Faculty Details

Name: Firoz Mohammad

Designation: Professor and Former Chairman

Department: Department of Botany

Institute: Aligarh Muslim University Aligarh-202202, India

Contact Details

Email id: firoz_59@rediffmail.com

Online Profile: https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Firoz_Mohammad

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Official Address: Professor Firoz Mohammad, Department of Botany

Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh 202202 India

Home Address: Professor Firoz Mohammad, House No.4/1295 N-6

Lane 1, Zafar Campus, New Sir Syed Nagar

Civil Lines, Aligarh-202001

Profile

Dr. Firoz Mohammad was born at Hardoi in India. He got Ph.D. degree on ‘Mineral

Nutritional Studies on Yield and Quality of Mustard’ in 1984. He is involved in research and

teaching since 1980. He has explored nutrient and growth hormone application strategies for

better yield and quality of various crops including those of commercial as well as medicinal

importance. He is also working on their physiological and biochemical characterization,

particularly nitrate reductase and ATP-sulphurylase in respect of salt tolerance of rapeseed-

mustard genotypes. He was awarded D.Sc. degree in 2001 for his thesis on ‘Mineral Nutrition

of Common Alliums - A Physio-morphological Study’. He has published about eighty

research papers in reputed national and international journals. These includes Journal of

Indian Botanical Society, Indian Journal of Plant Physiology, Journal of Industrial Research

and Technology, Indo Global Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences, World Journal of

Pharmaceutical Research, International Journal of Environmental Sciences, Biology and

Medicine, International Journal of Applied Biology and Pharmaceutical Technology, Journal

of Stress Physiology and Biochemistry, Medicinal and Aromatic Plant Science and

Biotechnology, Journal of Herb Spices and Medicinal Plants, Turkish Journal of Biology,

Tests of Agrochemicals and Cultivars, Phytosynthetica, Comparative Physiology and

Ecology, Electronic Journal of Environmental Agricultural and Food Chemistry, Hamdard

Medicus, World Journal of Agricultural Sciences, Acta Agriculturae Scandinavica, SectionB:

Plant Soil Science, Journal of Agronomy and Crop Science, Journal of Plant Nutrition,

Journal of Plant Interactions, International Journal of Plant Developmental Biology, Acta

Physiologiae Plantarum, Indian Journal of Plant Nutrition, Nitric Oxide, Protoplasma, Plant

Stress, Functional Plant Science and Biotechnology, Agricultural Sciences in China, Journal

of Agrobiology, Geobios, Crop Physiology and Molecular Biology of Plants, Indian

Perfumer, Bangladesh Journal of Agriculture Research, Muarik Bulletin, , Acta Horticulturae,

Physiology and Molecular Biology of Plants, International Journal of Environmental

Sciences, Agricultural Reviews, Journal of Stress Physiology, Medicinal Aromatic Plants

Sciences, Acta Biology India, Journal of Integrative Agriculture, International Journal of

Plant Science Research, International Journal of Agricultural Research, among others. He has

been supervising the research work of Ph.D. students in the various fields of Plant

Physiology.

Academic Qualifications: M.Sc. (1979), M.Phil. (1981), Ph.D. (1984) and D.Sc. (2001)

from the Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh-202202, India, Gold Medallist (AAAS).

Honours and Awards: Awarded (a) a Research Fellowship for two years w.e.f. 01.10.1981

by the Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh, (b) a Senior Research Fellowship for three years

w.e.f. 12.10.1983 by the Council of Scientific and Industrial Research, New Delhi, (c) a

‘Medal’ on the presentation of one of research papers in the ‘Young Scientists’ Session of the

National Seminar on Plant Physiology Research Imperatives for the Nineties’ held in 1989 at

Kanpur and (d) a National Award ‘Academy for Advancement of Agricultural Sciences-

Junior Award (Gold Medal) for the year 1993’, which has been constituted by the Indian

Society for Plant Physiology to recognize the outstanding work of researchers below the age

of 35 years.

Research and Teaching Interests: Plant physiology-mineral nutrition, growth and

development and stress physiology, oil seeds and medicinal and aromatic plants.

Research Publications: Seventy eight

Working Papers: Forty Seven

Research Experience: Since 1980

Teaching Experience: Since 1986

Research Guidance: Since 1989

Research Supervision:

Ph.D. Students Supervised: 08

S.N. Name Ph.D. Thesis Title Year

1. Rajagopal R. Physiomorphological Studies of Ficus elastica

Roxb. and Datura innoxia Mill. in Relation to

Vitamin B and C Application

1993

2. Tauheed Khan Studies on the Effect of Soil and Foliar Application

of Nutrients on the Performance of Mustard

1993

3 Rafiullah Siddiaqui Physiomorphological Studies on N and P Nutrition

of Linseed

1999

4. Manzar H. Siddiqui Study of the Effect of N, P and S Application on the

Performance of Rapeseed-mustard

2005

5. Shaheena Afroz

Study of the Effect of GA3, N, P, K and Ca

Application on the Performance of Mustard

2007

6. M.Nasir Khan

Response of Linum usitatissimum L. to the

Application of GA, N, P, Ca and Mg

2008

7. Mohd. Mazid

Response of Cicer arientium L. to the Application

of Plant Growth Regulators and Mineral Nutrients.

2014

8. Zeba Haque Khan Response of Lemongrass (Cymbopogon flexuosus)

to the Application of N, P, K, Pam , GA3 and Tria

2014

M. Phil. students supervised -05

S.N. Name M. Phil. Thesis Title Year

1. Tauheed Khan Effect of vitamin B- Complex on Selected Crop

Plants

1989

2. Zainab Iqbal Morphophysiology of Mustard in relation to

Mineral Nutrition

1993

3 Rafiullah Siddiaqui Studies on the Response of Selected Oilseeds to

Applied N, P, K and S

1996

4. Nikhat Jafri Study of the Effect of GA3 Application on the

Performance of Sunflower

2009

5. Daraksha Khanam

Influence of Various PGRs on Physiological

Attributes, Yield Characteristics and Essential oil

Constituents of Mentha piperita L.

