Afzal, M., F. Azam and M. Ashraf. (2004). Immobilization-remineralization of ammonium and nitrate nitrogen is affected differently in salt-affected soil. Pak. J. Soil Sci. 23, 7-17.

Ahmad K., M. Hussain, M. Ashraf, M. Luqman, M. Y. Ashraf and Z.I. Khan. (2007). Indigenous vegetation of  Soone valley: At the risk of extinction. Pak J Bot 39:679-690.

Ahmad S., F.Hassan, H.Ali and U. Robab. (2005). Response of sunflower to dibbling time for yield components. J Res Sci 16:19-26.

Ahmad, I.,  M. Hussain,  M. S. A. Ahmad,  M. Y. Ashraf,  R. Ahmad and M. Asghar. (2008).  Spatio-temporal variations in physiochemical attributes of Adiantum capillus veneris from soone valley of Salt Range (Pakistan).  Pak. J. Bot., 40(4): 1387-1398.

Ahmad, I., Ahmad, M.S.A., Hussain, M., Hameed, M., Ashraf, M.Y., Saghir, M. and   Koukab S. (2009). Spatio-temporal effects on species classification of medicinal plants in Soone valley of Pakistan. Inter. J. of Agric & Biol., 11(1):64-68.          

Ahmad, K., Z. I. Khan, M. Y. Ashraf, M. Ashraf and  E. E. Valeem. (2008). Forage  evaluation for some trace elements: A  case study in the Soon Valley, Pakistan. Pak. J. Bot., 40(3):999-1004.

Ahmad, M.S.A., Hussain, M., Ashraf,  M.,  Ahmad R. and  Ashraf, M. Y. (2009) Effect of nickel on seed germinability of some elite sunflower (Helianthus annuus L.) cultivars. Pak. J. of Bot., 41(4):1871-1882.

Ahmad, S., Ahmad, R., Ashraf, M. Y., Ashraf, M. and  Waraich, E.A. (2009). Sunflower (Helianthus annuus L.) response to drought stress at germination and seedling growth stages. Pak. J. of Bot., 41(2): 647-654.

Ahmad, Z, F. Azam, T. Mahmood, M. Arshad and S. Nadeem. (2004). Use of plant growth regulators (PGRs) in enhancing crop productivity. II. Effect of CaC₂ as a source of ethylene on nutrient uptake by wheat (Triticum aestivum L.). Int. J. Biol. Biotechnol. 1, 311-318.

Ahmad, Z., F. Azam, T. Mahmood, M. Arshad and S. Nadeem. (2004). Use of plant growth regulators (PGRs) in enhancing crop productivity. I. Effect of CaC₂ as a source of ethylene on some agronomic parameters of wheat (Triticum aestivum L.). J. Agron. 3, 68-71.

Ahmed S., S. Anjum, M. Nadeem and M. Y. Ashraf. (2003) Determination of efficacy of Cypermethrin, Regent and Carbofuran against Chilo partellus Swin. and biochemical changes following their application in maize plants. Int J.  Agri Biol 5: 30-35.

Akbar, M.,  Saleem, M.,  Ashraf, M.Y., Husain, A., Azhar, F.M. and  Ahmad R. (2009). Combining ability studies for physiological and grain yield traits in maize at two temperature regimes. Pak. J. of Bot., 41(4): 1817-1829

Akbar, M., M. Saleem, F. M. Azhar, M. Y. Ashraf and R. Ahmad. (2008).  Combining ability analysis in maize under normal and high temperature conditions. Journal of Agricultural Research, 46(1): 27-38.

Akhtar M., V.E. Hernandez, A. Baeza, A. Qazi and R.E. Nunez. (2003). Lupinus silvestris – wheat  association and the effect on pH  changes. Pak. J. Soil Sci. 22, 41-46.

Akhter J., K. Mahmood, K. A. Malik, A. Mardan, M. Ahmad and M.M. Iqbal. (2004). Effects of hydrogel amendment on water storage of sandy loam and loam soils and seedling growth of barley, wheat and chickpea. Plant Soil and Environ 50: 463-469.

Akhter J., K. Mahmood, K.A. Malik, S. Ahmad and R. Murray. (2003) Amelioration of a saline sodic soil through cultivation of a salt-tolerant grass Leptochloa fusca. Environ Conservation 30: 168-174.

Akhter J., K. Mahmood, M. A. Tasneem, M.H. Naqvi and K.A. Malik. (2003) Comparative water use-efficiency of Sporobolus arabicus and Leptochloa fusca and its relation with carbon-isotope discrimination under semi-arid conditions. Plant Soil, 249: 263-269.

Akhter J., K. Mahmood, M.A.Tasneem, K.A. Malik, M.H. Naqvi, F. Hussain and R. Serraj. (2005) Water-use efficiency and carbon isotope discrimination of Acacia ampliceps and Eucalyptus camaldulensis at different soil moisture regimes under semi-arid conditions. Biologia Plantarum 49: 269-272.

Akhter J., R. Murray, K. Mahmood, K. A. Malik and S. Ahmad. (2004) Improvement of degraded physical properties of saline-sodic soil by reclamation with kallar grass (Leptochloa fusca). Plant Soil 258: 207-216.

Akhter, J.,   S. A.  Sabir, Z. Lateef, M. Y. Ashraf, M. A. Haq. (2008).  Relationships between carbon isotope discrimination and grain yield, water-use efficiency and growth parameters in wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) under different water regimes. Pak. J. Bot., 40 (4): 1441-1454.

Akhter, J., S. A. Sabir, Z. Lateef, M.Y. Ashraf and M. A. Haq. (2008). Relationships between carbon isotope discrimination and grain yield, water-use efficiency and growth parameters in wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) under different water regimes. Pak. J. Bot., 40: 1441-1454.

