Dr. Samina Mehnaz
Faculty
EXT | 526
saminamehnaz@fccollege.edu.pk

KAUSER ABDULLA MALIK SCHOOL OF LIFE SCIENCES

Ph.D. (Microbial Ecology), Quaid-e-Azam University, Islamabad/NIBGE, Faisalabad
M. Sc. (Botany), University of the Punjab, Lahore

Email: saminamehnaz@fccollege.edu.pk

ORCID ID: 0000-0001-9828-255X

Scopus Author ID: 14013289700

Web of Science: https://www.webofscience.com/wos/author/record/I-1533-2015

ResearchGate: https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Samina_Mehnaz

Loop | Samina Mehnaz (frontiersin.org)

International Pre & Post-Doctoral Fellowships

  1. Alexander von Humboldt (AvH) Fellowship: June 2010 – January 2012, University of Bonn, Germany
  2. Alexander von Humboldt (AvH) Fellowship: June 2019 – September 2019, University of Freiberg, Germany       
  3. Visiting Scientist at Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada: July – September 2009
  4.  National Science & Engineering Research Council (NSERC) Fellowship: July 2003– September 2006, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, London, Ontario, Canada   
  5. Post-Doctoral Fellowship: September 2000 – June 2003, Ohio State University, Columbus, USA       
  6. International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Fellowship: September – December 1998, Catholic University of Leuven, Belgium

Distinctions & Honors

  1. Vice President, Regional Branch Office (Pakistan), Asian Federation of Biotechnology (since October 1st, 2022)
  2. First Humboldt Ambassador Scientist (January 2016 – December 2021) for Pakistan, representative of Alexander von Humboldt Foundation (AvH), Germany.
  3. Regional Coordinator German-Pak Alumni Punjab Chapter (since March 2020), Appointed by German Embassy, Islamabad, Pakistan.
  4. Outstanding Editor Award, 2018: Outstanding Editor of Archives of Phytopathology and Plant Protection (Taylor & Francis Publishers, UK).
  5. Publons Peer Review Award, 2018: Placed among top 1% International reviewers of year 2017-18
  6. Sentinel of Science Award, 2016: Placed among top 10% International reviewers of year 2016
  7. Research Productivity Awards for years 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014 by Pakistan Council of Science and Technology (PCST).
  8. Performance Evaluation Award 2012 by University of the Punjab, Lahore.
  9. Productive Scientist of Pakistan since 2006 listed by Pakistan Council of Science and Technology

Work Experience:

Feb. 2015 - to date                 
Chairperson, School of Life Sciences, Forman Christian College (A Chartered University), Lahore, Pakistan

Oct. 2012 – to date                
Professor, School of Life Sciences, FCCU, Lahore

Feb. 2010 - Sept. 2012           
Associate Professor, Department of Microbiology and Molecular Genetics, University of Punjab (PU), Lahore, Pakistan

June 2010 - Jan. 2012            
Alexander von Humboldt (AvH) Fellow, Institute for Pharmaceutical Biology, University of Bonn, Bonn, Germany

Feb. 2007- Jan. 2010             
Assistant Professor, School of Biological Sciences (SBS), PU, Lahore

July - Sept. 2009                    
Visiting Scientist, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, Southern Crop Protection and Food Research Centre (SCPFRC), London, Ontario, Canada

Oct. 2006 - Jan. 2007             
Lecturer, Institute of Agricultural Sciences, PU, Lahore

July 2003 - Sept. 2006           
Visiting Fellow [NSERC Fellowship], Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, Southern Crop Protection and Food Research Centre (SCPFRC), London, Ontario, Canada

Sept. 2000 - June 2003          
Post-Doctoral Research Associate, Department of Internal Medicine, Heart and Lung Institute, Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio, USA

Dec. 1997- Aug. 2000            
Senior Scientific Officer, Nitrogen Fixation Group, National Institute for Biotechnology & Genetic Engineering (NIBGE), Faisalabad, Pakistan                                                

