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Muhammad Arif
Department of Environmental Sciences & Engineering, Government College University Faisalabad, Faisalabad, 38000, Pakistan

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Journal article
Published: 19 July 2021 in Sustainability
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Salinity is a major constraint in improving agricultural productivity due to its adverse impact on various physiological and biochemical attributes of plants, and its effect on reducing nitrogen (N) use efficiency due to ion toxicity. To understand the relationship between sodium chloride (NaCl) and increased N application rates, a pot study was performed in which the ammonical (NH4+) form of N was applied as urea to maize crops at different rates (control, 160, 186, 240, 267, 293, and 320 kg N ha−1) using two salinity levels (control and 10 dS m−1 NaCl). The results indicate that all biochemical and physiological attributes of the maize plant improved with increased concentration of N up to 293 kg ha−1, compared to those in the control treatment. Similarly, the optimal N concentration regulated the activities of antioxidant enzymes, i.e., catalase activity (CAT), peroxidase activity (POD), and superoxide dismutases (SOD), and also increased the N use efficiencies of the maize crop up to 293 kg N ha−1. Overall, our results show that the optimum level of N (293 kg ha−1) improved the salinity tolerance in the maize plant by activating stress coping physiological and biochemical mechanisms. This may have been due to the major role of N in the metabolic activity of plants and N assimilation enzymes activity such as nitrate reductase (NR) and nitrite reductase (NiR).

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Syed Javed; Muhammad Arif; Sher Shahzad; Muhammad Ashraf; Rizwana Kausar; Taimoor Farooq; M. Hussain; Awais Shakoor. Can Different Salt Formulations Revert the Depressing Effect of Salinity on Maize by Modulating Plant Biochemical Attributes and Activating Stress Regulators through Improved N Supply? Sustainability 2021, 13, 8022 .

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Syed Javed, Muhammad Arif, Sher Shahzad, Muhammad Ashraf, Rizwana Kausar, Taimoor Farooq, M. Hussain, Awais Shakoor. Can Different Salt Formulations Revert the Depressing Effect of Salinity on Maize by Modulating Plant Biochemical Attributes and Activating Stress Regulators through Improved N Supply? Sustainability. 2021; 13 (14):8022.

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Syed Javed; Muhammad Arif; Sher Shahzad; Muhammad Ashraf; Rizwana Kausar; Taimoor Farooq; M. Hussain; Awais Shakoor. 2021. "Can Different Salt Formulations Revert the Depressing Effect of Salinity on Maize by Modulating Plant Biochemical Attributes and Activating Stress Regulators through Improved N Supply?" Sustainability 13, no. 14: 8022.

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Published: 10 July 2021 in Journal of Cleaner Production
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Pollution from potentially toxic metals (PTMs) is one of the most pressing global environmental challenge with soaring human health concerns. It is now critical to seek out effective remediation technologies to control PTMs in the terrestrial environment. Biochar has piqued the interest of researchers due to its ability to immobilize PTMs, particularly in soil, with the assumption that biochar having unique physico-chemical properties may influence PTM mobility. A meta-analysis was performed using 1503 observations extracted from 80 peer-reviewed articles to determine: (a) the effects of various physico-chemical properties of biochar on the bioavailability of PTMs (As, Cd, Cu, Ni, Pb, Zn) in soil and plants, and (b) the best specification of physico-chemical properties of biochar for effective remediation of these PTMs. The findings revealed that the reduction rate of PTM bioavailability is heavily influenced by the physico-chemical properties of both biochar and soil. The physico-chemical parameters of biochar that have effective response to PTMs immobilization were as; 101–500 m2 g−1 surface area, neutral to alkaline pH, pyrolysis temperature > 500 °C, with best application rate of 1.1–3%. However, overall results indicate that the biochar, with given specification of physico-chemical attributes, can decrease the bioavailability of PTMs by 40% in soil and 22% in plants. Moreover, edaphic factors such as soil pH, texture, and crop type can also influence the biochar mediated PTMs adsorption and transformation under field or pot conditions. Furthermore, research gaps remain to be filled in order to investigate the efficiency, high specificity, and secondary pollution aspects of biochar, particularly on large-scale applications as an amendment for PTM remediation.

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Abdul Rehman; Muhammad Saleem Arif; Muhammad Aammar Tufail; Sher Muhammad Shahzad; Taimoor Hassan Farooq; Waqas Ahmed; Tariq Mehmood; Muhammad Raza Farooq; Zeeshan Javed; Awais Shakoor. Biochar potential to relegate metal toxicity effects is more soil driven than plant system: A global meta-analysis. Journal of Cleaner Production 2021, 316, 128276 .

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Abdul Rehman, Muhammad Saleem Arif, Muhammad Aammar Tufail, Sher Muhammad Shahzad, Taimoor Hassan Farooq, Waqas Ahmed, Tariq Mehmood, Muhammad Raza Farooq, Zeeshan Javed, Awais Shakoor. Biochar potential to relegate metal toxicity effects is more soil driven than plant system: A global meta-analysis. Journal of Cleaner Production. 2021; 316 ():128276.

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Abdul Rehman; Muhammad Saleem Arif; Muhammad Aammar Tufail; Sher Muhammad Shahzad; Taimoor Hassan Farooq; Waqas Ahmed; Tariq Mehmood; Muhammad Raza Farooq; Zeeshan Javed; Awais Shakoor. 2021. "Biochar potential to relegate metal toxicity effects is more soil driven than plant system: A global meta-analysis." Journal of Cleaner Production 316, no. : 128276.

Journal article
Published: 02 March 2021 in Sustainability
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Biochar amendments are widely recognized to improve crop productivity and soil biogeochemical quality, however, their effects on vegetable crops are less studied. This pot study investigated the effects of cotton stick, corncob and rice straw biochars alone and with farmyard manure (FYM) on tomato growth, soil physico–chemical and biological characteristics, soil organic carbon (SOC) content and amount of soil nutrients under recommended mineral fertilizer conditions in a nutrient-depleted alkaline soil. Biochars were applied at 0, 1.5 and 3% (w/w, basis) rates and FYM was added at 0 and 30 t ha−1 rates. Biochars were developed at 450 °C pyrolysis temperature and varied in total organic C, nitrogen (N), phosphorus (P) and potassium (K) contents. The results showed that biochars, their amounts and FYM significantly improved tomato growth which varied strongly among the biochar types, amounts and FYM. With FYM, the addition of 3% corncob biochar resulted in the highest total chlorophyll contents (9.55 ug g−1), shoot (76.1 cm) and root lengths (44.7 cm), and biomass production. Biochars with and without FYM significantly increased soil pH, electrical conductivity (EC) and cation exchange capacity (CEC). The soil basal respiration increased with biochar for all biochars but not consistently after FYM addition. The water-extractable organic C (WEOC) and soil organic C (SOC) contents increased significantly with biochar amount and FYM, with the highest SOC found in the soil that received 3% corncob biochar with FYM. Microbial biomass C (MBC), N (MBN) and P (MBP) were the highest in corncob biochar treated soils followed by cotton stick and rice straw biochars. The addition of 3% biochars along with FYM also showed significant positive effects on soil mineral N, P and K contents. The addition of 3% corncob biochar with and without FYM always resulted in higher soil N, P and K contents at the 3% rate. The results further revealed that the positive effects of biochars on above-ground plant responses were primarily due to the improvements in below-ground soil properties, nutrients’ availability and SOC; however, these effects varied strongly between biochar types. Our study concludes that various biochars can enhance tomato production, soil biochemical quality and SOC in nutrient poor soil under greenhouse conditions. However, we emphasize that these findings need further investigations using long-term studies before adopting biochar for sustainable vegetable production systems.

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Iqra Rehman; Muhammad Riaz; Sajid Ali; Muhammad Arif; Shafaqat Ali; Mohammed Alyemeni; Abdulaziz Alsahli. Evaluating the Effects of Biochar with Farmyard Manure under Optimal Mineral Fertilizing on Tomato Growth, Soil Organic C and Biochemical Quality in a Low Fertility Soil. Sustainability 2021, 13, 2652 .

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Iqra Rehman, Muhammad Riaz, Sajid Ali, Muhammad Arif, Shafaqat Ali, Mohammed Alyemeni, Abdulaziz Alsahli. Evaluating the Effects of Biochar with Farmyard Manure under Optimal Mineral Fertilizing on Tomato Growth, Soil Organic C and Biochemical Quality in a Low Fertility Soil. Sustainability. 2021; 13 (5):2652.