Alam S.M. and S.A. Shah. (2003). Effect of individual versus integrated use of phosphatic fertilizers on P-uptake and yield of maize and wheat. Pak. J. Soil Sci. 22, 74-80.

Alam, S.M. and S.A. Shah.  (2003). Effect of zinc and boron application on two rice genotypes. Pak. J. Soil Sci. 22, 67-71.

Alam, S.M., S. Tahir, S.A. Shah and S. Ali. (2004). Phosphorus management in wheat-rice rotation through integrated use of fertilizers. I: Effect of rate of P application on yield and P-uptake by wheat and rice grown in pot. Pak. J. Soil Sci. 23, 19-22.

Alam, S.M., S.A. Shah and M. Akhtar. (2003). Varietal differences in wheat yield and phosphorus use efficiency as influenced by method of phosphorus application. Songkla. J. Sci. Technol. 25, 175-181.

Alam, S.M., S.A. Shah and S. Ali. (2003). Effect of time and method of phosphorus application on fodder yield of Berseem. Pak. J. Soil Sci. 22, 77-80.

Alam, S.M., S.A. Shah and S. Ali. (2004). Differential response of wheat cultivars to phosphorus application. Pak. J. Soil Sci. 23, 34-39.

Alam, S.M., S.A. Shah, S. Ali and M.M. Iqbal. (2003). Effect of integrated use of industrial wastes and chemical fertilizers on phosphorus uptake and crop yields. Pak. J. Soil Sci. 22, 81-86.

Alam, S.M., S.A. Shah, S. Ali and M.M. Iqbal. (2003). Wheat yield and P fertilizer efficiency as influenced by rate and integrated use of chemical and organic fertilizers. Pak. J. Soil Sci. 22, 72-76.

Alam, S.M., S.A. Shah, S. Ali and M.M. Iqbal. (2005) Effect of combined application of organic wastes and inorganic fertilizers on growth, P-uptake and yield of wheat. Songkla. J. Sci. Technol. 27, 449-455.

Alam, S.M., S.A. Shah, S. Ali and M.M. Iqbal. (2005). Yield and phosphorus uptake by crops as influenced by chemical fertilizer and integrated use of industrial by-products. Songkla. J. Sci. Technol. 27, 9-16.

Ali, R. Iqbal, J., Robab, U., Mahmood, T.  (2009). Effect of dicyandiamide on soil microbial activity under cotton. Pak. J. Bot. 41:1401-1409. 

Ali, Y. and A. R. Awan. (2004) Influence of salinity at seedling stage and on yield and yield components of different rice lines. Int. J. Biol. Biotech. 1:175-179.

Ali, Y. and J. Akhter. (2006) Screening and selection for adaptation of wheat genotypes in naturally salt-affected soils. Int J Biol Biotech 3:783-789.

Ali, Y. and J. Akhter. (2008). Drought tolerance wheat genotypes. Int. J. Bio. Biotech, 5: 65-69.                                         

Ali, Y. and Z. Aslam. (2005) Use of environmental friendly fertilizers in saline and saline sodic soils. Int J Environ Sci Tech 1: 97-98.

Ali, Y., B. M. Atta and J. Akhter, Philippe Monneveux and Zahid Lateef. (2008). Genetic variability, association and diversity studies in wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) germplasm. Pak. J. Bot. 40(5): 2087-2097.

Ali, Y., B.M. Atta, J. Akhter, P. Monneveux and Z. Lateef. (2008). Genetic diversity studies in wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) germplasm. Pak. J. Bot., 40: 2087-2097.

Ali, Y., G. Sarwar and J. Akhter. (2008). Screening of brassica genotypes for higher grain yield in salt affected soils. Int. J. Biol. Biotechnol. 5(1-2): 71-75.

Ali, Y., G. Sarwar, Z. Aslam and F. Hussain. (2006). Genotypic and environmental interaction in advanced lines of rice under salt-affected  soils of Punjab. Int J.  Environ. Sci. Tech.  3: 191-195.

Ali, Y., G. Sarwar, Z. Aslam, F. Hussain and T. Rafique. (2005). Evaluation of advanced rice germplasm under water stress environment. Int. J. Enviro. Sci.  Tech. 2: 27-33.

Ali, Y., Z. Aslam and F. Hussain. (2005).  Genotype and environment interaction effect on yield of cotton under naturally salt stress condition. Int J Environ Sci Tech 2: 169-173.

Ali, Y., Z. Aslam and M. Asif. (2004). A high yielding and salt tolerant new cotton variety-NIAB-999. Int J Biol Biotech 1: 181-186.

Ali, Y., Z. Aslam, A. R. Awan, F. Hussain and A.A. Cheema. (2004). Screening rice (Oryza sativa L.) lines/cultivars against salinity in relation to morphological and physiological traits and yield components. Int J Agri Biol 3: 572-575.

Ali, Y., Z. Aslam, F. Hussain and A. Shakur. (2004). Genotype and environmental interaction in cowpea (Vigna unguiculata L.) for yield and disease resistance. Int. J.  Environ. Sci. Tech. 1: 127-131.

Ali, Y., Z. Aslam, G. Sarwar and F. Hussain. (2005). Genotype and environmental interaction in advanced lines of wheat under salt-affected soils environment of Punjab. Int J Environ Sci Tech 2: 223-228.

Ali, Y., Z. Aslam, M.Y. Asharaf and G. R. Tahir.  (2004). Effect of salinity on chlorophyll concentration, leaf area, yield and yield components of rice genotypes grown under saline environment. Intl J Environ Sci Tech 1: 229-234.

Ali, Y., Z. Aslam, T. Rafique and F. Hussain. (2005). Economical use of land and agricultural resources under different cropping system. Int J Biol  Biotech 2: 223-225.

Altaf, N., M.M. Iqbal, A. Gulnaz and E.K. Murwat. (2003). Towards a seedless cultivar of kinnow mandarin. II. Variation in seed shape and seed size. Pak J Bot 35: 79-87.

