Dr. M. Sohail Akram

Associate Professor at Government College University Faisalabad

Dr. M. Sohail Akram

Contact Details

Email Address msohailakram@gcuf.edu.pk
Phone Number 041-9201488
Office Address GC University Faisalabad
Academic Profiles
Basic Information
Full Name
Dr. M. Sohail Akram
Designation
Associate Professor
Department
Botany
Faculty
Life Sciences
Email Address
msohailakram@gcuf.edu.pk

Brief Statement of research work

Plant-microbe interactions (under hostile environmental conditions); Identification and characterization of novel plant-associated rhizobacteria; Plant tissue culture; Gene expression analysis Bacterial identification/characterization, Gene cloning, Recombinant protein synthesis, Plant transformation, Enzyme kinetics

Academic Background
SR. DEGREE INSTITUTE FROM TO
1 Ph.D University of the Punjab, Lahore 2005 2012
Research Publications
SR. AUTHORS PAPER TITLE JOURNAL PAGE# YEAR VOL. IMP.F VIEW
1 Aneeqa Munawar, M. Tariq Javed, Nudrat Aisha Akram, Sadia Zafar, M. Sohail Akram Ethylene precursor, 1-amino cyclopropane-1-carboxylic acid, induced distinct morpho-physio-biochemical improvements to cadmium-stressed mungbean (Vigna radiata L.). South African Journal of Botany 224-233 2025 179 2.7
2 Aneeqa Munawar, M. Sohail Akram*, Shafaqat Ali, Pallab K. Sarker, and Mohamed A. El-Sheikh Deciphering morphological and biochemical modulations in mungbean by application of ethylene precursor and inhibitors under cadmium stress Scientific Reports 15294 2025 15 3.9
3 Sidra Batool, Sijal Fatima, Uzma Qaisar, Muhammad Shahid, M. Sohail Akram Burkholderia sp. AQ12���mediated molecular adjustments assist growth of salt���stressed cotton (Gossypium hirsutum L.) by modulating biochemical status and nutrient acquisition patterns Journal of Soil Science and Plant Nutrition 2140���2155 2025 25 3
4 Sidra Batool, Khadija Rafiq, M. Saeed, Atyia Naeem, M. Shahid Munir Chohan and M. Sohail Akram Achromobacter sp. FB-14 mediated morpho-physio-biochemical and molecular improvements in cotton subjected to salt stress BMC Plant Biology 1095 2025 25 4.8
5 Nimra Zafar, Nudrat Aisha Akram, Kaneez Fatima, Sibgha Noreen, M. Sohail Akram, Saliha Umer, Muhammad Ashraf, Abdulaziz Abdullah Alsahli, Sheikh Mansoor Drought-induced changes in plant-yield interlinked biochemistry of cauliflower (Brassica oleracea L. var. botrytis) by exogenously applied alpha-tocopherol Journal of King Saud University - Science 103028 2024 36 3.6
6 Raheel Parvez Abbasi, Khadija Rafiq, Sijal Fatima, Muhammad Tariq Javed, Muhammad Azeem and M. Sohail Akram In vitro silicon supplementation enhanced acclimatisation and growth of sugarcane (Saccharum officinarum) via improved antioxidant and nutrient acquisition patterns in saline soil Functional Plant Biology FP22275 2024 51 2.6
7 Muhammad Hussaan, Saghir Abbas, Qasim Ali, M. Sohail Akram, Kashif Tanwir, Ahmad Raza, Sherjeel Hashmat, Muhammad Aqeel, Hassan Javed Chaudhary, Muhammad Tariq Javed Elucidating the mechanistic role of zinc���lysine to enhance cd tolerance in diverse wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) cultivars through distinct morpho���physio���biochemical improvements under cd stress Journal of Soil Science and Plant Nutrition 5419���5437 2023 23 2.83
