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Agronomic Research Institute, Faisalabad

PUBLICATIONS   2026

  1. Saba Iqbal, Muhammad Iqbal, Naveed Akhtar, Arbab Jahangeer, Muhammad Arshad, Asmat Ullah, TahiraTabassum, Ali Zohaib, Nauman Ali, Siraj Ahmad. 2026. Evaluation of climate-resilient and profitable cropping system under semi-arid agro-ecological conditions of Khanewal, Pakistan. Journal of Pure and Applied Agriculture.
  2. Baber Ali, Abdul Rehman, Arafat Abdel Hamed Abdel Latef, Muhammad Imran, Muhammad Ammar Javed, Nathan Wise, Nijat Imin. 2026. Engineering abiotic stress tolerance in cereal crops: current advances and future directions. Cereal Research Communications. https://doi.org/10.1007/s42976-026-00804-1.
  3. Luqman, M., Abbas, M., Khan, M. A., Ahmad, M. K., Shah, G. M., & Ali, K. (2026). Effect of Sulfur and Nitrogen Application on Oil Yield and Soil Fertility in Mustard Cultivation. Research Consortium Archive, 4(2), 2023-2034.
  4. Jabeen, N., Ahmad, M. K., Khan, M. A., & Masood, M. (2026). Evaluation of Drought-Tolerant Wheat Varieties for Enhanced Yield and Water Use Efficiency in Semi-Arid Regions. Research Consortium Archive, 4(2), 3092-3107.
  5. Masroor, A., Khan, M. A., Nazeer, A., & Ahmad, M. K. (2026). Role of Endophytic Bacteria in Improving Drought Tolerance and Nutrient Uptake in Maize (Zea mays L.). Research Consortium Archive, 4(2), 2914-2925.
  6. Hussain, S., Jawad, A., Naeem, A., Ameen, A., Ali, M., Javed, H. M., ... & Akram, M. Z. (2026). Strategic Integration of Pre‐and Post‐Emergence Herbicides for Enhanced Weed Suppression and Crop Productivity in Direct‐Seeded Rice. New Zealand Journal of Crop and Horticultural Science, 54(1), e70072.
  7. Jawad, A., Hussain, S., Akram, M. Z., Ameen, A., Naeem, A., Ali, M., & Nazeer, S. (2026). Impact of Seeding Depth on Emergence and Seedling Establishment of Different Rice Cultivars. Seeds, 5(1), 10.
  8. Maham Sajid, Azeem Iqbal, Bilquees Fatima, Javaria Ashraf, Reena Batool Tayyaba Sajid, Hammad Sajid, Rashida Bibi, Muhammad Qadeer, Muhammad Ammar Amjad. 2026. Optimization of Cytokinin–Auxin (BAP–IBA) Regimes for In Vitro Shoot and Root Regeneration in Tomato (Solanum lycopersicum L.) hybrids. Plant Bulletin Vol 5, (1) 2026: 111-123. ISSN: 2959-3379 (Print), 2959-3387 (Online).

PUBLICATIONS 2025

  1. Wenjun Shi, Tiansu Tan, Yanru Fang, Xiaotong Liu, Yuyang Chang, Zheng Liu, Imran Ahammad Siddique, Asif Ameen, Yi Xu. 2025. Quantifying reasonable straw removal rate to achieve food security, bioenergy transition and climate mitigation in China. Resources, Conservation and Recycling ,   215: 108114.   https://doi.org/10.1016/ j.resconrec. 2024. 108114
  2. Ameen, A., Yousaf, M., Jawad, A., Naeem, A., Akhter, N., Idrees, M., Arif, M., Akram, M., Nawaz, M., Jawad, H., Ramzan H.N. and Ahmad M.K. 2025. Multi-location assessment of yield and quality traits and insect-disease resistance in fine rice.Zoo Botanica,3(2), 189-200.
  3. Hussain A., Munawar S., Hussain F., Khan S.G., Sher A., Zafar A., Maan N.A., Ali B., Manzoor S.A. and Aslam Z. 2025. Optimizing phosphorous rates for different sowing methods of maize to enhance productivity and profitability. Journal of Agriculture and Biology, 3(02), 159-168.
  4. Ali, B., Shehzadi, I., Akhtar, S., Akram, M., Luqman, M., Touseef, M., & Hasnain, M. (2025). Effect of various levels of NPK on the yield, sugar content and sugarcane leafhopper (Pyrilla perpusilla) on sugar cane (Saccharum officinarum L.). Jammu Kashmir Journal of Agriculture, 05(02), 195-200.
  5. Munir, M. K., A. Khaliq, M. ulHassan, H. N. Ramzan, M. Shafqat, M. Idrees, I. Rasheed and N. Fiaz. 2025. Biometric response of sugarcane genotypes at different planting times under semi-arid climatic conditions of Faisalabad. Planta Animalia. 4 (4): 65-73.