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Iqra Rehman; Muhammad Riaz; Sajid Ali; Muhammad Arif; Shafaqat Ali; Mohammed Alyemeni; Abdulaziz Alsahli. 2021. "Evaluating the Effects of Biochar with Farmyard Manure under Optimal Mineral Fertilizing on Tomato Growth, Soil Organic C and Biochemical Quality in a Low Fertility Soil." Sustainability 13, no. 5: 2652.

Special issue article
Published: 09 January 2021 in Physiologia Plantarum
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Among different abiotic stresses, drought stress is the leading cause of impaired plant growth and low productivity worldwide. It is therefore essential to understand the process of drought tolerance in plants and thus to enhance drought resistance. Accumulating evidence indicates that phytohormones are essential signalling molecules that regulate diverse processes of plant growth and development under drought stress. Plants can often respond to drought stress through a cascade of phytohormones signaling as a means of plant growth regulation. Understanding biosynthesis pathways and regulatory crosstalk involved in these vital compounds could pave the way for improving plant drought tolerance while maintaining overall plant health. In recent years, the identification of phytohormones related key regulatory genes and their manipulation through state‐of‐the‐art genome engineering tools have helped to improve drought tolerance plants. To date, several genes linked to phytohormones signaling networks, biosynthesis, and metabolism have been described as a promising contender for engineering drought tolerance. Recent advances in functional genomics have shown that enhanced expression of positive regulators involved in hormone biosynthesis could better equip plants against drought stress. Similarly, knocking down negative regulators of phytohormone biosynthesis can also be very effective to negate the negative effects of drought on plants. This review explained how manipulating positive and negative regulators of phytohormone signaling could be improvised to develop future crop varieties exhibiting higher drought tolerance. Additionally, we also discuss the role of a promising genome editing tool, CRISPR/Cas9, on phytohormone mediated plant growth regulation for tackling drought stress.

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Muhammad Salman Mubarik; Sultan Habibullah Khan; Muhammad Sajjad; Ali Raza; Muhammad Bilal Hafeez; Tahira Yasmeen; Muhammad Rizwan; Shafaqat Ali; Muhammad Saleem Arif. A manipulative interplay between positive and negative regulators of phytohormones: A way forward for improving drought tolerance in plants. Physiologia Plantarum 2021, 172, 1269 -1290.

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Muhammad Salman Mubarik, Sultan Habibullah Khan, Muhammad Sajjad, Ali Raza, Muhammad Bilal Hafeez, Tahira Yasmeen, Muhammad Rizwan, Shafaqat Ali, Muhammad Saleem Arif. A manipulative interplay between positive and negative regulators of phytohormones: A way forward for improving drought tolerance in plants. Physiologia Plantarum. 2021; 172 (2):1269-1290.

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Muhammad Salman Mubarik; Sultan Habibullah Khan; Muhammad Sajjad; Ali Raza; Muhammad Bilal Hafeez; Tahira Yasmeen; Muhammad Rizwan; Shafaqat Ali; Muhammad Saleem Arif. 2021. "A manipulative interplay between positive and negative regulators of phytohormones: A way forward for improving drought tolerance in plants." Physiologia Plantarum 172, no. 2: 1269-1290.

Research article
Published: 08 July 2020 in Journal of Environmental Management
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In semi-arid regions, soil phosphorus (P) dynamics in cereal-legume intercropping are not yet fully elucidated, particularly in relation to integrated application of fertilizers. To this aim, we investigate the effects of different fertilizers on various P fractions in relation to the rhizosphere-microbial processes in a cowpea/maize intercropping system. Field experiments were conducted during two consecutive years (2016–2017) in a split-plot design by establishing cowpea/maize alone or intercropped onto the main plot, while the sub-plot was treated with four types of fertilization, i.e. no fertilizer addition (control), organic amendment (compost), mineral fertilizers (NPK) and multi-nutrient enriched compost (NPKEC). Our results showed that NPKEC fertilizer increased NaHCO3-Pi by 69% in maize, 62% in cowpea and 93% in intercropped plots compared to control plots. Similarly, a significant increase in the NaHCO3-Po fraction was also recorded with NPKEC treatment in all cropping systems. In case of moderately labile P, NPKEC fertilizer caused the highest increase of NaOH-Po (12.87 ± 0.50 mg P kg−1 soil) and NaOH-Pi (22.29 ± 0.83 mg P kg−1 soil) fractions in intercropped plots. Except for intercropping, NPK application caused an increase in the non-available P fraction (HCl-Pi), while the use of NPKEC decreased the HCl-Pi concentration in all cropping systems, suggesting stronger merits both for intercropping and NPKEC. Surprisingly, maize exhibited substantially higher phosphatases activity compared to cowpea in monoculture amended with compost, implying distinct crop strategies for adaptation under low P conditions. Based on the multi-factor analysis, the close association of NaHCO3–P with P solubilizing bacteria, root carboxylates and pH indicated that rhizosphere processes are the strongest predictors of immediately available P. Since alkaline phosphatase (ALP) is a P-degrading enzyme of microbial origin, rhizosphere related ALP association may have originated from root-associated microflora promoting P mobilization. Furthermore, the strong association of microbial biomass P (MBP) and acid phosphates (ACP) with NaOH–P fraction indicated moderately available P cycle in soil was mainly driven by microbial-related processes. Factor analysis map and two-way ANOVA confirmed that fertilization regime had a stronger effect on all tested variables compared to cropping system. Altogether, our results suggest that a combination of microbial-rhizosphere processes controls the dynamics of P fertility in semi-arid soils. In the broader context of improving soil P fertility, it is highly recommended the use of environmentally sustainable sources of fertilizer, such as NPKEC, which can enhance the competitive performance of legume-cereal intercropping under semi-arid agroecosystems.

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Mahnaz Roohi; Muhammad Saleem Arif; Tahira Yasmeen; Muhammad Riaz; Muhammad Rizwan; Sher Muhammad Shahzad; Shafaqat Ali; Luca Bragazza. Effects of cropping system and fertilization regime on soil phosphorous are mediated by rhizosphere-microbial processes in a semi-arid agroecosystem. Journal of Environmental Management 2020, 271, 111033 .

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Mahnaz Roohi, Muhammad Saleem Arif, Tahira Yasmeen, Muhammad Riaz, Muhammad Rizwan, Sher Muhammad Shahzad, Shafaqat Ali, Luca Bragazza. Effects of cropping system and fertilization regime on soil phosphorous are mediated by rhizosphere-microbial processes in a semi-arid agroecosystem. Journal of Environmental Management. 2020; 271 ():111033.

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Mahnaz Roohi; Muhammad Saleem Arif; Tahira Yasmeen; Muhammad Riaz; Muhammad Rizwan; Sher Muhammad Shahzad; Shafaqat Ali; Luca Bragazza. 2020. "Effects of cropping system and fertilization regime on soil phosphorous are mediated by rhizosphere-microbial processes in a semi-arid agroecosystem." Journal of Environmental Management 271, no. : 111033.

Journal article
Published: 29 May 2020 in International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
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Heavy metal contamination is currently a major environmental concern, as most agricultural land is being polluted from municipal discharge. Among various other pollutants, cadmium (Cd), one of the most harmful heavy metals, enters into the food chain through the irrigation of crops with an industrial effluent. In the present study, a pot experiment was designed to assess the effect of different nitrogen (N)-fertilizer forms in the phytoremediation of Cd through Solanum nigrum L. Two types of N fertilizers (NH4NO3 and urea) were applied to the soil in different ratios (0:0, 100:0, 0:100, and 50:50 of NH4NO3 and urea, individually) along with different Cd levels (0, 25, and 50 mg kg−1). The plants were harvested 70 days after sowing the seeds in pots. Cadmium contamination significantly inhibited the growth of leaves and roots of S. nigrum plants. Cadmium contamination also induced oxidative stress; however, the application of N-fertilizers increased the plant biomass by inhibiting oxidative stress and enhancing antioxidants’ enzymatic activities. The greatest plant growth was observed in the urea-treated plants compared with the NH4NO3-treated plants. In addition, urea-fed plants also accumulated higher Cd concentrations than NH4NO3-fed plants. It is concluded that urea is helpful for better growth of S. nigrum under Cd stress. Thus, an optimum concentration of N-fertilizers might be effective in the phytoremediation of heavy metals through S. nigrum.

