Prof. Dr. Iqbal Hussain

Professor (Tenured) at Government College University Faisalabad

Prof. Dr. Iqbal Hussain

Contact Details

Email Address driqbal@gcuf.edu.pk
Phone Number 0419203024
Office Address GC University Faisalabad
Academic Profiles
Basic Information
Full Name
Prof. Dr. Iqbal Hussain
Designation
Professor (Tenured)
Department
Botany
Faculty
Life Sciences
Email Address
driqbal@gcuf.edu.pk

Brief Statement of research work

My expertise in plant physiology-molecular biology, Identification of Physio-biochemical markers of stress tolerance, Thermal adaptation of plants for studying molecular and genetic mechanisms. Moreover, he has Interested in Environmental Sciences specifically pollution, food contamination, toxic compounds, and their remediation from Environment

Academic Background
SR. DEGREE INSTITUTE FROM TO
1 Postdoctorate Other University 2016 2017
2 Ph.D University of Agriculture, Faisalabad 2004 2009
3 Master Or Equivalent Bahauddin Zakariya University, Multan 1993 1995
4 Graduation Or Equivalent Bahauddin Zakariya University, Multan 1990 1992
5 Intermedite Or Equivalent BISE D.G. Khan 1988 1990
6 Matriculation Or Equivalent BISE Multan 1986 1988
Research Publications
SR. AUTHORS PAPER TITLE JOURNAL PAGE# YEAR VOL. IMP.F VIEW
1 Khadija Munir; Nusrat Parveen; Iqbal Hussain; Nudrat Aisha Akram Ferulic Acid Mediated Regulation of Physiological and Biochemical Responses of Maize (Zea mays L.) Under Heat Stress Journal of Soil Science and Plant Nutrition 8241???8261 2025 25 3.1
2 Sunnia Afzal, Iqbal Hussain*, Rizwan Rasheed and Nudrat Aisha Akram Ferulic acid Induced modulation in photosynthesis, redox homeostasis, and osmolyte accumulation in barley (Hordeum vulgare) under chromium stress International Journal of Agriculture and Biology 330402 2025 33 0
3 Farukh Ameen, Iqbal Hussain*, Sunnia Afzal, Rizwan Rasheed, Muhammad Arslan Ashraf, Muhammad Iqbal Crosstalk between strigolactones and major phytohormones in plants under abiotic stresses South African Journal of Botany 187-200 2025 177 2.7
4 Muhammad Asif, M. Fakhar-e-Alam, Iqbal Hussain, Irsa Amjad, Ghulam Abbas, Sara Mahmood Recent advances of mesoporous silica-based nanocomposites for photodynamic therapy: A review Process Biochemistry 79-103 2025 148 4
5 Maria Iqbal, Rohina Bashir, Iqbal Hussain, Saqib Mahmood Enhancing maize (Zea mays L.) tolerance to water stress using kaolin and potassium silicate as protective agents Cereal Research Communications 245???259 2025 53 1.9
6 Hafiza Zara Saeed, Iqbal Hussain* and Muhammad Iqbal L-Methionine mediated alleviation of lead-induced oxidative stress in linseed: Impacts on photosynthesis, antioxidant defense, and osmolyte accumulation Russian Journal of Plant Physiology 132 2025 72 1.1
7 Sunnia Afzal, Iqbal Hussain* and Rizwan Rasheed Foliar application of choline chloride and ferulic Acid regulated osmolyte accumulation, nutrient acquisition and ROS metabolism to lessen chromium effects on Barley (Hordeum vulgare) International Journal of Agriculture and Biology 15.2344. 2025 34 0
8 Iqbal Hussain*, Tadashi Sato, Badr Alharthi, Abdul Wahid, Allah Ditta, Zunaira Anwar, Aqsa Ijaz, Rashid Iqbal, Sajid Fiaz Heat induced modulation of growth parameters and gene expression profles in maize (Zea mays L.) seedlings Molecular Biology Reports 745 2025 52 2.8
9 Muhammad Nawaz, Iqbal Hussain*, Mahmood-ur-Rahman, Muhammad Arslan Ashraf, Rizwan Rasheed Gamma-aminobutyric acid and salicylic acid regulated osmolyte accumulation, nutrient acquisition, and ROS metabolism to decrease arsenic effects on Sunflower (Helianthus annuus L.) at vegetative stage Journal of Soil Science and Plant Nutrition 2605???2626 2025 25 3.1
10 Arslan Hafeez, Rizwan Rasheed, Muhammad Arslan Ashraf, Iqbal Hussain Citrulline Reduces Copper Toxicity in Sunflower (Helianthus annuus L.) by Modulating Photosynthesis, Osmoregulation, Redox Homeostasis, and Nutrient Relations Journal of Soil Science and Plant Nutrition 7565???7587 2025 25 3.1
