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Name: Dr. M. Farooq Hussain Munis
Designation: Professor
Department: Plant Sciences


Qualifications:

Post doctorate (Fulbright Fellow)

Department of Plant Pathology,

University of California, Davis, USA

PhD

College of Plant Science and Technology,

Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, China

M. Sc. (Hons.) / B. Sc. (Hons.)

University of Agriculture, Faisalabad, Pakistan


Phone: +92-51 9064-3005
Email: munis@qau.edu.pk
Status: On Job
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Research Interests Publications Conferences Research Projects

Molecular Plant Pathology

Genetic diversity of pathogens

Application of green nano-particles for disease control

Expression profiling of defense-related genes

Transgenic research for disease control

Biocontrol of plant diseases

RESEARCH PUBLICATIONS (Total IF = >400)

2024

1.      Akbar M, Ali N, Imran M, Hussain A, Hassan SW, Haroon U, Kamal A, Chaudhary HJ, Munis MFH (2024). Spherical Fe2O3 nanoparticles inhibit the production of aflatoxins (B1 and B2) and regulate total soluble solids and titratable acidity of peach fruit. International Journal of Food Microbiology. 24:110508. IF = 5.4

2.      Anar M, Haroon U, Kamal A, Tahir K, Akbar M, Farhana, Saleem H, Rehman A, Chaudhary HJ, Munis MFH (2024). Bacteria-based MnO nanoparticles alleviate lead toxicity in tomato seedling through improving growth attributes and enhanced gene expression of candidate genes. Journal of Plant Growth Regulation 18:1-4. IF = 4.8

3.      Rasool A, Fatima S, Shah SH, Munis MF, Irshad A, Shelly TE, Haq IU (2024). Methyl eugenol aromatherapy: a delivery system facilitating the simultaneous application of male annihilation and sterile insect technique against the peach fruit fly. Pest Management Science. https://doi.org/10.1002/ps.7877. IF = 4.1

4.      Farhana, Farooq ABU, Haroon U, Saleem H, Akbar M, Anar M, Nawaz M, Ahmad HA, Ahmed J, Chaudhary HJ, Munis MFH (2024) Bacillus safensis filtrate-based ZnO nanoparticles control black heart rot disease of apricot fruits by maintaining its soluble sugars and carotenoids. World J Microbiol Biotechnol (Accepted). IF = 4.1

5.      Saleem H, Akbar M, Anar M, Chaudhary HJ, Munis MF (2024) Biogenic iron oxide nanoparticles (Fe2O3 NPs) adeptly diminish leaf blight of Rosa chinensis by exhibiting higher expression of RcWRKY29 and increasing antioxidant enzymatic activities. South African Journal of Botany 1;171:337-46.

6.      Alford BA, Bekele D, Yimer SM, Fayyaz A, Carrasquilla-Garcia N, Chang PL, Badger C, Surendrarao A, von Wettberg EJ, Munis MF, Tesfaye K (2024) Microbial community analysis offers insight into the complex origins of plant disease in a smallholder farm context. Phytobiomes Journal 8(ja).

7.      Du H, Zaman S, Liaquat F, Hu S, Munis MF, Che S (2024) Differential expression and bioinformatics analysis of proteins in response to NaCl stress in purslane. South African Journal of Botany 1;171:347-58.

8.      Pakar NP, Mehmood S, Ali S, Zainab N, Munis MF, Chaudhary HJ (2024) Microbial detoxification of chlorpyrifos, profenofos, monocrotophos, and dimethoate by a multifaceted rhizospheric Bacillus cereus strain PM38 and its potential for the growth promotion in cotton. Environmental Science and Pollution Research 3:1-21.

9.      Zainab N, Glick BR, Bose A, Ali J, ur Rehman F, Paker NP, Rengasamy K, Kamran MA, Hayat K, Munis MF, Sultan T (2024) Deciphering the mechanistic role of Bacillus paramycoides (PM51) and Bacillus tequilensis (PM52) in bio-sorption and phyto-assimilation of Cadmium via Linum usitatissimum L. Seedlings. Plant Physiology and Biochemistry 1;211:108652.

10.  Anwar F, Kamal A, Farhana, Haroon U, Akbar M, Nawab R, Niazi F, Chaudhary HJ, Munis MF (2024). Microbial-Assisted phytoextraction and growth promotion of Sesbania sesban Linn. in lead contaminated soil by Pseudomonas aeruginosa. Geomicrobiology Journal. 28:1-1. IF = 2.3.

11.  Kamal A, Nawab R, Akbar M, Anar M, Nazish M, Iqbal A, Alrefaei AF, Zubair MS, Choudhary HJ, Munis MF (2024) Exploration of Ascochyta rabiei diversity through various molecular tools and control of its pathogenic strain via green synthesized zinc oxide nanoparticles. Results in Chemistry 7:101440.

