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      LIST OF PUBLICATIONS 2025 |  
    | • | Abro, M., Wahocho, A., Wagan, M. A., Abbas, T.,  Ahmad, S., Anjum, H., Ali, A. R., Abro, S. A., Wahocho, N., & Abro, N.  (2025). Integrated use of fertilizers and bio-stimulant affect the growth and  seedling development of chili. Journal of Agriculture and Biology, 3(1),  299–309. |  
    | • | Afshan,  N. S., Ebinghaus, M., Riaz, M., Ahmad, M. A., Niazi, A. R., & Khalid, A. N.  (2025). Transfer of Olivea colebrookeae into the teak-rust genus Neoolivea (Crossopsoraceae), with its first report for Pakistan, based on light and  scanning electron microscopy and DNA barcoding technique. Canadian Journal  of Plant Pathology, 47(3), 227–234. |  
    | • | Afshan,  N. S., Jabeen, M., Saleem, A., Akbar, A., Binyameen, S., Nawaz, H., & Fiaz,  M. (2025). Morpho-anatomical and molecular characterization revealed Erysiphe  pisi and Uromyces viciae-fabae on Fabaceae as new records for  Pakistan. Biology Bulletin, 52(151), 1–11. |  
    | • | Afshan, N. U. S., Ebinghaus, M., Riaz, M.,  Ahmad, M. A., Niazi, A. R., & Khalid, A. N. (2025). Transfer of Olivea  colebrookeae into the teak-rust genus Neoolivea (Crossopsoraceae), with its first report for Pakistan, based on light and  scanning electron microscopy and DNA barcoding techniques. Canadian Journal  of Plant Pathology, 47, 1–8. |  
    | • | Ali, A., Ferdosi, F. H., Sarwar, M., Anjum, S.,  Mushtaq, Z., Liaquat, M., Abbas, M. T., Anees, M., Tariq, M. R., Ashraf, M. I.,  Alasmari, A., Mondol, M. S. A., & Abdi, G. (2025). Inducing salt stress  tolerance in bitter gourd (Momordica chanrantia) through seed  treatment with chitosan. Frontiers in Plant Science, 15, 1525561. |  
    | • | Amir, R., Jahan, S., Zafar, M., Naeem, M. B.,  Usman, S., Shah, A. A., & Alsahli, A. A. (2025). Organic amendments  optimise Triticum aestivum var. Zincol‑16 performance under water  stress through enhancement in physio-biochemical traits, secondary metabolites  and yield. Scientific Reports, 15(1), 17995. |  
    | • | Anjum, S., Ain, Q., Sarwar, M., et al. (2025).  Chitosan induced modification in morpho-physiological, biochemical and yield  attributes of pea (Pisum sativum L.) under salt stress. Journal of  Soil Science and Plant Nutrition, 25, 1311–1321. |  
    | • | Anjum, S., Sarwar, M., Mukhtar, A., et al.  (2025). Impact of rhizobacterial inoculation in plant growth medium to mitigate  lead stress in tomato (Solanum lycopersicum L.). Scientific  Reports, 15, 707. |  
    | • | Ashraf,  U., Webster, G., Razzaq, A., Afshan, N. S., Christofides, S., Naseer, A., Ali,  M., Niazi, A. R., Weightman, A., & Khalid, A. N. (2025). Inocybe crenata sp. nov. (subsec. Geophyllinae, sect. Tardae) from conifer dominated forests of  Pakistan. Mycobiology, 53(2), 135–143. |  
    | • | Ashraf, U., Webster, G., Razzaq, A., Afshan, N.  U. S., Christofides, S. R., Naseer, A., Niazi, A. R., & Khalid, A. N.  (2025). Inocybe crenata sp. nov. (subsec. Geophyllinae, sect. Tardae)  from conifer dominated forests of Pakistan. Mycobiology, 53, 1–9. |  
    | • | Ashraf, U., Webster, G., Razzaq, A., Afshan,  N.-u.-S., Christofides, S. R., Naseer, A., Ali, M., Niazi, A. R., Weightman, A.  J., & Khalid, A. N. (2025). Inocybe crenata sp. nov. (subsec.  Geophyllinae, sect. Tardae) from conifer-dominated forests of Pakistan. Mycobiology,  53(2), 135–143. |  
    | • | Asif, M., Saba, M., Maula, F., Akram, W., Niazi,  A. R., Firdous, Q., & Raza, M. (2025). Morphology and phylogeny reveal four  new species and a new record of Volvariella from southern Punjab,  Pakistan. New Zealand Journal of Botany, 1–24. |  
    | • | Asif,  Z., Jabeen, A., Irfan, M., Khatoon, A., Bashir, A., & Malik, K. A. (2025).  Stress-inducible IPT gene expression boosts antioxidant defense and grain  production in heat-stressed maize. Pakistan Journal of Agricultural Sciences,  62(2). |  
    | • | Bibi,  A., Afshan, N. S., & Khalid, A. N. (2025). Morphoanatomic, molecular, and  scanning electron microscopy characterization of two new Itajahya species (Basidiomycota, Phallales) from Kundian Forest, Punjab, Pakistan. Microscopy  Research and Technique, 0, 1–11. |  
    | • | Bibi,  A., Afshan, N. S., & Khalid, A. N. (2025). Phellorinia pakistanica sp. nov. (Agaricales: Gasteroid Fungi): A novel medicinal and nutritive Khumbi  for rural populations in Pakistan. Nordic Journal of Botany, e04764. |  
    | • | Crous,  P. W., Catcheside, D. E. A., Catcheside, P. S., Alfenas, A. C., Alfenas, R. F.,  Barreto, R. W., Lebel, T., Balashov, S., Broadbridge, J., Jurjević, Ž., De la  Peña-Lastra, S., Hoffmann, R., Mateos, A., Riebesehl, J., Shivas, R. G., Soliz  Santander, F. F., Tan, Y. P., Altés, A., Bandini, D., Carriconde, F.,  Cazabonne, J., Czachura, P., Gryta, H., Eyssartier, G., Larsson, E., Pereira,  O. L., Rigueiro-Rodríguez, A., Wingfield, M. J., Ahmad, W., Bibi, S., Denman,  S., Esteve-Raventós, F., Hussain, S., Illescas, T., Luangsa-ard, J. J., Möller,  L., Mombert, A., Noisripoom, W., Olariaga, I., Pancorbo, F., Paz, A., Piątek,  M., Polman-Short, C., Suárez, E., Afshan, N. S., Ali, H., Arzanlou, M., Ayer,  F., … (2025). Fungal Planet description sheets: 1781–1867. Persoonia,  54, 327–583. |  
    | • | Crous,  P. W., Haroon, S., Haqnawaz, H., Ali, H., Sarwar, S., & Afshan, N. S.  (2025). Fungal Planet description sheets: 1781–1866. (Pakistani part, Callistosporium  khalidii sp. nov.). Persoonia - Molecular Phylogeny and Evolution of  Fungi, 54, 327–587. |  
    | • | Faryad, A., Asghar, S., Razzaq, A., Ayub, N.,  Naseer, A., & Khalid, A. N. (2025). A new species of Pseudosperma and the first record of P. aureocitrinum (Agaricales, Inocybaceae)  from Pakistan. Nordic Journal of Botany. |  
    | • | Hafeez ul Haq, M., Akhter, A., Anwar, W., Javed,  S., Anjum, S., Siddique, M. A. B., Ali, N., Abbas, M. T., & Haider, M. S.  (2025). Green and wood waste biochar based soil amendment to mitigate early  blight stress in tomato. Journal of Agriculture and Biology, 3(1),  512–519. |  
    | • | Iftikhar,  F., Zulfiqar, A., Kamran, A., Saleem, A., Arshed, M. Z., Zulfiqar, U., &  Soufan, W. (2025). Antioxidant responses in chromium-stressed maize as  influenced by foliar and root applications of fulvic acid. Scientific  Reports, 15(1), 1289. |  
    | • | Iqbal, M. S., Din, A. U., Khalid, A. N., &  Niazi, A. R. (2025). Morphology and DNA barcoding analyses reveal Acarospora  albicans sp. nov. (Lichenized Ascomycota, Acarosporaceae) from Pakistan. Journal  of Asia-Pacific Biodiversity, 18, 1–8. |  
    | • | Jabeen,  M., Afshan, N. S., Afzal, S., Khalid, A. N., & Saleem, A. (2025).  Morphological and molecular characterization of Podosphaera hyalina comb. nov. parasitizing creeping Sibbaldia (Sibbaldia procumbens)  in Pakistan. Canadian Journal of Plant Pathology, 47(3), 203–209. |  
    | • | Jabeen, S., Razzaq, A., Aqdas, F., Iqbal, H.,  Ijaz, H., Izhar, A., Kamran, M., Naseer, A., & Khalid, A. N. (2025). Pseudosperma  umbonatum sp. nov. from Himalayan forests of Pakistan. Phytotaxa, 701(1),  022–040. |  
    | • | Kamran,  A., Shakeel, K., Jahan, S., & Komal, L. (2025). Comparative effect of  gibberellic acid and brassinolide for mitigating drought stress in pea (Pisum  sativum L.). Physiology and Molecular Biology of Plants, 31(6), 979–991. |  
    | • | Khalil, A., Mansha, S., Sajid, Z. A., &  Aftab, F. (2025). Pepper-Mint hydrosol as a natural novel stimulant for  increased growth and antioxidant activity of Solanum lycopersicum L. BMC  Plant Biology, 25, 895. |  
    | • | Khalil,  T., Sarwar, S., Javad, S., Abid, A., Hanif, M., Khalil, H., & Abrar, A.  (2025). Green synthesis of silver nanoparticles using wild mushroom Lepista  sordida and its antifungal activity. Pakistan Journal of Botany,  57(3). |  
    | • | Khan, M. B., Sana, A., Naseer, A., Ishaq, M.,  Kiran, M., Tarafder, E., Fiaz, M., Khalid, A. N., & Wen, T. C. (2025). Lactarius  battagramensis (Russulales, Basidiomycota) and its ectomycorrhizal  association in temperate forests of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan. Phytotaxa,  701(2), 148–160. |  
    | • | Khan, S., Khan, A. A., Khan, Q. U., Siddiqui, A.  R., Shahid, A., Anjum, S., Nazeer, S., Mustaq, Z., Javed, S. A., Piracha, M.  A., Bashir, F., & Batool, M. (2025). Spatial soil salinity assessment by  using principal component analysis and geospatial techniques in Central Punjab,  Pakistan. Journal of Agriculture and Biology, 3(1), 1–11. |  
    | • | Komal, L., Jahan, S., Kamran, A., Hashem, A.,  Avila-Quezada, G. D., & Abd_Allah, E. F. (2025). Optimising soil health  through activated acacia biochar under varying irrigation regimes and cultivars  for sustainable wheat cultivation. PeerJ, 13, e18748. |  
    | • | Li, Q., Haqnawaz, M., Niazi, A. R., &  Khalid, A. N. (2025). Phylogenetic studies on the genus Candolleomyces (Psathyrellaceae, Basidiomycota) occurring in the bed of the Indus River,  Punjab, Pakistan, reveal three new species. MycoKeys, 112, 1–65. |  
    | • | Munir, N., Khilji, S. A., & Sajid, Z. A.  (2025). Phytochemical analysis, antibacterial and antitumor potential of Hibiscus  rosasinensis. Scientifica, 2025. |  
    | • | Nadeem, M., Iqbal, M. S., Niazi, A. R., &  Khalid, A. N. (2025). Taxonomic and phylogenetic study of the genus Oxneriaria (lichenized Ascomycota, Megasporaceae) reveals one new species from Pakistan. Journal  of Asia-Pacific Biodiversity, 18, 1–10. |  
    | • | Nadeem, M., Niazi, A. R., & Khalid, A. N.  (2025). Oxneriaria kaghanensis sp. nov. (Pertusariales, Megasporaceae)  from Kaghan Valley, Pakistan. Nova Hedwigia, 121, 1–8. |  
    | • | Niazi, A. R., & Arshad, H. (n.d.).  Deciphering the non-mutualistic relationship between fungi and humans: A  review. FUUAST Journal of Biology, 14(2), 1–9. |  
    | • | Rehman,  A., Usman, M., Nawaz, A., Rauf, I., Ullah, K., Saba, M., Afshan, N. S., &  Khalid, A. N. (2025). A study on genus Termitomyces with description of  two new species and a new record from Pakistan. Plant Systematics and  Evolution (in review). |  