  6. Husnain, M., S. Akhtar, S. Nadeem, M. K. Nadeem, A. Iqbal, A. Mustafa, N. Din, M. F. Akhtar, M. Shafqat, M. Luqman and M.  Shahid. 2025. Influence of seasonal temperature and shading on citrus seedling growth with citrus red mite population dynamics. Planta Animalia. 4 (4): 39-49.
  7. Khaliq, A., A. Rashid, M. Sajjad, M. Luqman, M. Shafqat, H.S.B Mustafa, Z. Sikandar, M.M. Raza, I. Rasheed, M. Yasin and U. Bilal. 2025. Interactive effect of cultivar and plant spacing on sugarcane performance. Zoo Botanica. 3(2): 309-317.
  8. Hassan, I., M. Tariq, L. Ali, M. Shahid, M.Shahbaz, S. Batool, A. Batool, M. Shafqat, M. Shehzadi, M. S. Kashif, M. Shaiban and G. Fareed. 2025. Response of wheat to different Seed and NPK fertilizer rates under the agro-climatic conditions of a cotton-wheat cropping system, Punjab, Pakistan. Journal of Agriculture and Food.  6(2): 65‒73
  9. F. Hussain, A. Ullah, S. Ahmed, W.U. Rehman, S. Ullah, N. Hussain, M. Akram, A. F. Yaseen. 2025. Improving Growth, Physiological Attributes and Yield of Mungbean (Vigna radiata L.) Through Optimization of Irrigation Regimes in Arid Regions. Journal of Food and Agricultural Technology Research, 4(02), 90-100. https://doi.org/10.69501/n7530076.
  10. Naeem Iqbal, ThieuThiPhong Thu, Nauman Ali, Noreen Zahra, Muhammad Idrees, Hafiz Saeed-ur-Rehman, Muhammad Nawaz, Saba Iqbal, Asmat Ullah, Fahd Rasul. 2025. Vermiwash prepared from different agricultural by-products enhanced the growth, yield and quality of maize grown under reduced chemical fertilizer use. Romanian Agricultural Research, 42: 121-132.
  11. Saba Iqbal, Asmat Ullah, ArbabJahangeer and Naveed Akhtar.2025. Potassium foliar application to enhance high temperature tolerance and productivity of canola under late sown conditions. Journal of Agricultural Science and Technology, 27: 717-731.
  12. Asmat Ullah, Siraj Ahmed, Sana Ullah, Fiaz Hussain, Hafiz Naveed Ramzan, Saba Iqbal, Muhammad Idrees, Saeed-ur-Rehman, Naveed Akhtar, Iqtidar Hussain. 2025. Testing the feasibility of sunflower and cotton intercropping systems in irrigated conditions of arid climatic zone.            Zoo Botanica, 3: 79-87.
  13. Saba Iqbal, Muhammad Farooq, Muhammad Iqbal, Asmat Ullah, Naveed Akhtar, TahiraTabassum, Ali Zohaib, ArbabJahangeer and Muhammad Arshad. 2025.  Bacillus-aided boron nutrition improves productivity of bread wheat (Triticum aestivum L.). Journal of Pure and Applied Agriculture,       10:30-45.
  14. Ali Zohaib, TahiraTabsaaum, Naveed Akhtar, Asmat Ullah, Saba Iqbal, Muhammad Faisal Shafiq. 2025. Enhancing canola yield, quality and profitability through organic soil amendments: a sustainable approach            Journal of Arable Crops and Marketing         6: 53-624.
  15. Ayesha Malik, Obaidur Rehman, Saba Iqbal, Mahwishkanwal, Bashir Ahmad, RahinaKausar, Muhammad Usman Mohsin, Amina Batool, SaroshAlvi. 2025. Intercepting sediment and nutrient loss: the role of soil amendments under different slope gradients. Pak-Euro Journal of Medical and Life Sciences
  16. Naveed Akhtar, Ali Zohaib, TahiraTabassum, Babar Hussain Babar, Muhammad Nawaz, Hafiz Naveed Ramzan, Muhammad Iqbal, Saba Iqbal, Muhammad Faisal Shafiq, Muhammad Tahir Latif and Mohsin Nawaz. 2025. Weed control, yield and profitability of peas as influenced by integrated chemical and mechanical methods. Journal of Pure and Applied Agriculture
  17. Muhammad T. Latif, Ishtiaq Hassan, Muhammad T. Chaudhry, Muhammad Nofal, Muzzammil Hussain, Ali Zohaib, Javed Iqbal, Saleem Ashraf, Shamaun Javed, Muneeb Zafar. 2025. Adoption dynamics of approved wheat varieties in agro-ecological zone of gujranwala: trends, constraints and implications. Research Journal for Social Affairs 3(2): 187-195.
