plant-Herbivore Interaction. International Journal of Molecular Sciences. (IF 4.183)

SU Rahman, M Zubair, N Ahmed, MZ Khan, G Raza, I Amin, S Mansoor (2019) Identification of “Malvastrum yellow vein Lahore virus” a proposed new species of begomovirus in association with cotton leaf curl Multan betasatellite infecting green bean Australasian Plant Disease Notes (IF0.45)

Z Ali, MM Mahfouz, S Mansoor (2019) CRISPR-TSKO: A Tool for Tissue-Specific Genome Editing in Plants Trends in Plant Science (IF 14.006)

R Mustafa, M Hamza, MN Tahir, H Kamal, MZ Khan A Rehman, BE Scheffler, RW Briddon, S Mansoor, I Amin (2020) Multiple alpha satellites associated with Papaya leaf curl virus and Croton yellow mosaic betasatellite in Croton bonplandianus: first identification of Ageratum yellow vein Singapore alphasatellite in Pakistan European Journal of Plant Pathology (IF 1.744)

R Mushtaq, K Shahzad, ZH Shah, H Alsamadany, HAS Alzahrani, Y Alzahrani, T Mujtaba, Z Ahmed, S Mansoor, A Bashir (2019) Isolation of biotic stress resistance genes from cotton (Gossypium arboreum) and their analysis in model plant tobacco (Nicotianatobacum) for resistance against cotton leaf Journal of virological methods (IF 1.746)

HA Siddiqui, M Asif, S Asad, RZ Naqvi, S Ajaz, N Umer, N Anjum, I Rauf, M Sarwar, M Arshad, I Amin, M Saeed, Z Mukhtar, A Bashir, S Mansoor (2019) Development and evaluation of double gene transgenic cotton lines expressing Cry toxins for protection against chewing insect pests Scientific reports (IF4.525)

SA Zafar, SSA Zaidi , Y Gaba , SLS Pareek , OP Dhankher , X Li , S Mansoor, A Pareek (2019) Engineering abiotic stress tolerance via CRISPR/ Cas-mediated genome editing. Journal of Experimental Botany. (IF 5.36)

S Hussain, M Farooq, HJ Malik, I Amin, BE Scheffler, JA Scheffler, SS Liu & S Mansoor (2019) Whole genome sequencing of Asia II 1 species of whitefly reveals that genes involved in virus transmission and insecticide resistance have genetic variances between Asia II 1 and MEAM1 species, BMC Genomics volume 20, (IF 3.501)

R Mushtaq, K Shahzad, ZH Shah, H Alsamadany, T Mujtaba, Y Al-Zahrani, HAS Alzahrani, Z Ahmed, S Mansoor (2019) Development of expressed sequenced tags (EST) to identify some

pathogen resistance genes expressed in Gossypium arboreum, Journal Gene Reports (IF 0.176)

M Ashfaq, G Blagoev, HM Tahir, AM Khan, MK Mukhtar, S Akhtar, A Butt, S Mansoor, PDN. Hebert (2019) Assembling a DNA barcode reference library for the spiders (Arachnida: Araneae) of Pakistan PLOS Published: May 22, 2019https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.plos one.0217086 (IF 2.776)

S Shakir, SSA Zaidi, M Farooq, I Amin, J Scheffler, B Scheffler, MS Nawaz-ul-Rehman, S Mansoor (2019) Non-cultivated cotton species (Gossypium spp.) act as a reservoir for cotton leaf curl begomoviruses and associated satellites Plants (IF 2.632 )

I Rauf, S Javaid, RZ Naqvi, T Mustafa, I Amin, Z Mukhtar, G Jander, S Mansoor (2019) In-planta expression of insecticidal proteins provides protection against lepidopteran insects Scientific reports (IF4.525)

I Rauf, M Asif, I Amin, RZ Naqvi, N Umer, S Mansoor, G Jander (2019) Silencing cathepsin L expression reduces Myzus persicae protein content and the nutritional value as prey for Coccinella septempunctata. Insect Molecular Biology (IF 2.437)

Q Abbas, I Amin, S Mansoor, M Shafiq, M Wassenegger, RW Briddon (2019) The Rep proteins encoded by alphasatellites restore expression of a transcriptionally silenced green fluorescent protein transgene in Nicotiana benthamiana. Virus Disease (IF 0.364)

J Iqbal, SA Khan, Z Mukhtar, S Mansoor, Y Zafar (2019) Novel Approach using Digestive and Neurotoxins to Confer Resistance against Helicoverpa armigera and Myzus persicae in Tobacco International journal of agriculture and biology 22 (2), 209-214 (IF 0.370)

WR Ali, I Amin, M Asif, S Mansoor (2019) Genotyping Test Development and Genotyping Survey of Pakistani population of Holstein Friesian imported from Different Origins for A1/A2 SNP in Beta-casein Gene. bioRxiv.

HA Siddiqui, M Asif, S Asad, RZ Naqvi, S Ajaz, N Umer, N Anjum, I Rauf, M Sarwar, M Arshad, I Amin, M Saeed, Z Mukhtar, A Bashir & S Mansoor (2019) Development and evaluation of double gene transgenic cotton lines expressing Cry toxins for protection against chewing insect pests. Scientific Reports volume 9, Article number: 11774 (IF 4.5)

SSA Zaidi, NR Zahra, Asif M, Strickler S, S Sara, Shafiq M, Khan A, Amin I, M Bharat Mukhtar S, Scheffler B, Scheffler J, Mueller L, S Mansoor (2019). Molecular insight into cotton leaf curl geminivirus disease resistance in cultivated cotton (Gossypium hirsutum) Accepted in Plant Biotechnology Journal. (IF 6.8)

MZ Khan, S Haider, S Mansoor, I Amin (2019) Targeting Plant ssDNA Viruses with Engineered Miniature CRISPR-Cas14a.Pages 800-804, Volume 37, Trends in Biotechnology. (IF 13.747)

N Iqbal, X Liu, T Yang, Z Huang, Q Hanif, M Asif, QM Khan, S Mansoor (2019) Genomic variants identified from whole-genome resequencing of indicine cattle breeds from Pakistan. PloS one 14 (4)(I.F. 2.776)

SSA Zaidi, H Vanderschuren, M Qaim, MM Mahfouz, A Kohli, S Mansoor, (2019) New plant breeding technologies for food security. Science 363 (6434), 1390-1391(I.F. 41.037).

A Hussain, R Tanveer, G Mustafa, M Farooq, I Amin, S Mansoor (2019) Comparative phylogenetic analysis of aquaporins provides insight into the gene family expansion and evolution

in plants and their role in drought tolerant and susceptible. Genomics,https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ygeno.2019.02.005. (I.F. 3.160)

M Mubin, RW Briddon, S Mansoor (2019) The V2 protein encoded by a monopartite begomovirus is a suppressor of both post-transcriptional and transcriptional gene silencing activity. Gene, 686, 43-48. (I.F. 2.638)

RZ Naqvi, SSA Zaidi, MS Mukhtar, I Amin, B Mishra, S Strickler, S Mansoor (2019) Transcriptomic analysis of cultivated cotton Gossypium hirsutum provides insights into host responses upon whitefly-mediated transmission of cotton leaf curl disease. PloS one 14 (2), (I.F.2.776).

MZ Khan, SSA Zaidi, I Amin, S Mansoor (2019) A CRISPR way for fast-forward crop domestication. Trends in Plant Science, (I.F. 14.006).

S Akhtar, MN Tahir, I Amin, R Binyamin, S Mansoor (2019) Characterization of circular DNAmolecules from cotton plants with leaf curl disease. Pakistan journal of botany 51 (1), 319-325, (I.F 0.672).

A Akram, KP Akhtar, N Ullah, MQ Aslam, P Moffett, S Mansoor (2019) Identification of two further agriculturally important begomoviruses and their associated satellites infecting the weed Digera arvensis in Pakistan. European Journal of Plant Pathology, 1-8, (I.F. 1.744).

H Kamal, M Fayyaz-ul-Amir, A Minhas, D Tripathi, M Hamza, R Mustafa, MZuhaib Khan, S Mansoor, H Pappu, I Amin (2019). In silico Prediction and Validations of Domains Involved in Gossypium hirsutum SnRK1 Protein Interaction With Cotton Leaf Curl Multan Betasatellite Encoded βC1. Frontiers in plant science, (I.F 4.106)

MS Shahid, S Mansoor, RW Briddon (2019) Use of the cotton leaf curl Multan alphasatellite as a silencing or expression vector. Acta virologica 63 (1), 36-44, (I.F. 0.554).