Arshad, M., Hussain, I., Ashraf, M.Y, Noureen, S. and Mukhtar, M. (2009).  Study on agromorphological variation in germplasm of Lasiurus scindicus from Cholistan desert, Pakistan. Pak. J. of Bot., 41(3):1331-1337.

Arshad, M., M. Y. Ashraf, M. Ahmad and F. Zaman. (2007). Morpho-genetic variability potential of  Cenchrus ciliaris L., from Cholistan desert, Pakistan. Pak. J. Bot., 39(5):1481-1488.

Ashraf, M. and F. Hussain.  (2005). Dry matter and nitrogen distribution at maturity of three rice (Oryza sativa L.) cultivars exposed to ammonia at two growth stages. J Agron Crop Sci 191: 125-129.

Ashraf, M. and Hussain, S. (2009). Exo-polysaxxharides producing bacteria of salt lands: A tiny weapon to combat salinity. LAP Lambert Academic Publishing AG & Co. KG (ISBN: 978-3-8383-2508-8)

Ashraf, M. Y.  (2007). Variation in nutritional composition and growth performance of some halophytic species grown under saline conditions. African J R & F Sci.  24: 19–23.

Ashraf, M. Y., A. K. Alvi, M. Ashraf and  R. Ahmed. (2008). Influence of ammonium chloride on growth and uptake of Fe, Cu, Zn and B in cotton grown in alkaline soil. Acta Biol. Hung, 56(1): 41-53.

Ashraf, M. Y., A. Khan, M. Ashraf and S. Zafar. (2006). Studies on the transfer of mineral nutrients from feed, water, soil and plants to buffaloes under arid environments. J Arid Environ 65: 632-643.

Ashraf, M. Y., A.K. Alvi, G. Sarwar, M. S. Qureshi, M. Ashraf and M. Hussain. (2005). Effect of ammonium chloride on the growth and nutrient uptake by cotton grown in alkaline soil. Agrochimica, XLIX:  153-163.

Ashraf, M. Y., F. Hussain, J. Akhtar, A. Gul, M. Ross and G. Ebert. (2008). Effect of different sources and rates of nitrogen and supra optimal level of potassium fertilization on growth, yield and nutrient uptake by sugarcane grown under saline conditions. Pak. J. Bot., 40 (4): 1521-1531.

Ashraf, M. Y., F. Hussain, M. M. Iqbal, W. Maibaum and M. Ross. (2006). Interactive effect of potash and organic manures on growth and nutrient uptake of sugarcane grown under saline conditions.  In: Biosaline Agriculture and Salinity Tolerance in Plants. Birkhäusar Verlag, Basel, Boston, Berlin. pp 173-186.

Ashraf, M. Y., G. Sarwar, M. Ashraf and M. Naeem. (2006). Comparative ammonia and nitrate accumulation in drought tolerant and susceptible wheat genotypes under soil water deficit conditions. Agrochimica XLX: 1-12. 

Ashraf, M. Y., G. Sarwar, M. Ashraf, F. Hussain, R. A. Waheed and M. M. Iqbal. (2006). Growth performance and nutritional values of salt tolerant plants growing under saline environments.  In: Biosaline Agriculture and Salinity Tolerance in Plants. ISBN 10:3-7643-7609-9 Bikhauser Verlag, Basel – Boston – Berlin. Published by Birkhäusar Verlag, Basel, Boston, Berlin. pp 35-44.

Ashraf, M. Y., K. Akhtar, F. Hussain and J. Iqbal. (2006). Screening of different accessions of three potential grass species from Cholistan desert for salt tolerance. Pak J Bot 38:1589-1597.

Ashraf, M. Y., K. Akhtar, G. Sarwar and M. Ashraf.  (2005).  Role of rooting system in salt tolerance potential of different guar accessions. Agronomie (Agronomy for Sustainable Dev) 25: 243-249.

Ashraf, M. Y., M. Ashraf and G.  Sarwar (2005). Response of okra (Hibiscus esculentus) to drought and salinity stresses. In: Vegetables: Growing Environments and Mineral Nutrition (R. Dris, ed.), WFL Publisher, Meri-Rastilan tie 3 C, 00980 Helsinki, Finland. pp. 166-177.

Ashraf, M. Y., M. U. Shirazi, M. Ashraf, G. Sarwar, M.A.  Khan. (2006). Utilization of salt-affected soils by growing some Acacia species. In: Ecophysiology of High Salinity Tolerance (Khan MA and Weber DJ eds.). Published by  Springer, The Netherlands. pp. 289-311.

Ashraf, M. Y., N. Azhar and M. Hussain. (2006). Indole acetic acid (IAA) induced changes in growth, relative water contents and gas exchange attributes of barley (Hordeum vulgare L.) grown under water stress conditions. Plant Growth Regulation 50: 85-90.

Ashraf, M. Y., Naveed, N.H., Ashraf, M. and Akram, N.A.  (2009). Salt-induced some biochemical changes in germinating seeds of three rice cultivars. Agrochimica, LIII :308-321.

Ashraf, M. Y., S. Mahmood, G. Sarwar, M. Ashraf, Naeem and S. Zafar.  (2004). Physiological and biochemical changes in resistant and susceptible to leaf curl virus (CLCuV) cotton varieties at germination and early seedling stages: changes in lipase, oil content, protein and soluble sugars. Int J Biol Biotech: 217-222.

Ashraf, M., A. Kausar and M. Y. Ashraf. (2003). Alleviation of salt stress in pearl millet (Pennisetum glaucum (L.) R. Br.) through seed treatments. Agronomie 23: 227-234.

Ashraf, M., A. Zafar and M. Y. Ashraf. (2003). Time-course changes in the inorganic and organic components of germinating sunflower achenes under salt (NaCl) stress. Flora 198:26-36.