Sept. - Dec. 1998                   
Visiting Scholar [IAEA Fellowship], Center for Microbial and Plant Genetics, Catholic University of Leuven, Leuven, Belgium

April 1992-Nov. 1997           
Scientific Officer, Nitrogen Fixation Group, NIBGE, Faisalabad

Feb. 1991 – March 1992        
Research Fellow, NIBGE, Faisalabad

 

Other Professional Responsibilities

A: Web of Science Academy Mentor (since 2019)

B:  Advisor Asian PGPR Society Pakistan Chapter

C:  HEC approved Supervisor since 2007

D:  Reviewer for Research Grants (HEC, Pakistan Agriculture Research Council (PARC), Pakistan Agriculture Research Board (PARB)

E:  Member:

  1. Board of Governors, Queen Mary College, Lahore (since January 2020)
  2. Board of Faculty, Punjab University, Lahore (since February 2020)
  3. Board of Studies, GC University, Lahore (since March 2019)
  4. Board of Studies, CRIM/IBB, University of Lahore (since November 2018)
  5. Board of Studies, School of Biological Sciences, University of the Punjab, Lahore
    (Since September 2018)
  6. Selection Board, Government College University (GCU), Lahore (since November 2017)
  7. Advisory and Technical Committee of Akhuwat-Faisalabad Institute of Research, Science and Technology (2017-2021)
  8. Academic Council, University of Education, Lahore (2016-2019)
  9. Selection Board, University of Education, Lahore (2016-2019)

 

F: Editorial Responsibilities:

  1. Guest Editor: Metabolites: Special issue “Production and Regulation of Microbial Metabolites” (since October 2022)
  2. Associate Editor: Frontiers in Microbiology; Section Micro-Biotechnology (since March 2022)
  3. Guest Associate Editor: Frontiers in Plant Science; Section Plant Pathogen interaction (since June 2022)
  4. Editor: Pak-Euro Journal of Medical and Life Sciences (since April 2020)
  5. Member Editorial Board, Book Series “Microorganisms for Sustainability” (Since March 2020) Springer Nature
  6. Guest Associate Editor: Frontiers in Microbiology; Section Plant Microbe Interaction (2019-2022)
  7. Editorial Board: International Journal of Biology and Biotechnology (since 2019)
  8. Co-Editor: Environmental Sustainability (Springer Nature) (since November 2017)
  9. Editor: Archives of Phytopathology and Plant Protection (Taylor & Francis, UK) (since February 2015)
  10. Associate Editor: Journal of Horticulture and Forestry (Academic Journals) (2009 – 2011)

Membership of Societies:

  1. Lifetime member of Pakistan Biological Safety Association (PBSA)          
  2. Lifetime member of Asian PGPR Society (APS)
  3. Member of American Society of Microbiology (ASM)

 

Research Interests:

Rhizosphere Microbiology, Bio-formulations for crops, Microbial metabolites, Bioplastic, Plastic degradation

Research Projects:

  1. PI: “Characterization of microbial pathogens of sugarcane for developing a biocontrol agent for sugarcane.” Funded by Sugarcane Research Development Board (SRDB), Cost 4.5 million PKR, Duration years: 2022 to 2025.
  2. PI: “Environmentally safe Polyhydroxybutyrate (PHB) based biodegradable packaging film as an alternative to conventional plastic”. Funded by Higher Education Commission (HEC), Cost 8.02 million PKR, Duration years: 2022 to 2025.
  3. PI: “Development of pyrrolnitrin (antifungal compound) producing recombinant bacterial strain”. Equipment grant funded by Alexander von Humboldt (AvH) Foundation, Germany, Euro 19,496. Awarded in December 2020.
  4. PI: “Isolation and characterization of secondary metabolites produced by rhizobacteria and their potential as biocontrol agents”. Funded by Higher Education Commission (HEC), Cost; 7.9 million Pak Rupees; Duration: June 2015 to June 2017.
  5. PI: “Characterization of secondary metabolites produced by rhizobacteria”. Equipment grant Funded by Alexander von Humboldt Foundation, Bonn, Germany; Cost; Euros 19,250. Awarded in July 2013.
  6. PI: “Study of the biosynthetic pathway of the unprecedented compound class of phenyl aurantic acids produced by Pseudomonas aurantiaca PB-St2 and characterization of new secondary metabolites”. Funded by Alexander von Humboldt Foundation, Bonn, Germany; Cost; Euros 6500, Duration: 2012- Jan. 2013.
  7. Co-PI: “Molecular Characterization and Screening of bacteria isolated from plant rhizosphere for plant growth promoting properties”. Funded by Pakistan Academy of Sciences; Cost: 1.87 million Pak Rs. Duration: 2012- Sept. 2015

