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Dr Kh Shafique Ahmad

PhD

Dr Kh Shafique Ahmad

PhD

Research Area: Environmental Research; Abiotic Stresses; Ecophysiology; Ecotoxicology; Nanotechnology; Ethnopharmacology
About Me

Dr. Shafique Ahmad is working as an Associate Professor in the Department of Botany, University of Poonch Rawalakot, Rawalakot, Jammu & Kashmir, Pakistan. His research group is composed of an interdisciplinary team of scientists who are passionate about environmental science research with a particular focus on investigating the complex interactions between plants and their environment. His research group study plant physiological and biogeochemical responses under abiotic stresses (i.e., cold, heavy metals, salt and temperature stress) to natural environmental variation and to global and regional environmental changes in natural ecosystems, with emphasis on fundamental aspects of plant growth, structural and physiological responses to environmental stress and climate change, and production of secondary metabolites. The group has also been interested in synthesis of metals and their oxide nanoparticles and their application in agriculture, medicine and environment. In addition to this, the is also interested in ethnopharmacological research which involves plant toxicity in livestock and traditional societies that incorporate wild plants into their daily life and takes the ethnobotanical approach to drug discovery.

Degree Major University Start Date End Date
PhD Botany University of Agriculture Fasialabad March 2011 August 2015
Designation Organization Duration
Academic Editor Plosone May 2028 - July 2024
Associate Editor Frontiers in Plant Science August 2023 - July 2024
Academic Editor PeerJ Environments January 2022 - July 2024
Assistant Professor University of Poonch Rawalakot November 2015 - July 2024
Research fellowship University of Florida, USA January 2014 - July 2014
Title Description Sponsoring Agency Amount Year
Plant Sciences Leaf structural, physiological and biochemical responses of some high potential medicinal plants of poonch division to altitude and seasons 4.99 million
Plant Sciences Exploring the biodiversity of Rubus species for nutritional and socio-economic uplift of indigenous communities from the State of Azad Jammu and Kashmir 3.64 million
Plant Sciences Investigation of nutritional profile, phytochemical analysis and antioxidant activities of wild plant food resources of Azad Jammu and Kashmir 3.25 million
Plant Sciences Heavy metal accumulation, health risk assessment and plant adaptation strategies in wild vegetable and fruit species of Muzaffarabad Division Azad Kashmir 2.9 million
Plant Sciences Assessment of diversity, distribution and community structure of native vegetation of District Neelum, Azad Kashmir 1.723 million
Plant Sciences Structural and functional adaptations in differentially adapted some high altitude grasses from the Poonch district, Azad Kashmir, Pakistan 0.5 million
Designation Department Organization From Date To Date
Description Year DOI
Talib H, Mehmood A, Amjad MS, Mustafa A, Khan MA, Raffi M, Khan RT, Ahmad KS, Qureshi H. Antibacterial, antioxidant, and anticancer potential of green fabricated silver nanoparticles made from Viburnum grandiflorum leaf extract Botanical Studies 2024 https://doi.org/10.1186/s40529-024-00411-5
Zahid N, Alowaiesh BF, Masood N, Ahmad KS, Khalid S, Khalid MS, Maqbool M, Awan SI, Imtiaz Z. Multi-locational study on plant growth regulators to minimize pre-mature fruit drop and maximize postharvest quality of apples. . 2024 Dec Cogent Food & Agriculture 2024 https://doi.org/10.1080/23311932.2023.2300178
Bashrat S, Farooq A, Mansoor H, Ahmed MSA, Asghar A, Fatima S, Ahmad KS, Shah SMR, Hashem A, Avila-Quezada GD, Abd_Allah EF, Abbas Z. Structural and Functional Strategies in Cenchrus Species to Combat Environmental Extremities Imposed by Multiple Abiotic Stresses Plants MDPI 2024 10.3390/plants13020203
Aftab S, Jabeen N, Ahmad KS*, Shafique S, Irum S, Ismail H, Khan SU, Tahir A, Nasir M, Gleason ML Cloning of maize chitinase 1 gene and its expression in genetically transformed rice to confer resistance against rice blast caused by Pyricularia oryzae PLOS ONE 2024 https://doi.org/10.1371/journal. pone.0291939
Bashir H, Sadia, S, Saddiqe Z, Munir M, Bai X, Jia M, Ahmad KS* Scanning Microscopic Imaging Leaf Anatomical Patterns of Selected Apocynaceae Species and their Taxonomic Importance Microscopy and Research Technique 2024 https://doi.org/10.1002/jemt.24495
Iqbal M, Farooq U, Asghar N, Ahmad KS*, Gul MF, Aslam MU, Rehman FU. Phenotypic Plasticity in Rubber Bush (Calotropis procera) along Altitudinal Gradient Environmental and Experimental Botany 2024 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envexpbot.2023.105616
Rasool F, Nizamani ZA, Ahmad KS*, Parveen F, Khan SA and Sabir N. (2024). An appraisal of traditional knowledge of plant poisoning of livestock and its validation through acute toxicity assay in rats. Frontiers in Pharmacology 2024 doi: 10.3389/fphar.2024.1328133
