A5028428129- Seed Germination and Physiology
- Plant tissue culture and regeneration
- Photosynthetic Processes and Mechanisms
- Weed Control and Herbicide Applications
- Microbial Metabolic Engineering and Bioproduction
- Nitrogen and Sulfur Effects on Brassica
- Genetics and Plant Breeding
- Plant Ecology and Taxonomy Studies
- Agricultural pest management studies
- Allelopathy and phytotoxic interactions
- Malaria Research and Control
- Crop Yield and Soil Fertility
- Agricultural Science and Fertilization
- Lipid metabolism and biosynthesis
- Botany, Ecology, and Taxonomy Studies
- Transgenic Plants and Applications
- Plant Parasitism and Resistance
- Plant Molecular Biology Research
- Genetic diversity and population structure
- Plant biochemistry and biosynthesis
- Plant Gene Expression Analysis
- Tree-ring climate responses
- Tree Root and Stability Studies
- Soybean genetics and cultivation
- Leaf Properties and Growth Measurement
Royal Holloway University of London
2018-2024
Pakistan Agricultural Research Council
2018-2021
University of York
2015
Quaid-i-Azam University
2007-2014
NIHR Surgical Reconstruction and Microbiology Research Centre
2011
University of Birmingham
2011
Artemisinin is the current drug of choice for treatment malaria and a number other diseases. It obtained from annual herb, Artemisia annua some microbial sources by genetic engineering. There great concern that artemisinin production at rate will not meet increasing demand pharmaceutical industry, so looking additional imperative.In study, concentration was analysed compared in flowers, leaves, roots stems 14 species including two varieties each roxburghiana dracunculus using high...
Tomato (Solanum lycopersicum L.) is the second most important cultivated crop next to potato, worldwide. serves as an source of antioxidants in human diet. Alternaria solani and Fusarium oxysporum cause early blight vascular wilt tomato, respectively, resulting severe losses. The foremost objective present study was generate transgenic tomato plants with rolB gene evaluate its effect on plant morphology, nutritional contents, yield resistance against fungal infection. cv. Rio Grande...
Heteromorphic diaspores (fruits and seeds) are an adaptive bet-hedging strategy to cope with spatiotemporally variable environments, particularly fluctuations in favourable temperatures unpredictable precipitation regimes arid climates. We conducted comparative analyses of the biophysical ecophysiological properties two distinct (mucilaginous seed (M+ ) vs indehiscent (IND) fruit) dimorphic annual Aethionema arabicum (Brassicaceae), linking fruit biomechanics, dispersal aerodynamics,...
The timing of seed germination is crucial for plants and coordinated by internal external cues, reflecting adaptations to different habitats. Physiological molecular studies with lettuce Arabidopsis thaliana have documented a strict requirement light initiate identified many receptors, signaling cascades, hormonal control elements. In contrast, in several other inhibited light, but the basis this alternative response unknown. We describe Aethionema arabicum (Brassicaceae) as suitable model...
Plants in habitats with unpredictable conditions often have diversified bet-hedging strategies that ensure fitness over a wider range of variable environmental factors. A striking example is the diaspore (seed and fruit) heteromorphism evolved to maximize species survival Aethionema arabicum (Brassicaceae) which external endogenous triggers allow production two distinct diaspores on same plant. Using this dimorphic model, we identified contrasting molecular, biophysical, ecophysiological...
Transformation of two Artemisia species (Artemisia dubia and indica) was carried out by using Agrobacterium rhizogenes strains LBA 9402 8196 for hairy roots production. Induction higher in both when infected with LBA9402 as compared to 8196. When biomass along their artemisinin content evaluated, a significant effect strain on fresh weight observed. While significantly affected plant well used infection. However A. either or produced maximum (0.603% 0.753, respectively). transformed were...
RNA-sequencing analysis is increasingly utilized to study gene expression in non-model organisms without sequenced genomes. Aethionema arabicum (Brassicaceae) exhibits seed dimorphism as a bet-hedging strategy - producing both less dormant mucilaginous (M+) morph and more non-mucilaginous (NM) morph. Here, we compared de novo reference-genome based transcriptome assemblies investigate Ae. evaluate the reference-free versus -dependent approach for identifying differentially expressed genes...