2014

M. Sc. Students supervised- 35

S.N Name Dissertation Title Year

1 Mohammad Azam Screening of Mustard Varieties with Regard to 1991

Nitrate Reductase and Carbonic Anhydrase Activity

2 Zainab Iqbal Studies on Pattern of Carbonic Anhydrase and

Nitrate Reductase Activities during Growth of

Mustard

1991

3 Anis Fatima Effect of Nitrogen Application on Leaf Carbonic

Anhydrase Activity in Young Mustard Plants

1992

4 Masooma Tajwar Effect of Nitrogen Application on Leaf Nitrate

Reductase Activity in Young Mustard Plants

1992

5 Maqsood Manzar Optimisation of Leaf NRA by Application of

Nitrate Nitrogen in Young Mustard Plants

1993

6 Rafiullah Siddiqui Nitrate, NPK and NRA Levels in Nine Varieties of

Mustard

1994

7 Shakeel Ahmad NRA and Nutrient Level in Mustard Grown with

Varied Levels of Phosphorous

1995

8 Fayaz Ahmad Wani Studies on the Pattern of Leaf NPK content at

Flowering Stage of Four Cultivars of Linseed

1996

9 Shahjahn Laskar Studies on the Effect of Phosphorous Application

on Leaf NPK Content on Linseed

1996

10 Mohd.Yaseen Wani Studies on the Distribution of Phosphorous in

Different Parts of Wheat (Triticum aestivum L.)

Cultivars

1997

11 Riyaz-ul- Rehman Studies on the Distribution of Phosphorous in

Different Parts of Mustard Brassica juncea

Cultivars

1997

12 Uzma Naseem Effect of K Application on Nitrate Reductase

Activity NPK Content and Nitrate Content in

Mustard

1998

13 Shaheena K. Hakim Effect of Phosphorous on Performance of Mustard

(Brassica juncea L. Czern and Coss)

1999

14 Mehzabeen Naz Studies on the Effect of Sulphur Application on the

Performance of Mustard

2000

15 Mu. Naeem Screening of Seven Varieties of Carrot with Special

Reference to Beta-carotene Content

2001

16 Jaafar Puthukkudi Screening of Thirteen Varieties of Tomato with

Special Reference to Lycopene, Beta-carotene and

Ascorbic Acid Contents

2002

17 Champa Gautam Studies on the Effect of GA Spray on Performance

of Two Cultivars of Tomato

2003

18 Sangeeta Yadav Study of the Effect of Potassium Application on

Allium sativum L.

2005

19 Gauri Bharadwaz Response of Tomato (Lycopersicon esculentum

Mill.) to Application of Potassium and Triacontanol

2006

20 Saba Iqbal Effect of Potassium and Triacontanol on the

Performance of Aloe vera

2007

21 Adeeba Sarfraz Effect of Gamma Irradiated Polysaccharides on the

Yield and Quality of Fennel (Foeniculum vulgare

Mill.)

2008

22 Zeba Haque Khan Influence of Co-60 Gamma Irradiated Sodium

Alginate on the Growth, Yield and Alkaloid

2009

Production of Opium Poppy (Papaver somniferum

L.)

23 Md. Iqbal Raja

Khan

Response of Papaver somniferum L. to Foliar

Application of Selected PGRs

2009

24 M. Jamsheer K. Response of Beetroot (Beta vulgaris L.) to the

Application of Phosphorus and Gamma-irradiated

Sodium Alginate

2010

25 Altaf Hussain

Qureshi

Effect of Nitrogen and Gamma-irradiated Sodium

Alginate on the Efficiency of Beetroot (Beta

vulgaris L.)

2010

26 Hasan Jaleel Response of Catharanthus roseus L. G. Don. to the

Irradiated Oligomers of Chitosan- A Marine

Polysaccharide

2011

27 Arshiya Aquil Response of Catharanthus roseus L. G. Don. to the

Irradiated Oligomers of Carrageenan- A Marine

Polysaccharide.

2011

28 Faisal Rasheed Effect of PAM and Chloromequat on the

Performance of Cymbopogon martini

2012

29 Daraksha Khanam Effect of PAM and Kinetin on the Performance of

Palmarosa

2012

30 Asfia Shabbir Effect of PAM and Radiation Processed Sodium

Alginate on the Growth, Biochemical and

Physiological Attributes and Alkaloid Production in

Periwinkle [Catharanthus roseus (L.) G. Don]

2013

31 Amina Firdaus Growth, Biochemical and Physiological Attributes

and the Production of Vincristine and Vinblastine

Alkaloids in C. roseus L. as Affected by Methyl

Jasmonate and Silicon Nanoparticles

2013

32 Bushra Nabi Effect of Salinity Stress on Growth and

Photosynthesis of Sweet Bell Pepper (Capsicum

annuum L.) Differing in their Sensitivity

2014

33 Abbu Zaid Effect of Salicylic Acid on the Photosynthetic

Efficiency of Mustard Grown with Nickel

2015

34 Sajid Pervez Effect of Modes of Application of Salicylic Acid on

the Performance of Brassica juncea

2015

35 Mina Bashar Effect of Split Application of Nitrogen on Growth,

Photosynthesis, Nitrogen Assimilation and Proline

Content in Mustard

2016

Books Published: 05

1. Siddiqui, M.H., Al-Whaibi M.H. and Mohammad, F. (2015). Nanotechnology and

Plant Sciences: Nanoparticles and their Impact on Plants. Springer International

Publishing, Switzerland. ISBN No. 978-3-319-14502-0

2. Khan, M.N., Mobin, M., Mohammad, F. and Corpas, F.J. (2014). Nitric Oxide in

Plants: Metabolism and Role in Stress Physiology. Springer International Publishing,