    | • | Tahzeen, S. K., Khilji, S. A., Sera, B., Sajid,  Z. A., Zarnovican, H., & Akbar, K. F. (2025). The role of domestic lawns  and roadside verges in carbon sequestration: A case study from Sahiwal City  (Pakistan). Applied Ecology and Environmental Research, 23(2), 2725–2734. |  
    | • | Ullah,  Z., Jabeen, S., Sarwar, S., Faisal, M., & Khalid, A. (2025). Hortiboletus  swaticus sp nov. (Boletaceae, Boletales) from Himalayan forests of  Pakistan. Nordic Journal of Botany, 2025(8), e04929. |  
    | • | Zafar,  I., Afshan, N. S., & Khalid, A. N. (2025). Erysiphe australiana: The  cause of powdery mildew on crape myrtle tree in Pakistan. Pakistan Journal  of Botany, 57(4). |  
    | • | Zafar,  I., Afshan, N. S., Afzal, S., & Mehdi, M. (2025). New reports of powdery  mildews on Oriental plane, poplar, and Indian willow trees in Himalayan moist  temperate forests of Pakistan. Biology Bulletin, 52(76), 1–11. |  
    | • | Zafar,  I., Afshan, N. S., Akbar, A., Fiaz, M., & Khalid, A. N. (2025). New records  of Erysiphe species (Ascomycota: Erysiphaceae) from Pakistan. Nordic  Journal of Botany, e04725. |  
    | LIST OF PUBLICATIONS 2024 |  
    | • | Abbas, A., Naseer, A., & Khalid, A. N.  (2024). Pseudosperma parvispora (Inocybaceae, Basidiomycota) sp. nov.,  from Pakistan. Phytotaxa, 648(1), 117–128. |  
    | • | Abbas, T., Altaf, K., Tasadaq, M., Anjum, S.,  Hussain, S., Ahmad, W., Khan, A. A., & Younas, H. S. (2024). Iodine and  selenium biofortification of microgreens (spinach) to alleviate mineral  nutrient deficiency. Biological and Clinical Sciences Research Journal,  2024, 1386. |  
    | • | Abbas, T., Altaf, K., Tasadaq, M., Hussain, S.,  Anjum, S., Ahmad, W., Khan, A. A., & Younas, H. S. (2024). Nutrient  biofortification of microgreens (spinach) to combat hidden hunger. Journal  of Agriculture and Biology, 2(2), 182–190. |  
    | • | Abbasi,  A. A., Azhar, A., Ijaz, S., Asif, Z., Khatoon, A., Bashir, A., & Malik, K.  A. (2024). Evaluation of stress inducible monocot promoters controlling  HvDehydrin, OsHSP101 and ZmPIS genes. Pakistan Journal of Agricultural  Sciences, 61(3), 854–863. |  
    | • | Abbasi, S., Memon, N.-un-N., Abbas, T., Ahmad,  W., Anjum, S., Abro, M., Talpur, A., Akash, Z., & Jamali, M. F. (2024).  Quantifying the influence of seed priming on germination and growth traits of  bitter gourd (Momordica charantia L.) varieties. Journal of  Agriculture and Biology, 2(2), 191–198. |  
    | • | Afshan,  N. S., Fayyaz, I., Iftikhar, F., Habib, K., Iqbal, I., Wang, Usman, M., Asif,  W., Niazi, A. R., & Khalid, A. N. (2024). New species and new records of  genus Buellia (Lichenized Ascomycota, Caliciaceae) from Pakistan using  electron microscopy and DNA barcoding techniques. Microscopy Research and  Technique, 87(1), 31–41. |  
    | • | Ahmad, I., Haqnawaz, M., Niazi, A. R., &  Khalid, A. N. (2024). A new species of Candolleomyces (Psathyrellaceae) from Pakistan. Phytotaxa, 658(3), 280–288. |  
    | • | Ahmad, M. A., Saleem, A., Tahir, M., Khilji, S.  A., Sajid, Z. A., Rauf, M., Arif, M., & Landry, K. B. (2024). Ameliorative  role of ascorbic acid against drought stress in Hordeum vulgare L.  through modulation of the polyamines, osmolytes and antioxidant defense system. South African Journal of Botany, 172, 726–736. |  
    | • | Ahmad, U. F., Zulfiqar, R., Naheed, M., Nadeem,  M., Habib, K., Niazi, A. R., & Khalid, A. N. (2024). A systematic study of  some lichenized fungi from Pakistan using nrITS marker. Italian Botanist,  18, 75–96. |  
    | • | Ahmad, W., Raza, M. H., Azeem, A., Abbas, T.,  Anjum, S., Wahocho, N. A., Jamali, M. F., & Sultan, S. M. (2024).  Assessment of diversity among okra (Abelmoschus esculentus) genotypes  under salt stress. Biological and Clinical Sciences Research Journal,  2024, 1387. |  
    | • | Ahmed,  W., Zahid, A., Mahmood, A., Ghaffar, A., Siddiq, S., Ikram, R. M., Kamran, A.,  ud Din, A. S., & Jahan, T. S. (2024). Phosphorus biofertilizer as efficient  fertilizer for improving nutrient uptakes and corn yield. Agricultural  Sciences Journal, 6(2), 84–90. |  
    | • | Akbar,  A., Afshan, N. S., & Fayyaz, M. (2024). Phenotypic and molecular  characterization of two Phyllactinia species (Ascomycota: Erysiphaceae)  from Pakistan. Journal of Xi’an Shiyou University, Natural Science Edition,  20(10), 455–466. |  
    | • | Akbar,  A., Afzal, S., Afshan, N. S., Fiaz, M., & Khalid, A. N. (2024). Erysiphe  diffusa, a new record for powdery mildew fungi from Pakistan. Biologia,  70(I), 16–19. |  
    | • | Ali, M., Ghafoor, A., & Niazi, A. R. (2024). Hydnum khanspurensis sp. nov. and H. berkeleyanum from  Pakistan. Phytotaxa, 652, 1–10. |  
    | • | Anjum, S., Mustaq, Z., Sarwar, M., Anees, M.,  Abbas, T., Maqsood, S., Ashraf, M. I., Abbas, M. T., & Talha, M. (2024).  Climate change and its impact on agriculture. Journal of Agriculture and  Biology, 2(2), 199–218. |  
    | • | Anjum, S., Naveed, Z., Anees, M., Sarwar, M.,  Mustaq, Z., Tariq, M. R., Ashraf, M. I., & Gulraiz, C. Z. (2024).  Evaluation of different plant extracts as a postharvest management strategy for  enhancement of shelf life in tomato fruit. Journal of Agriculture and  Biology, 2(2), 25–31. |  
    | • | Anjum, S., Sarwar, M., Ali, Q., Alam, M. W.,  Manzoor, M. T., & Mukhtar, A. (2024). Assessment of bioremediation  potential of Calotropis procera and Nerium oleander for  sustainable management of vehicular released metals in roadside soils. Scientific  Reports, 14(1), 8920. |  
    | • | Anwar,  A., Wahab, H., Wahab, A., Afshan, N. S., Moussa, I. M., Elhindi, K. M., Ahmed,  M., Malik, A., Singh, M. P., Gaidhane, S., & Siraj Uddin. (2024). Molecular  and morpho-anatomical characterization of Urocystis heteropogonis sp.  nov.: A novel smut fungus infecting Heteropogon contortus. BMC Plant  Biology, 24, 1070. |  
    | • | Arshad, W., Ijaz, H., Khan, M., Yasmeen, A.,  Zhao, C. L., Ghafoor, A., Niazi, A. R., & Jabeen, S. (2024). Volvariella  griseoalba (Agaricales, Volvariellaceae), a new species from Punjab, Pakistan. Phytotaxa, 661(1), 31–46. |  
    | • | Asghar, H. S., Nadeem, M., Oryakhil, N., Fayyaz,  I., Niazi, A. R., Afshan, N.-u.-S., Naseer, A., & Khalid, A. N. (2024). Two  new species of Lecaimmeria (lichenized Ascomycota, Lecideaceae) from  Asia. Mycological Progress, 23, 12–20. |  
    | • | Asghar,  S., Nadeem, M., Oryakhil, N., Fayyaz, I., Niazi, A. R., Afshan, N. S., Naseer,  A., & Khalid, A. N. (2024). Two new species of Lecaimmeria (lichenized Ascomycota, Lecideaceae) from Asia. Mycological Progress, 23,  13. |  
    | • | Ashfaq, A., Razzaq, A., Naseer, A., &  Khalid, A. N. (2024). Morphological and molecular evidence for a new species of Russula subgen. Compactae from Pakistan. Nordic Journal  of Botany. |  
    | • | Ashraf,  U., Afshan, N. S., & Khalid, A. N. (2024). Bonomyces pakistanensis (Pseudoclitocybaceae, Agaricales), a new species from Pakistan. Nordic  Journal of Botany, e04268. |  
    | • | Asif, M., Izhar, A., Niazi, A. R., Khalid, A.  N., & Saba, M. (2024). Mycological surveys reveal two new species of genus Lepiota (Agaricaceae) from the semi-arid climatic region of Punjab, Pakistan. Mycological  Progress, 23(1), 20. |  
    | • | Aslam, I., Anees, M., Anjum, S., Abbas, G.,  Maqsood, S., Talha, M., Gulraiz, C. Z., Ashraf, M. I., & Uzair, M. (2024).  Enhancing shelf life of bell peppers through different plant extracts. Biological  and Clinical Sciences Research Journal, 2024, 1385. |  
    | • | Ayub, A., Anees, M., Anjum, S., Maqsood, S.,  Abbas, T., Safdar, H., Ashraf, M. I., Sarwar, M., & Ahmad, W. (2024).  Post-harvest effects of various edible coatings on shelf life and quality of  bitter gourd. Biological and Clinical Sciences Research Journal, 2024,  1410. |  
    | • | Bashir, H., Asif, M., Ghafoor, A., Niazi, A. R.,  & Khalid, A. N. (2024). Molecular phylogeny and morphological descriptions  of six subtropical new species and one new record of Agaricus sect. Minores from Pakistan. PLOS ONE, 17(9), e0274634. |  
    | • | Bashir,  H., Asif, M., Ghafoor, A., Niazi, A. R., Khalid, A. N., Parveen, G., Harun, N.,  Afshan, N. S., Bibi, A., & Callac, P. (2024). Multigene phylogeny and  morphological descriptions of five species of Agaricus sect. Minores from subtropical climate zones of Pakistan. PLoS ONE, 19(7), e0302222. |  
    | • | Bashir, H., Jabeen, S., Naseer, A., &  Khalid, A. N. (2024). Onnia pakistanica sp. nov. (Hymenochaetaceae,  Basidiomycota) from Pakistan. Phytotaxa, 658(3), 251–260. |  
    | • | Batool,  F., & Sarwar, S. (2024). A comprehensive analysis and status of Boletales  from Pakistan. Journal of Tianjin University Science and Technology, 57. |  
    | • | Din, A. U., Iqbal, M. S., Khalid, A. N., &  Niazi, A. R. (2024). Chlorangium ahmadii sp. nov. and Circinaria  darelensis sp. nov., two new species of lichenized Ascomycetes from  Pakistan. Plant Systematics and Evolution, 310(2), 13. |  
    | • | Din, A. U., Niazi, A. R., & Khalid, A. N.  (2024). Two new records of Teloschistaceae (lichenized Ascomycota) from  Pakistan. Nova Hedwigia, 119(3-4), 449–456. |  
    | • | Elahi, H., & Niazi, A. R. (2024). Melanoleuca  lalsuhanraensis, a new species from Lal Suhanra National Park, Punjab,  Pakistan. Nordic Journal of Botany, 2024, e04245. |  
    | • | Ghafoor, A., & Niazi, A. R. (2024). Pleurotus spp: An ultimate solution to the emerging calamities of the world. New  Zealand Journal of Botany, 1–38. |  
    | • | Ghafoor, A., Elahi, H., Arshad, H., & Niazi,  A. R. (2024). Two new records of Morchella species from Pakistan based  on macro-microscopic features and phylogenetic analysis. Nova Hedwigia, 118(1),  1–9. |  
    | • | Ghafoor, A., Rana, A., & Niazi, A. R.  (2024). Systematic characterisation, mineral analysis, and valorisation of  lignocellulosic waste into sustainable indigenous Ganoderma lucidum production from Pakistan. New Zealand Journal of Botany, 62(1), 1–17. |  