2023

12.  Azeem MA, Ali F, Ullah A, Iqbal M, Ali K, Al Farraj DA, Elshikh MS, Naz Q, Munis MF, Chaudhary HJ (2023). Exploration of plant growth promoting traits and regulatory mechanisms of Bacillus anthracis PM21 in enhancing salt stress tolerance in maize. Environmental Science and Pollution Research. 31:1-8. IF = 5.8

13.  Arif S, Munis MF, Liaquat F, Gulzar S, Haroon U, Zhao L, Zhang Y (2023). Trichoderma viride establishes biodefense against clubroot (Plasmodiophora brassicae) and fosters plant growth via colonizing root hairs in pak choi (Brassica campestris spp. chinesnsis). Biological Control. 183:105265. IF = 4.2

14.  Shazmin, Ahmad SA, Naqvi TA, Munis MF, Javed MT, Chaudhary HJ (2023). Biodegradation of monocrotophos by Brucella intermedia Msd2 isolated from cotton plant. World Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology. 39(6):141. IF = 4.1

15.  Bibi H, Haroon U, Farhana, Kamal A, Akbar M, Anar M, Batool SS, Bilal A, Jabeen H, Ahmed J, Chaudhary HJ (2023). Impact of bacterial synthesized nanoparticles on quality attributes and postharvest disease control efficacy of apricot and loquat. Journal of Food Science. 88(9):3920-34. IF = 3.9

16.  Farhana, Ali M, Akbar M, Chaudhary HJ, Munis MF (2023). Concurrent application of bacterial-mediated and mycosynthesized ZnO nanofungicides to maintain high ascorbic acid and delay postharvest decay of apricot. Microbial Pathogenesis. 182:106207. IF = 3.8

17.  Haroon U, Munis MFH, Liaquat F, Khizar M, Elahi M, Chaudhary HJ (2023). Biofilm formation and flocculation potential analysis of halotolerant Bacillus taquilensis and its inoculation in soil to mitigate salinity stress of chickpea. Physiology and Molecular Biology of Plants. IF = 3.5

18.  Anar M, Akbar M, Tahir K, Chaudhary HJ, Munis MF (2023). Biosynthesized manganese oxide nanoparticles maintain firmness of tomato fruit by modulating soluble solids and reducing sugars under biotic stress. Physiological and Molecular Plant Pathology. 127:102126. IF= 2.7

19.  Rehman FU, Paker NP, Khan M, Naeem M, Munis MF, Rehman SU, Chaudhary HJ (2023). Bio-fabrication of zinc oxide nanoparticles from Picea smithiana and their potential antimicrobial activities against Xanthomonas campestris pv. Vesicatoria and Ralstonia solanacearum causing bacterial leaf spot and bacterial wilt in tomato. World Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology. 39(7):176. IF = 4.1

20.  Nawab R, Iqbal A, Niazi F, Iqbal G, Khurshid A, Saleem A, Munis MF (2023). Review featuring the use of inorganic nano-structured material for anti-microbial properties in textile. Polymer Bulletin. 80(7):7221-45. IF = 3.2

21.  Ali J, Ahmad S, Ahmad I, Rafique M, Zainab N, Qayyum A, Imran M, Hassan SW, Munis MF, Ahmad MA, Chaudhary HJ (2023). Biosorption potential of Bacillus anthracis PM21 for the sequestration of cadmium, chromium, and nickel from contaminated water. International Journal of Environmental Science and Technology. 20(6):6185-96. IF = 3.1

22.  Jabeen H, Haroon U, Bilal A, Anjum L, Kamal A, Bibi H, Anar M, Ahmed J, Farhana, Saleem H, Akbar M (2023). Application of phyto‐fabricated zinc oxide nanoparticles to diminish brown spot of pear whilst maintaining its quality. Microscopy Research and Technique. https://doi.org/10.1002/jemt.24347. IF = 2.5

23.  Ahmad Z, Farooq MA, Fatima A, Nisa SG, Tabassum S, Ismat B, Waseem S, Iqbal U, Akbar A, Haroon U, Chaudhary HJ (2023). Molecular diagnosis of red rot of sugarcane in Pakistan and in vitro control of isolated pathogen using rhizobacteria. Plant Protection Science. 1;59(2). IF = 1.3

24.  Mehmood S, Khatoon Z, Amna, Ahmad I, Muneer MA, Kamran MA, Ali J, Ali B, Chaudhary HJ, Munis MF (2023). Bacillus sp. PM31 harboring various plant growth-promoting activities regulates Fusarium dry rot and wilt tolerance in potato. Archives of Agronomy and Soil Science. 69(2):197-211. IF = 2.4

25.  Rasool A, Munis MF, Shah SH, Fatima S, Irshad A, Haq IU (2023). Age‐dependent effect of methyl eugenol on male mating success of the peach fruit fly, Bactrocera zonata. Entomologia Experimentalis et Applicata. https://doi.org/10.1111/eea.13336. IF = 1.9

26.  Kamal A, Ali M, Farraj DA, Al-Zaidi EM, Khizar M, Munis MF (2023). Diagnosis and control of brown leaf spot of Kiwi (Actinidia deliciosa) using Biochar-Zinc oxide nanocomposite (MB-ZnO) as a non-toxic bio-fungicides. Crystals 5;13(1):98. IF = 2.7

27.  ur Rehman F, Paker NP, Khan M, Zainab N, Ali N, Munis MF, Iftikhar M, Chaudhary HJ (2023). Assessment of application of ZnO nanoparticles on physiological profile, root architecture and antioxidant potential of Solanum lycopersicum. Biocatalysis and Agricultural Biotechnology. 53:102874.

