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Journal Publications
1. Amber Afroz,S.A.Khan Protein biomarker modulation and wound healing efficacy of mentha piperita-based green-synthesized silver nanoparticles in alloxan-induced diabetic rats, Journal of Drug Targeting, 2025
2. Y.Sajjad,S.A.Khan ). Growth Dilatory Effects of PEG and Sucrose on Geranium wallichianum: An In Vitro Approach for Conservation, Phyton-International Journal of Experimental Botany, 2025
3. A.Nazir,S.A.Khan Health risk assessment and levels of heavy metals contaminated drinking water used by both adults and children from nawanshahr town, Global NEST Journal, 2025
4. Nauman, M,M. Shahzad,Alghamdi, A.A.,Ahmed, J,R.Ahmad,M.Bilal,S.A.Khan,M.Irshad Enhanced Resilience to Salt Stress: An Integrated Approach Addressing Physiochemical Attributes of Wheat (Triticum aestivum L.). , Polish Journal of Environmental Studies, 2025
5. A.Nazir,S.A.Khan Effects of Cd and Cr stress on physiological and morphological traits of two cultivars of wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) under hydroponic system , Global NEST, 2025
6. Mariyam Bibi,S.A.Khan,M. Azeem,Noor Khan,Abbasi AM Phytochemical profile, antioxidant potential and expression of FLS, GGP genes in kiwifruit at different harvesting stages and durations of storage. , Applied Ecology and Environmental Research, 2025
7. S.A.Khan,R.Ahmad Morphological, Biochemical, and Gene Expression Responses of Selected Pea (Pisum sativum L.) Varieties to Water-deficit Stress, Romanian Agricultural Research, 2025
8. A.Hassan,S.A.Khan,R.Ahmad Novel halotolerant PGPR strains alleviate salt stress by enhancing antioxidant activities and expression of selected genes leading to improved growth of Solanum lycopersicum, Scientia Horticulturae, 2024
9. S.A.Khan,R.Ahmad,Y.Sajjad,M.Shahzad Evaluation of morphological and biochemical variations in peas under two widespread abiotic stresses , Acta Physiologiae Plantarum, 2024
10. Hifza Imtiaz,Y.Sajjad,S.A.Khan,A.Hassan,Abdul Rehman Khan,Khurshid.G Insight into physiological and biochemical markers against formaldehyde stress in spider plant (Chlorophytum comosum L.), Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 2024
11. S.A.Khan,Dr. AM Abbasi Phytochemical profile, antioxidant and antibacterial activities analysis of crude extract and essential oil of Pinus roxburghii and Pinus wallichiana: in vitro and in silico analyses, Cogent Food & Agriculture, 2024
12. R.Ahmad,M. Shahzad,S.A.Khan The ability of selected fungal strains to produce carboxylesterase enzymes for biodegradation and use of bifenthrin insecticide as carbon source: in vitro and in silico approaches, Bioprocess and Biosystems Engineering, 2024
13. S.A.Khan,R.Ahmad,Y.Sajjad Aflatoxins in Wheat Grains: Detection and Detoxification through Chemical, Physical, and Biological Means, Life, 2024
14. R.Ahmad,S.A.Khan Ectomycorrhiza and ethylenediurea reduced the impact of high nitrogen and ozone stresses and increased the growth of Cedrus deodara, Heliyon, 2024
15. S.A.Khan,A.Hassan,R.Ahmad,M.Shah,M.Shahzad,Y.Sajjad Real time expression and in silico characterization of pea genes involved in salt and water-deficit stress, Molecular Biology Reports, 2024
16. Taimoor Khan,Y.Sajjad,A.Hassan,S.A.Khan,S.M.Shah,Abdul Rehman Khan Evaluating the antioxidative defense response of selected indoor plants against benzene and formaldehyde, Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 2023
17. S.A.Khan, De-Yong Zhao Biomass allocation and nutrients utilization in wheat as affected by phosphorus placement and salt stress, Agronomy, 2023
18. Ali Masood,Y.Sajjad,S.A.Khan,A.Hassan,M.Shah,S.M.Shah In vitro propagation of Geranium wallichianum: An indigenously threatened medicinal plant in Pakistan, Kuwait Journal of Science, 2023
19. Saddaf Rashid,R.Ahmad,Dr. AM Abbasi,M. Azeem,Dunia A. Al Farraj,S.A.Khan,Mohamed Soliman Elshikh Synthesis of Rumex hastatus-based silver nanoparticles induced the inhibition of human pathogenic bacterial strains, Arabian Journal of Chemistry, 2023