    | • | Hanif,  M., Khalid, A. N., & Sarwar, S. (2024). First report of Sparassis  latifolia (Basidiomycota) from Pakistan: Evidence from morpho-anatomical  and nrDNA data. Pakistan Journal of Botany, 56(4). |  
    | • | Haqnawaz, M., Fatima, N., Niazi, A. R., &  Khalid, A. N. (2024). Two new species of Moniliophthora from Punjab,  Pakistan. Phytotaxa, 635(2), 137–148. |  
    | • | Haqnawaz, M., Usman, M., Fatima, N., Niazi, A.  R., & Khalid, A. N. (2024). Three new species of the genus Candolleomyces (Psathyrellaceae) from Pakistan. Plant Systematics and Evolution, 310(6),  42. |  
    | • | Haqnawaz, M., Usman, M., Javaid, A., Ramzan, F.,  Bibi, A., Niazi, A. R., Naseer, A., Afshan, N.-u.-S., & Khalid, A. N.  (2024). Four new species of Candolleomyces (Psathyrellaceae) from the  Punjab Plains, Pakistan. Mycologia. |  
    | • | Haqnawaz,  M., Usman, M., Javaid, A., Ramzan, F., Bibi, A., Niazi, A. R., Naseer, A.,  Afshan, N. S., & Khalid, A. N. (2024). Four new species of Candolleomyces (Psathyrellaceae) from the Punjab plains, Pakistan. Mycologia, 116(6),  1033–1045. |  
    | • | Haqnawaz, M., Usman, M., Javaid, A., Ramzan, F.,  Bibi, A., Niazi, A. R., & Khalid, A. N. (2024). Four new species of Candolleomyces (Psathyrellaceae) from the Punjab Plains, Pakistan. Mycologia, 1–13. |  
    | • | Hyde,  K. D., Noorabadi, M. T., Thiyagaraja, V., He, M. Q., Johnston, P. R.,  Wijesinghe, S. N., Armand, A., Biketova, A. Y., Chethana, K. W. T., Erdoğdu,  M., Ge, Z. W., Groenewald, J. Z., Hongsanan, S., Kušan, I., Leontyev, D. V.,  Li, D. W., Lin, C. G., Liu, N. G., Maharachchikumbura, S. S. N., Matočec, N.,  May, T. W., McKenzie, E. H. C., Mešić, A., Perera, R. H., Phukhamsakda, C.,  Piątek, M., Samarakoon, M. C., Selcuk, F., Senanayake, I. C., Tanney, J. B.,  Tian, Q., Vizzini, A., Wanasinghe, D. N., Wannasawang, N., Wijayawardene, N.  N., Zhao, R. L., Abdel-Wahab, M. A., Abdollahzadeh, J., Abeywickrama, P. D.,  Abhinav, Absalan, S., Acharya, K., Afshari, N., Afshan, N. S., Afzalinia, S., …  et al. (2024). The 2024 outline of fungi and fungus-like taxa. Mycosphere,  15(1), 5146–6239. |  
    | • | Iqbal,  A., Sarwar, S., Krisai-Greilhuber, I., Sajad, T., Fiaz, M., & Hanif, M.  (2024). Molecular phylogeny and phenology reveal a new fungistic record of Pseudoomphalina  khanspurensis (Agaricales, Tricholomataceae) from Pakistan. Journal of  Tianjin University Science and Technology, 57(8), 131–140. |  
    | • | Iqbal, H., Jahan, S., Akbar, M., Kamran, A.,  Rasul, F., Shahzad, S., & Alamri, S. (2024). Unveiling the impact of  organically activated biochar on physiological, biochemical and yield attributes  of maize under varied field moisture conditions. PeerJ, 12, e17883. |  
    | • | Iqbal, M. S., Din, A. U., Khalid, A. N., &  Niazi, A. R. (2024). A new species in the lichen genus Circinaria (Megasporaceae) from Pakistan based on morphology and DNA sequence data. Journal  of the Botanical Research Institute of Texas, 18(2), 333–340. |  
    | • | Iqbal, M. S., Nadeem, M., Din, A. U., Khalid, A.  N., & Niazi, A. R. (2024). Two new species of genus Acarospora (Lichenized Ascomycota: Acarosporaceae) from Pakistan. Journal of Asia-Pacific  Biodiversity, 17, 1–20. |  
    | • | Iqbal, M. S., Nadeem, M., Khalid, A. N., &  Niazi, A. R. (2024). Some new records of lichens from Pakistan. Nova  Hedwigia, 119, 1–7. |  
    | • | Ishaq,  A., Yaseen, I., Afshan, N. S., & Khalid, A. N. (2024). First report of leaf  spot caused by Corynespora cassiicola on Jasminum sambac in  Pakistan. Plant Disease. |  
    | • | Jabeen, S., Naseer, A., Ijaz, H., Tuba, Yasmeen,  A., Niazi, A. R., & Zhao, C.-L. (2024). Leucoagaricus rosuliformis sp. nov. (Agaricales, Basidiomycota) from Changa Manga Forest, Punjab,  Pakistan. Phytotaxa, 652(4), 273–283. |  
    | • | Jahan, S., Habiba, U. E., Akbar, M., Zafar, M.,  Shah, A. A., & Alomrani, S. O. (2024). Chitosan beads‑infused biochar for  enhancing physio‑chemical and yield attributes of sunflower (Helianthus  annuus L.) grown under wastewater irrigation. Journal of Soil Science  and Plant Nutrition, 24(3), 4755–4776. |  
    | • | Jahan, S., Iqbal, S., & Jabeen, K. (2024).  Efficacy of sulfur supplementation for improving chromium tolerance in canola (Brassica  napus L.). Plant Health, 3, 121–134. |  
    | • | Khalid, A. N., Razaq, F., Naseer, A., Qasim, T.,  & Kanwal, S. (2024). Two new species and a new record of Entolomatoid fungi  (Entolomataceae, Agaricales) from Pakistan. Phytotaxa, 666(1),  001–016. |  
    | • | Khalid,  M., Razzaq, F., Ashraf, U., Afshan, N. S., & Khalid, A. N. (2024). Three  new records of genus Hohenbuehelia (Pleurotaceae, Agaricales) in  Pakistan. Italian Botanist, 18, 179–191. |  
    | • | Khalil, H., Ayyub, M., Anam, A., Shafique, M.,  & Niazi, A. R. (2024). A new species and a new record of the genus Lepiota from Changa Manga Forest, Pakistan. Nova Hedwigia, 60, 1–10. |  
    | • | Khan, M., Habib, K., Zulfiqar, R., Fayyaz, I.,  Niazi, A. R., Abdul Rehman, & Khalid, A. N. (2024). New records of Lepraria (Stereocaulaceae, Ascomycota) from Pakistan. Nova Hedwigia, 119(1), 1–10. |  
    | • | Khilji, S. A., Rafique, A., Sajid, Z. A., Rauf,  M., Shah, A. A., Shifa, S., & Gatasheh, M. K. (2024). Foliar application of  salicylic acid improved morpho-anatomical features of potato by irrigating with  wastewater. BMC Plant Biology. |  
    | • | Khilji, S. A., Sajid, Z. A., & Jamil, M. S.  (2024). Amelioration of salinity stress by exogenous application of KH2PO4 on Brassica  campestris L. Pakistan Journal of Botany, 56(6), 2097–2105. |  
    | • | Kiran, M., Amjad, A., Naseer, A., Ullah, Z.,  Razzaq, A., Hussain, S., & Khalid, A. N. (2024). Infundibulicybe  swatica (Basidiomycota, Agaricales), a new species from Pakistan. Phytotaxa,  672(1), 089–098. |  
    | • | Naeem, M. B., Jahan, S., Rashid, A., Shah, A.  A., Raja, V., & El-Sheikh, M. A. (2024). Improving maize yield and drought  tolerance in field conditions through activated biochar application. Scientific  Reports, 14(1), 25000. |  
    | • | Naseer, A., Khurshid, R., Fan, Y.-G., &  Khalid, A. N. (2024). Two new species of Mallocybe from Himalayan  forests of Asia. Phytotaxa, 640(3), 255–264. |  
    | • | Naz, Z., & Jahan, S. (2024). Effect of  biochar and moisture regimes on the physiology and yield of maize. International  Journal of Agriculture Innovations and Cutting‑Edge Research, 2(4),  96–104. |  
    | • | Naz, Z., Jahan, S., Rashid, A., Rasul, F., &  Shahzad, S. (2024). A comparative analysis of germination attributes to assess  variability in maize hybrid germination potential: Germination potential of  maize hybrids. Plantarum, 6(2). |  
    | • | Niazi, A. R., Fatima, T., Ghafoor, A., Ahmad,  M., Ghafoor, M. A., Bentalib, A., & Haider, I. (2024). Laccase purification  and azo dye decolorization potential of Sparassis latifolia. Natural  Product Research, 1–11. |  
    | • | Rafiq, M. T., Sajid, Z. A., & Khilji, S. A.  (2024). Graphene oxide nanoparticles-assisted promotion of stevioside,  rebaudioside A, and selected biochemical attributes in Stevia rebaudiana Bertoni. Scientifica, 2024(1), Article ID 6693085. |  
    | • | Rehman,  A., Usman, M., Afshan, N. S., & Khalid, A. N. (2024). Taxonomy and  phylogenetics of two novel species of Lepiota (Agaricaceae, Agaricales)  from Punjab, Pakistan. Plant Systematics and Evolution, 310, 8. |  
    | • | Riaz,  M., Afshan, N. S., Afzal, S., Zafar, I., Saleem, S., & Khalid, A. N.  (2024). DNA barcoding and scanning electron microscopy reveal Erysiphe  ahmadii sp. nov. and a new record Erysiphe populicola (Erysiphaceae,  Helotiales) on salicaceous hosts from Pakistan. Microscopy Research and  Technique, 87(1), 21–30. |  
    | • | Riaz, S., Nadeem, M., Iqbal, M. S., Niazi, A.  R., & Khalid, A. N. (2024). Circinaria russus sp. nov. (Lichenized  Ascomycota: Megasporaceae) from Pakistan. Biology Bulletin, 51(1),  1–6. |  
    | • | Sadiqullah,  Afshan, N. S., Ishaq, A., Riaz, M., Fiaz, M., Khalid, A. N., & Aime, M. C.  (2024). Notes on species of Ustilago and Sporisorium from  Pakistan. Mycological Progress, 23(6). |  
    | • | Sattar, T., Intisar, A., Kousar, R., Ramzan, A.,  Niazi, A. R., Qadir, M. A., & Abid, M. A. (2024). Constituents and  antibacterial activity of essential oil of Nyctanthes arbor-tristis flower. Journal of Analytical Chemistry, 79(9), 1345–1351. |  
    | • | Sharif, U., Qayyum, M. A., Hameed, A., Anjum,  S., Naeem-Ullah, U., Ishtiaq, M., & Taha, H. (2024). Entomopathogenic  fungi: A need of hour in management of Bactrocera zonata; challenges  and opportunities. Biological and Clinical Sciences Research Journal,  2024, 1050. |  
    | • | Yaqoob, A., Ahmad, S., Ashfaq, M., Chattha, M.  B., Anjum, S., Javaid, A., & Iqbal, M. (2024). Evaluation of  entomopathogenic fungi for biological control of wheat aphid (Sitobion  avenae) under laboratory conditions. Journal of Agriculture and  Biology, 2(2), 175–181. |  
    | • | Zulfiqar, R., Mansoob, S., Iqbal, M. S., Ahmad,  U. F., Naseer, A., & Khalid, A. N. (2024, June). New additions to the list  of lichenized fungi of Pakistan. Nova Hedwigia. |  
    | LIST OF PUBLICATIONS 2023 |  
    | • | Abbas, A., Fatima, R., Jahan, S., & Akram,  S. (2023). Molecular and phylogenetic characterisation of Tagetes erecta L. and Cosmos sulphureus Cav. using DNA barcoding and bioinformatics  techniques. Plantarum, 5(2). |  
    | • | Abrar,  A., Sarwar, S., Abbas, M., Ghani, N., Fatima, A., Asghar, Z., & Tahir, A.  (2023). Identification of locally isolated entomopathogenic Fusarium species from the soil of Changa Manga Forest, Pakistan and evaluation of their  larvicidal efficacy against Aedes aegypti. Brazilian Journal of  Biology, 83, e246230. |  
