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Plant Science and Agronomy
Pakistan
2026

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Plant Science and Agronomy

D-Index
143
Citations
101191
World Ranking
19
National Ranking
1

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2026 - Research.com Plant Science and Agronomy in Pakistan Leader Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Plant Science and Agronomy in Pakistan Leader Award
  • 2022 - Research.com Plant Science and Agronomy in Pakistan Leader Award
  • 2003 - Fellow, The World Academy of Sciences
  • 2000 - Fellow of Pakistan Academy of Sciences

Overview

What is he best known for?

The fields of study he is best known for:

  • Botany
  • Ecology
  • Gene

His primary scientific interests are in Agronomy, Salinity, Botany, Horticulture and Cultivar. His specific area of interest is Agronomy, where he studies Shoot. His Salinity research is multidisciplinary, incorporating elements of Abiotic component, Germination and Crop.

His Botany study integrates concerns from other disciplines, such as Food science, Linoleic acid and Osmoprotectant. His Horticulture research integrates issues from Proline, Catalase, Superoxide dismutase, Antioxidant and Sodium. His research integrates issues of Salicylic acid, Seed treatment, Saline, Spermidine and Drought tolerance in his study of Cultivar.

His most cited work include:

  • Roles of glycine betaine and proline in improving plant abiotic stress resistance (2657 citations)
  • Heat tolerance in plants: An overview (1914 citations)
  • Potential biochemical indicators of salinity tolerance in plants (1413 citations)

What are the main themes of his work throughout his whole career to date?

His scientific interests lie mostly in Agronomy, Horticulture, Botany, Shoot and Salinity. His Agronomy research incorporates elements of Photosynthesis, Stomatal conductance and Nutrient. His Stomatal conductance study combines topics from a wide range of disciplines, such as Water-use efficiency and Transpiration.

His work deals with themes such as Proline and Sodium, which intersect with Horticulture. His Botany research focuses on subjects like Antioxidant, which are linked to Food science. His primary area of study in Salinity is in the field of Soil salinity.

He most often published in these fields:

  • Agronomy (32.71%)
  • Horticulture (22.60%)
  • Botany (18.39%)

What were the highlights of his more recent work (between 2018-2021)?

  • Horticulture (22.60%)
  • Antioxidant (7.32%)
  • Proline (10.17%)

In recent papers he was focusing on the following fields of study:

Muhammad Ashraf focuses on Horticulture, Antioxidant, Proline, Food science and Mechanics. His study in Horticulture is interdisciplinary in nature, drawing from both Photosynthesis and Salinity. His work focuses on many connections between Antioxidant and other disciplines, such as Pepper, that overlap with his field of interest in Nitric oxide.

His work in Proline addresses issues such as Catalase, which are connected to fields such as Peroxidase. The Food science study combines topics in areas such as Malondialdehyde, Superoxide dismutase, Ascorbate glutathione cycle, Glutathione and Cadmium. Shoot is frequently linked to Plant physiology in his study.

Between 2018 and 2021, his most popular works were:

  • Role of Arbuscular Mycorrhizal Fungi in Plant Growth Regulation: Implications in Abiotic Stress Tolerance. (126 citations)
  • Synthesis and applications of nano-TiO 2 : a review (83 citations)
  • Microbial Proteases Applications. (80 citations)

In his most recent research, the most cited papers focused on:

  • Botany
  • Ecology
  • Gene

His primary areas of study are Antioxidant, Proline, Food science, Horticulture and Shoot. His Food science study incorporates themes from Malondialdehyde, Superoxide dismutase, Salicylic acid, Stomatal conductance and Cadmium. He has researched Horticulture in several fields, including Photosynthesis, Water-use efficiency, DNS root zone and Abscisic acid.

His studies examine the connections between Osmoprotectant and genetics, as well as such issues in Ammonium compounds, with regards to Botany. His research in Abiotic stress focuses on subjects like Composition, which are connected to Salinity. His Crop research is classified as research in Agronomy.

Best Publications

  • Roles of glycine betaine and proline in improving plant abiotic stress resistance

    M. Ashraf;M.R. Foolad

  • Heat tolerance in plants: An overview

    A. Wahid;S. Gelani;M. Ashraf;M. R. Foolad

  • Potential biochemical indicators of salinity tolerance in plants

    M. Ashraf;P.J.C. Harris

  • Moringa oleifera: a food plant with multiple medicinal uses

    Farooq Anwar;Sajid Latif;Muhammad Ashraf;Anwarul Hassan Gilani

  • Photosynthesis under stressful environments: An overview

    M. Ashraf;P. J. C. Harris

  • Effect of extraction solvent/technique on the antioxidant activity of selected medicinal plant extracts.

    Bushra Sultana;Farooq Anwar;Muhammad Ashraf

  • Biotechnological approach of improving plant salt tolerance using antioxidants as markers.

    M Ashraf

  • Pre‐Sowing Seed Treatment—A Shotgun Approach to Improve Germination, Plant Growth, and Crop Yield Under Saline and Non‐Saline Conditions

    M. Ashraf;M.R. Foolad

  • Role of Arbuscular Mycorrhizal Fungi in Plant Growth Regulation: Implications in Abiotic Stress Tolerance.

    Naheeda Begum;Cheng Qin;Muhammad Abass Ahanger;Sajjad Raza

  • Breeding for Salinity Tolerance in Plants

    M. Ashraf

  • Some important physiological selection criteria for salt tolerance in plants

    Muhammad Ashraf

  • The role of mycorrhizae and plant growth promoting rhizobacteria (PGPR) in improving crop productivity under stressful environments.