Switzerland. ISBN No. 978-3-319-06710-0

3. Khan, M.N., Mobin, M., Mohammad, F. and Corpas, F.J. (2015). Nitric Oxide

Action in Abiotic Stress Responses in Plants. Springer International Publishing,

Switzerland. ISBN No. 978-3-319-17804-2

4. Mazid, M., Khan., T.A. and Mohammad, F. (2012). Salicylic Acid and Environmental

Stress. Lambert Academic Publishing, Germany. ISBN No. 978-3-8473-3644-0

5. Siddiqui, M.H., Mohammad, F. and Al-Whaibi, M.H. (2012). Nutrient Management

in Erucic Acid Free Brassica Genotypes Production. Lambert Academic Publishing,

Germany. ISBN No. 978-3-8484-0197-0

Fellowship of Learned Societies:

The Indian Botanical Society

The Indian Society for Plant Physiology

Membership of Learned Societies/Bodies

Board of Studies, Department of Botany, AMU, Aligarh

Editorial Board Member of Journal of Functional and Environmental Botany

Faculty of Life Sciences, AMU, Aligarh

Life Member of Professional Societies

Indian Botanical Society

Indian Society for Plant Physiology

Indian Society for Plant Nutrition

Research Publications

1. Samiullah, Varshney, A.K., Afridi, M.M.R.K., Mohammad, F. and Parvaiz, M.A.

1982. Effect of varying levels of phosphorus on the yield of linseed (Linum usitatissimum

Linn.) var. LIK 745. Comp. Physiol. Ecol. 7: 71-72.

2. Samiullah, Mohammad, F. and Afridi, M.M.R.K. 1983. Comparative effect of two

levels of basal N and P supplemented with foliar spray on yield and quality of six mustard

varieties. Indian J. Plant Nutrition 2: 115-123.

3. Samiullah, Mohammad, F., Afridi, M.M.R.K. and Khan, M.M.A. 1983. Note on

effect of spray nitrogen, phosphorus and sulphur on maturity of mustard. Geobios 10: 120-

121.

4. Mohammad, F., Samiullah and Afridi, M.M.R.K. 1984. Comparative performance of

ten mustard varieties in relation to yield and quality. Geobios 11: 92-93.

5. Samiullah, Mohammad, F. and Afridi, M.M.R.K. 1984. Effect of combined

phosphorus and potassium on productivity of mustard. Indian J. Plant Nutrition 3: 143-146.

6. Mohammad, F., Samiullah and Afridi, M.M.R.K. 1985. Note on the yield attributes

and quality of mustard under varying levels of nitrogen. Geobios 12: 162-164.

7. Samiullah, Mohammad, F., and Afridi, M.M.R.K. 1985. On optimizing mustard yield

by spray of nitrogen, phosphorus and sulphur. In: Recent Trends in Botanical Research, pp.

137-143, R.N. Gohil (ed.). Scientific Publishers, Jodhpur.

8. Mohammad, F., Samiullah and Afridi, M.M.R.K. 1986. Effect of phosphorus and

sulphur spray on mustard yield. Geobios 13: 8-12.

9. Mohammad, F., Samiullah and Afridi, M.M.R.K. 1986. Comparative response of ten

varieties of mustard (Brassica juncea L. Czern. & Coss.) to combined spray of N, P and S.

Geobios 13: 168-172.

10. Afridi, M.M.R.K., Samiullah, Varshney, A.K. and Mohammad, F. 1987. Effect of

basal nitrogen and phosphorus on growth and yield of Foeniculum vulgare. J. Indian Bot.

Soc. 66: 234-236.

11. Mohammad, F., Samiullah and Afridi, M.M.R.K. 1987. On enhancing mustard

productivity through judicious combination of soil and foliar application of nutrients. J.

Indian Bot. Soc. 66: 137-142.

12. Samiullah, Varshney, A.K., Afridi, M.M.R.K., Mohammad, F. and Afaq, S.H. 1988.

Nitrogen requirement of lemongrass for optimum performance in western Uttar Pradesh.

Indian Perfumer 32: 225-228.

13. Mohammad, F. 1989. Effect of soil- and leaf-applied phosphorus on the yield and

quality of linseed. Indian J. Plant Physiol. 32: 25-30.

14. Mohammad, F., Samiullah, Afridi, M.M.R.K. and Khan, N.A. 1989.

Morphophysiology of mustard varieties in relation to three sowing dates. I. Growth

characteristics. Bangladesh J. Agric. Res. 14: 66-71.

15. Mohammad, F., Samiullah, Afridi, M.M.R.K. and Khan, N.A. 1989.

Morphophysiology of six mustard varieties in relation to three sowing dates. II. Yield

performance. Geobios 16: 118-121.

16. Mohammad, F. 1992. Combined effect of soil and leaf applied N and P on the

performance of mustard varieties under rainfed conditions. J. Indian Bot. Soc. 71: 205-207.

17. Mohammad, F. 1994. On increasing mustard productivity with an inexpensive source

of leaf-applied phosphorus. J. Agron. Crop Sci. 173: 354-358.

18. Mohammad, F. 1994. Cumulative effect of soil-applied and leaf-applied nitrogen on

yield and quality of linseed. J. Indian Bot. Soc. 73: 363-364.

19. Khan, M.M.A., Afaq, S.H. and Mohammad, F. 1997. Predicting solasodine content in

Solanum nigrum L. -A statistical model. Hamdard Medicus 40: 47-52.

20. Mohammad, F., Afridi, R.M. and Iqbal, Z. 1997. Pattern of leaf carbonic anhydrase

and nitrate reductase activities during growth of mustard. Bangladesh J. Agric. Res. 22: 361-

363.

21. Mohammad, F. and Khan, T. 1997. Response of three mustard genotypes to soil-

applied and leaf-applied nutrients. J. Indian Bot. Soc. 76: 33-38.

22. Mohammad, F., Khan, T., Afridi, R.M. and Fatma, A. 1997. Effect of nitrogen on

carbonic anhydrase activity, stomatal conductance, net photosynthetic rate and yield of

mustard. Photosynthetica 34: 595-598.

23. Afridi, R.M., Rajagopal, R., Afaq, S.H. and Mohammad, F. 1999. Germination and

growth of Datura innoxia Mill. I. in vitro studies on the effect of pre-sowing seed treatment

with selected vitamins on germination and seedling growth. Hamdard Medicus 42: 107-115.