Research Supervision:

One Postdoctoral fellow, Two PhD complete, 4 PhD (on going), MS 22, BS 20.

Conference Presentations: 57 presentations and 81 Conferences/Workshops/Seminars - Attended/Organized  

Reviewer:  307 articles for 75 National & International Journals

Publications: Citation Index= 5012; h index= 34; i10 index = 54 (source: Google Scholar)

72 Research Articles, 10 Book Chapters, Two Books

Publications (2020 -2022)

  1. Saeeda F., Iqtidar M.M., Khan M.R., Sayyed R.Z., Mehnaz S., Abbas S., Sadiq MB., and Masih R. Optimization of gelatin extraction from chicken feet and the development of gelatin based active packaging for the shelf-life extension of fresh grapes. Sustainability14 (13), 7881 https://doi.org/10.3390/su14137881
  1. Ijaz S., Vivian M., Maqbool A., Irfan M., Mehnaz S., Malik K.A., Bashir A. 2022. Stacking of Hordeum vulgare vacuolar sodium/proton antiporter and a bar gene in wheat for salt and herbicide tolerance. Journal of Crop Science and Biotechnology, 25, 451-464. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12892-022-00144-6
  2. Badar A., Mukhtar S., Mehnaz S., and Malik KA. 2022. Microbial diversity analysis of Hudiara Drain wastewater using culture-independent and culture-dependent approaches. Environmental Sustainability, 5: 65-76; https://doi.org/10.1007/s42398-022-00215-y
  3. Azhar F., Mehnaz S., and Sadiq B. 2022. Probiotic characterization of Enterococcus isolated from raw goat milk. Brazilian Archives of Biology and Technology. 65https://doi.org/10.1590/1678-4324-2022210091
  4. Mukhtar S., Farooq M., Baig DN., Amin I., Lazarovits G., Malik KA., Yuan ZC, and Mehnaz S. 2021. Whole genome analysis of Gluconacetobacter azotocaptans DS1 and its beneficial effects on plant growth. 3 Biotech, 11:450 https://doi.org/10.1007/s13205-021-02996-1
  5. Sheikh M., Mehnaz S., and Sadiq B. 2021. Prevalence of fungi in fresh tomatoes and their control by Chitosan and sweet orange (Citrus sinensis) peel essential oil coating. Journal of Science of Food and Agriculture,101(15): 6248-6257. https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/jsfa.11291
  6. Arora NK, Dilfuza E, Mehnaz S, Wen-Jun L, and Mishra I. 2021. Editorial: Salt tolerant rhizobacteria: for better productivity and remediation of saline soils. Frontiers in Microbiology, 12: 848. https://doi.org/10.3389/fmicb.2021.660075
  7. Mukhtar S, Mehnaz S, and Malik KA. 2021. Comparative study of the rhizosphere and root endosphere microbiomes of Cholistan Desert plants. Frontiers in Microbiology, 12, 618742. https://doi.org/10.3389/fmicb.2021.618742
  8. Shahid I, Han J, Hanook S, Malik KA, Borchers CH, and Mehnaz S. 2021. Profiling of metabolites of Bacillus and their application in sustainable plant growth promotion and biocontrol. Frontiers in Sustainable Food Systems. https://doi.org/10.3389/fsufs.2021.605195
  9. Shahid I, Han J, Hardie D, Baig D.N., Malik K.A., Borchers C.H., and Mehnaz S. 2021. Profiling of antimicrobial metabolites of plant growth promoting Pseudomonas spp. isolated from different plant hosts. 3 Biotech. 11:48 https://doi.org/10.1007/s13205-020-02585-8