11 Humaira Khanum, Muhammad Ishtiaq, Mehwish Maqbool, Iqbal Hussain, Khizer Hayat Bhatti, Muhammad Waqas Mazhar, & Alia Gul Evaluating the Conservation Value and Medicinal Potential of Wild Herbaceous Flora in the Sanghar Mountains of District Bhimber, AJK, Pakistan Ethnobotany Research and Applications 2024 2024 27 2.17
12 Muhammad Nawaz, Iqbal Hussain*, Mahmood-ur-Rahman, Muhammad Arslan Ashraf, Rizwan Rasheed Salicylic Acid and Gemma-Aminobutyric Acid Mediated Regulation of Growth, Metabolites, Antioxidant Defense System and Nutrient Uptake in Sunflower (Helianthus annuus L.) Under Arsenic Stress Dose-Response 15593258241258407 2024 22 2.3
13 Iqbal Hussain, Atif Ayub, Airish Nayab, Muhammad Arslan Ashraf, Muhammad Arslan Ashraf, Sadam Hussain, Manzer H. Siddiqui, Muhammad Azeem Sabir, Usman Zulfqar, and Tanveer Hussain Khan Exogenous application of silicon and zinc Attenuates drought tolerance in Eruca sativa L. through increasing chlorophyll pigments, osmoprotectants, and modulating defense mechanisms Journal of Plant Growth Regulation 3221-3237 2024 43 3.9
14 Sunaira Urooj, Rizwan Rasheed, Muhammad Arslan Ashraf, Shafaqat Ali, Iqbal Hussain Thiamine regulated osmolyte accumulation, nutrient acquisition, and ROS metabolism to lessen salinity effects on wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) Journal of Soil Science and Plant Nutrition 3560???3578 2024 24 3.4
15 Khalid Ali Khan, Muhammad Hamzah Saleem, Sunnia Afzal, Iqbal Hussain, Farukh Ameen, Shah Fahad Ferulic acid: therapeutic potential due to its antioxidant properties, role in plant growth, and stress tolerance Plant Growth Regulation 1329???1353 2024 104 3.5
16 Freeha Fatima Qureshi, Muhammad Arslan Ashraf, Rizwan Rasheed, Iqbal Hussain, Muhammad Rizwan, Muhammad Iqbal, Jean Wan Hong Yong Microbial-assisted alleviation of chromium toxicity in plants: a critical review Plant Stress 100394 2024 11 6.8
17 Muhammad Ishtiaq, Tauqeer Sardar, Iqbal Hussain, Mehwish Maqbool, Muhammad Waqas Mazhar, Abida Parveen, MuhammadAjaib, Khizar Hayat Bhatti, Tanveer Hussain, Alia Gul, MuhammadAzeem, Humaira Khanum, Ihab Mohamed Moussa, Fazal Ullah, Hosam O. Ela Traditional ethnobotanical knowledge of important local plants in Sudhnoti, Azad Kashmir, Pakistan Scientific Reports 22165 2024 14 3.8
18 MUHAMMAD ARSLAN ASHRAF; RIZWAN RASHEED; MUHAMMAD RIZWAN; IQBAL HUSSAIN; RAMISH ASLAM; FREEHA FATIMA QURESHI; ROHINA BASHIR; SHAFAQAT ALI Effect of exogenous taurine on pea (Pisum sativum L.) plants under salinity and iron deficiency stress Environmental Research 115448 2023 223 8.431
19 MUDASSIR IQBAL SHAD, MUHAMMAD ARSLAN ASHRAF, RIZWAN RASHEED, IQBAL HUSSAIN, SHAFAQAT ALI Exogenous Coumarin Decreases Phytotoxic Effects of Manganese by Regulating Ascorbate?Glutathione Cycle and Glyoxalase System to Improve Photosynthesis and Nutrient Acquisition in Sesame (Sesamum indicum L.) Journal of Soil Science and Plant Nutrition 251?274 2023 23 3.61
20 MUHAMMAD WAQAS MAZHAR, MUHAMMAD ISHTIAQ*, MEHWISH MAQBOOL, MUHAMMAD AJAIB, IQBAL HUSSAIN, TANVEER HUSSAIN, ABIDA PARVEEN, SUMAIRA THIND, TAUQEER SARDAR, RAHEEL AKRAM, MUHAMMAD AZEEM, ALIA GUL Synergistic application of calcium oxide nanoparticles and farmyard manure induces cadmium tolerance in mung bean (Vigna radiata L.) by influencing physiological and biochemical parameters PLoS ONE e0282531 2023 18 3.725
21 IQBAL HUSSAIN, SUNNIA AFZAL, MUHAMMAD ARSLAN ASHRAF, RIZWAN RASHEED, MUHAMMAD HAMZAH SALEEM, AISHAH ALATAWI, FARUKH AMEEN, SHAH FAHAD Effect of metals trace elements on wheat growth and its remediation in contaminated soil Journal of Plant Growth Regulation 2258?2282 2023 42 4.64
