M Nisar

• PHD
• PostDoc Position at Konkuk University

Ilex dipyrena Wall (Aquifoliaceae), is a traditional medicinal plant abundantly found in India and Pakistan. In the current research work, initially, the anatomical characteristics were recorded through microscopic examination of selected plant parts, such as leaf, petiole, and midrib. Then, the quantitative phytochemical screening was performed us...

Ziziphus fruits have attracted much attention within the field of medicine due to their high potential against central nervous system disorders. Abundance of secondary metabolites and their composition is key to the pharmaceutical potential and commercial qualities of plants. The in vitro antioxidant activities of Ziziphus nummularia (Burm. f.) and...

Plants are highly vulnerable to abiotic stresses, specifically water stress or, strictly speaking, water-deficit stress, which is often referred to as drought stress, which severely decreases plant growth, development, and more importantly yield. So, it is highly desirable to understand drought tolerance mechanisms in plants and consequently enhanc...

In the present study, 30 potential germplasm of oat (Avena sativa L.) were subjected to proximate, elemental, and HPLC analysis to provide a scientific basis to genetic diversity present among them. The extracts of the selected germplasms were also evaluated for their antioxidant potentials through DPPH and ABTS assays. Proximate analysis showed pr...

Ziziphus nummularia (Burm. f.) is a multipurpose wild tree species well adapted to the arid regions of Pakistan. The tree is drought tolerant and may ensure food security due to its sustained fruit production from poor and eroded soils of arid regions. The genetic diversity/evolutionary history of the Z. nummularia among the genotypes is still not...

Avena sativa L., also known as Oat belongs to the Poaceae family, is one of the most significant crops that is grown for its seeds, fodder as well as for human consumption as oatmeal. In the current study, 236 genotypes of A. sativa were analysed for genetic diversity through agro-morphological and SDS-PAGE analysis. Cluster analysis based on agro-...

Climate change is a crucial issue among the serious emerging problem which got a global attention in the las few decades. With the climate change, worldwide crop production has been seriously affected by drought stress. In this regard, various technologies including traditional breeding and genetic engineering are using to cope with drought stress....

Antioxidants isolated from plants have attracted the interest of clinicians and common people to be used for systemic uses rather than synthetic antioxidants because of their active role in maintaining human health with minimal side effects. Alnus nitida (Spach) Endl. is an important medicinal plant native to western Himalaya and is widely distribu...

Research work on the genetic diversity within Pakistani and Chinese Ziziphus species is limited, and to date, no single report on the application of DNA barcoding attempt for identification of Ziziphus species is available in literature. Therefore, the current study was designed to assess diversity and relationships among Ziziphus species genotypes...

The increase in resistance of microbes against conventional drugs is currently a hot issue, whereas diabetes is another main cause of mortalities encountered throughout the world after cancer and heart attacks. New drug sources in the form of plants are investigated to get effective drugs for the mentioned diseases with minimum side effects. Elaeag...

Background In order to find a new natural resource for pain-relief, the analgesic effects of Ilex dipyrena crude extract, fractions, and subfractions were evaluated in in-vivo mouse models with possible mechanism of action. Methods Analgesic effects of crude extract (100 and 200 mg/kg body weight), fractions and subfractions (75 mg/kg body weight)...

Anthropogenic activities in the past and present eras have created global warming and consequently a storm of drought stress, affecting both plants and animals. Being sessile, plants are more vulnerable to drought stress and consequently reduce plant growth and yield. To mitigate the effects of drought stress on plants, it is very crucial to determ...

The paracetamol-induced injuries of liver and kidneys in animals are mostly used to screen out the hepato and nephroprotective effect of extract or other therapeutic agents. In the present study total phenolic and flavonoid contents, in vitro antioxidant, and in vivo hepato/nephroprotective (on paracetamol-induced intoxication in experimental rabbi...

Genus of Ziziphus (family Rhamnaceae), approximately 170 species of prodigious economic and ecological importance. Studies on the genetic diversity within Pakistani Ziziphus species are limited, and to date, no single report on the application of DNA barcoding attempt for identification of Ziziphus species is available in the literature. Therefore,...