28.  Mufti R, Bano A, Munis MFH, Andleeb T, Quraishi UM, Khan N (2023). Integrated application of salicylic acid and PGPRs to control Fusarium wilt of chickpea. Frontiers in Bioscience 28(1):20. IF = 3.1

29.  Niazi F, Ali M, Haroon U, Farhana, Kamal A, Rashid T, Anwar F, Nawab R, Chaudhary HJ, Munis MF (2023). Effect of green Fe2O3 nanoparticles in controlling Fusarium fruit rot disease of loquat in Pakistan. Brazilian Journal of Microbiology. 54(3):1341-50. IF = 2.2

2022

30.  Akbar M, Haroon U, Ali M, Tahir K, Chaudhary HJ, Munis MFH (2022). Mycosynthesized Fe2O3 nanoparticles diminish brown rot of apple whilst maintaining composition and pertinent organoleptic properties. Journal of Applied Microbiology. doi: 10.1111/jam.15483. IF = 4.0.

31.  Ali M, Wang X, Haroon U, Chaudhary HJ, Kamal A, Ali Q, Saleem MH, Mfarrej MFB, Alatawi A, Ali S, Munis MFH (2022). Antifungal activity of Zinc nitrate derived nano ZnO fungicide synthesized from Trachyspermum ammi to control fruit rot disease of grapefruit. Ecotoxicol. Environ. Saf. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ecoenv.2022.113311. IF = 6.8.

32.  Kamal A, Saleem MH, Alshaya H, Okla MK, Chaudhary HJ, Munis MFH (2022). Ball-milled synthesis of maize biochar-ZnO nanocomposite (MB-ZnO) and estimation of its photocatalytic ability against different organic and inorganic pollutants. Journal of Saudi Chemical Society, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jscs.2022.101445. IF = 5.6.

33.  Raqba R, Rafaqat S, Ali N, Munis MFH (2022). Biodegradation of Reactive Red 195 azo dye and Chlorpyrifos organophosphate along with simultaneous bioelectricity generation through bacterial and fungal based biocathode in microbial fuel cell. Journal of Water Process Engineering. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jwpe.2022.103177. IF = 7.0

34.  Farhana, Munis MFH, Alamer KH, Althobati AT, Kamal A, Liaquat F, Haroon H, Ahmed J, Chaudhary HJ, Attia H (2022). ZnO nanoparticle-mediated seed priming induces biochemical and antioxidant changes in chickpea to alleviate Fusarium wilt. Journal of Fungi, http://doi.org/10.3390/jof8070753. IF = 4.7.

35.  Liaquat F, Munis MF, Manzoor MA, Haroon U, Ashraf M, Kim HS, Qunlu L. Reprisal of Schima superba to Mn stress and exploration of its defense mechanism through Transcriptomic Analysis. Frontiers in Plant Science :3749. IF = 5.6.

36.  Arif S, Munis MFH, Liaquat F, Zhao L, Haroon U, Gulzar S, Shah IH, Pan J, Zhang Y (2022). Detection and characterization of Aspergillus tubingensis causing leaf rot disease in pak choi in China. Canadian Journal of Plant Pathology,

http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/07060661.2022.2067901. IF = 2.0.

37.  Akbar M, El-Sabrout AM, Shokralla S, Mahmoud EA, Elansary HO, Akbar F, Din BU, Haroon U, Ali M, Saleem H, Anar M, Chaudhary HJ, Munis MFH (2022). Preservation and recovery of metal-tolerant fungi from industrial soil and their application to improve germination and growth of Wheat. Sustainability, 14(9), p.5531. IF = 3.9.

38.  Nisa SG, Farooq MA, Iqbal U, Fatima A, Ahmad Z, Tabassam S, Waseem S, Tassadaq S, Haroon U , Chaudhary HJ, Munis MFH (2022) Incidence and detection of wilting pathogen and Sugarcane mosaic virus (SCMV) in Pakistan. Journal of Phytopathology, https://doi.org/10.1111/jph.13097. IF = 1.5.

39.  Nawab R, Ali M, Haroon U, Kamal A, Akbar M, Anwar F, Ahmed J, Chaudhary HJ, Iqbal A, Munis MFH (2022). Calotropis procera (L.) mediated synthesis of AgNPs and their application to control leaf spot of Hibiscus rosa-sinensis (L.). Brazilian Journal of Biology, 84, p.e261123.

40.  Ahmad S, Pinto AP, Hai FI, Badawy METI, Vazquez RR, Naqvi TA, Munis MFH, Mahmood T, Chaudhary HJ (2022). Dimethoate residues in Pakistan and mitigation strategies through microbial degradation: a review. Environmental Science and Pollution Research, pp. 1-17. IF = 5.8.

41.  Ali J, Ahmad S, Ahmad I, Rafque M, Zainab N, Qayyum A, Imran M, Hassan SW, Ahmad MA, Munis MFH, Hassan HJ (2022). Biosorption potential of Bacillus anthracis PM21 for the sequestration of Cadmium, Chromium and Nickle from contaminated water. International Journal of Environmental Science and Technology, 20(6), pp.6185-6196. IF = 3.1.

42.  Mukhtar T, Ali F, Rafique M, Ali J, Afridi MS, Smith D, Mehmood S, Amna, Souleimanov A, Jellani JA, Sultan T, Munis MFH, Chaudhary HJ (2022). Biochemical characterization and potential of Bacillus safensis strain SCAL1 to mitigate heat stress in Solanum lycopersicum L. Journal of Plant Growth Regulation, 1-16. IF = 4.8.