22 ASMA, IQBAL HUSSAIN, MUHAMMAD YASIN ASHRAF, MUHAMMAD HAMZAH SALEEM, MUHAMMAD ARSLAN ASHRAF, BABER ALI, AISHA SHEREEN, GHULAM FARID, MUHAMMAD ALI, MUHAMMAD UBAIDULLAH SHIRAZI, AMMARA SALEEM, YASSER S. MOSTAFA, MOHAMED HASHEM, GHULAM YASIN Alleviating effects of salicylic acid spray on stage-based growth and antioxidative defense system in two drought-stressed rice (Oryza sativa L.) cultivars Turkish Journal of Agriculture and Forestry 79-99 2023 47 2.669
23 JING MA, MUHAMMAD HAMZAH SALEEM, BABER ALI, RIZWAN RASHEED, MUHAMMAD ARSLAN ASHRAF, HUMERA AZIZ, SEZAI ERCISLI, SANA RIAZ, MOHSEN MOHAMED ELSHARKAWY, IQBAL HUSSAIN*, SADEQ K. ALHAG, AHMED EZZAT AHMED, DAN C. VODNAR, SAHAR MUMTAZ* AND ROMINA ALINA MAR Impact of foliar application of syringic acid on tomato (Solanum lycopersicum L.) under heavy metal stress-insights into nutrient uptake, redox homeostasis, oxidative stress, and antioxidant defense Frontiers in Plant Science 950120 2022 13 6.627
24 MUHAMMAD ISHTIAQ, HUMAIRA KHANUM, IQBAL HUSSAIN, ABIDA PARVEEN, MEHWISH MAQBOOL, SUMAIRA THIND, TANVEER HUSSAIN, MUHAMMAD AZEEM, FARAH SHABIR, HOSAM O. ELANSARY Ethnobotanical inventory and medicinal perspectives of herbal flora of Shiwalik mountainous range of District Bhimber, Azad Jammu and Kashmir, Pakistan PLoS ONE e0265028 2022 17 3.725
25 MUHAMMAD HAMZAH SALEEM, KAMAL USMAN, ABIDA PARVEEN, SHAHID ULLAH KHAN, IQBAL HUSSAIN, XIUKANG WANG, HUDA ALSHAYA, MOHAMED A. EL-SHEIKH, SHAFAQAT ALI Silicon Fertigation regimes attenuates cadmium toxicity and phytoremediation potential in two Maize (Zea mays L.) cultivars by minimizing its uptake and oxidative stress Sustainability 1462 2022 14 3.889
26 M. F. B. MFARREJ, X. WANG, M. HAMZAH SALEEM, I. HUSSAIN, R. RASHEED, M. ARSLAN ASHRAF, M. IQBAL, M. SOHAIB CHATTHA & M. NASSER ALYEMENI Hydrogen sulphide and nitric oxide mitigate the negative impacts of waterlogging stress on wheat (Triticum aestivum L.). Plant Biology (Stuttg) 670-683 2022 24 3.081
27 IQBAL HUSSAIN, HAMZAH SALEEM, SAHAR MUMTAZ, RIZWAN RASHEED, MUHAMMAD ARSLAN ASHRAF, SYEDA FASIHA AMJAD, MUZAMMAL REHMAN, HUMAIRA YASMIN, SHAKEEL AHMED, MUHAMMAD ISHTIAQ, SANA ANWAR, SHAFAQAT ALI Choline chloride mediates chromium tolerance in spinach (Spinacia oleracea L.) by restricting its uptake in relation to morpho physio biochemical attributes Journal of Plant Growth Regulation 1594?1614 2022 41 4.64
28 MUHAMMAD WAQAS MAZHAR, MUHAMMAD ISHTIAQ*, IQBAL HUSSAIN, ABIDA PARVEEN, KHIZAR HAYAT BHATTI, MUHAMMAD AZEEM, SUMAIRA THIND, MUHAMMAD AJAIB, MEHWISH MAQBOOL, TAUQEER SARDAR, KHURSHEED MUZAMMIL, NAZIM NASIR. Seed nano-priming with Zinc Oxide nanoparticles in rice mitigates drought and enhances agronomic profile PLoS ONE e026496 2022 17 3.725
29 MOHAMMED ALSAFRAN, MUHAMMAD HAMZAH SALEEM, IQBAL HUSSAIN, HAREB AL-ALJABRI, MUHAMMAD RIZWAN, KAMAL USMAN Zinc oxide nanoparticles and their biosynthesis: Overview. Life Life 594 2022 12 3.251
30 AMMARA HASSAN, ABIDA PARVEEN, SADDAM HUSSAIN, IQBAL HUSSAIN, RIZWAN RASHEED Investigating the role of different maize (Zea mays L.) cultivars by studying morpho?physiological attributes in chromium?stressed environment Environmental Science and Pollution Research 72886?72897 2022 29 4.223
31 JING MA, MUHAMMAD HAMZAH SALEEM, GHULAM YASIN, SAHAR MUMTAZ, FREEHA FATIMA QURESHI, BABER ALI, SEZAI ERCISLI, SADEQ K. ALHAG, AHMED EZZAT AHMED, DAN C. VODNAR, IQBAL HUSSAIN*, ROMINA ALINA MARC* AND FU CHE Individual and combinatorial effects of SNP and NaHS on morpho-physio-biochemical attributes and phytoextraction of chromium through Cr-stressed spinach (Spinacia oleracea L.). Frontiers in Plant Science 973740 2022 13 6.627
32 MUHAMMAD ARSLAN ASHRAF, RIZWAN RASHEED, IQBAL HUSSAIN, ARSLAN HAFEEZ, MUHAMMAD ADREES, MUHAMMAD ZIA UR REHMAN, MUHAMMAD RIZWAN, SHAFAQAT ALI Effect of different seed priming agents on chromium accumulation, oxidative defense, glyoxalase system and mineral nutrition in canola (Brassica napus L.) cultivars Environmental Pollution 119769 2022 309 9.988