The purpose of the current study was to provide information on traditional uses of medicinal plants used by the inhabitants of Bahrain valley, District Swat, Northern Pakistan. This is the first quantitative ethnobotanical survey from the locality. A total of 134 informants were interviewed through semi-structured interviews and group discussions....

Celtis is grown for various uses like fodder, fuel, timber and other uses in or around agricultural fields in rainfed agriculture. It play a vital role in socioeconomic structure of hill people by supplying highly palatable, nutritious and tannin-free green fodder particularly during the period of scarcity of green fodder to livestock. This stud...

Background Elaeagnus umbellata Thunb. (autumn olive) is a high valued medicinal plant. It belongs to Elaeagnaceae family and is widely distributed in Himalayan regions of Pakistan. In the present study essential oil were extracted from the fruit of this plant and their antioxidant, anticholinesterase and antidiabetic potentials were also evaluated....

Background: Ferula ammoniacum (D. Don) is one of the endemic medicinal plants that is traditionally used to treat a number of diseases. Although the plant has been used to enhance memory, the investigational evidence supporting the nootropic effect was unsubstantial. Hence, the rationale for this study was to assess the potential beneficial effect...

Berberis lyceum Royle has such pronounced medicinal values that it is used as cure of many diseases and has exhibited great therapeutic effects among the local communities throughout the world. The present research was carried out to evaluate the quantitative ethnobotanical status and phytochemical analysis of B. lyceum. Regular field trips were ar...

This activity was aimed to analyze the level of genetic diversity (GD) of bean landraces collected from diverse ecological zones of Malakand division, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan.

Abstract | This activity was aimed to analyze the level of genetic diversity (GD) of bean landraces collected from diverse ecological zones of Malakand division, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan. The qualitative traits showed significant level of diversity like seed shape was determined by two alleles, seed color was defined by 13 numbers of alleles...

Ziziphus nummularia is an important source of valuable phytoconstituents, which are widely used in traditional medicine system of Indo-Pak sub-continent. In this study we investigated the distribution of phenolic compounds in the fruit pericarps of six different genotypes (ZNP01-06) of Z. nummularia growing in the unexplored hilly areas of Pakistan...

Family Elaeagnaceae is also known as oleaster family having three genera: Hippophae, Shepherdia and Elaeagnus, and about 70–80 species found worldwide. The multipurpose uses of genus Elaeagnus, their pharmacological significances and diverse chemical composition make them worthy of investigation and exploration for botanists and phytochemists. This...

Twelve species and five genera of Euphorbiaceae are described and recorded. Compare all the genera and species with one another based on similarities and differences. All the species are identified with the help of morphological characters and drawn a taxonomic key based on these characters. All the species collected in the study area is a new reco...

This study was carried out to evaluate genetic polymorphism in 40 bean genotypes using 31 morphological traits and 10 EST-SSR molecular markers. Descriptive statistical analysis of the data reflected that maximum coefficient of variance was detected 75% in pod wall thickness followed by 66% in pods per plant. Amplification of the EST-SSR and SSR ma...

The selected family is a large angiospermic family having 2346 species and 43 genera in the world. And in the present study a total of 32 taxa were collected representing 14 genera. Thirty one species of the selected family were grown wild and only one specie (Consolida ambigua) is cultivated. While four genera Ranunculus, Adonis, Ceratocephala and...

In the present study diversity of Asteraceae was studied throughout the Dir Valley. Some species of the selected family is widely distributed in the study area i.e Senecio chrysanthemoides, Xanthium strumarium, Artemisia scoparia, Silybum marianum, Cichorium intybus, Taraxacum officinale and Achillea millefolium. The species of the selected family...

The study was conducted in Jelar Valley; district Dir Upper to explore the Pteridophytic diversity of the area. It is the first attempt to document the Pteridophyte species in the selected area. A total of 28 species belonging to 15 genera and 10 families were recorded. These Pteridophytes included 4 species of Aspleniaceae, Pteridaceae, Dryopterid...

