Muhammad Taimoor Shakeel
Assistant Professor
PhD Plant Pathology
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About Me
I have been working as Assistant Professor at The Department of Plant Pathology, Faculty of Agriculture and Environment. I have my research interest in Plant Viruses, whitefly and vector transmission of plant viruses, plant-microbe interaction, molecular plant pathology, and related bioinformatics tools.
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Research Publication
1. Saeed, Qamar and Sagheer, Muhammad and Umar, Ummad ud din and Shakeel, Muhammad Taimoor and Moustafa, Mahmoud and Al-Shahrani, Mohammed and Algopishi, Uthman and Naeem, Muhammad and Amer, Mahmoud Ahmed. 2026. “Molecular characterization and genetic diversity of cotton whitefly Bemisia tabaci infesting cotton crops.” Springer Science and Business Media LLC 46. https://doi.org/10.1007/s42690-026-01795-6
2. Majid, Abdul and Shakeel, Muhammad Taimoor and Aslam, Muhammad Naveed and Maqsood, Ambreen and Raheel, Muhammad and Ashraf, Waqas and Farooq, Tahir and Khan, Atta ur Rehman and Amer, Mahmoud Ahmed and Al-Saleh, Mohammed Ali. 2026. “Genomic characterization of an isolate of tomato leaf curl New Delhi virus associated with tomato crops.” Springer Science and Business Media LLC 174. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10658-026-03198-2
3. Saboor, Abdul and Ghufran, Muhammad Asad and Bangash, Nazneen and Durrani, Hurria and Shakeel, Muhammad Taimoor. 2026. “Microplastics in coastal sediments of Pakistan: Site-specific patterns and biodegradation by native bacterial isolates.” WNGB Scientific Publishing House Sp. z o.o. 27. https://doi.org/10.12911/22998993/209092
4. Amer, M.A. and Shakeel, M.T. and Khalid, Z and Al-Shahwan, I.M. and Al-Saleh, M.A. 2025. “SEROLOGICAL AND MOLECULAR CHARACTERIZATION OF CUCURBIT APHID BORNE YELLOWS VIRUS AFFECTING SQUASH.” Pakistan Agricultural Scientists Forum 0. https://doi.org/10.36899/JAPS.2025.3.0066
5. Abu Bakar, Muhammad and Ahmed, Roshaan and Maqsood, Ambreen and Aslam, Muhammad Naveed and Shakeel, Muhammad Taimoor. 2025. “First report of leaf spot of Wodyetia bifurcata caused by Alternaria alternata in Pakistan.” Elsevier BV 136. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pmpp.2024.102545
6. Moustafa, Mahmoud and Maqsood, Ambreen and Shakeel, Muhammad Taimoor and Aslam, Muhammad Naveed and Shahzad, Khurram and Haider, Idrees and Algopishi, Uthman and Alshaharni, Mohammed O. and Alrumman, Suliman A. 2025. “Flag leaf metabolomics and agronomic performance in rice cultivars under nitrogen-potassium fertilization.” CSIRO Publishing 52. https://doi.org/10.1071/FP25090
7. Hanif, Sadia and Maqsood, Ambreen and Aslam, Muhammad Naveed and Shakeel, Muhammad Taimoor and ur Rehman, Atta and Shafiq u Rahman, Mohammad and Saud, Shah and Al-Kahtany, Khaled and Fahad, Shah. 2025. “Exogenic Application of Cinnamon Oil and Salicylic Acid Inhibits Alternaria Fruit Rot of Peach by Stimulating Defense-Related Enzymatic Activities.” Springer Science and Business Media LLC 44. 10.1007/s00344-025-11793-6