I Ali, M Khurshid, Z Iqbal, M Shafiq, I Amin, S Mansoor, RW Briddon (2019) The antisense 5'end of the V2 gene confers enhanced resistance against themonopartite begomovirus cotton leaf curl Kokhran virus-Burewala strain. Acta virologica 63, 3-12, (I.F. 0.554).

Mubin, M., Briddon, R. W., &S Mansoor(2018). The V2 protein encoded by a monopartite begomovirus is a suppressor of both post-transcriptional and transcriptional gene silencing activity. Gene. (I.F 2.638)

Zaidi, S. S., Mansoor, S., & Paterson, A. (2018). The Rise of Cotton Genomics. Trends in Plant Science. (I.F 14.006)

Hanif, Q., Farooq, M., Amin, I., Mansoor, S., Zhang, Y., & Khan, Q. M. (2018). In silico identification of conserved miRNAs and their selective target gene prediction in indicine (Bos indicus) cattle. PloS One, 13(10), e0206154. (I.F 2.776)

Mushtaq, R., Shahzad, K., S Mansoor, Shah, Z. H., Alsamadany, H., Mujtaba, T., ... & Bashir, A. (2018). Exploration of Cotton Leaf Curl Virus (CLCuV) resistance genes and their screening in Gossypium arboreum by targeting resistance gene analogues. AoBPlants https://doi.org/10.1093/aobpla/ply067(I.F 2.270)

Kamal, H., Minhas, F., Pappu, H. R., S Mansoor & Amin, I. (2018, October). Domain-based interactions between a kinase of Gossypium hirsutum and a protein encoded by a betasatellite associated with Cotton leaf curl virus. Phytopathology 108, 33-34(I.F 3.264)

Javaid, S., Naz, S., Amin, I., Jander, G., Ul-Haq, Z., & S Mansoor (2018). Computational and biological characterization of fusion proteins of two insecticidal proteins for control of insect pests. Scientific Reports, 8(1), 4837. (I.F 4.011)

Tahir, M. A., Bajwa, S. Z., S Mansoor, Briddon, R. W., Khan, W. S., Scheffler, B. E., & Amin, I. (2018). Evaluation of carbon nanotube based copper nanoparticle composite for the efficient detection of agroviruses. Journal of Hazardous Materials, 346, 27-35. (I.F.7.650)

Rauf, I., Asif, M., Amin, I., Naqvi, R. Z., Umer, N., S Mansoor & Jander, G. (2018). Silencing cathepsin L expression reduces Myzuspersicae protein content and the nutritional value as prey for Coccinellaseptempunctata. Insect Molecular Biology, 451211.(I.F. 2.437)

Hameed, A., Zaidi, S. S. E. A., Shakir, S., & S Mansoor (2018). Applications of new breeding technologies for potato improvement. Frontiers in Plant Science, 9, 925. (I.F. 4.106)

Ullah, R., Akhtar, K.P., Moffett, P., Shah, T.A., Hussain, M., Khan, M.K.R., S Mansoor, and Saeed, M. (2018). Analysis of the resistance of Gossypium herbaceum to cotton leaf curl Kokhran virus strain Burewala and cotton leaf curl Multan betasatellite. Journal of Plant Pathology, pp.1-4. (I.F. 0.818)

Saeed, F., Sattar, M.N., Hameed, U., Ilyas, M., Haider, M.S., Hamza, M., S Mansoor and Amin, I. (2018). Infectivity of okra enation leaf curl virus and the role of its V2 protein in pathogenicity. Virus Research, 255, pp.90-94. (I.F 2.736)

Hamza, M., Tahir, M. N., Mustafa, R., Kamal, H., Khan, M. Z., S Mansoor & Amin, I. (2018). Identification of a dicot infecting mastrevirus along with alpha-and betasatellite associated with leaf curl disease of spinach (Spinaciaoleracea) in Pakistan. Virus Research, 256, 174-182. (I.F 2.736)

Zaidi, S. S. E. A., Mukhtar, M. S., & S Mansoor. (2018). Genome editing: targeting susceptibility genes for plant disease resistance. Trends in Biotechnology,36(9):898-906. (I.F.13.747)

Khan, M. Z., Amin, I., Hameed, A., & S Mansoor (2018). CRISPR–Cas13a: Prospects for Plant Virus Resistance. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tibtech.2018.05.005, (IF 13.747)

Hameed, A., Bilal, R., Latif, F., Van Eck, J., Jander, G., & S Mansoor (2018). RNAi-mediated silencing of endogenous Vlnv gene confers stable reduction of cold-induced sweetening in potato (Solanum tuberosum L. cv. Désirée). Plant Biotechnology Reports, 12(3), 175-185. (I.F1.259)

Hameed, A., Zaidi, S. S. E. A., Shakir, S., & S Mansoor. (2018). Applications of new breeding technologies for potato improvement. Frontiers in Plant Science, 9, 925.DOI: 10.3389/fpls.2018.00925(I.F.3.785)

Akram, A., Rasool, G., Rehman, A., Mansoor, S., Briddon, R. and Saeed, M. (2017) Identification of cotton leaf curl kokhran virus and multiple satellite molecules infectingJasminumsambac in Pakistan. Journalof Plant Pathology, 99, 804 (I.F.0.818)

Iqbal, Z., Shafiq, M., Ali, I., S S Mansoorand Briddon, R. W. (2017) Maintenance of cotton leaf curl Multan betasatellite by Tomato leaf curl New Delhi virus-analysis by mutation. Frontiers in Plant Science, 8, 2208 (I.F.4.106)

Masood, M., Amin, I., Hassan, I., S Mansoor , Brown, J. K. and Briddon, R. W. (2017) Diversity and Distribution of Cryptic Species of the Bemisiatabaci (Hemiptera: Aleyrodidae) complex in Pakistan. Journal of Economic Entomology, 110, 2295-2300 (I.F.1.779)

Naqvi, R. Z., Zaidi, S. S.-e.-A., Akhtar, K. P., Strickler, S., Woldemariam, M., Mishra, B., et al S Mansoor. (2017) Transcriptomics reveals multiple resistance mechanisms against cotton leaf curl

disease in a naturally immune cotton species, Gossypium arboreum. Scientific Reports, 7, 15880 (I.F.4.011)

Tahir, M. N., Hameed, A., Amin, I. and S Mansoor. (2017) Characterization of a begomovirus-betasatellite complex, producing defective molecules in spinach (Spinaciaoleracea L.), a new host for begomovirus and betasatellite complex in Pakistan. Plant Pathology Journal, 33, 514-521.(I.F.1.294)

Ullah, R., Akhtar, K., Moffett, P., Akbar, F., Hassan, I., S Mansoor, and Briddon R.W. (2017). examination by grafting of the extreme resistance to cotton leaf curl disease in two wild Gossypium hirsutum l. cultivars. Journal of Plant Pathology, 99, 627-633.(I.F.0.818)

Zubair, M., Zaidi, S., Shakir, S., Amin, I. and S Mansoor. (2017) An insight into cotton leaf curl Multan betasatellite, the most important component of cotton leaf curl disease complex. Viruses, 9, 280 (I.F 3.811)

Ashfaq, M., Akhtar, S., Rafi, M. A., S Mansoor, Sand Hebert, P. D. (2017). Mapping global biodiversity connections with DNA barcodes: Lepidoptera of Pakistan. PLoS One 12, e0174749, doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0174749 (I.F.2.776)

Farooq, M., S Mansoor, Guo, H., Amin, I., Chee, P. W., Azim, M. K and Paterson, A. H. (2017). Identification and characterization of miRNA transcriptome in Asiatic cotton (gossypiumarboreum) using high throughput sequencing. Frontiers in Plant Science8: 969(I.F.4.106)

Hameed, A., Tahir, M., Amin, I and S Mansoor (2017). First report of tomato leaf curl New Delhi virus and a tomato yellow leaf curl Thailand betasatellite causing severe leaf curl disease of potato in Pakistan. Plant Disease 101, 1065-1065 (I.F 3.583).