Ashraf, M., M. Hameed, M. Arshad,  M. Y. Ashraf and  K.  Akhtar. (2006). Salt tolerance of some potential forage grasses from Cholistan desert of Pakistan. . In: Ecophysiology of High Salinity Tolerance (Khan MA and Weber DJ eds.) The Netherlands. pp. 31-54.

Ashraf, M., M. Y. Ashraf, A. Khaliq and E.S. Rha. (2004). Growth and leaf gas exchange characteristics in Dalbergia sissoo Roxb and D. latifolia Roxb. under water deficit. Photosynthetica 41: 157-160.

Ashraf, M., S. Hanif, M. Y. Ashraf, S.U. Rehman and E.S. Rha. (2003). Time-course changes in nutrient composition of hexaploid wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) cultivars differing in yield potential. Agrochimica XLVII: 132-145.

Ashraf, M., S. Hasnain and F. Hussain. (2005). Exo-polysaccharides producing biofilm bacteria in improving physico-chemical characteristics of the salt-affected soils. In: Iftikhar A Raja, et al. (eds.), Proceedings of Int Conference on Environ Sustainable Dev (ESDev-2005), COMSATS Institute of Information Technology, Abbottabad, Pakistan. vol. 3:1527-1536.

Ashraf, M., S. Hasnain and O. Berge. (2006). Effect of producing bacterial inoculation on growth of roots of wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) plants grown in a salt-affected soil. Int J Environ Sci Technol 3: 43-51.

Ashraf, M., S. Hasnain, O. Berge and T. Mahmood. (2004). Inoculating wheat seedlings with producing bacteria restricts sodium uptake and stimulates plant growth under salt-stress. Biol Fertil Soils 40: 157-162.

Ashraf, M., T. Mahmood and F. Azam. (2003). Translocation and recovery at maturity of the ¹⁵N- labelled vegetative N derived from foliar uptake of ¹⁵NH₃ at two growth stages of different rice (Oryza sativa L.) cultivars. Biol Fertil Soils 38: 257-260.

Ashraf, M., T. Mahmood, F. Azam and R.M. Qureshi. (2004). Comparative effects of applying leguminous and non-leguminous green manures, and inorganic N on the biomass yield and N uptake in flooded rice (Oryza sativa L.). Biol Fertil Soil 40: 147-152.

Ashraf, M.Y., A. Khan and M. Ashraf. (2007). Sodium transfer from soil, forage, feed and water to lactating and non-lactating buffaloes under arid environments.  Buffalo Bulletin 26 (2): 29-35.

Ashraf, M.Y., M. Ashraf and G. Sarwar. (2005). Physiological approaches to improving plant salt tolerance. In: Crops: Growth, Quality and Biotechnology (R. Dris, ed.), WFL Publisher, Meri-Rastilan tie 3 C, 00980 Helsinki, Finland. pp. 1206-1227.

Asif, M., M. Ahmed, A. Gafoor and Z. Aslam. (2003). Wheat productivity, land and water use efficiency by traditional and laser land-levelling techniques. Online J Biol Sci 3(2): 141-146.

Asif, M., Z. Aslam, A. Gafoor and M. Khalid. (2003). Effect of irrigation techniques on wheat production and water saving in problem soils at Faisalabad Drainage project. Pak J Sci Res 55: 55-60.

Azam, F. and C. Müller. (2003). Effect of sodium chloride on denitrification in glucose amended soil treated with ammonium and nitrate nitrogen. J. Plant Nutr. Soil Sci. 166, 594-600.

Azam, F. and C. Müller. (2005). Effect of 3, 4-dimethylpyrazole phosphate on some microbial processes in soil. Pak. J. Biol. Sci. 8, 606-613.

Azam, F. and M. Ifzal (2006). Microbial populations immobilizing NH₄⁺-N and NO₃^--N differ in their sensitivity to sodium chloride salinity in soil. Soil Biol. Biochem. 38, 2494-2498.

Azam, F. and M.H. Sajjad. (2005). Colorimetric determination of organic carbon in soil by dichromate digestion in a microwave oven. Pak. J. Biol. Sci. 8, 596-598.

Azam, F. and S. Farooq. (2003). An appraisal of methods for measuring symbiotic nitrogen fixation in legumes. Pak. J. Biol. Sci. 6, 1631-1642.

Azam, F. and S. Farooq. (2003). Elevated CO₂ and stress tolerance in crop plants with particular reference to agro-climatic conditions of Pakistan. Pak. J. Biol. Sci. 6, 1096-1107.

Azam, F. and S. Farooq. (2003). Nitrification inhibition in soil and ecosystem functioning – an overview. Pak. J. Biol. Sci. 6, 528-535.

Azam, F. and S. Farooq. (2003). Use of 2, 4-dichlorophenoxyacetic acid (2, 4-D) to facilitate bacterial infection of roots. Phytopath. 1, 53-59.

Azam, F. and S. Farooq. (2005). Agriculture and global warming - Evapotranspiration as an important factor compared to CO₂. Pak. J. Biol. Sci. 8, 1630-1638.

Azam, F. and S. Farooq. (2005). Elevated CO₂ – Does it really matter for plants that are already experiencing higher than ambient levels? Pak. J. Biol. Sci. 8, 175-180.

Azam, F., A. Lodhi and M.H. Sajjad. (2003). Response of rice to nitrogenous fertilizer and g-irradiated sewage sludge. Pak. J. Sci. Ind. Res. 46, 129-134.

Azam, F., A. Lodhi and S. Farooq. (2003). Response of flooded rice (Oryza sativa L.) to nitrogen application at two root-zone temperature regimes. Biol. Fertil. Soils 38, 21-25.

Azam, F., A. Lodhi, S. Farooq, R. Harry-O’Kuru and S.H. Imam. (2005). Seed treatment with phytohormones and crop productivity. III. Physiological/ biochemical changes in germinating seeds and rooting characteristics of wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) following exposure to 2,4-D. Pak. J. Bot. 37, 865-874.