24. Mohammad, F. and Siddiqui, R. 1999. On enhancing the yield performance of four

new cultivars of linseed by judicious application of nitrogen. J. Indian Bot. Soc. 78: 163-165.

25. Siddiqui, R., Mohammad, F. and Ahmad, A. 1999. The level of leaf NPK in nine

varieties of rainfed mustard. In: Plant Physiology for Sustainable Agriculture, pp. 118-121.

G.C. Srivastava, K. Singh and M. Pal (eds.). Pointer Publishers, Jaipur.

26. Rajagopal, R., Afaq, S.H., Afridi, R.M. and Mohammad, F. 2001. Germination and

growth of Datura inoxia Mill. II. Effect of presowing seed treatment with four vitamins on

germination and seedling growth in pot culture. Hamdard Medicus 44: 99-108.

27. Khan, M.M.A., Puthukkudi, J., Mohammad, F., Siddiqui, M.H. and Naeem, M. 2003.

Screening tomato varieties for phytonutrients, productivity and yield performance. Muarik

Bulletin 6: 59-64.

28. Siddiqui, R. and Mohammad, F. 2003. Response of sunflower (Helianthus annuus L.)

to pre-sowing seed treatment with plant growth regulators. J. Indian Bot. Soc. 82: 62-66.

29. Mohammad, F. 2004. Phosphorus application improves physiological parameters,

growth and yield of mustard (Brassica juncea L.). J. Indian Bot. Soc. 83: 42-45.

30. Siddiqui, M.H. and Mohammad, F. 2004. Physio-morphological analysis of rapeseed-

mustard cultivars. Indian J. Plant Physiol. 9: 283-287.

31. Mohammad, F., Khan, T. and Afridi, R.M. 2005. Fertilizer application strategies for

improved yield and fatty acid composition of oil in mustard. Indian J. Plant Physiol. 10: 327-

332.

32. Afroz, S., Mohammad, F., Hayat, S. and Siddiqui, M.H. 2005. Exogenous application

of gibberellic acid counteracts the ill effect of sodium chloride in mustard. Turk. J. Biol. 29:

233-236.

33. Khan, M.M.A., Gautam, C., Mohammad, F., Siddiqui, M.H., Naeem, M. and Khan,

M.N. 2006. Effect of gibberellic acid spray on performance of tomato. Turk. J. Biol. 30: 11-

16.

34. Naeem, M., Mohammad, F., Khan, M.M.A., Siddiqui, M.H. and Ahmad, I. 2006. A

pot test evaluation of the growth and yield of seven carrot cultivars. Tests Agrochem.

Cultivars 27: 11-12.

35. Khan, M.N. and Mohammad, F. 2006. An evaluation of the effects of seed and foliar

treatments with gibberellic acid on the growth and fibre content of five cultivars of linseed

grown in pots. Tests Agrochem. Cultivars 27: 13-14.

36. Khan, M.M.A. and Mohammad, F. 2006. Mineral nutrition of medicinal plants – A

review. In: Medicinal Plants: Ethnobotanical Approach, pp. 347-357. P.C. Trivedi (ed.).

Agrobios, Jodhpur.

37. Mohammad, F. and Naseem, U. 2006. Effect of K application on leaf carbonic

anhydrase and nitrate reductase activities, photosynthetic characteristics, NPK and NO3

contents, growth and yield of mustard. Photosynthetica 44: 471-473.

38. Khan, M.M.A., Rahman, M.M., Naeem, M., Mohammad, F., Siddiqui, M.H. and

Khan, M.N. 2006. Triacontanol induced changes in growth, yield and quality of tomato

(Lycpersicon esculentum Mill.). Electron. J. Environ. Agric. Food Chem. 5: 1492-1499.

39. Siddiqui, M.H., Khan, M.M.A., Khan, M.N., Mohammad, F. and Naeem, M. 2006.

Hill reaction, photosynthesis and chlorophyll content in non-sugar producing (turnip,

Brassica rapa L.) and sugar-producing (sugar beet, Beta vulgaris L.) root crop plants. Turk.

J. Biol. 30: 153-155.

40. Rajagopal, R., Mohammad, F., Afaq, S.H. and Afridi, R.M. 2006. Germination and

growth of Datura innoxia Mill. – III. Physiological influence of pre-sowing seed treatment

with vitamins on growth, development and alkaloid production. Hamdard Medicus 49: 68-76.

41. Khan, R., Khan, M.M.A., Singh, M., Nasir, S., Naeem, M., Siddiqui, M.H. and

Mohammad, F. 2007. Gibberellic acid and triacontanol can ameliorate the opium yield and

morphine production in opium poppy (Papaver somniferum L.). Acta Agric. Scand., Section

B – Plant Soil Sci. 57: 307-312.

42. Siddiqui, M.H., Mohammad, F. and Khan, M.N. 2007. Sensitivity analysis of erucic

acid free cultivars of rapeseed mustard under nutrient application. Indian J. Plant Physiol. 12:

153-161.

43. Khan, M.N., Siddiqui, M.H., Mohammad, F., Khan, M.M.A. and Naeem, M. 2007.

Salinity induced changes in growth, enzymatic activities, photosynthesis, proline

accumulation and yield in linseed genotypes. World J. Agric. Sci. 3: 685-695.

44. Siddiqui, M.H., Khan, M.N., Mohammad, F. and Khan, M.M.A. 2008. Role of

nitrogen and gibberellin (GA3) in the regulation of enzyme activities and in osmoprotectant

accumulation in Brassica juncea L. under salt stress. J. Agron. Crop Sci. 194: 214-224.

45. Siddiqui, M.H., Mohammad, F., Khan, M.N. and Khan, M.M.A. 2008. Cumulative

effect of soil and foliar application of N, P and S on growth, physio-biochemical parameters,

yield attributes and fatty acid composition in oil of erucic acid-free rapeseed-mustard

genotypes. J. Plant Nutr. 31: 1284-1298.