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Arosha Maqbool; Shafaqat Ali; Muhammad Rizwan; Muhammad Saleem Arif; Tahira Yasmeen; Muhammad Riaz; Afzal Hussain; Shamaila Noreen; Mohamed M. Abdel-Daim; Saad Alkahtani. N-Fertilizer (Urea) Enhances the Phytoextraction of Cadmium through Solanum nigrum L. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 2020, 17, 3850 .

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Arosha Maqbool, Shafaqat Ali, Muhammad Rizwan, Muhammad Saleem Arif, Tahira Yasmeen, Muhammad Riaz, Afzal Hussain, Shamaila Noreen, Mohamed M. Abdel-Daim, Saad Alkahtani. N-Fertilizer (Urea) Enhances the Phytoextraction of Cadmium through Solanum nigrum L. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 2020; 17 (11):3850.

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Arosha Maqbool; Shafaqat Ali; Muhammad Rizwan; Muhammad Saleem Arif; Tahira Yasmeen; Muhammad Riaz; Afzal Hussain; Shamaila Noreen; Mohamed M. Abdel-Daim; Saad Alkahtani. 2020. "N-Fertilizer (Urea) Enhances the Phytoextraction of Cadmium through Solanum nigrum L." International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 17, no. 11: 3850.

Journal article
Published: 31 August 2019 in Chemosphere
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Use of wastewater is known to provide nutrients for crop plants, but its potential to improve phosphorus (P) availability in semi-arid regions is poorly understood. In this study, seasonal changes in soil P availability as well as associated phyiscochemical and biochemical indicators were investigated from the wastewater irrigated urban soils of Faisalabad, Pakistan. Soil sampling was carried out during summer and winter season from four wastewater irrigated sites of varied stream flow i.e. upstream wastewater (UWW), midstream wastewater (MWW), lowerstream wastewater (LWW) and downstream wastewater (DWW), and canal water irrigation (CWI) as a reference site. Across seasons, MWW site had significantly higher soil organic carbon (SOC), water extractable organic carbon (WEOC), microbial biomass carbon (MBC), microbial biomass phosphorus (MBP) as well as the availability of phosphorus i.e. NaHCO3–P and H2O–P compared to CWI site. In both sampling seasons, MWW site also recorded significantly higher soil enzyme activities compared to the rest of wastewater sites. Moreover, significantly higher total P and electrical conductivity (EC) of soil was noticed at DWW site across both summer and winter seasons. Biplot principle component analysis also indicated seasonally a stronger shift in soil total P and EC at DWW site. On the other hand, availability of P was closely related to soil active carbon pools at MWW site. However, buildup of soil salinity particularly at DWW site along with lower P availability and associated changes in other soil properties, call for careful assessment of wastewater use in these urban soils.

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Aqeel Ahmad; Muhammad Saleem Arif; Tahira Yasmeen; Muhammad Riaz; Muhammad Rizwan; Sher Muhammad Shahzad; Shafaqat Ali; Mudassir Sarosh. Seasonal variations of soil phosphorus and associated fertility indicators in wastewater-irrigated urban aridisol. Chemosphere 2019, 239, 124725 .

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Aqeel Ahmad, Muhammad Saleem Arif, Tahira Yasmeen, Muhammad Riaz, Muhammad Rizwan, Sher Muhammad Shahzad, Shafaqat Ali, Mudassir Sarosh. Seasonal variations of soil phosphorus and associated fertility indicators in wastewater-irrigated urban aridisol. Chemosphere. 2019; 239 ():124725.

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Aqeel Ahmad; Muhammad Saleem Arif; Tahira Yasmeen; Muhammad Riaz; Muhammad Rizwan; Sher Muhammad Shahzad; Shafaqat Ali; Mudassir Sarosh. 2019. "Seasonal variations of soil phosphorus and associated fertility indicators in wastewater-irrigated urban aridisol." Chemosphere 239, no. : 124725.

Book chapter
Published: 01 January 2019 in Advances in Rice Research for Abiotic Stress Tolerance
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M.K. Adak; Tamal Lata Aditya; Muhammad Adnan; Shakeel Ahmad; Mukhtar Ahmed; Rida Akram; Mukhtar Alam; Alamgir Hossain; Hesham F. Alharby; M. Ansar Ali; Muhammad Ali; Shafaqat Ali; Amanullah; Al Amin; S.V. Amitha Mithra; Taufika I. Anee; Ansar Ali; Muhammad Arif; Muhammad Saleem Arif; Muhammad Arslan Ashraf; Hafiz Faiq Bakhat; Aditya Banerjee; Taghi Bararpour; Abdul Basir; Humnath Bhandari; Tasnim F. Bhuiyan; Jatish C. Biswas; Jiban Krishna Biswas; Partha S. Biswas; Dharitri Borgohain; Shazia Anwer Bukhari; K. Chakraborty; K. Chattopadhyay; Vyomendra Chaturvedi; Shuvasish Choudhury; Sagar Datir; Arnab Kumar De; Rama Shanker Dubey; Shah Fahad; Shohreh Fahimirad; Muhammad A. Farooq; Masayuki Fujita; Mansour Ghorbanpour; Arijit Ghosh; Rafaqat A. Gill; Meetu Gupta; Priyanka Gupta; Shalini Gupta; Khalid Rehman Hakeem; Tuhin Halder; Hafiz Mohkum Hammad; Fakhir Hannan; Mirza Hasanuzzaman; Sneha Hasnu; Shah Hassan; Hidayatullah; Luyang Hu; Jianliang Huang; Iqbal Hussain; Saddam Hussain; Sajjad Hussain; K.M. Iftekharuddaula; Muhammad Zahid Ihsan; Muhammad Ihtisham; Muhammad Ijaz; Munazza Ijaz; Muhammad Iqbal; Faisal Islam; A.M. Ismail; Yousaf Jamal; Amanullah Jan; Mehmood Jan; Talha Jan; D. Jini; Baby Joseph; Shahjahan Kabir; Nisrin Abd Kadir; Shuaib Kaleem; Jyotirmay Kalita; Muhammad Kamran; Ichiro Kasajima; Gurpreet Kaur; Navdeep Kaur; Imtiaz Ali Khan; Mohammad Hussian Khan; Muhammad Jamal Khan; Mushtaq Ahmad Khan; Shahid Ullah Khan; Tushar Khare; Hasina Khatun; Nicholas E. Korres; Navin Kumar; Vinay Kumar; Lipika Lahkar; Su Shiung Lam; Lan Li; Ming Li; Meijuan Long; Nyuk Ling Ma; Bidyuth K. Mahalder; Rashid Mahmood; Mahmood- Ur- Rahman; Kausar Malik; Shekhar Mallick; Muhammad Muddassar Maqbool; Nasir Masood; Ishaq Ahmad Mian; Abdul Razack Mohammed; Shigeto Morita; Muhammad Salman Mubarik; Muhammad Mubeen; Theodore M. Mwamba; Kamrun Nahar; U.A. Naher; Wajid Nasim; Bodrun Nessa; Nabeel Khan Niazi; Muhammad Noor; Mohammad Mustaqim Ahmad Nordin; Tonny Maraga Nyong’A; D. Panda; Sanjib Kumar Panda; Poonam Pandey; Medha Panthri; Ashwani Pareek; Brajendra Parmar; Pratap Kumar Pati; Amit Kumar Pradhan; Chandra Prakash; Andrew J. Price; Shanzay Qamar; Inayat Ur Rahman; Sazzadur Rahman; Rizwan Rasheed; Mamunur Rashid; Atta Rasool; Fahd Rasul; S. Ray; Abdul Rehman; Muhammad Riaz; Muhammad Rizwan; Aryadeep Roychoudhury; Rajib Roychowdhury; Indraneel Saha; Moin U. Salam; Iram Saleem; Nitika Sandhu; Bipul Sarkar; M. Abdur Rouf Sarkar; R.K. Sarkar; Shah Saud; Amitha Mithra Sevanthi; Kavita Shah; Zahir Shah; Babar Shahzad; Sher Muhammad Shahzad; Muhammad Bilal Shakoor; A.K.M. Shalahuddin; Zina Moni Shandilya; P.S. Shanmugavadivel; Varsha Shriram; Manvesh Kumar Sihag; Virender Singh; Sneh L. Singla-Pareek; Nathan A. Slaton; Syeda Refat Sultana; Suat Hian Tan; Bhaben Tanti; Mohsin Tanveer; Lee Tarpley; Veysel Turan; Hidayat Ullah; Hrishikesh Upadhyaya; Muhammad Habib Ur Rahman; Vijay K. Varanasi; Fazli Wahid; Guanglong Wan; Depeng Wang; Jian Wang; Chao Wu; Ling Xu; Chhaya Yadav; Chong Yang; Pingfang Yang; Rumena Yasmeen; Tahira Yasmeen; Weijun Zhou. List of Contributors. Advances in Rice Research for Abiotic Stress Tolerance 2019, 1 .