43.  Kamal A, Haroon U, Manghwar H, Alamer KH, Alsudays IM, Althobaiti AT, Iqbal A, Akbar M, Farhana, Anar M, Nazish M, Chaudhary HJ, MFH Munis (2022). Biological applications of ball-milled synthesized Biochar-Zinc Oxide nanocomposite using Zea mays L. Molecules, 27(16), p.5333. IF = 4.6

44.  Zubair MS, Munis MFH, Alsudays IM, Alamer KH, Haroon U, Kamal A, Ali M, Ahmed J, Ahmad Z, Attia H (2022). First report of fruit rot of cherry and its control using Fe2O3 nanoparticles synthesized in Calotropis procera (2022). Molecules. https://doi.org/10.3390/molecules27144461. IF = 4.6.  

45.  Ahmed J, Ali M, Sheikh HM, Kattan MO, Farhana, Haoon U, Safaeishakib M, Akbar M, Kamal A, Zubair MS, Munis MFH (2022). Biocontrol of fruit rot of lychee using ZnO nanoparticles synthesized in Azadirachta indica. Micromachines, 13(9): 1461. IF = 3.4.

46.  Gul S, Hussain A, Ali Q, Alam I, Alshegaihi RM, Meng Q, Zaman W, Manghwar H, Munis MF. Hydropriming and osmotic priming induce resistance against Aspergillus niger in Wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) by activating β-1, 3-glucanase, Chitinase, and Thaumatin-like Protein Genes. Life. 2022 Dec; 12 (12):2061. IF = 3.2.

2021

47.  Haroon U, Khizar M, Liaquat F, Ali Musrat, Akbar M, Tahir K, Batool SS, Kamal A, Chaudhary HJ, Munis MFH. 2021. Halotolerant plant growth�’promoting rhizobacteria induce salinity tolerance in wheat by enhancing the expression of SOS genes. 2021. Journal of Plant Growth Regulation https://doi.org/10.1007/s00344-021-10457-5. IF = 4.8.

48.  Liaquat F, Haroon U, Munis MFH, Arif S, Khizar M, Ali W, Shengquan C, Qunlu L. 2021. Efficient recovery of metal tolerant fungi from the soil of industrial area and determination of their biosorption capacity. Env. Tech. & Inn. DOI: 10.1016/j.eti.2020.101237, IF = 7.1.

49.  Ali J, Ali F, Ahmad I, Rafique M, Munis MFH, Hassan SW, Sultan T, Iftikhar M, Chaudhary HJ. 2021. Mechanistic elucidation of germination potential and growth of Sesbania sesban seedlings with Bacillus anthracis PM21 under heavy metals stress: An in vitro study. Ecotoxicol. Environ. Saf. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ecoenv.2020.111769. IF = 6.8.

50.  Qunlu L, Liaquat F, Munis MFH, Arif S, Haroon U, Ashraf M, Saqib S, Zaman W, Shengquan C. 2021. PacBio Single-molecule long-read sequencing reveals genes tolerating manganese stress in Schima superba saplings. Frontiers in Genetics. 12. IF = 3.7.

51.  Qunlu L, Liaquat F, He Y, Zhang C, Munis MFH. 2021. Functional annotation of a full-length transcriptome and identification of genes associated with flower development in Rhododendron simsii (Ericaceae). Plants, https://doi.org/10.3390/ plants10040649 IF=4.5.

52.  Khizar M, Haroon U, Kamal A, Inam W, Chaudhary HJ, Munis MFH. 2021. Evaluation of virulence potential of Aspergillus tubingensis and subsequent biochemical and enzymatic defense response of cotton. Microscopy Research and Tech. ttps://doi.org/10.1002/jemt.23832. IF=2.5.

53.  Manghwar H, Hussain A, Ali Q, Saleem MH, Abualreesh MH, Alatawi A, Ali S, MFH Munis. 2021. Disease Severity, Resistance Analysis, and Expression Profiling of Pathogenesis-Related Protein Genes after the Inoculation of Fusarium equiseti in Wheat. Agronomy 2021, 11, 2124. IF= 3.7.

54.  Haroon U, Liaquat F, Khizar M, Akbar M, Saleem H, Arif S, Ali W, Chaudhary HJ, Munis MFH. 2021. Isolation of Halotolerant Bacteria from Rhizosphere of Khewra Salt Mine Halophytes and their Application to Induce Salt Tolerance in Wheat. Geomicrobiology Journal. 10.1080/01490451.2021.1946624. IF = 2.3.

55.  Liaquat F, Qunlu L, Arif S, Haroon U, Saqib S, Zaman W, Jianxin S, Shengquan C, Li LX, Akbar M, Munis MFH. 2021. Isolation and characterization of pathogen causing brown rot in lemon and its control by using ecofriendly botanicals. Physiological and Molecular Plant Pathology, DOI:10.1016/J.PMPP.2021.101639. IF= 2.7.

56.  Maqbool S, Amna A, Mehmood S, Suhaib M, Sultan T, Munis MFH. Interaction of ACC deaminase and antioxidant enzymes to induce drought tolerance in Enterobacter cloacae 2WC2 inoculated Maize genotypes. Pak. J. Bot. 3(28), IF = 1.2.

