Dr. Muhammad Zulqurnain HAIDER

Associate Professor at Government College University Faisalabad

Dr. Muhammad Zulqurnain HAIDER

Contact Details

Email Address drmzhaider@gcuf.edu.pk
Phone Number 0419201488
Office Address GC University Faisalabad
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Basic Information
Full Name
Dr. Muhammad Zulqurnain HAIDER
Designation
Associate Professor
Department
Botany
Faculty
Life Sciences
Email Address
drmzhaider@gcuf.edu.pk
Brief Statement of research work

I am presently employed at the Department of Botany, Government College University, Faisalabad, Pakistan. My role encompasses academic and research responsibilities, including the teaching of various courses at the BS, MSc, MPhil/MS, and PhD levels, tailored to meet the curriculum needs of students in line with my research interests. Within my research portfolio, I lead and secure independent research projects as the principal investigator (PI) and provide supervision as a thesis research supervisor for MPhil/MS and PhD students in the field of botany/plant sciences. My primary research interests span plant-microbe interactions, plant stress physiology, mycology, biotechnology, and cell biology. The focal point of my research endeavors is the exploration of microbes for their potential applications as biocontrol agents, biostimulants, biofertilizers, biofueling agents, and other beneficial aspects for mankind.

Academic Background
SR. DEGREE INSTITUTE FROM TO
1 Ph.D Other University 2008 2011
2 M.Phil Or MS Other University 2007 2008
3 Master Or Equivalent University of Agriculture, Faisalabad 2004 2006
4 Graduation Or Equivalent Bahauddin Zakariya University, Multan 2002 2004
Research Publications
SR. AUTHORS PAPER TITLE JOURNAL PAGE# YEAR VOL. IMP.F VIEW
1 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 5.43
2 MUHAMMAD HAMZAH SALEEM, SHAFAQAT ALI, MUHAMMAD KAMRAN, NAEEM IQBAL, MUHAMMAD AZEEM, MUHAMMAD TARIQ JAVED, QASIM ALI, MUHAMMAD ZULQURNAIN HAIDER, SANA IRSHAD, MUHAMMAD RIZWAN, SAAD ALKAHTANI, MOHAMED M. ABDEL-DAIM Ethylenediaminetetraacetic Acid (EDTA) Mitigates the Toxic Effect of Excessive Copper Concentrations on Growth, Gaseous Exchange and Chloroplast Ultrastructure of Corchorus capsularis L. and Improves Copper Accumulation Capabilities Plants 756 2020 9 4.82
3 KEVIN GARCIA, CARMEN GUERRERO-GALAN, HANNAH ER FRANK, MUHAMMAD ZULQURNAIN HAIDER, AMANDINE DELTEIL, GENEVIEVE CONEJERO, RAPHAeL LAMBILLIOTTE, CeCILE FIZAMES, HERVe SENTENAC, SABINE D ZIMMERMANN Fungal Shaker-like channels beyond cellular K+ homeostasis: A role in ectomycorrhizal symbiosis between Hebeloma cylindrosporum and Pinus pinaster PloS one e0242739 2020 15 3.752
4 AASMA PARVEEN, MUHAMMAD HAMZAH SALEEM, MUHAMMAD KAMRAN, MUHAMMAD ZULQURNAIN HAIDER, JEN-TSUNG CHEN, ZAFFAR MALIK, MUHAMMAD SHOAIB RANA, AMARA HASSAN, GHULAM HUR, MUHAMMAD TARIQ JAVED, MUHAMMAD AZEEM Effect of Citric Acid on Growth, Ecophysiology, Chloroplast Ultrastructure, and Phytoremediation Potential of Jute (Corchorus capsularis L.) Seedlings Exposed to Copper Stress Biomolecules 592 2020 10 6.19