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M.K. Adak, Tamal Lata Aditya, Muhammad Adnan, Shakeel Ahmad, Mukhtar Ahmed, Rida Akram, Mukhtar Alam, Alamgir Hossain, Hesham F. Alharby, M. Ansar Ali, Muhammad Ali, Shafaqat Ali, Amanullah, Al Amin, S.V. Amitha Mithra, Taufika I. Anee, Ansar Ali, Muhammad Arif, Muhammad Saleem Arif, Muhammad Arslan Ashraf, Hafiz Faiq Bakhat, Aditya Banerjee, Taghi Bararpour, Abdul Basir, Humnath Bhandari, Tasnim F. Bhuiyan, Jatish C. Biswas, Jiban Krishna Biswas, Partha S. Biswas, Dharitri Borgohain, Shazia Anwer Bukhari, K. Chakraborty, K. Chattopadhyay, Vyomendra Chaturvedi, Shuvasish Choudhury, Sagar Datir, Arnab Kumar De, Rama Shanker Dubey, Shah Fahad, Shohreh Fahimirad, Muhammad A. Farooq, Masayuki Fujita, Mansour Ghorbanpour, Arijit Ghosh, Rafaqat A. Gill, Meetu Gupta, Priyanka Gupta, Shalini Gupta, Khalid Rehman Hakeem, Tuhin Halder, Hafiz Mohkum Hammad, Fakhir Hannan, Mirza Hasanuzzaman, Sneha Hasnu, Shah Hassan, Hidayatullah, Luyang Hu, Jianliang Huang, Iqbal Hussain, Saddam Hussain, Sajjad Hussain, K.M. Iftekharuddaula, Muhammad Zahid Ihsan, Muhammad Ihtisham, Muhammad Ijaz, Munazza Ijaz, Muhammad Iqbal, Faisal Islam, A.M. Ismail, Yousaf Jamal, Amanullah Jan, Mehmood Jan, Talha Jan, D. Jini, Baby Joseph, Shahjahan Kabir, Nisrin Abd Kadir, Shuaib Kaleem, Jyotirmay Kalita, Muhammad Kamran, Ichiro Kasajima, Gurpreet Kaur, Navdeep Kaur, Imtiaz Ali Khan, Mohammad Hussian Khan, Muhammad Jamal Khan, Mushtaq Ahmad Khan, Shahid Ullah Khan, Tushar Khare, Hasina Khatun, Nicholas E. Korres, Navin Kumar, Vinay Kumar, Lipika Lahkar, Su Shiung Lam, Lan Li, Ming Li, Meijuan Long, Nyuk Ling Ma, Bidyuth K. Mahalder, Rashid Mahmood, Mahmood- Ur- Rahman, Kausar Malik, Shekhar Mallick, Muhammad Muddassar Maqbool, Nasir Masood, Ishaq Ahmad Mian, Abdul Razack Mohammed, Shigeto Morita, Muhammad Salman Mubarik, Muhammad Mubeen, Theodore M. Mwamba, Kamrun Nahar, U.A. Naher, Wajid Nasim, Bodrun Nessa, Nabeel Khan Niazi, Muhammad Noor, Mohammad Mustaqim Ahmad Nordin, Tonny Maraga Nyong’A, D. Panda, Sanjib Kumar Panda, Poonam Pandey, Medha Panthri, Ashwani Pareek, Brajendra Parmar, Pratap Kumar Pati, Amit Kumar Pradhan, Chandra Prakash, Andrew J. Price, Shanzay Qamar, Inayat Ur Rahman, Sazzadur Rahman, Rizwan Rasheed, Mamunur Rashid, Atta Rasool, Fahd Rasul, S. Ray, Abdul Rehman, Muhammad Riaz, Muhammad Rizwan, Aryadeep Roychoudhury, Rajib Roychowdhury, Indraneel Saha, Moin U. Salam, Iram Saleem, Nitika Sandhu, Bipul Sarkar, M. Abdur Rouf Sarkar, R.K. Sarkar, Shah Saud, Amitha Mithra Sevanthi, Kavita Shah, Zahir Shah, Babar Shahzad, Sher Muhammad Shahzad, Muhammad Bilal Shakoor, A.K.M. Shalahuddin, Zina Moni Shandilya, P.S. Shanmugavadivel, Varsha Shriram, Manvesh Kumar Sihag, Virender Singh, Sneh L. Singla-Pareek, Nathan A. Slaton, Syeda Refat Sultana, Suat Hian Tan, Bhaben Tanti, Mohsin Tanveer, Lee Tarpley, Veysel Turan, Hidayat Ullah, Hrishikesh Upadhyaya, Muhammad Habib Ur Rahman, Vijay K. Varanasi, Fazli Wahid, Guanglong Wan, Depeng Wang, Jian Wang, Chao Wu, Ling Xu, Chhaya Yadav, Chong Yang, Pingfang Yang, Rumena Yasmeen, Tahira Yasmeen, Weijun Zhou. List of Contributors. Advances in Rice Research for Abiotic Stress Tolerance. 2019; ():1.

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M.K. Adak; Tamal Lata Aditya; Muhammad Adnan; Shakeel Ahmad; Mukhtar Ahmed; Rida Akram; Mukhtar Alam; Alamgir Hossain; Hesham F. Alharby; M. Ansar Ali; Muhammad Ali; Shafaqat Ali; Amanullah; Al Amin; S.V. Amitha Mithra; Taufika I. Anee; Ansar Ali; Muhammad Arif; Muhammad Saleem Arif; Muhammad Arslan Ashraf; Hafiz Faiq Bakhat; Aditya Banerjee; Taghi Bararpour; Abdul Basir; Humnath Bhandari; Tasnim F. Bhuiyan; Jatish C. Biswas; Jiban Krishna Biswas; Partha S. Biswas; Dharitri Borgohain; Shazia Anwer Bukhari; K. Chakraborty; K. Chattopadhyay; Vyomendra Chaturvedi; Shuvasish Choudhury; Sagar Datir; Arnab Kumar De; Rama Shanker Dubey; Shah Fahad; Shohreh Fahimirad; Muhammad A. Farooq; Masayuki Fujita; Mansour Ghorbanpour; Arijit Ghosh; Rafaqat A. Gill; Meetu Gupta; Priyanka Gupta; Shalini Gupta; Khalid Rehman Hakeem; Tuhin Halder; Hafiz Mohkum Hammad; Fakhir Hannan; Mirza Hasanuzzaman; Sneha Hasnu; Shah Hassan; Hidayatullah; Luyang Hu; Jianliang Huang; Iqbal Hussain; Saddam Hussain; Sajjad Hussain; K.M. Iftekharuddaula; Muhammad Zahid Ihsan; Muhammad Ihtisham; Muhammad Ijaz; Munazza Ijaz; Muhammad Iqbal; Faisal Islam; A.M. Ismail; Yousaf Jamal; Amanullah Jan; Mehmood Jan; Talha Jan; D. Jini; Baby Joseph; Shahjahan Kabir; Nisrin Abd Kadir; Shuaib Kaleem; Jyotirmay Kalita; Muhammad Kamran; Ichiro Kasajima; Gurpreet Kaur; Navdeep Kaur; Imtiaz Ali Khan; Mohammad Hussian Khan; Muhammad Jamal Khan; Mushtaq Ahmad Khan; Shahid Ullah Khan; Tushar Khare; Hasina Khatun; Nicholas E. Korres; Navin Kumar; Vinay Kumar; Lipika Lahkar; Su Shiung Lam; Lan Li; Ming Li; Meijuan Long; Nyuk Ling Ma; Bidyuth K. Mahalder; Rashid Mahmood; Mahmood- Ur- Rahman; Kausar Malik; Shekhar Mallick; Muhammad Muddassar Maqbool; Nasir Masood; Ishaq Ahmad Mian; Abdul Razack Mohammed; Shigeto Morita; Muhammad Salman Mubarik; Muhammad Mubeen; Theodore M. Mwamba; Kamrun Nahar; U.A. Naher; Wajid Nasim; Bodrun Nessa; Nabeel Khan Niazi; Muhammad Noor; Mohammad Mustaqim Ahmad Nordin; Tonny Maraga Nyong’A; D. Panda; Sanjib Kumar Panda; Poonam Pandey; Medha Panthri; Ashwani Pareek; Brajendra Parmar; Pratap Kumar Pati; Amit Kumar Pradhan; Chandra Prakash; Andrew J. Price; Shanzay Qamar; Inayat Ur Rahman; Sazzadur Rahman; Rizwan Rasheed; Mamunur Rashid; Atta Rasool; Fahd Rasul; S. Ray; Abdul Rehman; Muhammad Riaz; Muhammad Rizwan; Aryadeep Roychoudhury; Rajib Roychowdhury; Indraneel Saha; Moin U. Salam; Iram Saleem; Nitika Sandhu; Bipul Sarkar; M. Abdur Rouf Sarkar; R.K. Sarkar; Shah Saud; Amitha Mithra Sevanthi; Kavita Shah; Zahir Shah; Babar Shahzad; Sher Muhammad Shahzad; Muhammad Bilal Shakoor; A.K.M. Shalahuddin; Zina Moni Shandilya; P.S. Shanmugavadivel; Varsha Shriram; Manvesh Kumar Sihag; Virender Singh; Sneh L. Singla-Pareek; Nathan A. Slaton; Syeda Refat Sultana; Suat Hian Tan; Bhaben Tanti; Mohsin Tanveer; Lee Tarpley; Veysel Turan; Hidayat Ullah; Hrishikesh Upadhyaya; Muhammad Habib Ur Rahman; Vijay K. Varanasi; Fazli Wahid; Guanglong Wan; Depeng Wang; Jian Wang; Chao Wu; Ling Xu; Chhaya Yadav; Chong Yang; Pingfang Yang; Rumena Yasmeen; Tahira Yasmeen; Weijun Zhou. 2019. "List of Contributors." Advances in Rice Research for Abiotic Stress Tolerance , no. : 1.

