Department:  Faculty of Sciences, Department of Botany

Position:  Chairman/Professor

HEC Approved Supervisor:  YES

Research Intersts:  Exploring the adaptive mechanisms in natural populations (mainly grasses and sedges) in relation to morpho-anatomy and physiology. Revision of the flora of the Faisalabad region. Comparative anatomy of native flora. Evaluation and explotation of germplasm resources of major and minor crop plants of Pakistan. Exploration of origin and diversity of dateplam in Pakistan.

Publications:  

1. Ahmad, I., M. Hussain, M.S.A. Ahmad, M. Hameed, M.Y. Ashraf, Z.K. Shinwari, T. Nawaz, R. Batool and S. Fatima. , 2013, Spatio-temporal variations in some medicinally important biochemical constituents of Peganum harmala (Hermal). , Pak. J. Bot., 45, 601-607
2. Hameed, M., M. Ashraf, N. Naz1, T. Nawaz, R. Batool, M.S.A. Ahmad, F. Ahmad and M. Hussain., 2013, Aanatomical adaptations of Cynodon dactylon (L.) pers. from the Salt Range (Pakistan) to salinity stress. II. Leaf anatomy., Pak. J. Bot. , 45, 133-142
3. Hameed, M., T. Nawaz, M. Ashraf, N. Naz, R. Batool, M.S.A. Ahmad and A. Riaz. , 2013, Physio-anatomical adaptations in response to salt stress in Sporobolus arabicus (Poaceae) from the Salt Range, Pakistan. , Turk. J. Bot., 37, 715-724
4. Kanwal, H., M. Ashraf and M. Hameed., 2013, Water relations and ionic composition in the seedlings of some newly developed and candidate cultivars of wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) under saline conditions., Pak. J. Bot. , 45(4), 1221-1227
5. Nawaz, T., M. Hameed, M. Ashraf, S. Batool and N. Naz., 2013, Modifications in root and stem anatomy for water conservation in some diverse blue panic (Panicum antidotale Retz.) ecotypes under drought stress., Arid Land Res. Manag., 27, 286-297
6. Naz, N., M. Hameed, T. Nawaz, R. Batool, M. Ashraf, F. Ahmad and T. Ruby. , 2013, Structural adaptations in the desert halophyte Aeluropus lagopoides (Lin. Trin. ex Thw.) under high salinities. , J. Biol. Res. , 19, 150-164
7. Adnan Younis, Atif Riaz, Muhammad Sajid, Nouman Mushtaq, Muhammad Ahsan, Mansoor Hameed, Usman Tariq and Muhammad Nadeem, 2013, Foliar application of macro- and micronutrients on the yield and quality of Rosa hybrida cvs. Cardinal and Whisky Mac., African Journal of Biotechnology, 12, 702-708
8. Mansoor Hameed, Tahira Nawaz, Muhammad Ashraf, Nargis Naz, Riffat Batool, Muhammad Sajid Aqeel Ahmad, Atif Riaz, 2013, Physioanatomical adaptations in response to salt stress in Sporobolus arabicus (Poaceae) from the Salt Range, Pakistan, Turkish Journal of Botany, 37, 715-724
9. Adnan Younis, Atif Riaz, Sana Ikram, Tahira Nawaz, Mansoor Hameed, Sana Fatima, Riffat Batool and Farooq Ahmad, 2013, Salinity-induced structural and functional changes in three cultivars of Alternanthra bettzikiana (Regel) G. Nicholson, Turkish Journal of Agriculture and Forestry, 37, 674-687
10. Riffat Batool, Mansoor Hameed and Muhammad Ashraf, 2013, Photosynthetic response of three aquatic species of Schoenoplectus (Reichenb.) Palla under salt stress, Wetlands (Australia), 27, 02-Nov
11. Riffat Batool and Mansoor Hameed, 2013, Root structural modifications in three Schoenoplectus (Reichenb.) Palla species for salt tolerance, Pak. J. Bot., 45, 1969-1974
12. Kanwal, H., Hameed, M., Nawaz, T., Ahmad, M.S.A. and Younis, A., 2012, Structural adaptations for adaptability in some exotic and naturalized species of Agavaceae., Pak. J. Bot.,, 44, 129-134,
13. Hussain, M., Ahmad, M.S.A., Hameed, M., Aqeel, M., Sabeeh-ur-Rasool and Ahmad, I., 2012, Threats to rainfed and canal irrigated agro-ecosystems of the Punjab, Pakistan by weed infestation., Pak. J. Bot.,, 44, 171-178,
14. Hameed, M., Nawaz, T., Ashraf, M., Tufail, A., Kanwal, H., Ahmad, M.S.A. and Ahmad, I. , 2012, Leaf anatomical adaptations of some halophytic and xerophytic sedges of the Punjab., Pak. J. Bot.,, 44, 159-164,