46 Khan, M.M.A., Bharadwaj, G., Naeem, M., Moinuddin, Mohammad, F., Singh, M.,

Nasir, S. and Idrees, M. 2009. Response of tomato (Solanum lycopersicum L.) to application

of potassium and triacontanol. In: Proceedings of X1 International Symposium on the

Processing Tomato, pp 199-207. R. Pitblado and J. Routledge (eds). ISHS Acta Hort. 823,

Toronto, Canada.

47. Khan, M.N., Mohammad, F. and Siddiqui, M.H. 2009. Pre-sowing seed treatment and

foliar application of gibberellic acid improve seed and fibre yield by inducing net

photosynthetic rate and carbonic anhydrase activity of linseed genotypes. Int. J. Plant Dev.

Biol. 3: 34-38.

48. Siddiqui, M.H., Mohammad, F. and Khan, M.N. 2009. Physio-morphological

response of erucic acid free genotypes of rapeseed-mustard to the application of graded

combinations of nitrogen, phosphorus and sulphur. Int. J. Plant Dev. Biol. 3: 66-70.

49. Siddiqui, M.H., Mohammad, F. and Khan, M.N. 2009. Morphological and physio-

biochemical characterization of Brassica juncea L. Czern. and Coss. genotypes under salt

stress. J. Plant Interactions 4: 67-80.

50 Siddiqui, M.H., Mohammad, F., Khan, M.N., Naeem, M. and Khan, M.M.A. 2009.

Differential response of salt sensitive and salt tolerant Brassica juncea genotypes to N

application: Enhancement of N metabolism and antioxidative properties in salt tolerant type.

Plant Stress 3: 55-63.

51. Khan, M.N., Mohammad, F., Siddiqui, M.H. and Naeem, M. 2010. Gibberellic acid

mediated co-ordination of calcium and magnesium ameliorate physiological activities, seed

yield and fibre yield of Linum usitatissimum L. – a dual purpose crop. Physiol. Mol. Biol.

Plants 16: 333-341.

52. Khan, M.N., Siddiqui, M.H., Mohammad, F., Naeem, M. and Khan, M.M.A. 2010.

Calcium chloride and gibberellic acid protect linseed (Linum usitatissimum L.) from NaCl

stress by inducing antioxidative defence system and osmoprotectant accumulation. Acta

Physiol. Plant. 32: 121-132.

53. Siddiqui, M.H., Mohammad, F., Khan, M.N., Al-Whaibi, M.H. and Bahkali, A.H.A.

2010. Nitrogen in relation to photosynthetic capacity and accumulation of osmoprotectant

and nutrients in Brassica genotypes grown under salt stress. Agricl. Sci. China 9: 671-680.

54. Inam, A., Sahay, S. and Mohammad F. 2011. Studies on potassium content in two

root crops under nitrogen fertilization. Int. J. Environ. Sci. 2: 1030-1038.

55. Khan, T.A., Mazid, M. and Mohammad, F. 2011 Climate change sustainable

agriculture and future needs. A perspective of parallel re-thinking. J. Ind. Res. Tech 1: 40-50

56. Khan, T.A., Mazid, M. and Mohammad, F. 2011. Sulphur management: An

agronomic and transgenic approach. J. Ind. Res. Tech. 1: 147- 161.

57. Khan, T.A., Mazid, M. and Mohammad, F. 2011. Ascorbic acid: An enigmatic

molecule to developmental and environmental stress in plant. Int. J. Applied Biol. Pharma.

Tech. 2: 468-483.

58. Khan, T.A., Mazid, M. and Mohammad, F. 2011. Role of secondary metabolites in

defense mechanisms of plants. Biol. Med. 3: 232-249.

59. Khan, T.A., Mazid, M. and Mohammad, F. 2011. A review of ascorbic acid

potentialities against oxidative stress induced in plants. J. Agrobiol. 28: 97-111.

60. Mazid, M., Khan, T.A. and Mohammad, F. 2011. Effect of abiotic stress on synthesis

of secondary plant products: A critical review. Agric. Rev. 32: 172-182.

61. Mazid, M., Khan, T.A. and Mohammad, F. 2011. Response of crop plants under

sulphur stress tolerance: A holistic approach. J. Stress Physiol. Biochem. 7: 23-57.

62. Mazid, M., Khan, T.A. and Mohammad, F. 2011. Role of nitric oxide in regulation of

H2O2 mediating tolerance of plants to abiotic stress: A synergistic signalling approach: J.

Stress Physiol. Biochem. 7: 34-37.

63. Mazid, M., Khan, Z.H., Quddusi, S., Khan, T.A. and Mohammad, F. 2011.

Significance of sulphur nutrition against metal induced oxidative stress in plants. J. Stress

Physiol. 7:165-184

64. Khan, M.M.A., Naeem, M., Mohammad, F. and Moinuddin 2012. Establishment of

mineral nutritional requirement for some important medicinal and aromatic plants in climatic

conditions of Northern India. Med. Arom. Plants Sci. Biotech. 6: 84-93.

65. Khan, M.N., Siddiqui, M.H., Mohammad, F. and Naeem, M. 2012. Interactive role of

nitric oxide and calcium chloride in enhancing tolerance to salt stress. Nitric Oxide 27: 210-

218.

66. Khan, T.A., Mazid, M. and Mohammad, F. 2012. Potential of ascorbic acid against

oxidative burst in plants under biotic stress: A review. J. Ind. Res. Tech. 2: 72-80

67. Mazid, M., Khan, T.A. and Mohammad, F. 2012. Role of NO in H2O2 regulating

responses against temperature and ultraviolet induced oxidative stress in plants. Acta Biol.

India 1: 1-16.

68. Mazid, M., Khan, T.A. and Mohammad, F. 2012. Role of nitrate reductase in nitrogen

fixation under photosynthetic regulation. World J. Pharma. Res. 1: 386-414.

69. Mazid, M., Khan, T.A. and Mohammad, F. 2012. Medicinal plants of rural India: A

review of use by Indian folks. Indo Global J. Pharma. Sci. 2: 286-304.