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Published: 01 January 2019 in Advances in Rice Research for Abiotic Stress Tolerance
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Muhammad Saleem Arif; Talha Jan; Muhammad Riaz; Shah Fahad; Muhammad Bilal Shakoor; Amanullah; Fahd Rasul. Advances in Rice Research for Abiotic Stress Tolerance. Advances in Rice Research for Abiotic Stress Tolerance 2019, 585 -614.

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Muhammad Saleem Arif, Talha Jan, Muhammad Riaz, Shah Fahad, Muhammad Bilal Shakoor, Amanullah, Fahd Rasul. Advances in Rice Research for Abiotic Stress Tolerance. Advances in Rice Research for Abiotic Stress Tolerance. 2019; ():585-614.

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Muhammad Saleem Arif; Talha Jan; Muhammad Riaz; Shah Fahad; Muhammad Bilal Shakoor; Amanullah; Fahd Rasul. 2019. "Advances in Rice Research for Abiotic Stress Tolerance." Advances in Rice Research for Abiotic Stress Tolerance , no. : 585-614.

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Published: 01 January 2019 in Advances in Rice Research for Abiotic Stress Tolerance
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Muhammad Arslan Ashraf; Muhammad Iqbal; Rizwan Rasheed; Iqbal Hussain; Muhammad Salman Mubarik; Muhammad Saleem Arif; Muhammad Riaz. Abiotic Stress-Induced Oxidative Stress in Rice. Advances in Rice Research for Abiotic Stress Tolerance 2019, 489 -504.

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Muhammad Arslan Ashraf, Muhammad Iqbal, Rizwan Rasheed, Iqbal Hussain, Muhammad Salman Mubarik, Muhammad Saleem Arif, Muhammad Riaz. Abiotic Stress-Induced Oxidative Stress in Rice. Advances in Rice Research for Abiotic Stress Tolerance. 2019; ():489-504.

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Muhammad Arslan Ashraf; Muhammad Iqbal; Rizwan Rasheed; Iqbal Hussain; Muhammad Salman Mubarik; Muhammad Saleem Arif; Muhammad Riaz. 2019. "Abiotic Stress-Induced Oxidative Stress in Rice." Advances in Rice Research for Abiotic Stress Tolerance , no. : 489-504.

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Published: 01 January 2019 in Advances in Rice Research for Abiotic Stress Tolerance
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Muhammad Bilal Shakoor; Muhammad Riaz; Nabeel Khan Niazi; Shafaqat Ali; Muhammad Rizwan; Muhammad Saleem Arif; Muhammad Arif. Recent Advances in Arsenic Accumulation in Rice. Advances in Rice Research for Abiotic Stress Tolerance 2019, 385 -398.

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Muhammad Bilal Shakoor, Muhammad Riaz, Nabeel Khan Niazi, Shafaqat Ali, Muhammad Rizwan, Muhammad Saleem Arif, Muhammad Arif. Recent Advances in Arsenic Accumulation in Rice. Advances in Rice Research for Abiotic Stress Tolerance. 2019; ():385-398.

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Muhammad Bilal Shakoor; Muhammad Riaz; Nabeel Khan Niazi; Shafaqat Ali; Muhammad Rizwan; Muhammad Saleem Arif; Muhammad Arif. 2019. "Recent Advances in Arsenic Accumulation in Rice." Advances in Rice Research for Abiotic Stress Tolerance , no. : 385-398.

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Published: 29 October 2018 in Journal of Plant Growth Regulation
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Plants face different types of biotic and abiotic stresses during their life span. Heavy metal (HM) stress is considered as one of the most challenging and emerging threats to sustainable agricultural development and overall economic yield of various plant species. Increasing levels of HMs in arable soils is a main environmental issue due to their deleterious effects on plant growth and productivity. The exogenous application of different plant growth regulators is a well-known strategy to alleviate the adverse effects of HMs stress on plants. In the present review, the role of 5-aminolevulinic acid (ALA) in the alleviation of HM stress in different plants is elaborated. 5-Aminolevulinic acid is identified as a highly efficient ameliorating agent to sustainably neutralize the harmful effects of abiotic stresses in plants. In particular, the role of ALA has been increasingly recognized in improving plant HM stress-tolerance via ALA-mediated control of principal plant-metabolic processes. However, various underlying mechanisms that unravel ALA-induced plant HM stress-tolerance remain unexplored. The application of ALA on HM-stressed plants improves plant height, root length, chlorophyll pigments, antioxidant enzyme activities, nutrient uptake and soluble protein contents and minimizes ultra-structural damage, oxidative stress and HM uptake. Furthermore, it triggers modification of glutathione reductase, ascorbic acid and GSH contents in HM-stressed plants. The lower concentration of ALA proved to be more beneficial in stress amelioration. The cost-effectiveness and efficiency of ALA in improving growth and production of plants under varying growth conditions is still not clear. Nevertheless, over-accumulation of ALA through genetic manipulation can enhance stress-tolerance in plants which is the key area to be investigated. This review article elaborates the potential role of ALA in HM tolerance and highlights the future research dimensions in the related ambits.

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Shafaqat Ali; Muhammad Rizwan; Abbu Zaid; Muhammad Saleem Arif; Tahira Yasmeen; Afzal Hussain; Muhammad Rizwan Shahid; Syed Asad Hussain Bukhari; Saddam Hussain; Ghulam Hassan Abbasi. 5-Aminolevulinic Acid-Induced Heavy Metal Stress Tolerance and Underlying Mechanisms in Plants. Journal of Plant Growth Regulation 2018, 37, 1423 -1436.

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Shafaqat Ali, Muhammad Rizwan, Abbu Zaid, Muhammad Saleem Arif, Tahira Yasmeen, Afzal Hussain, Muhammad Rizwan Shahid, Syed Asad Hussain Bukhari, Saddam Hussain, Ghulam Hassan Abbasi. 5-Aminolevulinic Acid-Induced Heavy Metal Stress Tolerance and Underlying Mechanisms in Plants. Journal of Plant Growth Regulation. 2018; 37 (4):1423-1436.

