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LIST OF PUBLICATIONS 2021 TO 2025

LIST OF PUBLICATIONS 2021 TO 2025

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.
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