57.  Amna, Mahmood T, Khan UN, Amin B, Javed MT, Mehmood S, Farooq MA, Sultan T, Munis MFH, Chaudhary HJ. 2021. Characterization of bio‐fabricated silver nanoparticles for distinct anti‐fungal activity against sugarcane phytopathogens. Microscopy Res and Techniques. ttps://doi.org/10.1002/jemt.23708. IF = 2.5.

58.  Mehmood S, Khan AA, Shi F, Tahir M, Sultan T, Munis MFH, Kaushik P, Alyemeni MN, Chaudhary HJ. 2021. Alleviation of Salt Stress in Wheat Seedlings via Multifunctional Bacillus aryabhattai PM34: An in-vitro Study. Sustainability 13 (14): 8030. IF = 3.9.

59.  Afridi MS, Van Hamme JD, Bundschuh J, Khan MN, Salam A, Waqar M, Munis MFH, Chaudhary HJ. 2021. Biotechnological approaches in agriculture and environmental management-bacterium Kocuria rhizophila 14ASP as heavy metal and salt-tolerant plant growth-promoting strain. Biologia, pp.1-15. IF = 1.5.

60.  Mehmood S, Muneer MA, Tahir M, Javed MT, Mahmood T, Afridi MS, Paripaker N, Abbasi HA, Munis MFH, Chaudhary HJ. 2021. Deciphering distinct biological control and growth promoting potential of multi-stress tolerant Bacillus subtilis PM32 for potato stem canker. Physiology and Molecular Biology of Plants 27(9):2101-14. IF = 3.5.

61.  Zainab N, Amna, Khan AA, Azeem MA, Ali B, Wang T, Shi F, Alghanem SM, Munis MFH, Hashem M, Chaudhary HJ. 2021. PGPR-Mediated Plant Growth Attributes and Metal Extraction Ability of Sesbania sesban L. in Industrially Contaminated Soils. Agronomy, 11, 1820. IF = 3.7.

62.  Ali M, Haroon U, Khizar M, Chaudhary HJ, Munis MFH. 2021. Scanning electron microscopy of bio-fabricated Fe2O3 nanoparticles and their application to control brown rot of citrus. Microscopy Res. and Techniques, 84(1):101-110. IF=2.5.

63.  Khan, A.A., Wang, T., Hussain, T., Ali, F., Shi, F., Latef, A.A.H.A., Ali, O.M., Hayat, K., Mehmood, S., Zainab, N. and Muneer, M.A., 2021. Halotolerant-Koccuria rhizophila (14asp)-Induced Amendment of Salt Stress in Pea Plants by Limiting Na+ Uptake and Elevating Production of Antioxidants. Agronomy, 11(10), p.1907. IF=3.7.

64.  Ali J, Wang X, Rafique M, Ahmad I, Fiaz S, Munis MFH, Chaudhary HJ (2021). Phytoremediation of cadmium contaminated soil using Sesbania sesban L. in association with Bacillus anthracis PM21: A biochemical analysis. Sustainability, 13, 13529. IF = 3.9.

2020

65.  Khizar M, Shi J, Saleem S, Liaquat F, Ashraf M, Latif S, Haroon U, Hassan SW, Rehman SU, Chaudhary HJ, Quraishi UM, Munis MFH. 2020. Resistance associated metabolite profiling of Aspergillus leaf spot in Cotton through non-targeted metabolomics. PLoS ONE, 15(2): e0228675, IF = 3.7.

66.  Rafique M, Ortas I, Rizwan M, Chaudhary HJ, Gurmani AR, Munis MFH. 2020. Residual effects of biochar and phosphorus on growth and nutrient accumulation by maize (Zea mays L.) amended with microbes in texturally different soils. Chemosphere, doi: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2019.124710. IF = 8.8.

67.  Rasool A, Nasim W, Xiao T, Ali W, Shafeeque M, Sultan SR, Fahad S, Munis MFH, Chaudhary HJ. 2020. Microbial diversity response in thallium polluted riverbank soils of the Lanmuchang. Ecotoxicol. Environ. Saf. 187, p. 109854. IF = 6.8.

68.  Zainab N, Din BU, Javed MT, Afridi MS, Mukhtar T, Kamran MA, Khan AA, Ali J, Jatoi WN, Munis MFH, Chaudhary HJ. 2020. Deciphering metal toxicity responses of flax (Linum usitatissimum L.) with exopolysaccharide and ACC-deaminase producing bacteria in industrially contaminated soils. Plant Physiol. Biochem. doi: 10.1016/j.plaphy.2020.04.039. IF = 6.5.

69.  Menhas S, Hayat K, Niazi NK, Zhou P, Amna, Bundschuh J, Naeem M, Munis MFH, Yang X, Chaudhary HJ. 2020. Microbe-EDTA mediated approach in the phytoremediation of lead-contaminated soils using maize (Zea mays L.) plants. Int. J. Phytoremediation, 23(6), pp.585-596. IF = 3.7.