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Shafaqat Ali; Muhammad Rizwan; Abbu Zaid; Muhammad Saleem Arif; Tahira Yasmeen; Afzal Hussain; Muhammad Rizwan Shahid; Syed Asad Hussain Bukhari; Saddam Hussain; Ghulam Hassan Abbasi. 2018. "5-Aminolevulinic Acid-Induced Heavy Metal Stress Tolerance and Underlying Mechanisms in Plants." Journal of Plant Growth Regulation 37, no. 4: 1423-1436.

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Published: 01 April 2018 in Science of The Total Environment
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A field study was conducted to test the potential of 5-year consecutive application of fresh industrial sludge (FIS) and composted industrial sludge (CIS) to restore soil functions at surface (0-15cm) and subsurface (15-30cm) of the degraded agricultural land. Sludge amendments increased soil fertility parameters including total organic carbon (TOC), soil available nitrogen (SAN), soil available phosphorus (SAP) and soil available potassium (SAK) at 0-15cm depth. Soil enzyme activities i.e. dehydrogenase (DHA), β-glucosidase (BGA) and alkaline phosphatase (ALp) were significantly enhanced by FIS and CIS amendments in surface soil. However, urease activity (UA) and acid phosphatase (ACp) were significantly reduced compared to control soil. The results showed that sludge amendments significantly increased microbial biomass nitrogen (MBN) and microbial biomass phosphorus (MBP) at both soil depth, and soil microbial biomass carbon (MBC) only at 0-15cm depth. Significant changes were also observed in the population of soil culturable microflora (bacteria, fungi and actinomycetes) with CIS amendment in surface soil suggesting persistence of microbial activity owing to the addition of organic matter source. Sludge amendments significantly reduced soil heavy metal concentrations at 0-15cm depth, and the effect was more pronounced with CIS compared to unamended control soil. Sludge amendments generally had no significant impact on soil heavy metal concentrations in subsoil. Agronomic viability test involving maize was performed to evaluate phytotoxicity of soil solution extract at surface and sub-surface soil. Maize seeds grown in solution extract (0-15cm) from sludge treated soil showed a significant increase of relative seed germination (RSG), relative root growth (RRG) and germination index (GI). These results suggested that both sludge amendments significantly improved soil properties, however, the CIS amendment was relatively more effective in restoring soil functions and effectively immobilizing wastewater derived heavy metals compared to FIS treatment.

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Muhammad Saleem Arif; Muhammad Riaz; Sher Muhammad Shahzad; Tahira Yasmeen; Muhammad Ashraf; Muhammad Siddique; Muhammad Salman Mubarik; Luca Bragazza; Alexandre Buttler. Fresh and composted industrial sludge restore soil functions in surface soil of degraded agricultural land. Science of The Total Environment 2018, 619-620, 517 -527.

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Muhammad Saleem Arif, Muhammad Riaz, Sher Muhammad Shahzad, Tahira Yasmeen, Muhammad Ashraf, Muhammad Siddique, Muhammad Salman Mubarik, Luca Bragazza, Alexandre Buttler. Fresh and composted industrial sludge restore soil functions in surface soil of degraded agricultural land. Science of The Total Environment. 2018; 619-620 ():517-527.

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Muhammad Saleem Arif; Muhammad Riaz; Sher Muhammad Shahzad; Tahira Yasmeen; Muhammad Ashraf; Muhammad Siddique; Muhammad Salman Mubarik; Luca Bragazza; Alexandre Buttler. 2018. "Fresh and composted industrial sludge restore soil functions in surface soil of degraded agricultural land." Science of The Total Environment 619-620, no. : 517-527.

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Published: 30 March 2018 in Plant Metabolites and Regulation Under Environmental Stress
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Mohammad A. Ahanger; Parvaiz Ahmad; Salama Aissam; Nudrat A. Akram; Sergio Alemano; Amanda C.E. Amaro; Andrea Andrade; Muhammad Saleem Arif; Muhammad A. Ashraf; Aditya Banerjee; Daniel Baron; María Blanch; Carmen S.F. Boaro; Andrés A. Borges; Felipe G. Campos; Abdelghani Chakhchar; Roberto De Armas; Cherkaoui El Modafar; Abdelhamid El Mousadik; Abderrahim Ferradous; Gisela Ferreira; Abdelkarim Filali-Maltouf; Blanca Fontaniella; Francisco J. García-Machado; Cristina Garrido-Orduña; Francisco V. González; Mallu Govardhana; Fahima Gul; Bernhard Huchzermeyer; Iqbal Hussain; Saad Ibnsouda-Koraichi; Muhammad Iqbal; Nellickal S. Jayamohan; Yachana Jha; David Jiménez-Árias; Muhammad Kamran; Hans-Werner Koyro; Belur S. Kumudini; Mouna Lamaoui; María E. Legaz; Analía Llanes; Juan Cristo Luis Jorge; Virginia Luna; Saqib Mahmood; Giselle M.A. Martínez-Noël; Miguel A. Matilla; Ana M. Millanes; Anurag Mishra; Avinash Mishra; Saray Morales-Sierra; Pinar Nartop; Ashok Panda; Asish K. Parida; Savita V. Patil; Shagufta Perveen; Jaykumar Rangani; Rizwan Rasheed; Muhammad Riaz; Aryadeep Roychoudhury; Maham Saddique; Elena Sánchez-Elordi; Sanchita; Rocío Santiago; Günther F.E. Scherer; Muhammad Shahbaz; Ashok Sharma; R.B. Subramanian; Ágnes Szepesi; Réka Szőllősi; Bhakti Tanna; Sakshi Tewari; Jorge A. Tognetti; Carlos Vicente; Said Wahbi; Rinukshi Wimalasekera; Abbu Zaid. List of Contributors. Plant Metabolites and Regulation Under Environmental Stress 2018, 1 .

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Mohammad A. Ahanger, Parvaiz Ahmad, Salama Aissam, Nudrat A. Akram, Sergio Alemano, Amanda C.E. Amaro, Andrea Andrade, Muhammad Saleem Arif, Muhammad A. Ashraf, Aditya Banerjee, Daniel Baron, María Blanch, Carmen S.F. Boaro, Andrés A. Borges, Felipe G. Campos, Abdelghani Chakhchar, Roberto De Armas, Cherkaoui El Modafar, Abdelhamid El Mousadik, Abderrahim Ferradous, Gisela Ferreira, Abdelkarim Filali-Maltouf, Blanca Fontaniella, Francisco J. García-Machado, Cristina Garrido-Orduña, Francisco V. González, Mallu Govardhana, Fahima Gul, Bernhard Huchzermeyer, Iqbal Hussain, Saad Ibnsouda-Koraichi, Muhammad Iqbal, Nellickal S. Jayamohan, Yachana Jha, David Jiménez-Árias, Muhammad Kamran, Hans-Werner Koyro, Belur S. Kumudini, Mouna Lamaoui, María E. Legaz, Analía Llanes, Juan Cristo Luis Jorge, Virginia Luna, Saqib Mahmood, Giselle M.A. Martínez-Noël, Miguel A. Matilla, Ana M. Millanes, Anurag Mishra, Avinash Mishra, Saray Morales-Sierra, Pinar Nartop, Ashok Panda, Asish K. Parida, Savita V. Patil, Shagufta Perveen, Jaykumar Rangani, Rizwan Rasheed, Muhammad Riaz, Aryadeep Roychoudhury, Maham Saddique, Elena Sánchez-Elordi, Sanchita, Rocío Santiago, Günther F.E. Scherer, Muhammad Shahbaz, Ashok Sharma, R.B. Subramanian, Ágnes Szepesi, Réka Szőllősi, Bhakti Tanna, Sakshi Tewari, Jorge A. Tognetti, Carlos Vicente, Said Wahbi, Rinukshi Wimalasekera, Abbu Zaid. List of Contributors. Plant Metabolites and Regulation Under Environmental Stress. 2018; ():1.