33 SUMAIRA THIND, MUHAMMAD SHAFIQ CHAUDHARY, ALLAH DITTA, IQBAL HUSSAIN, ABIDA PARVEEN, NASEER ULLAH, QAISAR MAHMOOD, IBRAHIM AL-ASHKAR AND AYMAN EL-SABAGH Impact of mycorrhizal fungi from different rhizospheric soils on fungal colonization, growth, and chlorophyll contents of Cenchrus ciliaris Agronomy 2644 2022 12 3.949
34 MUHAMMAD ISHTIAQ, IQBAL HUSSAIN, KHIZAR HAYAT BHATTI, MEHWISH MAQBOOL, KHAWAJA SHAFIQUE AHMED, MUHAMMAD AJAIB, AMIN ULLAH SHAH, WAHEEDA MUSHTAQ, TANVEER HUSSAIN, ABDUL GHANI, HUMAIRA KHANUM, MUHAMMAD WAQAS MAZHAR, MUBASHIR MAZHAR, TAUQEER SARDAR, OMA Study of impacts of brickkiln emanations on soil quality of agriculture lands in selected areas of District Bhimber, Azad Jammu and Kashmir, Pakistan PLoS ONE e0258438 2022 17 3.725
35 SAIMA RIAZ, IQBAL HUSSAIN*, MUHAMMAD IBRAHIM, MUHMMAD ISHTIAQ, QASIM ALI, MUHAMMAD MUAZZAM ALI, AND MUHAMMAD SAJID HAMID AKASH Extraction and optimization of active metabolites from cluster bean: an invitro biological and phytochemical investigation. Dose-Response 1-18 2022 20 2.623
36 MUHAMMAD ARSLAN ASHRAF, RIZWAN RASHEED, IQBAL HUSSAIN, MUHAMMAD IQBAL, MUHAMMAD UMAR FAROOQ, MUHAMMAD HAMZAH SALEEM, AND SHAFAQAT ALI Taurine modulates dynamics of oxidative defense, secondary metabolism, and nutrient relation to mitigate boron and chromium toxicity in Triticum aestivum L. plants Environmental Science and Pollution Research 45527? 45548 2022 29 5.19
37 ABIDA PARVEEN, IQBAL HUSSAIN, SHAGUFTA PERVEEN, MUHAMMAD ARSLAN ASHRAF, RIZWAN RASHEED, SADDAM HUSSAIN, SAJJAD HUSSAIN, SUMAIRA THIND, ARSHAD ALI, ZAHID ULLAH, QAISAR MAHMOOD Fertigation of calcium nitrate [Ca (NO3)2] confers metal tolerance in two chickpea (Cicer arietinum L.) cultivars Arabian Journal of Geosciences 1078 2022 15 1.827
38 ALI AKBAR; MUHAMMAD ARSLAN ASHRAF; RIZWAN RASHEED; IQBAL HUSSAIN; SHAFAQAT ALI; ABIDA PARVEEN Exogenous menadione sodium bisulphite alleviates detrimental efects of alkaline stress on wheat (Triticum aestivum L.). Physiology and Molecular Biology of Plants 1889-1903 2022 28 3.023
39 MUHAMMAD KALEEM, FARAH SHABIR, IQBAL HUSSAIN, MANSOOR HAMEED, MUHAMMAD SAJID AQEEL AHMAD, ANAM MEHMOOD, WASEEM ASHFAQ, SAIMA RIAZ, ZARBAKHT AFZAAL, MUHAMMAD FAISAL MAQSOOD, UMMAR IQBAL, SYED MOHSAN RAZA SHAH, MUHAMMAD IRSHAD Alleviation of cadmium toxicity in Zea mays L. through up-regulation of growth, antioxidant defense system and organic osmolytes under calcium supplementation PLoS ONE e0269162 2022 17 3.725
40 RIZWAN RASHEED, MUHAMMAD ARSLAN ASHRAF, SAMINA JAM NAZEER AHMAD, NIGHAT PARVEEN, IQBAL HUSSAIN, ROHINA BASHIR Taurine regulates ROS metabolism, osmotic adjustment, and nutrient uptake to lessen the effects of alkaline stress on Trifolium alexandrinum L. plants South African Journal of Botany 482-498 2022 148 3.111
41 ROHINA BASHIR, HAFIZA NAILA RIAZ, SUMERA ANWAR, NUSRAT PARVEEN, RAZIEH KHALILZADEH, IQBAL HUSSAIN, SAQIB MAHMOOD Morpho?physiological changes in carrots by foliar ??aminobutyric acidunder drought stress Brazilian Journal of Botany 57?68 2021 44 1.296
42 WAJEEHA YASEEN, MUHAMMAD IQBAL*, IQBAL HUSSAIN, SAMIRA KHALIQ AND MUHAMMAD ARSLAN ASHRAF Exogenous menadione sodium bisulphite increases pigments, osmoprotectants and alters metabolism to attenuate cadmium toxicity on growth and yield in summer squash (Cucurbita pepo) International Journal of Agriculture & Biology 1321?1330 2021 25 .822
43 ASMA, IQBAL HUSSAIN*, MUHAMMAD YASIN ASHRAF, MUHAMMAD ARSLAN ASHRAF, RIZWAN RASHEED, MUHAMMAD IQBAL, SUMERA ANWAR, AISHA SHEREEN AND MUHAMMAD ATHAR KHAN Assessment of rice (Oryza sativa L.) genotypes for drought stress tolerance using morpho-physiological indices as a screening technique Pakistan Journal of Botany 45-58 2021 53 .972