20. Nabeela Zahid,R.Ahmad,S.A.Khan,M.Shah In vitro and in silico validation of antibacterial potential of Pinus roxburghii and Cedrus deodara leaves’ extract against human pathogenic bacteria, Journal of King Saud University-Science, 2023
21. Qin Gu,S.A.Khan Salt tolerant Bacillus strains improves plant growth traits and regulation of phytohormones in wheat under salinity stress, Plants, 2022
22. Danyu Kong ,S.A.Khan Biofortification of iron and zinc in rice and wheat, Journal of Integrative Plant Biology, 2022
23. Amber Afroz,S.A.Khan Intron-containing hairpin RNA interference vector for OBP8 show promising mortality in peach potato aphid, Plant Cell, Tissue and Organ Culture, 2022
24. Nabeela Zahid,R.Ahmad,S.A.Khan,M.Shah Identification of different genotypes of HCV in hepatitis patients of Abbottabad, Pakistan and detection of acute and chronic HCV infection through proteases inhibitors genes expression, Acta Virologica, 1 October, 2021
25. S.A.Khan,M. Shahzad,R.Ahmad,Y.Sajjad Differential variations in total flavonoid content and antioxidant enzymes activities in pea under different salt and drought stresses , Scientia Horticulturae, 2021
26. S.A.Khan Evaluation of heavy metals effects on morpho-anatomical alterations of wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) seedlings, Microscopy Research and Technique, 2021
27. S.A.Khan Impact of saline stress on the uptake of various macro and micronutrients and on their associations with plant biomass and root traits in wheat, Plant Soil and Environment, 2021
28. Javaria Chand,S.A.Khan,R.Ahmad,M. Shahzad Expression of Antioxidant Genes can Increase Cold Resistance in Tomato (Solanum lycopersicum L.). , Pakistan Journal of Botany, 2021
29. M. Shahzad,Shumail Waheed,R.Ahmad,M.Irshad,S.A.Khan,Q.Mahmood Ca2SiO4 chemigation reduces cadmium localization in the subcellular leaf fractions of spinach (Spinacia oleracea L.) under cadmium stress, Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety , 2021
30. S.A.Khan Identification of Candidate Biomarkers for HCV Leading to Hepatocellu-, Current Pharmaceutical Analysis, 2020
31. S.A.Khan Identification and characterization of important sterile and maintainer lines from various genotypes for advanced breeding programs of onion (Allium cepa L.), Plant Breeding, 2020
32. S.A.Khan,R.Ahmad,M. Shahzad Salt stress reduces the pea growth and induces the expression of selected antioxidant genes, Pakistan Journal of Agricultural Sciences, 2020
33. M. Shahzad,Haris Usman,R.Ahmad,S.A.Khan,Zulfiqar A. Saqib,Karl-Hermann Mühling Sodium in the leaf apoplast does not affect growth of maize (Zea mays L.) under saline field conditions, Journal of Applied Botany and Food Quality , 2019
34. R.Ahmad,S.A.Khan,M.Shah,M.Shahzad Unraveling the phytoremediation potential of Parthenium hysterophorus: Expression study of glutathione reductase and phospholipase D-α genes, Polish Journal Of Environmental Studies, April , 2019
35. Saddaf Rashid,M. Azeem,S.A.Khan,M.Shah,R.Ahmad Characterization and synergistic antibacterial potential of green synthesized silver nanoparticles using aqueous root extracts of important medicinal plants of Pakistan, Colloids and Surfaces B: Biointerfaces, April, 2019
36. S.A.Khan,R.Ahmad Prevalence and detection of drug-resistant tuberculosis in Hazara Division, Pakistan, Academia Journal of Biotechnology, October , 2018
37. S.A.Khan,R.Ahmad,M. Shahzad Transformation of tomato variety Rio grande with drought resistant transcription factor gene ataf1 and its molecular analysis, Pakistan Journal of Botany, 2018
38. A.Nazir,S.A.Khan,A. Mannan,Dr. AM Abbasi Identification of Cystatin Genes and Antibacterial Activity Against Clinical Pathogens in Selected Medicinal Plant Species , SYLWAN Journal, 2018
39. R.Ahmad,S.A.Khan,M. Shahzad,U.Irshad Metabolic profiling to elucidate genetic elements due to salt stress , CLEAN, Soil, Air, Water, 2017
40. S.A.Khan Confirmation of Proteins Encoding Genes Importantin Bacterial Wilt Resistance, Journal of Advances in Agricultural Research, 2017
41. S.A.Khan Exploring genotypic variations for improved oil content and healthy fatty acids composition in Rapeseed (Brassica napus L.), Journal of the Science of Food and Agriculture , 2017