Irshad M, Hameed M, Iqbal M, Ameer A, Aghar N, Mahmoud EA, Ullah F, Moussa IM, Yafrasi MA, Elansary HO, Ahmad KS*. Elevation-Driven Modifications in Tissue Architecture and Physiobiochemical Traits of Panicum antidotale Retz. in the Pothohar Plateau, Pakistan Plant Stress 2024 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.stress.2024.100430
Khatoon J, Mehmood A, Khalid AR, Khan MAR, Ahmad KS, Amjad MS, Bashir U, Raffi M, Prockow J. Green-fabricated silver nanoparticles from Quercus incana leaf extract to control the early blight of tomatoes caused by Alternaria solani BMC plant Biology 2024 https://doi.org/10.1186/s12870-024-05008-5
Nawaz AH, Mehmood A, Khalid AR, Khan MAR, Lala G, Ahmad KS, Nabi AG. Green synthesis of silver nanoparticles for their antifungal activity against anthracnose disease causing Colletotrichum capsici Biocatalysis and Agricultural Biotechnology 2024 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bcab.2024.103178
Ahmad KS, Shehzad MA, Javid H, Mehmood A, Akhtar G, Zafar S, Mahroof S, Mahmoud EA, Elansary EO, Ulfat A, Abid H. Transgenerational Seed Exposure to Elevated CO2 Involves Stress Memory Regulation at Metabolic Levels to Confer Drought Resistance in Wheat ACS Omega 2024 https://doi.org/10.1021/acsomega.3c10379
Hussai I, Shehzad MS, Akhtar G, Ahmad KS, Mubeen K, Waweem Hassan, Faried H, Ahmad S, Aziz M, Yasin S, Al-Abbadi GA, El-Sheikh M, Elansary HO. Supplemental Sodium Nitroprusside and Spermidine Regulates Water Balance and Chlorophyll Pigments to Improve Sunflower Yield under Terminal Drought ACS Omega 2024 In press
Iqbal U, Rehman F, Aslam SU, Gul MF, Farooq U, Ameer A, Asghar N, Mehmood A, Ahmad KS*. Survival tactics of an endangered species Withania coagulans (Stocks) Dunal to arid environments Environmental Monitoring and Assessment 2023 https://doi.org/10.1007/s10661-023-11982-4
Ullah S, Haq TU, Shehzad MA, Ahmad KS, Imran M, Matloob A, Ahmad HS, Arif M, Moussa IM, Elansary SO, Wang J. Fe and Zn-loaded cotton-sticks biochar and organic amendments improves chickpea production by enhancing ionic uptake and chemical properties of sandy soils Cogent Food & Agriculture 2023 https://doi.org/10.1080/23311932.2023.2265110
Mehmood A, Zahir S, Khan MAR, Ahmad KS, Abasi A, Raffi M, Procow J, Lastra JMP. Optimization and bio-fabrication of phyto-mediated silver nanoparticles (Ag-NPs) for antibacterial potential Journal of Biomolecular Structure and Dynamics 2023 https://doi.org/10.1080/07391102.2023.2242960
Shehzad MA, Hussain I, Akhtar G, Ahmad KS*, Nawaz F, Faried HN, Mehmood A. Insights into physiological and metabolic modulations instigated by exogenous sodium nitroprusside and spermidine reveals drought tolerance in Helianthus annuus L. Plant Physiology and Biochemistry 2023 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.plaphy.2023.107935
Iqbal U, Usman Z, Azam A, Abbas H, Mehmood A, Ahmad KS* Invasive success of star weed (Parthenium hysterophorus L.) through alteration in structural and functional peculiarities PeerJ 2023 13;11:e16609.
Mubeen K, Safeen K, Irshad A, Safeen A, Ghani T, Shah WH, Khan R, Ahmad KS, Casin R, Rashwan MA, Elansary HO. ZnO/CuSe composite-mediated bandgap modulation for enhanced photocatalytic performance against methyl blue dye. Scientific Reports. 2023 Nov 9; Scientific Reports 2023 https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-023-46780-y
Altaf A, Nawaz F, Majeed S, Ahsan M, Ahmad KS, Akhtar G, Shehzad MA, Javeed HMR, Farman M. Foliar Humic Acid and Salicylic Acid Application Stimulates Physiological Responses and Antioxidant Systems to Improve Maize Yield under Water Limitations JSFA Reports-Journal of Food Biochemistry 2023 https://doi.org/10.1002/jsf2.106
Nawaz H, Asghar N, Ali A, Ameer A, Shehzad MA, Nawaz F, Mehmood A, Iqbal MS, Iqbal U, Kaleem M, Khan A, Ahmad KS. Optimization of Citric Acid and EDTA Levels Under Ni Stress Using Rapeseed Brassica napus L. for Phytoremediation. Water, Air and Pollution 2023 https://doi.org/10.1007/s11270-023-06229-4
Khalil S, Mehmood A, Khan MA, Ahmad KS, Abasi F, Raffi M, Ali K, Khan ME, Jones DA, Abdelkarim M. Antibacterial, antioxidant and photocatalytic activity of novel Rubus ellipticus leaf mediated silver nanoparticles. Journal of Saudi Chemical Society. 2023 Jan 1;27(1):101576. 2023 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jscs.2022.101576
Iqbal MS, Bashir F, Akbar M, Ahmad KS, Ali MA, Hussain SA, Arshad N, Masood H, Munir S, Ahmad T, Islam M. Cadmium Toxicity Alleviation through Exogenous Application of Gibberellic Acid (GA3) in Mustard (Brassica juncea (L.) Czern.) and Rapeseed (Brassica rapa L.). Sains Malaysiana, 51(11): 3607-3619. 2023 http://journalarticle.ukm.my/21014/1/SBL%208.pdf
Ahmad H, Kilinc SG, Celik F, Kesik HK, Simsek S, Ahmad KS, Afzal MS, Farrakh S, Safdar W, Pervaiz F, Liaqat S, Zhang J, Ca J. An Inventory of Anthelmintic Plants across the Globe Pathogens 12(1):131 2023 https://doi.org/10.3390/pathogens12010131