Azam, F., F. Aziz, M.H. Sial, M. Ashraf and S. Farooq. (2005). Mitigation of salinity effects on Sesbania aculeata (L.) through enhanced availability of carbon dioxide. Pak. J. Bot. 37, 959-967.

Azam, F., F. Aziz, S. Farooq and A. Lodhi. (2006). Chamber effect on growth and N₂ fixation of Sesbania aculeata (L.) at two salinity and moisture regimes. Pak. J. Biol. Sci. 9, 1381-1388.

Azam, F., M.H. Sajjad, A. Lodhi and R.M. Qureshi. (2005). Changes in forms of N during decomposition of leguminous/non-leguminous plant residues in soil and fate of ¹⁵N-labelled fertilizer applied to wheat (Triticum aestivum L.). Asian J. Plant. Sci. 4, 392-400.

Azam, F., M.H. Sajjad, T. Niazi and I. Ahmad. (2003). Evaluation of locally manufactured Na- and K-pyrophosphates for extracting soil humus. Pak. J. Soil Sci. 22, 93-99.

Azam, F., S. Farooq and A. Lodhi. (2003). Microbial biomass in agricultural soils – determination, synthesis, dynamics and role in plant nutrition. Pak. J. Biol. Sci. 6, 636-639.

Azam, F., S. Farooq and A. Lodhi. (2004). Methods of determining microbial biomass in soil – a review. Int. J. Biol. Biotechnol. 1, 255-266.

Azam, F., S. Farooq, A. Lodhi and S. Gill. (2004). Impact of elevated carbon dioxide in the atmosphere on rhizodeposition by crop plants and some rhizospheric microbial functions – a review. Int. J. Biol. Biotechnol. 1, 31-44.

Azam, F., S. Gill and S. Farooq. (2005). Availability of CO₂ as a factor affecting the rate of nitrification in soil. Soil Biol. Biochem. 37, 2141-2144.

Azam, F., S. Gill, S. Farooq and A. Lodhi (2004). Effect of CO₂ on nitrification and immobilization of NH₄⁺-N. Biol. Fertil. Soils 40, 427-431.

Azhar, N., Ashraf, M. Y., Hussain, M.,  Ashraf M.,  Ahmed R. (2009).  EDTA-induced improvement in growth and water relations of sunflower (Helianthus annuus L.) plants grown in lead contaminated medium. Pak. J. of Bot.,  41(5):3065-3074.

Azhar, N., M. Hussain, M. Y. Ashraf, S. Mahmood and S.S.  Alam. (2005). Response of barley (Hordeum valgare L.) to Indole Acetic Acid (IAA) under varying soil Environment. Int J.  Biol. Biotech. 2: 975-980.

Azhar, N., M. Y. Ashraf, M. Hussain and F. Hussain. (2006). Phytoextraction of lead (Pb) by EDTA application through sunflower cultivation (Helianthus annuus L.): Seedling growth studies. Pak J Bot 38:1551-1560.

Berge O, Lodhi A, Brandelet G, Santaella C, Roncato MA, Christen R,   Heulin T and Achouak W (2009) Rhizobium alamii sp. Nov., an Exopolysaccharide producing species isolated from legume and non legume rhizosphere. In International Journal of Systematic and Evolutionary Microbiology (IJSEM), 59(IJS/000521):367-372.

Bhatti, I., M. Naeem, R. H.  Ahmad, S. Zafar and M. Y. Ashraf. (2004). Effect of growth hormones GA₃, IAA and kinetin on the internal structure of shoot of Lens culinaris L. Int J Biol Biotech 1: 187-193.

Cadre, L., E., S. Genermont, F. Azam and S. Recous. (2004). The SAHGA model to calculate the spatial ammoniacal heterogeneity at the soil surface after fertilizer granule application. Biol. Fertil. Soils 40, 178-180.

Chaudhry, A. K., G. S. Khan, M. T. Siddiqui, M. Akhtar and Z. Aslam. (2003). Physio-chemical characteristics of wheat variety Inqalab-91 under popular (Populus deltoids) based Agroforestry system. Pak J Agri Sci 40: 77-81.

Chaudhry, A. K., G.S. Khan, M. T. Siddiqui, M. Akhtar, Z. Aslam. (2003). Effect of arable crops on the growth of popular (Populus deltoids) tree in Agroforestry system. Pak J Agri Sci 40: 82-86.

Gill, S., M. Abid and F. Azam. (2006). Organic amendment accelerates nitrification in soil. Soil and Environ. 25, 35-39.

Gill, S., M. Abid and F. Azam. (2006). Root-induced changes in potential nitrification and nitrate reductase activity of the rhizospheric soil of wheat (Triticum aestivum L) and chickpea (Cicer arietinum L.). Pak. J. Bot. 38, 991-997.

Hafsi, M., J. Akhter and P. Monneveux. (2007). Leaf senescence and carbon isotope discrimination in durum wheat (Triticum durum Desf.) under severe drought conditions. Cereal Research Communications 35:71-80.

Hamid, M., M. Y. Ashraf, K. R. Redman and M. Arshad (2008). Influence of salicylic acid seed priming on growth and some biochemical attributes in wheat grown under saline conditions. Pak. J. Bot., 40(1): 361-367. 

Hassan, M., M.A. Haq and M. Aslam. (2005). Micro nutritional elements for fruit setting bad opening and yield of cotton (Gossypium hirsutum L.). C. J. et al. (Eds), Plant nutrition for food security, human health and environmental protection. Tsinghua Univ. Press. Beijing, pp. 1046-1047.

Hussain, M., M. A. Malik,  M. Farooq, M. Y. Ashraf and M. A. Cheema. (2008). Improving Drought Tolerance by Exogenous Application of Glycinebetaine and Salicylic Acid in Sunflower. Journal of Agronomy and  Crop Science. 194: 193-199. 