5 QASIM ALI, MUHAMMAD TARIQ JAVED, MUHAMMAD ZULQURNAIN HAIDER, NOMAN HABIB, MUHAMMAD RIZWAN, RASHIDA PERVEEN, SHAFAQAT ALI, MOHAMMED NASSER ALYEMENI, HAMED A EL-SEREHY, FAHAD A AL-MISNED ?-Tocopherol Foliar Spray and Translocation Mediates Growth, Photosynthetic Pigments, Nutrient Uptake, and Oxidative Defense in Maize (Zea mays L.) under Drought Stress Agronomy 1235 2020 10 4.11
6 NOMAN HABIB, QASIM ALI, SHAFAQAT ALI, MUHAMMAD TARIQ JAVED, MUHAMMAD ZULQURNAIN HAIDER, RASHIDA PERVEEN, MUHAMMAD RIZWAN SHAHID, MUHAMMAD RIZWAN, MOHAMED M ABDEL-DAIM, AMR ELKELISH, MAY BIN-JUMAH Use of Nitric Oxide and Hydrogen Peroxide for Better Yield of Wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) under Water Deficit Conditions: Growth, Osmoregulation, and Antioxidative Defense Mechanism Plants 285 2020 9 4.82
7 FAISAL MAHMOOD, MUHAMMAD SHAHID, SABIR HUSSAIN, MUHAMMAD ZULQURNAIN HAIDER, TANVIR SHAHZAD, TEMOOR AHMED, MUHAMMAD NOMAN, FAHAD RASHEED, MUHAMMAD BISMILLAH KHAN Bacillus firmus strain FSS2C ameliorated oxidative stress in wheat plants induced by azo dye (reactive black-5) 3 Biotech 1-13 2020 10 3.44
8 MUHAMMAD TARIQ JAVED, NOMAN HABIB, MUHAMMAD SOHAIL AKRAM, QASIM ALI, MUHAMMAD ZULQURNAIN HAIDER, KASHIF TANWIR, ASIA SHAUKET, HASSAN JAVED CHAUDHARY The effect of lead pollution on nutrient solution pH and concomitant changes in plant physiology of two contrasting Solanum melongena L. cultivars Environmental Science and Pollution Research 34633-34644 2019 26 3.2
9 MUHAMMAD ZULQURNAIN HAIDER, SABIR HUSSAIN, PIA MUHAMMAD ADNAN RAMZANI, MUTAHAR IQBAL, MUHAMMAD IQBAL, TANVIR SHAHZAD, MARYAM FATIMA, SHAHBAZ ALI KHAN, IMRAN KHAN, MUHAMMAD SHAHID, MUHAMMAD IBRAHIM, TANZEEM ULL HAQ, HAFIZ SYED, FAISAL MAHMOOD Bentonite and Biochar Mitigate Pb Toxicity in Pisum sativum by Reducing Plant Oxidative Stress and Pb Translocation Plants 571 2019 8 2.63
10 DURR-E-NAYAB1 , MUHAMMAD ZULQURNAIN HAIDER1* , QASIM ALI1 , TEHREEMA IFTIKHAR2* , NOMAN HABIB1 , MUBASHIR NIAZ1 , SHAMIM AKHTAR3 AND SUMREENA SHAHID IN SILICO PHYLOGENETIC ANALYSIS OF FUNGAL LIPASE GENES AND HARNESSING THE INHERENT POTENTIAL OF ASPERGILLUS NIGER IBP2013 FOR EXTRACELLULAR TRIGLYCEROL ACYL-HYDROLASE PRODUCTION UNDER SOLID STATE FERMENTATION Pakistan Journal of Botany 2019-2029 2018 50 .75
11 MUHAMMAD SHAHID, FAISAL MAHMOOD, SABIR HUSSAIN, TANVIR SHAHZAD, MUHAMMAD ZULQARNAIN HAIDER, MUHAMMAD NOMAN, AQSA MUSHTAQ, QUNDEEL FATIMA, TEMOOR AHMED, GHULAM MUSTAFA Enzymatic detoxification of azo dyes by a multifarious Bacillus sp. strain MR-1/2-bearing plant growth-promoting characteristics 3 Biotech 425 2018 8 2.35
12 QASIM ALI, MUHAMMAD TARIQ JAVED, ALI NOMAN, MUHAMMAD ZULQARNAIN HAIDER, MUHAMMAD WASEEM, NAEEM IQBAL, MUHAMMAD WASEEM, MUHAMMAD SHAHZAD SHAH, FAISAL SHAHZAD, RASHIDA PERVEEN Assessment of drought tolerance in mung bean cultivars/lines as depicted by the activities of germination enzymes, seedling???s antioxidative potential and nutrient acquisition Archives of Agronomy and Soil Science 84-102 2018 64 2.254
13 SADIA ZAFAR, MUHAMMAD ALI, NAEEM IQBAL, KHALID AZIZ, MUHAMMAD ZULQURNAIN HAIDER, MUHAMMAD RAFIQUE Effects of Aspergillus flavus inoculation on spring Maize (Zea mays L.) grain yield Int. J. Biosci. 13(4), 24-35, October 2018. 2-35 2018 13 0