44 IQBAL HUSSAIN*, KANWAL REHMAN, MUHAMMAD ARSLAN ASHRAF, RIZWAN RASHEED, JAVERIA GUL, MUHAMMAD SAJID HAMID AKASH*, ROHINA BASHIR Effect of pharmaceutical effluents on growth, oxidative defense, secondary metabolism and ion homeostasis in carrot. Dose-Response 1-11 2021 19 2.658
45 MUHAMMAD ISHTIAQ, MEHWISH MAQBOOL, MUHAMMAD AJAIB, MAQSOOD AHMED, IQBAL HUSSAIN, HUMAIRA KHANAM, WAHEEDA MUSHTAQ, TANVEER HUSSAIN, SHEHZAD AZAM, KHIZAR HAYAT BHATTI, ABDUL GHANI. Ethnomedicinal and folklore inventory of wild plants used by rural communities of valley Samahni, District Bhimber Azad Jammu and Kashmir, Pakistan PLOS One e0243151 2021 16 3.24
46 ABIDA PARVEEN*, MUHAMMAD ARSLAN ASHRAF, IQBAL HUSSAIN, SHAGUFTA PERVEEN, RIZWAN RASHEED, QAISAR MAHMOOD**, SHAHID HUSSAIN, ALLAH DITTA, ABEER HASHEM, AL-BANDARI FAHAD AL-ARJANI, ABDULAZIZ A. ALQARAWI, ELSAYED FATHI ABD_ALLAH Promotion of growth and physiological characteristics in water-stressed Triticum aestivum in relation to foliar-application of salicylic acid Water (Switzerland) 1316 2021 13 3.103
47 SUMAIRA THIND, IQBAL HUSSAIN*, SHAFAQAT ALI, RIZWAN RASHEED AND MUHAMMAD ARSLAN ASHRAF Silicon application modulates growth, physio-chemicals and antioxidants in wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) exposed to different cadmium regimes Dose-Response 1-15 2021 19 2.658
48 SAIMA RIAZ, IQBAL HUSSAIN*, MUHAMMAD IBRAHIM, RIZWAN RASHEED, MUHAMMAD ARSLAN ASHRAF Choline chloride mediates salinity tolerance in cluster bean (Cyamopsis tetragonoloba L.) by improving growth, oxidative defense, and secondary metabolism Dose Response 1-19 2021 19 2.658
49 MUHAMMAD AJAIB, MUHAMMAD ISHTIAQ*, KHIZAR HAYAT BHATTI, IQBAL HUSSAIN, MEHWISH MAQBOOL, TANVEER HUSSAIN, WAHEEDA MUSHTAQ, ABDUL GHANI, MUHAMMAD AZEEM, SARDAR MUHAMMAD RAFIQUE KHAN, SUMAIRA THIND, ROHINA BASHIR Inventorization of traditional ethnobotanical uses of wild plants of Dawarian and Ratti Gali areas of District Neelum, Azad Jammu and Kashmir Pakistan PLoS ONE e0255010 2021 16 3.24
50 SHAHZADA BAKHTIAR AMIR, RIZWAN RASHEED*, MUHAMMAD ARSLAN ASHRAF, IQBAL HUSSAIN, MUHAMMAD IQBAL. Hydrogen sulfide mediates defense response in safflower by regulating secondary metabolism, oxidative defense and elemental uptake under drought Physiologia Plantarum 795?808 2021 172 4.5
51 KANWAL IRSHAD, KANWAL REHMAN, MUHAMMAD SAJID HAMID AKASH*, IQBAL HUSSAIN* Biochemical investigation of therapeutic potential of resveratrol against arsenic intoxication Dose-Response 1-13 2021 19 2.658
52 SUMAIRA THIND, IQBAL HUSSAIN*, RIZWAN RASHEED, MUHAMMAD ARSLAN ASHRAF, ABIDA PARVEEN, ALLAH DITTA, SADDAM HUSSAIN, NIGHAT KHALIL, ZAHID ULLAH, QAISAR MAHMOOD Alleviation of cadmium stress by silicon nanoparticles during different phenological stages of Ujala wheat variety Arabian Journal of Geosciences 1028 2021 14 1.827
53 SANA ARSHAD, IQBAL HUSSAIN*, MUHAMMAD IBRAHIM, MUHAMMAD IMRAN, MOHAMMAD ALI ASSIRI, SUMAIRA THIND, MUHAMMAD BILAL, AHMAD IRFAN AND ABDULLAH G. AL-SEHEM Biochemical studies on protein, phenolic contents and antioxidant activities of Sida cordifolia extracts Bulletin of the Chemical Society of Ethiopia 427-434 2020 34 .837
54 RIZWAN RASHEED, MUHAMMAD ARSLAN ASHRAF, ASMA ARSHAD, MUHAMMAD IQBAL, IQBAL HUSSAIN Interactive effects of chitosan and cadmium on growth, secondary metabolism, oxidative defense, and element uptake in pea (Pisum sativum L.) Arabian Journal of Geosciences 847 2020 13 1.327
55 FAISAL MEHDI, KAZIM ALI, NESHEMAN HUMA, IQBAL HUSSAIN, ABID AZHAR, SADDIA GALANI Comparative biochemical analysis of high and low sucrose accumulating sugarcane varieties at formative stage under heat stress Journal of Agricultural Sciences-Tarim Bilimleri Dergisi 78-86 2020 26 .417
56 RIZWAN RASHEED, HUMAIRA YASMEEN, IQBAL HUSSAIN, MUHAMMAD IQBAL, MUHAMMAD ARSLAN ASHRAF AND ABIDA PARVEEN Exogenously applied 5-aminolevulinic acid modulates growth, secondary metabolism and oxidative defense in sunflower under water deficit stress Physiology and Molecular Biology of Plant 489?499 2020 26 2.005
