Irfan Afzal

Irfan Afzal publication distribution in Plant Science and Agronomy in 2026

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Irfan Afzal D-index placement in Plant Science and Agronomy in 2026

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Best Publications

• Enhancing the performance-of direct seeded fine rice by seed priming

  Muhammad Farooq;S. M. A. Basra;R. Tabassum;I. Afzal

  257
  Citations

• THE EFFECTS OF SEED SOAKING WITH PLANT GROWTH REGULATORS ON SEEDLING VIGOR OF WHEAT UNDER SALINITY STRESS

  Irfan Afzal;Shahzad M.A. Basra;Amir Iqbal

  248
  Citations

• Improving the Performance of Wheat by Seed Priming Under Saline Conditions

  M.Z. Jafar;Muhammad Farooq;M.A. Cheema;I. Afzal

  240
  Citations

• Comparison of different invigoration techniques in wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) seeds

  S.M.A. Basra;M.N. Zia;T. Mehmood;I. Afzal

  239
  Citations

• Optimization of hydropriming techniques for rice seed invigoration

  Muhammad Farooq;S.M.A. Basra;I. Afzal;A. Khaliq

  229
  Citations

• Modern Seed Technology: Seed Coating Delivery Systems for Enhancing Seed and Crop Performance

  Irfan Afzal;Talha Javed;Masoume Amirkhani;Alan G. Taylor

  224
  Citations

• Transcription Factors in Plant Stress Responses: Challenges and Potential for Sugarcane Improvement.

  Talha Javed;Rubab Shabbir;Rubab Shabbir;Ahmad Ali;Irfan Afzal

  213
  Citations

• Halopriming improves vigor, metabolism of reserves and ionic contents in wheat seedlings under salt stress

  I. Afzal;S. Rauf;G. Murtaza

  195
  Citations

• Effect of Priming and Growth Regulator Treatments on Emergence and Seedling Growth of Hybrid Maize (Zea mays L.)

  Irfan Afzal;Nazir Ahmad;Mumtaz Akhtar Cheema;Ejaz Ahmad Warraich

  162
  Citations

• OPTIMIZATION OF HORMONAL PRIMING TECHNIQUES FOR ALLEVIATION OF SALINITY STRESS IN WHEAT (TRITICUM AESTIVUM L.)

  Irfan Afzal;Shahzad Maqsood Ahmad Basra;Nazir Ahmad;Muhammad Farooq

  152
  Citations

• Potential of Moringa (Moringa oleifera) leaf extract as priming agent for hybrid maize seeds.

  S. M. A. Basra;M. N. Iftikhar;Irfan Afzal

  151
  Citations

• Drought stress, its effect on maize production and development of drought tolerance through potassium application.

  M. Aslam;M. S. I. Zamir;I. Afzal;M. Yaseen

  138
  Citations

• Priming with moringa leaf extract reduces imbibitional chilling injury in spring maize

  I. Afzal;B. Hussain;S.M.A. Basra;H. Rehman

  113
  Citations

• Seed priming improves early seedling vigor, growth and productivity of spring maize

  Hafeez ur Rehman;Hassan Iqbal;Shahzad M A Basra;Irfan Afzal

  113
  Citations

• ENHANCEMENT OF GERMINATION AND EMERGENCE OF CANOLA SEEDS BY DIFFERENT PRIMING TECHNIQUES

  Irfan Afzal;Nazir Aslam;Ferhat Mahmood;Amjad Hameed

  111
  Citations

• Priming enhances germination of spring maize (Zea mays L.) under cool conditions

  I. Afzal;S.M.A. Basra;M. Shahid;Muhammad Farooq

  108
  Citations

• Physiological enhancements for alleviation of salt stress in wheat

  I. Afzal;S.M.A. Basra;A. Hameed;Muhammad Farooq

  102
  Citations

• Enhancing the Tomato Seed Germination and Seedling Vigor by Osmopriming

  Shahzad M. Basra;Muhammad Farooq;Irfan Afzal;Basharat A. Saleem

  98
  Citations

• Germination and growth response of three wheat cultivars to NaCl salinity.

  Saddam Hussain;Abdul Khaliq;Amar Matloob;Muhammad Ashfaq Wahid

  96
  Citations

• SEED COATING TECHNOLOGY: AN INNOVATIVE AND SUSTAINABLE APPROACH FOR IMPROVING SEED QUALITY AND CROP PERFORMANCE

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  93
  Citations

• Seed Priming Influence on Early Crop Growth, Phenological Development and Yield Performance of Linola (Linum usitatissimum L.)

  Hafeez ur Rehman;Qaiser Nawaz;Shahzad Maqsood Ahmed Basra;Irfan Afzal

  92
  Citations

• Enhancement of emergence potential and stand establishment of Moringa oleifera Lam. by seed priming

  Wasif Nouman;Muhammad Tahir Siddiqui;Shahzad Maqsood Ahmed Basra;Irfan Afzal

  87
  Citations