14 ZAID UL HASSAN, SHAFAQAT ALI, MUHAMMAD RIZWAN, QASIM ALI, MUHAMMAD ZULQARNAIN HAIDER, MUHAMMAD ADREES, AFZAL HUSSAIN Role of Iron in Alleviating Heavy Metal Stress Essential Plant Nutrients, 335-350 2017 1 0
15 QASIM ALI, MK DAUD, MUHAMMAD ZULQURNAIN HAIDER, SHAFAQAT ALI, MUHAMMAD RIZWAN, NOSHEEN ASLAM, ALI NOMAN, NAEEM IQBAL, FAISAL SHAHZAD, FARAH DEEBA, IFTIKHAR ALI, SHUI JIN ZHU Seed priming by sodium nitroprusside improves salt tolerance in wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) by enhancing physiological and biochemical parameters Plant Physiology and Biochemistry 50-58 2017 119 2.72
16 ALI Q., HAIDER M.Z., IFTIKHAR W., JAMIL S., JAVED M.T., NOMAN A., IQBAL M. AND PERVEEN R. DROUGHT TOLERANCE POTENTIAL OF VIGNA MUNGO L. LINES AS DECIPHERED BY MODULATED GROWTH, ANTIOXIDANT DEFENSE, AND NUTRIENT ACQUISITION PATTERNS Brazilian Journal of Botany 801-812 2016 39 .734
17 ASHRAF MA, RASHEED R, HUSSAIN I, IQBAL M, HAIDER MZ, PARVEEN S, SAJID MA 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
18 RASHEED R, ASHRAF MA, HUSSAIN I, HAIDER MZ, KANWAL U, IQBAL M EXOGENOUS PROLINE AND GLYCINEBETAINE MITIGATE CADMIUM STRESS IN TWO GENETICALLY DIFFERENT SPRING WHEAT (TRITICUM AESTIVUM L.) CULTIVARS Brazilian Journal of Botany, 399-406 2014 37 .734
19 IFTIKHAR T, NIAZ M, HAIDER MZ, SIDRA, NAYAB D-E, ABDULLAH R, ZIA MA MORPHO-MOLECULAR IDENTIFICATION OF A NOVEL ASPERGILLUS SPP. AND ITS CULTURAL OPTIMIZATION FOR LIPASES PRODUCTION Pakistan Journal of Botany 2297-2304 2014 46 .658
20 GARCIA K, HAIDER MZ, AMANDINE D, CORRATG??-FAILLIE C, CON??JERO G, TATRY MV, BECQUER A, AMENC L, SENTENAC H, PLASSARD C, ZIMMERMANN S PROMOTER-DEPENDENT EXPRESSION OF THE FUNGAL TRANSPORTER HCPT1.1 UNDER PI SHORTAGE AND ITS SPATIAL LOCALIZATION IN ECTOMYCORRHIZA Fungal Genetics and Biology 53-61 2013 58 2.933
21 ASHRAF MA, RASOOL M, ALI Q, HAIDER MZ, NOMAN A, AZEEM M SALT-INDUCED PERTURBATION IN GROWTH, PHYSIOLOGICAL ATTRIBUTES, ACTIVITIES OF ANTIOXIDANT ENZYMES AND ORGANIC SOLUTES IN MUNGBEAN (VIGNA RADIATA L.) CULTIVARS DIFFERING IN SALINITY TOLERANCE Archives of Agronomy and Soil Science 1695-1712 2013 59 1.118
22 NOMAN A, HUSSAIN I, ALI Q, ASHRAF MA, HAIDER MZ ETHNO-BOTANICAL STUDIES OF POTENTIAL WILD MEDICINAL PLANTS OF ORMARA, GAWADAR, PAKISTAN Emirates Journal of Food and Agriculture 751-759 2013 25 .632
23 DAMON C, VALLON L, ZIMMERMANN S, HAIDER MZ, GALEOTE V, DEQUIN S, LUIS P, FRAISSINET-TACHET L, MARMEISSE R A NOVEL FUNGAL FAMILY OF OLIGOPEPTIDE TRANSPORTERS IDENTIFIED BY FUNCTIONAL METATRANSCRIPTOMICS OF SOIL EUKARYOTES The ISME Journal 1871-1880 2011 5 9.328
24 AHMAD MSA, ALI Q, ASHRAF M, HAIDER MZ, ABBAS Q INVOLVEMENT OF POLYAMINES, ABSCISIC ACID AND ANTI-OXIDATIVE ENZYMES IN ADAPTATION OF BLUE PANICGRASS (PANICUM ANTIDOTALE RETZ.) TO SALINE ENVIRONMENTS Environmental and Experimental Botany 409-417 2009 66 3.712
Professional Journey
SR. POST HELD INSTITUTE / ORGANIZATION DURATION EXPERIENCE (Y/M/D)
1 Assistant Professor GC University, Faisalabad 2014 - 2025 11/0/0
2 Assistant Professor GC University, Faisalabad 2012 - 2014 2/7/23
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