Hameed, A., Tahir, M. N., Asad, S., Bilal, R., Van Eck, J., Jander, G and S Mansoor. (2017). RNAi-mediated simultaneous resistance against three RNA viruses in potato. Molecular Biotechnology 59, 73-83 (I.F.1.712)

Hassan, I., Amin, I., S Mansoor, and Briddon, R. W. (2017). Further changes in the cotton leaf curl disease complex: an indication of things to come? Virus Genes, 1-3, DOI: 10.1007/s11262-017-1496-1(I.F.1.616)

Ismail, H., Hassan, I., Zubair, M., Khan, M., Serfraz, S., Jamil, N., S Mansoor, Asad, S and Amin, I. (2017). First Report of Pedilanthus leaf curl virus, Tobacco leaf curl betasatellite, and Guar leaf curl alphasatellite Infecting Radish (Raphanussativus) in Pakistan. Plant Disease 101, 845-845 (I.F 3.583)

Jamil, N., Rehman, A., Hamza, M., Hafeez, A., Ismail, H., Zubair, M., S Mansoor, Sand Amin, I. (2017). First Report of Tomato leaf curl New Delhi virus, a Bipartite Begomovirus, Infecting Soybean (Glycine max). Plant Disease 101, 845-845 (I.F 3.583)

Khan, A. M., Ashfaq, M., Khan, A. A., Naseem, M. T and S Mansoor (2017). Evaluation of potential RNA-interference‐target genes to control cotton mealybug, Phenacoccussolenopsis (Hemiptera: Pseudococcuidae). Insect Science25, 778-786(I.F.2.710)

Mustafa, R., Hamza, M., Kamal, H., S Mansoor, Scheffler, J and Amin, I. (2017). Tobacco Rattle Virus-Based Silencing of Enoyl-CoA Reductase Gene and Its Role in Resistance Against Cotton Wilt Disease. Molecular Biotechnology, 1-10 (I.F.1.712)

Naqvi, R. Z., Asif, M., Saeed, M., Asad, S., Khatoon, A., Amin, I., Mukhtar, Z., Bashir, A and S Mansoor. (2017). Development of a triple gene Cry1Ac-Cry2Ab-EPSPS construct and its expression

 

in Nicotiana benthamiana for insect resistance and herbicide tolerance in plants. Frontiers in Plant Science 8: 55(I.F.4.106)

Rauf, M., Saeed, N. A., Habib, I., Ahmed, M., Shahzad, K., S Mansoor, Sand Ali, R. (2017). Isolation and in silico analysis of a novel H+-pyrophosphatase gene orthologue from the halophytic grass Leptochloafusca. Journal of Molecular Structure 1129, 179-187(I.F.2.120)

Shafiq, M., Iqbal, Z., Ali, I., Abbas, Q., S Mansoor, Briddon, R. W and Amin, I. (2017). Real-time quantitative PCR assay for the quantification of virus and satellites causing leaf curl disease in cotton in Pakistan. Journal of Virological Methods248, 54-60(I.F.1.746)

Tahir, M. A., Hameed, S., Munawar, A., Amin, I., S Mansoor, Khan, W. S and Bajwa, S. Z. (2017). Investigating the potential of multiwalled carbon nanotubes based zinc nanocomposite as a recognition interface towards plant pathogen detection. Journal of Virological Methods 249:130-136 (I.F.1.746)

Tahir, M. N., S Mansoor, Briddon, R. W and Amin, I. (2017). Begomovirus and associated satellite components infecting cluster bean (Cyamopsistetragonoloba) in Pakistan. Journal of Phytopathology 165, 115-122 (I.F.1.097)

Vyas, M., Raza, A., Ali, M. Y., Ashraf, M. A., S Mansoor, S., Shahid, A. A and Brown, J. K. (2017). Knock down of whitefly gut gene expression and mortality by orally delivered gut gene-specific dsRNAs. PLoS One 12, e0168921 (I.F.2.776)

Zaidi, S., Shakir, S., Farooq, M., Amin, I and S Mansoor, (2017). First report of a novel strain of tomato yellow leaf curl virus causing yellow leaf curl disease on cluster bean in Pakistan. Plant Disease 101, 1071-1071 (I.F 3.583)

Zaidi, S., Shakir, S., Farooq, M., Amin, I and S Mansoor. (2017). First Report of Alternanthera yellow vein virus From Ecliptaprostrata in Pakistan. Plant Disease 101, 266-266 (I.F 3.583)

Zaidi, S., Shakir, S., Malik, H., Farooq, M., Amin, I and S Mansoor (2017). First report of tomato leaf curl new Delhi virus on Calotropisprocera, a weed as potential reservoir begomovirus host in Pakistan. Plant Disease101, 1071(I.F 3.583)

Zaidi, S. S.-e.-A., Briddon, R. W and S Mansoor(2017). Engineering dual begomovirus-Bemisiatabaciresistance in plants. Trends in Plant Science 22, 6-8 (I.F.14.006)

Zaidi, S. S.-e.-A., Mahfouz, M. M and S Mansoor (2017). CRISPR-Cpf1: A new tool for plant genome editing. Trends in Plant Science 22, 550-553(I.F. 14.006)

Zaidi, S. S.-e.-A and S Mansoor (2017). Viral vectors for plant genome engineering. Frontiers in Plant Science8: 539(I.F.4.106)

Zaidi, S. S. E. A., Martin, D. P., Amin, I., Farooq, M and S Mansoor (2017). Tomato leaf curl New Delhi virus: a widespread bipartite begomovirus in the territory of monopartite begomoviruses. Molecular Plant Pathology 18, 901-911(I.F.4.379)

Zubair, M., Zaidi, S. S.-e.-A., Shakir, S., Farooq, M., Amin, I., Scheffler, J. A., Scheffler, B. E and S Mansoor (2017). Multiple begomoviruses found associated with cotton leaf curl disease in Pakistan in early 1990 are back in cultivated cotton. Scientific Reports 7, 680(I.F.4.011)

Malik HJ, Raza A, Amin I, Scheffler JA, Scheffler BE, Brown JK, S Mansoor. (2016). RNAi-mediated mortality of the whitefly through transgenic expression of double-stranded RNA homologous to acetylcholinesterase and ecdysone receptor in tobacco plants.ScientificReports 6,

38469 (I.F. 4.011)

Tahir MN, S Mansoor, Briddon RW. (2016). Begomovirus and associated satellite components infecting cluster bean (Cyamopsistetragonoloba) in Pakistan. Journal of Phytopathology165(2) DOI: 10.1111/jph.12544 (I.F.1.097)

Zaidi SS, Tashkandi M, Mansoor S, Mahfouz MM. (2016). Engineering plant immunity: using CRISPR/Cas9 to generate virus resistance.Frontiers in Plant Sciences 8;7:1673 (I.F: 3.677 )

S Mansoor, Amin, I., Aftab, S., Rehman, M., (2016). Recent developments in cotton biotechnology research in Pakistan. The ICAC Recorder 34, 15-20.

Yasmeen, A., Kiani, S., Butt, A., Rao, A.Q., Akram, F., Ahmad, A., Nasir, I.A., Husnain, T., S Mansoor, Amin, I., Aftab, S., Zubair, M., Tahir, M.N., Akhtar, S., Scheffler, J.,Scheffler, B., (2016). Amplicon-based RNA interference targeting V2 gene of cotton leaf curl Kokhran virus-Burewala strain can provide resistance in transgenic cotton plants. Molecular Biotechnology,1-14 (I.F.1.712)

M.T. Naseem, M. Ashfaq, A.M. Khan, Z. Kiss3, K.P. Akhtar and S Mansoor. (2016). Transmission of viruses associated with carrot motley dwarf by Myzuspersicae. Journal of Plant Pathology 98, 575-579(I.F 0.818)Pakistan J. Zool., vol. 48(5), pp. 1549-1553, 2016.Javaid, S., Amin, I., Jander, G., Mukhtar, Z., Saeed, N.A., S Mansoor (2016). A transgenic approach to control hemipteran insects by expressing insecticidal genes under phloem-specific promoters. Scientific Reports 6:34706. doi: 10.1038/srep34706(I.F. 4.011)

Ismail, H., Hassan, I., Zubair, M., Khan, M.Z., Serfraz, S., Jamil, N., S Mansoor, Asad, S., Amin, I., (2016). First report of Pedilanthus leaf curl virus, Tobacco leaf curl betasatellite and Guar leaf curl alphasatellite infecting radish (Raphanussativus) in Pakistan. Plant Disease 101(5)DOI: 10.1094/PDIS-09-16-1265-PDN(I.F. 3.583)

Zaidi, S.S.-e.-A., Martin, D.P., Amin, I., Farooq, M., S Mansoor, (2016). Tomato leaf curl New Delhi virus; a widespread bipartite begomovirus in the territory of monopartite begomoviruses. Molecular Plant Pathology DOI: 10.1111/mpp.12481 (I.F.4.379)

Siddiqui, K., S Mansoor, Briddon, R.W., Amin, I., (2016). Diversity of alphasatellites associated with cotton leaf curl disease in Pakistan. Virology Reports 6DOI: 10.1016/j.virep.2016.05.004(IF 1.02)