Seventeen plant species and 13 genera of the selected family were collected from Dir Kohistan, with elevation ranges from 1200-4000 meters during 2016-2018. They were taxonomically determined, recorded the information about these native plants and have been described for the first time in the history of this area. In view of the fact that wild plan...

The local herbalists prepared different herbal drugs from different species of the selected family plant species for the treatment of different diseases. When preparing the drugs the scientific name is used during the processes of labeling of the drugs for this purpose a taxonomic survey was conducted in the study area to identify the plants to sol...

Background: Elaeagnus umbellata is abundantly found in Himalayan regions of Pakistan which is traditionally used to treat various health disorders. However, the experimental evidence supporting the anti-amnesic effect is limited. Therefore the study was aimed to evaluate the prospective beneficial effect of E. umbellata on learning and memory in m...

This activity was aimed to investigate the proteomic diversity of common bean landraces collected from the different ecological zones of Malakand division, KP, Pakistan. The genetic diversity was assessed through seed storage protein profile using SDS-PAGE of 117 landraces collected from different ecological zones of Malakand division, KP, Pakistan...

Plant root architecture modulates during developmental stages and adjusts with the environmental condition. The cytosolic calcium which is a ubiquitous secondary messenger in all eukaryotes strongly affects the root system in Arabidopsis thaliana. We proposed that calcium chloride gradients affect PIN2 expression, which in term modulates root archi...

Shoots of Salvia santolinifolia can be regenerated and multiplied on MS medium containing 3.0 mg/l of BA. Shoot tip necrosis has been noticed to be the main preventive factor in in vitro shoots regeneration. The necrosis of shoots appeared with the yellowing of top leaves following burn of leaf and finally death of whole shoots. The intensity of sh...

Salvia santolinifolia is a medicinal plant and an efficient in vitro conservation system is established. The influence of N6Benzylaminopurine (BAP), N6-(2-isopentyl)-adenine (2iP) and Kinetin at various concentrations were evaluated, single and in mixture with NAA (Naphthalene acetic acid) for the production of auxiliary shoots from nodal explants...

It has been shown that plant morphology and pomology are shaped by their genotype and respective environmental changes. We hypothesize that climate induces variability in Juglans regia (walnut) landraces growing in the un-explored area of Pakistan. ArcGIS modelling and cartographic functions were performed for the indication of variation in tempera...

Like other vegetables, Pisum sativum L. also faces storage and degradation problems. To enhance their resistance and make them enable to cope with the deterioration problems during storage, the current study was designed to develop two resistant lines of P. sativum in terms of phenolic contents and genotypes. The phenolic compounds generally have a...

Transcriptional factors are the major regulators of plant signaling pathways in response to environmental stresses i.e., drought, salinity and cold. Hereby, the GhMYB108-like was characterized to determine whether it regulate these stresses. The GhMYB108-like cDNA consisted of 1107 base pairs (bp) with 807 open reading frame encoded a protein of 26...

Pure Appl. Biol., 9(1): 91-95, March, 2020 http://dx.. Integrated scoring of salinity stress on agro-morphometric and seed storage proteins of barley landraces. Pure and Applied Biology. Vol. 9, Issue 1, pp91-. http://dx. Abstract Abiotic stress factors, especially high temperatures and salinity, represent the major constraints limiting agricultura...

Glutenin, is consider the major storage proteins in the family of Poaceace which is also consider the main contents in wheat cereal of this family, to commercialize the ancient domesticated cereal like barley in the race of

Shoots of Salvia santolinifolia can be regenerated and multiplied on MS medium containing 3.0 mg/l of BA. Shoot tip necrosis has been noticed to be the main preventive factor in in vitro shoots regeneration. The necrosis of shoots appeared with the yellowing of top leaves following burn of leaf and finally death of whole shoots. The intensity of sh...

A taxonomic study of the selected family in Dir Kohistan, Pakistan with elevation ranges from 1200-4000 meters. A total of 9 species are recognized belonging to 8 genera. The study conducted on the basis of morphological characters of each species, nomenclature, taxonomic relationships between the species and medicinal survey of the selected family...

