Khushnood Ur RehmanIslamia College Peshawar · Department of Botany
Khushnood Ur Rehman
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Currently, the world is facing a very serious issue of antibiotic resistance, the scientist is trying
to develop new techniques and advance drug to compete with them. For this purpose, drug production
from medicinal plants is a top trending act around the world. Keeping in view this idea the crude ethanolic
extract and fractions of ethyl acetate an...
Plants, fungi, and animals that have been collected from the forest have, for a very long time, been a source of sustenance, health, financial worth, and cultural significance. The production of industrial wood has historically been the most important aspect of “forest management” across the world. The production of food based on forest resources i...
Salt stress causes plants to undergo metabolic and physiological disturbances, affecting growth, development, quality, and yield. With the increasing demand for food in the world and this environmental problem, the cultivation of salt-tolerant varieties or lines of crops is needed to compensate for the demands of food for mankind. This study was de...
Pakistan's conventional feed supply is rapidly depleting, forcing the country to turn to non-conventional sustainable feed to meet the demand of the livestock and fishery sectors. The current study investigates the effect of pH on the nutritional composition of Lemna minor L., a freshwater macrophyte and a potential alternative feed. Fronds were gr...
Different abiotic stresses, especially salinity and drought predicted to be increase with global change. Most of the soil degradation caused through this salt stress has a major negative impact on crops growth and production, particularly in the world's arid and semi-arid regions. Wheat (Triticum aestivum) is an important food-crop in Pakistan and...
Pakistan's conventional feed supply is rapidly depleting, forcing the country to turn to non-conventional sustainable feed to meet the demand of the livestock and fishery sectors. The current study investigates the effect of pH on the nutritional composition of Lemna minor L., a freshwater macrophyte and a potential alternative feed. Fronds were gr...
This research work was aimed to assess the antioxidant, antimicrobial and enzyme inhibitory properties of fixed oil extracted from Tamarix aphylla stem bark. Fixed oil composition was assessed using gas chromatography–mass spectrometry (GC-MS) technique. The plant extract activity was assessed against various bacterial and fungal strains using hole...
Saxifraga flagellaris commonly known as spider plant or whiplash saxifrage is found all over the world in high mountain areas. In Pakistan, it is found in the hilly areas of Swat. The current research work was designed to find the anticancer, antioxidant, and phytotoxic potential of Saxifraga flagellaris WILLD. Five different fractions of Saxifraga...
In this research work, key biological activities such as the anticancer, antioxidant, and phytotoxic potential of H. helix (common ivy) and M. oleifera (drumstick tree) were confirmed. For phytotoxic activity plant materials were used in (10, 20, and 40 mg) powder form. The phytotoxic results of these plants were very significant, with the value of...
Duckweed ( Lemna minor L.) is an aquatic macrophyte and grows profoundly on the surface of polluted water reservoirs of Pakistan. The plant can be used as a potential alternative for the fish and poultry industry to meet the promptly growing demand for feed. Our study investigates the effect of varying concentrations (ppm) of nutrients like N, P, a...
The current study was carried out to highlights the antibacterial and antifungal activity of Hedera helix L. by using its different fractions. Both activities were carried out under agar well diffusion method, while for fractions obtaining the cold maceration method was followed which were tested against four fungal species including Fusarium oxysp...
Albizia lebbeck L. is one of the best medicinal plants in the province of Khyber PakhtunkhwaPakistan. It possesses different properties but the most important one, it is used in local remedies.The antibacterial and antifungal properties of different fractions were obtained from the selectedplant studied. For Antibacterial activity, four strains of...
The Chlorophyta is the most abundant and diverse group by any parameter and includes flagellated, unflagellated unicellular colonial, microalgae branched or unbranched, and macrophytic algae with parenchymatic structure. The present research focuses on 4 genera of Chlorophyta of River Kabul. The results showed that a total of 23 species belongs to...
