Research Achievements

Research Achievements
ANNUAL
REPORT
2010-11
162
UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURE FAISALABAD
Khalid, A., S. Batool, M.T. Siddique, Z. H. Nazli, R. Bibi, S.
Mahmood and M. Arshad. 2011. Decolorization of
remazol black-B azo dye in soil by fungi. Soil
Environ., 30(1): 1-6.
Kiran, A., S. R. Kashif and M. Yaseen. 2010. Using
indigenous humic acid from lignite to increase
growth and yield of okra (Abelmoschus esculentus
L.) Soil Environ., 29(2): 187-191.
Mahmood, R. M. Yaseen, M. Arshad and A. Tanvir. 2010.
Comparative effect of different calcium carbide
based formulations on growth and yield of wheat.
Soil Environ., 29(1): 33-37.
Mahmood, S., M. Arshad, A. Khalid, Z. H. Nazli and T.
Mahmood. 2011. Isolation and screening of azodye
decolorizing bacterial isolates from dye
contaminated textile wastewater. Soil Environ.,
30(1): 7-12.
Sabir, M., A. Ghafoor, Saifullah, M. Z. Rehman, H. R.
Ahmad and T. Aziz. 2011. Growth and metal ionic
composition of Zea mays as affected by nickle
supplementation in the nutrient solution. Int. J.
Agric. Biol., 13: 186190
Shahzad, S. M., A. Khalid, M. Arshad and Khalil-ur-
Rehman. 2010. Screening of rhizobacteria
containing ACC-deaminase for growth promotion of
chickpea seedlings under axenic conditions. Soil
Environ., 29(1): 38-46.
Siddiq, S., W. Ahmad, M. Yaseen, Q. Ali and M. Arshad.
2011. Impact of calcium carbide on seed
germination of tomato genotypes under controlled
conditions. Int. J. Agro-Vet. Med. Sci., 5: 336-348.
Proceedings
Waqas, R., M. Arshad, B. Shaharoona, A. Khalid and M.
Imran. 2011. Utilization of novel ACC-deaminase
Biotechnology for mitigation of water deficit stress
to field crops. Proc. of International Conf. on Water
resources engineering and management. University
of Engineering and Technology, Lahore-Pakistan, 7-8
March 2011. P. 97-104
Waqas, R., M. Arshad, B. Shaharoona, A. Khalid and I.
Naqvi. 2010. Integrated use of potassium
fertilization and PGPR containing ACC-deaminase on
nd
alleviation of water deficit stress in maize. Proc. of 2
International conf. on “Sustainable water
management in developing countries- challenges
and opportunities”. Memon et al. (ed.). Mehran
University of Engineering and Technology, Jamshoro,
Sindh, Pakistan, 15-17 September 2010. p. 185-191
Waqas, R., M. Arshad, B. Shaharoona, A. Khalid. 2010.
Utilizing the novel bacteria possessing ACCdeaminase
enzyme as bioinoculants to enhance
nd
water use efficiency in field crops. Proc. of 2
International conf. on “Sustainable water
management in developing countries Challenges
and opportunities”. Memon et al. (ed.). Mehran
University of Engineering and Technology, Jamshoro,
Sindh, Pakistan, 15-17 September 2010. p. 219-225
Book Chapters
Arshad, M., A. Khalid, S. M. Shahzad and T. Mahmood.
2010. Role of ethylene and bacterial ACC-deaminase
in nodulation of legumes. In: M. S. Khan et al. (eds.).
Microbes for Legume Improvement. Springer-Verlag,
Germany. P. 103-122
Khalid, A., M. Arshad and D. E. Crowley. 2010.
Bioaugmentation of azodyes. ln: biodegradation of
azodyes. H.A. Erkurt (ed.). Hand Book of Envi.
Chemistry. Springer. Netherland. 9: 1-37.
INSTITUTE OF MICROBIOLOGY
Research Papers Published
International (10)
Akhtar, F., I. Hussain, S. U. Rahman and A. Khan. 2010.
Prevalence and antibiogram studies of Salmonella
enteritidis isolated from human and poultry sources.
Pak. Vet. J., 30(1): 28-34.
Akhtar, M., F. Muhammad, L. A. Lodhi, I. Hussain and M. I.
Anwar. 2011. Immunity against Ticks- A Review. Pak.
Vet. J., 31(1):9-16.
Amin, M., R. W. Hughes, M. S. Iqbal, S. A. Khan, P. A.
Reynolds, V. I. Anne, S. U. Rahman and A. S. Mirza.
2010. Mechanochemical synthesis and in vitro anti
Helicobacter pylori and urease inhibitory activities of
novel zinc (II) famotidine complex. J. Enzy. Inhib.
Med. Chem., 63: 18.
Hussain, T., M. Arshad, S. Khan, H. Sattar and M. S.
Qureshi. 2011. In vitro screening of methanol plant
extracts for their antibacterial activity. Pak. J. Bot.,
43(1): 531-538.
Khan, W. A., M. Z. Khan, A. Khan and I. Hussain. 2010.
Pathological effects of aflatoxin and their
amelioration by vitamin E in white leghorn layers.
Pak. Vet. J., 30(3): 155-162.
Liaqat, I., R. T. Bachmann, A. N. Sabri, R. G. J. Edyvean.
2010. Isolate-specific effects of patulin, penicillic
acid and EDTA on biofilm formation and growth of
dental unit water line biofilm isolates. Curr.
Microbiol., 61(2): 148-156.
Mansoor, M. K., I. Hussain, M. Arshad and G.
Muhammad. 2011. Preparation and evaluation of
chicken embryo-adapted fowl adenovirus serotypr-4
vaccine in broiler chickens. Trop. Anim. Health Prod.,
43(2): 331-338.