Idrees, S., M. S. Qureshi, M. Y. Ashraf, M. Hussain and N. H. Naveed. (2004). Influence of sulphate of potash (SOP) and farmyad manure (FYM) on sugarcane (Saccharum officinarum L.) grown under salt stress. Pak J Life Social Sci. 2: 65-69.

Iqbal, M.M., J. Akhter, W. Mohammad, S.M. Shah, H. Nawaz and K. Mahmood. (2005). Effect of tillage and fertilizer levels on wheat yield, nitrogen uptake and their correlation with Carbon isotope discrimination under rainfed conditions. Soil and Tillage Research, 80:47-57.

Iqbal, N. and M. Y. Ashraf. (2006). Does seed treatment with Glycinebetaine improve germination rate and seedling growth of sunflower (Helianthus annuus L.) under osmotic stress. Pak J Bot 38:1641-1648.

Iqbal, N., M. Ashraf and M. Y. Ashraf. (2008). Glycinebetaine, an osmolyte of interest to improve waster stress tolerance in sunflower (Helianthus annuus L.): water relations and yield. South African Journal of Botany. 74: 274-281

Iqbal, N., M. Ashraf, M. Y. Ashraf and F. Azam. (2005). Effect of exogenous application of glycinebetain on capitulum size and achene number of sunflower under water stress. Int J Biol Biotech 2: 765-771.

Iqbal, N., M. Y. Ashraf, F. Javed, M. Ashraf and S. Hameed. (2006). Cotton leaf curl virus: Ionic status of leaves and symptom development. J Integrative Plant Biol. 48: 558-562.

Iqbal, N., M. Y. Ashraf, F. Javed, V. Martinez and K. Ahmad. (2006). Nitrate reduction and nutrient accumulation in wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) grown in soil salinized with four different salts. J Plant Nutrition 29: 409-421.

Iqbal, N., M.Y. Ashraf and M. Ashraf. (2005). Influence of water stress and exogenous glycinebetain on sunflower achene weight and oil percentage. Int J.  Environ. Sci.  Tech  2: 155-160.

Iqbal, Z. and R. Ahmad. (2008). Purity check of canola varieties/mutants by gas liquid chromatography. J. Chem. Soc. Pak. 30(1):81-84.

Iqbal, Z., A. Latif, S. Ali and M.M. Iqbal. (2003). Effect of fretigated phosphorus on P use efficiency and yield of wheat and maize. Songkla. J. Sci. Technol. 25, 697-702.

Iqbal, Z., H. N. Bhatti and M. Naeem. (2008). Intra species variation in content and composition of essential oil from the leaves of Eucalyptus camaldulensis trees. J. Chem. Soc. Pak. 30(3): 468-471.

Iqbal, Z., I. Hussain, A. Hussain, M. Y. Ashraf. (2003). Genetic variability to essential oil contents and composition in five species of Eucalyptus. Pak J  Bot 35: 843-852.

Iqbal, Z., M. Y. Ashraf, M. Kashif and M. Yamin (2003). Use of  industrial effluent (CaCl₂) for reclaiming salt-affected land and enhancing wheat yield. Pak J Soil Sci 21: 63-66.

Kamal, A., M. S. Qureshi, M. Y. Ashraf and M.  Hussain. (2003). Salinity induced changes in some growth and physio-chemical aspects of two soybean [Glycine max (L.) Merr.] genotypes. Pak J.  Bot. 35: 93-97.         

Khan, A., M. Ashraf, M.Y. Ashraf, Z. Rehman and S.  Sarwar. (2003). Zn²⁺ status in soil, plants and animals: A case study in buffalo. Indus J Plant Sci 2:15-20.

Khan, A., M. Y. Ashraf, M. Ashraf,  G. Sarwar and Z.  Rehman. (2003). Cu status in soil, plants and animals during winter and summer seasons. Pak J. Bot 35: 757-763.

Khan, A., M.J. Zaki and T. Mahmood. (2006). Seed treatment with nematicidal Rhizobium species for the suppression of Meloidogyne javanica root infection on mungbean. Int. J. Biol. Biotechnol. 3, 575-578.

Khan, M.A., M.U. Shirazi, M. Ali, S. Mumtaz, A. Sherin and M.Y. Ashraf. (2006).  Comparative performance of wheat genotypes growing in saline water. Pak J Bot 38:1633-1639.

Khan, M.A., S. Yasmin, R. Ansari, M.U. Shirazi and M. Y. Ashraf. (2007). Screening for salt tolerance in wheat genotypes at an early seedling stage. Pak. J. Bot., 39(7): 2501-2511.

Khan, M.A., Shirazi, M.U., Khan, M.A., Mujtaba, S.M., Islam, E., Mumtaz, S., Shereen, A., Ansari, R.U. and Ashraf, M. Y. (2009). Role of proline, K/Na ratio and chlorophyll content in salt tolerance of wheat (Triticum aestivum L.). Pak. J. of Bot., 41(2): 633-638.

Khan, Z. I., A. Hussain, M. Ashraf, E.  Elahi, E.E. Valeem, M. Y. Ashraf and M.S. Ahmad. (2004). Soil and Forage mineral (Trace elements) status of a grazing pasture in the semi arid region of Pakistan. Pak J Bot 36: 851-856.

Khan, Z. I., A. Hussain, M. Ashraf, E.E. Valeem, M. Y. Ashraf and M.S. Akhtar. (2004). Seasonal variation in soil and forage mineral concentrations in semiarid region of Pakistan. Pak J Bot 36: 635-640.

Khan, Z. I., A. Hussain, M. Ashraf, M. Y. Ashraf and Zia-ur-Rahman. (2004). Seasonal variation in manganese status of soil, dietary components and grazing goats. Pak J Life and Social Sci 2: 9-15.