70. Khan, T.A., Mazid, M., Teixeira da Silva, J.A., Mohammad, F. and Khan, M.N. 2012.

Role of NO-mediated H2O2 signalling under abiotic stress (heavy metal) – induced oxidative

stress in plants: An overview. Functional Plant Sci. Biotechnol. 6: 91-107.

71. Siddiqui, M.H., Mohammad, F., Khan, M.M.A. and Al-Whaibi, M.H. 2012.

Cumulative effect of nitrogen and sulphur on Brassica juncea L. genotypes under NaCl

stress. Protoplasma 249: 139-153.

72. Khan, M.N. and Mohammad, F. 2013. Interactive effect of GA3, N and P ameliorate

growth, seed and fibre yield by enhancing photosynthetic capacity and carbonic anhydrase

activity of linseed: a dual purpose crop. J. Integ. Agric. 12: 1183-1194.

73. Khan, M.N. and Mohammad, F. 2014. Eutrophication: Causes, consequences and

control. In: Eutrophication: Challenges and Solutions, pp 1-5., A.A. Ansari and S.S. Gill

(eds.). Springer Publications (Netherlands).

74. Khan, Z.H., Mohammad, F. and Khan, M.M.A. 2014. Enhancing the growth, yield

and production of essential oil and citral in lemongrass by the application of triacontanol.

Inter. J. Plant Sci. Res. 4: 113-122.

75. Khan, M.N., Mohammad, F., Mobin, M. and Saquib, M.A. 2014. Tolerance of plants

to abiotic stress: A role of nitric oxide and calcium. In: Nitric Oxide in Plants: Metabolism

and Role in Stress Physiology, pp. 225-242. M.N. Khan, M. Mobin, F. Mohammad and F.J.

Corpas (eds.). Springer International Publishing, Switzerland.

76. Siddiqui, M.H., Al-Whaibi., M.H., Mohammad, F. and Al- Khaishany, M.Y. (2015).

Role of nanoparticles in plants. In: Nanotechnology and Plant Sciences: Nanoparticles and

their Impacts on Plants, pp 19- 35. M.H Siddiqui, M.H Al Whaibi and F. Mohammad (eds.).

Springer International Publishing, Switzerland.

77. Jafri, N. Mazid, M. And Mohammad, F. 2015. Responses of seed priming with

gibberellic acid on yield and oil quality of sunflower (Helianthus annuus L.). Indian J. Agric.

Res. 49: 235-240.

78. Khanam, D. and Mohammad, F. 2017. Effect of structurally different plant growth

regulators (PGRs) on the concentration, yield and constituents of peppermint essential oil. J.

Herbs Spices Med. Plants 23: 26-35.

Working Papers (Abstracts)

1. Inam, A., Abbas, Z., Parvaiz, M.A., Ashfaq, N. and Mohammad, F. 1982. Growth

response of three varieties of triticale to fertilizer. Paper presented at ‘Sixty nine Session of

the Indian Science Congress’ held at Mysore (January 3-8, 1982).

2. Samiullah, Mohammad, F. and Afridi, M.M.R.K. 1982. On optimising mustard yield

by spray of nitrogen, phosphorus and sulphur. Paper presented at ‘All India Seminar on New

Approaches to Plant Science Research’ held at Srinagar (October 11-13, 1982).

3. Mohammad, F. and Afridi, M.M.R.K. 1982.Comparative performance of mustard

varieties in relation to yield and quality. Paper presented at ‘Fifth All India Botanical

Conference’ held at Rajkot (December 27-29, 1982).

4. Mohammad, F., Samiullah and Afridi, M.M.R.K. 1983. Effect of phosphorus and

sulphur spray on mustard yield. Paper presented at ‘International Seminar on Plant

Physiology in Coming Years’ held at New Delhi (January 20-22, 1983).

5. Mohammad, F. and Samiullah 1983. Yield and quality of mustard under varying

levels of nitrogen. Paper presented at ‘Annual Conference of the Society for Advancement of

Botany’ held at Hisar (May 28-29, 1983).

6. Samiullah, Mohammad, F. and Afridi, M.M.R.K. 1983. Effect of combined

phosphorus and potassium on productivity of mustard. Paper presented at ‘National

Symposium on Plant Nutrition’ held at Lucknow (October 18-20, 1983).

7. Mohammad, F., Samiullah and Afridi, M.M.R.K.1983. Yield performance of six

mustard varieties in relation to three sowing dates. Paper presented at ‘Sixth All India

Botanical Conference’ held at Bhubaneshwar (December 28-30, 1983).

8. Samiullah, Mohammad, F. Afridi, M.M.R.K. and Parvaiz, M.A. 1984. Augmenting

mustard yield and quality through foliar fertilization. Paper presented at ‘National Seminar in

Plant Physiology’ held at Hisar (February 10-12, 1984).

9. Mohammad, F. and Samiullah 1984. Increasing mustard yield by foliar fedding. Paper

presented at ‘Seventh All India Botanical Conference’ held at Jaipur (December 28-30,

1984).

10. Samiullah, Mohammad, F. and Afridi, M.M.R.K. 1985. Effect of combined spray of

NPS on yield and quality of ten varieties of mustard (Brassica juncea L. Czern & Coss).

Paper presented at ‘National Seminar in Plant Physiology’ held at Varanasi (February 21-23,

1985).

11. Samiullah, Mohammad, F., Afridi, M.M.R.K. and Afaq, S.H. 1985. Growth

performance of six mustard varieties in relation to three sowing dates. Paper presented at

‘National Seminar on Plant Physiology’ held at Imphal (December 15-17, 1985).

12. Akhtar, M. and Mohammad, F. 1985. Effects of foliar application of phosphorus on

the performance of mungbean (Vigna radiata L.Wilczek) var. T44. Paper presented at

‘Eighth All India Botanical Conference’ held at Hyderabad (December 28-30, 1985).

13. Mohammad, F. 1989. Cumulative effect of soil and leaf applied nitrogen on yield and

quality of linseed. Paper presented at ‘Eleventh Botanical Conference’ held at Tiruchirapalli

(January 2-4, 1989).

