Sehrish SadiaUniversity of Veterinary and Animal Sciences | UVAS · Discipline of Botany
Sehrish Sadia
PhD Botany
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Introduction
Previously I have worked in the field of weed management in crops during Masters research. I also conducted short research project in the field of plant taxonomy and ethnobotany. Currently I am dealing with quantitative ecology (by using different ecological and statistical softwares i.e. WINTWINS, CANOCO, BIODIVERSITY, F-DIVERSITY, OriginPro, ChemDraw, Agilent in-built Chem software, SPSS and R) and phytochemical analysis (HPLC) of medicinal plants.
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September 2014 - June 2017
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Abiotic stresses are one of the major constraints to crop production and food security worldwide. The situation has aggravated due to the drastic and rapid changes in global climate. Heat and drought are undoubtedly the two most important stresses having huge impact on growth and productivity of the crops. It is very important to understand the phy...
Gentiana macrophylla, native to mountainous areas of Central and Southern Asia, is most popular remedy for rheumatism and pains in Traditional Chinese Medicine with an extensive demand in local market. Our study aimed to classify G. macrophylla communities and to find out the impact of topographic and soil factors on their diversity and distributio...
Quality and quantity of chemical constituents in medicinal plants highly depends on environmental conditions. The contents of active constituents in Gentiana macrophylla Pall. may vary among different altitudes of mountain meadows and are affected by environmental factors. The aim of this study was to find the effect of environmental factors on Gen...
Phosphorus (P) limitation and water stress can affect trees’ growth, yet differing levels of nutrition under drought may have negative or positive effects on their growth and metabolism. This study aimed to evaluate the impact of P nutrition upon growth and metabolism in drought-stressed Phoebe zhennan (an endangered forest tree species) seedlings,...
Background
Subtropical forest plant diversity, characterized by a wide range of species adapted to seasonal variations, is vital for sustaining ecological balance, supporting diverse wildlife, and providing critical ecosystem services such as carbon sequestration and soil stabilization. The Changa Manga Forest, an ecologically rich area with varied...
Soil salinity is the primary factor restricting plant growth and development. In this study, the morpho-physiological, biochemical, and molecular responses of turnip seedlings to three distinct salt stress treatments were investigated: no salinity 0 mM, moderate salinity at 80 mM, and severe salinity at 160 mM. Gibberellic acid treatments were appl...
The genus Achyranthes belong to the family Amaranthaceae which constitutes an important group of herbs and shrubs with immense medicinal value. The present research work was conducted to investigate the anticancer potential of Achyranthes aspera L. leaves by focusing on the antioxidant, aniproliferative and antimitotic activities of leaf extracts....
Cities have been the cradle of human civilization, with ongoing efforts to achieve the ideal city. Park cities prioritize “public” and “fair” principles in urban governance, emphasizing people-centered and livable spaces. This paper explores research hotspots and trends in park city evolution to support sustainable spatial planning. Analyzing 2278...
Cymbopogon spp . (lemongrass), which is a perennial herb, belongs to the family Poaceae. It has been used in traditional and ayurvedic medicine for over a century in a range of countries. Lemongrass possesses antifungal, anti-inflammatory, antioxidant, antimicrobial and analgesic applications. It’s also used to treat diabetes, sickness, the flu and...
Mineral nutrition plays a vital role in plant growth and metabolism. To date, 17 essential nutrients have been identified that are direly needed for plant growth. Nitrogen (N), phosphorus (P), and potassium (K) are among the essential macronutrients, whereas micronutrients include chloride (Cl), copper (Cu), manganese (Mn), iron (Fe), zinc (Zn), co...
Agricultural productiveness score and the outcome is relocating nutrients from the soil to the crops, stock, and agriculture. When animal and plant foodstuffs and products are depleted and obsessed, nutrients are relocated and exchanged in humans. The accomplishment of the hunger-free target, food security measures, and alleviation and mollificatio...
Treeline patches are among Earth’s most sensitive and are important model ecosystems for assessing climate change trends. To explore ecological factors that limit the species’ survival in treelines, the treeline patch of Li Mountain National Nature Reserve was selected as the research site. Pinus armandii (P. armandii), Betula albo-sinensis (B. alb...
Termitomyces pakistanensis sp. nov. is a member of an edible genus generally distributed in Asia and Europe. This species has been described as new species based on its different morphology, and scanning electron microscopy (SEM) of basidiospores. The novelty and degree of endemism is confirmed by analyzing the genetic variation of the internal tra...
At present, a variety of vaccines have been approved, and existing antiviral drugs are being tested to find an effective treatment for coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). However, no standardized treatment has yet been approved by the World Health Organization. The virally encoded chymotrypsin-like protease (3CLpro) from severe acute respiratory s...