8. Anwer, Muneeb and Azam, Muhammad Waqas and Shakeel, Muhammad Taimoor and Moosa, Anam and Zhao, Hongwei and Farooqi, Muhammad Aslam and Moustafa, Mahmoud and Alshaharni, Mohammed O. and Algopishi, Uthman and Alghamdi, Huda and Maqsood, Ambreen and Aslam, M. 2025. “Salicylic acid-induced defense responses against a newly identified cotton pathogen.” Elsevier BV 138. 10.1016/j.pmpp.2025.102723
9. Rehman, Sana ur and Tu, Qihong and El?Beltagi, Hossam S. and Ahmad, Maqshoof and Hussain, Azhar and Yang, Haishui and Khan, Atta ur Rehman and Amer, Mahmoud Ahmed and Shakeel, Muhammad Taimoor and Ishaq, Muhammad and Irfan, Muhammad and Manzoor, Rabia and. 2025. “Climate?Smart Tillage and Residue Return Enhance Carbon Sequestration and Yield in Cereal–Legume Intercropping Systems.” Wiley 189. 10.1002/jpln.70043
10. Ahmed Raza1,2,3*, Muhammad Taimoor Shakeel4, Sidra Iqbal5, Azhar Abbas Khan6, Tahira Abbas7, Ammarah Hasnain8, Mahmoud Ahmed Amer9, Abdul Majid2, Adnan Ahmad10, Ummad Ud Din Umar11, Muhammad Umer Iqbal12, Muhammad Naveed Aslam4, Xifeng Wang3, Mingzheng Du. 2025. “Next-generation sequencing reveals genetic variation in ToCV infecting Pakistani tomato plants.” Asian Journal of Agriculture and Biology 0. 10.35495/ajab.2024.112
11. Haider, Idrees and Ali, Muhammad Arif and Sanaullah, Muhammad and Shakeel, Muhammad Taimoor and Naqvi, Syed Atif Hasan and Akmal, Muhammad and Khan, Muhammad Abid Ali and Iqbal, Muhammad Umer and Ahmad, Niaz and Moustafa, Mahmoud and Alshaharni, Mohammed. 2025. “Interactive effects of soil moisture and temperature on chromium-induced microbial and enzymatic stress.” Springer Science and Business Media LLC 41. 10.1007/s11274-025-04366-y
12. Maqsood, Ambreen and Aslam, Muhammad Naveed and Khaliq, Huma and Shakeel, Muhammad Taimoor and Wu, Haiyan and Fahad, Shah. 2024. “Endophytic Bacillus spp. Mediated Plant Growth Promotion of Tomato Seedlings and Suppression of Meloidogyne incognita and Fusarium oxysporum Disease Complex.” Springer Science and Business Media LLC 43. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00344-024-11279-x
13. Maqsood, Ambreen and Aslam, Muhammad Naveed and Khaliq, Huma and Shakeel, Muhammad Taimoor and Wu, Haiyan and Fahad, Shah. 2024. “Endophytic Bacillus spp. Mediated Plant Growth Promotion of Tomato Seedlings and Suppression of Meloidogyne incognita and Fusarium oxysporum Disease Complex.” Springer Science and Business Media LLC 43. 10.1007/s00344-024-11279-x
14. Shomaila Iqbal 1,2,†, Muhammad Ashfaq 1,3,* , Muhammad Junaid Rao 4,† , Khalid Saifullah Khan 5, Amir Humayun Malik 6, Mirza Abid Mehmood 3 , Muhammad Sarmad Fawaz 3, Aqleem Abbas 7 , Muhammad Taimoor Shakeel 8 , Syed Atif Hasan Naqvi 9 , Abdulwahed Fahad. 2024. “Trichoderma viride: An Eco-Friendly Biocontrol Solution Against Soil-Borne Pathogens in Vegetables Under Different Soil Conditions.” MDPI 10. doi.org/10.3390/ horticulturae10121277
15. Ahsan, Muhammad and Ashfaq, Muhammad and Amer, Mahmoud Ahmed and Shakeel, Muhammad Taimoor and Mehmood, Mirza Abid and Umar, Muhammad and Al-Saleh, Mohammed Ali. 2023. “Zucchini Yellow Mosaic Virus (ZYMV) as a Serious Biotic Stress to Cucurbits: Prevalence.” MDPI AG 12. 10.3390/plants12193503
