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Dr. Ahsan has completed his Ph.D in 2016 from The University of Agriculture Faisalabad and joined Cholistan Institute of Desert Studies, The Islamia University of Bahawalpur as Assistant Professor in 2016. He is currently serving as Associate Professor in Department of Horticultural Sciences, University College of Agriculture & Environmental Sciences. His major research work is focused on improving the abiotic stress tolerance of ornamental horticultural crops. He has published research work in reputed journals such as Biocatalysis and Agricultural Biochemistry, Plant Physiology and Biochemistry, Scientia Horticulturae, Plant Growth Regulation, Journal of Plant Growth Regulation, Frontiers in Plant Sciences, and Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety. He has published 78 research articles with a cumulative impact factor of 180. He has supervised 50 students of B.Sc. (Hons.) and 12 M.Sc. (Hons.) in Horticultural Sciences. He has conducted viva exams of 18 students of M.Phil. Horticulture in different universities of Pakistan.
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1. Borgatti, Daniele and Radicetti, Emanuele and Mancinelli, Roberto and Coluccia, Lorenzo and Allam, Mohamed and Jamal, Aftab and Abideen, Zainul and Ahsan, Muhammad and Hassine, Mortadha Ben. 2026. “Carbon farming strategies for mediterranean agriculture: the role of biochar in climate-smart agroecosystems.” Springer Science and Business Media LLC 4. https://doi.org/10.1007/s44297-026-00081-8
2. Ahsan, Muhammad and Abdullah, Muhammad and Radicetti, Emanuele and Elsadek, Mohamed Farouk and Bakhsh, Ali and Sajid, Mateen and Valipour, Mohammad and Jamal, Aftab and Gul, Hera and Abbas, Syed Mohsin. 2025. “Cadmium Toxicity Affects Morpho-Physiological and Biochemical Attributes in Gladiolus grandiflorus L.: The Mitigating Roles of Exogenous Strigolactone (GR24).” Springer Science and Business Media LLC 236. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11270-025-08108-6
3. Ahsan, Muhammad and Younis, Adnan and Saeed, Muhammad Farhan and Jamal, Aftab and Shaheen, Muhammad Rashid and Tariq, Usman and Raza, Muhammad Ammar and Radicetti, Emanuele and Valipour, Mohammad and Elsadek, Mohamed Farouk. 2025. “Treated and untreated wastewater irrigation for roses: impacts on plant roots.” Informa UK Limited 101. https://doi.org/10.1080/14620316.2025.2538508
4. Ahsan, Muhammad and Tufail, Aasma and Jamal, Aftab and Al-Yasi, Hatim M. and Radicetti, Emanuele and Raza, Muhammad Ammar and Bakhsh, Ali and Sajid, Mateen and Memon, Zaibun-Nisa and Valipour, Mohammad. 2025. “Nitric oxide regulates water status.” CSIRO Publishing 52. https://doi.org/10.1071/FP25092
5. Ahsan, Muhammad and Radicetti, Emanuele and Mancinelli, Roberto and Ali, Hayssam M. and Younis, Adnan and Sajid, Mateen and Manan, Abdul and Ali, Sajjad and Valipour, Mohammad and Zulfiqar, Hira. 2025. “Alleviation of cadmium stress and improved growth performance of periwinkle (Catharanthus roseus L.) by foliar application of zinc oxide nanoparticles.” Elsevier BV 176. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.sajb.2024.10.057
6. Ahsan, Muhammad and Younis, Adnan and Jamal, Aftab and Alshaharni, Mohammed O. and Algopishi, Uthman Balgith and Al-Andal, Abeer and Sajid, Mateen and Naeem, Muhammad and Khan, Jawad Ahmad and Radicetti, Emanuele and Valipour, Mohammad and Akhtar, Gulzar. 2025. “Melatonin induces drought stress tolerance by regulating the physiological mechanisms.” Elsevier BV 11. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.heliyon.2024.e41236