    | • | Afshan,  N. S., Afzal, S., Riaz, M., Saleem, A., Niazi, A. R., & Khalid, A. N.  (2023). Occurrence of Erysiphe friesii var. dahurica on purple  buckthorn (Rhamnus purpurea) from Pakistan. Canadian Journal of Plant  Pathology, 45(5–6), 427–432. |  
    | • | Afshan,  N. S., Bibi, A., Akbar, S., & Saleem, A. (2023). Biocontrol efficacy of Trichoderma species against charcoal rot in sunflower and synthesis of silver nanoparticles  for enhanced disease management. Pakistan Journal of Phytopathology, 35(2),  279–292. |  
    | • | Afshan,  N. S., Fayyaz, I., Iftikhar, F., Habib, K., Jabeen, M., Niazi, A. R., &  Khalid, A. N. (2023). Contributions to the lichen biota of Pakistan supported  by phenotypic and molecular phylogenetic analyses. Nova Hedwigia, 116(1–2),  171–189. |  
    | • | Afshan,  N. S., Fayyaz, I., Iftikhar, F., Jabeen, M., & Khalid, A. N. (2023). A new  species and a new record of genus Squamulea (Teloschistaceae, lichenized  Ascomycota) from Pakistan. The Lichenologist, 1–8. |  
    | • | Afshan,  N. S., Iftikhar, F., Fayyaz, I., Habib, K., & Khalid, A. N. (2023). A new  species of the genus Bacidina (Ramalinaceae, Ascomycota) from Pakistan. Herzogia,  36(2), 470–478. |  
    | • | Afshan, N. U. S., Afzal, S., Riaz, M., Saleem,  A., Niazi, A. R., & Khalid, A. N. (2023). Occurrence of Erysiphe  friesii var. dahurica on purple buckthorn (Rhamnus purpurea)  from Pakistan. Canadian Journal of Plant Pathology, 45, 427–432. |  
    | • | Afshan, N. U. S., Fayyaz, I., Iftikhar, F.,  Habib, K., Iqbal, M. S., Wang, X. Y., Niazi, A. R., & Khalid, A. N. (2023).  New species and new records of genus Buellia (lichenized Ascomycota,  Caliciaceae) from Pakistan using electron microscopy and DNA barcoding  techniques. Microscopy Research and Technique, 87(1), 31–41. |  
    | • | Afshan, N. U. S., Fayyaz, I., Iftikhar, F.,  Habib, K., Jabeen, M., Niazi, A. R., & Khalid, A. N. (2023). Contributions  to the lichen biota of Pakistan supported by phenotypic and molecular  phylogenetic analyses. Nova Hedwigia, 49, 171–189. |  
    | • | Afzal,  S., Afshan, N. S., & Khalid, A. N. (2023). First report of Erysiphe  verniciferae causing powdery mildews on Smoke Tree (Cotinus coggygria Scop.) from Pakistan. Canadian Journal of Plant Pathology, 45(1), 35–40. |  
    | • | Ahmad, I., Hussain, T., Liaquat, M., Anjum, S.,  Sarwar, M., Ahmad, S., Ali, Q., Naseem, W., & Rizvi, S. (2023). Effect of  automobile related lead pollution on spatio-temporal distribution of biochemical  attributes along roadside vegetation. Biological and Clinical Sciences  Research Journal, 2023(1), 632. |  
    | • | Ahmad,  M. A., Afshan, N. S., & Khalid, A. N. (2023). Two new records of Uromyces from Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan. Biology Bulletin, 50, 860–869. |  
    | • | Asghar,  H. S., Fayyaz, I., Iqbal, M. S., Afshan, N. S., & Khalid, A. N. (2023). Two  new records of Diploschistes (lichenized Ascomycota, Thelotremataceae)  from Pakistan. Biology Bulletin, 50(5), 870–875. |  
    | • | Ashraf, S., Naseer, A., Usman, M., & Khalid,  A. N. (2023). Two new species of genus Leucoagaricus (Agaricaceae,  Agaricales) from Pakistan. MycoKeys, 96, 159–171. |  
    | • | Asif,  M., Firdous, Q., Izhar, A., Niazi, A. R., Sarwar, S., & Khalid, A. N.  (2023). Molecular and morphological studies reveal a new species of Panaeolus (Agaricales, Basidiomycota) from Punjab, Pakistan. European Journal of  Taxonomy, 888, 77–96. |  
    | • | Ayyub, M., & Niazi, A. R. (2023). Hypholoma  himalayense, a new and noteworthy species from the Himalayan moist  temperate forests of Pakistan. Phytotaxa, 591(1), 46–54. |  
    | • | Ayyub, M., & Niazi, A. R. (2023). Inosperma  cervicolor from the Himalayan range of Pakistan; First record from Asia on  the basis of phenotypic and phylogenetic analysis. AMA, 53(10). |  
    | • | Ayyub, M., Ali, M., & Niazi, A. R. (2023).  Two new records of Xeromphalina (Mycenaceae) from Pakistan based on  morphological and molecular phylogenetic analyses. Biology Bulletin, 50,  1–6. |  
    | • | Bashir, H., Fatima, N., Izhar, A., Niazi, A. R.,  Khalid, A. N., & Callac, P. (2023). Agaricus radiatosquamulosus sp. nov. of A. subg. Spissicaules from Pakistan. Phytotaxa, 579(4),  231–242. |  
    | • | Bashir,  H., Sarwar, S., Krisai-Greilhuber, I., Hanif, A., & Khalid, A. N. (2023). A  new fungistic record of Boletus himalayensis – a morphologically complex  porcini mushroom from Pakistan. Bangladesh Journal of Plant Taxonomy,  30(1), 99–106. |  
    | • | Bibi,  A., Afshan, N. S., & Yaquob, F. (2023). In vitro antagonistic effects of Trichoderma  harzianum against wheat-borne fungal pathogens. Pakistan Journal of  Phytopathology, 35(1), 67–74. |  
    | • | Darsaraei,  H., Afshan, N. S., Afzal, S., Zafar, I., Anwar, A., Götz, M., Khodaparast, S.  A., & Braun, U. (2023). A re-assessment of Erysiphe polygoni:  Phylogenetic analyses suggest an undescribed species. Sydowia, 75, 233–242. |  
    | • | Din, A. U., Iqbal, M. S., Niazi, A. R., &  Khalid, A. N. (2023). Additions to the list of Megasporaceae (lichenized  Ascomycetes) in Pakistan. Biology Bulletin, 49, 1–4. |  
    | • | Din, A. U., Iqbal, M. S., Niazi, A. R., &  Khalid, A. N. (2023). Two new records of lichens from Pakistan. Biology  Bulletin, 50, 1–6. |  
    | • | Fatima,  N., Sarwar, S., Shahbaz, M., Hanif, M., Yousaf, N., & Abrar, A. (2023).  Characterization of mycoflora associated with the rhizosphere of rice crop from  selected sites in district Gujranwala, Punjab, Pakistan. Plant Protection,  7(2), 245–254. |  
    | • | Fayyaz, I., Afshan, N. S., Iftikhar, F., Niazi,  A. R., & Khalid, A. N. (2022). A new species of the lichen genus Buellia (lichenized Ascomycota, Caliciaceae) from Pakistan. Herzogia, 35(2),  613–620. |  
    | • | Fayyaz,  I., Afshan, N. S., Iftikhar, I., Niazi, A. R., & Khalid, A. N. (2023). Diploschistes  viridis sp. nov. (Lichenized Ascomycota, Thelotremataceae) from Pakistan. Biology  Bulletin, 49(3), S77–S82 |  
    | • | Fayyaz, I., Iqbal, M. S., Afshan, N. U. S.,  Niazi, A. R., & Khalid, A. N. (2023). Taxonomic and phylogenetic study of  the genus Diploschistes (Ostropales, Thelotremataceae) reveals one new  species from Pakistan. Acta Botanica Brasilica, 37, e20220125. |  
    | • | Fayyaz,  I., Knudsen, K. K., Afshan, N. S., Zulfiqar, R., Iftikhar, F., Niazi, A. R.,  & Khalid, A. N. (2023). Taxonomic and phylogenetic study of genus Sarcogyne (Acarosporales, Acarosporaceae) reveals two new species from Pakistan. Mycological  Progress, 22, 45. |  
    | • | Ghaffar, R., Shaheen, M., Hussain, R., Anjum,  S., Rashid, S., Saeed, M., Shabbir, A., & Amjad, M. (2023). Estimating the  photosystem’s efficiency, antioxidant activity and plant water relations of  tomato under water deficit conditions. Biological and Clinical Sciences  Research Journal, 2023(1), 636. |  
    | • | Ghafoor, A., & Niazi, A. R. (2023).  Antioxidant potential and stability of oxidative sunflower oil by using the  ethanolic extracts of four saprophytic edible cultivable mushrooms from  Pakistan. International Journal of Medicinal Mushrooms, 25(7), 85–94. |  
    | • | Ghafoor, A., & Niazi, A. R. (2023).  Culturability, cultivation potential, and element analysis of the  culinary-medicinal cauliflower mushroom Sparassis latifolia (Agaricomycetes) from Pakistan. International Journal of Medicinal  Mushrooms, 25(9), 1–10. |  
    | • | Gull, M., Sajid, Z. A., & Aftab, F. (2023).  Alleviation of salt stress in Solanum tuberosum L. by exogenous  application of indoleacetic acid and tryptophan. Journal of Plant Growth  Regulation, 42, 3257–3273. |  
    | • | Habib, K., Chiva, S., Firdous, Q., Nadeem, S.,  Niazi, A. R., Barreno, E., & Khalid, A. N. (2023). A new species of Clavascidium (Verrucariales, Lichenized Ascomycota) from Pakistan and Spain, with remarks on  the photosymbiont. Plant Systematics and Evolution, 309(3), 17. |  
    | • | Hanif,  M., Ashraf, Z., Bashir, S., Riaz, F., Amanat, R., Yousaf, N., & Sarwar, S.  (2023). Ectomycorrhizal fungi as biofertilizers in forestry. In R. De Sousa  (Ed.), Arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi in agriculture - new insights (Chapter 10). IntechOpen Publishers |  
    | • | Haqnawaz, M., Khan, Z., Niazi, A. R., &  Khalid, A. N. (2023). Volvariella variicystidiosa sp. nov.  (Agaricaceae, Basidiomycota) from Punjab, Pakistan. Phytotaxa, 578(2),  189–198. |  
    | • | Haqnawaz, M., Niazi, A. R., & Khalid, A. N.  (2023). A study on the genus Candolleomyces (Agaricales:  Psathyrellaceae) from Punjab, Pakistan. BMC Microbiology, 23(1), 181. |  
    | • | Haqnawaz, M., Niazi, A. R., & Khalid, A. N.  (2023). Two new species of Xanthagaricus from Punjab, Pakistan. Phytotaxa,  583(2), 163–173. |  
    | • | Ijaz, H., Mureed, M., Yasmeen, A., Naseer, A.,  Hussain, A., & Jabeen, S. (2023). Molecular phylogeny and morphological  characterization of Leucocoprinus birnbaumii from Punjab, Pakistan. Advancements  in Life Sciences, 10(2), 148–151 |  
    | • | Iqbal,  S., Fayyaz, I., Afshan, N. S., Iftikhar, F., & Khalid, A. N. (2023). A new  species of Circinaria (Pertusariales, Megasporaceae) from Pakistan. Botanica  Serbica, 47(2), 235–239. |  
    | • | Iqbal, S., Jahan, S., Jabeen, K., & Ilyas,  N. (2023). Signalling pathway of reactive oxygen species in crop plants under  abiotic stress. In Faizan, M., et al. (Eds.), Reactive Oxygen Species |  
    | • | Izhar, A., Khan, Z., Asif, M., Bashir, H., Rani,  A. K., Niazi, A. R., & Khalid, A. N. (2023). Clitopilus cretoalbus sp. nov. (Entolomataceae, Agaricales), a new species from Pakistan. European  Journal of Taxonomy, 861, 168–184. |  
    | • | Izhar, A., Qasim, T., Asif, M., Niazi, A. R.,  & Khalid, A. N. (2023). Entoloma griseofibrillosus (Entolomataceae, Basidiomycota), a new species from Punjab, Pakistan. Phytotaxa,  589(1), 1–14. |  
    | • | Jahan, S., Ahmad, F., Rasul, F., Amir, R., &  Shahzad, S. (2023). Physicochemical analysis of vermicompost‑perlite based  activated biochar and its influence on wheat (Triticum aestivum L.)  growth under water stress. Journal of Soil Science and Plant Nutrition,  1–17. |  