14. Mohammad, F. 1989. Effect of soil and leaf applied phosphorus on the yield and

quality of linseed. Paper presented at ‘National Seminar on Plant Physiology Research

Imperatives for the Nineties’ held at Kanpur (January 22-24, 1989).

15. Afridi, M.M.R.K., Umar, S., Mohammad, F., Khan, M.S.Y. and Hussain, S. 1989.

Potassium requirement of Plantago ovate Forsk. (Isubgol) cultivated at Delhi. Paper

presented at ‘International Conference on Recent Advances in Medicinal, Aromatic and Spice

Crops’ held at New Delhi (January 28-31, 1989).

16. Afridi, M.M.R.K., Umar, S. and Mohammad, F. 1989. Potassium enhances the

performance of Cymbopogon under Indian conditions-A Review. Paper presented at

‘International Conference on Recent Advances in Medicinal, Aromatic and Spice Crops’ held

at New Delhi (January 28-31, 1989).

17. Mohammad, F., Khan, T. and Tajwar, M. 1993. Effects of nitrogen application on the

physiology and yield performance of mustard. Paper presented at ‘National Conference in

Molecular and Plant Physiological Researches in Crop Improvement and Annual Convention

of the Indian Society for Plant Physiology’ held at Faizabad (February 22-25, 1993).

18. Rajagopal, R., Afridi, M.M.R.K., Afaq, S.H and Mohammad, F. 1993. Vegetative

propagation of Ficus elastica Roxb. by air layering using selected auxins and vitamins as

growth stimulants. Paper presented at ‘National Conference on Advances in Molecular and

Plant Physiological Researches in Crop Improvement and Annual Convention of the Indian

Society for Plant Physiology’ held at Faizabad (February 22-25, 1993).

19. Mohammad, F. and Iqbal, Z. 1993. Pattern of carbonic anhydrase and nitrate

reductase activities at various growth stages of mustard. Paper presented at ‘National

Conference on Advances in Molecular and Plant Physiological Researches in Crop

Improvement and Annual Convention of the Indian Society for Plant Physiology’ held at

Faizabad (February 22-25, 1993).

20. Rajagopal, R., Afridi, M.M.R.K., Afaq, S.H. and Mohammad, F. 1993. Promotion of

seed germination and seedling growth of Datura innoxia Mill. by seed treatment with B and

C vitamins under controlled conditions. Paper presented at ‘Third Conference of Association

of Plant Physiologists of SAARC Countries and Annual Convention of the Plant Growth

Regulator Society of India on Plant Physiology and Biotechnology in Relation to Improving

Plant Productivity’ held at Ahmedabad (April 9-11, 1993).

21. Rajagopal, R., Afaq, S.H., Mohammad, F. and Afridi, R.M. 1993. Vitamin C

(ascorbic acid) enhances rooting and survival rate in air layers of Ficus elastica Roxb. Paper

presented at ‘National Seminar on Tree Biology of Himalayan and Tropical Species’ held at

Tehri (April, 19-21, 1993).

22. Husain, S., Afridi, R.M., Rajagopal, R., Afaq, S.H. and Mohammad, F. 1993. An

inexpensive technique to break seed dormancy in Datura innoxia Mill., a commercial source

of scopolamine. Paper presented at ‘First National Seminar in Ilmul Advia’ held at Azamgarh

(April, 23-25, 1993).

23. Mohammad, F. 1997. On the involvement of carbonic anhydrase and photosynthesis

in enhancing mustard productivity. Paper presented at ‘National Seminar on Plant Physiology

for Sustainable Agriculture’ held at New Delhi (March, 19-21, 1997).

24. Rajagopal R., Mohammad, F., Afaq, S.H. and Afridi, R.M. 1997. Physiological

response of Datura innoxia Mill. to presowing seed treatment with vitamins. Paper presented

at ‘National Seminar on Plant Physiology for Sustainable Agriculture, held at New Delhi

(March, 19-21, 1997).

25. Siddiqui, R., Mohammad, F. and Ahmad A. 1997. Leaf NPK content in nine varieties

of rainfed mustard. Paper presented at ‘National Seminar on Plant Physiology for Sustainable

Agriculture’ held at New Delhi (March 19-21, 1997).

26. Mohammad, F and Afridi, R.M. 1998. Physiomorphological response of garlic to

graded levels of NPK application. Paper presented at ‘National Seminar on Role of Plant

Physiology and Biotechnology in Agriculture and Industry’ held at Hyderabad (February 14-

16, 1998).

27. Siddiqui, R. and Mohammad, F. 1998. Response of four new genotypes of linseed to

graded levels of nitrogen. Paper presented at ‘National Seminar on Role of Plant Physiology

and Biotechnology in Agriculture and Industry’ held at Hyderabad (February 14-16, 1998).

28. Siddiqui, R. and Mohammad, F. 1998. Differential effect of pre-sowing seed

treatment with plant growth regulators on NRA and yield performance of Helianthus annuus

L. Abstract published in the Abstract Book of the ‘Plant Biology 98’ held at Monona Drive,

Rockville, MD 20855- 2768, U.SA.

29. Mohammad, F. 2000. Effect of P application on CA activity, Gs, PN, leaf NPK content

and growth and yield performance of mustard. Paper presented at ‘National Seminar on Plant

Physiological Paradigm for Fostering Agro and Biotechnology and Augmenting

Environmental Productivity in Millennium 2000’ held at Lucknow (November 7-9, 2000).

30. Mohammad, F. 2002. Physiomorphological changes in leek (Allium porrum L.) grown

with graded levels of NPK. Paper presented at ‘Twenty Fifth All India Botanical Conference’

held at Bareilly (October 27-29, 2002).

31. Khan, M.M.A., Puthukkudi, J. and Mohammad, F. 2002. Screening of 13 varieties of

tomato (Lycopersicon esculentum) for their productivity and lycopene, beta-carotene and

ascorbic acid contents. Abstract published in the Abstract Book of the ‘Fifth World Congress

on the Processing Tomato’ held at Istanbul, Turkey (June 8-12, 2002).