Zaidi, S.S.-e.-A., Shafiq, M., Amin, I., Scheffler, B.E., Scheffler, J.A., Briddon, R.W., S Mansoor (2016). Frequent occurrence of Tomato leaf curl New Delhi virus in cotton leaf curl disease affected cotton in Pakistan. PLoS ONE 11, e0155520 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0155520 (I.F.2.776)

Jamil, N., Rehman, A., Ismail, H., Hmaza, M., S Mansoor and Amin, I. (2016). First Report of Tomato Leaf Curl New Dehli Virus, a bipartite begomovirus from Soybean (Glycine max.) in Pakistan.Plant Disease 101(5)OI: 10.1094/PDIS-09-16-1267-PDN(I.F 3.583)

Rasool, G., Yousaf, S., Amin, I., S Mansoor, Saeed, M., (2016). Transient expression of synthetic coat protein gene of Cotton leaf curl Burewala virus in tobacco (Nicotiana benthamiana). Journal of Agricultural Research 54. (I.F. 0.56)

Zaidi , S. S. e.-A., Shaikh, S., Amin, I., Farooq, M. and S Mansoor (2016). First report of Alternanthera yellow vein virus from Ecliptaprostrata (L.) in Pakistan. Plant Disease

101(1)DOI: 10.1094/PDIS-08-16-1164-PDN (I.F 3.583)

Raza, A., Malik, H.J., Shafiq, M., Amin, I., Scheffler, J.A., Scheffler, B.E., S Mansoor (2016). RNA Interference based Approach to Down Regulate Osmoregulators of Whitefly (Bemisiatabaci): Potential Technology for the Control of Whitefly. PLoS ONE 11, e0153883(I.F.2.776)

Zaidi, S.S.-e.-A., S Mansoor, Ali, Z., Tashkandi, M., Mahfouz, M.M., (2016). Engineering plants for geminivirus resistance with CRISPR/Cas9 system. Trends in Plant Science 21, 279-281(I. F.14.006)

Khan, I.A., Akhtar, K.P., Akbar, F., Hassan, I., Amin, I., Saeed, M., S Mansoor, (2016). Diversity in betasatellites associated with cotton leaf curl disease during source-to-sink movement through a resistant host. Plant Pathology Journal 32, 1-6 (I.F.1.294)

Mustafa, R., Shafiq, M., S Mansoor, Briddon, R.W., Scheffler, B.E., Scheffler, J., Amin, I., (2016). Virus-Induced Gene Silencing in Cultivated Cotton (Gossypium spp.) Using Tobacco Rattle Virus. Molecular Biotechnology 58, 65-72 (I.F.1.712)

Raza, G., Ali, K., Ashraf, M.Y., S Mansoor, Javid, M., Asad, S., (2016). Overexpression of an H+-PPase gene from Arabidopsis in sugarcane improvesdrought tolerance, plant growth, and photosynthetic responses. Turkish Journal of Biology 40, 109-119 (I.F.0.662)

Zaidi, S.-E.-A., Amin, I., Iqbal, Z., Akhtar, P.A., Scheffler, B.E., S Mansoor (2016). Sesbaniabispinosa, a new host of a begomovirus-betasatellite complex in Pakistan. Canadian Journal of Plant Pathology 38, 107-111 (I.F.0.846)

Ammara, U. E., Al-Ansari, M., Al-Shihi, A., Amin, I., S Mansoor, Al-Maskari, A. Y., & Al-Sadi, A. M. (2015). Association of three begomoviruses and a betasatellite with leaf curl disease of basil in Oman. Canadian Journal of Plant Pathology, 37(4), 506-513DOI: 10.1080/07060661.2015.1105874 (I.F. 0.846)

 

Khan, A. M., Ashfaq, M., Khan, A. A., Rasool, A., Iqbal, J., & S Mansoor (2015). Inoculation of Nicotiana tabacum with recombinant potato virus X induces RNA interference in the solenopsis mealybug, Phenacoccussolenopsis Tinsley (Hemiptera: Pseudococcidae). Biotechnology letters, 37(10), 2083-2090 (I.F. 2.154)

Naeem, M. A., Mukhtar, Z., Khan, Q. M., Khalid, Z. M., Rasool, A., & S Mansoor (2015). Biosafety studies of transgenic cotton expressing insecticidal gene from Australian funnel web spider (Hadronycheversuta). Pakistan Journal of Agricultural Sciences, 52(3), 685-690(I.F 0.618)  

Serfraz, S., Amin, I., Akhtar, K. P., & S Mansoor (2015). Recombination among begomoviruses on malvaceous plants leads to the evolution of okra enation leaf curl virus in Pakistan. Journal of Phytopathology, 163(9), 764-776(I.F. 1.097)

e Ammara, U., S Mansoor, Saeed, M., Amin, I., Briddon, R. W., & Al-Sadi, A. M. (2015). RNA interference-based resistance in transgenic tomato plants against Tomato yellow leaf curl virus-Oman (TYLCV-OM) and its associated betasatellite. Virology journal, 12(1), 38(I.F. 2.464)

Yousaf, S., Rasool, G., Amin, I., S Mansoor & Saeed, M. (2015). Evaluation of the resistance against begomoviruses imparted by the single-stranded DNA binding protein VirE2. Pakistan Journal of Agricultural Sciences, 52(4), 887-893(I.F 0.618)Zaidi, S. S. A., Iqbal, Z., Amin, I., & S Mansoor (2015). First report of Tomato leaf curl Gujarat

virus, a bipartite begomovirus on cotton showing leaf curl symptoms in Pakistan. Plant Disease, 99(11), 1655.(I.F. 3.583)Serfraz, S., Amin, I., Akhtar, K. P., & S Mansoor (2015). Recombination among begomoviruses on malvaceous plants leads to the evolution of okra enation leaf curl virus in Pakistan. Journal ofPhytopathology, 163(9), 764-776(I.F. 1.097)Ali, K., Raza, G., Mukhtar, Z., S Mansoor & Asad, S. (2015). Ideal in-vitro culture and selection conditions for sugarcanegenetic transformation. Pakistan Journal of Agricultural Sciences, 52(1), 43-49 (I.F 0.618)Tahir, M., Amin, I., Haider, M. S., S Mansoor & Briddon, R. W. (2015). Ageratum enation virus—A begomovirus of weeds with the potential to infect crops. Viruses, 7(2), 647-665, doi:10.3390/v7020647(I.F 3.811)

 

Ullah, R., Akhtar, K. P., Moffett, P., S Mansoor, Briddon, R. W., & Saeed, M. (2014). An analysis of the resistance of Gossypium arboreum to cotton leaf curl disease by grafting. European Journalof Plant Pathology, 139(4), 837-847(I.F. 1.744)  

Akhtar, S., Tahir, M. N., Baloch, G. R., Javaid, S., Khan, A. Q., Amin, I., ... & S Mansoor (2014). Regional changes in the sequence of cotton leaf curl Multan betasatellite. Viruses, 6(5), 2186-2203doi:10.3390/v6052186 (I.F 3.811)

Rauf, M., Shahzad, K., Ali, R., Ahmad, M., Habib, I., S Mansoor, Berkowitz, G.A., Saeed, N.A., (2014). Cloning and characterization of Na+/H+ antiporter (LfNHX1) gene from a halophyte grass Leptochloafusca for drought and salt tolerance. Molecular biology reports. 41, 1669-1682. (I.F 2.107)

Ashfaq, M., Hebert, P. D., Mirza, M. S., Khan, A. M., S Mansoor, Shah, G. S., & Zafar, Y. (2014). DNA barcoding of Bemisiatabaci complex (Hemiptera: Aleyrodidae) reveals southerly expansion of the dominant whitefly species on cotton in Pakistan. PLoS One, 9(8), e104485.(I.F 2.776)

Akhter, A., Akhtar, S., Saeed, M., & S Mansoor (2014). Chili leaf curl betasatellite enhances symptoms induced by tomato leaf curl New Delhi virus a bipartite begomovirus. International Journal of Agriculture and Biology, 16(6).1225-1228(I.F. 0.802)

Shaheen, M., Amin, I., & S Mansoor (2015). Screening and evaluation of insecticidal RNAi partial gene constructs in non-target insect species. Pakistan Entomologist (Pakistan)36(1):13-20

Akhtar, K. P., Ullah, R., Saeed, M., Sarwar, N., & S Mansoor (2014). China rose (Hibiscus rosa-sinensis): a new natural host of Cotton leaf curl Burewala virus in Pakistan. Journal of Plant Pathology, 96(2), 385-389 (I.F 0.818)

RUllah, Khalid P. Akhtar, I Hassan, M Saeed, N Sarwar and S Mansoor. Evidence of Cotton leaf curl Burewala virus variant and its associate betasatellite causing yellow mosaic of eggplant (Solanum melongena) in Pakistan. Journal of Phytopathology. DOI: 10.1111/jph.12268(I.F 1.097)