  18. Amina Iftikhar, Ahmed F. Jabbar, Asma M. Dheyab, Muhammad A. Nadeem, Naila Farooq, Bilal A. Khan, Ali Zohaib, Tasawer Abbas. 2025. Cross resistance of fenoxaprop-p-ethyl resistant Phalaris manior Retz. to clodinafop-propargyl: understanding physiological and molecular mechanism of ACCase resistance. Pakistan Journal of Botany 58(2): 1-8.
  19. Hafiz Naveed Ramzan, Naveed Akhtar, Muhammad Kashif Munir, Fahid Ihsan, Muhammad Kashif Hanif, Rabia Nadeem, Maham Sajid, Muhammad Faisal Shafiq, Nauman Ali, Hafiz Muhammad Ijaz. 2025. Exploring the environment-friendly approaches for wheat production in cotton-wheat cropping system. Zoo Botanica/03/03/579-586.
  20. S. Ahmed, W.U. Rehman, F. Hussain, A. Ullah and S. Ullah. 2025. Harvesting and Threshing of Sesame in the Rainy Season. Published in Times Agriculture. https://timesagriculture.com/harvesting-and-threshing-of-sesame-in-the-rainy-season/
  21. M.  Iqbal,  S.  Iqbal,  A.  Ullah,  N.  Akhtar,  A.  Jahangeer, M. Arshad, T. Tabassum, A. Zohaib, F. Bashir and S. Ahmed. 2026. Effect of nitrogen source and application schedule on productivity and profitability of black cumin (NIGELLA SATIVA L.). Journal of Agricultural Research (JAR), 63(4), 315 323.  https://doi.org/10.58475/2025.63.4.1224.
  22. Muhammad Naeem Mushtaq, Ashfaq Ahmad, Aeysha Wishal, Rabia Nadeem, Raihan Ismil and Safdar Hussain. 2025. Intercultural Tillage Reduced Efficacy of the Pre-Emergence Herbicides in Cotton for Integrated Weed Management. Sarhad Journal of Agriculture 41(3): 1394-1400 ISSN (Online) 2224-5383.
  23. Muhammad Daod Khan, Shahid Nazeer, Rabia Nadeem, Asif Mehmood, Muhammad Saud Khan, Raza Mustafa, Muhammad Hur, Abdul Rehman and Muhammad Usman Arshad. 2025. Evaluating the Role of Seed Rate in Modulating Growth, RUE and Yield of Mung Bean Cultivars. Plant Bulletin, Vol 4, (2) 137-148 ISSN: 2959-3379 (Print), 2959-3387  (Online)
  24. Muhammad Rizwan Khurshid, Ali Raza, Shahbaz Ali Shahani, Sajid-ur-Rehman, Naeem Iqbal, Javed Ahmad, Naveed Akhtar, Qurban Ali, Rizwana Qammar, Maham Sajid. 2025. Artificial Intelligence and Smart Farming: Leveraging Predictive Analytics and IoT Technologies for Precision Agriculture and Food Security. Annual Methodological Archive Research Review Vol. 3, No. 11 Page No. 480-496.
  25. Muhammad Nawaz, Abdul Khaliq ,Saddam Hussain, Ghulam Murtaza and Hafiz Muhammad Akram.2025. Impact of Egyptian grass (Dactyloctenium aegyptium) competition on performance of fine and coarse rice under dry direct‑seeded aerobic systems. Phytoparasitica.
  26. Husnain Jawad, Muhammad Bilawal Junaid, Habib Ali, Saba Saba, Shehnaz Kousar, Muhammad Saqib, Aniqa Mubeen, Ghulam Abbas, Rafique Ahmed, Amal Mohamed AlGarawi, Ashraf Atef Hatamleh and Sadam Hussain. 2025. Evaluation of altered biochemical and physiological responses and expression of defense-related genes in wheat following the application of plant growth regulators under drought stress. South African Journal of Botany.
  27. Muhammad Nadeem, Abdul Ghaffar, Muhammad Amir Bakhtavar, Shahid Iqbal, Wazir Ahmad, Muhammad Iqbal and Muhammad Najeeb Rasool. 2025. Cotton Seed Quality and Storage Physiology in Relation to Harvest and Post-harvest Storage Techniques. International Journal of Agriculture and Biology.33:330408
  28. Qudsia Naureen, Anam Ismail, Ayeza Zanib, Abid Shehzad, Muhammad Idrees, Muhammad Hassan Saeed, Asif Iqbal, Wajeeh ur Rehman, Nabiha Arif, Nirma Shahid and Pakeeza Ahmad Khan.2025. Phosphorus nutrition and its effect on the growth, yield attributes and seed yield of Mungbean. Plant Bulletin.