Duckweed ( L. minor ) belongs to the family of aquatic macrophytes and grows profoundly on the surface of water reservoirs in polluted areas of Pakistan. The plant can be used as a potential alternative for the fish and poultry industry to comply with the promptly growing demand for feed. Our study investigates the effect of varying concentrations...
The discharge of unsafe color dyes into the effluents of various industries can harm the environment and human health and therefore needs remediation. The current research assesses the environmental friendly decontamination of the Alizarin Red S (ARS) dye from industrial aqueous effluents by powder bark of a low-cost and indigenous plant, Ficus rel...
ackground: For medicinal purposes, biological activities are carried out on plant secondary metabolites in which common but very significant antimicrobial activities are focused. To evaluate the antimicrobial potential of Fagonia cretica L., different pathogenic microbial strains were obtained from KP, hospitals (already identified) to resolve the...
Arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi (AMF) is one of the important micro-bionta, which has a huge influence on plant nutrients.
In the past, the application of poultry litter has been well studied in various crops such as wheat, maize and sugarcane.
However, the poultry litter under AMF has been poorly studied in some crops including lens Esculenta. In o...
Field surveys were carried out to assess the phytodiversity, phenology, leaf size, leaf shape and life form of weed flora of village Sufaid Sung, Peshawar from March 2018 to June 2020. Overall, 95 plant species associated with 31 families have been recorded. Among them Poaceae (22 species), Asteraceae (10 species) followed by Amaranthaceae and Papi...
In this study, the Tetranthera macrophylla (Roxb.) crude extract with two solvent systems including methanol and n-hexane was investigated for its antibacterial and antifungal activities. The antibacterial activity was tested against 6 bacterial strains including Staphylococcus aureus, Escherichia coli, Bacillus subtillis, Clavibacter michiganensis...
Garlic (Allium sativum) is the most imperative crop supporting the economy of district Bannu, Pakistan. Weeds grounds massive fatalities to the quantity as well as quality of the crop. A survey was launched during November 2030, to record the phytosociological status of garlic farms. An overall of 21 garlic growers from seven villages in district B...
In plants, development, growth and yield most severely affected through saline soil/water in growth medium, ultimately cause severe threat to global food production for human being. Wheat (Triticum aestivum) is the most edible crop in Pakistan. Production of this crop can be improved through using marginal areas with the help of growing salt-tolera...
The present study focused the macro and microscopic studies, quantitative microscopy, physiochemical, fluorescence analysis, and phytochemical screening of Sarcotheca bahiensis. The experiments were performed through different protocols. The results showed cork tissues, fibers, crystals of calcium oxalate, sand particles, cholenchymatous tissue, an...
Qualitative and quantitative determination of chemicals and nutritional composition of some selected forage plants were investigated which were collected in tehsil Chakesar, District Shangla. Various bioactive chemicals compounds have been found to be linked with ethnomedicinal properties of plants. These plants are conventionally grazed by the ani...
Arbuscular mycorrhizal (AM) symbiosis is a reciprocal association between fungi and more than 80% of terrestrial plants, and the association play an important role in plant growth and development. Arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi (AMF) colonization have been explored in various crops such as wheat and maize, however, AMF colonization in weeds has been...
Strawberry (Fragaria vesca) being a rich source of bioactive health-promoting compounds, has been given
attention worldwide in the identification of functional foods. The high levels of phenols along with its
resilient smell and sublime white pink color have compelled the scientists to termed it as a preferred berry.
Future researches having the fo...
Protic ionic liquids (PILs) being intrinsic proton conducting ionic species are considered as potential green electrolytes for study of electrocatalytic reactions and for fabrication of IL-based fuel cells (FCs) and batteries. We have prepared a sulfate anion based protic ionic liquid (PIL), triethylammonium sulfate (TEAS) through a reaction involv...
ackground: A plant's activity towards biological properties is the first step to consider it for medicinal and therapeutic purposes. To evaluate the medicinal properties, we have determined the anti-bacterial and anti-fungal potential of Moringa oleifera L. (Benzoil tree). The focus was to obtain and isolate certain chemical substances that can neu...