This study hypothesized that native people have unique traditional knowledge of plant resources in the rural areas and basic objective was the documentation of this valuable inheritance. Ethnobotanical data was collected from a remote rural area of Mandi Ahmad Abad, Union council number NA-144 Tehsil Depalpur District Okara, Pakistan. A total of 94...
Oxidative stress is a type of stress that damages DNA and can occur from both endogenous and exogenous sources. Damage to DNA caused by oxidative stress can result in base modifications that promote replication errors and the formation of sites of base loss, which pose unique challenges to the preservation of genomic integrity. However, the adaptiv...
Waterlogging refers to excess soil water and severely affects the yield and production of Brassica crops. Vegetable oil is the major product which is obtained from Brassica species; hence, these are the key oilseed crop at number two in the international market of oilseed, the first being soybean. Hereditary modifications in the edible oil-producin...
Salt range of Pakistan is a rich source of minerals and salts. It has great variety of flora and fauna because of its geographical significance. Alteration of seasons results in flourishing of seasonal flora as well as perennial one. Olea ferruginea, Acacia modesta, Cynodon dactylon, Justicia adhatoda and Dodonea visoca are few dominant plant speci...
The current study investigates the total bacterial contamination in various packed and unpacked ras malai samples of 14 different localities of Lahore, Pakistan. The bacterial colonies such as Bacillus sp. and Gamella sp. were isolated from ras malai samples and grown on agar-broth media under sterile environmental conditions. Serial dilution techn...
The phylogenetic relationships of genus Eriobotrya Lindl. (Rosaceae) was evaluated based on the nuclear ribosomal internal transcribed spacers (ITS) sequence using 22 wild species of Eriobotrya, and 4 closest genera were used as an outgroup (Mespilus germanica L., Malus sieboldii (Regel) Rehder, Photinia beauverdiana C.K Schneid. and Rhaphiolepis i...
Diabetes is the third leading cause of death in humans after cancer and cardiovascular disease due to its high global prevalence. The aims of the current study were to document and review pharmacologically ethnomedicinal uses of plants for the treatment of diabetes in selected remote regions of Pakistan. Field data was collected through semi-struct...
Chenopodium album and C. murale are cosmopolitan, annual weed species of notable economic importance. Their unique
biological features, including high reproductive capacity, seed dormancy, high persistence in the soil seed bank, the ability to
germinate and grow under a wide range of environmental conditions and abiotic stress tolerance, help these...
The point pattern analysis was applied for analyzing plant spatial distributions, predicting species associations, and providing an efficient representation of ecological process. Pinus tabulaeformis forest, Betula platyphylla forest, Betula albo-sinensis forest, Larix principis-rupprechtii forest in the Xiaowutai Mountain were selected as research...
Aim/Background: Hypertension is surging around the world and negatively affecting lives and livelihoods along its way. This plight is felt especially hard by the world's rural population in developing nations, where many barriers to medical care exist. These barriers can exhibit themselves as monetary or distance barriers. In Pakistan, where barrie...
Ethnomedicines of anticancer plants and their pharmacological evidences
Mastitis is an infectious disease of livestock affecting agricultural economy especially in developing countries. Present review was designed to gather literature about the traditional uses of Pakistani anti-mastitis plants and their In vitro background against a common multidrug resistant mastitis causing bacteria Staphylococcus aureus. Different...
Gynecological problems and sexually transmitted infections (STIs) are greatly affecting women health especially
in developing countries due to lack of modern reproductive health facilities, poverty and different cultural norms.
Consequently, a large population of Pakistan turns toward ethno-medicinal healthcare systems due to accessibility,
afforda...
At present, 1.5 million species of fungi are estimated. Among these less than 5% have been described. Many fungal species cause disease in plants. These diseases cause major economic and production losses in the agricultural industry worldwide. Monitoring plant health and detecting the pathogen early are essential to reduce the disease spread, and...
Edited by OM Grace Gynecological problems and sexually transmitted infections (STIs) are greatly affecting women health especially in developing countries due to lack of modern reproductive health facilities, poverty and different cultural norms. Consequently, a large population of Pakistan turns toward ethno-medicinal healthcare systems due to acc...
Cancer is a serious health problem and the second leading cause of death around the globe. Present review is an attempt to provide utmost information based on ethno-pharmacological and toxicological aspects of anti-cancer plants of the world. A total of 276 articles published in English journals and containing maximum ethnomedicinal information wer...
The relationship of plants and the environment is a complex evolution process. We discuss species composition of forest communities, ecological characteristics of the population, and the relationship between different plant communities and the environment with quantitative ecology method to protect the stability of forest communities and biodiversi...