15. Hameed, M., Nawaz, T., Ashraf, M., Ahmad, F., Ahmad, K.S., Ahmad, M.S.A., Raza, S.H., Hussain M. and Ahmad, I., 2012, Floral Biodiversity and conservation status of the Himalayan Foothill region, Punjab., Pak. J. Bot.,, 44, 143-149,
16. Hameed, M., Batool, S., Naz, N., Nawaz, T. and Ashraf, M., 2012, Leaf structural modifications for drought tolerance in some differentially adapted ecotypes of blue panic (PanicumantidotaleRetz.)., Acta Physiol. Plant.,, 34, 1479-1491.
17. Ashraf, M., Hussain, M., Ahmad, M.S.A., Al-Qurainy, F and Hameed, M., 2012, Strategies for conservation of endangered ecosystems., Pak. J. Bot.,, 44, 1-6,
18. Gill, A.H., Ahmad, K.S., Habib, S., Hameed, M., Ahmad, M.S.A., Nawaz, T., Ahmad F. and Batool, R., 2012, Impact of highly saline wetland ecosystem on floral diversity of Cholistandesert., Pak. J. Bot.,, 44, 107-112,
19. Ahmad, K.S., Kayani, W.K., Hameed, M., Ahmad F. and Nawaz, T., 2012, Floristic diversity and ethnobotany of Senhsa, District Kotli Azad Jammu & Kashmir (Pakistan)., Pak. J. Bot.,, 44, 195-201,
20. Ahmad, I., Ahmad, M.S.A., Hameed, M., Hussain, M., Ashraf, M.Y., Farooq, M. and Malik, H., 2012, Status of plant diversity in the SooneValley, Salt Range, Pakistan., Pak. J. Bot.,, 44, 59-62,
21. Ahmad, F., Hameed, M., Ashraf, M., Ahmad, M., Khan, A., Nawaz, T., Ahmad, K.S. and Zafar, M., 2012, Role of leaf epidermis in identification and differentiation of grasses in tribe Chlorideae (Poaceae) from Pakistan., J. Med. Plants Res.,, 6(10), 1955-1960.
22. Nawaz T, M Hameed, M Ashraf, F Al-Qurainy, MSA Ahmad, A Younis, M Hayat, 2011, Ecological significance of diversity in leaf tissue architecture of some species/cultivars of the genus Rosa L. .,., Pak. J. Bot, 43, 873-883
23. Hameed, M., Khan, R., Ashraf, M., Nawaz, T., Ahmad, M.S.A. and Mubarik, S., 2011, Influence of plantation type on ground flora composition and diversity in Gatwala artificial forest plantation., Pak. J. Bot.,, 43(4), 1867-1872.
24. Hameed, M., Ashraf, M., Al-Qurainy, F., Nawaz, T., Ahmad, M.S.A., Younis, A. and Naz, N., 2011, 43, Pak. J. Bot.,, 43, 39-50.
25. Hameed, M., Ashraf, M. and Naz, N., 2011, Anatomical and physiological characteristics relating to ionic relations in some salt tolerant grasses from the Salt Range, Pakistan., Acta Physiol. Plant.,, 33, 1399-1409.
26. Ahmad, F., Khan, M.A., Ahmad, M., Hameed, M., Tareen, R.B., Zafar M., and Jabeen, A., 2011, Taxonomic application of foliar anatomy in grasses of tribe Eragrostideae (Poaceae) of salt range of Pakistan., Pak. J. Bot., 43(5), 2277-2284.
27. Mansoor Hameed, Muhammad Ashraf, Nargis Naz. , 2011, Anatomical and physiological characteristics relating to ionic relations in some salt tolerant grasses from the Salt Range, , Pakistan. Acta Physiologiae Plantarum, , 33, 1399-1409
28. 2. Tahira Nawaz, Mansoor Hameed, Muhammad Ashraf, F. Al-Qurainy, M. Sajid Aqeel Ahmad, Adnan Younis and Muslim Hayat., 2011, Ecological significance of diversity in leaf tissue architecture of some species/cultivars of the genus Rosa L., Pakistan Journal of Botany,, 43(2), 873-883.
29. Mansoor Hameed, Ramla Khan, Muhammad Ashraf, Tahira Nawaz, Sajid Aqeel Ahmad and Sadaf Mubarik., 2011, Influence of plantation type on ground flora composition and diversity in Gatwala artificial forest plantation., Pakistan Journal of Botany, 43(4), 1867-1872
30. Atif Riaz, Mansoor Hameed, Azeem Iqbal Khan, Adnan Younis and Faisal Saeed Awan., 2011, Assessment of biodiversity based on morphological characteristics and RAPD markers among genotypes of wild rose species. , African Journal of Biotechnology, 10(59), 12520-1252
31. Farooq Ahmad, Mir Ajab Khan, Mushtaq Ahmad, Mansoor Hameed, Rasool Bakhsh Tareen, Muhammad Zafar And Asma Jabeen., 2011, Taxonomic application of foliar anatomy in grasses of tribe Eragrostideae (Poaceae) from Salt Range of Pakistan., Pakistan Journal of Botany, 43, 2277-2284
32. 6. Mansoor Hameed, Muhammad Ashraf, F. Al-Quriany, Tahira Nawaz, Muhammad Sajid Aqeel Ahmad, Adnan Younis, Nargis Naz., 2011, Medicinal flora of the Cholistan desert: a review., Pakistan Journal of Botany, 43, 39-50