    | • | Kamran,  A., Ghazanfar, M., Khan, J. S., Pervaiz, S., Siddiqui, M. H., & Alamri, S.  (2023). Zinc absorption through leaves and subsequent translocation to the  grains of bread wheat after foliar spray. Agriculture, 13(9), 1775. |  
    | • | Kamran,  A., Mushtaq, M., Arif, M., & Rashid, S. (2023). Role of biostimulants  (ascorbic acid and fulvic acid) to synergize Rhizobium activity in pea (Pisum  sativum L. var. Meteor). Plant Physiology and Biochemistry, 196,  668–682. |  
    | • | Khalil, H., Ayyub, M., Akram, A., & Niazi,  A. R. (2023). A new species of Leucoagaricus (Agaricaceae,  Basidiomycota) from Changa Manga Forest, Pakistan. Phytotaxa, 620(1),  87–93. |  
    | • | Khan, Z., Arshad, M. A., Niazi, A. R., &  Khalid, A. N. (2023). A new species of Parasola section Conopileae (Psathyrellaceae) from Pakistan. Turkish Journal of Botany, 47(6),  606–619. |  
    | • | Khurshid, R., Naseer, A., & Khalid, A. N.  (2023). Gymnopilus rubellus sp. nov. from the coniferous forests of  Azad Jammu and Kashmir, Pakistan. Plant Systematics and Evolution, 309(3). |  
    | • | Khurshid, R., Naseer, A., Ahmad, I., &  Khalid, A. N. (2022). Russula kashmiriana sp. nov. in subgenus Tenellula from Himalayan temperate forests of Pakistan. Nordic Journal of Botany,  e03644. |  
    | • | Khurshid, R., Naseer, A., Garrido-Benavent, I.,  & Khalid, A. N. (2023). Cortinarius kashmirensis sp. nov. in Cortinarius sect. Disjungendi (Agaricales) from Pakistan. Phytotaxa, 583(1),  050–060. |  
    | • | Muccee,  F., Razzaq, F., Khatoon, A., Haider, K., & Khan, A. A. (2023). In-silico  characterization of human HER2 gene to predict the breast cancer associated  biomarkers. Biological and Clinical Sciences Research Journal, 4(1),  1–6. |  
    | • | Naeem, M. B., & Jahan, S. (2023). Unveiling  the thirst; revealing the water requirements of Gujrat’s thriving crops using  CropWAT. Journal of Plant Environment, 5(2), 123–134. |  
    | • | Naseer, A., & Khalid, A. N. (2023). Inocybe  nigroumbonata Naseer & Khalid in FUSE 9. Sydowia, 75, 313. |  
    | • | Naseer, A., Ali, M., Niazi, A. R., & Khalid,  A. N. (2023). Leucoagaricus swaticus from Himalayan temperate forests  of Pakistan. Nordic Journal of Botany, 7, e03983. |  
    | • | Naseer, A., Jabeen, S., Ashfaq, A., Akbar, M.,  Iftikhar, H., & Khalid, A. N. (2023). Pseudosperma quercinum sp.  nov. (Inocybaceae) from the Himalayan forests of Pakistan. Phytotaxa, 622(4),  260–270. |  
    | • | Naseer, A., Razzaq, A., Kiran, M., & Khalid,  A. N. (2023). Inocybe longistipitata in Persoonia 49 by Tan et al in Fungal  Planet Description Sheets: 49, 261–350. |  
    | • | Naseer, A., Razzaq, A., Saeed, M., & Khalid,  A. N. (2023). A new species of smooth-spored Inocybe from coniferous  forests of Pakistan. Nordic Journal of Botany. |  
    | • | Niazi, A. R., & Ghafoor, A. (2023).  Domestication of a magic therapeutical wine glass fungus (Podoscypha  petalodes) from Pakistan. Heliyon, e16146. |  
    | • | Niazi,  A. R., Afshan, N. S., Naseer, A., Nadeem, M., Iftikhar, F., Fayyaz, I., Ashraf,  A., Imtiaz, S., Fatima, Q. S., & Khalid, A. N. (2023). A new species and a  new record of the genus Phaeophyscia Moberg (Lecanorales, Physciaceae)  from Pakistan supported by phenotypic and molecular phylogenetic analyses. Cryptogamie,  Mycologie, 44(4), 51–59. |  
    | • | Niazi, A. R., Ghafoor, A., & Mushtaq, A.  (2023). Systematic characterisation and effect of nutritional and physical  parameters on culturability, laccase production and dye decolorisation  potential by P. pistillaris from Pakistan. Natural Product  Research, 1–9. |  
    | • | Niazi, A. R., Naseer, A., Nadeem, M., Iftikhar,  F., Fayyaz, I., Ashraf, A., … Khalid, A. N. (2023). A new species and a new  record of the genus Phaeophyscia Moberg (Lecanorales, Physciaceae)  from Pakistan supported by phenotypic and molecular phylogenetic analyses. Cryptogamie,  Mycologie, 44(4), 51–59. |  
    | • | Niazi, A. R., Shafique, M., Maqsood, F., &  Imran, M. (2022). Qualitative phytochemical screening and exploration of some  in vitro biological activities of Phytolacca latbenia (MOQ.) H. Walter  from Pakistan. Journal Name, 53(07), 1–9. |  
    | • | Pervaiz, A., Sajid, Z. A., Yousaf, S., &  Aftab, F. (2023). Microtuberization potential of jasmonic acid, kinetin, and  putrescine in potato (Solanum tuberosum L.). American Journal of  Potato Research, 100(2), 184–191. |  
    | • | Rasheed, R., Mehmood, M., Hameed, A., Anjum, S.,  Sher, M., Ahmad, S., Farooq, M., Alam, M., Binyamin, R., & Ali, S. (2023).  Morphological characterization of root inhabiting endophytic bacteria. Biological  and Clinical Sciences Research Journal, 2023(1), 631. |  
    | • | Rasul, F., Munir, H., Naz, N., Shahzad, S.,  Jatoi, W. N., Sajid, M., Jahan, S., & Mubeen, M. (2023). Conceptual  elucidation of climate change for developing countries. In Climate Change  Impacts on Agriculture: Concepts, Issues and Policies for Developing Countries (pp. 23–46). Cham: Springer International Publishing. |  
    | • | Rasul, F., Munir, H., Wajid, A., Safdar, M.,  Ayub, M. S., Shahzad, S., Jahan, S., & Ahmed, S. (2023). Sustainable  irrigation management for higher yield. In Irrigation and Drainage—Recent  Advances. |  
    | • | Razzaq, A., Naseer, A., & Khalid, A. N.  (2023). Inocybe subhimalayanensis (Agaricales, Inocybaceae), a new  smooth-spored Inocybe species from Pakistan. European Journal of  Taxonomy, 870, 76–86. |  
    | • | Razzaq, A., Naseer, A., Shahid, S., &  Khalid, A. N. (2023). Morphoanatomical and molecular characterization of two  new Russula species in Section Ingratae from Pakistan. Phytotaxa,  592(1), 021–038. |  
    | • | Razzaq, A., Ullah, Z., Naseer, A., & Khalid,  A. N. (2023). Asterophora lycoperdoides (Bull.) Ditmar, a new generic  record from Sub-Himalayan forests of Pakistan. Biologia, 69(2), 61–65. |  
    | • | Rehman,  A., Usman, M., Afshan, N. S., & Khalid, A. N. (2023). Leucoagricus  gujratensis sp. nov. (Agaricaceae, Agaricales) from Pakistan. Phytotaxa,  589(1), 039–050. |  
    | • | Rehman, Z., Khilji, S. A., Sajid, Z. A., &  Asrar, M. (2023). Influence of lead, cadmium, and zinc on phenols, flavonoids,  and antioxidant activity in cauliflower (Brassica oleracea var.  Botrytis). Pakistan Journal of Botany, 55(3), 1811–1815. |  
    | • | Rizvi, S., Naseem, W., Muhammad, G., Anjum, S.,  Hussain, T., Rafique, R., Latief, N., & Umair, A. (2023). Tillage practices  affect the water conservation benefits of rainwater harvesting in semi-arid  conditions. Biological and Clinical Sciences Research Journal,  2023(1). |  
    | • | Saba,  M., Khalid, A. N., & Sarwar, S. (2023). New species of Mallocybe (Agaricales, Inocybaceae) from Pakistan based on morphological and molecular  evidence. Mycokeys, 99, 171–186. |  
    | • | Saeed, M., Shaheen, M., Hussain, R., Anjum, S.,  Sarwar, M., Shabbir, A., & Tariq, M. (2023). Amelioration of cadmium stress  on tomato (Lycopersicon esculentum) by triacontanol application. Biological  and Clinical Sciences Research Journal, 2023(1), 634. |  
    | • | Sajid, Z. A. (2023). Effect of salinity on  growth and physiology of Thellungiella halophila L. ecotypes. Pakistan  Journal of Botany, 55(1), 1–8. |  
    | • | Sarwar,  S., Saba, M., Hanif, M., Abrar, A., Ulfat, M., & Khalil, H. (2023).  Utilization of fruit peels to inhibit aflatoxins synthesis by Aspergillus species: A biotreatment of two pulses Cicer arietinum and Vigna  radiata for safe long–term storage. Pakistan Journal of Botany,  55(2). |  
    | • | Zafar,  I., Afshan, N. S., & Khalid, A. N. (2023). Erysiphe neelamensis, a  new powdery mildew fungus (Ascomycota: Erysiphaceae) from Azad Jammu &  Kashmir, Pakistan. Nordic Journal of Botany, e04203. |  
    | • | Zafar,  I., Afshan, N. S., & Khalid, A. N. (2023). Phyllactinia cornicola, a  new species of powdery mildews from Pakistan. Nordic Journal of Botany,  e03864. |  
    | • | Zafar,  I., Afshan, N. S., Khalid, A. N., & Götz, M. (2023). Erysiphe  machilicola: A new powdery mildew species on Duthie’s Bay Tree. Phytotaxa,  594(4), 283–291. |  
    | • | Zafar, I., Afshan, N. U. S., Majeed, J., Niazi,  A. R., & Khalid, A. N. (2023). Erysiphe bistortae sp. nov. on Bistorta  amplexicaulis from Pakistan. Mycotaxon, 137(4), 883–891. |  
    | • | Zafar,  I., Afzal, S., Afshan, N. S., & Khalid, A. N. (2023). Golovinomyces  artemisiae & Golovinomyces sonchicola, additions to the  Erysiphales of Pakistan. Biology Bulletin, 50(3), 348–355. |  
    | • | Zahra, Z., Sajid, Z. A., & Aftab, F. (2023).  Effect of salinity on growth and antioxidant enzyme activities of Stevia  rebaudiana Bertoni. Pakistan Journal of Botany, 55(6), 1811–1815. |  
    | • | Zia, U. U., Niazi, A. R., Ahmad, Z., Alharby, H.  F., Waraich, E. A., Abbasi, A., … Hina, S. (2023). Dose optimization of silicon  for boosting arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi colonization and cadmium stress  mitigation in maize (Zea mays L.). Environmental Science and  Pollution Research, 1–16. |  
    | • | Zulfiqar, R., Ashraf, A., Hayat, S., Fatima, S.,  Naseer, A., & Khalid, A. N. (2022). New records of saxicolous lichens from  Pakistan. Biology Bulletin, 49(Suppl. 2), 79–85. |  
    | LIST OF PUBLICATIONS 2022 |  
    | • | Afshan,  N. S., & Khalid, A. N. (2022). Checklist of rust fungi (Pucciniales) in  Pakistan. Mycotaxon, 137(3), 615. |  
    | • | Afshan,  N. S., & Riaz, M. (2022). First record of Erysiphe aquilegiae on Clematis  montana (Himalayan Clematis) from Pakistan. Nova Hedwigia, 114(1–2),  69–76. |  
    | • | Afshan,  N. S., Anwar, A., Majeed, J., Riaz, M., Khalid, A. N., & Sirajuddin.  (2022). First report of Erysiphe bunkiniana on Isodon rugosus from Pakistan. Mycotaxon, 137(3), 569–575. |  