Khan, Z. I., A. Hussain, M. Ashraf, M. Y. Ashraf, L. R. McDowell and B. Huchzermeyer. (2007). Copper nutrition of goats grazing native and improved pasture with the seasonal variation in a semiarid region of Pakistan. Small Ruminant Research. 67: 138-148.

Khan, Z. I., A. Hussain, M. Ashraf, M. Y. Ashraf, M. Yousaf, M.S. Akhtar and A. Maqbool. (2004). A Review on mineral imbalances in grazing livestock and usefulness of soil, dietary components, animal tissues and fluid analysis in the assessment of these imbalances. J Ani Vet Adv 3: 394-412.

Khan, Z. I., A. Hussain, M.  Ashraf, M. Y. Ashraf and Z. Rahman.  (2003). Assessment of iron status of different classes of goats grazing the natural pasture during different seasons. Pak J Life Social Sci 1: 80-86.

Khan, Z. I., M. Ashraf, A. Hussain, L.R. McDowell and M. Y. Ashraf. (2006). Concentrations of minerals in milk of sheep and goats grazing similar pastures in a semiarid region of Pakistan. Small Ruminant Research 65: 274-278.

Khan, Z. I., M. Ashraf, M. Y. Ashraf, Z. Rahman and A. Hussain. (2003). Evaluation of potassium status of grazing goats in south Punjab. J Ani Vet Adv 2: 375-381.

Khan, Z. I., M. Ashraf, M. Y. Ashraf, Z. Rahman and A. Hussain. (2003). Contribution of soil, forages, water, and feed toward meeting cobalt requirements of grazing goats during different seasons. J Ani Vet Adv 2: 470-477.

Khan, Z. I., M. Ashraf, M. Y. Ashraf, Z. Rahman, and A. Hussain. (2003). Mineral status of livestock (goats and sheep) based on soil, dietary components and animal tissue fluids in relation to seasonal changes and sampling periods in specific region of Pakistan. J  Ani Vet Adv 2: 478-495.

Khan, Z. I.,   A. Hussain, M. Ashraf, E.E. Valeem and M. Y.  Ashraf. (2004). Use of pasture and animal samples as indicators of Magnesium status of small ruminants in relation to seasonal fluctuations. Int J Biol Biotech 1:413-422.

Khan, Z.I., A. Hussain, M. Ashraf, M. Y. Ashraf, R.L. McDowell. (2007). Macromineral status of grazing sheep in a semi-arid region of Pakistan. Small Ruminant Research, 68:279-284.

Khan, Z.I., E.E. Valeem, A. Hussain, M. Ashraf, M. Y. Ashraf, R.L. McDowell, M.S. Akhtar and M. A. Mirza. (2005). Effect of seasonal variation on zinc content of soil,  forage, water,  feed, and small ruminants grazing the native and improved pasture during different seasons in the semi-arid region of Pakistan. Int J. Biol.  Biotech. 2: 465-474.

Khanzada, B., M. Y. Ashraf, M. U. Shirazi, S.M. Alam, K.B.  Samo and S.M. Mujtaba. (2003). Study of photosynthetic efficiency of some guar (Cyamopsis tetragonoloba L. Taub) genotypes grown under different water regimes. Asian J.  Plant Sci. 2: 127-131.

Latif, A., Z. Iqbal, S. Ali and M.M. Iqbal. (2003). Improvement in phosphorus fertilizer efficiency by fertigation in some winter vegetables. Pak. J. Soil Sci. 22, 81-85.

Lodhi A, Arshad M, Azam F and Sajjad MH (2009) Changes in mineral and mineralizable N of soil incubated at varying salinity, moisture and temperature regimes. Pak J Bot., 41(2):967-980.

Lodhi A, Sajjad, MH, Mahmood A, Tahir S and Azam F. (2009). Photosynthate partitioning in wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) as affected by root-zone salinity and form of N. Pak J Bot., 41(3): 1363-1372.

Lodhi, A., A. Mahmood, M.H. Sajjad and F. Azam. (2004). Growth and dry matter partitioning in wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) as affected by salinity and nitrogen availability. Pak. J. Soil Sci. 23, 48-53.

Lodhi, A., M.H. Sajjad, A. Mahmood and F. Azam. (2006). Response of wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) to organic amendment and application of urea. Soil and Environ. 25, 99-104.

Mahmood, K., N.E. Marcar, M. H. Naqvi, R.J. Arnold, D. F. Crawford, S. Iqbal and K.M.  Aken. (2003). Genetic variation in Eucalyptus camaldulensis Dehnh. For growth and stem straightness in a provenance-family trial on saltland in Pakistan. Forest Ecology and Management, 176: 405-416.

Mahmood, S., S. Zafar, M. Y. Ashraf, G. Sarwar, M. Ashraf and M. Naeem. (2004). Comparative biochemical changes in resistant and susceptible cotton cultivars to leaf curl virus at germination and early seedling stage: α-amylase, starch, total soluble sugars in seed, radicle and plumule. Asian J Plant Sci 3: 159-162.

Mahmood, T. and W.M. Kaiser. (2003). Growth and solute composition of the salt-tolerant kallar grass [Leptochloa fusca (L.) Kunth] as affected by nitrogen source. Plant Soil 252, 359-366.

Mahmood, T. Gupta, K.J., Kaiser, W.M. (2009) Cadmium stress stimulates nitric oxide production by wheat roots. Pak. J. Bot. 41:1285-1290.

Mahmood, T., R. Ali, F .Hussain, K. A. Malik and G. R. Tahir. (2007) Seasonal changes in soil microbial biomass nitrogen under an irrigated wheat-maize cropping system. Pak. J. Bot., 39:1751-1761.

Mahmood, T., R. Ali, F. Hussain and G.R. Tahir. (2005). Seasonal changes in soil microbial biomass carbon under a wheat-maize cropping system receiving urea and farmyard manure in different combinations.  Pak. J. Bot. 37, 105-117.