A taxonomic study of the selected family in Dir Kohistan, Pakistan with elevation ranges from 1200-4000 meters. A total of 9 species are recognized belonging to 8 genera. The study conducted on the basis of morphological characters of each species, nomenclature, taxonomic relationships between the species and medicinal survey of the selected family...

Background Illustrating the population structure and genetic diversity in selected germplasm resources (after three year multi locations trials) plays a key role which directly utilize the selection of lines in a population for accumulative trait breeding in crops. Results In order to further understand, the structure of population and genetic vari...

A total of 198 exotic barley genotypes were collected from the Gene Bank of the Plant Genetic Resource Institute (PGRI), National Agriculture Research Center (NARC), Islamabad, Pakistan, for the assessment of genetic diversity based on morphological and seed storage proteins. Qualitative and quantitative traits were noted as per IPGRI, 1994 descrip...

A total of 198 exotic barley genotypes were collected from the Gene Bank of the Plant Genetic Resource Institute (PGRI), National Agriculture Research Center (NARC), Islamabad, Pakistan, for the assessment of genetic diversity based on morphological and seed storage proteins. Qualitative and quantitative traits were noted as per IPGRI, 1994 descrip...

A total of 60 genotypes of Brassica campestris (L) germplasm were acquired from National Research Centre (NARC) Islamabad, Pakistan for the evaluation of genetic diversity using the morphological characters and SDS-PAGE analysis. These genotypes were grown-up in Plant Garden Department of plant sciences, University of Malakand, Khyber Pukhtunkhwa,...

Climate change is a crucial issue among the serious emerging problems which got a global attention in the last few decades. With the climate change, worldwide crop production has been seriously affected by drought stress. In this regard, various technologies including traditional breeding and genetic engineering are used to cope with drought stress...

Climate change is a crucial issue among the serious emerging problems which got a global attention in the last few decades. With the climate change, worldwide crop production has been seriously affected by drought stress. In this regard, various technologies including traditional breeding and genetic engineering are used to cope with drought stress...

The traditional use of medicinal plants used by the inhabitants of Shahgram Valley, District Swat, Northern Pakistan. A total of 90 plant species from 53 families were studied through questionnaire, interviews and group discussions. However, the family Asteraceae (10%) was the most important and dominant family. Plant habit wise percentage was obse...

Genetic diversity is the material basis for the improvement of crops best of the current research work was done for the first time on natural genetic diversity based in total seed protein and phenotypic characteristic in 120 genotypes of Ziziphus jujube Mill. The genotypes were presented the utmost allelic variation for vigorous tree; 60 trees were...

In present study 45 exotic Phaseolus vulgaris (L.) genotypes were assessed for assessment of genetic diversity through morphological & biochemical (SDS-PAGE) traits and selection of high yielding genotypes. One ways cluster dendrogram analysis of morphological traits segregated total genotypes to 2-lineages, lineages-1 and-2, separated at 80% simil...

The current research works to show that the medicinal practices of two different wild Ziziphus species (Ziziphus oxyphylla Edgew and Ziziphus mauritina Lamk), to assess the consensus factor between local communities of different areas of KP, to measure the potential for novel drugs of herbal origin. There was immeasurable promise among the informer...

In this study, 47 landraces, 16 genotypes from NARC collection and 18 ancestral lines of US germplasm, in total 81 Soybean [Glycine max (L.) Merr] genotypes were assessed, to molecular and morphological characterization. The genetic diversity was evaluated with 20 Random Amplified Pol-ymorphic DNA (RAPD) markers and 7 morphological characters. Chi-...

Background: Local herbalists share valuable contribution in usages of plants for different medicinal purposes. The field of ethnobotany plays a key role for modern medicines. Due to the rapid advancement of medical sciences, the use of plant species in traditional ways is getting declining. Documentation of such knowledge was much more necessary fo...

The present panel of work was conducted to investigate intra-specific genetic variability among Snake bean landraces. Genetic variation is considered as a basic feature to plants breeding and makes it viable to choose plants with appropriate traits. The methods to study genetic variation are morphological traits and SDS-PAGE. For this purpose, seed...