    | • | Afshan,  N. S., Fayyaz, I., Iftikhar, F., Habib, K., Razzaq, F., Niazi, A. R., &  Khalid, A. N. (2022). A taxonomic and phylogenetic study of some Cladonia species from Pakistan. Nova Hedwigia, 115(3–4), 535–548. |  
    | • | Afshan,  N. S., Majeed, J., Niazi, A. R., Khanum, S., Riaz, M., Fiaz, M., & Anjum,  S. (2022). Morphological and molecular characterization of Erysiphe necator var. necator, a fungal pathogen of grapevines in Pakistan. Biologia,  68(1), 18–21. |  
    | • | Afshan,  N. S., Riaz, M., Ahmad, M. A., & Khalid, A. N. (2022). Puccinia  malvacearum and P. xanthii newly recorded from Pakistan. Mycotaxon,  137(4), 893–897. |  
    | • | Afshan,  N. S., Riaz, M., Liaqat, N., Majeed, J., Jabeen, M., Niazi, A. R., Khalid, A.  N., Zafar, I., & Afzal, S. (2022). Erysiphe pakistanica (Erysiphaceae), a new species on Indian willows (Salix tetrasperma) from  Pakistan. Phytotaxa, 545(1), 57–68. |  
    | • | Afshan,  N. S., Riaz, M., Zafar, I., Ahmad, M. A., & Khalid, A. N. (2022).  Morphological and molecular characterization of Phragmidium himalayanum,  a new species of rust fungi from Pakistan. Nova Hedwigia, 115(3–4),  405–416. |  
    | • | Afshan,  N. S., Yaseen, A., Niazi, A. R., Zulfiqar, A., Riaz, A., Qurra-tul-Ain, Riaz,  M., & Fiza, I. (2022). Morphological and molecular characterization of Golovinomyces  ambrosiae on sunflower (Helianthus annuus) in Pakistan, with its  impact on plant metabolites and relative mycorrhizal status. Journal of  Plant Disease and Protection, 129, 253–260. |  
    | • | Afshan,  N. S., Zafar, I., Jabeen, M., Liaqat, N., & Khalid, A. N. (2022). New  records of powdery mildews on oak trees in Pakistan. Nova Hedwigia, 115(1–2),  79–88. |  
    | • | Afshan,  N. S., Zafar, I., Liaqat, N., & Khalid, A. N. (2022). Pleochaeta indica,  a new record of powdery mildew from Pakistan. Folia Cryptogamica Estonica,  59, 27–33. |  
    | • | Afshan, N. U. S., Fayyaz, I., Iftikhar, F.,  Habib, K., Razzaq, F., Niazi, A. R., & Khalid, A. N. (2022). A taxonomic  and phylogenetic study of some Cladonia species from Pakistan. Nova  Hedwigia, 3-4, 535–548. |  
    | • | Afzal,  S., Afshan, N. S., & Khalid, A. N. (2022). First report of Neoerysiphe  galeopsidis on Lamium album in Pakistan proven by molecular  phylogenetic methods. Biology Bulletin, 49(Suppl. 2), S67–S72. |  
    | • | Afzal,  S., Afshan, N. S., Mehdi, M. M., & Khalid, A. N. (2022). Morphological and  molecular characterization of Erysiphe convolvuli var. convolvuli DC. causing powdery mildew disease on field bindweed (Convolvulus arvensis L.) from Pakistan. Biology Bulletin, 49(Suppl. 1), S109–S113. |  
    | • | Afzal,  S., Afshan, N. S., Seerat, S., Zafar, I., Jabeen, M., Riaz, M., & Khalid,  A. N. (2022). New records of Podosphaera species (Ascomycota:  Erysiphaceae) on members of Rosaceae from Pakistan. Nova Hedwigia, 115(3–4),  417–429. |  
    | • | Alam, M. W., Rehman, A., Hameed, A., Sarwar, M.,  Anjum, S., Ashraf, M. I., Mumtaz, Z., Din, S. U., Chohan, T. A., Hasnain, A.,  & Shafeeq, T. (2022). First report of fruit rot caused by Diaporthe  amygdali on papaya in Punjab, Pakistan. Plant Disease. |  
    | • | Amir, R., & Jahan, S. (2022). Role of  vermicompost and perlite for sustainable wheat (Triticum aestivum L.)  growth under drought stress. Plantarum, 3(2–05), 44–52. |  
    | • | Ashraf,  K., Nawaz, M., Yousaf, N., & Afshan, N. S. (2022). First report of leaf  spot of Chlorophytum comosum caused by Thielavia terrestris from  Pakistan. Plant Protection, 6(3), 247–252. |  
    | • | Asif, M., Izhar, A., Haqnawaz, M., Niazi, A. R.,  & Khalid, A. N. (2022). Lepiota brunneogranulosa (Agaricaceae): A  new species from Punjab, Pakistan, based on integrated taxonomy. Acta  Botanica Brasilica, 36, 1–9. |  
    | • | Asif, M., Izhar, A., Niazi, A. R., & Khalid,  A. N. (2022). Candolleomyces asiaticus sp. nov. (Psathyrellaceae,  Agaricales), a novel species from Punjab, Pakistan. European Journal of  Taxonomy, 826(1), 176–187. |  
    | • | Atif, M., Ahmad, F., Manzoor, M. T., Gilani, K.,  Ali, Q., Sarwar, M., Anjum, S., Alam, M. W., & Hussain, A. (2022).  Comparative genomic, missing and evolutionary analysis of chickpea chlorotic  dwarf virus (CPCDV) infecting food crops and wild host plants. Biological  and Clinical Sciences Research Journal, 2022, 115. |  
    | • | Atif, M., Ahmad, F., Manzoor, M. T., Gilani, K.,  Ali, Q., Sarwar, M., Anjum, S., Alam, M. W., Hussain, A., & Rafaqat, N.  (2022). Diversity, mutation and recombination analysis of chilli infecting  potyviruses from Southeast Asia and China. Biological and Clinical Sciences  Research Journal, 2022, 111. |  
    | • | Dar, A., & Naseer, A. (2022). Recent  applications of bioremediation and its impact in hazardous waste management. In Recent Applications of Bioremediation and Its Impact in Hazardous Waste  Management (Book chapter). IntechOpen. |  
    | • | Din, A. U., Niazi, A. R., Habib, K., &  Khalid, A. N. (2022). Sarcogyne balochistanensis sp. nov.  (Acarosporales, Acarosporaceae) from Pakistan. Biology Bulletin, 49(Suppl  3), S60–S65. |  
    | • | Fayyaz,  I., Afshan, N. S., & Khalid, A. N. (2022). Phaeophyscia kashmirensis sp. nov. (Lecanorales, Physciaceae) from Azad Jammu and Kashmir, Pakistan. The  Lichenologist, 54, 355–361. |  
    | • | Fayyaz,  I., Afshan, N. S., Iftikhar, F., & Khalid, A. N. (2022). A new species of  lichen genus Buellia (Lichenized Ascomycota, Caliciaceae) from Pakistan. Herzogia, 35(2), 613–620. |  
    | • | Fayyaz,  I., Afshan, N. S., Niazi, A. R., & Khalid, A. N. (2022). Aspicilia  nigromaculata sp. nov. (Pertusariales, Ascomycota) from Azad Jammu and  Kashmir, Pakistan, evidence from morphology and DNA sequence data. Botanica  Serbica, 46(1), 105–111. |  
    | • | Fayyaz,  I., Afshan, N. S., Niazi, A. R., Khalid, A. N., & Orange, A. (2022). A new  species of Porpidia (Lecideales, Ascomycota) from Pakistan. Nova  Hedwigia, 114(1–2), 221–235. |  
    | • | Fayyaz,  I., Afshan, N. S., Niazi, A. R., Khalid, A. N., & Ruprecht, U. (2022). A  new species of Lecidella (Lecanorales, Ascomycota) from Azad Jammu and  Kashmir, Pakistan. Acta Botanica Brasilica, 36, e2021abb0324. |  
    | • | Fayyaz,  I., Iftikhar, F., Afshan, N. S., Niazi, A. R., Habib, K., & Khalid, A. N.  (2022). Some new lichen records from Pakistan. Folia Cryptogamica Estonica,  59, 11–15. |  
    | • | Fayyaz,  I., Kouser, R., Afshan, N. S., Niazi, A. R., Rizwana, Z., Khalid, A. N., &  Kondratyuk, S. Y. (2022). Iqbalia kashmirensis gen. et sp. nov. from  Pakistan, with new names and synonyms of the Teloschistaceae (lichenized  ascomycetes) based on multigene phylogeny. Mycological Progress, 21, 68. |  
    | • | Fayyaz, I., Niazi, A. R., & Khalid, A. N.  (2022). Aspicilia nigromaculata sp. nov. (Megasporaceae,  Pertusariales, Ascomycota) from Azad Jammu and Kashmir, Pakistan, evidence from  morphology and DNA sequencing data. Botanica Serbica, 46(1), 105–111. |  
    | • | Ghafoor, A., & Niazi, A. R. (2022). Mycelial  growth, basidiocarp production and mineral analysis of the edible Lentinus  squarrosulus (Agaricomycetes) from the subtropical part of Pakistan. International  Journal of Medicinal Mushrooms, 24(12), 77–86. |  
    | • | Ghafoor,  A., Niazi, A. R., & Afshan, N. S. (2022). Domestication and element  analysis of the giant edible Macrocybe gigantea from Pakistan. Journal  of Applied Botany and Food Quality, 95, 167–173. |  
    | • | Hanif,  M., Arshad, B., Sarwar, S., & Yousaf, N. (2022). First report of the  ectomycorrhizal status of Clavariadelphus pakistanicus Hanif &  Khalid based on morphotyping and molecular evidence. Bangladesh Journal of  Plant Taxonomy, 29(1), 129–136. |  
    | • | Hanif,  M., Khalid, A. N., Sarwar, S., & Yousaf, N. (2022). Ectomycorrhizal status  of Pinus wallichiana (Blue Pine) growing in Himalayan moist temperate  forests of Pakistan. Pakistan Journal of Botany, 54(1), 275–283. |  
    | • | Haqnawaz, M., Niazi, A. R., Usman, M., &  Khalid, A. N. (2022). Lepiota sindhudeltana sp. nov. (Agaricaceae;  Basidiomycota) from Punjab, Pakistan. Phytotaxa, 550(3), 253–262. |  
    | • | Iftikhar, F., Fayyaz, I., Afshan, N. U. S.,  Niazi, A. R., & Khalid, A. N. (2022). Additions to the list of Teloschistaceae (Teloschistales, Ascomycota) in Pakistan. Biology Bulletin, 46, 1–6. |  
    | • | Izhar, A., Asif, M., Niazi, A. R., & Khalid,  A. N. (2022). A new crinipelloid species (Marasmiaceae, Agaricales) from  Pakistan. Phytotaxa, 538(3), 197–212. |  
    | • | Izhar, A., Niazi, A. R., Asif, M., Nawaz, M. H.,  Bashir, H., & Khalid, A. N. (2022). Limacella subtropicana (Amanitaceae, Agaricales), a new species from Pakistan based on morphological  and molecular phylogenetic evidences. Turkish Journal of Botany, 46(3),  271–281. |  
    | • | Izhar, A., Saman, M., Asif, M., Niazi, A. R.,  & Khalid, A. N. (2022). Two new records of Tricholoma species from  Pakistan based on morphological features and phylogenetic analysis. Plant  and Fungal Systematics, 67(2), 25–33. |  
    | • | Izhar, A., Usman, M., Bashir, H., Ashraf, S.,  Niazi, A. R., Latif, M., & Khalid, A. N. (2022). First record of Lactocollybia  variicystis from Asia. Mycotaxon, 137(2), 335–344. |  
    | • | Jabeen, S., Asghar, H. S., Niazi, A. R., &  Khalid, A. N. (2022). Geopora asiatica sp. nov. from Pakistan. Nova  Hedwigia, 389–399. |  
    | • | Jahan, S., Iqbal, S., Rasul, F., & Jabeen,  K. (2022). Evaluating biochar amendments for drought tolerance in soybean (Glycine  max L.) using relative growth indicators. Pakistan Journal of Botany,  54(5). |  
    | • | Javeed,  F., Nazir, A., Firdaus-e-Bareen, Shafiq, M., & Scholz, M. (2022).  Industrial water treatment within a wetland planted with Hemarthria  compressa and subsequent effluent reuse to grow Abelmoschus esculentus. Journal of Water Process Engineering, 45, 102511. |  
    | • | Khan, M. B., Naseer, A., Aqdas, F., Ishaq, M.,  Fiaz, M., & Khalid, A. N. (2022). Inocybe quercicola sp. nov.  (Agaricales, Inocybaceae) from Pakistan. Microbial Biosystems, 6(2). |  