70.  Din BU, Amna, Rafique M, Javed MT, Kamran MA, Mehmood S, Khan M, Sultan T, Munis MFH, Chaudhary HJ. 2020. Assisted phytoremediation of chromium spiked soils by Sesbania Sesban in association with Bacillus xiamenensis PM14: A biochemical analysis. Plant Physiol. Biochem. 146:249-258. IF = 6.5.

71.  Sunera, Saqib S, Uddin S, Zaman W, Ullah F, Ayaz A, Asghar M, Rehman SU, Munis MFH, Chaudhary HJ. 2020. Characterization and phytostimulatory activity of bacteria isolated from tomato (Lycopersicon esculentum L.) rhizosphere. Microbial Pathogen. 103966. IF = 3.8.

72.  Amna, Xia Y, Farooq MA, Javed MT, Kamran MA, Mukhtar T, Ali J, Tabassum T, ur-Rehman S, Munis MFH, Sultan T, Chaudhary HJ. 2020. Multi-stress tolerant PGPR Bacillus xiamenensis PM14 activating sugarcane (Saccharum officinarum L.) red rot disease resistance. Plant Physiol. Biochem. 151: 640-649. IF = 6.5.

73.  Khizar M, Haroon U, Ali M, Arif S, Shah IH, Chaudhary HJ, Munis MFH. 2020. Aspergillus tubingensis causes leaf spot of cotton (Gossypium hirsutum L.) in Pakistan. Phyton- Int. Journal of Exp. Botany, DOI: 10.32604/phyton.2020.08010. IF = 1.7.

74.  Ali M, Haroon U, Khizar M, Chaudhary HJ, Munis MFH. 2020. Facile single step preparations of phyto-nanoparticles of iron in Calotropis procera leaf extract to evaluate their antifungal potential against Alternaria alternata. Current Plant Biology, 23, p.100157.

75.  Hayat K, Menhas S, Bundschuh J, Zhou P, Niazi NK, Amna, Hussain A, Hayat S, Ali H, Wang J, Khan AA, Ali A, Munis MFH, Chaudhary HJ. 2020. Plant growth promotion and enhanced uptake of Cd by combinatorial application of Bacillus pumilus and EDTA on Zea mays L. Int. J. Phytoremediation, 1-13. IF = 3.7.

76.  Liaquat F, Munis MFH, Haroon U, Arif S, Saqib S, Zaman W, Khan AR, Shi J, Che S, Liu Q. 2020. Evaluation of Metal Tolerance of Fungal Strains Isolated from Contaminated Mining Soil of Nanjing, China." Biology (Basel) 9, no. 12 (2020): 469. IF = 4.2.

77.  Liaquat F, Munis MFH, Arif S, Haroon U, Shengquan C, Qunlu L. 2020. Cd-tolerant SY-2 strain of Stenotrophomonas maltophilia: a potential PGPR, isolated from the Nanjing mining area in China. 3 Biotech, doi: 10.1007/s13205-020-02524-7. IF = 2.8.

78.  Islam AU, Javed MW, Akram M, Rahman J, Tahir M, Munis MFH, Farooq ABU. 2020. First report of apple mosaic virus in peach in Pakistan. J. Plant Pathol, 1-1. IF = 2.2.

2019

79.  Alam T, Munis MFH. 2019. Alternaria alternata causing leaf and fruit spot of olive in Pakistan. Plant Disease, https://doi.org/10.1094/PDIS-08-18-1448-PDN. IF = 4.5.

80.  Saqib S, Zaman W, Ullah F, Majeed I, Ayaz A, Munis MFH. 2019. Organometallic assembling of chitosan‐Iron oxide nanoparticles with their antifungal evaluation against Rhizopus oryzae. Applied Organometallic Chemistry. 33:11 e5190. IF = 3.9.

81.  Amna, Din BU, Sarfraz S, Xia Y, Kamran MA, Javed MT, Sultan T, Munis MFH, Chaudhary HJ. 2019. Mechanistic elucidation of germination potential and growth of wheat inoculated with exopolysaccharide and ACC- deaminase producing Bacillus strains under induced salinity stress. Ecotoxicol Environ Saf. 183: 109466. IF = 6.8.

82.  Liaquat F, Munis MFH, Arif S, Liu Q. 2019. Presence of Aspergillus tubingensis causing leaf spot disease of Hellebores species in Shanghai, China. Plant Disease. https://doi.org/10.1094/PDIS-07-18-1226-PDN. IF=4.5.

83.  Arif S, Munis MFH, Liaquat F, Shah IH, Zhang Y. 2019. Leaf rot caused by Rhizopus oryzae on pak choy (Brassica campestris ssp. chinensis) in China. Phytopathologia Mediterranea 58(1): 213-217. IF = 2.4.

84.  Saqib S, Munis MFH, Zaman W, Ullah F, Shah SN, Ayaz A, Farooq M, Bahadur S. 2019. Synthesis, characterization and use of iron oxide nano particles for antibacterial activity. Microscopy research and technique. doi: 10.1002/jemt.23182. IF = 2.5. 

85.  Liaquat F, Liu Q, Arif S, Shah IH, Chaudhary HJ, Munis MFH. 2019. First report of brown rot caused by Rhizopus arrhizus on tomato in Pakistan. J. Plant Pathol. https://doi.org/10.1007/s42161-019-00320-8. IF = 2.2

2018

86.  Sani SGAS, PL Chang, A Zubair, N Carrasquilla-Garcia, M Cordeiro, RV Penmetsa, MFH Munis, SV Nuzhdin, DR Cook, EJ von Wettberg. 2018. Genetic diversity, population structure and genetic correlation with climatic variation in Chickpea (Cicer arietinum) landraces from Pakistan. Plant Genome, 123:149-159. IF = 4.2.