8 Raheel Parvez Abbasi, M. Sohail Akram*, Khadija Rafiq, Saadia Basheer, and Naeem Iqbal Staphyllococcus scuiri SAT-17 facilitated in vitro regenerated sugarcane plantlets cultivation in saline soil by harmonizing oxidative signaling, photosynthetic efficiency and nutrients uptake patterns Journal of Soil Science and Plant Nutrition 163���176 2023 23 2.83
9 Farwa Basit, Muhammad Shahid, Saghir Abbas, Tahir Naqqash, M. Sohail Akram, Muhammad Tahir, Muhammad Azeem, Yibei Cai, Shuhan Jia, Jin Hu, Xinqiang Liang, Yajing Guan Protective role of ZnO nanoparticles in soybean seedlings growth and stress management under Cr���enriched conditions Plant Growth Regulation 703���716 2023 100 3.82
10 NAILA EMANUIL, M. SOHAIL AKRAM, , SHAFAQAT ALI, , ALI MAJRASHI, M. IQBAL, MOHAMED A. EL-ESAWI, ALLAH DITTA AND HESHAM F. ALHARBY Exogenous Caffeine (1,3,7-Trimethylxanthine) Application Diminishes Cadmium Toxicity by Modulating Physio-Biochemical Attributes and Improving the Growth of Spinach (Spinacia oleracea L.) Sustainability 2806 2022 14 3.251
11 Kashif Tanwir, M. Shahid, Saghir Abbas, Qasim Ali, M. Sohail Akram, Hassan Javed Chaudhary, Muhammad Tariq Javed Deciphering distinct root exudation, ionomics, and physio���biochemical attributes of Serratia marcescens CP���13 inoculated differentially Cd tolerant Zea mays cultivars Environmental Science and Pollution Research 71632���71649 2022 29 5.8
12 KASHIF TANWIR, M. TARIQ JAVED, SAGHIR ABBAS, M. SHAHID, M. SOHAIL AKRAM, HASSAN JAVED CHAUDHARY, M. IQBAL Serratia sp. CP-13 alleviates Cd toxicity by morpho-physio-biochemical improvements, antioxidative potential and diminished Cd uptake in Zea mays L. cultivars differing in Cd tolerance Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety 111584 2021 208 6.29
13 KHADIJA RAFIQ, M. SOHAIL AKRAM, M. SHAHID, UZMA QAISAR AND NAEEM RASHID Staphylococcus sciuri SAT-17 improved the growth of salt stressed maize (Zea mays L.) by modulated expression of stress responsive genes and anti-oxidative defence mechanisms Pakistan Journal of Agricultural Sciences 1331-1338 2021 58 .748
14 NAIMA HAFEEZ MIAN, SAQIB MAHMOOD, M. SOHAIL AKRAM, QASIM ALI, M. AZEEM Evaluation of drought tolerance potential of mungbean (Vigna radiata L.) R. Wilczek germplasm resources: Growyth, pigmentation, and oxidative defence mechanism Fresenius Environmental Bulletin 10313-325 2021 30 .553
15 M. SOHAIL AKRAM, AMBREEN KHADIJA ALVI, AND JAVED IQBAL Enhanced in vitro regeneration in sugarcane (Saccharum officinarum L.) by use of alternate high-low picloram doses and thidiazuron supplementation Cytology and Genetics 566–575 2021 55 .579
16 NAILA EMANUIL, M. SOHAIL AKRAM, SHAFAQAT ALI, MOHAMED A. EL-ESAWI, M. IQBAL AND MOHAMMED NASSER ALYEMENI Peptone-Induced Physio-Biochemical Modulations Reduce Cadmium Toxicity and Accumulation in Spinach (Spinacia oleracea L.) Plants 1806 2020 9 2.76
