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Overview

Mujahid Farid is affiliated with the University of Gujrat in Pakistan and has contributed to research primarily in Environmental Science and Agricultural and Biological Sciences. Their work spans several subfields including Plant Science, Pollution, Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering, Materials Chemistry, and Water Science and Technology.

The main research topics covered by their publications include:

  • Heavy metals in environment
  • Plant Stress Responses and Tolerance
  • Constructed Wetlands for Wastewater Treatment
  • Microplastics and Plastic Pollution
  • Nanoparticles: synthesis and applications
  • Plant Micronutrient Interactions and Effects
  • Chromium effects and bioremediation

Some of their recent research papers are:

  • Phytoremediation of contaminated industrial wastewater by duckweed (Lemna minor L.): Growth and physiological response under acetic acid application, 2022, Chemosphere
  • Synergistic impact of two autochthonous saprobic fungi (A. niger and T. pseudokoningii) on the growth, ionic contents, and metals uptake in Brassica juncea L. and Vigna radiata L. under tannery solid waste contaminated soil, 2023, International Journal of Phytoremediation
  • Accumulation potential and tolerance response of Typha latifolia L. under citric acid assisted phytoextraction of lead and mercury, 2020, Chemosphere
  • Citric acid enhanced phytoextraction of nickel (Ni) and alleviate Mentha piperita (L.) from Ni-induced physiological and biochemical damages, 2020, Environmental Science and Pollution Research
  • Efficacy of Alternanthera bettzickiana to Remediate Copper and Cobalt Contaminated Soil Physiological and Biochemical Alterations, 2020, International Journal of Environmental Research

Co-authorship occurs frequently with several researchers, including:

  • Shafaqat Ali
  • Muhammad Zubair
  • Sheharyaar Farid
  • Muhammad Rizwan
  • Wajiha Sarfraz

Mujahid Farid's research has been published in a variety of venues with frequent contributions to:

  • Chemosphere
  • International Journal of Phytoremediation
  • Environmental Science and Pollution Research
  • Polish Journal of Environmental Studies
  • Environmental Science Advances

Best Publications

  • Mechanisms of silicon-mediated alleviation of heavy metal toxicity in plants: A review

    Muhammad Adrees;Shafaqat Ali;Muhammad Rizwan;Muhammad Zia-ur-Rehman

  • The effect of excess copper on growth and physiology of important food crops: a review

    Muhammad Adrees;Shafaqat Ali;Muhammad Rizwan;Muhammad Ibrahim

  • Effect of metal and metal oxide nanoparticles on growth and physiology of globally important food crops: A critical review

    Muhammad Rizwan;Shafaqat Ali;Muhammad Farooq Qayyum;Yong Sik Ok

  • Mechanisms of silicon-mediated alleviation of drought and salt stress in plants: a review.

    Muhammad Rizwan;Shafaqat Ali;Muhammad Ibrahim;Mujahid Farid

  • Citric acid assisted phytoremediation of copper by Brassica napus L.

    Ihsan Elahi Zaheer;Shafaqat Ali;Muhammad Rizwan;Mujahid Farid

  • Phytoremediation of heavy metals by Alternanthera bettzickiana: Growth and physiological response.

    Hafiz Muhammad Tauqeer;Shafaqat Ali;Muhammad Rizwan;Qasim Ali

  • EDTA enhanced plant growth, antioxidant defense system, and phytoextraction of copper by Brassica napus L

    Ume Habiba;Shafaqat Ali;Mujahid Farid;Muhammad Bilal Shakoor

  • Cadmium stress in cotton seedlings: Physiological, photosynthesis and oxidative damages alleviated by glycinebetaine

    M.A. Farooq;S. Ali;A. Hameed;S.A. Bharwana

  • Effect of zinc-lysine on growth, yield and cadmium uptake in wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) and health risk assessment.

    Muhammad Rizwan;Shafaqat Ali;Afzal Hussain;Qasim Ali

  • Alleviation of chromium toxicity by glycinebetaine is related to elevated antioxidant enzymes and suppressed chromium uptake and oxidative stress in wheat (Triticum aestivum L.).

    Shafaqat Ali;Aaifa Chaudhary;Muhammad Rizwan;Hafiza Tania Anwar

  • Citric acid enhances the phytoextraction of chromium, plant growth, and photosynthesis by alleviating the oxidative damages in Brassica napus L

    Sehar Afshan;Shafaqat Ali;Saima Aslam Bharwana;Muhammad Rizwan

  • Fulvic acid mediates chromium (Cr) tolerance in wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) through lowering of Cr uptake and improved antioxidant defense system.

    Shafaqat Ali;Saima Aslam Bharwana;Muhammad Rizwan;Mujahid Farid

  • Citric acid improves lead (pb) phytoextraction in brassica napus L. by mitigating pb-induced morphological and biochemical damages.

    Muhammad Bilal Shakoor;Shafaqat Ali;Amjad Hameed;Mujahid Farid

  • Phosphorus amendment decreased cadmium (Cd) uptake and ameliorates chlorophyll contents, gas exchange attributes, antioxidants, and mineral nutrients in wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) under Cd stress

    Muhammad Arshad;Shafaqat Ali;Ali Noman;Qasim Ali

  • Hydrogen sulfide alleviates chromium stress on cauliflower by restricting its uptake and enhancing antioxidative system.

    Rehan Ahmad;Shafaqat Ali;Muhammad Rizwan;Muhammad Dawood

  • Citric acid assisted phytoextraction of chromium by sunflower; morpho-physiological and biochemical alterations in plants.

    Mujahid Farid;Shafaqat Ali;Shafaqat Ali;Muhammad Rizwan;Qasim Ali

  • Silicon (Si) alleviates cotton (Gossypium hirsutum L.) from zinc (Zn) toxicity stress by limiting Zn uptake and oxidative damage

    Shad Ali Anwaar;Shafaqat Ali;Skhawat Ali;Wajid Ishaque

  • Mannitol alleviates chromium toxicity in wheat plants in relation to growth, yield, stimulation of anti-oxidative enzymes, oxidative stress and Cr uptake in sand and soil media.

    Muhammad Adrees;Shafaqat Ali;Muhammad Iqbal;Saima Aslam Bharwana

  • Foliar application of ascorbate enhances the physiological and biochemical attributes of maize (Zea mays L.) cultivars under drought stress

    Ali Noman;Shafaqat Ali;Fomia Naheed;Qasim Ali

  • Silicon alleviates nickel toxicity in cotton seedlings through enhancing growth, photosynthesis, and suppressing Ni uptake and oxidative stress

    Ammara Khaliq;Shafaqat Ali;Amjad Hameed;Muhammad Ahsan Farooq

Frequent Co-Authors

Shafaqat Ali
Shafaqat Ali Government College University, Faisalabad
Muhammad Rizwan
Muhammad Rizwan Government College University, Faisalabad
Qasim Ali
Qasim Ali Government College University, Faisalabad
Muhammad Farooq
Muhammad Farooq Sultan Qaboos University
Basharat Ali
Basharat Ali Khwaja Fareed University of Engineering & Information Technology
Rafaqat A. Gill
Rafaqat A. Gill Zhejiang University
Mohammed Nasser Alyemeni
Mohammed Nasser Alyemeni King Saud University
Umair Ashraf
Umair Ashraf University of Education
Leonard Wijaya
Leonard Wijaya National Research and Innovation Agency of the Republic of Indonesia
Hesham F. Alharby
Hesham F. Alharby King Abdulaziz University

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