87.  Manghwar H, Hussain A, Ullah A, Gul S, Ali M, Shaban M, Sani SGAS, Chaudhary HJ, Munis MFH. 2018. Expression analysis of defense related genes in wheat and maize against Bipolaris sorokiniana. Physiol. Mol. Plant Path. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pmpp.2018.04.002, IF = 2.7.

88.  Munis MFH, Shicheng X, Hakim, Chaudhary HJ, Masood S, Farooq ABU. 2018.  Diagnosis of Fusarium graminearum in soil and plant samples of Wheat by real-time PCR. Romanian Biotechnological Letters, 23:14035-42.

89.  Hakim, Ullah A, Hussain A, Shaban M, Khan AH, Alariqi M, Gul S, Jun Z, Lin S, Li J, Jin S, Munis MFH 2018. Osmotin: A plant defense tool against biotic and abiotic stresses. Plant Physiology and Biochemistry, 123:149-159. IF =6.5.

2017

90.  Arif S, Liaquat F, Khizar M, Shah IH, Inam W, Chaudhary HJ, Farooq ABU, Munis MFH. 2017. First report of Rhizopus oryzaecausing fruit rot of yellow oleander in Pakistan. Canadian Journal of Plant Pathology, http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/07060661.2017. 1363819. IF = 2.0.

91.  Gillani RA, Shenaz N, Matloob S, Haq F, Ngah WSW, Nasim W, Munis MFH, Rehman A, Chaudhary HJ. 2017. Biosorption of Cr (III) and Pb (II) by endophytic Agrobacterium tumefaciens 12b3: equilibrium and kinetic studies. Desalination and Water Treatment, 67: 206-214. IF =1.1.

92.  Ali B, Munis MFH, Chaudhary HJ. 2017. Influence of endophytic Bacillus pumilus and EDTA on the phyto-extraction of Cu from soil by using Cicer arietinum. International Journal of Phytoremediation. 19(1):14-22. IF = 3.7.

2016

93.  Liaquat F, Arif S, Ashraf M, Chaudhary HJ, Munis MFH, Farooq ABU 2016. Aspergillus niger causes fruit rot of lemon and grapefruit in Pakistan. Plant Disease, http://dx.doi.org/10.1094/PDIS-02-16-0199-PDN. IF=4.5.

94.  Liaquat F, Arif S, Khan AR, Shah IH, Chaudhary HJ, Munis MFH. 2016. First report of Fusarium rot caused by Fusarium oxysporum on grapefruit in Pakistan. J. Plant Path. http://dx.doi.org/10.4454/JPP.V98I3.069. IF=2.2.

95.  Masood S, Iqbal M, Chaudhary HJ, Munis MFH. 2016. Subcellular compartmentation of sugars in wheat leaves under the influence of salinity and boron toxicity. Journal of Plant Nutrition, DOI: 10.1080/15435075.20015.1088855. IF = 2.1.

96.  Wajid N, Hatem B, Muhammad T, Shah F, Hafiz MH, Muhammad M, MFH Munis et al. 2016. Correlation studies on nitrogen for sunflower crop across the agroclimatic variability. Environ. Sci. Pollut. Res. 4:3658-3670. IF = 5.8.

97.  Gilani RA, Rafique M, Rehman A, Munis MFH, Rehman SU, Chaudhary HJ. 2016. Biodegradation of chlorpyrifos by bacterial genus Pseudomonas. J. Basic Microbiol. 56(2):105-119. IF = 3.1. 

98.  Sirajuddin, Khan A, Ali L, Chaudhary HJ, Munis MFH, Bano A, Masood S. 2016. Bacillus pumilus alleviates boron toxicity in tomato (Lycopersicum esculentum L.) due to enhanced antioxidant enzymatic activity. Sci. Hort. 200:178-185. IF = 4.3.

99.  Muhammad N, Hakim, Quraishi UM, Chaudhary HJ, Munis MFH. 2016. Indole-3-Acetic acid induces biochemical and physiological changes in Wheat under drought stress conditions. Philipp. Agric. Sci. 99(1):19-24. IF = 0.2.

100.          Ziaf K, Munis MFH, Zhang X, Li J, Zhang J, Ye Z. 2016. Characterization of ERD15 gene from cultivated tomato (Solanum lycopersicum). Pak. J. Agri. Sci. 53(1): 27-33. IF = 0.8.

101.          Kamran MA, Eqani SAMAS, Bibi S, Xu R, Amna, Munis MFH, Katsoyiannis A, Bokhari H, Chaudhary HJ. 2016. Bioaccumulation of nickel by E. sativa and role of plant growth promoting rhizobacteria (PGPRs) under nickel stress. Ecotoxico. Environ. Saf. 126: 256-263. IF = 6.8.

102.          Haq F, Ali H, Shuaib M, Badshah M, Hassan SW, Munis MFH, Chaudhary HJ. 2016. Recent progresses in bioethanol production from lignocellulosic materials. Int. J. Green Energy. DOI:10.1080/15435075.2015.1088855. IF = 3.3.