Shehzad MA, Hussain I, Akhtar G, Ahmad KS*, Nawaz F, Faried HN, Mehmood A. Insights into physiological and metabolic modulations instigated by exogenous sodium nitroprusside and spermidine reveals drought tolerance in Helianthus annuus L. Plant Physiology and Biochemistry 2023 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.plaphy.2023.107935
Safeen K, Safeen A, Arif D, Shah WH, Ali A, Ali G, Hussain F, Imran N, Ullah Shah A, Alataway A, Dewidar AZ, Elansary HO, Yafarsi MA, Ahmad KS. Tuning the Optical Properties of ZnO by Co and Gd Doping for Water Pollutant Elimination. Water. Water MDPI 2023 https://doi.org/10.3390/w15081470
Ahmad I, Sohail M, Hameed M, Fatima S, Ahmad MS, Ahmad F, Mehmood A, Basharat S, Asghar A, Shah SM, Ahmad KS*. Morpho-anatomical determinants of yield potential in Olea europaea L. cultivars belonging to diversified origin grown in semiarid environments PLOS ONE 2023 https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0286736
Khalil S, Mehmood A, Khan MA, Ahmad KS, Abasi F, Raffi M, Ali K, Khan ME, Jones DA, Abdelkarim M. Antibacterial, antioxidant and photocatalytic activity of novel Rubus ellipticus leaf mediated silver nanoparticles. Journal of Saudi Chemical Society 2023 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jscs.2022.101576
Hussain K, Dar MEUI, Mehmood A, Sabir S, Awan MS, Ahmad KS, Bussmann RW. Ethnomedicinal uses and conservation status of medicinal orchids from Western Himalayas of Azad Jammu & Kashmir, Pakistan.  Ethnobotanical Research and Applications 2023 https://ethnobotanyjournal.org/index.php/era/article/view/4893
Safeen K, Ullah R, Safeen A, Khan K, Khan R, Ullah H, Zaman A, Ahmad KS, Ullah Z, Elansary HO, Moussa IM. Structure phase-dependent dielectric and photodegradation properties of Co-doped TiO2 nanoparticles synthesized via co-precipitation route Journal of Saudi Chemical Society 2023 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jscs.2023.101711
Alshegaihi RM, Mfarrej MFB, Saleem MH, Parveen A, Ahmad KS, Ali, B, Abeed AHA, Alshehri D, Alghamdi SA, Alghanem SMS, Lone JA, Soliman TMA, Soudy F. Effective citric acid and EDTA treatments in cadmium stress tolerance in pepper (Capsicum annuum L.) seedlings by regulating specific gene expression South African Journal of Botany 2023 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.sajb.2023.06.02
Shehzad MA, Hussain I, Akhtar G, Ahmad KS*, Nawaz F, Faried HN, Mehmood A. Insights into physiological and metabolic modulations instigated by exogenous sodium nitroprusside and spermidine reveals drought tolerance in Helianthus annuus L. Plant Physiology and Biochemistry 2023 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.plaphy.2023.107935
Ameer A, Ahmad F, Asghar N, Hameed M, Ahmad KS*, Mehmood A, Nawaz F, Shehzad MS, Mumtaz S, Kaleem M, Iqbal U. Aridity-driven changes in structural and physiological characteristics of Buffel grass (Cenchrus ciliaris L.) from different ecozones of Punjab Pakistan Physiology and Molecular Biology of Plants 2023 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.plaphy.2023.107935
Mamoona T, Rafique N, Zubair Khan M, Ahmad KS, Bashir S, Ali Shah T, Salamatullah AM, Mekonnen AB, Bourhia M. Phytonutritional and Sensorial Assessment of a Novel Functional Beverage Formulated from an Underutilized Fruit of Carissa spinarum L. ACS Omega 2023 https://doi.org/10.1021/acsomega.3c03386
Mehmood A, Zahir S, Khan MAR, Ahmad KS, Abasi A, Raffi M, Procow J, Lastra JMP. Altmetric Research Article Optimization and bio-fabrication of phyto-mediated silver nanoparticles (Ag-NPs) for antibacterial potential Journal of Biomolecular Structure and Dynamics 2023 https://doi.org/10.1080/07391102.2023.2242960
Khawaja Shafique Ahmad and Sadaf Habib. Indigenous Knowledge of Some Medicinal Plants of Himalaya Region, Dawarian Village, Neelum Valley, Azad Jammu and Kashmir, Pakistan Uni. J. Plant Sci., 2: 40-47.
Muhammad Tanvir, Ghulam Murtaza, Khawaja Shafique Ahmad, Muhammad Salman. Floral diversity of District Bagh, Azad Jammu and Kashmir Pakistan. Uni. J. Plant Sci., 2: 1-13.
Mubeen Sarwar, Shoib-ur-Rehman, C.M. Ayyub, Waqas Ahmad, Jamil Shafi, Khawaja Shafique Ahmad. 2013. Modeling Growth of Cut-Flower Stock (Matthiola incana R. Br.) in Response to Differing in nutrient Level. Uni. J. Food Nutri. Sci., 1: 4-10.
Muhammad Adil, Waqas ahmad, Khawaja Shafique Ahmad, Jamil Shafi, Muhammad Asif Shehzad, Muhammad Aqeel Sarwar, Muhammad Salman, Muhammad Imran Ghani, Muhammad Iqabal. 2013. Effect of Different Planting Dates on Growth and Development of Gladiolus grandiflorus under the Ecological Conditions of Faisalabad, Pakistan. Uni. J. Agric. Res., 1:110-117.
Tahir Mehmood, Waqas Ahmad, Khawaja Shafique Ahmad, Jamil Shafi, Muhammad Asif Shehzad, Muhammad Aqeel Sarwar. 2013. Comparative Effect of Different Potting Media on Vegetative and Reproductive Growth of Floral Shower (Antirrhinum majus L.). Uni. J. Plant Sci., 1: 104-111.