  10. Jaleel K., Ehsan N., Mukhtar S., Mehnaz S and Malik K.A. 2021. Metaproteomics: An emerging tool for the identification of proteins from extreme environments. Environmental Sustainability, 4(1): 39-50. https://doi.org/10.1007/s42398-020-00158-2
  11. Karimi N., Tapeh, E.M.G., Amini J., Mehnaz S., and Zarea M. J. Effect of Azospirillum zeae and seed priming with zinc, manganese and auxin on growth and yield parameters of wheat, under dryland farming. Agriculture Research. 10 (1): 44-55. https://doi.org/10.1007/s40003-020-00480-5
  12. Mehnaz S and Javaid A. 2020. Microbes and plastic waste management. Environmental Sustainability. 3 (4): 337-339. https://doi.org/10.1007/s42398-020-00149-3
  13. Machado S and Mehnaz S. Foresight from the impact of COVID-19 on air pollution. Environmental Sustainability. 3 (3): 229-231. https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s42398-020-00121-1
  14. Mehnaz S., Bechthold A., and Gross H. 2020. Draft Genome Sequence of Pseudomonaschlororaphis aurantiaca ARS-38, a bacterial strain with plant growth promotion potential, isolated from the rhizosphere of cotton in Pakistan. Microbiology Resource Announcement. 9: e01398-19. https://doi.org./10.1128/mra.01398-19
  15. Mukhtar S., Malik K.A., and Mehnaz S. 2020. Osmoadaptation in halophilicbacteria and archaea. Research Journal of Biotechnology 15(5):154-161.
  16. Mukhtar S., Zareen M., Khaliq Z., Mehnaz S., and Malik K.A. 2020. Phylogenetic analysis of halophyte-associated rhizobacteria and effect of halotolerant and halophilic phosphate solubilizing biofertilizers on maize growth under salinity stress conditions. Journal of Applied Microbiology, 128 (2): 556-573 https://doi.org/1111/jam.14497
  17. Shahid I., Tariq M., and Mehnaz S. 2020. Zinc solubilizing fluorescent pseudomonads as biofertilizer for tomato (Solanum lycopersicum) under controlled conditions. Asian Journal of Plant Science and Research, 10 (1): 1-7.
  18. Mukhtar S., Hirsch A.M., Khan N., Malik K.A., Humm E.A., Pellegrini M., Shi B., Briscoe L., Huntemann M., Clum A., Foster B., Foster B., Roux S., Palaniappan K., Varghese N., Mukherjee S., Reddy T.B.K., Daum C., Copeland A., Ivanova N.N., Kyrpides N.C., Shapiro N., Eloe-Fadrosh E.A., Maymon M., Mirza M.S., and Mehnaz S. 2020. Impact of soil salinity on the cowpea nodule-microbiome and the isolation of halotolerant PGPR strains to promote plant growth. Phytobiomes Journal, 4:364-374. https://doi.org/10.1094/PBIOMES-09-19-0057-R

Books 

  1. Rhizotrophs: plant growth promotion to bioremediation. (Ed.) S. Mehnaz; Springer Science + Buisness Media Singapore Pvt Ltd. Hard cover ISBN: 978-981-10-4861-6; ebook ISBN: 978-981-104862-3; DOI: 10.1007/978-981-10-4862-3
    https://www.springer.com/gp/book/9789811048616
  1. Bioformulations: for Sustainable Agriculture. 2016. (Eds.) N. Arora, Mehnaz, R. Balestrini, Springer, India. Hard cover ISBN: 978-81-322-2777-9; ebook ISBN:978-81-322-2779-3; DOI:10.1007/978-81-322-27793
    http://www.springer.com/in/book/9788132227779

 

