Department:  Faculty of Agriculture, Department of Forestry & Range Management

Position:  Associate Professor

HEC Approved Supervisor:  YES

Research Intersts:  Stress physiology, Climate change adaptations, Remote sensing, Tree rings, Phytoremediation

Publications:  

1. Zafar Z, Rasheed F *, Haq A. Ibrahim F.H, Afzal S, Nazre M, Akram S, Hussain H, Kudus K.A, Mohsin M, Khan W.R, Qadeer A, Raza Z, 2021, Interspecific differences in physiological and biochemical traits drives the water stress tolerance in young Morus alba. L and Conocarpus erectus. L saplings., Plants, 10, 1615
2. Zafar Z, Rasheed F *, Atif R.M, Javed M.A, Maqsood M, Gailing O, 2021, Foliar application of salicylic acid improves water stress tolerance in Conocarpus erectus L. and Populus deltoides L. saplings: evidence from morphological, physiological and biochemical changes., Plants, 10, 1242
3. Zafar Z, Rasheed F *, Atif R.M, Javed M.A, Maqsood M, Gailing O., 2021, Salicylic acid-induced morpho-physiological and biochemical changes triggered water deficit tolerance in Syzygium cumini L. saplings., Forests, 12, 491
4. Rasheed F *, Gondal A, Kudus K.A, Zafar Z, Nawaz M.F, Khan W.R, Abdullah M, Ibrahim F.H, Depardieu C, Pazi A.M.M, et al. , 2021, Effects of soil water deficit on three tree species of the arid environment: variations in growth, physiology, and antioxidant enzyme activities., Sustainability, 13, 3336
5. Sabir MA, Nawaz MF, Rasheed F, Naeem MS, Jaskani M.J., 2021, Opinion of urban dwellers varies to manage the urban spaces for urban forestry: a case study of Faisalabad city. , Pakistan Journal of Agricultural Sciences , 58, 105-113
6. Abdullah M, Rafay M, Rasheed F, Ahmad M, Kamran Z, Azhar M. Akram M, Ihsan M, Ali L, Ahmad t. , 2021, Phytosociological assessment of browsing vegetation in association with edaphic factors in the Cholistan range lands of Pakistan. , Applied Ecology and Environmental Research , 18, 7813-7827
7. Hussain Z, Rasheed F *, Tanvir MA, Zafar Z, Rafay M, Mohsin M, Pulkkinen P & Ruffner C. , 2020, Increased antioxidative enzyme activity mediates the phytoaccumulation potential of Pb in four agroforestry tree species: a case study under municipal and industrial wastewater irrigation. , International Journal of Phytoremediation, 23, 704-714
8. Mohsin M, Salam MMA, Rasheed F, Ramzan M, Zafar Z, Pulkkinen P , 2020, Assessment of European and hybrid aspen clones efficiency based on height growth and removal percentage of petroleum hydrocarbons: A field trail , Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 27, 45555-4556
9. Rasheed F *, Bakhsh R, Qadir I. , 2020, Trade-off between shoot and root dry weight along with a steady CO2 assimilation rate ensures the survival of Eucalyptus camaldulensis under salt stress. , Journal of Forest Science, 11, 01-Sep
10. Khan WR , Zulkifli SZ, Kasim MRM, Zimmer M, Pazi AM , Kamrudin A, Rasheed F , Zafar Z, Mostapa R, Nazre M. (, 2020, Risk Assessment of heavy metal concentrations in sediments of Matang Mangrove Forest Reserve. , Tropical Conservation Science, 1, 01-Dec
11. Khan WR, Rasheed F, Zulkifli SZ, Kasim MRM, Zimmer M, Pazi AM, Kamrudin NA, Zafar Z, Faridah-Hanum I and Nazre M , 2020, Phytoextraction potential of Rhizophora apiculata: A case study in Matang Mangrove Forest Reserve, Malaysia. , Tropical Conservation Science, 1, 01-Aug
12. Mahmood F, Shahid M, Hussain S, Haider MZ, Shahzad T, Ahmed T Noman M, Rasheed F, Khan MB, , 2020, Bacillus firmus strain FSS2C ameliorated oxidative stress in wheat plants induced by azo dye (reactive black-5) , 3 Biotech, 10, 40
13. Rafay, M, Ahmad G, Ruby T, Abdullah M, Rasheed F, Abid M, Akhtar, S, Ahmad Z, Hussain R. , 2020, Breeding and feeding behaviour of jungle Babbler (Turdiodes striata Dumont, 1923) in Agro-ecological zones of District Layyah, Pakistan. , Pakistan Journal of Zoology, 170, 1701-1708