Nawaz, T., M. Hameed, M. Ashraf, F. Ahmad, M. S. A. Ahmad, M. Hussain, I. Ahmad, A. Younis and K. S. Ahmad. 2012. Diversity and conservation status of economically important Flora of the salt range, Pakistan. Pak. J. Bot. 44: 203-211.
Hameed, M., T. Nawaz, M. Ashraf, F. Ahmad, K.S. Ahmad, M. S. A. Ahmad, S. H. R, M. H. Hussain and I. Ahmad. 2012. Floral biodiversity and conservation status of the Himalayan foothill region, Punjab Pak. J. Bot. 44: 143-149.
Anwar Hussain Gill, Khawaja Shafique Ahmad, Sadaf Habib, Mansoor Hameed, Muhammad Sajid Aqeel Ahmad, Tahira Nawaz, Farooq Ahmad and Riffat Batool. 2012. Impact of highly saline wetland ecosystem on floral diversity of the Cholistan desert. Pak. J. Bot. 44: 107-112.
Khawaja Shafique Ahmad, Waqas Khan Kayani, Mansoor Hameed, Farooq Ahmad and Tahira Nawaz. 2012. Floristic diversity and ethnobotany of Senhsa, district Kotli, Azad Jammu & Kashmir (Pakistan) Pak. J. Bot., 44: 195-201.
Khawaja Shafique Ahmad,Rahmatullah Qureshi, Mansoor Hameed, Farooq Ahmad and Tahira Nawaz. Conservation assessment and medicinal uses of some important plants resources of Neelum Valley, Azad Jammu & Kashmir, Pakistan. Int. J. Agri. Biol., 14: 997-1000.
Farooq Ahmad, Mansoor Hameed, Khawaja Shafique Ahmad, Muhammad Ashraf, Mushtaq Ahmad, Muhammad Zafar. Role of anatomical markers in tribe Paniceae (Poaceae) from the Salt Range, Pakistan. Int. J. Agri. Biol., 17: 271‒279.
Muhammad Ajmal Bashir, Waqas ahmad, Khawaja Shafique Ahmad, Jamil Shafi, Muhammad Asif Shehzad, Muhammad Aqeel Sarwar, Imran Ghani, Muhammad Iqbal. 2013. Efficacy of Foliar Application of Micro Nutrients on Growth and Flowering of Gerbera jamesonii L.Uni. J. Agric. Res 1(4): 145-149.
Khawaja Shafique Ahmad, Mansoor Hameed, Muhammad Sajid Aqeel Ahmad, Muhammad Ashraf, Farooq Ahmad, Zabta Khan Shinwari, Sadaf Habib, and Mumtaz Ahmad. 2012. Ecomonic evaluation of some plant resources from Neelum Valley Azad Jammu and Kashmir. Pak J Bot. 45: 111-117
Ahmad, F., M. Hameed, M. Ashraf, M. Ahmad, A. Khan, T. Nawaz, K.S. Ahmad and M. Zafar. 2012. Role of leaf epidermis in identification and differentiation of grasses in tribe Chlorideae (Poaceae) from Pakistan J. Med. Plant Res., 6: 1955-1960.
Jiabin Deng, Jia Liu, Khawaja Shafique Ahmad, Chunbang Ding, Li Zhang, Yonghong Zhou, Ruiwu Yang. Relationships evaluation on six herbal species (Curcuma) by DNA barcoding. Pak. J. Bot., 47: 1103-1109.
Matthews A, Emelianova K, Hatimy AA, Chester M, Pellicer J, Ahmad KS, Guignard MS, Rouhan G, Soltis DE, Soltis PS, Leitch IJ, Leitch AR, Mavrodiev EV, Buggs RJA. 2015. 250 years of hybridization between two biennial herb species without speciation. AoB PLANTS 7: plv081; doi:10.1093/aobpla/plv081.
Khawaja Shafique Ahmad, M. Hameed, F. Ahmad and B. Sadia. 2016. Edaphic factors as major determinants of plant distribution of Temperate Himalayan grasses. Pak. J. Bot. 48(2): 567-573.
Nargis Naz, Sana Fatima, Mansoor Hameed, Riffat Batool, Muhammad Ashraf, Farooq Ahmad, Muhammad Sajid Aqeel Ahmad, Mehwish Naseer, Aneela Zahoor, Khawaja Shafique Ahmad. 2016. AhmadAdaptations for salinity tolerance in Sporobolus ioclados (Nees ex Trin.) Nees from saline desert. Flora, 223: 46-55.
Khawaja Shafique Ahmad, Mansoor Hameed, Sana Fatima, Farooq Ahmad, Muhamad Ashraf, Mehvish Naseer, Noreen Akhtar. 2016. Morpho-anatomical and physiological response to high altitude in some Aveneae grass from Neelum Valley, Western Himalayan Kashmir. Acta Physiol. Plant., 38 (4): 38-93.
Jiabin Deng; Fengmei He; Yan Zhang; Chunbang Ding; Li Zhang; Yonghong Zhou; Khawaja Shafique Ahmad; Ruiwu Yang. 2016. Phylogenetic and ancestral area reconstruction of Zingiberales from plastid genomes. Biochemi. Syst. Ecol. 66: 123-128.
Khawaja Shafique Ahmad*, Mansoor Hameed, Jiabin Deng, Muhamad Ashraf, Abdul Hamid, Farooq Ahmad, Sana Fatima & Noreen Akhtar. 2016. Ecotypic adaptations in Bermuda grass (Cynodon dactylon) for altitudinal stress tolerance. Biologia, 71/8: 885-895.
Mumtaz Hussain, Khawaja Shafique Ahmad*, Muhammad Majeed, Ansar Mehmood, , Muhammad Shafiq Chaudhry, Malik Muhammad Yousaf, Bashir Ahmad, Khadim Hussain and Abdul Qadir Khan. 2016. Integrated management of Helicoverpa armigera on different genotypes of Kabuli Chickpea in Punjab, Pakistan.International Journal of Biosciences. Int. J. Biosci. 9(2): 110-119.