 

 

 

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Dr. Samina Mehnaz
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saminamehnaz@fccollege.edu.pk

KAUSER ABDULLA MALIK SCHOOL OF LIFE SCIENCES

Ph.D. (Microbial Ecology), Quaid-e-Azam University, Islamabad/NIBGE, Faisalabad
M. Sc. (Botany), University of the Punjab, Lahore

Email: saminamehnaz@fccollege.edu.pk

ORCID ID: 0000-0001-9828-255X

Scopus Author ID: 14013289700

Web of Science: https://www.webofscience.com/wos/author/record/I-1533-2015

ResearchGate: https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Samina_Mehnaz

Loop | Samina Mehnaz (frontiersin.org)

International Pre & Post-Doctoral Fellowships

  1. Alexander von Humboldt (AvH) Fellowship: June 2010 – January 2012, University of Bonn, Germany
  2. Alexander von Humboldt (AvH) Fellowship: June 2019 – September 2019, University of Freiberg, Germany       
  3. Visiting Scientist at Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada: July – September 2009
  4.  National Science & Engineering Research Council (NSERC) Fellowship: July 2003– September 2006, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, London, Ontario, Canada   
  5. Post-Doctoral Fellowship: September 2000 – June 2003, Ohio State University, Columbus, USA       
  6. International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Fellowship: September – December 1998, Catholic University of Leuven, Belgium

Distinctions & Honors

  1. Vice President, Regional Branch Office (Pakistan), Asian Federation of Biotechnology (since October 1st, 2022)
  2. First Humboldt Ambassador Scientist (January 2016 – December 2021) for Pakistan, representative of Alexander von Humboldt Foundation (AvH), Germany.
  3. Regional Coordinator German-Pak Alumni Punjab Chapter (since March 2020), Appointed by German Embassy, Islamabad, Pakistan.
  4. Outstanding Editor Award, 2018: Outstanding Editor of Archives of Phytopathology and Plant Protection (Taylor & Francis Publishers, UK).
  5. Publons Peer Review Award, 2018: Placed among top 1% International reviewers of year 2017-18
  6. Sentinel of Science Award, 2016: Placed among top 10% International reviewers of year 2016
  7. Research Productivity Awards for years 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014 by Pakistan Council of Science and Technology (PCST).
  8. Performance Evaluation Award 2012 by University of the Punjab, Lahore.
  9. Productive Scientist of Pakistan since 2006 listed by Pakistan Council of Science and Technology

Work Experience:

Feb. 2015 - to date                 
Chairperson, School of Life Sciences, Forman Christian College (A Chartered University), Lahore, Pakistan

Oct. 2012 – to date                
Professor, School of Life Sciences, FCCU, Lahore

Feb. 2010 - Sept. 2012           
Associate Professor, Department of Microbiology and Molecular Genetics, University of Punjab (PU), Lahore, Pakistan

June 2010 - Jan. 2012            
Alexander von Humboldt (AvH) Fellow, Institute for Pharmaceutical Biology, University of Bonn, Bonn, Germany

Feb. 2007- Jan. 2010             
Assistant Professor, School of Biological Sciences (SBS), PU, Lahore

July - Sept. 2009                    
Visiting Scientist, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, Southern Crop Protection and Food Research Centre (SCPFRC), London, Ontario, Canada

Oct. 2006 - Jan. 2007             
Lecturer, Institute of Agricultural Sciences, PU, Lahore

July 2003 - Sept. 2006           
Visiting Fellow [NSERC Fellowship], Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, Southern Crop Protection and Food Research Centre (SCPFRC), London, Ontario, Canada

Sept. 2000 - June 2003          
Post-Doctoral Research Associate, Department of Internal Medicine, Heart and Lung Institute, Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio, USA

Dec. 1997- Aug. 2000            
Senior Scientific Officer, Nitrogen Fixation Group, National Institute for Biotechnology & Genetic Engineering (NIBGE), Faisalabad, Pakistan                                                