SUMMARY The developmental transition from a fertilized ovule to dispersed diaspore (seed or fruit) involves complex differentiation processes of the ovule's integuments leading diversity in mature seed coat structures angiosperms. In this study, comparative imaging and transcriptome analysis were combined investigate morph‐specific differences during outer mucilage production Aethionema arabicum , Brassicaceae model for dimorphism. One intriguing adaptations species is dispersal...
Cauliflower is a cool-season crop and temperature plays critical role in curd induction.As on the basis of requirement they are classified into early, mid late season groups.However, most genotypes require an optimum 20-25 Abstract | Due to global increase temperature, heat stress has become great threat for crops production worldwide.This research was conducted assess genotypic variability relationship accumulation glycine betaine, proline, chlorophyll contents, cell membrane...
Fruits exhibit highly diversified morphology, and are arguably one of the most specialised organs to have evolved in higher plants. range morphological, biomechanical, textural properties, often as adaptations for their respective dispersal strategy. While plant species possess monomorphic (of a single type) fruit seeds, here we focus on Aethionema arabicum (L.) Andrz. ex DC. (Brassicaceae). Its production two distinct (dehiscent indehiscent) seed types same individual provides unique model...
Fourteen early maturing soybean genotypes were evaluated at the experimental area of Barani Agricultural Research Station, Fatehjang, Attock, Pakistan, in 2011 using a randomized complete block design with 3 replications. The objectives study to investigate correlations among some characters and verify direct indirect effects which will be used for selection seed yield. data regarding eight including branches per plant, nodes pods seeds 100 weight, days flowering, from flowering maturity...
IntroductionC auliflower (Brassica oleracea L. Var.botrytis) is a cool-season vegetable and mostly cultivated for its white curd.It evolved from wild cabbage 2n=18, CC), known as cole worts, through mutation, selection
Pre-harvest sprouting in wheat is the germination of seeds within spikes when rains occur after or during grain ripening, which occurs commonly barani tract Pakistan. Therefore, 10 cultivars and five advanced lines spring bread were evaluated for pre-harvest resistance. After natural rainfall, immediately collected from wet tested germinating ability. Three different tests applied to hand-threshed seed: (1) threshed on day sampling immediately, (2) 1 week later, (3) test threshing. Seeds...
Abstract Plants in habitats with unpredictable conditions are often characterized by diversifying their bet-hedging strategies that ensure fitness over a wider range of variable environmental factors. A striking example is the diaspore (seed and fruit) heteromorphism evolved to maximize species survival Aethionema arabicum (Brassicaceae) which external endogenous triggers allow production two distinct diaspores on same plant. Using this dimorphic model, we identified contrasting molecular,...
The transition from germinating seeds to emerging seedlings is one of the most vulnerable plant life cycle stages. Heteromorphic diaspores (seed and fruit dispersal units) are an adaptive bet-hedging strategy cope with spatiotemporally variable environments. While roles mechanisms seedling traits have been studied in monomorphic species, which produce type diaspore, very little known about heteromorphic species. Using dimorphic diaspore model Aethionema arabicum (Brassicaceae), we identified...
Abstract Timing of seed germination is crucial for plants and coordinated by internal external cues, reflecting adaptations to different habitats. Physiological molecular studies with lettuce Arabidopsis thaliana have documented a strict requirement light initiate identified many receptors, signalling cascades, hormonal control elements. In contrast, several other inhibited light, but the basis this converse response unknown. We describe Aethionema arabicum (Brassicaceae) as suitable model...
Research comparing ICU use in England and the USA suggests that, despite similar hospitalisation rates, there is far greater of USA, especially among medical patients elderly [1].It also acknowledged that specialised palliative care rarely provided UK.Our study was designed to establish current standards end-of-life on cardiac ICU.It see whether individual needs patient are being met. MethodsWe performed a prospective audit patients.We questioned staff about each their care, including...