    | • | Khilji, S. A., Munir, N., Aziz, I., Anwar, B.,  Hasnain, M., Jakhar, A. M., Sajid, Z. A., Abideen, Z., Hussain, M. I., &  El‐Habeeb, A. A. (2022). Application of algal nanotechnology for leather  wastewater treatment and heavy metal removal efficiency. Sustainability,  14, 13940. |  
    | • | Khilji, S. A., Sajid, Z. A., Fayyaz, S., Shah,  A. A., Shah, A. N., Rauf, M., Yang, S. H., & Fiaz, S. (2022). Fulvic acid  alleviates paper sludge toxicity in canola (Brassica napus L.) by  reducing Cr, Cd, and Pb uptake. Frontiers in Plant Science, Article  874723. |  
    | • | Kondratyuk,  S. Y., Persson, P.-E., Hansson, M., Lőkös, L., Kondratiuk, A. S., Fayyaz, I.,  Kouser, R., Afshan, N. S., Niazi, A. R., Rizwana, Z., Khalid, A. N., Kärnefelt,  I., Farkas, E., Hur, J.-S., & Thell, A. (2022). Contributions to molecular  phylogeny of lichens 4: New names of the Teloschistaceae. Acta Botanica  Hungarica, 64(3–4), 313–336. |  
    | • | Muhammad Atif, Ahmad, F., Manzoor, M. T.,  Gilani, K., Ali, Q., Sarwar, M., Anjum, S., Alam, M. W., Hussain, A., &  Rafaqat, N. (2022). Diversity, mutation and phylogenetic analysis of pepper  leaf curl Lahore virus and pepper leaf curl Bangladesh virus infecting chilli  crop. Biological and Clinical Sciences Research Journal, 2022, 112. |  
    | • | Muhammad Atif, Ahmad, F., Manzoor, M. T.,  Gilani, K., Ali, Q., Sarwar, M., Anjum, S., Alam, M. W., Hussain, A., &  Haider, M. S. (2022). Comparative evolutionary and recombination analysis of  chickpea chlorotic dwarf virus (CPCDV) infecting malvaceous and fabaceous  plants. Biological and Clinical Sciences Research Journal, 2022, 117. |  
    | • | Muhammad Atif, Ahmad, F., Manzoor, M. T.,  Gilani, K., Ali, Q., Sarwar, M., Anjum, S., Alam, M. W., & Hussain, A.  (2022). Application of bioinformatics tools to check mutation and evolution  potential of chickpea chlorotic dwarf virus (CpCDV) infecting cotton and host  plants. Biological and Clinical Sciences Research Journal, 2022, 116. |  
    | • | Muhammad Atif, Ahmad, F., Manzoor, M. T.,  Gilani, K., Ali, Q., Sarwar, M., Anjum, S., Alam, M. W., Hussain, A., &  Rafaqat, N. (2022). Comparative evolutionary study of chickpea chlorotic dwarf  virus (CPCDV) infecting cotton and chickpea. Biological and Clinical  Sciences Research Journal, 2022, 113. |  
    | • | Muhammad Atif, Bashir, U., Manzoor, M. T.,  Rafaqat, N., Alam, M. W., Sarwar, M., Anjum, S., Chohan, T. A., & Hasnain,  A. (2022). Diversity, mutation and recombination analysis of chilli infecting  geminiviruses from the Indian subcontinent. International Journal of  Biosciences, 20(5), 23–36. |  
    | • | Nadeem, S., Niazi, A. R., Habib, K., &  Khalid, A. N. (2022). A new species of Gyalolechia (Teloschistaceae,  lichen-forming Ascomycota) from Pakistan. Nova Hedwigia, 46, 237–249. |  
    | • | Naseer, A., Jabeen, S., Khanum, S., Waseem, B.,  & Khalid, A. N. (2022). Lepiota lilacea from Pakistan. Chiang  Mai Journal of Science, 49(3), 693–700. |  
    | • | Nazir,  A., Shafiq, M., & Firdaus-e-Bareen. (2022). Fungal biostimulant-driven  phytoextraction of heavy metals from tannery solid waste contaminated soils. International  Journal of Phytoremediation, 24(1). |  
    | • | Niazi, A. R., & Ghafoor, A. (2022).  Molecular phylogenetics and optimization of growth conditions of indigenous  edible and therapeutically significant Pleurotus floridanus from  Pakistan. Pakistan Journal of Botany, 54(5), 1919–1926. |  
    | • | Niazi, A. R., Akram, A., & Ayyub, M. (2022).  A new report of Cystolepiota moelleri from Southeast Asia on the basis  of morphoanatomical and DNA barcoding. Agricultural Mechanization in Asia,  Africa and Latin America, 53(7), 10159–10167. |  
    | • | Niazi, A. R., Ghafoor, A., & Bashir, H.  (2022). A checklist of Agaricus from Pakistan. Mycotaxon, 136(4),  877. |  
    | • | Niazi, A. R., Ghafoor, A., & Laraib, R.  (2022). Domestication of a wild edible and nutritious mushroom Lentinus  tigrinus from Pakistan. Horticultura Brasileira, 40, 288–294. |  
    | • | Niazi, A. R., Ghafoor, A., & Moreno, G.  (2022). Tulostoma loonbanglaense: A new species from Azad Jammu and  Kashmir using light and scanning electron microscopy and DNA barcoding  technique. Microscopy Research and Technique, 85(12), 3720–3725. |  
    | • | Niazi, A. R., Ghafoor, A., Ali, M., Ayyub, M.,  Garrido-Benavent, I., & Mahiques, R. (2022). Cortinarius himalayanus,  a new species from Pakistan’s part of Himalayan moist temperate forests. Nova  Hedwigia, 473–486. |  
    | • | Niazi, A. R., Shafique, M., Imran, M., &  Latif, S. (2022). Estimation of some trace metals, bioactive compounds,  curative antimicrobial and antioxidant agents from Russula foetens and Russula cf. foetentoides. Pakistan Journal of Pharmaceutical  Sciences, 35(5), 1371–1377. |  
    | • | Qurat-ul-Ain,  Shafiq, M., Nazir, A., & Firdaus-e-Bareen. (2022). Fertilizer perspective  of biochar and compost derived from biomass of Parthenium hysterophorus in the rice wheat system in Punjab, Pakistan. Journal of Plant Nutrition.  (Accepted for publication) |  
    | • | Raid, A., Rauf, M., Gul, H., Hamayun, M., Arif,  M., Husna, Sajid, Z. A., Khilji, S. A., & Lee, I.-J. (2022).  Growth-promoting endophytic fungus (Stemphylium lycopersici)  ameliorates salt stress tolerance in maize by balancing ionic and metabolic  status. Frontiers in Plant Science, 13, 890565. |  
    | • | Rauf, M., Khan, Z., Gul, H., Hamayun, M., Arif,  M., Rehman, A., Tabassum, A., Parveen, Z., Ud-Din, A., Sajid, Z. A., Khilji, S.  A., & Lee, I.-J. (2022). Sargassum weightii aqueous extract  improved salt stress tolerance in Abelmoschus esculentus by mediating  metabolic and ionic rebalance. Frontiers in Marine Science, Article  853272. |  
    | • | Razzaq, F., Saba, M., Niazi, A. R., &  Khalid, A. N. (2022). Two new records of genus Lepiota (Agaricaceae)  from Pakistan. Biology Bulletin, 1–8. |  
    | • | Rehman, B., Javed, J., Rauf, M., Khan, S. A.,  Arif, M., Hamayun, M., Gul, H., Khilji, S. A., Sajid, Z. A., & Lee, I.-J.  (2022). ACC deaminase-producing endophytic fungal consortia promotes drought  stress tolerance in Moringa oleifera by mitigating ethylene and H2O2. Frontiers  in Plant Science, 13, 967672. |  
    | • | Rehman, Z., Hussain, A., Saleem, S., Khilji, S.  A., & Sajid, Z. A. (2022). Exogenous application of salicylic acid enhances  salt stress tolerance in lemongrass (Cymbopogon flexuosus Steud.  Wats). Pakistan Journal of Botany, 54(2), 371–378. |  
    | • | Riaz, M., Liaqat, N., Majeed, J., Jabeen, M.,  Niazi, A. R., Khalid, A. N., & Afzal, S. (2022). Erysiphe pakistanica (Erysiphaceae), a new species on Indian willows (Salix tetrasperma)  from Pakistan. Phytotaxa, 545(1), 57–68. |  
    | • | Sajid, Z. A., & Aftab, F. (2022).  Improvement of polyethylene glycol, sorbitol, mannitol and sucrose-induced  osmotic stress tolerance through modulation of the polyamines, proteins and  superoxide dismutase activity in potato. Plants, 2022(1), Article ID  51587668. |  
    | • | Sarwar, M., Anjum, S., Alam, M. W., Ali, Q.,  Ayyub, C. M., Haider, M. S., Ashraf, I., & Mahboob, W. (2022). Triacontanol  regulates morphological traits and enzymatic activities of salinity affected  hot pepper plants. Scientific Reports, 12, 3736. |  
    | • | Shakeel, H., Jahan, S., Rafiq, K., Iqbal, S.,  & Rasul, F. (2022). Efficacy of biochar‑supplemented soil for modification  of physio‑biochemical attributes of canola (Brassica napus L.)  genotypes under different moisture regimes. Journal of Soil Science and  Plant Nutrition, 22(3), 3667–3684. |  
    | • | Shakoor,  I., Nazir, A., Chaudhry, S., Qurat-ul-Ain, Firdaus-e-Bareen, & Capareda, S.  C. (2022). Autochthonous Arthrospira platensis Gomont driven nickel (Ni)  phycoremediation from cooking oil industrial effluent. Molecules, 27(16),  5353. |  
    | • | Ume  Laila, Nazir, A., Firdaus-e-Bareen, & Shafiq, M. (2022). Role of combined  use of co-composted tannery solid waste and its autochthonous microbes in  enhancing for potent phytoextraction of toxic metals and stress abatement in  sunflower. International Journal of Phytoremediation. |  
    | • | Waheed, M., Haq, S. M., Fatima, K., Arshad, F.,  Bussmann, R. W., Masood, F. R., Alataway, A., Dewidar, A. Z., Almutairi, K. F.,  Elansary, H. O., et al. (2022). Ecological distribution patterns and indicator  species analysis of climber plants in Changa Manga Forest Plantation. Diversity,  14(11), 988 |  
    | • | Wajid,  B., Anwar, F., Wajid, I., Nisar, H., Meraj, S., Zafar, A., Aishawaqfeh, K. M.,  Ekti, A. R., Khatoon, A., & Suchodolski, J. S. (2022). Music of  metagenomics—a review of its applications, analysis pipeline, and associated  tools. Functional and Integrative Genomics, 22(1), 3–26. |  
    | • | Yaseen, A., Niazi, A. R., Zulfiqar, A., Riaz,  A., Riaz, M., & Fiza, I. (2022). Morphological and molecular  characterization of Golovinomyces ambrosiae on sunflower (Helianthus  annuus) in Pakistan, with its impact on plant metabolites and relative  mycorrhizal status. Journal of Plant Diseases and Protection, 1–8. |  
    | • | Younas,  H., Nazir, A., & Firdaus-e-Bareen. (2022). Application of microbe-impregnated  tannery solid waste biochar in soil enhances growth performance of sunflower. Environmental  Science and Pollution Research. |  
    | • | Younas,  H., Nazir, A., Latif, Z., Thies, J. E., Shafiq, M., & Firdaus-e-Bareen.  (2022). Biosorption potential and molecular characterization of metal-resistant  autochthonous microbes from tannery solid waste. Archives of Microbiology,  204(10), 651. |  
    | • | Zafar,  I., Afshan, N. S., Khalid, A. N., Liu, S., & Tang, S. (2022). Phyllactinia  himalayensis, a new species on Juglans regia from Pakistan. Phytotaxa,  548(2), 267–276. |  
    | • | Zafar,  I., Afshan, N. S., Majeed, J., Niazi, A. R., & Khalid, A. N. (2022). Erysiphe  bistortae sp. nov., a new powdery mildew on Bistorta amplexicaulis from Pakistan. Mycotaxon, 137(4), 883–891. |  