Fahim Nawaz; Rashid Ahmad; Muhammad Yasin Ashraf; Rana Nauman Shabbir; Khawaja Shafique Ahmad; Rai Altaf Hussain. 2016. Selenium (Se) Seed Priming Facilitates Se Accumulation in Wheat Grains under Water Deficit Conditions. Biological Trace Element Research. Submitted.
Noreen Akhtar, Khawaja Shafique Ahmad, Mansoor Hameed, Fahim Nawaz, Ansar Mehmood, and Muhammad Muslim Shahnaz. 2016. Leaf adaptations in Typha domingensis Pers. ecotypes under salt stress. Botanical Science. Accepted.
Nawaz, Fahim; Naeem, Muhammad; Zulfiqar, Bilal; Ahmad, Khawaja Shafique; Akram, Asim; Ashraf, Muhammad Yasin; Raheel, Muhammad ; Shabbir, Rana Nauman; Hussain, Rai Altaf; Anwar, Irfan; Aurangzaib, Muhammad. 2016. Brassinosteroids Role in Ameliorating Environmental Stresses in Plants: A Review\" Physiologia Plantarum, Submitted
Fahim Nawaz; Muhammad Naeem; Asim Akram; Muhammad Yasin Ashraf; Khawaja Shafique Ahmad; Bilal Zulfiqar; Hasan Sardar; Rana Nauman Shabbir; Irfan Anwar. 2016. Alleviation of Pb toxicity by KNO3 seed treatment is associated with osmolytes accumulation and higher antioxidant activity in roots than shoots of Pb-stressed maize (Zea mays L.) seedlings. Acta Physiologiae Plantarum, submitted.
Ahmad K. S., Hameed M., Ashraf M., Nawaz F., Deng J., Ahmad F. & Fatima S. 2016. Leaf physiological and biochemical adaptations in Leptothrium senegalense (Poaceae) to salt stress. Phyton; annales rei botanicae 56(2):279-293.
MEHWISH NASEER, MANSOOR HAMEED*, MUHAMMAD ASHRAF, ANEELA ZAHOOR, FAROOQ AHMAD, SANA FATIMA AND MUHAMMAD SAJID AQEEL AHMAD, KHAWAJA SHAFIQUE AHMAD AND MISHAL IFTIKHAR. 2017. PHOTOSYNTHETIC RESPONSE IN BUTTONWOOD (CONOCARPUS ERECTUS L.) TO SALT STRESS. Pak. J. Bot. 49(SI). In press
KHAWAJA SHAFIQUE AHMAD, MANSOOR HAMEED*, SANA FATIMA, MUHAMMAD ASHRAF, FAROOQ AHMAD, MEHWISH NASEER, ANEELA ZAHOOR, IFTIKHAR AHMAD. 2017. TRIBE ANDROPOGONEAE FROM NEELUM VALLEY, AZAD JAMMU AND KASHMIR: PHYLOGENY BASED ON MORPHO-ANATOMY. Pak. J. Bot. 49(SI)73-82.
Fahim Nawaz, M.Naeem, M. Akram, M.Y. Ashraf, K.S. Ahmad, B. Zulifqar, H. Sardar, N. Shabir, S. Majid, M.A.Shahzad, I. Anwar. 2017. Seed priming with KNO3 mediates biochemical processes to inhibit lead (Pb) toxicity in maize (Zea mays L.). Journal of the Science of Food and Agriculture. 10.1002/jsfa.8347
Farooq Ahmad, Mansoor Hameed, Khawaja Shafique Ahmad. 2016. Tetrapogon cenchriformis and Parapholis strigosa, (Poaceae), Two New Reports from Pakistan. Research & Reviews: Journal of Botanical Sciences. 5(3): 18-21.
Akhtar N, Hameed M, *Ahmad KS, Nawaz F, Hamid A, Mehmood A, Shahnaz M. 2016. Effect of nickel toxicity on structural and functional aspects of osmoregulation in of Typha domingensis Pers. populations. Limnology, 18: 1-13: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10201-017-0529-8.
Khawaja Shafique Ahmad*, Abdul Hamid, Fahim Nawaz, Mansoor Hameed, Farooq Ahmad, Jiabin Deng, Noreen Akhtar, Ambreen Wazarat and Sehrish Mahroof. Ethnopharmacological studies of indigenous plants in Kel village, Neelum Valley, Azad Kashmir, Pakistan. J. Ethnobiol Ethnomed. 13:68, DOI 10.1186/s13002-017-0196-1
Ahmad, K.S., Hameed, M., Hamid, A. et al. Acta Physiol Plant (2018) 40: 56. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11738-018-2637-4
Deng JB, G Gao, KS Ahmad, XQ Luo, FT Zhang, S Li & RW Yang. 2018. Evaluation on genetic relationships among China’s endemic Curcuma L. herbs by mtDNA. Fyton International Journal of Experimental Botany, In press.
Nawaz F, S. Majeed, Ahmad K.S., Aqib M., Shahzad M.A., Aurangzeb M. and Shahbaz M.\"Sulfur Species: Key regulators of abiotic stress tolerance in plants\". In \"Reactive Oxygen, Nitrogen and Sulfur Species in Plants: Production, Metabolism, Signaling and Defense Mechanism\". Wiley Publishers. ISBN 978-1-1194-6869-1.
Nawaz, F., Majeed, S., Shafique, K.S., Hamid, A., Aqib, M., Shabbir, R.N. and Ikram, R.M. 2018. Use of osmolytes in improving abiotic stress tolerance to wheat (Triticum aestivum L.). In: Wheat production in changing environments: Management, adaptation and tolerance (Eds. Hasan uzzaman, M., Nahar, K. and Hossain, M.A.). Springer Nature Singapore.