Sept. - Dec. 1998                   
Visiting Scholar [IAEA Fellowship], Center for Microbial and Plant Genetics, Catholic University of Leuven, Leuven, Belgium

April 1992-Nov. 1997           
Scientific Officer, Nitrogen Fixation Group, NIBGE, Faisalabad

Feb. 1991 – March 1992        
Research Fellow, NIBGE, Faisalabad

 

Other Professional Responsibilities

A: Web of Science Academy Mentor (since 2019)

B:  Advisor Asian PGPR Society Pakistan Chapter

C:  HEC approved Supervisor since 2007

D:  Reviewer for Research Grants (HEC, Pakistan Agriculture Research Council (PARC), Pakistan Agriculture Research Board (PARB)

E:  Member:

  1. Board of Governors, Queen Mary College, Lahore (since January 2020)
  2. Board of Faculty, Punjab University, Lahore (since February 2020)
  3. Board of Studies, GC University, Lahore (since March 2019)
  4. Board of Studies, CRIM/IBB, University of Lahore (since November 2018)
  5. Board of Studies, School of Biological Sciences, University of the Punjab, Lahore
    (Since September 2018)
  6. Selection Board, Government College University (GCU), Lahore (since November 2017)
  7. Advisory and Technical Committee of Akhuwat-Faisalabad Institute of Research, Science and Technology (2017-2021)
  8. Academic Council, University of Education, Lahore (2016-2019)
  9. Selection Board, University of Education, Lahore (2016-2019)

 

F: Editorial Responsibilities:

  1. Guest Editor: Metabolites: Special issue “Production and Regulation of Microbial Metabolites” (since October 2022)
  2. Associate Editor: Frontiers in Microbiology; Section Micro-Biotechnology (since March 2022)
  3. Guest Associate Editor: Frontiers in Plant Science; Section Plant Pathogen interaction (since June 2022)
  4. Editor: Pak-Euro Journal of Medical and Life Sciences (since April 2020)
  5. Member Editorial Board, Book Series “Microorganisms for Sustainability” (Since March 2020) Springer Nature
  6. Guest Associate Editor: Frontiers in Microbiology; Section Plant Microbe Interaction (2019-2022)
  7. Editorial Board: International Journal of Biology and Biotechnology (since 2019)
  8. Co-Editor: Environmental Sustainability (Springer Nature) (since November 2017)
  9. Editor: Archives of Phytopathology and Plant Protection (Taylor & Francis, UK) (since February 2015)
  10. Associate Editor: Journal of Horticulture and Forestry (Academic Journals) (2009 – 2011)

Membership of Societies:

  1. Lifetime member of Pakistan Biological Safety Association (PBSA)          
  2. Lifetime member of Asian PGPR Society (APS)
  3. Member of American Society of Microbiology (ASM)

 

Research Interests:

Rhizosphere Microbiology, Bio-formulations for crops, Microbial metabolites, Bioplastic, Plastic degradation

Research Projects:

  1. PI: “Characterization of microbial pathogens of sugarcane for developing a biocontrol agent for sugarcane.” Funded by Sugarcane Research Development Board (SRDB), Cost 4.5 million PKR, Duration years: 2022 to 2025.
  2. PI: “Environmentally safe Polyhydroxybutyrate (PHB) based biodegradable packaging film as an alternative to conventional plastic”. Funded by Higher Education Commission (HEC), Cost 8.02 million PKR, Duration years: 2022 to 2025.
  3. PI: “Development of pyrrolnitrin (antifungal compound) producing recombinant bacterial strain”. Equipment grant funded by Alexander von Humboldt (AvH) Foundation, Germany, Euro 19,496. Awarded in December 2020.
  4. PI: “Isolation and characterization of secondary metabolites produced by rhizobacteria and their potential as biocontrol agents”. Funded by Higher Education Commission (HEC), Cost; 7.9 million Pak Rupees; Duration: June 2015 to June 2017.
  5. PI: “Characterization of secondary metabolites produced by rhizobacteria”. Equipment grant Funded by Alexander von Humboldt Foundation, Bonn, Germany; Cost; Euros 19,250. Awarded in July 2013.
  6. PI: “Study of the biosynthetic pathway of the unprecedented compound class of phenyl aurantic acids produced by Pseudomonas aurantiaca PB-St2 and characterization of new secondary metabolites”. Funded by Alexander von Humboldt Foundation, Bonn, Germany; Cost; Euros 6500, Duration: 2012- Jan. 2013.
  7. Co-PI: “Molecular Characterization and Screening of bacteria isolated from plant rhizosphere for plant growth promoting properties”. Funded by Pakistan Academy of Sciences; Cost: 1.87 million Pak Rs. Duration: 2012- Sept. 2015