    | • | Zaman, A., Badshah, L., Ullah, S., & Sajid,  Z. A. (2022). Conservation status and threats pattern of narrow endemics: A  case study from Terich Valley, Hindukush Range, Chitral, northern Pakistan. International  Journal of Conservation Science, 13(1), 190–212. |  
    | • | Zulfiqar,  R., Razzaq, F., Afshan, N. S., Fayyaz, I., Habib, K., Khalid, A. N., &  Paukov, A. G. (2022). Three new species of Lobothallia (Megasporaceae,  Pertusariales, Ascomycota) from Pakistan and a new combination in the genus. Mycological  Progress, 21, 80. |  
    | LIST OF PUBLICATIONS 2021 |  
    | • | Afshan, N. S., Zafar, I., & Khalid, A. N.  (2021). Checklist of powdery mildew fungi (Erysiphaceae) in Pakistan. Mycotaxon,  136, 689. |  
    | • | Afshan, N. S., Zafar, I., Yaseen, A., Riaz, M.,  & Niazi, A. R. (2021). First report of powdery mildew caused by Podosphaera  xanthii on Tarlmounia elliptica in Pakistan. AMA-Agricultural  Mechanization in Asia, Africa and Latin America, 52(1), 1955–1959. |  
    | • | Aignon, H. A., Acar, I., Naseer, A., &  Yorou, S. N. (2021). State of knowledge on the diversity, phylogeny and  distribution of Inocybaceae in Africa. Asian Journal of Mycology, 4(2),  56–66. |  
    | • | Aignon, H. L., Jabeen, S., Naseer, A., Yorou, N.  S., & Ryberg, M. (2021). Three new species of Inosperma (Agaricomycetes, Inocybaceae). MycoKeys, 77, 97–116. |  
    | • | Aignon, H. L., Naseer, A., Boukary, A. A., &  Yorou, N. S. (2021). Inocybaceae and affiliated taxa from West Africa. Moroccan  Journal of Agricultural Sciences, 2(1), 9–13. |  
    | • | Aignon, H. L., Naseer, A., Matheny, P. B.,  Yorou, N. S., & Ryberg, M. (2021). Mallocybe africana (Inocybaceae), the first species of Mallocybe described from Africa. Phytotaxa,  478(1), 49–60. |  
    | • | Anjum, S., Hussain, M., Hameed, M., & Ahmad,  R. (2021). Physiological, biochemical and defense system responses of roadside  vegetation to auto-exhaust pollution. Bulletin of Environmental  Contamination and Toxicology, 107, 946–954. |  
    | • | Asif, M., Niazi, A. R., Izhar, A., Khalid, A.  N., & Bashir, H. (2021). Leucoagaricus fragilis sp. nov.  (Agaricaceae) from Punjab, Pakistan. Phytotaxa, 501(1),  140-150. |  
    | • | Bashir, H., Chen, J., Jabeen, S., Ullah, S.,  Khan, J., Niazi, A. R., & Callac, P. (2021). An overview of Agaricus section Hondenses and Agaricus section Xanthodermatei with description  of eight new species from Pakistan. Scientific Reports, 11(1),  1-35. |  
    | • | Dima, B., Brandrud, T. E., Corriol, G., Jansen,  G. M., Jordal, J. B., Khalid, A. N., Larsson, E., Lorås, J., Morozova, O. V.,  Naseer, A., Noordeloos, M. E., Rossi, W., Santamaria, S., Sarwar, S., Sesli,  E., Usman, M., Afshan, N. S., Ahmad, I., Banerjee, A., Banerjee, K., Bendiksen,  E., da Silva Colombo, D. R., De Kesel, A., Dovana, F., Ferisin, G., Hussain,  S., Saidul Islam, Jesus, A. L., Kaygusuz, O., Krisai-Greilhuber, I., Mahammad,  S., Mishra, D. K., Nath, P. S., da Paixão, S. C., Panja, B., Papp, V., Pires-Zottarelli,  C. L. A., Radnóti, Á., Rana, D., Saha, R., Türkekul, I., & Haelewaters, D.  (2021). Melanustilospora ari (Basidiomycota), a new report of smut  fungi for Pakistan. Fungal Systematics and Evolution: FUSE 7 – Sydowia, 73,  271–340. |  
    | • | Hussain, S., Afshan, N. S., Khan, J., Ahmad, H.,  Sher, H., & Khalid, A. N. (2021). Coprinopsis hispidus: A new  coprinoid species from lowland Northern Pakistan. Nordic Journal of Botany. |  
    | • | Hussain, S., Afshan, N. S., Khan, J., Ahmad, I.,  & Ahmad, H. (2021). Cantharocybe habibii: A new species in the  genus Cantharocybe from Pakistan. Plant Systematics and Evolution,  307, 49. |  
    | • | Hussain, S., Naseer, A., Ahmad, I., Afshan,  N.-U.-S., & Khalid, A. N. (2021). Melanustilospora ari (Basidiomycota): A new report of smut fungi for Pakistan. FUSE, 7. |  
    | • | Ishaq, M., Ishaq, A., Afshan, N. S., Fiaz, M.,  & Khalid, A. N. (2021). First report of the rust disease caused by Puccinia  crepidis-japonicae on new host Sonchus arvensis from Pakistan. Plant  Disease, 105(8), 2249 |  
    | • | Khilji, S. A., Aqeel, M., Maqsood, M. F.,  Khalid, N., Tufail, A., & Sajid, Z. A. (2021). Hemarthria  compressa—Aspergillus niger—Trichoderma pseudokoningii mediated trilateral  perspective for bioremediation and detoxification of industrial paper sludge. Sustainability,  13(21). |  
    | • | Munir, N., Khilji, S. A., Sabar, M., &  Sajid, Z. A. (2021). Exogenous application of ascorbic acid enhances the  antimicrobial and antioxidant potential of Ocimum sanctum L. grown  under salt stress. Journal of Food Quality, Article ID 4977410. |  
    | • | Naseer, A., Davoodian, N., Kiran, M., &  Khalid, A. N. (2021). Butyriboletus parachinarensis from Pakistan. In  Crous et al. (Eds.), Fungal Planet Description Sheets: 46 (pp.  313–528). Persoonia. |  
    | • | Nasser, A., Sarwar, S., Usman, M., & Khalid,  A. N. (2021). Suillus quercinus (Suillaceae), a new bolete species  from Pakistani forests. FUSE, 7. |  
    | • | Nazir,  A., Um-e-Laila, Firdaus-e-Bareen, Hameed, E., & Shafiq, M. (2021).  Sustainable management of peanut shell through biochar and its application as  soil ameliorant. Sustainability, 13, 13796. |  
    | • | Niazi, A. R., & Ghafoor, A. (2021).  Comparative study of the mycelial characteristics of Pleurotus species  with the first time description of anamorphic stage of Pleurotus  cystidiosus from Pakistan. Agricultural Mechanization in Asia,  Africa and Latin America, 51(1), 811-820. |  
    | • | Niazi, A. R., & Ghafoor, A. (2021).  Different ways to exploit mushrooms: A review. All Life, 14(1),  450-460. |  
    | • | Niazi, A. R., & Ghafoor, A. (2021).  Mycochemical screening, mineral analysis and antioxidant efficacy of some  commercially cultivated and pharmaceutically important Pleurotus species. Der Chemica Sinica, 12(4), 1-5. |  
    | • | Niazi, A. R., & Ijaz, H. (2021). Sparassis  crispa, its proximate analysis and in-vitro biological activities. International  Journal of Medicinal Mushrooms, 23(2), 79-84. |  
    | • | Niazi, A. R., Asif, M., Izhar, A., & Khalid,  A. N. (2021). A new species of Lepiota (Agaricaceae) from Punjab,  Pakistan. Phytotaxa, 511(2), 163-174. |  
    | • | Niazi, A. R., Farooqi, A., & Afshan, N. S.  (2021). Humaria laevispora, a new cryptic species of Pezizales  (Pyronemataceae, Ascomycetes) based on morphoanatomical and phylogenetic  analysis from Pakistan. Bangladesh Journal of Plant Taxonomy, 28(2),  379–384. |  
    | • | Niazi, A. R., Naz, H., Shafique, M., &  Imran, M. (2021). Mycochemical screening and study of medicinal properties of  two Pakistani Amanita species (Agaricomycetes). International  Journal of Medicinal Mushrooms, 23(5), 33-39. |  
    | • | Niazi, A. R., Shafique, M., Imran, M., &  Khalid, A. N. (2021). Evaluation of mycochemical analysis and some in-vitro  biological activities of Russula aeruginea and Russula brevipes. International Journal of Medicinal Mushrooms |  
    | • | Nisar,  H., Wajid, B., Shahid, S., Faria Anwar, F., Wajid, I., Khatoon, A., Mian Usman  Sattar, M. U., & Saima Sadaf, S. (2021). Whole-genome sequencing as a first-tier  diagnostic framework for rare genetic diseases. Experimental Biology and  Medicine, 246, 2610–2617. |  
    | • | Noureen, K., Jabeen, K., Iqbal, S., Jahan, S.,  & Javad, S. (2021). Effect of Alternaria alternata (Fr.) Keissl.  on the physiology of pea (Pisum sativum L.). Revista de la  Facultad de Agronomía de la Universidad del Zulia, 38(3), 462–479. |  
    | • | Qurat-ul-Ain,  Nazir, A., Capareda, S. C., Shafiq, M., & Firdaus-e-Bareen. (2021).  Valorization of cotton gin trash through thermal and biological conversion for  soil application. Sustainability, 13, 13842. |  
    | • | Qurat-ul-Ain,  Shafiq, M., Capareda, S. C., & Firdaus-e-Bareen. (2021). Effect of  different temperatures on the properties of pyrolysis products of Parthenium  hysterophorus. Journal of the Saudi Chemical Society, 25, 101197. |  
    | • | Sarwar, M., Anjum, S., Ali, Q., Alam, M. W.,  & Mehboob, W. (2021). Triacontanol modulates salt stress tolerance in  cucumber by altering physiological and biochemical status of plant cell. Scientific  Reports, 11, 24504. |  
    | • | Sarwar, S., Naseer, A., & Khalid, A. N.  (2021). Cyanoboletus macroporus (Boletaceae), a new bolete species  from Pakistani forests. Karstenia, 59(1–2), 78–87. |  
    | • | Sarwar,  S., Siddique, Z., Bashir, A., & Khalid, A. N. (2021). Rubroboletus  himalayensis Sarwar & Khalid – a new mushroom from Pakistan. Bangladesh  Journal of Plant Taxonomy, 28(1), 17–26. |  
    | • | Semagn,  K., Iqbal, M., Chen, H., Perez-Lara, E., Bemister, D. H., Xiang, R., Asif, M.,  Kamran, A., Diaye, N. A., Randhawa, H., Beres, B. L., Pozniak, C., &  Spaner, D. (2021). Physical mapping of QTL in four spring wheat populations  under conventional and organic management systems. I. Earliness. Plants,  10(5), 853. |  
    | • | Semagn,  K., Iqbal, M., Chen, H., Perez-Lara, E., Bemister, D. H., Xiang, R., Asif, M.,  Kamran, A., Diaye, N. A., Randhawa, H., Beres, B. L., Pozniak, C., &  Spaner, D. (2021). Physical mapping of QTL associated with agronomic and  end-use quality traits in spring wheat under conventional and organic  management systems. Theoretical and Applied Genetics, 134, 3699–3719. |  
    | • | Um-e-Laila,  Hussain, A., Nazir, A., Shafiq, M., & Firdaus-e-Bareen. (2021). Potential  application of biochar composite derived from rice straw and animal bones to  improve plant growth. Sustainability, 13, 11104. |  
    | • | Zainab, Rauf, M., Gul, H., Sajid, Z. A., Abid,  M., Jan, U., Rahman, A. U., Behram, Ullah, I., Khan, A., Javeria, Aziz, K.,  & Begum, H. A. (2021). Identification of evolutionary conserved  promoter-based regulatory sequences for senescence-associated 29 gene. International  Journal of Computational Intelligence in Control, 13, 61–79. |  |