Department:  Faculty of Sciences, Department of Botany

Position:  Chairman/Associate Professor

HEC Approved Supervisor:  YES

Research Intersts:  Plant Taxonomy is an important field of Botany dealing with identification, nomenclature and classification of plants. My current focus is on the taxonomic and ethnobotanical studies of plants, especially the Grasses from different areas of Pakistan. My research interests are in Plant Taxonomy&Systematics, Agrostology,Medicinal Plants, Ethnobotanical studies, Plant anatomy and Palynology .

Publications:  

1. Naseer, M. , M. Hameed, M. Ashraf, A. Zahoor, F. Ahmad, S. Fatima, M. S. Ahmad,, 2017, Photosynthetic response in buttonwood (Conocarpus erectus L.) to salt stress. , Pak. J. Bot., 49(3), 847-856
2. Ahmad, K. S. , M. Hameed, J. Dheng, F. Ahmad, D. E. Soltis, M. Ashraf, S. Fatima, R. Batool,, 2017, Morpho-anatomical implications for phylogenetic relationships in tribe Andropogoneae from Western Himalaya. , Pak. J. Bot., 49(SI), 73-82
3. Ahmad, K. S. , M. Hameed, S. Fatima, M. Ashraf, M. Naseer, N. Akhtar,, 2016, Morpho-anatomical and physiological adaptations to high altitude in some Aveneae grasses from Neelum Valley, Western Himalayan Kashmir., Acta Physiol. Plant., 38 (4), 93
4. Ahmad, K. S. , M. Hameed, F. Ahmad, B. Sadia,, 2016, Edaphic factors as major determinants of plant distribution of temperate Himalayan grasses., Pak. J. Bot., 48(2), 567-573
5. Ahmad, F. , M. Hameed, K. S. Ahmad,, 2016, Tetrapogon cenchriformis and Parapholis strigosa, (Poaceae), Two New Reports from Pakistan. , Research & Reviews: Journal of Botanical Sciences, 5(S3), 18-21
6. Naz, N. , S. Fatima, M. Hameed, R. Batool, M. S. Ahmad, M. Ashraf, F. Ahmad, M. Naseer, A. Zahoor, K. S. Ahmad,, 2016, Adaptive components for salinity tolerance in Sporobolus ioclados (Nees ex Trin.) Nees from the Cholistan Desert, Pakistan. , Flora , 223, 46-55
7. Ahmad, K. S. , M. Hameed, M. Ashraf, A. Hamid, F. Nawaz, J. Deng, F. Ahmad, S. Fatima,, 2016, Leaf Physiological and Biochemical Adaptations in Leptothrium senegalense (Poaceae) to Salt Stress. Phyton; annales rei botanicae , Phyton , 56(2), 275-275
8. Ahmad, K. S. , M. Hameed, J. Deng, M. Ashraf, A. Hamid, F. Ahmad, S. Fatima, N. Akhtar,, 2016, Ecotypic adaptations in Bermuda grass (Cynodon dactylon) for altitudinal stress tolerance. , Biologia (Section Botany), 71/8, 885-895.
9. 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
10. 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
11. Nazir, A., M.A. Khan, F. Ahmad, K. Ullah and A. Shah. , 2013, Foliar epidermal studies as an aid to the identification of grasses of tribe Andropogoneae (Poaceae) from Potohar region of Pakistan. , Pak. J. Bot. , 45, 235-241
12. Ahmad, K.S., M.Hameed, M.S.A.Ahmad, M.Ashraf, F.Ahmad, Z.K.Shinwari, S.Habib and M.Hussain., 2013, Economic evaluation of some plant resources from Neelum valley Azad Jammu & Kashmir (Aj&K)., Pakistan Journal of Botany, 45, 111-117
13. Adnan Younis, Atif Riaz, Sana Ikram, Tahira Nawaz, Mansoor Hameed, Sana Fatima, Riffat Batool, 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
14. Khan A, I Ahmad, A Shah, F Ahmad, M Nawaz, F Shaheen, H U Fatima, F Pervaiz, S Javed, F Hayat, H Nawaz & R Zubair., 2013, Amelioration of salinity stress in wheat (Triticum aestivum L) by foliar application of phosphorus. , Phyton, 82, 281-287
15. Ahmad, F, MA Khan, M Ahmad, M Arshad, M Zafar, A Khan, NI Raja and Z Rehman. , 2011, Foliar epidermal anatomy as an aid to the identification of grasses in tribe Aveneae (subfamily Pooideae(Poaceae) from Salt Range of Pakistan., ., J. Med. Plant. Res., 5, 81-87