Sajida Begum, Sajjad Hussain, Ansar Mehmood*, Khawaja Shafique Ahmad, Abdul Hamid. 2018. Harnessing the potential of medicinal plants used for the treatment of diabetes in rural areas of Azad Jammu and Kashmir, Pakistan. Applied Ecology and Environmental Research, 6(5):6549-6566. (IF: 0.721)
Baessa M, Rodrigues MJ, Pereira C, Santos T, da Rosa Neng N, Nogueira JMF, Barreira L, Varela J, Ahmed H, Asif S, Boukhari SA, Kayani WK, Ahmad KS, Zengin G, Mollica A, Custódio L?. 2019. A comparative study of the in vitro enzyme inhibitory and antioxidant activities of Butea monosperma (Lam.) Taub. and Sesbania grandiflora (L.) Poiret from Pakistan: new sources of natural products for public health problems. South African Journal of Botany, 120:146–156. (IF: 1.8)
Hussain, S., Hamid, A., Ahmad, K. S., Mehmood, A., Nawaz, F., & Ahmed, H. (2019). Quantitative ethnopharmacological profiling of medicinal shrubs used by indigenous communities of Rawalakot, District Poonch, Azad Jammu and Kashmir, Pakistan. Revista Brasileira de Farmacognosia, 29(5), 665-676. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bjp.2019.06.008 (IF: 1.754)
Mehmood A, Shabir S, Hussain S, Ahmad KS, Hamid A. 2019. Antibacterial and antioxidant activity of biosynthesized silver nanoparticles from Ulmus wallichiana Planch. leaf extract. Farmacia, 67(4):662-669. DOI: 10.31925/farmacia.2019.4.16 (IF: 1.67)
Aisha Khan, Rimsha Ayaz, Kashf Naz, Waseem Haider, Muhammad Asif Gondal, Muhammad Umer, Muhammad Inam Afzal, naseer ali shah, Muhammad Afzal, YAYI GUAN, Khawaja Ahmad, Haroon Ahmed. 2019. Knowledge, Attitude & Practices (KAPs) regarding Rabies endemicity among the community members, Pakistan. Acta Tropica, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.actatropica.2019.105156. (IF: 2.659)
Anjum S, Hamid A, Ghafoor A, Awan SI, Ahmad KS*. 2020. Evaluation of physico-chemical and antioxidant potential in tomato (Solanum lycopersicum) germplasms. Pakistan Journal of Agricultural Sciences, 57(1),177-187;2020 DOI:10.21162/PAKJAS/20.8140 (IF: 0.618)
Sehrish Sadia, Khawaja Shafique Ahmad*, Arshad Mehmood Abbasi, Ansar Mehmood, Fahim Nawaz, Haroon Ahmed, Mansoor Hameed, Farooq Ahmad, Wasifa Rani. 2020. Plant resources and their uses in Salt Range, Pakistan. In: Ethnobiology of Mountain Communities in Asia Springer Nature USA. In press.
Amna Mustafa, Arshad Mehmood Abbasi, Khawaja Shafique Ahmad*, Ansar Mehmood, Fahim Nawaz, Haroon Ahmed, Abdul Hamid, Iqra Liyaqat. 2020. Ethnobotany of mountain region of Himalaya, District Poonch Azad Kashmir. In: Ethnobiology of Mountain Communities in Asia Springer Nature USA. In press.
Fahim Nawaz, Muhammad Asif Shehzad, Sadia Majeed, Khawaja Shafique Ahmad, Muhammad Aqib, Muhammad Munir Usmani, and Rana Nauman Shabbir. Springer Nature Singapore Pte Ltd. 2019. M. Hasanuzzaman (ed.), Agronomic Crops, https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-15-0025-1_8
Khawaja Shafique Ahmad*, Ambreen Wazarat, Ansar Mehmood, Muhammad Sajid Aqeel Ahmad, Majid Mahmood Tahir, Fahim Nawaz, Haroon Ahmed, Mohsin Zafar, Anila Ulfat. 2019. Adaptations in Imperata cylindrica (L.) Raeusch. and Cenchrus ciliaris L. for altitude tolerance. Biologia, In press. DOI :10.2478/s11756-019-00380-2 (IF: 0.87)
Muhammad Usmani, Fahim Nawaz, Sadia Majeed, Muhammad Shehzad, Khawaja Shafique Ahmad, Gulzar Akhtar, Muhammad Aqib, and Rana Shabbir (2020) Sulfate-mediated Drought Tolerance in Maize Involves Regulation at Physiological and Biochemical Levels" Scientific Reports. DOI: 10.1038/s41598-020-58169-2 (IF: 4.122)
Huma Yousaf, Ansar Mehmood, Khawaja Shafique Ahmad, Muhammad Raffi (2020) Green synthesis of silver nanoparticles and their applications as an alternative antibacterial and antioxidant agents. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.msec.2020.110901 (IF: 4.959)
Sharif, H., Mehmood, A., Ulfat, A. Ahmad, K.S. et al. (2020). Environmentally Sustainable Production of Silver Nanoparticles and Their Effect on Glycine max L. Seedlings. Gesunde Pflanzen https://doi.org/10.1007/s10343-020-00532-4 (IF: 0.721)
Hussain, A., Mehmood, A., Murtaza, G., Ahmad, K. S., Ulfat, A., Khan, M. F., & Ullah, T. S. (2020). Environmentally benevolent synthesis and characterization of silver nanoparticles using Olea ferruginea Royle for antibacterial and antioxidant activities. Green Processing and Synthesis, 9(1), 451-461. (IF: 1.672)
Nawaz, F., Zulfiqar, B., Ahmad, K. S., Majeed, S., Shehzad, M. A., Javeed, H. M. R., Ahsan, M. (2021) Pretreatment with selenium and zinc modulates physiological indices and antioxidant machinery to improve drought tolerance in maize (Zea mays L.). South African Journal of Botany, 138, 209-216. (IF: 1.792)