33. Naz N, M Hameed, MSA Ahmad, M Ashraf, M Arshad., 2010, Is soil salinity one of the major determinants of community structure under arid environments?., , Community Ecology, , 11, 84-90.
34. Hameed M, M Ashraf, N Naz, F Al-Qurainy., 2010, Anatomical adaptations of Cynodon dactylon (L.) Pers. from the Salt Range Pakistan to salinity stress. . , , Root and stem anatomy.Pak. J. Bot., 42, 279-289.
35. Naz N, M Hameed, M Ashraf, F Al-Qurainy, M Arshad. 2, 2010, Relationships between gas-exchange characteristics and stomatal structural modifications in some desert grasses under high salinity. ., Photosynthetica, 48:00:00, 446-456
36. Nargis N, M Hameed, M Ashraf. , 2010, Eco-morphic response to salt stress in two halophytic grasses from the Cholistan Desert, Pakistan. , Pak. J. Bot.,, 42:00:00, 1343-1351
37. Hina S, Khalil-ur-Rehman, Z Dogar, N Jahan, M Hameed, ZI Khan, K Ahmad, K Mukhtar, EE Valeem, 2010, Cardioprotective effect of gemmotherapeutically treated Withania somnifera against chemically induced myocardial injury. .,, Pak. J. Bot, 42: , 1487-1499.
38. Naz N, M Hameed, M Ashraf, M Arshad, MSA Ahmad, 2010, Impact of salinity on species association and phytosociology of halophytic plant communities in the Cholistan desert, Pakistan. .,, Pak. J. Bot, 42, 2359-2367
39. Hameed M, M Ashraf, N Naz, 2010, Anatomical and physiological characteristics relating to ionic relations in some salt tolerant grasses from the Salt Range, Pakistan. , Acta Physiologia Plantarum, ,
40. Riaz A, A Younis, M Hameed, S Kiran, 2010, Morphological and biochemical responses of turf grasses to water deficit conditions. , , Pak. J. Bot., 4, 3441-3448.
41. Ahmad I, MSA Ahmad, M Hussain, M Ashraf, MY Ashraf, M Hameed. , 2010, Spatiotemporal aspects of plant community structure in open scrub rangelands of sub-mountainous Himalayan plateaus., , Pak. J. Bot., 42, 3431-3440.
42. Ruby T, SA Rana, M Afzal, M Hameed, 2010, Biodiversity of foliage arthropods in the mixed crop zone and cotton-wheat zone in Punjab Province, Pakistan. , , Int. J. Agric. Biol., 12, 861-866.
43. az, N., M. Hameed, A. Wahid, M. Arshad and M.S.A. Ahmad, 2009, Patterns of ion excretion and survival in two stoloniferous arid zone grasses., , 135:00:00, 185–195.
44. Naz, N., M. Hameed, M. Ashraf, R. Ahmad and M. Arshad., 2009, Eco-morphic variation for salt tolerance in some grass from Cholistan Desert, Pakistan., , 41: , 177-1714.
45. Ahmad, I., M. Hussain, M.S.A. Ahmad and M. Hameed, 2008, Spatio-temporal effects on association of plant species in Soone Valley of Pakistan., Pak. J. Bot. , 40:00:00, 1865-1876.
46. Hameed, M., N. Naz, M.S.A. Ahmad, Islam-Ud-Din and A. Riaz. , 2008, Morphological adaptations of some grasses from the Salt Range, Pak. J. Bot. , 40:00:00, 1571-1578
47. Hameed, M. and M. Ashraf. , 2008, Physiological and biochemical adaptations of Cynodon dactylon (L.) Pers from the Salt Range (Pakistan) to salinity stress. , Flora, 203: , 683-694
48. Inam-ur-Rahim, J.I. Sultan, M. Yaqoob, H. Nawaz, I. Javed and M. Hameed., 2008, Mineral profile, palatability and digestibilitry of marginal land grasses of Trans-Himalayan grasslands of Pakistan. , Pak. J. Bot. , 40:00:00, 237-248.
49. Raheem, I.U., J.I. Sultan, M. Yaqoob, H. Nawaz, I. Javed and M. Hameed., 2008, Mineral profile, palatability and digestability of marginal land grasses of trans-himalayan grasslands of Pakistan., Pak. J. Bot. , 40:00:00, 237-248
50. Riaz, A., M. Arshad, A. Younis, A. Raza and M. Hameed., 2008, Effects of different growing media on growth and flowering of Zinnia elegans cv. Blue Point., Pak. J. Bot. , 40:00:00, 1579-1585.
51. Sultan, J.I., I. Rahim, M. Yaqoob, I. Javed, H. Nawaz and H. Mansoor, 2008, Nutritive value of free rangeland grasses of northern grasslands of Pakistan, Pak. J. Bot. , 40:00:00, 249-258

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