16. Zafar M, M Ahmad, MA Khan, S Sultana, G Jan, F Ahmad, A Jabeen, GM Shah, S Shaheen, A Shah, A Nazir and SK Marwat, 2011, Chemotaxonomic Clarification of Pharmaceutically important species of Cyprus L., Afr. J. Pharm. Pharmacol., 5(1), 67-75
17. S.K.Marwat, M.A.Khan, M.A.Khan, F.U.Rehman, A.H.Akbari, M.Ahmad,M.Zafar and F.Ahmad., 2011, Medicinal and Pharmacological Potentiality of Plant At-Tin, Common Fig (Ficus carica L)., Asian Journal of Chemistry. , 23(1), 01-Oct
18. Ahmad, F., M.A.Khan, M.Ahmad, M.Arshad, M.Zafar, A.Khan, N.I.Raja and Z.Rehman, 2011, Foliar epidermal anatomy as an aid to the identification of grasses in tribe Aveneae (subfamily Pooideae(Poaceae) from Salt Range of Pakistan., J.Med.Plant.Res. , (5)1, 81-87
19. Khan, M.A., M. Ahmad, M. Zafar, S. Sultana, S.K. Marwat, S. Shaheen, M.K.Laghari, G.Jan, F.Ahmad and A. Nazir. , 2011, Medico-botanical and chemical standardization of pharmaceutically important plant of Tricholepis chaetolepis (Boiss) Rech., f. J. Med. Plant. Res., 5(8), 1471-1477
20. Ahmad, F., M.A.Khan, M.Ahmad, M.Zafar, A.Khan and Z.Iqbal, 2011, Palynological studies in tribe Chlorideae (Poaceae) from Salt Range of Pakistan., Afr.J.Biotech., 10(44), 8909-8913
21. Ahmad, F., M.A.Khan, M.Ahmad, M.Zafar, Z.Iqbal and A.Khan., 2011, Leaf epidermal anatomy as an aid to the identification of genus Setaria weeds, tribe paniceae (Poaceae), from salt range of Pakistan., J.Med.Plant.Res. , 5(15), 3500-3506
22. Ahmad,F., M.A.Khan, M.Ahmad, M.Hameed, R.B.Tareen, M.Zafar and A.Jabeen., 2011, Taxonomic Application of Foliar anatomy in grasses of Tribe Eragrostideae (Poaceae) of Salt Range of Pakistan , Pak.J.Bot. , 43(5), 2277-2284
23. Marwat, SK, MA Khan, FU Rehman, AH Akbari, M Ahmad, M Zafar and F Ahmad, 2010, Medicinal and Pharmacological Potentiality of Plant At-Tin, Common Fig (Ficus carica L),, .Asian J. Chem., 23, 1-10
24. Ahmad F, MA Khan, M Ahmad, M Zafar, T Mahmood and A Jabeen, 2010, Ethnomedicinal uses of grasses in salt range region of Northern Pakistan, J. Med. Plants Res. , 4, 362-369.
25. Khan A, I Iqbal, A Shah, F Ahmad and M Ibrahim. , 2010, Alleviation of adverse effects of salt stress in Brassica(B.campastris) by pre sowing seed treatment with Ascorbic acid. , J. Agric Environ. Sci. , 7, 557-560
26. Ahmad F, MA Khan, M Ahmad, M Zafar, M Arshad and A Khan, 2010, Taxonomic utilization of anatomical characters in tribe Andropogoneae based on transverse sections of leaves., J. Med. Plant. Res., 4, 1349-1358.
27. Zafar M., MA Khan, M Ahmad, G Jan, S Sultana, K Ullah, SK Marwat, F Ahmad, A Jabeen, A Nazir, AM Abbasi, ZU Rehman, Z Ullah. , 2010, Elemental analysis of some medicinal plants used in traditional medicine by atomic absorption spectrophotometer(AAS). , J. Med. Plant. Res., 4, 1987-1990.
28. Jabeen A, MA Khan, M Ahmad, M Zafar and F Ahmad. , 2009, Indigenous Uses of Economically Important Floras of Margallah Hills National Park, Islamabad. Pakistan. ,, Afri. J. Biotechnol., 8, 763-784
29. Ahmad, F, MA Khan, M Ahmad, M Zafar, A Nazir and SK Marwat. , 2009, Taxonomic studies of grasses and their indigenous uses in the salt range area of Pakistan, Afr. J. Biotechnol., 8, 231–249
30. Jabeen A, MA Khan, M Ahmad, M Zafar and F Ahmad., 2009, Indigenous Uses of Economically Important Floras of Margallah Hills National Park, Islamabad. , Pakistan. Afri. J. Biotechnol., 8, 763-784
31. Marwat SK, MA Khan, M Ahmad, M Zafar and F Ahmad., 2009, Taxonomic studies of nodulated leguminous weeds from the flora of North Western part (Dera Ismail Khan) of Pakistan. , Afri. J. Biotechnol., 8, 2163-2168.
32. Ahmad K, MA Khan, M Ahmad, M Zafar, M Arshad and F Ahmad, 2009, Taxonomic Diversity of Stomata in Dicot Flora of District Tank, N.W.F.P, Pakistan. , Afri. J. Biotechnol., 8, 1052-1055

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