7. Ahsan, Muhammad and Younis, Adnan and Raheel, Muhammad and Khalid, Imran and Abbas, Hafiz Tassawar and Ashraf, Waqas and Mihoub, Adil and Radicetti, Emanuele and Saeed, Muhammad Farhan and Ali, Sajjad and Mohammad Valipour and Jamal, Aftab. 2024. “Morpho-Physiological and Enzymatic Responses of Zinnia (Zinnia elegans L.) to Different Metal Hoarded Wastewaters.” Springer Science and Business Media LLC 24. https://doi.org/10.1007/s42729-024-01717-w
8. Ahsan, Muhammad and Radicetti, Emanuele and Jamal, Aftab and Ali, Hayssam M. and Sajid, Mateen and Manan, Abdul and Bakhsh, Ali and Naeem, Muhammad and Khan, Jawad Ahmad and Valipour, Mohammad. 2024. “Silicon nanoparticles and indole butyric acid positively regulate the growth performance of Freesia refracta by ameliorating oxidative stress under chromium toxicity.” Frontiers Media SA 15. 10.3389/fpls.2024.1437276
9. Rashid Shaheen, Muhammad and Hussain, Rashid and Rafay, Muhammad and Rashid, Sahar and Aurangzaib, Muhammad and Butt, Mahiha and Khalid, Imran and Faried, Hafiz Nazar and Ahsan, Muhammad. 2023. “Salicylic acid associated modulation of physiological attributes of heat tolerant and heat sensitive tomato genotypes results in higher yield.” Pakistan Journal of Botany 56. http://dx.doi.org/10.30848/PJB2024-2(26)
10. Sardar, Hasan and Khalid, Zubair and Ahsan, Muhammad and Naz, Safina and Nawaz, Aamir and Ahmad, Riaz and Razzaq, Kashif and Wabaidur, Saikh M. and Jacquard, Cédric and Širi?, Ivan and Kumar, Pankaj and Abou Fayssal, Sami. 2023. “Enhancement of Salinity Stress Tolerance in Lettuce (Lactuca sativa L.) via Foliar Application of Nitric Oxide.” MDPI AG 12. 10.3390/plants12051115
11. Ahsan, Muhammad and Valipour, Mohammad and Nawaz, Fahim and Raheel, Muhammad and Abbas, Hafiz Tassawar and Sajid, Mateen and Manan, Abdul and Kanwal, Shamsa and Mahmoud, Eman A. and Casini, Ryan and Elansary, Hosam O. and Radicetti, Emanuele and Zulfiqar,. 2023. “Evaluation of Silicon Supplementation for Drought Stress under Water-Deficit Conditions: An Application of Sustainable Agriculture.” MDPI AG 13. 10.3390/agronomy13020599
12. Nawaz, Fahim and Rafeeq, Rashid and Majeed, Sadia and Ismail, Muhammad Shoaib and Ahsan, Muhammad and Ahmad, Khawaja Shafique and Akram, Ahsan and Haider, Ghulam. 2022. “Biochar Amendment in Combination with Endophytic Bacteria Stimulates Photosynthetic Activity and Antioxidant Enzymes to Improve Soybean Yield Under Drought Stress.” Springer Science and Business Media LLC 23. https://doi.org/10.1007/s42729-022-01079-1
Research and Development Projects
1. Drought stress and its alleviation by salicylic acid in gladiolus cultivars under Bahawalpur conditions
With: Higher Edication Commission, Islamabad (2017-02 - 2020-06)
Objectives:•To explore the potential of bulbous and food storing cut flower crop of gladiolus in water stressed area.•To evaluate the effect of different drought levels on morpho-anatomical and biochemical characteristics of gladiolus.•To investigate the role of salicylic acid in mitigation of drought effect on gladiolus cultivars.Total Funding:Rs. 4,94,121
The Islamia University of Bahawalpur was established in the year 1975 by upgrading historical institute of the Jamia Abbasia.