Rasul, F., Asad, S., Zafar, Y., & S Mansoor (2014). Characterization of a strong constitutive promoter from Cotton leaf curl Kokhran virus for high level gene expression in monocotyledonous and dicotyledonous plants. International Journal of Agriculture and Biology, 16(2), 342–346(I.F. 0.802)

Akhtar, K.P., R. Ullah, I.A. Khan, M. Saeed, N. Sarwar and S. Mansoor (2013). First symptomatic evidence of infection of Gossypiumarboreum with cotton leaf curl Burewala virus through grafting. International Journal of Agriculture and Biology, 15: 157‒160 (I.F. 0.802)

Malik, Z.A., Hensel, G; Qureshi, J. A; S Mansoor Sreenivasulu, N. Kumlen, J and Saeed, N. A. (2013). Improved agronomic and physiological performance of cultivar Punjab-11 derived transgenic wheat under drought stress. Jokull Journal, 63(9) (I.F 1.604)

Ali, I., Amin, I., Briddon, R. W., and S Mansoor (2013). Artificial microRNA-mediated resistance against the monopartite begomovirus Cotton leaf curl Burewala virus. Virology Journal 10(1), 231(I.F. 2.464)

Briddon, R. W., Akbar, F., Iqbal, Z., Amrao, L., Amin, I., Saeed, M., and S Mansoor (2013). Effects of genetic changes to the begomovirus/betasatellite complex causing cotton leaf curl disease in South Asia post-resistance breaking. Virus Research, 186:114-9 DOI: 10.1016/j.virusres.2013.12.008(I.F 2.736)

Hanley-Bowdoin, L., Bejarano, E. R., Robertson, D., & S Mansoor (2013). Geminiviruses: masters at redirecting and reprogramming plant processes. Nature Reviews Microbiology, 11(11), 777-88 (I.F 34.648)

Khan, A. M., Ashfaq, M., Kiss, Z., Khan, A. A., S Mansoor, & Falk, B. W. (2013). Use of recombinant tobacco mosaic virus to achieve RNA interference in plants against the citrus mealybug, Planococcuscitri (Hemiptera: Pseudococcidae). PLoS One, 8(9), e73657 (I.F 2.776)

Wang, Y., Wang, X., Lee, T. H., S Mansoor & Paterson, A. H. (2013). Gene body methylation shows distinct patterns associated with different gene origins and duplication modes and has a heterogeneous relationship with gene expression in Oryza sativa (rice). New Phytologist, 198(1), 274-283 (I.F 7.299)

Paterson AH, Wendel JF, Gundlach H, Guo H, Jenkins J, Jin D, Llewellyn D, Showmaker KC, Shu S, Udall J, Yoo MJ, Byers R, Chen W, Doron-Faigenboim A, Duke MV, Gong L, Grimwood J, Grover C, Grupp K, Hu G, Lee TH, Li J, Lin L, Liu T, Marler BS, Page JT, Roberts AW, Romanel E, Sanders WS, Szadkowski E, Tan X, Tang H, Xu C, Wang J, Wang Z, Zhang D, Zhang L, Ashrafi H, Bedon F, Bowers JE, Brubaker CL, Chee PW, Das S, Gingle AR, Haigler CH, Harker D, Hoffmann LV, Hovav R, Jones DC, Lemke C, S Mansoor, ur Rahman M, Rainville LN, Rambani A, Reddy UK, Rong JK, Saranga Y, Scheffler BE, Scheffler JA, Stelly DM, Triplett BA, Van Deynze A, Vaslin MF, Waghmare VN, Walford SA, Wright RJ, Zaki EA, Zhang T, Dennis ES, Mayer KF, Peterson DG, Rokhsar DS, Wang X, Schmutz J (2012). Repeated polyploidization of Gossypium genomes and the evolution of spinnable cotton fibres.Nature. 2012 Dec 20;492(7429):423-7. (I.F 41.037)

Iqbal, Z., Sattar, M. N., Kvarnheden, A., S Mansoor & Briddon, R. W. (2012). Effects of the mutation of selected genes of Cotton leaf curl Kokhran virus on infectivity, symptoms and the maintenance of Cotton leaf curl Multan betasatellite. Virus research, 169(1), 107-116 (I.F 2.736)

Khan AJ, Akhtar S, Briddon RW, Ammara U, Al-Matrooshi AM, S Mansoor (2012) Complete nucleotide sequence of watermelon chlorotic stunt virus originating from Oman.Viruses. 2012 4:1169-1181 (I.F 3.811)

S Mansoor, Paterson AH. Genomes for jeans: cotton genomics for engineering superior fiber.Trends in Biotechnology 30:521-527 (I.F 13.747)

Azhar MT, Akhtar S, S Mansoor (2012). Cotton leaf curl Multan betasatellite strains cloned from Gossypiumbarbadense further supports selection due to host resistance.Virus Genes 45:402-405. (I.F 1.616)

Sohail MN, Karimi SM, Asad S, S Mansoor, Zafar Y, Mukhtar Z. (2012). Development of broad-spectrum insect-resistant tobacco by expression of synthetic cry1Ac and cry2Ab

genes.Biotechnology Letters. 3:1553-1560. (I.F 2.154)

Mubin M, S Mansoor, Briddon RW. (2012). Mastrevirus sequences in a begomovirus-infected plant. Virus Genes44:536-8 (I.F 1.616)

Siddiqui NN, Ilyas M, S Mansoor, Azhar A and Saeed M. (2012). Cloning and phylogenetic analysis of coat protein of Barley yellow dwarf virus isolates from different regions of Pakistan. Journal of Phytopathology Vol. 160 pp 13-18 (I.F 1.097)

Mubin M, Akhtar S, Amin I, Briddon RW, S Mansoor (2012). Xanthium strumarium: a weed host of components of begomovirus-betasatellite complexes affecting crops. Virus Genes44:112-119(I.F 1.616)

Tahir MN, S Mansoor (2011). BetaC1 of chili leaf curl betasatellite is a pathogenicity determinant. Virology Journal. 8(1):509 (I.F 2.464)

Arif M, Azhar U, Arshad M, Zafar Y, S Mansoor, Asad S. (2012). Engineering broad-spectrum resistance against RNA viruses in potato. Transgenic ResearchDOI:21:303-311. (I.F 1.817)

SM Karimi, MN Sohail, I Amin, S Mansoor, Z Mukhtar Molecular Characterization Of A New Synthetic Cry2ab Gene In Nicotiana tabacum. BiotechnologyLetters 35 (6), 969-974 (I.F.2.154)

Hameed, A., Iqbal, Z., Asad, S., & S Mansoor (2014). Detection of multiple potato viruses in the field suggests synergistic interactions among potato viruses in Pakistan. The plant pathology journal, 30(4), 407 (I.F. 1.294)

Yousaf, S., Rasool, G., Amin, I., S Mansoor & Saeed, M. (2013). Interference of a synthetic rep protein to develop resistance against cotton leaf curl disease. International Journal of Agriculture and Biology, 15(6), 1140-1144(I.F 0.802).

Azhar, M., Anjum, Z., & S Mansoor (2013). Gossypium gossypioides: A source of resistance against cotton leaf curl disease among D genome diploid cotton species. Journal of Animal and Plant Sciences, 23(5), 1436-1440 (I.F 0.529)

Bashir, R., Javed, F., Ahmed, R., & S Mansoor (2012). Use of Rolling Circle Amplification for the Identification of Unknown Components of Banana Bunchy top Virus from Pakistan. Pakistan Journal of Life & Social Sciences, 10(2) (I.F 1.0290)

Akhtar, S., Tahir, M. N., Baloch, G. R., Javaid, S., Khan, A. Q., Amin, I. & S Mansoor (2014). Regional changes in the sequence of cotton leaf curl Multan betasatellite. Viruses, 6(5), 2186-2203 (I.F 3.811)

Khan, A. J., S Mansoor, S., & Briddon, R. W. (2014). Oman: a case for a sink of begomoviruses of geographically diverse origins. Trends in Plant Science, 19(2), 67-70 (I.F.14.006)

Habib, I., Rauf, M., Qureshi, J., Ahmed, M., S Mansoor, & Saeed, N. A. (2014). Optimization of Somatic Embryogenesis and Agrobacterium-mediated Transformation of Elite Wheat (Triticumaestivum) Cultivars of Pakistan. International Journal of Agriculture and Biology, 16(6),1098-1104(I.F. 0.802)

