Muhammad Fasih Khalid

About

My research interest focus on plant responses to multiple environmental stress conditions i.e. (water deficit; salinity; high and low-temperature variations; light quality). I am interested in answering how plants cope against different stress conditions and what mechanisms are involved in their tolerance? I am interested in working to mitigate stresses by priming, applying stress mediators. I am interested in physiological (photosynthetic machinery; chlorophyll fluorescence; hydraulics), antioxidant activities (enzymatic; non-enzymatic), osmolytes/osmoprotectants, stress indicators (reactive oxygen species; lipid peroxidation), minerals elements (essential; non-essential),
transcriptomic analysis.

Employment

• Qatar University Researcher
  2024 - Present
• University of Florida Southwest Florida Research & Education Center Postdoctoral Scientist
  2022 - 2024
• Qatar University Postdoctoral Scientist
  2021 - 2022
• HAC Agri Ltd Research and development Officer
  2020 - 2021
• University of Florida Research Assistant
  2019 - 2020
• Bahauddin Zakariya University Research Associate
  2018 - 2019
• NLIN Senior Faculty Member
  2015 - 2017

Education

• Bahauddin Zakariya University Ph.D.
  2016 - 2021
• Bahauddin Zakariya University M.Sc. (Hons) Horticulture
  2013 - 2015
• Bahauddin Zakariya University B.Sc. (Hons) Agriculture - Horticulture
  2009 - 2013
• Punjab Group of Colleges Intermediate
  2007 - 2009
• FG Public for Boys Matriculation
  2005 - 2007

Projects & Funding

• Enhancing vegetable growth under abiotic stresses by using plant based green synthesis nanoparticles in Qatar. Qatar University
  2024 - 2026
• The role of abiotic and biotic inducers in controlling root rot disease and improving growth in tomato, pepper, and eggplant seedlings Qatar Foundation
  2023 - 2024

Publications (63)

• Beyond the membrane: the pivotal role of lipids in plants abiotic stress adaptation
  Ayesha Maryam, Rashid Iqbal Khan, Mazhar Abbas +5 more
  Plant Growth Regulation 2025 DOI: 10.1007/s10725-025-01363-x
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• Mango Maturity Indices and Harvesting Methods
  Rashid Iqbal Khan, Sajid Ali, Ayesha Maryam +8 more
  Handbook of Research on Mango Fruit 2025 DOI: 10.1201/9781003637592-18
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• Salinity and Drought in Mango
  Muhammad Fasih Khalid, Rashid Iqbal Khan, Rana Usman Zahid +6 more
  Handbook of Research on Mango Fruit 2025 DOI: 10.1201/9781003637592-16
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• Correction: Zakir et al. Sweet Pepper Farming Strategies in Response to Climate Change: Enhancing Yield and Shelf Life through Planting Time and Cultivar Selection. Sustainability 2024, 16, 6338
  Iqra Zakir, Shakeel Ahmad, Sakeena Tul‐Ain Haider +4 more
  Sustainability 2025 DOI: 10.3390/su17156730
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• Green-synthesized nanoparticles: recent trends and innovations towards sustainable agriculture
  Biocatalysis and Agricultural Biotechnology 2025 DOI: 10.1016/j.bcab.2025.103667
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• First Insights on Sowing Time and Cultivar Selection of Sweet Corn for Optimal Yield and Shelf Life Under Agro-Climatic Conditions of Multan
  Iqra Zakir, Shakeel Ahmad, Muhammad Saleem +4 more
  International Journal of Plant Production 2025 DOI: 10.1007/s42106-025-00329-3
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• Rooting for Resilience: Arbuscular Mycorrhizal Fungi (AMF) Boost Citrus Tolerance to Water Scarcity in Rangpur Lime and Carrizo Citrange Rootstocks
  Sajjad Hussain, Mehwish Jan, Muhammad Fasih Khalid +6 more
  Horticulturae 2025 DOI: 10.3390/horticulturae11010024
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• Seed Priming Mitigates the Salt Stress in Eggplant (Solanum melongena) by Activating Antioxidative Defense Mechanisms
  Phyton 2025 DOI: 10.32604/phyton.2025.068303
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• Impact of Abiotic Stressors on Soil Microbial Communities: A Focus on Antibiotics and Their Interactions with Emerging Pollutants
  Soil Systems 2024 DOI: 10.3390/soilsystems9010002
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• Employing Titanium Dioxide Nanoparticles as Biostimulant against Salinity: Improving Antioxidative Defense and Reactive Oxygen Species Balancing in Eggplant Seedlings
  Antioxidants 2024 DOI: 10.3390/antiox13101209
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• Citrus rootstocks physiological and anatomical response to heat stress
  Acta Physiologiae Plantarum 2024 DOI: 10.1007/s11738-024-03709-w
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• Sweet Pepper Farming Strategies in Response to Climate Change: Enhancing Yield and Shelf Life through Planting Time and Cultivar Selection
  Iqra Zakir, Shakeel Ahmad, Sakeena Tul‐Ain Haider +4 more
  Sustainability 2024 DOI: 10.3390/su16156338
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• The effect of type and combination of fertilizers on eukaryotic microbiome of date palm rhizosphere
  Plant Growth Regulation 2024 DOI: 10.1007/s10725-024-01121-5
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• Unveiling the resilience mechanism: Strigolactones as master regulators of plant responses to abiotic stresses
  Muhammad Fasih Khalid, Waqar Shafqat, Rashid Iqbal Khan +5 more
  Plant Stress 2024 DOI: 10.1016/j.stress.2024.100490
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• Salicylic acid restricts mercury translocation by activating strong antioxidant defense mechanisms in sweet pepper (Capsicum annum L.)
  Environmental Technology & Innovation 2023 DOI: 10.1016/j.eti.2023.103283
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• Influence of bio fabricated manganese oxide nanoparticles for effective callogenesis of Moringa oleifera Lam
  Qurat-ul-Nain Nawaz, Rukhsana Kausar, Nyla Jabeen +5 more
  Plant Physiology and Biochemistry 2023 DOI: 10.1016/j.plaphy.2023.107671
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• Physiological and biochemical determinants of drought tolerance in tetraploid vs diploid sour orange citrus rootstock
  Sajjad Hussain, Hamza Sohail, Iqra Noor +9 more
  The Journal of Horticultural Science and Biotechnology 2023 DOI: 10.1080/14620316.2023.2192230
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• Salicylic acid induced abiotic stress tolerance in plants
  Muhammad Fasih Khalid, Muhammad Saleem, Iqra Zakir +8 more
  Plant Stress Mitigators 2023 DOI: 10.1016/b978-0-323-89871-3.00008-2
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• Effect of Water Stress (Drought and Waterlogging) on Medicinal Plants
  Muhammad Fasih Khalid, Iqra Zakir, Rashid Iqbal Khan +7 more
  Medicinal Plants 2023 DOI: 10.1007/978-981-19-5611-9_6
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• Effect of Water Stress (Drought and Waterlogging) on Medicinal Plants
  Muhammad Fasih Khalid, Iqra Zakir, Rashid Iqbal Khan +7 more
  Medicinal Plants: Their Response to Abiotic Stress 2023 DOI: 10.1007/978-981-19-5611-9_6
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