42. R.Ahmad,M. Shahzad,S.A.Khan Molecular characterization of growth and proteolysis related genes in maize under drought stress, Pakistan Journal of Botany, 2017
43. S.A.Khan Unraveling the inheritance pattern of yield and associated traits in Rapeseed (Brassica napus L.)" , Acta Physiologiae Plantarum , Acta Physiologiae Plantarum , 2017
44. M. Shahzad,Abdul Qadir,S.A.Khan,R.Ahmad,Sajid Masood,M.Irshad,Fawad Kaleem,Sunjeet Kumar Exogenous Ca2SiO4 enrichment reduces the leaf apoplastic Na+ and increases the growth of okra (Abelmoschus esculentus L.) under salt stress, Scientia Horticulturae, 2017
45. M. Shahzad,Zulfiqar A Saqib,F.Hafeez,M.Bilal,S.A.Khan,Saeed A Asad,Javaid Akhtar Growth-related changes in wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) genotypes grown under salinity stress, Journal of Plant Nutrition, 2016
46. S.A.Khan Heavy metals potential health risk assessment through consumption of wastewater irrigated wild plants: a case study, Human and Ecological Risk Assessment: An International Journal, 2016
47. S.A.Khan,R.Ahmad,M. Shahzad The effects of different levels of salinity on growth and proline accumulation in three pea varieties, Minerva Biotechnologica, 2016
48. S.A.Khan Growth-related changes in wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) genotypes grown under salinity stress, Journal of Plant Nutrition, 2016
49. R.Ahmad,S.A.Khan,M. Shahzad Phytoremediation potential of hemp (Cannabis sativa L.):Identification and characterization of heavy metals responsive genes , Clean- Soil, Air, Water, 2016
50. Saeed Ahmad Asad,Ayesha Tabassum,Abdul Hameed,Fayyaz ul Hassan,Aftab Afzal,S.A.Khan,R.Ahmad,M. Shahzad Determination of lytic enzyme activities of indigenous Trichoderma isolates from Pakistan, Brazilian Journal of Microbiology, 2015
51. S.A.Khan "Genetic Potential, Variability and Heritability of Various Morphological and Yield Traits among Maize Synthetics , Electronic Journal of Biology , 2015
52. R.Ahmad,S.A.Khan Molecular cloning, characterization and differential expression of novel phytocystatin gene during tropospheric ozone stress in maize (Zea mays) leaves, Comptes Rendus Biologies, 2015
53. S.A.Khan Influence of foliar nutrients application on growth and yield of Onion grown in nutrient deficient soil , Bangladesh Journal of Botany , 2015
54. S.A.Khan,R.Ahmad,M. Shahzad Drought stress stunt tomato plant growth and up-regulate expression of SlAREB, SlNCED3, and SlERF024 genes, Scientia Horticulturae , 2015
55. M. Shahzad,S.A.Khan,R.Ahmad,M.Bilal Biocontrol efficacy of different isolates of Trichoderma against soil borne pathogen Rhizoctonia solani, Pol J Microbiol , 2014
56. S.A.Khan,R.Ahmad Biocontrol Efficacy of Different Isolates of Trichoderma against Soil Born Pathogen Rhizoctonia solani., Polish Journal of Microbiology, 2014
57. S.A.Khan Estimates of heritability and expected response for maturity and grain yield related traits in half-sib recurrent families of Maize, Pakistan Journal of Biotechnology, 2014
58. S.A.Khan Metabolic diversity in apple germplasm, Plant Breeding, 2014
59. S.A.Khan,R.Ahmad Genetic Transformation of Sugarcane Variety HSF-240 with Marker Gene GUS" , International Journal of Agriculture and Biology, 2013
60. U.Irshad,Alain Brauman,Cécile Villenave,S.A.Khan,S.Shafiq,Claude Plassard Nitrogen and Phosphorus Flow Stimulated by Bacterial Grazer Nematodes in Mycorrhizosphere of Pinus pinaster , INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF AGRICULTURE & BIOLOGY, 2013
61. S.A.Khan Differences in acidity of apples are probably mainly caused by a malic acid transporter gene on LG16, Tree Genetics & Genomes, 2012
62. S.A.Khan Diversity arrays technology (DArT) markers in apple for genetic linkage maps, Molecular Breeding, 2012
63. S.A.Khan Genetic analysis of metabolites in apple fruits indicates an mQTL hotspot for phenolic compounds on Linkage Group 16, Journal of Experimental Botany, 2012
64. S.A.Khan The mQTL hotspot on linkage group 16 for phenolic compounds in apple fruits is probably the result of a leucoanthocyanidin reductase gene at that locus." , BMC Research Notes, 2012
65. S.A.Khan Anthocyanin production as a potential visual selection marker during plant transformation, Transgenic Research, 2011