17 M. SHAHID, M. TARIQ JAVED, KASHIF TANWIR, M. SOHAIL AKRAM, SYEDA KHOLA TAZEEN, M. HAMZAH SALEEM, SAJID MASOOD, SADIA MUJTABA, HASSAN JAVED CHAUDHARY Plant growth-promoting Bacillus sp. strain SDA-4 confers Cd tolerance by physio-biochemical improvements, better nutrient acquisition and diminished Cd uptake in Spinacia oleracea L Physiology and Molecular Biology of Plants 2417–2433 2020 26 2.39
18 SAGHIR ABBAS, M.TARIQ JAVED, QASIM ALI, M. SOHAIL AKRAM, KASHIF TANWIR, SHAFAQAT ALI, HASSAN JAVED CHAUDHARY, NAEEM IQBAL Elucidating Cd-mediated distinct rhizospheric and in planta ionomic and physio-biochemical responses of two contrasting Zea mays L. cultivars Physiology and Molecular Biology of Plants 297–312 2020 27 2.39
19 SHERJEEL HASHMAT, M. SHAHID, KASHIF TANWIR, SAGHIR ABBAS, QASIM ALI, NABEEL KHAN NIAZI, M. SOHAIL AKRAM, M. HAMZAH SALEEM, M. TARIQ JAVED Elucidating distinct oxidative stress management, nutrient acquisition and yield responses of Pisum sativum L. fertigated with diluted and treated wastewater Agricultural Water Management 106720 2020 247 4.72
20 SAADIA BASHEER, NAEEM RASHID, MUHAMMAD SOHAIL AKRAM & MUHAMMAD AKHTAR. A highly stable laccase from Bacillus subtilis strain R5: gene cloning and characterization Bioscience, Biotechnology, and Biochemistry 36-445 2019 83 1.063
21 MUHAMMAD SHAHID, MUHAMMAD TARIQ JAVED, SAJID MASOOD, MUHAMMAD AZEEM, QASIM ALI, RABIA GILLANI, FARWA BASIT, AMMARA ABID, SYLVIA LINDBERG Serratia sp. CP���13 augments the growth of cadmium (Cd) stressed Linum usitatissimum L. by limited Cd uptake, enhanced nutrient acquisition and anti���oxidative potential Journal of Applied Microbiology 36-445 2019 10 2.16
22 M.S.K. KHAN, M. SAEED, S. PERVEEN, M.S. AKRAM AND J. IQBAL QSY-3 controls multiple morphology, phenology and grain yield traits in rice (oryza satival.) under salinity stress The J. Animal and Plant Sciences 1803-1812 2018 28 .407
23 M.T JAVED, M.S. AKRAM, N. HABIB, K. TANWIR, Q. ALI, N.K. NIAZI, H. GUL AND N. IQBAL Deciphering the growth, organic acid exudations, and ionic homeostasis of Amaranthus viridis L. and Portulaca oleracea L. under lead chloride stress Environmental Science and Pollution Research 2958���2971 2018 25 2.8
24 M. SHAHID, M.S. AKRAM, M.A. KHAN, M. ZUBAIR, S.M. SHAH, M. ISMAIL, G. SHABIR, S. BASHEER, K. ASLAM AND M. TARIQ A phytobene���cial strain Planomicrobium sp. MSSA-10 triggered oxidative stress responsive mechanisms and regulated the growth of pea plants under induced saline environment. Journal of Applied Microbiology 1566���1579 2018 124 2.16
25 M. TARIQ JAVED, M. SOHAIL AKRAM, KASHIF TANWIR, HASSAN JAVED CHAUDHARY, QASIM ALI, EVA STOLTZ, SYLVIA LINDBERG Cadmium spiked soil modulates root organic acids exudation and ionic contents of two differentially Cd tolerant maize (Zea mays L.) cultivars Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety 216-225 2017 141 3.13
26 SAADIA BASHEER, NAEEM RASHID, RAZA ASHRAF, M. SOHAIL AKRAM, MASOOD AHMED SIDDIQUI, TADAYUKI IMANAKA AND M. AKHTAR Identification of a novel copper-activated and halide-tolerant laccase in Geobacillus thermopakistaniensis Extremophiles 563-571 2017 21 2.236