Mahmood, T., R. Ali, J. Iqbal and U. Robab. (2008) Nitrous oxide emission from an irrigated cotton field under semiarid subtropical conditions. Biol. Fertil. Soils, 44: 773-781.

Mahmood, T., R. Ali, K.A. Malik, Z. Aslam and S. Ali. (2005). Seasonal pattern of denitrification under an irrigated wheat-maize cropping system fertilized with urea and farmyard manure in different combinations. Biol. Fertil. Soils 42, 1-9.

Mahmood, T., W.M. Kaiser, R. Ali, M. Ashraf, A. Gulnaz and Z. Iqbal. (2005). Ammonium versus nitrate nutrition of plants stimulates microbial activity in the rhizosphere. Plant Soil 277, 233-243.

Mujtaba, S. M., M. Ali, M.Y. Ashraf, B. Khanzada, S. M. Farhan,  M.U. Shirazi, M.A. Khan, A. Shereen and S. Mumtaz. (2007). Physiological responses of wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) genotypes under water stress conditions at seeding stage. Pak. J. Bot., 39(7): 2575-2579.

Naeem, M., I. Bhatti, R. H. Ahmad, M. Y. Ashraf. (2004). Effect of some growth hormones (GA3, IAA and Kintin) on the morphology and early or delayed initiation of bud of lentil (Lens culinaris Medik). Pak J. Bot. 36: 801-809.

Noureen, S., M. Arshad, K. Mahmood and M. Y. Ashraf. (2008). Improvement in fertility of nutritionally poor sandy soil of Cholistan Desert, Pakistan by Calligonum polygonoides Linn. Pak. J. Bot., 40 (1): 265-274. Pakistan

Palm, C.A., P.L.O.A. Machado, T. Mahmood, J. Melillo, S.T. Murrell, J. Nyamangara, M. Scholes, E. Sisworo, J.E. Olesen, J. Pender, J. Stewart, J.N. Galloway. (2004). Societal responses for addressing nitrogen fertilizer needs: balancing food production and environmental concerns. In: (Mosier AR, Syers JK, Freney JR eds) Agriculture and the Nitrogen Cycle-Assessing the impact of fertilizer use on food production and environment, Island Press, Washington DC, pp. 71-89.

Qasim, M, M. Ashraf, M. Y. Ashraf, S.U. Rehman and E.S. Rha. (2003). Salt induced changes in two canola cultivars differing in salt. Biologia Plantarum 46: 629-632.

Qasim, M., M. Ashraf, M.A. Jamil, M. Y. Ashraf, R.A. Rehman and E.S. Rha. (2003). Water relations and leaf gas exchange properties in some elite canola (Brassica napus) lines under salt stress. Ann Appl Biol 142: 307-316.

Qureshi, T. M., M. Y. Ashraf, A. Bano and F. Hussain. (2007). Ion partitioning, K/Ca and K/Na ratios of  Eucalyptus  camaldulensis grown under NaCl salinity. Pak. J. Bot., 39: 2565-2575. 

Raza G., Siddique, A., Khan, I.A.,  Ashraf, M. Y. and Khatri A. (2009). Determination of essential fatty acid composition among mutant lines of canola (Brassica napus L.), through high pressure liquid chromatography. J. Integ.  Plant Biol., 51(12): 1080-1085.

Raza, H. S., R. Habib Athar, M. Ashraf, A. Hameed. (2007). Glycinebetaine-induced modulation of antioxidant enzymes activities and ion accumulation in two wheat cultivars differing in salt tolerance. Env. Exp. Bot., 60: 368-376.

Rehman, S., H. N. Bhatti, Z. Iqbal and U. Rashid. (2008). Essential oil composition of commercial black tea (Camellia sinensis). Int. J. Food Sci. Tech., 43: 346-350.

Sajjad, M.H., F. Azam and A. Lodhi. (2003). Nitrogen transformations in soil amended with different plant residues and their impact on growth of wheat. Pak. J. Biol. Sci. 6, 805-813.

Saleem, M.F., Anjum, S.A.,  Shakeel, A., Ashraf, M. Y. and  Khan H.Z. (2009). Effect of row spacing on earliness and yield in cotton.  Pak. J. of Bot., 41(5):2179-2188.

Sarwar, G, M. Y.  Ashraf and M. Naeem. (2003). Genetic variability of some primitive bread wheat varieties to salt tolerance. Pak J Bot 35: 771-777. 

Sarwar, M.K.S., Ihsanullah, M. U. Rahman, M.Y. Ashraf and Y. Zafar. (2006). Glycinebetaine accumulation and its relation to yield and yield components in cotton genotypes grown under water deficit condition. Pak J Bot 38:1449-1456.

Shirazi, M. U., M. Y. Ashraf, M. A. Khan and M. H. Naqvi. (2005). Potassium induced salinity tolerance in wheat (Triticum aestivum L.). Int J Environ. Sci. Tech. 2: 33-236.

Tabassum, M.J., M. Saleem, M. Akbar, M. Y. Ashraf and N. Mahmood. (2007). Combining ability studies in maize under normal and water stress conditions. Journal of Agricultural Research, 45(4): 261-268. 

Wahid, A, A. Ghani, I. Ali and M. Y. Ashraf. (2007). Effects of Cadmium on Carbon and Nitrogen assimilation in shoots of mungbean [Vigna radiata (L.)Wilczek] seedlings. J. Agron. Crop Science 193: 357-365.

Zafar, S., M. Y. Ashraf and M. Ashraf. (2005). Protease activity and associated changes during germination and early seedling stages of cotton grown under saline conditions. Int J. Bot. 1: 103-107.

Zafar, S., M. Y. Ashraf, G. Sarwar, S. Mahmood, A.  Kausar and I. Ali.  (2004). Variation in growth and ion uptake in salt tolerant and sensitive rice cultivars under NaCl salinity. Asian J. Plant Sci. 3: 156-158. [go to top]