Research Assistant (RA) at Graduate School of Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences (GSCAAS), Institute of Urban Agriculture (IUA) Research Interests Plant breeding Plant physiology Plant biotechnology Plant ecology Food chemistry Selected Publications 1- Optimizing Extraction Methods for Bioactive Polysaccharides from Rosa rugosa and Rosa damascena Sawaira Ashraf 1, Muhammad Zahid Ashraf 2, Baohe Miao 1,* and Xinxin Zhao 1,* 2- Sawaira Ashraf, Zeeshan Hassan, Susan Muhammad and Sami ul Allah(2023) “Effect of Heavy Metal Toxicity on various crops” Climate Smart Agriculture, book chapter Springer publisher (Published) https://link.springer.com/chapter/10.1007/978-3- 3- Sawaira Ashraf, Ifrah javed, Humera Ashraf” Evaluating different wheat (Triticum aestivum L) varieties under Drought Stress” 20th International Congress of Soil Science (ICSS-2024), PMAS Arid Agriculture University Rawalpindi. 4- Ifrah javed, Sawaira Ashraf, Humera Ashraf” Phenotypic evaluation of tomato F2 population in arid climate of Layyah Pakistan” 20th International Congress of Soil Science (ICSS-2024), PMAS Arid Agriculture University Rawalpindi. 5- Susan Muhammad, Sawaira Ashraf, Humera Ashraf” Phenotypic evaluation of 26 tomato F1 developed from exotic germplasms for its adaptation in arid climate of Layyah” 6- Energy metabolism, antioxidant defense system, metal transport, and ion homeostasis are key contributors to Cd tolerance in SSSL derived from wild rice Humera, sawaira ashraf et al 2025