27 SHAGUFTA PERVEEN, MUHAMMAD IQBAL, ABIDA PERVEEN, MUHAMMAD SOHAIL AKRAM, MUHAMMAD SHAHBAZ, SHEHNAL AKBAR, AND ANEEQA MEHBOOB Exogenous triacontanol-mediated increase in phenolics, proline, activity of nitrate reductase, and shoot k+ confers salt tolerance in maize (Zea mays L.) Brazilian Journal of Botany 1-11 2017 40 .734
28 PERVEEN S., SHAHBAZ M., IQBAL M., AKRAM M.S., PARVEEN A. AND ALI H.M.M. Induction of cadmium stress tolerance in Triticum aestivum L. by alfalfa leaf extract Applied Ecology and Environmental Research 91-105 2016 14 .5
29 MUHAMMAD S. AKRAM, MUHAMMAD SHAHID, MOHSIN TARIQ, MUHAMMAD AZEEM, MUHAMMAD T. JAVED, SEEMAB SALEEM AND SABA RIAZ Deciphering Staphylococcus sciuri SAT-17 Mediated Anti-oxidative Defense Mechanisms and Growth Modulations in Salt Stressed Maize (Zea mays L.) Frontiers in Microbiology 1 2016 1 4.165
30 NOMAN HABIB, M. SOHAIL AKRAM, M. TARIQ JAVED, MUHAMMAD AZEEM, DASIM ALI, HUMA LUBNA SHAHEEN, MUHAMMAD ASHRAF Nitric oxide regulated improvement in growth and yield of rice plants grown under salinity stress: antioxidant defense system Applied Ecology and Environmental Research 91-105 2016 14 .5
31 KASHIF TANWIR, M. SOHAIL AKRAM, SAJID MASOOD, HASSAN JAVED CHAUDHARY, SYLVIA LINDBERG & M. TARIQ JAVED Cadmium-induced rhizospheric pH dynamics modulated nutrient acquisition and physiological attributes of maize (Zea mays L.) Environmental Science and Pollution Research 9193-9203 2015 22 2.76
32 MUHAMMAD AZEEM, NAEEM IQBAL, SHAKILA KAUSAR, M. TARIQ JAVED, M. SOHAIL AKRAM & M. ASIM SAJID Efficacy of silicon priming and fertigation to modulate seedlings vigor and ion homeostasis of wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) under saline environment Environmental Science and Pollution Research 14367-14371 2015 22 2.76
33 TAHIRA YASMEEN, QASIM ALI, FAISAL ISLAM, ALI NOMAN, M. SOHAIL AKRAM, M. TARIQ JAVED Biologically treated wastewater fertigation induced growth and yieldenhancement effects in Vigna radiata L. Agricultural Water Management 124-130 2014 146 2.603
Professional Journey

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International Exposure
SR. COUNTRY FUNDING AGENCY DURATION (Y/M/D) PURPOSE
1 UNITED STATES OF AMERICA (USA) HEC, Pakistan 0/8/0 To conduct a part of PhD dissertation work and get training in the field of plant genetic engineering. I worked with Dr. Zhanyuan Zhang at University of Missouri, Columbia, MO, USA
2 UNITED STATES OF AMERICA (USA) USDA-Borlaug Organization 0/3/0 To collaborate in a research project funded by USDA. I worked with Dr Judith Brown at University of Arizona.
3 IRELAND HEC, Pakistan 0/0/7 To participate and make oral presentation at IAPB 2018 conference
4 UNITED STATES OF AMERICA (USA) HEC 0/0/7 To attend In Vitro Biology Meeting at Raleigh, NC, USA.
Professional qualifications & traninings
SR. INSTITUTE CERTIFICATE YEAR MAJOR SUBJECT
1 University of Arizona, AZ, USA BORLAUG FELLOWSHIP 2015 - 2015 Plant-Virus Interactions
2 Plant Transformation Core Facility, University of Missouri, Columbia, MO, USA CERTIFICATE 2010 - 2010 Plant Molecular Biology/Genetic Engineering
Research Projects

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