16. Ikram, Muhammad Talha and Aslam, Muhammad Naveed and Moosa, Anam and Zulfiqar, Faisal and Shakeel, Muhammad Taimoor and Ahmed, Roshaan and Anwer, Muneeb and Khan, Atta ur Rehman. 2023. “First report of Geotrichum candidum causing rose blight disease in Pakistan.” Springer Science and Business Media LLC 105. 10.1007/s42161-023-01506-x
17. Haider, Idrees and Ali, Muhammad Arif and Sanaullah, Muhammad and Ahmed, Niaz and Hussain, Sajjad and Shakeel, Muhammad Taimoor and Naqvi, Syed Atif Hasan and Dar, Javeed Shabbir and Moustafa, Mahmoud and Alshaharni, Mohammed O. 2023. “Unlocking the secrets of soil microbes: How decades-long contamination and heavy metals accumulation from sewage water and industrial effluents shape soil biological health.” Elsevier BV 342. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chemosphere.2023.140193
18. Majid, Abdul and Shakeel, Muhammad Taimoor and Aslam, Muhammad Naveed and Ashraf, Waqas and Raheel, Muhammad and Maqsood, Ambreen and Khan, Atta ur Rehman and Moosa, Anam and Shafiq, Muhammad Umar and. 2023. “Unraveling the devastating impact of Tomato Leaf Curl New Delhi Virus (ToLCNDV): understanding its characteristics.” Kenzym Publishers (Private) Limited 1. 10.58801/2k23rv2utd
19. Ali, Amjad and Umar, Ummad ud Din and Naqvi, Syed Atif Hasan and Shakeel, Muhammad Taimoor and Tahir, Muhammad Nouman and Khan, Muhammad Fahad and Altaf, Muhammad Tanveer and Ölmez, Fatih and Dababat, Abdelfattah A. and Haq, Zia ul and Nadeem, Muhammad Az. 2023. “Molecular characterization of divergent isolates of Citrus bent leaf viroid (CBLVd) from citrus cultivars of Punjab.” Frontiers Media SA 13. 10.3389/fgene.2022.1104635
20. Nouman, Muhammad and Farooq, Tahir and Parveen, Rashida and ud-Din Umar, Ummad and Aslam, Muhammad Naveed and Moustafa, Mahmoud and Shakeel, Muhammad Taimoor. 2022. “First report of cucumber-infecting cucurbit chlorotic yellows virus (CCYV) associated with cucurbit yellows disease in Pakistan.” Springer Science and Business Media LLC 105. https://doi.org/10.1007/s42161-022-01240-w
21. Nouman, Muhammad and Farooq, Tahir and Parveen, Rashida and ud-Din Umar, Ummad and Aslam, Muhammad Naveed and Moustafa, Mahmoud and Shakeel, Muhammad Taimoor. 2022. “First report of cucumber-infecting cucurbit chlorotic yellows virus (CCYV) associated with cucurbit yellows disease in Pakistan.” Springer Science and Business Media LLC 105. https://doi.org/10.1007/s42161-022-01240-w
22. Moosa, Anam and Aslam, Muhammad Naveed and Shakeel, Muhammad Taimoor and Ahmad, Tanvir and Moustafa, Mahmoud and Al-Shehri, Mohammed and Al-Emam, Ahmed. 2022. “First report of post-harvest brown spot of lemon caused by Alternaria alternata in Pakistan.” Springer Science and Business Media LLC 105. https://doi.org/10.1007/s42161-022-01251-7
23. Hussain, Muhammad Dilshad and Farooq, Tahir and Chen, Xi and Jiang, Tong and Zang, Lianyi and Shakeel, Muhammad Taimoor and Zhou, Tao. 2022. “Molecular Detection of Southern Tomato Amalgavirus Prevalent in Tomatoes and Its Genomic Characterization with Global Evolutionary Dynamics.” MDPI AG 14. 10.3390/v14112481