Ammara, U. E., Al-Ansari, M., Al-Shihi, A., Amin, I., S Mansoor, Al-Maskari, A. Y., & Al-Sadi, A. M. (2015). Association of three begomoviruses and a betasatellite with leaf curl disease of basil in Oman. Canadian Journal of Plant Pathology, 37(4), 506-513 (I.F. 0.846)

Nahid N, Amin I, Briddon RW, S Mansoor (2011). RNA interference-based resistance against a legume mastrevirus. Virology Journal. 8:499 (I.F 2.464)

Akhtar S, Briddon RW, S Mansoor (2011). Reactions of Nicotiana species to inoculation with monopartite and bipartite begomoviruses. Virology Journal. 8:475 (I.F 2.464)

Ashfaq, M., Ara, J., Noor, A. R., Hebert, P. D., & S Mansoor (2011). Molecular phylogenetic analysis of a scale insect (Drosichamangiferae; Hemiptera: Monophlebidae) infesting mango orchards in Pakistan. European Journal of Entomology, 108(4), 553–559 (I.F 0.965)

Mumtaz, H., Kumari, S. G., S Mansoor, Martin, D. P., and Briddon, R. W. (2011). Analysis of the sequence of a dicot-infecting mastrevirus (family Geminiviridae) originating from Syria. Virus Genes, 42:422-8 (I.F 1.616)

Hashmi JA, Zafar Y, Arshad M, S Mansoor and Asad S. (2011). Engineering cotton (Gossypiumhirsutum L.) for resistance to cotton leaf curl disease using viral truncated AC1 DNA sequences. Virus Genes, 42:286-96. (I.F 1.616)

Amin, I., Hussain, K., Akbergenov, R., Yadav, J. S., Qazi, J., S Mansoor & Briddon, R. W. (2011). Suppressors of RNA silencing encoded by the components of the cotton leaf curl begomovirus-betasatellite complex. Molecular plant-microbe interactions, 24(8), 973-983 (I.F 3.649)

Tahir, M. N., Amin, I., Briddon, R. W., & S Mansoor (2011). The merging of two dynasties—identification of an African cotton leaf curl disease-associated begomovirus with cotton in Pakistan. PLoS One, 6(5), e20366 (I.F 2.776)

Malik, A. H., Briddon, R. W., & S Mansoor (2011). Infectious clones of Tomato leaf curl Palampur virus with a defective DNA B and their pseudo-recombination with Tomato leaf curl New Delhi virus. Virology journal, 8(1), 173 (I.F 2.464)

Hussain, K., Hussain, M., S Mansoor, Briddon, R. W. (2011). Complete nucleotide sequence of a begomovirus and associated betasatellite infecting croton (Croton bonplandianus) in Pakistan. Archives of Virology, 156(6), 1101-1105 (I.F 2.261)

Mubin, M., Hussain, M., Briddon, R. W., & S Mansoor (2011). Selection of target sequences as well as sequence identity determine the outcome of RNAi approach for resistance against cotton leaf curl geminivirus complex. Virology Journal, 8(1), 122 (I.F 2.464)

Amin I, Patil BL, Briddon, RW, S Mansoor and Fauquet CM. (2011). A common set of developmental miRNAs are upregulated in Nicotiana benthamiana by diverse begomoviruses. Virology Journal 8:143(I.F 2.464)

Amin I, Patil BL, Briddon, RW, S Mansoor and Fauquet CM. (2011). Comparison of phenotypes produced in response to transient expression of genes encoded by four distinct begomoviruses in Nicotiana benthamiana and their correlation with the levels of developmental miRNAs.Virology Journal 8:238 (I.F 2.464)

Amin I, Ilyas M, Qazi J, Bashir R, Yadav JS, S Mansoor, Fauquet CM, Briddon RW. (2011). Identification of a major pathogenicity determinant and suppressors of RNA silencing encoded by a South Pacific isolate of Banana bunchy top virus originating from Pakistan. Virus Genes. 42:272-81 (I.F 1.616)

Azhar MT, Amin I, Bashir A, S Mansoor (2010). Characterization of resistance gene analogs from Gossypiumarboreum and their evolutionary relationships with homologs from tetraploid cottons. Euphytica. 178; 351-362 (I.F. 1.527)

Azhar MT, I. Amin, Z. I. Anjum and S Mansoor. Gossypiumrobinsonii, an Australian wild cotton species is an asymptomatic host of the cotton leaf curl disease pathogen complex. Australasian Plant Disease Notes, 6(1), 7-10(I.F. 3.02)

Shah, A. D., Ahmed, M., Mukhtar, Z., Khan, S. A., Habib, I., Malik, Z. A., S Mansoor and Saeed, N. A. (2011). Spider toxin (Hvt) gene cloned under phloem-specific RSs1 and RolCpromoters provide. Biotechnology Letters; 33:1457-63 (I.F. 2.154)

Azhar MT, Rehman MU, Aftab S, and S Mansoor (2010). Utilization of natural and genetically-engineered sources in Gossypiumhirsutum for the development of tolerance against cotton leaf curl disease and fiber characteristics. International Journal of Agriculture and Biology, 12: 744-748.(I.F 0.802)

Andleeb S, Amin I, Bashir A, Briddon RW, S Mansoor (2010). Transient expression of betaC1 protein differentially regulates host genes related to stress response, chloroplast and mitochondrial functions. Virology Journal. 7:373. (I.F.2.464)

Shafiq M, Asad S, Zafar Y, Briddon RW, S Mansoor (2010). Pepper leaf curl Lahore virus requires the DNA B component of Tomato leaf curl New Delhi virus to cause leaf curl symptoms. Virology Journal. 7:367(I.F. 2.464)

Azhar MT, Amin I, Anjum ZI, Arshad M, Briddon RW, S Mansoor (2010). Both malvaceous and non-malvaceousbetasatellites are associated with two wild cotton species grown under field conditions in Pakistan. Virus Genes 41:417-24. (I.F. 1.616)

M S Nawaz-ul-Rehman, N Nahid, S Mansoor, RW Briddon, CM Fauquet. (2010). Post-transcriptional gene silencing suppressor activity of the alpha-Rep of non-pathogenic alphasatellites associated with begomoviruses. Virology 405:300-308. (I.F 2.657)

Andleeb S, Amin I, Shahid MS, Briddon RW and S Mansoor. (2010). Heterologous expression of betaC1 of Chili leaf curl virus in Pichia pastoris. African Journal of Biotechnology, 9:8023-8031. (I.F 0.573).

M Ilyas, J Qazi, S Mansoor and RW. Briddon. (2010). Genetic diversity and phylogeography of begomoviruses infecting legumes in Pakistan. Journal of General Virology,91:2091-101(I.F. 2.809)

M. Mubin, M. N. Tahir, M. S. Shahid, R. W. Briddon and S Mansoor (2010). Characterization of begomovirus components from a weed suggests that begomoviruses may associate with distinct DNA satellites in different geographical locations. Virus Genes 40;452-457 (I.F 1.616)

Raza G., K. Ali, Z. Mukhtar, S. Mansoor, M. Arshad and S. Asad (2010). The response of sugarcane (Saccharumofficinarum L) genotypes to callus induction, regeneration and different concentrations of the selective agent (geneticin -418). African Journal of Biotechnology 9:8739-8747. (I.F 0.573)

Ashfaq M, Noor AR and S Mansoor (2010). DNA-based characterization of an invasive mealybug (Hemiptera:Pseudococcidae) species damaging cotton in Pakistan. Applied Entomology and Zoology,45: 395–404 (I.F 1.013)

Ashfaq M, Shah GS, Noor AR, Ansari SP and S Mansoor (2010). Report of a parasitic wasp (Hymenoptera: Encyrtidae) parasitizing cotton mealybug (Hemiptera: Pseudococcidae) in Pakistan and use of PCR for estimating parasitism levels. Biocontrol Science and Technology, 20:625-630. (I.F 1.000)

Amrao, L., Amin, I., Shahid, S., Briddon, R.W. and S Mansoor (2010) Cotton leaf curl disease is associated with a single begomovirus that lacks a transcriptional activator protein Virus Research,152:153-63 (I.F 2.736)

L Amrao, S Akhter, MN Tahir, I Amin, RW Briddon and S Mansoor (2010). Cotton leaf curl disease in Sindh province of Pakistan is associated with recombinant begomovirus components. Virus Research 153:161-5 (I.F 2.736)

Malik, A. H., S Mansoor, S., Iram, S., Briddon, R. W., and Zafar, Y. (2010). Severe disease of melon in North West Frontier province is associated with simultaneous infection of two RNA viruses. Pakistan Journal of Botany 42(1), 361-367. (I.F 0.672)