57 SUMAIRA THIND, IQBAL HUSSAIN*, SHAFAQAT ALI, SADDAM HUSSAIN, RIZWAN RASHEED, BASHARAT ALI, HAFIZ ATHAR HUSSAIN Physiological and biochemical bases of foliar silicon-induced alleviation of cadmium toxicity in wheat Journal of Soil Science and Plant Nutrition 2714-2730 2020 20 2.156
58 ZARBAKHT AFZAAL, IQBAL HUSSAIN*, MUHAMMAD ARSLAN ASHRAF, RIZWAN RASHEED, MUHAMMAD TARIQ JAVED, MAHMOOD-UR-RAHMAN ANSARI, SUMERA ANWER, MUHAMMAD IQBAL. Lead induced modulation in growth, chlorophyll pigment, element uptake, antioxidant enzyme regulation, gene expression and fruit quality in two tomato cultivars International Journal of Agriculture & Biology 1732?1744 2020 24 .802
59 IQBAL HUSSAIN*, RIZWAN RASHEED, MUHAMMAD ARSLAN ASHRAF, MUHAMMAD MOHSIN, SYED MUHAMMAD ALI SHAH, DR ABID RASHID, MUHAMMAD AKRAM, JAWERIA NISAR, AND MUHAMMAD RIAZ Foliar applied acetylsalicylic acid induced growth and key-biochemical changes in chickpea (Cicer arietinum L.) under drought stress Dose response 1-13 2020 18 2.438
60 SAGHIR ABBAS, MUHAMMAD TARIQ JAVED, MUHAMMAD SHAHID, IQBAL HUSSAIN, MUHAMMAD ZULQURNAIN HAIDER, HASSAN JAVED CHAUDHARY, KASHIF TANWIR, AWAIS MAQSOOD Acinetobacter sp. SG-5 inoculation alleviates cadmium toxicity in differentially Cd tolerant maize cultivars as deciphered by improved physio-biochemical attributes, antioxidants and nutrient physiology Plant Physiology and Biochemistry 815-827 2020 155 3.72
61 FREEHA FATIMA QURESHI, MUHAMMAD ARSLAN ASHRAF, RIZWAN RASHEED, SHAFAQAT ALI, IQBAL HUSSAIN, AFTAB AHMED, MUHAMMAD IQBAL Organic chelates decrease phytotoxic effects and enhance chromium uptake by regulating chromium-speciation in castor bean (Ricinus communis L.) Science of the Total Environment 137061 2020 716 6.551
62 SUMERA ANWAR, SHAHBAZ KHAN, IQBAL HUSSAIN, ROHINA BASHIR & SHAH FAHAD Chelators induced uptake of cadmium and modulation of water relation, antioxidants and photosynthetic traits of maize Environmental Science and Pollution Research 17577-17590 2019 26 2.914
63 IQBAL HUSSAIN*, ABIDA PARVEEN, RIZWAN RASHEED, MUHAMMAD ARSLAN ASHRAF, MUHAMMAD IBRAHIM, SAIMA RIAZ, ZARBHAKHAT AFZAAL, AND MUHAMMAD IQBAL Exogenous silicon modulates growth, physio-chemicals and antioxidants in barley (Hordeum vulgare L.) exposed to different temperature regimes Silicon 2753???2762 2019 11 1.21
64 WASEEM BASHIR, SUMERA ANWAR, QIANG ZHAO, IQBAL HUSSAIN, FUTI XIE* Interactive effect of drought and cadmium stress on soybean root morphology and gene expression Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety 90-104 2019 175 4.527
65 RIZWAN RASHEED, ABIDA PARVEEN, MUHAMMAD RIAZ, MUHAMMAD SALEEM ARIF, IQBAL HUSSAIN, SAIMA FIRDOUS, MUHAMMAD IQBAL, MUHAMMAD ARSLAN ASHRAF Soil biochar ameliorates salinity stress and improves nutrient uptake, biomass production and physiochemical parameters in sunflower International Journal of Agriculture and Biology 1663?1674 2019 22 .823
66 ABIDA PARVEEN, IQBAL HUSSAIN*, RIZWAN RASHEED, SAQIB MAHMOOD, AND ABDUL WAHID Potential of thiourea in modifying membrane stability, osmoprotectants, vitamins and antioxidants levels under cadmium stress in maize International Journal of Agriculture and Biology 2862???2870 2018 20 .869
67 MUHAMMAD ARSLAN ASHRAF, ALI AKBAR, ABIDA PARVEEN, RIZWAN RASHEED, IQBAL HUSSAIN, AND MUHAMMAD IQBAL Phenological application of selenium differentially improves growth, oxidative defense and ion homeostasis in maize under salinity stress Plant Physiology and Biochemistry 268-280 2018 23 2.718
68 MUHAMMAD NAVEED IQBAL, RIZWAN RASHEED, MUHAMMAD YASIN ASHRAF, MUHAMMAD ARSLAN ASHRAF, & IQBAL HUSSAIN Exogenously applied zinc and copper mitigate salinity effect in maize (Zea mays L.) by improving key physiological and biochemical attributes Environmental Science and Pollution Research 23883???23896 2018 25 2.741