2015

103.          Ullah A, Mushtaq H, Ali H, Munis MFH, Javed MT, Chaudhary HJ. 2015. Diazotrophs-assisted phytoremediation of heavy metals: a novel approach.  Environ. Sci. Pollut. Res. 22(4): 2505-2514. IF = 5.8.

104.          Kamran MA, Syed JH, Eqani SAMAS, Munis MFH, Chaudhary HJ. 2015. Effect of plant growth-promoting rhizobacteria inoculation on cadmium (Cd) uptake by Eruca sativa. Environ. Sci. Pollut. Res. 22 (12): 9275-9283. IF = 5.8. 

105.          Amna, Masood S, Syed JH, Munis MFH, Chaudhary HJ. 2015. Phyto-extraction of nickel by Linum usitatissimum inassociation with Glomus intraradices. Int. J. Phytoremediation. 17 (10): 981-987. IF = 3.7.

106.          Amna, Ali N, Masood S, Mukhtar T, Kamran MA, Rafique M, Munis MFH, Chaudhary HJ. 2015. Differential effects of cadmium and chromium on growth, photosynthetic activity, and metal uptake of Linum usitatissimum in association with Glomus intraradices. Environ. Monit. Assess. 187(6):45-57. IF = 3.0.

107.          Ullah A, Heng S, Munis MFH, Fahad S, Yang X. 2015. Phytoremediation of heavy metals assisted by plant growth promoting (PGP) bacteria: A review. Environ. Exp. Bot. 117: 28-40. IF = 5.7.

108.          Hakim, Naz S, Gul S, Chaudhary HJ, Munis MFH. 2015. First report of Rhizopus oryzae causing fruit rot of Citrus medica L. in Pakistan. J. Plant Pathol. 97(1). IF=2.2.

109.          Hakim, Naz S, Liaquat F, Gul S, Chaudhary HJ, Munis MFH. 2015. Presence of Bacillus pumilus causing fruit rot of Ficus lacor in Pakistan. J. Plant Pathol. 97(3). IF=2.2.

2014

110.          Kamran MA, Mufti R, Mubariz N, Syed JH, Bano A, Javed MT, Munis MFH, Chaudhary HJ. 2014. The potential of the flora from different regions of Pakistan in phytoremediation: a review. Environ. Sci. Pollut. Res. 21(2): 801-812. IF = 5.8.

111.          Ibrahim T, Bano A, Chaudhary HJ, Imran M, Mehmood Z, Hassan SW, Muhammad N, Naqvi SAH, Munis MFH. 2014. Evaluation of different inoculation methods for the infection of H. sativum in Wheat. Philipp. J. Crop Sci. 39: 27-33. IF = 0.2.

2012

112.          Nasim W, Ahmad A, Hammad HM, Chaudhary HJ, Munis MFH. 2012. Effect of nitrogen on growth and yield of sunflower under semiarid conditions of Pakistan. Pak. J. Bot. 44(2): 639-648. IF = 1.2.

2010

113.          Munis MFH, Tu L, Ziaf K, Tan J, Deng F, Zhang X (2010). Critical osmotic, ionic and physiological indicators of salinity tolerance in cotton (Gossypium hirsutum L.) for cultivar selection. Pak. J. Bot. 42(3), 1685-1694. IF = 1.2.

Munis MFH, Tu L, Deng F, Tan J, Xu L, Xu S, Long L, Zhang X (2010). A thaumatin-like protein gene involved in cotton fiber secondary cell wall development enhances resistance against Verticillium dahliae and other stresses in transgenic tobacco. Biochem. Biophys. Res. Commun. 393(1), 38-44. IF = 3.1.

-  Poster presentation in 4th Annual UC Davis Postdoctoral Research Symposium April 23rd, 2018, University of California, Davis, USA

-    Participated in UC Davis Plant Science Symposium, April 16th, 2018, University of California, Davis, USA

-   “Oral presentation” and “Session Chairing” in “10th Annual International Conference on Agricultural Research” 10-13 July 2017, Athens, Greece.

-     Participated in “International Cotton Genome Initiative (ICGI) Research Conference” Anyang, China on July 8-11, 2008.

-   Organized “12th national and 3rd international conference of Botany”, at Quaid-i-Azam University, Islamabad, Pakistan on September 1-3, 2012.

-  Attended three day training workshop on “Communication skills” at Quaid-i-Azam University, Islamabad, Pakistan on September 19-21, 2012.

-  Participated in conference entitled “Contemporary issues in biosciences” University of Wah, Pakistan on March 29, 2017.

Completed Projects: 

1. Isolation and characterization of defense-related genes in wheat variety “Shafaq 2006". Funded by Higher Education Commission (HEC), Pakistan.

2. Molecular characterization of fungi causing fruit rot of citrus and drupes and their control with nanofungicides. Funded by Higher Education Commission (HEC), Pakistan.

Ongoing Projects

1. Over-expression of β-1,3-glucanases in Chickpea to create resistance against Ascochyta blight and Fusarium wilt. Funded of PARC, Pakistan

2. Viral Sanitary Status of Temperate Fruits (grapes, pome fruits, stone fruits etc.) in Pakistan. Funded by Higher Education Commission (HEC), Pakistan.

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