Ibrahim, M., Khan, S.A., Zafar, Y. S Mansoor, Yusuf, A. and Mukhtar, Z. (2009). Expression of a full length Arabidopsis vacuolar H+- Pyrophosphatase (AVP1) gene in tobacco Nicotianatabacum) to increase tolerance to drought and salt stresses. Journal of Phytology,1: 433-440.(I.F 0.90)

Wajid, S., Shahid, S., Latif, F., Mukhtar, Z., Afzal, S. and S Mansoor (2009). Heterologous Expression of Chaetomiumthermophilum Xylanase 11-A (CtX 11-A) gene.Pakistan Journal of Scientific and Industrial research., 52: 100-106(I.F. 0.30)

Ali, I., Malik, A. H., & S Mansoor (2010). First report of Tomato leaf curl Palampur virus on Bitter Gourd in Pakistan. Plant Disease, 94(2), 276-276 doi.org/10.1094/PDIS-94-2-0276A (I.F 3.583)

Mubin, M, I. Amin, L. Amrao, R.W. Briddon and S. Mansoor (2010). The hypersensitive response induced by the V2 protein of a monopartite begomovirus is countered by the C2 protein. Molecular Plant Pathology,11:245-54 (I.F 4.379)

Ilyas M, J. Qazi, S Mansoor and R.W. Briddon (2009). Molecular characterization and infectivity of a “Legumovirus” (genus Begomovirus: family Gminiviridae) infecting the leguminous weed Rhynchosia minima in Pakistan. Virus Research 145:279-84 (I.F 2.736)

Adnan Akhter, J. Qazi, M. Saeed and S Mansoor (2009). A severe leaf curl disease on chilies in Pakistan is associated with multiple begomovirus components. Plant Disease, 93:962 (I.F 3.583)

Nawaz-ul-Rehman MS., S Mansoor,R.W. Briddon and C.M. Fauquet (2009). Maintenance of an old world beta satellite by a new world helper begomovirus and possible rapid adaptation of the betasatellite. Journal of Virology, 83(18) 9347-55 (I.F 4.324)

Mubin, M., Briddon, R.W. and S Mansoor (2009). Complete nucleotide sequence of chili leaf curl Multan virus and its associated satellites naturally infecting potato in Pakistan. Archives of Virology Vol: 154 pp 365-368 (I.F 2.261)

Mubin, M., Briddon, R.W., and S Mansoor (2009) Diverse and recombinant DNA betastellites are associated with a begomovirus disease complex on Digeraarvnsis, a weed host. Virus Research 142 208-212 (I.F 2.736)

Hussain, M., Iram, S Mansoor, Briddon, R.W. and Zafar, Y. (2009). A single species of betastellite is prevalent in chili across North Central Pakistan and shows phylogeographic segregation. Journal of Phytopathlogy. 157: 576-579 (I.F 1.097)

Wajid, S., Latif, F., Afzal, S., Mukhtar, Z., Ghaffar, A., S Mansoor, and I. Rajoka (2008). Cloning and expression of Chaetomiumthermophilumxylanase gene 11A in prokaryote. The Nucleus, 45 (3-4): 149-156 (I.F 3.13)

S. Andleeb, F. Latif, S. Afzal, Z. Mukhtar, S. Mansoor and I. Rajoka (2008). Cloning and expression of Chaetomiumthermophilum xylanase 11-A gene in Pichia pastoris. The Nucleus, 45 (1-2): 75-81 (I.F 3.13).

Amin, I., Qazi, J., S Mansoor, Ilyas, M. and Briddon. R. (2008). Molecular characterization of Banana bunchy top virus (BBTV) from Pakistan. Virus Genes 36:191-198 (I.F 1.705) citations 13

Saeed, M., S Mansoor Rezaian, M. A., Briddon, R. W., and Randles, J. W. (2008). Satellite DNA β overrides the pathogenicity phenotype of the C4 gene of Tomato leaf curl virus, but does not compensate for loss of function of the V1 and V2 genes. Archives of Virology, 153, 1367-1372 (I.F 2.261)

Nahid, N., Amin, I., S Mansoor, Rybicki, E.P., van der Walt, E. and Briddon, R.W. (2008). Two dicot-infecting mastreviruses (family Geminiviridae) occur in Pakistan. Archives of Virology, 153:1441-1451 (I.F 2.261).

Asad, S. Z. Mukhtar, F. Nazir, J. Amjad Hashmi, S Mansoor Y. Zafar and M. Arshad (2008). Silicon carbide fiber mediated embryogenic callus Transformation of cotton and regeneration of salt tolerant plants. Molecular Biotechnology. 40: 161-169 (I.F 1.712)

Melanie Ann Sacco, S Mansoor, and Peter Moffett. (2007). A Ran GAP protein physically interacts with the NB-LRR protein Rx, andis required for Rx-mediated viral resistance. The Plant Journal. 52: 82-93 (I.F 5.726)

Hussain, M., S Mansoor, ShaziaIram, Yusuf Zafar and Rob W. Briddon. (2007). The hypersensitive response to Tomato leaf curl New Delhi virus Nuclear Shuttle protein is Inhibited by Transcriptional Activator Protein. Molecular Plant Microbe Interactions 20:1581-1588. (I.F 3.649)

Mubin, M., S Mansoor, Hussain, M., Zafar, Y., and Briddon, R. W. (2007). Silencing of the AV2 gene by antisense RNA protects transgenic plants against a bipartite virus. Virology Journal 4 (10). (I.F 2.464)

Qazi, J., Amin, I., S Mansoor, Iqbal, M. J., and Briddon, R. W. (2007). Contribution of the satellite encoded gene beta C1 to cotton leaf curl disease symptoms. Virus Research. 128: 135-139(I.F 2.736)

Qazi, J., Illyas, M., S Mansoor, and Briddon, R. W. (2007). Legume yellow mosaic viruses: genetically isolated begomoviruses. Molecular Plant Pathology 8, 343-348 (I.F 4.379)

Shafiq S.M., S Mansoor, R.W. Briddion (2007). Complete nucleotide sequences of cotton leaf curl Rajasthan virus and its associated DNA β molecule infecting tomato. Archives of Virology, 152: 2131-2134 (I.F 2.261)

Nawaz-ul-Rehman S. M., S Mansoor, A. Ali Khan, Y. Zafar R.W. Briddon (2007). RNAi-mediated male sterility of tobacco by silencing TA29. Molecular Biotechnology. 36:159-165 (I.F 1.712)

Haidar S. I. A. Khan, S Mansoor, and Y. Zafar (2007). Inheritance studies of bacterial blight disease resistance genes in cotton (Gossypiumhirsutum L.). Pakistan Journal of Botany, 39: 603-

608 (I.F: 0.672)

S Mansoor, L. Amrao, I. Amin, R. W. Briddon, K. A. Malik, and Y. Zafar. (2006). First Report of Cotton leaf curl disease in Central and Southern Sindh province in Pakistan. Plant Disease 90,286 (I.F 3.583)

S Mansoor S, R. W. Briddon, and Y. Zafar. (2006). Geminivirus disease complexes; the threat is spreading. Trends in Plant Sciences 11, 209-212 (I. F 14.028)

Amin, I., S Mansoor, LuqmanAmrao, Mazhar Hussain, ShaziaIrum, Yusuf Zafar, Simon E. Bull and Rob W. Briddon (2006). Mobilisation into cotton and spread of a recombinant cotton leaf curl disease satellite. Archives of Virology 151, 2055-2065 (I.F 2.261)

S Mansoor, Imran Amin, Mazhar Hussain, Yusuf Zafar and Rob W. Briddon. (2006). Engineering novel traits in plants through RNA interference. Trends in Plant Sciences. 11, 559-565 (I. F 14.028)

Qazi, J., S Mansoor, Amin, I., Awan, M. Y., Briddon, R. W., and Zafar, Y. (2006). First report of mungbean yellow mosaic India virus on mothbean in Pakistan. Plant Pathology 55, 818-818 (I.F 2.493)

Malik, A. H., S Mansoor Iram, R.W. Briddon and Y. Zafar (2006).A severe outbreak of melon yellow mosaic disease caused by Zucchini Yellow mosaic virus in the Punjab province of Pakistan. Plant Pathology 55 (2); 285 (I.F 2.493)

Bashir, M, Zahoor Ahmad and S. Mansoor. (2006. Occurrence and distribution of viral diseases of mungbean and mashbean in Punjab, Pakistan. Pakistan Journal of Botany 38, 1341-1351 (I.F 0.672)

Saeed M, Behjatnia SAA, S Mansoor, Zafar Y, HusnainS, and Rezaian MA. A (2005). A single complementary-sense transcript of a geminiviral DNA Beta satellite is determinant of Pathogenicity. Molecular Plant Microbe Interactions18, 7-14. (I.F 3.649)