    Sajid Mahmood Nadeem;Maqshoof Ahmad;Zahir Ahmad Zahir;Arshad Javaid

  • Inducing drought tolerance in plants: Recent advances

    M. Ashraf

  • Gene Expression Profiling of Plants under Salt Stress

    A. Jamil;S. Riaz;M. Ashraf;M. R. Foolad

  • Ascorbic Acid-A Potential Oxidant Scavenger and Its Role in Plant Development and Abiotic Stress Tolerance.

    Nudrat A. Akram;Fahad Shafiq;Muhammad Ashraf;Muhammad Ashraf

  • Some Prospective Strategies for Improving Crop Salt Tolerance

    M. Ashraf;H.R. Athar;P.J.C. Harris;T.R. Kwon

  • Nanofertilizer use for sustainable agriculture: Advantages and limitations.

    Faisal Zulfiqar;Míriam Navarro;Muhammad Ashraf;Nudrat Aisha Akram

  • Does exogenous application of salicylic acid through the rooting medium modulate growth and photosynthetic capacity in two differently adapted spring wheat cultivars under salt stress

    Muhammad Arfan;Habib R. Athar;Muhammad Ashraf

  • Inoculating wheat seedlings with exopolysaccharide-producing bacteria restricts sodium uptake and stimulates plant growth under salt stress

    Muhammad Ashraf;Shahida Hasnain;Odile Berge;Tariq Mahmood

  • Salinity Tolerance in Brassica Oilseeds

    M. Ashraf;T. McNeilly

  • The effects of calcium sulphate on growth, membrane stability and nutrient uptake of tomato plants grown under salt stress

    A. Levent Tuna;Cengiz Kaya;Muhammad Ashraf;Hakan Altunlu

  • Improving salinity tolerance of plants through conventional breeding and genetic engineering: An analytical comparison.

    Muhammad Ashraf;Nudrat Aisha Akram

  • Gibberellic acid mediated induction of salt tolerance in wheat plants: Growth, ionic partitioning, photosynthesis, yield and hormonal homeostasis

    Muhammad Iqbal;Muhammad Ashraf;Muhammad Ashraf

  • Effect of salinity on chlorophyll concentration, leaf area, yield and yield components of rice genotypes grown under saline environment

    Y. Ali;Z. Aslam;M. Y. Ashraf;G. R. Tahir

  • Osmoprotection in plants under abiotic stresses: new insights into a classical phenomenon

    Faisal Zulfiqar;Nudrat Aisha Akram;Muhammad Ashraf

  • Improved salt tolerance of melon (Cucumis melo L.) by the addition of proline and potassium nitrate

    Cengiz Kaya;A. Levent Tuna;Muhammad Ashraf;Hakan Altunlu

  • Sunflower (Helianthus annuus L.) response to drought stress at germination and seedling growth stages.

    Shamim Ahmad;Rashid Ahmad;M. Y. Ashraf;M. Ashraf

  • Induction of Drought Tolerance in Maize (Zea mays L.) due to Exogenous Application of Trehalose: Growth, Photosynthesis, Water Relations and Oxidative Defence Mechanism

    Q. Ali;M. Ashraf;M. Ashraf

  • Essential Roles and Hazardous Effects of Nickel in Plants

    Muhammad Sajid Aqeel Ahmad;Muhammad Ashraf

  • Integrative roles of nitric oxide and hydrogen sulfide in melatonin‐induced tolerance of pepper (Capsicum annuum L.) plants to iron deficiency and salt stress alone or in combination

    Cengiz Kaya;David Higgs;Muhammad Ashraf;Mohammed N. Alyemeni

  • Effect of water stress on total phenols, peroxidase activity and chlorophyll content in wheat [Triticum aestivum L.]

    M. Y. Ashraf;A. R. Azmi;A. H. Khan;S. A. Ala

  • SALT STRESS EFFECTS ON GROWTH, ION ACCUMULATION AND SEED OIL CONCENTRATION IN AN ARID ZONE TRADITIONAL MEDICINAL PLANT AJWAIN (TRACHYSPERMUM AMMI [L.] SPRAGUE)

    M. Ashraf;A. Orooj

  • Does exogenous application of 24-epibrassinolide ameliorate salt induced growth inhibition in wheat (Triticum aestivum L.)?

    Muhammad Shahbaz;Muhammad Ashraf;Habib-ur-Rehman Athar

  • Assessment of variation in antioxidative defense system in salt-treated pea (Pisum sativum) cultivars and its putative use as salinity tolerance markers.

    Zahra Noreen;Muhammad Ashraf

Frequent Co-Authors

Nudrat Aisha Akram
Nudrat Aisha Akram Government College University, Faisalabad
Mansoor Hameed
Mansoor Hameed University of Agriculture Faisalabad
Fahad Al-Qurainy
Fahad Al-Qurainy King Saud University
Yigang Wang
Yigang Wang University of Cincinnati
Parvaiz Ahmad
Parvaiz Ahmad Government Degree College, Pulwama
Farooq Anwar
Farooq Anwar University of Sargodha
Qasim Ali
Qasim Ali Government College University, Faisalabad
Muhammad Sajid Aqeel Ahmad
Muhammad Sajid Aqeel Ahmad University of Faisalabad
Sher Muhammad Shahzad
Sher Muhammad Shahzad University of Sargodha
Habib-ur-Rehman Athar
Habib-ur-Rehman Athar Bahauddin Zakariya University

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