69 MUHAMMAD IBRAHIM, KANWAL REHMAN, ANEEZA RAZZAQ, IQBAL HUSSAIN, TAHIR FAROOQ, AMJAD HUSSAIN, MUHAMMAD SAJID HAMID AKASH Investigations of phytochemical constituents and their pharmacological properties isolated from genus utrica: Critical review and analysis Critical Reviews??? in Eukaryotic Gene Expression 25-66 2018 28 1.734
70 RIZWAN RASHEED, MUHAMMAD ARSLAN ASHRAF???, SEHRISH KAMRAN, MUHAMMAD IQBAL, AND IQBAL HUSSAIN Menadione sodium bisulphite mediated growth, secondary metabolism, nutrient uptake and oxidative defense in okra (Abelmoschus esculentus Moench) under cadmium stress Journal of Hazardous Materials 604-614 2018 360 6.434
71 RIZWAN RASHEED, MUHAMMAD IQBAL, MUHAMMAD ARSLAN ASHRAF, IQBAL HUSSAIN, FAHAD SHAFIQ, ATIQA YOUSAF AND AHMAD ZAHEER Glycine betaine counteracts the inhibitory effects of waterlogging on growth, photosynthetic pigments, oxidative defense system, nutrient composition and fruit quality in tomato The Journal of Horticultural Science & Biotechnology 385-391 2018 93 .715
72 ABIDA KAUSER, SYED MUHAMMAD ALI SHAH, NAEEM IQBAL, MIAN ANJUM MURTAZA, IQBAL HUSSAIN, ASMA IRSHAD, SUHAILA NASIR, MUHAMMAD AKRAM, NAVEED MUNIR, MUHAMMAD RIAZ In vitro antioxidant and cytotoxic potential of methanolic extracts of selected indigenous medicinal plants Progress in Nutrition 706-712 2018 20 .323
73 IQBAL HUSSAIN*, MUHAMMAD ARSLAN ASHRAF, RIZWAN RASHEED, MUHAMMAD IQBAL, MUHAMMAD IBRAHIM, TANZELLA ZAHID, SUMAIRA THIND & FARHAN SAEED Cadmium-induced perturbations in growth, oxidative defense system, catalase gene expression and fruit quality in tomato International Journal of Agriculture and Biology 61-68 2017 16 .746
74 MUHAMMAD ARSLAN ASHRAF, IQBAL HUSSAIN, RIZWAN RASHEED, MUHAMMAD IQBAL, MUHAMMAD RIAZ, MUHAMMAD SALEEM ARIF Advances in microbe-assisted reclamation of heavy metal contaminated soils over the last decade: A review. Journal of Environmental Management 132-143 2017 198 4.01
75 MUHAMMAD IBRAHIM, KANWAL REHMAN, IQBAL HUSSAIN, TAHIR FAROOQ, BISHARAT ALI, IRUM MAJEED, MUHAMMAD SAJID HAMID AKASH Ethnopharmacological investigations of phytochemical constituents isolated from genus Cuscuta Critical Reviews??? in Eukaryotic Gene Expression 113-150 2017 27 1.559
76 SAQIB MEHMOOD, IQBAL HUSSAIN, MUHAMMAD ARSLAN ASHRAF, ABIDA PERVEEN, SADIA JAVED, MUHAMMAD IQBAL, BEENISH AFZAL Tyrosine-priming modulates phenylpropanoid pathway in maize grown under different pH regimes Cereal Research Communications 214-224 2017 45 .496
77 SUMAIRA QUTAB, MUHAMMAD IQBAL, RIZWAN RASHEED, MUHAMMAD ASHRAF, IQBAL HUSSAIN & NUDRAT AKRAM Root zone selenium reduces cadmium toxicity by modulating tissue specific growth and metabolism in maize (Zea mays L.) Archives of Agronomy and Soil Science 1900-1911 2017 63 2.137
78 IQBAL HUSSAIN*, ASIF SIDDIQUE, MUHAMMAD ARSLAN ASHRAF, RIZWAN RASHEED, MUHAMMAD IBRAHIM, MUHAMMAD IQBAL, SOBIA AKBAR, MUHAMMAD IMRAN Does exogenous application of ascorbic acid modulate growth, photosynthetic pigments and oxidative defense in okra (Abelmoschus esculentus (L.) Moench) under lead stress? Acta Physiologia Plantarum 144 2017 39 1.364
79 IQBAL HUSSAIN*, MUHAMMAD ARSLAN ASHRAF, RIZWAN RASHEED , MUHAMMAD IQBAL , MUHAMMAD IBRAHIM , AND SHAMILA ASHRAF Heat shock increases oxidative stress to modulate growth and physico-chemical attributes in diverse maize cultivars International Agrophysics 519-531 2016 30 1.067
80 RIZWAN RASHEED, ABDUL WAHID, IQBAL HUSSAIN, SAQIB MAHMOOD AND ABIDA PERVEEN Partial repair of salinity-induced damage to sprouting sugarcane buds by proline and glycinebetaine pretreatment Protoplasma 803-813 2016 253 2.343
81 SAQIB MAHMOOD, TARIQ MAHMOOD, IQBAL HUSSIAN*, SADIA JAVED, BEENISH AFZAL, FREEHA GHAFFAR, MUHAMMAD IQBAL, MUHAMMAD AKRAM, AND SYED MUHAMMAD ALI SHAH Efficacy of differently applied tyrosine and tryptophan for modulation of phenolic metabolism in trachyspermum ammi (L.) sprague seedlings Pakistan Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences 1847-1851 2016 29 .682