Hussain M, S Mansoor, Iram S, Fatima AN, and Zafar Y. (2005). The nuclear shuttle protein of Tomato leaf curl New Delhi virus is a pathogenicity determinant. Journal of Virology 79, 4434-4439 (I.F 4.324)

S Mansoor, J. Qazi, I. Amin, A. Khatri, I.A. Khan, S. Raza, Y. Zafar and R.W. Briddon. (2005). A PCR-based method, with internal control, for the detection of Banana bunchy top virus in banana. Molecular Biotechnology 30, 167-170 (I.F 1.712)

Briddon RW, Bull SE, Amin I, S Mansoor Bedford ID,Rishi N, Siwatch SS, Zafar Y, Aly M. Abdel-Salam AM, and Markham PG. (2004). Diversity of DNA 1: a satellite-like molecule associated with monopartite begomovirus/DNA β complexes. Virology 324, 462-74. (I.F 2.657)

Hussain M, Qazi J, S Mansoor Iram S, Zafar Y, and Bashir M. (2004). First report of Mungbean yellow mosaic India virus on mungbean crop in Pakistan. Plant pathology. 53: 518 (I.F 2.493)

Hussain M, S, Mansoor Iram S, Zafar Y, and Briddon RW. (2004). First report of tomato leaf curl New Delhi virus affecting chili pepper in Pakistan. Plant Pathology. 52, 809(I.F 2.493).

Iram S, Amrao L, S Mansoor, Malik AH, Briddon RW, and Zafar Y. (2004). First report of a begomovirus associated with leaf curl disease of Durantaerecta in Pakistan. Plant Pathology. 54, 260(I.F 2.493).

S Mansoor Saqib, M., Hussain, M., Briddon R W., Malik K. A., and Zafar, Y. (2003). Development of gene expression and gene silencing vectors based on cotton leaf curl virus for functional genomics in cotton. The Third ICGI Workshop. Cotton Science 14, 45.

S Mansoor, Briddon, R.W., Zafar, Y and Stanley, J. (2003). Geminivirus disease complexes: an emerging threat. Trends in Plant Sciences 8:128-134 (I.F 14.006)

S Mansoor, Briddon, R.W., Bull, S. E., Bedford I. D., Bashir,A., Hussain, M., Saeed,M., Zafar, Y., MalikK. A., Fauquet,C., and Markham, P. G. (2003). Cotton leaf curl disease is associated with multiple monopartite begomoviruses supported by single DNA β.Archives of Virology 148, 1969 - 1986 (I.F 2.261).

Briddon, R.W., Bull, S.E., Amin, I., S Mansoor, Bedford, I. D, Dhawan, P., Rishi, N, Siwatch, S.S., Abdel-Salam, A.M. and Markham, P.G. (2003). Diversity of DNA β; a satellite molecule associated with some monopartite begomoviruses. Virology 312, 106-121 (I.F 2.657)

S Mansoor, Amin, I., Iram, S., Hussain, M., Zafar, Y., Malik, K. A., and Briddon, R. W. (2003). The breakdown of resistance in cotton to cotton leaf curl disease in Pakistan. Plant Pathology 52, 784 (I.F 2.493)

S Mansoor (2003). A resistance breaking strain of CLCuV appears in Pakistan. IWSN Newsletter. Issue no. 17.

Zafar, Y., S Mansoor, Asad, S., Briddon, R. W., Idrees, M., Khan, W. S., Markham, P. G., Brown, J. K., and Malik, K. A. (2003). Genome characterization of whitefly-transmitted geminiviruses of cotton and development of virus-resistant plants through genetic engineering and conventional breeding. ICAC Recorder.

Haidar S., I A Khan, S Mansoor, Arshad M. (2003). Linkage studies between bacterial blight and cotton leaf curl virus disease resistance genes in cotton. Sarhad Journal of Agriculture 19, 359-363.

Haidar S., I A Khan, S. Mansoor (2003). Genetics of cotton leaf curl virus disease in upland cotton. Sarhad Journal of Agriculture 19, 207-210.

Hussain M, S Mansoor I. Amin S. Iram, Y. Zafar, K.A. Malik and R.W. Briddon (2003). First report of cotton leaf curl disease affecting chilli peppers. Plant Pathology. 52, 809 (I.F 2.493)

Amin, I. S Mansoor Iram, M. A. Khan, M. Hussain, Y. Zafar, S. E. Bull, R. W. Briddon, and P. G. Markham. (2002). Association of a monopartite begomovirus producing subgenomic DNA and a distinct DNA beta on Croton bonplandianus showing yellow vein symptoms in Pakistan. Plant Disease 86, 444 (I.F 3.583).

Briddon, R. W., S. Bull, S Mansoor, I. Amin and P. G. Markham (2002). Universal primers for the PCR-mediated amplification of DNA; a satellite associated with some monopartite begomoviruses. Molecular Biotechnology 20, 315-318 (I.F. 1.712)

Briddon, R. W., S Mansoor, I. D. Bedford, M. S. Pinner, K. Saunders, J. Stanley, Y. Zafar, K.A Malik and P. G. Markham. (2001) Identification of DNA components required for induction of cotton leaf curl disease. Virology 285, 234-243 (I.F 2.657)

S Mansoor, I. Amin, M. Hussain, Y. Zafar, S. Bull, R. W. Briddon and P. G. Markham. (2001) Association of a disease complex involving a begomovirus, DNA 1 and a distinct DNA beta with leaf curl disease of okra in Pakistan. Plant Disease 85, 922 (I.F 3.583).

Briddon, R. W., S Mansoor, I. D. Bedford, M. S. Pinner and P. G. Markham. (2000). Clones of cotton leaf curl geminivirus induce symptoms atypical of cotton leaf curl disease. Virus Genes 20, 19-26 (I.F 1.616)

S Mansoor, S. Mukhtar, M. Hussain, I. Amin, A. Bashir, Y. Zafar, and K. A. Malik (2000). Wide spread occurrence of cotton leaf curl virus on radish in Pakistan. Plant Disease 84,809 (I.F 3.583).

S Mansoor H. Khan, M. Hussain, N. Mushtaq, Y. Zafar, and K. A. Malik (2000). Evidence that watermelon leaf curl disease in Pakistan is associated with tomato leaf curl virus-India. Plant Disease 84, 102 (I.F 3.583).

S MansoorH. Khan, M. Hussain, Y. Zafar, M. S. Pinner, R. W. Briddon, J. Stanley, and P. G. Markham. (2000). Association of Begomovirus and nanovirus-like molecule with ageratum yellow vein disease in Pakistan. Plant Disease 84,101(I.F 3.583).

S Mansoor, A. Bashir, S.H. Khan, M. Hussain, Y. Zafar, K. A. Malik. (1999) Rapid multiplex PCR for the specific detection of two whitefly-transmitted geminivirus species associated with cotton leaf curl disease in Pakistan.PakistanJournal of Botany 31, 115-123.(I.F 0.672)

S Mansoor, Khan SH, Bashir A, Saeed M, Zafar Y, Malik KA, Briddon R, Stanley J, Markham PG. (1999). Identification of a novel circular single-stranded DNA associated with cotton leaf curl disease in Pakistan.Virology. 259:190-199.(I.F 2.657)

S Mansoor, M. Hussain, S. H. Khan, A. Bashir, A. B., Leghari, G. A. Panwar, W. A. Siddiqui, Y. Zafar and K. A. Malik (1998). Polymerase chain reaction-based detection of cotton leaf curl and other whitefly-transmitted geminiviruses from Sindh. Pakistan Journal of Biological Sciences, 1,39-43(I.F 0.54).

S Mansoor, S. H. Khan, M. Saeed, A. Bashir, Y. Zafar and K. A. Malik (1997). Evidence for the association of a bipartite geminivirus with tomato leaf curl disease in Pakistan. Plant Disease 81, 958 (I.F 3.583).

S Mansoor, Bedford I., Pinner M. S., Stanley J., and Markham, P. G. (1993). A whitefly-transmitted geminivirus associated with cotton leaf curl disease in Pakistan. Pakistan Journal of Botany 25, 105-107 (I.F 0.672)

S Mansoor, Spano M, Baschieri S., Cividalli A., Mosiello L., and Doria G., (1992). Effect of in vivo hyperthermia on thymocyte maturation and selection. International Immunology, 4, 227-232 (I.F 4.168)

S Mansoor, Spano M, Baschieri S., Mosiello L., and Doria G., (1992). Effect of hyperthermia on thymocyte maturation and selection in aging mice. Journal of Immunological Research, 4, 133-138 (I.F 0.5)