Research Supervision:

One Postdoctoral fellow, Two PhD complete, 4 PhD (on going), MS 22, BS 20.

Conference Presentations: 57 presentations and 81 Conferences/Workshops/Seminars - Attended/Organized  

Reviewer:  307 articles for 75 National & International Journals

Publications: Citation Index= 5012; h index= 34; i10 index = 54 (source: Google Scholar)

72 Research Articles, 10 Book Chapters, Two Books

Publications (2020 -2022)

  1. Saeeda F., Iqtidar M.M., Khan M.R., Sayyed R.Z., Mehnaz S., Abbas S., Sadiq MB., and Masih R. Optimization of gelatin extraction from chicken feet and the development of gelatin based active packaging for the shelf-life extension of fresh grapes. Sustainability14 (13), 7881 https://doi.org/10.3390/su14137881
  1. Ijaz S., Vivian M., Maqbool A., Irfan M., Mehnaz S., Malik K.A., Bashir A. 2022. Stacking of Hordeum vulgare vacuolar sodium/proton antiporter and a bar gene in wheat for salt and herbicide tolerance. Journal of Crop Science and Biotechnology, 25, 451-464. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12892-022-00144-6
  2. Badar A., Mukhtar S., Mehnaz S., and Malik KA. 2022. Microbial diversity analysis of Hudiara Drain wastewater using culture-independent and culture-dependent approaches. Environmental Sustainability, 5: 65-76; https://doi.org/10.1007/s42398-022-00215-y
  3. Azhar F., Mehnaz S., and Sadiq B. 2022. Probiotic characterization of Enterococcus isolated from raw goat milk. Brazilian Archives of Biology and Technology. 65https://doi.org/10.1590/1678-4324-2022210091
  4. Mukhtar S., Farooq M., Baig DN., Amin I., Lazarovits G., Malik KA., Yuan ZC, and Mehnaz S. 2021. Whole genome analysis of Gluconacetobacter azotocaptans DS1 and its beneficial effects on plant growth. 3 Biotech, 11:450 https://doi.org/10.1007/s13205-021-02996-1
  5. Sheikh M., Mehnaz S., and Sadiq B. 2021. Prevalence of fungi in fresh tomatoes and their control by Chitosan and sweet orange (Citrus sinensis) peel essential oil coating. Journal of Science of Food and Agriculture,101(15): 6248-6257. https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/jsfa.11291
  6. Arora NK, Dilfuza E, Mehnaz S, Wen-Jun L, and Mishra I. 2021. Editorial: Salt tolerant rhizobacteria: for better productivity and remediation of saline soils. Frontiers in Microbiology, 12: 848. https://doi.org/10.3389/fmicb.2021.660075
  7. Mukhtar S, Mehnaz S, and Malik KA. 2021. Comparative study of the rhizosphere and root endosphere microbiomes of Cholistan Desert plants. Frontiers in Microbiology, 12, 618742. https://doi.org/10.3389/fmicb.2021.618742
  8. Shahid I, Han J, Hanook S, Malik KA, Borchers CH, and Mehnaz S. 2021. Profiling of metabolites of Bacillus and their application in sustainable plant growth promotion and biocontrol. Frontiers in Sustainable Food Systems. https://doi.org/10.3389/fsufs.2021.605195
  9. Shahid I, Han J, Hardie D, Baig D.N., Malik K.A., Borchers C.H., and Mehnaz S. 2021. Profiling of antimicrobial metabolites of plant growth promoting Pseudomonas spp. isolated from different plant hosts. 3 Biotech. 11:48 https://doi.org/10.1007/s13205-020-02585-8