82 SODAH BINT MUSTAFA, ZAHID MEHMOOD, NAHEED AKHTER, ABIDA KAUSER, IQBAL HUSSAIN, ABID RASHID, MUHAMMAD AKRAM, IMTIAZ MAHMOOD TAHIR, NAVEED MUNIR,MUHAMMAD RIAZ, SAMIA GUL NIAZI, ABID ALI, MUHAMMAD MUDASSAR ASHRAF, UMBREEN NAZ, HAMMAD AHMED, SM ALI SHAH Medicinal plants and management of Diabetes Mellitus: A review Pakistan Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences 1885-1891 2016 29 .682
83 MUHAMMAD IBRAHIM, IQBAL HUSSAIN*, NUSRAT HUSSAIN, ARRUJE HAMEED, TAHIR FAROOQ, AMJAD HUSSAIN, MUHAMMAD SAJID HAMID AKASH AND SHABBIR HUSSAIN Amberinone , a new guaianolide from Amberboa ramosa Natural Product Research 110-114 2016 30 1.057
84 MUHAMMAD ARSLAN ASHRAF, MUHAMMAD IQBAL, IQBAL HUSSAIN, AND RIZWAN RASHEED Physiological and biochemical approaches for salinity tolerance. Managing Salt Tolerance in Plants: Molecular and Genomic Perspective Book name (Managing Salt Tolerance in Plants) 79-114 2015 0 0
85 MUHAMMAD ARSLAN ASHRAF, RIZWAN RASHEED, IQBAL HUSSAIN, MUHAMMAD IQBAL, MUHAMMAD ZULQURNAIN HAIDER, SADIA PARVEEN AND MUHAMMAD ASIM SAJID Hydrogen peroxide modulates antioxidant system and nutrient relation in maize (Zea mays L.) under water-deficit conditions Archives of Agronomy and Soil Science 507-523 2015 61 1.118
86 ABIDA PERVEEN, ABDUL WAHID, SAQIB MAHMOOD, IQBAL HUSSAIN, RIZWAN RASHEED Possible mechanism of medium-supplemented thiourea in improving growth, gas exchange, and photosynthetic pigments in cadmium-stressed maize (Zea mays) Brazillian Journal of Botany 71-79 2015 38 .734
87 IQBAL HUSSAIN , MUHAMMAD ARSLAN ASHRAF, RIZWAN RASHEED, ANUM ASGHAR, MUHAMMAD ASIM SAJID, MUHAMMAD IQBAL Exogenous application of silicon at the boot stage decreases accumulation of cadmium in wheat grains Brazilian Journal of Botany 223-234 2015 38 .734
88 MUHAMMAD IQBAL*, IQBAL HUSSAIN, HENA LIAQAT, M. ARSLAN ASHRAF , RIZWAN RASHEED , AZIZ UR REHMAN Exogenously applied selenium reduces oxidative stress and induces heat tolerance in spring wheat Plant Physiology and Biochemistry 95-103 2015 94 2.928
89 IQBAL HUSSAIN*, RIZWAN RASHEED, SAQIB MAHMOOD, ABIDA PARVEEN, ISLAM-UD-DIN AND ABDUL WAHID Seasonal variations in growth and nutrients of two maize varieties under glasshouse generated heat stress International Journal of Agriculture and Biology 233-240 2015 17 .734
90 RIZWAN RASHEED, MUHAMMAD ARSLAN ASHRAF, IQBAL HUSSAIN, ABIDA PARVEEN, RIZWAN ALAM AND MUHAMMAD IQBAL Physiological and biochemical markers to optimize sugar mill wastewater for irrigation in maize (Zea mays L.) crop Brazilian Journal of Botany 51-61 2015 38 .734
91 MUHAMMAD IQBAL, IQBAL HUSSAIN, ASMA HABIB, MUHAMMAD ARSLAN ASHRAF, AND RIZWAN RASHEED Effect of semi-arid environment on some nutritional and anti-nutritional attributes of calendula (Calendula officinalis) Journal of Chemistry 1-8 2015 2015 .996
Professional Journey

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International Exposure
SR. COUNTRY FUNDING AGENCY DURATION (Y/M/D) PURPOSE
1 JAPAN PHEC 1/0/0 POSTDOC Training
Professional qualifications & traninings
SR. INSTITUTE CERTIFICATE YEAR MAJOR SUBJECT
1 Department of Environmental Life Science, Tohoku University, Sendai, Japan POSTDOCTORATE 2016 - 2017 Genomic Squencing
2 Govt. F.B Ghousia Degree 333 F.B. Farid Abad, Toba Tak Sing, Punjab, Pakistan COMPUTER DIPLOMA IN OFFICE MANAGEMENT 2003 - 2004 Office management
3 Allama Iqbal Open University, Islamabad M.ED 2000 - 2002 Teacher Education
4 Allama Iqbal Open University, Islamabad B.ED 1996 - 1997 Teaching of Biology and Chemistry
5 Govt. Elementary College Kot Adu (M.Garh) CERTIFICATED TEACHER (CT) 1992 - 1993 Science
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