Muhammad Abu Bakar Waqas

Dr. Muhammad Abu Bakar Waqas

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Academic Career Length

4Years (2023-Present)

(Calculated once Scilit publication data is synced: current year − year of first publication + 1)

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8 October 2024 in Journal of Fungi
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ABArsh Bibi
Arsh Bibi
FMFathia Mubeen
Fathia Mubeen
ARAli Rizwan
Ali Rizwan
Irfan UllahIrfan Ullah
Irfan Ullah
MHMasooma Hammad
Masooma Hammad
ASand Nasir Ahmad Saeed
and Nasir Ahmad Saeed
Potato (Solanum tuberosum L.) is one of the emerging staple crops in Pakistan, with Punjab producing over 95% of the country’s potatoes. Wilt is an emerging threat to the potato crop worldwide, including in Pakistan. We identified and characterized Fusarium species associated with potato wilt in Pakistan through morphological and molecular analyses. Samples were collected during the 2020–2022 potato seasons from five major potato-growing regions: Sahiwal, Chichawatni, Pakpattan, Kamalia, and Faisalabad. Morphological characterization, internal transcribed spacer (ITS) sequencing, specific translation elongation factor 1-alpha (TEF) sequencing, and phylogenetic analysis were used to identify six different Fusarium species: F. oxysporum, F. equiseti, F. incarnatum, F. fujikuroi, F. annulatum and F. thapsinum. Pathogenicity tests in a greenhouse revealed that F. oxysporum and F. equiseti were responsible for Fusarium wilt in all sampled regions, with F. oxysporum being more prevalent in wilted samples. This is the first report of F. equiseti on wilted potatoes in Pakistan. In vitro biocontrol tests using Trichoderma harzianum showed 89% inhibition against F. equiseti and 65% inhibition against F. oxysporum. These findings on F. equiseti will aid in developing future control strategies, including biocontrol measures for Fusarium wilt in potatoes.

5 October 2023 in Journal of Plant Pathology
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MBMuhammad Ismail Buzdar
Muhammad Ismail Buzdar
NANasim Ahmed
Nasim Ahmed
Muhammad Jawad Akbar AwanMuhammad Jawad Akbar Awan
Muhammad Jawad Akbar Awan
SRSaleem Ur Rahman
Saleem Ur Rahman
MWMuhammad Abu Bakar Waqas
Muhammad Abu Bakar Waqas
IAImran Amin
Imran Amin

27 June 2025 in Functional & Integrative Genomics
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MWMuhammad Abu Bakar Waqas
Muhammad Abu Bakar Waqas