Thirteen SSR markers were used for sixty local common beans landraces. Among all markers, only one was monomorphic, while the remaining were polymorphic. At average 2 alleles per locus were identified. The size of all alleles ranged from 210bp to 630 bp. Major allelic frequency fluctuated from 54.0% to 96.0%. An overall, the total No. of alleles pe...

The present work was done in organize to estimate the genetic diversity among the Ziziphus jujube genotype. Genetic variation is considered as a basic feature to plants breeding and makes it viable to choose plants with appropriate traits. The methods to study genetic variation are morphological traits and SDS-PAGE. For this purpose, seeds of 100 g...

Background The fruit of Elaeagnus umbellata has high medicinal values and is an excellent source of phytochemicals. This study was aimed to evaluate the antioxidant, enzyme inhibitory and antidiabetic potential of Elaeagnus umbellata. Methods The antioxidant potential of the crude extract and subfractions of E. umbellata fruit were determined usin...

Ethnopharmacological relevance: Paeonia emodi Wall. ex Royle (peony) is an important member of family Paeoniaceae. Different parts of the plant have been folklorically used for treatment of different diseases. Infusion of dried flowers is used to treat diarrhea, the seeds are emetic and cathartic while the rhizome has been indicated for the treatme...

Information about genetic diversity among pea genotypes of Pakistan is limited. Molecular marker analysis is an important technique in analyzing the genetic diversity among pea providing useful information to broaden the genetic base of pea lines. The objective of this study was to evaluate the genetic diversity among 24 hybrid pea lines using rand...

The aim of this research work was to file medicinal uses of local medicinal plant species and to develop an ethnobotanical inventory of medicinal plants used by the inhabitants of Shergarh, Mardan district, Pakistan. Semi-structured interviews were conducted from 54 inhabitants of different ages (25 to 70 years). Analyzed the data using Informant c...

Genetic diversity and relationships among 100 genotypes of Rhynchosia minima collected from four districts of Malakand Division was assessed using 16 morphological characteristics and total seed protein profile. Based on qualitative characteristics, inter-district trait similarity index among genotypes of Swat-Dir Lower and Swat-Buner was 100%, whi...

Medicinal plants are considered to be the prime source of remedy for the ailment of the local community of the Rawalakot valley and its surrounding areas in Poonch District of the Azad Jammu and Kashmir. The basic aim of the current study was to record information regarding the population of the area about the use of medicinal plants and its crude...

To survive salt stress, plants must maintain a balance between sodium and potassium ions. High-affinity potassium transporters (HKTs) play a key role in reducing Na⁺ toxicity through K⁺ uptake. Eutrema parvula (formerly known as Thellungiella parvula), a halophyte closely related to Arabidopsis, has two HKT1 genes that encode EpHKT1;1 and EpHKT1;2....

Intra-specific genetic variation was studied in 28 genotypes of Cleome viscosaL. growing in Swat district, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan. It was found that genotypes showed the utmost allelic variation for leaf upper and lower surface with emerald green (75%), and yellow green (75%) respectively, other leaves lower and upper surfaces were (25%) gree...

Background: This study contributes to the current ethnomedicinal knowledge of the Swat Valley, Pakistan. District Swat possesses remarkable biodiversity owing to its varied topographical and climatic conditions, prompting a distinct human-plant association. Our hypothesis is that the presence of such a great biodiversity has shaped into a formal e...

The main purpose of this study was to collect information on traditional uses of medicinal plant species used by the inhabitants of Darmai valley, District Swat, Pakistan. This is the first ethno botanical survey from the study area. A total of 62 informants were questioned through interviews and group debates. Overall 60 medicinal plant species fr...

The prime objective of the research was to list the important ethnomedicinal plants of Nawagai village, District Buner. During the survey, 44 plant species from 27 families were observed and collected from the targeted area of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan. Lamiaceae members were the most dominant (54%) followed by members of Asteraceae (30%), Poace...