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Mohammad A. Ahanger; Parvaiz Ahmad; Salama Aissam; Nudrat A. Akram; Sergio Alemano; Amanda C.E. Amaro; Andrea Andrade; Muhammad Saleem Arif; Muhammad A. Ashraf; Aditya Banerjee; Daniel Baron; María Blanch; Carmen S.F. Boaro; Andrés A. Borges; Felipe G. Campos; Abdelghani Chakhchar; Roberto De Armas; Cherkaoui El Modafar; Abdelhamid El Mousadik; Abderrahim Ferradous; Gisela Ferreira; Abdelkarim Filali-Maltouf; Blanca Fontaniella; Francisco J. García-Machado; Cristina Garrido-Orduña; Francisco V. González; Mallu Govardhana; Fahima Gul; Bernhard Huchzermeyer; Iqbal Hussain; Saad Ibnsouda-Koraichi; Muhammad Iqbal; Nellickal S. Jayamohan; Yachana Jha; David Jiménez-Árias; Muhammad Kamran; Hans-Werner Koyro; Belur S. Kumudini; Mouna Lamaoui; María E. Legaz; Analía Llanes; Juan Cristo Luis Jorge; Virginia Luna; Saqib Mahmood; Giselle M.A. Martínez-Noël; Miguel A. Matilla; Ana M. Millanes; Anurag Mishra; Avinash Mishra; Saray Morales-Sierra; Pinar Nartop; Ashok Panda; Asish K. Parida; Savita V. Patil; Shagufta Perveen; Jaykumar Rangani; Rizwan Rasheed; Muhammad Riaz; Aryadeep Roychoudhury; Maham Saddique; Elena Sánchez-Elordi; Sanchita; Rocío Santiago; Günther F.E. Scherer; Muhammad Shahbaz; Ashok Sharma; R.B. Subramanian; Ágnes Szepesi; Réka Szőllősi; Bhakti Tanna; Sakshi Tewari; Jorge A. Tognetti; Carlos Vicente; Said Wahbi; Rinukshi Wimalasekera; Abbu Zaid. 2018. "List of Contributors." Plant Metabolites and Regulation Under Environmental Stress , no. : 1.

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Published: 01 December 2017 in Soil and Tillage Research
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Dry land soils from the Indo-Gangetic plains are inherently poor in organic matter content and phosphorus (P). Amendment of these soils with P-enriched compost, together with P solubilizing rhizobacterial (PSR) inoculation has been suggested to improve plant growth and P uptake. We performed 3 Ã\u97 2 factorial experiment using compost i.e. control, raw saw dust P compost (RPC) and acidified saw dust P compost (APC), and PSR inoculation as factors. The pot study investigated the effects of compost and PSR on maize growth, yield, P nutrition and soil biochemical properties. PSR inoculation with APC enhanced shoot length, cob diameter, grain yield and plant P uptake compared to control. APC amendment, either alone or in combination with PSR, also improved root growth and caused extension of rhizosphere by increasing the root length density of the maize plants. Significant improvement in soil biochemical properties i.e. dehydrogenase (DHA), β-glucosidase (BGA), urease (UA) activity, dissolved organic carbon (DOC), soil organic carbon (SOC) and microbial biomass carbon (MBC) are due to the additive effect of compost amendments. A substantial increase in P availability and associated biochemical attributes reflect the significance of substrate quality, structural stability and optimized pH conditions of added compost that may have enhanced PSR performance, specifically with APC. Moreover, increased carboxylate secretions and PSR abundance in the root zone, lowering of pH and increase in rhizosphere fungal parameters, suggest PSR and APC to be synergetic driving of increased P availability for maize. We conclude that efficiency of P enriched compost could be increased with suitable compost additive in the presence of PSR in dry land soil

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Sher Muhammad Shahzad; Muhammad Saleem Arif; Muhammad Riaz; Muhammad Ashraf; Tahira Yasmeen; Ahmad Zaheer; Luca Bragazza; Alexandre Buttler; Bjorn J.M. Robroek. Interaction of compost additives with phosphate solubilizing rhizobacteria improved maize production and soil biochemical properties under dryland agriculture. Soil and Tillage Research 2017, 174, 70 -80.

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Sher Muhammad Shahzad, Muhammad Saleem Arif, Muhammad Riaz, Muhammad Ashraf, Tahira Yasmeen, Ahmad Zaheer, Luca Bragazza, Alexandre Buttler, Bjorn J.M. Robroek. Interaction of compost additives with phosphate solubilizing rhizobacteria improved maize production and soil biochemical properties under dryland agriculture. Soil and Tillage Research. 2017; 174 ():70-80.

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Sher Muhammad Shahzad; Muhammad Saleem Arif; Muhammad Riaz; Muhammad Ashraf; Tahira Yasmeen; Ahmad Zaheer; Luca Bragazza; Alexandre Buttler; Bjorn J.M. Robroek. 2017. "Interaction of compost additives with phosphate solubilizing rhizobacteria improved maize production and soil biochemical properties under dryland agriculture." Soil and Tillage Research 174, no. : 70-80.

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Published: 08 August 2017 in Essential Plant Nutrients
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Phosphorus (P) is an essential plant nutrient required for sustainable production of food and bioenergy crops. A sufficient supply of P to the crop plants is necessary in order to meet global and regional food security challenges. However, limited mobility of P in the soil and its high fixation capabilities within the soil matrix necessitate the use of P fertilizers, which are again prone to fixation, thereby reducing the availability of this crucial element for plant nutrition. Rhizosphere is an intricate zone under the influence of plant roots and harbours variety of microbial species which confer growth and nutrition benefits to the crop plants. Phosphate solubilizing bacteria (PSB) play a crucial role in solubilizing various forms of phosphorus in soil and making them available for plant uptake. The bacterial phosphate solubilization process is mainly triggered by the secretions of organic acids, siderophores, exopolysaccharides, and enzyme (phytase-phosphatase) activities. The bacterial metabolites either solubilize the inorganic forms of phosphorus or mobilize the organic sources of phosphorus through enhanced enzyme activities. In this chapter, we attempt to provide an overview about the potential contribution of PSB in improving plant P nutrition. Moreover, we also discussed the action mechanism involving PSB and key features that make it a useful value-added product for sustainable agriculture.

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Muhammad Saleem Arif; Sher Muhammad Shahzad; Tahira Yasmeen; Muhammad Riaz; Muhammad Ashraf; Muhammad Salman Mubarik; Rizwana Kausar. Improving Plant Phosphorus (P) Acquisition by Phosphate-Solubilizing Bacteria. Essential Plant Nutrients 2017, 513 -556.

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Muhammad Saleem Arif, Sher Muhammad Shahzad, Tahira Yasmeen, Muhammad Riaz, Muhammad Ashraf, Muhammad Salman Mubarik, Rizwana Kausar. Improving Plant Phosphorus (P) Acquisition by Phosphate-Solubilizing Bacteria. Essential Plant Nutrients. 2017; ():513-556.

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Muhammad Saleem Arif; Sher Muhammad Shahzad; Tahira Yasmeen; Muhammad Riaz; Muhammad Ashraf; Muhammad Salman Mubarik; Rizwana Kausar. 2017. "Improving Plant Phosphorus (P) Acquisition by Phosphate-Solubilizing Bacteria." Essential Plant Nutrients , no. : 513-556.

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Published: 04 July 2017 in Journal of Plant Nutrition and Soil Science
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Ecological benefits associated with plant growth-promoting rhizobacteria (PGPR) inoculants offer a promising integrated nutrient management option to counteract plant nitrogen (N) deficiency. We performed field experiments to evaluate the effect of integrated N fertilizer regime involving chemical N fertilizer (CNF) and N-enriched compost (NEC), either alone or combined with selected PGPR (Pseudomonas aeruginosa) on sunflower seed quality, N use efficiency (NUE) and soil fertility during 2014–2015. We found that integrated N biofertilizer application resulted in significantly higher seed oil concentration, fatty acid composition, and harvest index in both cropping years. Greater effects on N yield efficiency (NYE), N use efficiency (NUE), N physiological efficiency (NPE), and photosynthetic N use efficiency (PNUE) were recorded in nitrogen-enriched compost+PGPR inoculant (NECPI) treatment followed by chemical N fertilizer+PGPR inoculant (CNFPI) treatment. Statistically significant differences were observed in linoleic and linolenic acid, NYE, and NUE for treatment × year interaction, thus, suggesting that the integrated N biofertilizer approach facilitates the efficient N use by sunflower for improving yield and seed quality. Moreover, we also found considerable enhancement of soil N fertility after two consecutive cropping years of sunflower. The enhancement of seed quality, N use efficiencies, and soil N fertility through integrated N biofertilizer application emphasizes the importance of balanced crop N nutrition, ensuring sufficient N supply to sunflower with adequate N balance in soil for the next crop. Overall, combination of PGPR with NEC amendment may optimize N uptake efficiency and reduce N fertilizer losses, which is necessarily required for the sustainable sunflower production.