Arbuscular mycorrhiza represents plant-fungal association in which fungal partner gets carbohydrates and improves the nutrient uptake of host plants enhancing plant growth and productivity. The present work was done with the aim of generating baseline information on Arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi (AMF) in medicinal plants of different locations of Te...
antifungal prospective of cypress vine (Ipomoea quamoclit Linn). Pure and Applied Biology. Vol. 9, Issue 1, pp464-470. http://dx. Abstract The study established out to find the anti-fungal and anti-bacterial action of Ipomoea quamoclit. We focus on the study to find fractions, which are active against bacterial and fungal species. The fractions aqu...
analysis of heavy metal in Parthenium hysterophorus medicinal plant collected from district Karak and Peshawar. Abstract The contamination by heavy metals in plants is one of the major problems faced by the entire planet and it requires attention because when heavy metals exceeds from normal ranges, it becomes enormously susceptible to the plant. I...
Key Massage: The present study evaluated the effect of salt stress in wheat. The percentages of all parameters were reduced, while the root shoot ratio increased in Triticum aestivum under salt stress. Lalma and Insaf were found to be more salt-tolerant varieties. Abstract: Salt stress is a very important factor worldwide as it reduces the agricult...
In this paper we have studied the anti-bacterial and anti-fungal potential of Eichhornia crassipes (Mart.) Solms (the common water hyacinth). The main aim was to find a new source against selected bacterial and fungal species was fractionated. Five fractions i.e. n-hexane, aqueous, chloroform, methanolic extracts and ethyl acetate were prepared and...
The current research work focused on the distribution of Spirogyra in different localities of river Kabul in relation to pollution. Species' diversity was determined from water polluted due to all the three types of water pollution i.e. domestic, industrial and agricultural pollution. In all the sets of collected samples from the research sites a t...
The current research work was performed to find antifungal and antibacterial potential of spider saxifrage plant. The aim was to find a new source against the selected pathogenic bacterial and fungal strains. Saxifraga flagellaris extract was fractionated. Five fractions were prepared and tested for antimicrobial potential against the selected fung...
Plant species are used in different forms either dry or fresh to extract the active ingredients that can be used for medicinal purposes. These active ingredients may or may not contain non-essential elements. One of the main non-essential elements includes heavy metals. The consumption of medicinal plants having larger amounts of heavy metals can a...
Algae have emerged as the most promising candidates for commercial-scale biodiesel production. In this study, algae samples were collected from freshwater sources of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan, for their potential for biodiesel production determined by characterizing their oil productivity. The oil content was extracted by Bligh and Dyer, and Sox...
Four freshwater algae, including Cladophora glomerata, Oedogonium westii, Vaucheria debaryana and Zygnema insigne, were tested for their bioaccumulation capacity for cadmium (Cd), chromium (Cr) and lead (Pb) in a controlled environment with an average temperature of 18 °C, and light/dark duration of 12:12 h. Experiments were performed in aqueous so...
Sum of 16 genera with 42 species of algae belonging to Cyanophycota (14.29 %), Euglenophycota (16.67 %), Bacillariophycota (14.29 %), Chlorophycota (52.38 %) and Vaucheriophycota (2.38 %) were collected and identified from different localities of Kurram valley (Parachinar). Among the member of Chlorophycota that appeared to be the largest phylum, S...
Thirty-three plant species belonging to 26 families are traditionally used for curing diarrheal diseases in Khyber Pukhtunkhwa, Pakistan. The ethanolic extracts of these medicinal plants were screened for their antibacterial potential against five bacterial species. These tests were carried out using agar well diffusion method at three elevating co...
From a collection of various freshwater localities of Peshawar Valley, 37 unicellular green algal species belonging to 6 genera of the phylum Volvocophycota were identified in which 10 species found to belong to the genus Closterium, nine species to each genus Characium and Cosmarium, five species to the genus Chlamydomonas and minimum two species...