Dr Shazia Arif

Assistant Professor (PhD)

Dr Shazia Arif

Assistant Professor (PhD)

Research Area: Plant Breeding and Molecular Genetics, Gene isolation, Cloning of vitamin genes, Gateway cloning, Transformation, Bioinformatics, Biochemical studies, field trials of cereal and oil seed cro
About Me

Molecular Breeding, Biotechnology, Bioinformatics, Tissue culture, statistics etc.

Degree Major University Start Date End Date
PhD Plant Breeding and Molecular Genetics Faculty of Agriculture Rawalakot AJK university January 2009 January 2016
M.Sc (Hons) Plant Breeding and Molecular Genetics Faculty of Agriculture Rawalakot AJK university January 2006 January 2008
BSc (Hons) Plant Breeding and Molecular Genetics University of Agriculture Rawalakot AJK December 1999 April 2005
Designation Organization Duration
Assistant Professor (Visiting) University of Poonch Rawalakot AJK December 2022 - July 2024
Visiting Faculty University of Poonch Rawalakot AJK May 2019 - September 2022
Principal Investigator (PI) University of Poonch Rawalakot AJK November 2016 - November 2017
Assistant Professor University of Poonch Rawalakot AJK August 2016 - August 2017
Volunteer lecturer University of Poonch Rawalakot AJK March 2015 - March 2016
Internee University of Poonch Rawalakot AJK January 2010 - January 2011
Research fellow University of Poonch Rawalakot AJK May 2007 - May 2010
Title Description Sponsoring Agency Amount Year
“Establishment of transformation techniques for characterized folate/vitamin A genes in wheat” SRGP-HEC grant for Assistant professor PKR 470000
Designation Department Organization From Date To Date
Description Year DOI
Saira Ishaq, Habib Ahmad Rathore, Imran Hayyat, Syed Mubasher Sabir, Imtiaz Hussain, Afshan Majeed, Shazia Arif, Muhammad Amir Iqbal and Muhammad Saeed Maroof Variation in Total Phenolic and In-vitro Antioxidant Activities of Mentha longifolia L. From Azad Jammu and Kashmir Territory. Saira Ishaq, Habib Ahmad Rathore, Imran Hayyat, Syed Mubasher Sabir, Imtiaz Hussain, Afshan Majeed, Shazia Arif, Muhammad Amir Iqbal, Muhammad Saeed Maroof, 2023. Variation in Total Phenolic and In-vitro Antioxidant Activities of Mentha longifolia L. From Azad Jammu and Kashmir Territory. Jammu Kashmir Journal of Agriculture, 2(3): 25-33. 2023 DOI: 10.56810/jkjagri.002.03.0017
Sadaf Oranab, Abdul Ghaffar, Aftab Ahmad, Muhammad Farhan Khan Pasha, Bushra Munir, Shazia Arif, Saira Ishaq, Syed Hamza Mahfooz, Rehana Kousar, Shehnaz Zakia and Hafiz Muhammad Ahmad. Genome-wide Analysis of cyclic Nucleotide-Gated Ion Channels (CNGCs) of Arabidopsis thaliana under abiotic Stresses. • Sadaf Oranab, Abdul Ghaffar, Aftab Ahmad, Muhammad Farhan Khan Pasha, Bushra Munir, Shazia Arif, Saira Ishaq, Syed Hamza Mahfooz, Rehana Kousar, Shehnaz Zakia and Hafiz Muhammad Ahmad. 2023. Genome-wide Analysis of cyclic Nucleotide-Gated Ion Channels (CNGCs) of Arabidopsis thaliana under abiotic Stresses. SABRAO Journal of Breeding and Genetics. 55 (1) 38-49.. 2023 http://doi.org/10.54910/sabrao2023.55.1.4.
Umar M., Ilyas M., Shahid I. A., Khan M.T., Shazia Arif, Jamil M., Basharat M., Imran H., Muhammad S., Asim S. Advanced winter wheat (triticum aestivum l.) lines revealed morphological trait diversity and resistance against yellow rust. • Umar M., Ilyas M., Shahid I. A., Khan M.T., Shazia Arif, Jamil M., Basharat M., Imran H., Muhammad S., Asim S. 2021. Advanced winter wheat (triticum aestivum l.) lines revealed morphological trait diversity and resistance against yellow rust. Pakistan Journal of Phytopathology. 33(02): 233-243. 2021 10.33866/phytopathol.033.02.0592
Shazia Arif, Dilnawaz A. Ilyas M., bSaira I., aShahid I. A., Rehman, S. Afshan M. Zaheer A. Arabidopsis ascorbate oxidase mutant characterization to determine its physiological role in plant development. • Shazia Arif, Dilnawaz A. Ilyas M., Saira I., Shahid I. A., Rehman, S. Afshan M. Zaheer A. 2021. Arabidopsis ascorbate oxidase mutant characterization to determine its physiological role in plant development. Jammu Kashmir Journal of Agriculture, Vol.1 (01) 2021 2021 DOI: 10.56810/jkjagri.001.0020
Saeed Maroof, Habib Ahmed R., Saira I., Imtiaz H., Shazia Arif. Quality assessment of stored Watercress (Nasturtium oficinale R.Br.) vegetable at freezing temperature. • Saeed Maroof, Habib Ahmed R., Saira I., Imtiaz H., Shazia Arif. 2019. Quality assessment of stored Watercress (Nasturtium oficinale R.Br.) vegetable at freezing temperature. International Journal of Biosciences. 14 (2): 121-133. 2019 10.12692/ijb/14.2.121-133