Pollen morphology & pollen fertility estimation of three medicinal species belonging to genus Hypericum L. from flora of Kaghan valley, Northern Pakistan was investigated by light and scanning electron microscopy for the first time. The species are Hypericum elodeoides Choisy in, Hypericum oblongifolium Choisy, and Hypericum perforatum L. Pollen mo...
Weed management is one of the prime concerns for sustainable crop production. Conyza bonariensis and Conyza canadensis are two of the most problematic, noxious, invasive, and widespread weeds in modern day agriculture. The biology, ecology, and interference of C. bonariensis and C. canadensis have been reviewed here to highlight pragmatic managemen...
The present study focused on the plant species consumed by Ibex in Khunjerab National Park (KNP). Among which the most palatable grass Saccharum ravennae L. was collected from KNP, Sost and Gilgit to analyze protein, carbohydrate, amino acids, and crude oil. The data about the plant species consumed by Ibex was collected through simple questionnair...
This study aims to investigate diversity, distribution, status, ecosystem services and threats to the plant resources in the study area based on field survey and ethno ecological knowledge for effective conservation and sustainable ecosystem services. The present study was conducted in the world's high elevation Khunjerab National Park (KNP) of the...
Water intended for human consumption as well as aquatic life (fishes) should be “safe” and “wholesome” i.e. free from pathogenic agents and harmful chemicals, pleasant to taste and usable for domestic purpose. The study area selected was Khalti Lake of Gupis, District Ghizer. The physico-chemical parameters like temperature, pH, turbidity and total...
Purpose of this study was to conduct qualitative and quantitative phytochemical analysis of Amaranthus viridis and to assess its antioxidant activity by using different assays. Ethnolic extract was prepared from A. viridis leaf powder and its qualitative phytochemical screening was done. Then quantitative phytochemical screening was carried out for...
This study was undertaken in Nomal Village located in 25 km from Gilgit district. Nomal Valley has an
approximate 850 households consisting of 6000 people. The aim of this study was to analyze the state of drinking
water quality in Nomal area. Water samples were collected from seven sites in sterilizes bottles. The water
samples were immediately su...
Objective: To analyze the wild marigold [(Tagetes minuta L.) (T. minuta)] leaf extract with respect to phytochemicals and allelopathic activity.
Methods: The aqueous extracts of T. minuta leaves at concentrations of 50%, 75% and 100% were prepared. Preliminary phytochemical analysis was carried out and then allelopathic effect of T. minuta on root...
China being third country in extensive biodiversity is the home of almost all types of ecosystems. Grasslands and forests are major source of carbon. Ecosystem services in China contribute 2.71% to that of world. But due to anthropogenic activities and climate changes, vegetation distribution is going to be badly affected. Major factors affecting t...
Plants are widely used in the medicine industry of modern era, and are the sources of raw material and essential ingredients for medicines. These plant extracts and active constituents are used to make different formulations. Tagetes minuta, an annual ornamental plant, has been identified as potential medicinal plant
as it contains allelochemicals...
Allelopathy is pragmatic approach for sustainable weed
management in agro-ecosystems. A laboratory bioassay
experiment was conducted to evaluate the allelopathic potential
of combinations of water extracts of six plants against wheat
(Triticum aestivum L.) and wild oat (Avena fatua L.). In case of
Avena fatua L., Cuscuta reflexa (T3) and C. reflexa...
Keeping in view the serious threat of weeds to agriculture, the present study was conducted to evaluate the phytotoxic activity of Euphorbia pulcherrima aqueous extract against weeds. Concentrations (50, 75 and 100%) of E. pulcherrima aqueous extracts were applied on Avena fatua, Rumex dentatus, Euphorbia helioscopia and Sorghum halepense. Shoot le...
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ISDB-YWAS research grant program is being offered to researchers/Scientists of ISDB member countries. The condition is that one Principle Investigator should be from ISDB member country and second PI from Least developed ISDB member countries (Listed in my question), both having Doctorate degree. Therefore, If any scientist from any of these countries is interested to collaborate with me, let me know, we can discuss about the research proposal. Last date of application is September 12, 2019, so please be quick to respond. Thank you all
1. Forsteronia refracta 2. Alyssum homalocarpum 3. Baliospermum polyandrum 4. Ononis sicula 5. Ononis hirta 6. Aloe socotrina 7. Urginea maritima 8. Allium ampeloprasum 9. Viscum cruciatum 10. Trapa natans 11. Thespesia populnea 12. Anamirta cocculus 13. Acacia macrostachya 14. Solanum dubium 15. Lantana ukambensis
I collected soil from a mountain. Now i want to do its mineral analysis by using RQ flex 10.....but a bit confuse about the list of minerals can be analysed by using this instrument..