32. Afroz, S., Mohammad, F., Hayat, S. and Siddiqui, M.H. 2003. Gibberellic acid spray

on mustard offsets the ill effects of pre-sowing seed treatment with sodium chloride. Paper

presented at ‘National Symposium on Plant Biology and Biodiversity in Changing

Environment’ held at New Delhi (December 29-31, 2003).

33. Mohammad, F., Gautam, C., Siddiqui, M.H. and Khan, M.M.A. 2003. Effect of

gibberellic acid spray on performance of tomato. Paper presented at ‘National Symposium on

Plant Biology and Biodiversity in Changing Environment’ held at New Delhi (December 29-

31, 2003.).

34. Siddiqui, M.H., Rahman, M.N., Khan, M.M.A., Mohammad, F. and Naeem, M. 2003.

Triacontanol induced changes in growth, yield and quality of tomato. Paper presented at

‘National Symposium on Plant Biology and Biodiversity in Changing Environment’ held at

New Delhi (December 29-31, 2003).

35. Khan, M.N., Mohammad, F. and Siddiqui, M.H. 2007. Changes in growth, enzyme

activities, photosynthesis, proline accumulation and yield of linseed genotypes under regimes

of salinity. Paper presented at ‘National Seminar on New Strides in Microbiology,

Biotechnology, Biochemistry and Agricultural Sciences’ held at Dehra Dun (February 3-4,

2007).

36. Siddiqui, M.H., Mohammad, F. and Khan, M.N. 2007. Physiobiochemical response of

erucic acid free genotypes of rapeseed-mustard to the nutrient application. Paper presented at

‘National Seminar on New Strides in Microbiology, Biotechnology, Biochemistry and

Agriculture Sciences’ held at Dehra Dun (February 3-4, 2007).

37. Khan, M.M.A., Khan, R., Singh, M., Nasir, S., Naeem, M., Siddiqui, M.H and

Mohammad, F. 2007. Gibberellic acid and triacontanol can ameliorate the opium yield and

morphine production in opium poppy (Papaver somniferum.L,). Abstract published in the

Abstract Book of the ‘International Symposium on Medicinal and Nutraceutical Plants’ held

at Fort Valley, Georgia USA (March 19-23, 2007).

38. Khan, M.M.A., Bhardwaj, G., Mohammad, F., Singh, M., Nasir S., and Naeem, M.

2007. Response of tomato (Lycopersicon lycopersicum Mill.) to application of potassium and

triacontanol. Abstract published in the Abstract Book of the ‘International Symposium on

Medicinal and Nutraceutical Plants’ held at Fort Valley, Georgia, USA (March 19-23, 2007).

39. Siddiqui, M.H. and Mohammad, F. 2008. Interactive effect of nitrogen phosphorus

and sulphur application on physio-morphological parameters of erucic acid free rapeseed-

mustard genotypes. Paper presented at ‘Golden Jubliee Conference on Challenges and

Emerging Strategies for Improving Plant Productivity’ held at New Delhi (November 12-14,

2008).

40. Khan, Z.H. Qureshi, A.H., Khan, M.M.A., Moinuddin and Mohammad, F. 2013.

Influence of nitrogen and gamma irradiated sodium alginate on plant growth, physio-

biochemical attributes, photosynthesis and betalains content of beetroot (Beta vulgaris L.).

Paper presented at ‘National Seminar on Trends and Advances in Plant Sciences’ held at

Aligarh (September 21-22, 2013).

41. Khanam, D., Mohammad, F., Khan, M.M.A., Khan Z.H. and Ali, A. 2013. Effect of

kinetin and polyacrylamide application on the performance of palmarosa [Cymbopogon

martini (Roxb.) Wats.]. Paper presented at ‘National Seminar on Trends and Advances in

Plant Sciences’ held at Aligarh (September 21-22, 2013).

42. Khan, M.N., Alessa, A.H., Saqib, M.A., and Mohammad, F. 2013. Altitude-related

variations in growth, physiological and biochemical attributes of some medicinal plants of

Tabuk region of Saudi Arabia. Paper presented at ‘National Seminar on Trends and Advances

in Plant Sciences’ held at Aligarh (September 21-22, 2013).

43. Khan, M.M.A., Firdaus, A., Mohammad, F., Ali, A., Alam, M.M., Naeem, M. and

Moinuddin 2013. Methyl jasmonate and silicon nanoparticles enhance the growth attributes,

biochemical and physiological parameters and production of alkaloids in periwinkle

[Catharanthus roseus (L.) G. Don.]. Paper presented at ‘National Seminar on Trends and

Advances in Plant Sciences’ held at Aligarh (September 21-22, 2013).

44. Shabbir, A., Mohammad, F., Khan, M.M.A., Ali, A., Alam, M.M., Naeem, M.,

Moinuddin and Varshney, L. 2013. Augmenting growth, biochemical and physiological

attributes and alkaloid production in periwinkle [Catharanthus roseus (L.) G. Don.] through

soil-applied radiation processed sodium alginate and polyacrylamide. Paper presented at

‘National Seminar on Trends and Advances in Plant Sciences’ held at Aligarh (September

21-22, 2013).

45. Khanam, D., Mohammad, F. and Khan, M.M.A. 2016. Influence of various plant

growth regulators on growth characteristics and physiological attributes of Mentha piperita L.

Paper presented at ‘International Conference on Emerging Trends in Biochemical Sciences’

held at Aligarh (March 6-8, 2016).

46. Mohammad, F. and Khanam, D. 2016. Effect of plant growth regulators on growth

and essential oil yield of Mentha piperita L. under salt stress. Paper presented at ‘National

Conference of Plant Physiology- 2016’ held at Bengaluru (December 8-10, 2016).

47. Khanam, D. and Mohammad, F. 2016. Plant growth regulators ameliorate the ill

effect of salt stress through improved photosynthesis and antioxidant system in Mentha

piperita L. Paper presented at ‘National Conference of Plant Physiology- 2016’ held at

Bengaluru (December 8-10, 2016).