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Muhammad Saleem Arif; Sher Muhammad Shahzad; Muhammad Riaz; Tahira Yasmeen; Tanvir Shahzad; Muhammad Javed Akhtar; Luca Bragazza; Alexandre Buttler. Nitrogen-enriched compost application combined with plant growth-promoting rhizobacteria (PGPR) improves seed quality and nutrient use efficiency of sunflower. Journal of Plant Nutrition and Soil Science 2017, 180, 464 -473.

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Muhammad Saleem Arif, Sher Muhammad Shahzad, Muhammad Riaz, Tahira Yasmeen, Tanvir Shahzad, Muhammad Javed Akhtar, Luca Bragazza, Alexandre Buttler. Nitrogen-enriched compost application combined with plant growth-promoting rhizobacteria (PGPR) improves seed quality and nutrient use efficiency of sunflower. Journal of Plant Nutrition and Soil Science. 2017; 180 (4):464-473.

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Muhammad Saleem Arif; Sher Muhammad Shahzad; Muhammad Riaz; Tahira Yasmeen; Tanvir Shahzad; Muhammad Javed Akhtar; Luca Bragazza; Alexandre Buttler. 2017. "Nitrogen-enriched compost application combined with plant growth-promoting rhizobacteria (PGPR) improves seed quality and nutrient use efficiency of sunflower." Journal of Plant Nutrition and Soil Science 180, no. 4: 464-473.

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Published: 01 May 2017 in Geoderma
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Muhammad Riaz; Mahnaz Roohi; Muhammad Saleem Arif; Qaiser Hussain; Tahira Yasmeen; Tanvir Shahzad; Sher Muhammad Shahzad; Hufsa Faqeer Muhammad; Muhammad Khalid. Corncob-derived biochar decelerates mineralization of native and added organic matter (AOM) in organic matter depleted alkaline soil. Geoderma 2017, 294, 19 -28.

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Muhammad Riaz, Mahnaz Roohi, Muhammad Saleem Arif, Qaiser Hussain, Tahira Yasmeen, Tanvir Shahzad, Sher Muhammad Shahzad, Hufsa Faqeer Muhammad, Muhammad Khalid. Corncob-derived biochar decelerates mineralization of native and added organic matter (AOM) in organic matter depleted alkaline soil. Geoderma. 2017; 294 ():19-28.

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Muhammad Riaz; Mahnaz Roohi; Muhammad Saleem Arif; Qaiser Hussain; Tahira Yasmeen; Tanvir Shahzad; Sher Muhammad Shahzad; Hufsa Faqeer Muhammad; Muhammad Khalid. 2017. "Corncob-derived biochar decelerates mineralization of native and added organic matter (AOM) in organic matter depleted alkaline soil." Geoderma 294, no. : 19-28.

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Published: 01 November 2016 in Plant Physiology and Biochemistry
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Heavy metal contamination of agricultural soil has become a serious global problem. This study was aimed to evaluate the effects of two chromium (Cr) tolerant plant growth promoting bacteria (PGPB) in combination with salicylic acid (SA) on plant growth, physiological, biochemical responses and heavy metal uptake under Cr contamination. A pot experiment (autoclaved sand as growing medium) was performed using maize (Zea mays L.) as a test crop under controlled conditions. Cr toxicity significantly reduced plant growth, photosynthetic pigment, carbohydrates metabolism and increased H2O2, MDA, relative membrane permeability, proline and Cr contents in maize leaves. However, inoculation with selected PGPB (T2Cr and CrP450) and SA application either alone or in combination alleviated the Cr toxicity and promoted plant growth by decreasing Cr accumulation, H2O2 and MDA level in maize. Furthermore, dual PGPB inoculation with SA application also improved plant performance under Cr-toxicity. Results obtained from this study indicate that PGPB inoculation and SA application enhanced Cr tolerance in maize seedlings by decreasing Cr uptake from root to shoot. Additionally, combination of both PGPB and SA also reduced oxidative stress by elevating the activities of enzymatic and non-enzymatic antioxidant, also indicated by improved carbohydrate metabolism in maize plant exposed to Cr contamination. Comparatively, alleviation effects were more pronounced in PGPB inoculated plants than SA applied plants alone. The results suggest that combined use of PGPB and SA application may be exploited for improving production potential of maize in metal (Cr) contaminated soil.

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Faisal Islam; Tahira Yasmeen; Muhammad Saleem Arif; Muhammad Riaz; Sher Muhammad Shahzad; Qaiser Imran; Irfan Ali. Combined ability of chromium (Cr) tolerant plant growth promoting bacteria (PGPB) and salicylic acid (SA) in attenuation of chromium stress in maize plants. Plant Physiology and Biochemistry 2016, 108, 456 -467.

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Faisal Islam, Tahira Yasmeen, Muhammad Saleem Arif, Muhammad Riaz, Sher Muhammad Shahzad, Qaiser Imran, Irfan Ali. Combined ability of chromium (Cr) tolerant plant growth promoting bacteria (PGPB) and salicylic acid (SA) in attenuation of chromium stress in maize plants. Plant Physiology and Biochemistry. 2016; 108 ():456-467.

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Faisal Islam; Tahira Yasmeen; Muhammad Saleem Arif; Muhammad Riaz; Sher Muhammad Shahzad; Qaiser Imran; Irfan Ali. 2016. "Combined ability of chromium (Cr) tolerant plant growth promoting bacteria (PGPB) and salicylic acid (SA) in attenuation of chromium stress in maize plants." Plant Physiology and Biochemistry 108, no. : 456-467.

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Published: 19 January 2016 in Environmental Monitoring and Assessment
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Water shortage and soil qualitative degradation are significant environmental problems in arid and semi-arid regions of the world. The increasing demand for water in agriculture and industry has resulted in the emergence of wastewater use as an alternative in these areas. Textile wastewater is produced in surplus amounts which poses threat to the environment as well as associated flora and fauna. A 60-day incubation study was performed to assess the effects of untreated textile wastewater at 0, 25, 50, 75, and 100% dilution levels on the physico-chemical and some microbial and enzymatic properties of an aridisol soil. The addition of textile wastewater provoked a significant change in soil pH and electrical conductivity and soil dehydrogenase and urease activities compared to the distilled-water treated control soil. Moreover, compared to the control treatment, soil phosphomonoesterase activity was significantly increased from 25 to 75% application rates, but decreased at 100% textile wastewater application rate. Total and available soil N contents increased significantly in response to application of textile wastewater. Despite significant increases in the soil total P contents after the addition of textile wastewater, soil available P content decreased with increasing concentration of wastewater. Changes in soil nutrient contents and related enzymatic activities suggested a dynamic match between substrate availability and soil N and P contents. Aridisols have high fixation and low P availability, application of textile wastewater to such soils should be considered only after careful assessment.

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Muhammad Saleem Arif; Muhammad Riaz; Sher Muhammad Shahzad; Tahira Yasmeen; Alexandre Buttler; Juan Carlos Garcıa-Gil; Mahnaz Roohi; Akhtar Rasool. Contrasting effects of untreated textile wastewater onto the soil available nitrogen-phosphorus and enzymatic activities in aridisol. Environmental Monitoring and Assessment 2016, 188, 1 .

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Muhammad Saleem Arif, Muhammad Riaz, Sher Muhammad Shahzad, Tahira Yasmeen, Alexandre Buttler, Juan Carlos Garcıa-Gil, Mahnaz Roohi, Akhtar Rasool. Contrasting effects of untreated textile wastewater onto the soil available nitrogen-phosphorus and enzymatic activities in aridisol. Environmental Monitoring and Assessment. 2016; 188 (2):1.

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Muhammad Saleem Arif; Muhammad Riaz; Sher Muhammad Shahzad; Tahira Yasmeen; Alexandre Buttler; Juan Carlos Garcıa-Gil; Mahnaz Roohi; Akhtar Rasool. 2016. "Contrasting effects of untreated textile wastewater onto the soil available nitrogen-phosphorus and enzymatic activities in aridisol." Environmental Monitoring and Assessment 188, no. 2: 1.