Majeed M, Bhatti KH, Amjad MS, Abbasi AM, Bussmann RW, Nawaz F, Ahmad KS* (2020) Ethno-veterinary uses of Poaceae in Punjab, Pakistan. PLoS ONE 15(11): e0241705. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0241705. (IF:2.949)
Irum S, Jabeen N, Ahmad KS*, Khan TF et al. (2020) Biogenic Iron Oxide nanoparticles enhance callogenesis and regeneration pattern of recalcitrant Cicer arietinum L. Plos one, 15(12), e0242829 (IF:2.949)
Sharif H, Mehmood A, Ulfat A, Ahmad KS. Environmentally Sustainable Production of Silver Nanoparticles and Their Effect on Glycine max L. Seedlings. Gesunde Pflanzen. 2020; https://doi.org/10.1007/s10343-020-00532-4 (IF: 0.721)
Ahmad KS*, Rafi M, Kiayani BH, Ishtiaq M, Mehmood A, Iqbal S, Zubair T, Qureshi R. 53-2021-Evaluation of Anticancer Activities of Selected Medicinal Plants from Ganga Choti, Lesser Himalaya, Bagh, Azad Kashmir. Pakistan Journal of Botany. 2021; 53(4): DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.30848/PJB2021-4(38) (IF: 0.825)
Ajaib M, Ishtiaq M, Bhatti KH, Ahmad KS, Maqbool M, Hussain T. Traditional ethnobotanical knowledge of wild plants of Tilla Jogian District Jhelum, Pakistan. Pakistan Journal of Botany. 2021; 53(4): DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.30848/PJB2021-4(19) (IF: 0.825)
Sadia S, Aftab B, Ahmad KS, Zhang JT. Application of distance-based indices to measure pattern of functional diversity of Gentiana macrophylla Pall. Communities a case study from Dongling mountain meadow, Beijing, China. Pakistan Journal of Botany. 2021; 53(4): DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.30848/PJB2021-4(34) (IF: 0.825)
Nawaz F, Zulfiqar B, Ahmad KS, Majeed S, Shehzad MA, Javeed HMR, Ahsan M. Pretreatment with selenium and zinc modulates physiological indices and antioxidant machinery to improve drought tolerance in maize (Zea mays L.). South African Journal of Botany. 2021; 138, 209-216. (IF: 1.792)
Deng J, Liang H, Luo X, Zhang W, Gao G, Yang R, Ahmad KS, Zhang G. The complete chloroplast genome sequence of herb Nardostachys jatamans (family: Valerianaceae) in China. Mitochondrial DNA Part B. 2021; 6(1), 254-256. (IF: 0.885)
Minhas GF, Kiani BH, Ghani U, Ahmad KS, Shah A. Biogenic synthesis of nanosilver particles from root extract of Morus alba L. and their biological activities. Farmacia. 2021; 69, 1: 90-99. https://doi.org/10.31925/farmacia.2021.1.12 (IF: 1.607)
Aziz B, Zubair, M, Irshad, Ahmad KS, Mahmood M, Tahir MM, Shah KH, Shaheen A. Biomonitoring of Toxic Metals in Feathers of Birds from North-Eastern Pakistan. Bulletin of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology. 2021; https://doi.org/10.1007/s00128-021-03184-w (IF: 1.657)
Khan MF, Mashwani ZR, Mehmod A, Qureshi R, Sarwar R, Ahmad KS, Quave C. An ethnopharmacological survey and comparative analysis of plants from the Sudhnoti district, Azad Jammu & Kashmir, Pakistan. Journal of Ethnobiology and Ethnomedicine. 2021;17:14. https://doi.org/10.1186/s13002-021-00435-2 (IF: 2.264)
Shah NI, Jabeen N, Ahmad KS*. Environmentally benign and economical bio-fabrication of ZnO and Cr-doped ZnO nanoparticles using leaf extract of Citrus reticulata for biological activities. Materials Today Communications 2021; 27: 102383. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.mtcomm.2021.102383 (IF: 2.678)
Khan MW, Sareer M, Akhtar N, Muhammad Z, Iqbal A, Rahman M, Ahmad KS, Munir I, Khalid S. Impact of gamma irradiation on morphological and genetic characterization of Pea (Pisum sativum L.). Mitteilungen Klosterneuburg, 2021; 64: (IF: 0.545)
Aqib M, Nawaz F, Majeed S, Ghaffar A, Ahmad KS, Shehzad MA, Tahir MN, Aurangzib M, Javeed HMR, Rehman MH, Usmani MM. Physiological insights into sulfate and selenium interaction 4 to improve drought tolerance in mung bean. Physiology and Molecular Biology Plants. 2021; https://doi.org/10.1007/s12298-021-00992-6 (IF: 2.005)
Sadia S, Ahmad KS*, Abbas AM, Mehmood A, Nawaz F, Ahmed H, Hameed M, Ahmad F, Rani W. (2021) Plant resources and their uses in Salt Range, Pakistan. In: Ethnobiology of Mountain Communities in Asia Springer Nature USA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-55494-1_13 (Book_Chapter)
Mustafa A, Abbasi AM, Ahmad KS*, Mehmood A, Nawaz F, Ahmed H, Hamid A, Liyaqat I. (2021) Ethnobotany of mountain region of Himalaya, District Poonch Azad Kashmir. In: Ethnobiology of Mountain Communities in Asia. Springer Nature USA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-55494-1_8 (Book_Chapter)