24. Farooq, Tahir and Hussain, Muhammad Dilshad and Shakeel, Muhammad Taimoor and Tariqjaveed, Muhammad and Aslam, Muhammad Naveed and Naqvi, Syed Atif Hasan and Amjad, Rizwa and Tang, Yafei and She, Xiaoman and He, Zifu. 2022. “Deploying Viruses against Phytobacteria: Potential Use of Phage Cocktails as a Multifaceted Approach to Combat Resistant Bacterial Plant Pathogens.” MDPI AG 14. 10.3390/v14020171
25. Farooq, Tahir and Hussain, Muhammad Dilshad and Shakeel, Muhammad Taimoor and Riaz, Hasan and Waheed, Ummara and Siddique, Maria and Shahzadi, Irum and Aslam, Muhammad Naveed and Tang, Yafei and She, Xiaoman and He, Zifu. 2022. “Global genetic diversity and evolutionary patterns among Potato leafroll virus populations.” Frontiers Media SA 13. 10.3389/fmicb.2022.1022016
26. Ali, Amjad and Umar, Ummad ud din and Akhtar, Sohail and Shakeel, Muhammad Taimoor and Rehman, Ateeq ur and Tahir, Muhammad Nouman and Atta, Sagheer and Moustafa, Mahmoud and Ölmez, Fatih and Parveen, Rashida. 2022. “Identification and primary distribution of Citrus viroid V in citrus in Punjab.” Springer Science and Business Media LLC 49. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11033-022-07677-7
27. M. H. Ahmad, M. A. Al-Saleh, I. M. Al-Shahwan, M. T. Shakeel, Y. E. Ibrahim and M. A. Amer. 2020. “CHARACTERIZATION OF CUCURBIT YELLOW STUNTING DISORDER VIRUS ASSOCIATED WITH YELLOWING DISEASE OF WATERMELON IN SAUDI ARABIA.” Pakistan Agricultural Scientists Forum 30. https://doi.org/10.36899/JAPS.2020.5.0138
28. Ahmad, M. H. and Shakeel, M. T. and Al-Shahwan, I. M. and Al-Saleh, M. A. and Amer, M. A. 2018. “Insights into the Incidence of Watermelon chlorotic stunt virus Causing Yellowing Disease of Watermelon in Western and Southwestern Regions of Saudi Arabia.” Korean Society of Plant Pathology 34. https://doi.org/10.5423/PPJ.OA.04.2018.0059
29. Shakeel, Muhammad Taimoor. 2018. “Transmission of Cucurbit Chlorotic Yellows Virus (CCYV) by Whitefly Biotype B in Riyadh.” Friends Science Publishers 20. 10.17957/IJAB/15.0483
30. Shakeel, M. T. and Amer, M. A. and Al-Saleh, M. A. and Al-Shahwan, I. M. and Kamran, A. and Orfanidou, C. G. and Katis, N. I. 2017. “Molecular characterization of Criniviruess involved in the etiology of cucumber yellowing disease in Riyadh region.” Springer Science and Business Media LLC 150. 10.1007/s10658-017-1250-5
31. Umar, M. and Amer, M. A. and Al-Saleh, M. A. and Al-Shahwan, I. M. and Shakeel, M. T. and Zakri, A. M. and Katis, N. I. 2017. “Characterization of lettuce big-vein associated virus and Mirafiori lettuce big-vein virus infecting lettuce in Saudi Arabia.” Springer Science and Business Media LLC 162. 10.1007/s00705-017-3319-z
32. M.T. Shakeel, M.A. Al-Saleh, M.A. Amer , I.M. Al-Shahwan, M. Umar N. Dimou, C.G. Orfanidou, A.M. Zakri and N.I. Katis. 2017. “MOLECULAR CHARACTERIZATION AND NATURAL HOST RANGE OF TOMATO CHLOROSIS VIRUS IN SAUDI ARABIA.” Edizioni ETS Pisa 99. https://www.jstor.org/stable/44686786
Research and Development Projects
1. Detection of whitefly transmitted Criniviruses viruses in vegetables and arable weed species in Multan
With: HEC (2017-12 - 2018-12)
completed
The Islamia University of Bahawalpur was established in the year 1975 by upgrading historical institute of the Jamia Abbasia.