Abdul W., Shazia Arif, Muhammad A. B., Zeeshan A.1, Hafeez-ur-Rehman, Aysha K., Saira I., M. Ramzan K. Perspectives of folate biofortification of cereal grains. • Abdul W., Shazia Arif, Muhammad A. B., Zeeshan A.1, Hafeez-ur-Rehman, Aysha K., Saira I., M. Ramzan K. 2018. Perspectives of folate biofortification of cereal grains. Journal of plant Nutrition. 38(12): 1-18. 2018 10.1080/01904167.2018.1510511
Huma Tariq*, Shahid I., Tahsin R., Shazia Arif 2, Riwan A.3, Sumaira H. and M.Fareed k Comparative Analysis of Total Flavonoid Content in Various Wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) Landraces in Rainfed Conditions of Rawalakot. • Huma Tariq*, Shahid I., Tahsin R., Shazia Arif 2, Riwan A.3, Sumaira H. and M.Fareed k. 2017. Comparative Analysis of Total Flavonoid Content in Various Wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) Landraces in Rainfed Conditions of Rawalakot. International journal of research in Pharmacy and Science. 7(3):23-30. 2017
Shazia Arif.* M. Ramzan Khan, Syed Dilnawaz Ahmed, M. Fareed Khan, Abdul Hamid, A. Hussain Shah4, G. Muhammad Ali. Molecular cloning and transcript profiling of ascorbate oxidase gene at different growth developmental stages from therapeutically important plant seabuckthorn Hippophae rhamnoides. • Shazia Arif.* M. Ramzan Khan, Syed Dilnawaz Ahmed, M. Fareed Khan, Abdul Hamid, A. Hussain Shah4, G. Muhammad Ali. (2017). Molecular cloning and transcript profiling of ascorbate oxidase gene at different growth developmental stages from therapeutically important plant seabuckthorn Hippophae rhamnoides. Pakistan Journal of Botany. 49(3): 1143-1154. 2017
Shazia Arif, M Ramzan K, S Dilnawaz A, Zaheer A and G Muhammad A novel hydroxymethyldihydropterin pyrophosphokinase-dihydropteroate synthase (HHPK-DHPS) gene from a nutraceutical plant seabuckthorn, involved in folate pathway is predominantly expressed in • Shazia Arif, M Ramzan K, S Dilnawaz A, Zaheer A and G Muhammad A (2015). A novel hydroxymethyldihydropterin pyrophosphokinase-dihydropteroate synthase (HHPK-DHPS) gene from a nutraceutical plant seabuckthorn, involved in folate pathway is predominantly expressed in fruit tissue. International journal of Agriculture & Biology IJAB., Vol. 18 (2) 412-418. 2015 10.17957/IJAB/15.0104
Aurangzeb R, Dilnawaz A, Mubashar S, Shahid I A, Asad H S, M. Fareed K, Saima S, Shazia Arif and Rizwan A Potential biochemical indicators improve salt tolerance in fifteen cultivars of wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) from Pakistan. • Aurangzeb R, Dilnawaz A, Mubashar S, Shahid I A, Asad H S, M. Fareed K, Saima S, Shazia Arif and Rizwan A (2013). Potential biochemical indicators improve salt tolerance in fifteen cultivars of wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) from Pakistan. International Journal of Scientific & Engineering Research. Volume 4(6): ISSN 2229-5518. 2013
Aurangzeb R, Dilnawaz A, Mubashar S, Shahid A, Asad H S, M. Fareed K, Sardar A K1, Saima S, Shazia Arif, Rizwan A and Maria G Antioxidant activity and lipid peroxidation of selected wheat cultivars under salt stress. • Aurangzeb R, Dilnawaz A, Mubashar S, Shahid A, Asad H S, M. Fareed K, Sardar A K1, Saima S, Shazia Arif, Rizwan A and Maria G (2013). Antioxidant activity and lipid peroxidation of selected wheat cultivars under salt stress. Journal of Medicinal Plants Research Vol. 7(4), pp. 155-164. 2013 0.5897/JMPR12.623
Shazia Arif, Dilnawaz A, Asad H S, Lutful H, Shahid I A, Abdul H and Farhat B Determination of optimum harvesting time for vitamin C, Oil and mineral elements in berries of sea buckthorn (hippophae rhamnoides) • Shazia Arif, Dilnawaz A, Asad H S, Lutful H, Shahid I A, Abdul H and Farhat B (2010). Determination of optimum harvesting time for vitamin C, Oil and mineral elements in berries of sea buckthorn (hippophae rhamnoides). Pakistan Journal of Botany., 42 (5): 3561-3568. 2010
Asad H S, Dilnawaz A, Mubasher S, Shazia Arif, Ishtiaque K and Farhat B Biochemical and nutritional evaluations of sea buckthorn (hippophae rhamoides L. ssp. Turkestanica from different locations of Pakistan. Asad H S, Dilnawaz A, Mubasher S, Shazia Arif, Ishtiaque K and Farhat B (2007). Biochemical and nutritional evaluations of sea buckthorn (hippophae rhamoides L. ssp. Turkestanica from different locations of Pakistan. Pakistan Journal of Botany, 39 (6): 2059-2065. 2007