66. S.A.Khan 9) Anthocyanin production as a potential visual selection marker during plant transformation, Transgenic Research, 2011
67. S.A.Khan 12) Effect of GA3 on regeneration response of three tomato cultivars (Lycopersicon esculentum), Pakistan Journal of Botany, 2009
68. S.A.Khan Effect of cytokinins on shoot multiplication in three elite sugarcane varieties, Journal of Botany, 2009
69. S.A.Khan Callus induction and regeneration in elite Sugarcane cultivar HSF-240, Pakistan. Journal of Botany, 2009
70. S.A.Khan RAPD and SSR analysis of wild oats (Avena species) from North West frontier Province of Pakistan, African Journal of Plant Science, 2008
71. S.A.Khan Rapid micropropagation of three elite Sugarcane (Saccharum officinarum L.) varieties by shoot tip culture, African Journal of Biotechnology, 2008
72. S.A.Khan Optimization of explant sterilization condition in sugarcane cultivar, Pakistan Journal of Agriculture Research, 2007
73. S.A.Khan Tolerance of Avena fatua and Phalaris minor to some graminacides, Pakistan Journal of Weed Science Research, 2005
74. S.A.Khan 17) Important weeds of Wheat Crop of Malakandher Farm, NWFP Agricultural University, Peshawar., Pakistan Journal of Weed Science Research, 2004
 
Conference Publications
1. S.A.Khan,R.Ahmad,Y.Sajjad,Imran Hussain Vermi Fertilizer as a Sustainable Alternative to Synthetic Fertilizers: Impacts on Wheat Yield and Soil Fertility, , 2025
2. R.Ahmad,S.A.Khan,M. Shahzad Effect of ectomycorrhiza and ethylenediurea on cedrus deodara seedlings grown under high nitrogen and ozone stress, , 2022
3. R.Ahmad,S.A.Khan Newly identified fungal strains from Pinus roxburghii rhizosphere showed differential impact on plant growth and in alleviating the high nitrogen stress, , 2019
4. R.Ahmad,S.A.Khan Molecular Characterization of Fungal Strains Isolated from Petroleum Hydrocarbon Contaminated Sites, , 2019
5. S.A.Khan Methane emission from summer grass species from Northern Pakistan: implication for sustainable animal production , , 2019
6. S.A.Khan,R.Ahmad Evaluation of important health beneficial metabolites and their genes expression at various harvest stages of kiwifruit , , 2019
7. S.A.Khan,R.Ahmad Metabolic profiling of Pea crop under various salt stress conditions, , 2019
8. Zulfiqar A Saqib,M. Shahzad,R.Ahmad,S.A.Khan,Haris Usman Investigating the role of apoplastic Na+ on the maize (Zea mays L.) growth in different saline soils, , 2019
9. M. Shahzad,Rabbia Shahid,R.Ahmad,S.A.Khan,M.Irshad Effect of nano silica particles on the ionic pattern and expansin genes expression in maize plant under salt stress, , 2019
10. M. Shahzad,Mehran Khan,R.Ahmad,S.A.Khan,M.Irshad Impact of calcium sulphate fertilization on the ionomics and growth-related genes in maize leaves under salinity stress, , 2019
11. S.A.Khan,R.Ahmad,M. Shahzad,Saba Naz, Muhammad Farooq Molecular study of metabolites and genes responsive to salt stress in pea (Pisum Sativum L.), , 2019
12. R.Ahmad,Kinza Manzoor, Hafiz Muhammad Ansab Jamil,S.A.Khan,M. Shahzad Impact of industrial wastewater irrigation on heavy metals uptake, proteases and expansins genes expressions in selected plants, , 2019
13. S.A.Khan,R.Ahmad,M. Shahzad Differential Antioxidant Genes Expression Associated with Tolerance of Pea (Pisum sativum L.) Against Salt Stress , , 2018
14. Muhammad Ayaz,,R.Ahmad,M. Shahzad,Noorullah Khan,M.Shah,S.A.Khan Drought stress stunt tomato plant growth and up-regulate expressionof SlAREB, SlNCED3, and SlERF024 genes, , 2015
15. R.Ahmad,S.A.Khan,M. Shahzad Identification and Isolation of Phospholipase D (PLD) and Glutathione Reductase (GR) Genes from Parthenium hyesterophorous, , 2014
16. S.A.Khan Characterization of drought resistant genes in tomato, , 2014
17. S.A.Khan Genetic Mapping of Phenolic Compounds in Apple (Malus x domestica Borkh.), , 2013
18. S.A.Khan Acidity is an important determinant for fruit taste in apple" , , 2012
19. S.A.Khan Relevance of cadmium and proton stress in Elodea canadensis for phytofiltration, , 2012
20. S.A.Khan Relevance of Cadmium and proton stress in Elodea canadensis for phytofiltration, , 2012