  10. Jaleel K., Ehsan N., Mukhtar S., Mehnaz S and Malik K.A. 2021. Metaproteomics: An emerging tool for the identification of proteins from extreme environments. Environmental Sustainability, 4(1): 39-50. https://doi.org/10.1007/s42398-020-00158-2
  11. Karimi N., Tapeh, E.M.G., Amini J., Mehnaz S., and Zarea M. J. Effect of Azospirillum zeae and seed priming with zinc, manganese and auxin on growth and yield parameters of wheat, under dryland farming. Agriculture Research. 10 (1): 44-55. https://doi.org/10.1007/s40003-020-00480-5
  12. Mehnaz S and Javaid A. 2020. Microbes and plastic waste management. Environmental Sustainability. 3 (4): 337-339. https://doi.org/10.1007/s42398-020-00149-3
  13. Machado S and Mehnaz S. Foresight from the impact of COVID-19 on air pollution. Environmental Sustainability. 3 (3): 229-231. https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s42398-020-00121-1
  14. Mehnaz S., Bechthold A., and Gross H. 2020. Draft Genome Sequence of Pseudomonaschlororaphis aurantiaca ARS-38, a bacterial strain with plant growth promotion potential, isolated from the rhizosphere of cotton in Pakistan. Microbiology Resource Announcement. 9: e01398-19. https://doi.org./10.1128/mra.01398-19
  15. Mukhtar S., Malik K.A., and Mehnaz S. 2020. Osmoadaptation in halophilicbacteria and archaea. Research Journal of Biotechnology 15(5):154-161.
  16. Mukhtar S., Zareen M., Khaliq Z., Mehnaz S., and Malik K.A. 2020. Phylogenetic analysis of halophyte-associated rhizobacteria and effect of halotolerant and halophilic phosphate solubilizing biofertilizers on maize growth under salinity stress conditions. Journal of Applied Microbiology, 128 (2): 556-573 https://doi.org/1111/jam.14497
  17. Shahid I., Tariq M., and Mehnaz S. 2020. Zinc solubilizing fluorescent pseudomonads as biofertilizer for tomato (Solanum lycopersicum) under controlled conditions. Asian Journal of Plant Science and Research, 10 (1): 1-7.
  18. Mukhtar S., Hirsch A.M., Khan N., Malik K.A., Humm E.A., Pellegrini M., Shi B., Briscoe L., Huntemann M., Clum A., Foster B., Foster B., Roux S., Palaniappan K., Varghese N., Mukherjee S., Reddy T.B.K., Daum C., Copeland A., Ivanova N.N., Kyrpides N.C., Shapiro N., Eloe-Fadrosh E.A., Maymon M., Mirza M.S., and Mehnaz S. 2020. Impact of soil salinity on the cowpea nodule-microbiome and the isolation of halotolerant PGPR strains to promote plant growth. Phytobiomes Journal, 4:364-374. https://doi.org/10.1094/PBIOMES-09-19-0057-R

Books 

  1. Rhizotrophs: plant growth promotion to bioremediation. (Ed.) S. Mehnaz; Springer Science + Buisness Media Singapore Pvt Ltd. Hard cover ISBN: 978-981-10-4861-6; ebook ISBN: 978-981-104862-3; DOI: 10.1007/978-981-10-4862-3
    https://www.springer.com/gp/book/9789811048616
  1. Bioformulations: for Sustainable Agriculture. 2016. (Eds.) N. Arora, Mehnaz, R. Balestrini, Springer, India. Hard cover ISBN: 978-81-322-2777-9; ebook ISBN:978-81-322-2779-3; DOI:10.1007/978-81-322-27793
    http://www.springer.com/in/book/9788132227779

 

 

 

 

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