14. Sabir MA, Rasheed F *, Zafar Z, Khan I, Nawaz MF, Haq I, Bilal M, 2019, A consistent CO2 assimilation rate and an enhanced root development drives the tolerance mechanism in Ziziphus jujuba under soil water deficit , Arid land Research and Management, 34, 392-404
15. Rasheed F *, Zafar Z, Waseem ZA, Rafay M, Abdullah A, Salam MMA, Mohsin M Khan WR , 2019, Phytoaccumulation of Zn, Pb, and Cd in Conocarpus lancifolius irrigated with wastewater: does physiological response influence heavy metal uptake? , International Journal of Phytoremediation, 22, 287-294
16. Rasheed F *, Delagrange S, Lorrenzetti F , 2019, Detection of plant water stress in three poplar hybrids prior to the onset of physiological effects using leaf spectral responses , International Journal of Remote Sensing, 41, 5127-5146
17. Rasheed F *, Dreyer E, Le Thiec D, Zafar Z, Delagrange S , 2019, Tree age-related trends do not affect the ranking for water use efficiency (recorded from ?13C) among 3 Populus deltoides × nigra genotypes: A synchronic approach in plantations across France. , iForest, 12, 271-278
18. Zafar Z, Rasheed F *, Delagrange S, Abdullah M, Ruffner C. , 2018, Salt Stress Tolerance in Terminalia arjuna: Effect on seed germinations, biomass production, partitioning and plant physiology. , Journal of Sustainable Forestry, 39, 76-91
19. Zafar Z, Rasheed F *, Abdullah M, Salam MMA, Mohsin M , 2018, Effects of water deficit on growth and physiology of young Conocarpus erectus and Ficus benjamina saplings. , Bangladesh Journal of Botany, 4, 1215-1221
20. Zafar Z, Rasheed F, ShaheenF, Hussain Z, Anwaar HA, Rizwan M, Mohsin M, Qadeer A. , 2018, The influence of salt stress on growth and biomass production of Populus deltoides. , International Journal of Biosciences, 13, 191-197
21. Abdullah M, Rafay M, Sial N, Rasheed F, Nawaz M.F, Nouman W, Ahmad I, Rubby T, Khalil S , 2017, Determination of forage productivity, carrying capacity and palatability of browse vegetation in arid range lands of Cholistan desert (Pakistan). , Applied Ecology and Environmental Research , 4, 623-637
22. Abdullah M, Rafay M, Hussain T, Ahmad H, Tahir U, Rasheed F, Rubby T, Khalil S , 2017, Nutritive potential and palatability preference of browse foliage by livestock in arid rangelands of Cholistan desert (Pakistan). , The Journal of Animal and Plant Sciences, 5, 1656-1664
23. Tanvir AM, Yasin G, Zafar MM, Nawaz MF, Yousaf MT, Rasheed F, Zafar Z, Mushtaq MS. , 2017, Early growth response of Acacia modesta seedlings as influenced by magnetic field (MF). , Discovery, 53, 261
24. Rasheed F, Khan GS, Zafar Z, Arif MZ. , 2017, Sprouting percentage of Dalbergia sissoo as affected by size of cutting and different growth hormones. , J of Global Innovations in Agriculture and Social Sciecnes, 5, 153-158
25. Rasheed F and Delagrange S. , 2016, Acclimation of Betula alleghaniensis Briton to moderate soil water deficit: small morphological changes make for important consequences in crown display. , Tree Physiology, 36, 1320-1329
26. Rasheed F. Dreyer E. Richard B. Brignolas F. Brendel O. Le Thiec D., 2015, Vapour pressure deficit during growth has little impact on genotypic differences of transpiration efficiency at leaf and whole-plant level: an example from Populus nigra L., Plant Cell and Environment, 38, 670-684
27. Rasheed F. Dreyer E. Richard B. Brignolas F. Montpied P. Le Thiec D. , 2013, Genotype differences in 13C discrimination between atmospheric and leaf matter match differences in transpiration efficiency at leaf and whole-plant levels in hybrid Populus deltoides x nigra. , Plant Cell and Environment, 36, 87-102
28. Rasheed F. Richard B. Le Thiec D. Montpied P. Paillassa E. Brignolas F. Dreyer E. , 2011, Time course of s13C in poplar wood: genotype ranking remains stable over the life cycle of plantations despite some differences between cellulose and bulk wood. , Tree Physiology, 31, 1183-1193

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