Farman M, Nawaz F, Majeed S, Ahmad, KS, Rafeeq R, Shehzad MA, Usmani MM. (2021). Interplay between selenium and mineral elements to improve plant growth and development. In Handbook of Bioremediation (pp. 221-236). Academic Press. (Book_Chapter)
Ishtiaq M, Hussain I, Bhatti KH, Maqbool M, Shafique Ahmed K, Ajaib M, et al. (2022) Study of impacts of brickkiln emanations on soil quality of agriculture lands in selected areas of District Bhimber, Azad Jammu and Kashmir, Pakistan. PLoS ONE 17(2): e0258438. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0258438 (IF: 3.2)
Sardar H, Anjum MA, Hussain S, Ali S, Shaheen MR, Ahsan M, Ejaz S, Ahmad KS, Naz S, Shafique M. (2022). Deciphering the role of moringa leaf powder as a supplement in the cotton waste substrate for the growth and nutrition of king oyster mushroom. Scientia Horticulturae. 2022 Feb 5;293:110694. (IF: 3.463)
Iqbal M, Zahoor M, Akbar M, Ahmad KS, Hussain S, Munir S, Ali M, Arshad N, Masood H, Zafar S, Ahmad T. (2022). Alleviating the deleterious effects of salt stress on wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) by foliar application of gibberellic acid and salicylic acid. Applied Ecology and Environmental Research. 2022;20(1):119-34. (IF: 0.711)
Farman M, Nawaz F, Majeed S, Javeed HM, Ahsan M, Ahmad KS, Aurangzaib M, Bukhari MA, Shehzad MA, Hussain MB. (2022). Silicon Seed Priming Combined with Foliar Spray of Sulfur Regulates Photosynthetic and Antioxidant Systems to Confer Drought Tolerance in Maize (Zea mays L.). Silicon. 2021 Dec 1:1-7. (IF: 2.670)
Fatima S, Hameed M, Ahmad F, Ahmad MS, Khalil S, Munir M, Ashraf M, Ahmad I, Ahmad KS, Kaleem M. Structural and functional responses in widespread distribution of some dominant grasses along climatic elevation gradients. Flora. 2022 Apr 1;289:152034.
Ali S, Khan SM, Siddiq Z, Ahmad Z, Ahmad KS, Abdullah A, Hashem A, Al-Arjani AB, Abd_Allah EF. Carbon sequestration potential of reserve forests present in the protected Margalla Hills National Park. Journal of King Saud University-Science. 2022 Jun 1;34(4):101978.
Munir M, Sadia S, Khan A, Rahim BZ, Gagosh Nayyar B, Ahmad KS, Khan AM, Fatima I, Qureshi R. Ethnobotanical study of Mandi Ahmad Abad, District Okara, Pakistan. Plos one. 2022 Apr 7;17(4):e0265125.
Ahmad KS, Javaid A, Hameed M, Fatima S, Ahmad F, Ashraf M, Shah SM, Ahmad MS, Ahmad I. Survival strategies in two high altitude Sorghum species from western Himalayas. Acta Physiologiae Plantarum. 2022 Jun;44(6):1-3.
Rasool F, Nizamani ZA, Ahmad KS, Parveen F, Khan SA, Sabir N. Phytotoxicological study of selected poisonous plants from Azad Jammu & Kashmir. Plos one. 2022 May 11;17(5):e0263605.
Kausar H, Mehmood A, Khan RT, Ahmad KS, Hussain S, Nawaz F, Iqbal MS, Nasir M, Ullah TS. Green synthesis and characterization of copper nanoparticles for investigating their effect on germination and growth of wheat. Plos one. 2022 Jun 21;17(6):e0269987.
Wali R, Khan MF, Mahmood A, Mahmood M, Qureshi R, Ahmad KS, Mashwani ZU. Ethnomedicinal appraisal of plants used for the treatment of gastrointestinal complaints by tribal communities living in Diamir district, Western Himalayas, Pakistan. PloS one. 2022 Jun 8;17(6):e0269445.
Rafique N, Ijaz R, Khan MZ, Rafiq S, Hayat I, Hussain I, Ahmad KS, Tabassum R, Xie Z. Effect of Fermentation Response on Biosynthesis of Endopolygalacturonase from a Potent Strain of Bacillus by Utilizing Polymeric Substrates of Agricultural Origin. Catalysts. 2022 Aug;12(8):875.
Ali MA, Iqbal MS, Ahmad KS, Akbar M, Mehmood A, Hussain SA, Arshad N, Munir S, Masood H, Ahmad T, Kaloi GM. Plant species diversity assessment and monitoring in catchment areas of River Chenab, Punjab, Pakistan. PloS one. 2022 Aug 12;17(8):e0272654.
Mehmood A, Javid S, Khan MF, Ahmad KS, Mustafa A. In vitro total phenolics, total flavonoids, antioxidant and antibacterial activities of selected medicinal plants using different solvent systems. BMC Chemistry. 2022 Dec;16(1):1-0.
Ahmad KS, Javaid A, Hameed M, Fatima S, Ahmad F, Ashraf M, Shah SM, Ahmad MS, Ahmad I. Survival strategies in two high altitude Sorghum species from western Himalayas. Acta Physiologiae Plantarum. 2022 Jun;44(6):1-3.
Nawaz F, Rafeeq R, Majeed S, Ismail MS, Ahsan M, Ahmad KS, Akram A, Haider G. Biochar Amendment in Combination with Endophytic Bacteria Stimulates Photosynthetic Activity and Antioxidant Enzymes to Improve Soybean Yield Under Drought Stress. Journal of Soil Science and Plant Nutrition. 2022 Dec 8:1-5.