Biography

Senior Scientist, JK Green Technology, & Adjunct Professor, ITT, Prof. Akhtar Jamal Khan has been working on biochemical and molecular plant pathology since 1985. Prof. Khan has published original research in a wide range of plant pathology including plant diseases caused by fungi, bacteria, nematodes and viruses in several countries across the world. His research includes host-pathogen interaction, biodiversity and molecular characterization of begomoviruses, developing genetic resistance in crops against begomoviruses using pathogen and non-pathogen derived genes. His work has appeared in a number of high impact journals, including Trends in Plant Science, Virus Research, Archives of Virology, Phytopathology, Plant Disease, Viruses, Virus Genes, International Journal of Systematics & Evolutionary Microbiology, Journal of Food Engineering, International Journal of Biological Macromolecules, Carbohydrate Research, Journal of Plant Physiology, Plant & Cell Physiology, and Life Sciences. Prof. Khan serves on a number of editorial boards of international scientific journals and is also engaged as a reviewer for several international scientific and high impact journals. He is a member of a number of local and international scientific and professional organizations including the American Phytopathological Society.

Area of Interest:

Plant and Soil Sciences

100%

Plant Pathology

62%

Agricultural Biotechnology

90%

Molecular Plant Pathology

75%

Virology

55%

Research Publications in Numbers

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Articles
43

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Selected Publications

Khan, A.J., A.M. Idris, N.A. Al-Saady, M.S. Al-Mahruki, A.M. Al-Subhi and J.K. Brown, 2008. Confirmation for evidence for a new monopartite begomovirus strain and associated-DNA β satellite from tomato in Oman: A link with Asian begomoviruse. Virus Genes, 36: 169-176.
Al-Saady, N.A., A.J. Khan, A. Calari, A.M. Al-Subhi and A. Bertaccini, 2008. 'Candidatus Phytoplasma omanense', associated with witches'-broom of Cassia italica (Mill.) Spreng. in Oman. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 58: 461-466.
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Rahman, M.S., S. Kasapis, N.S.Z. Al-Kharusi, I.M. Al-Marhubi and A.J. Khan, 2007. Composition characterisation and thermal transition of date pits powders. J. Food Eng., 80: 1-10.
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Khan, A.J., N.A. Al-Saady, M. Al-Mahruki, M. Al-Oufi and A.M. Al-Subhi, 2007. Molecular characterization of begomovirus infecting sweet pepper in Oman. Ind. J. Biotechnol., 6: 45-51.
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Khan, A.J., K. Bottner, I.M. Lee, N.A. Al-Saady and A.M. Al-Subhi, 2007. Identification of phytoplasma associated with witches` broom and virescence diseases of sesame in Oman. Bull. Insectol., 60: 133-134.
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Khan, A.J., A.M. Al-Subhi, A. Calari, N.A. Al-Saady and A. Bertaccini, 2007. A new phytoplasma associated with witches broom of Cassia italica in Oman. Bull. Insectol., 60: 269-270.
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Al-Subhi, A.M., N.A. Al-Saady and A.J. Khan, 2007. Molecular characterization of phytoplasma associated with Echinops witches' broom disease. Bull. Insectol., 60: 289-290.
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Khan, A.J., N.A. Al-Saady, A.M. Al-Subhi and F. Al-Ghadani, 2006. Identification of phytoplasma causing witches broom disease in red caps. Indian J. Plant Pathol., 23: 127-130.
Khan, A.J. and R. Al-Saady, 2006. Biochemical changes in tomato seedlings infected with damping-off pathogen, Pythium aphanidermatum. Indian J. Plant Pathol., 23: 171-176.
Al-Saady, N.A., A.M. Al-Subhi, A. Al-Nabhani and A.J. Khan, 2006. First report of a group 16SrII phytoplasma infecting chickpea in Oman. Plant Disease, 90: 973-973.
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Al-Saady, N.A. and A.J. Khan, 2006. Phytoplasmas that infect plant species worldwide: Review. Physiol. Mol. Biol. Plants, 12: 263-281.
Khan, A.J., S. Botti, A.M. Al-Subhi, M.A. Zaidi, I. Altosaar, A. Alma and A. Bertaccini, 2003. Molecular characterization of the 16S rRNA gene of phytoplasmas detected in two leafhoppers species associated with alfalfa plants infected with witches broom in Oman. Phytopathol. Mediterranea, 42: 257-267.
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Khan, A.J., H. Al-Oufi, E. McLean, S. Goddard, A. Srikandakumar and J. Al-Sabahi, 2003. Analysis of fatty acid profiles of kingfish (Scomberomorus commerson) from different coastal regions of Sultanate of Oman. Int. J. Food Properties, 6: 49-60.
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Al-Adawi, A.O., M.L. Deadman, A.K. Al Rawahi, A.J. Khan and Y.M. Al-Maqbali, 2003. Diplodia theobromae associated with sudden decline of mango in the Sultanate of Oman. Plant Pathol., 52: 419-419.
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Mahgoub, O., A.J. Khan, R.S. Al-Maqbaly, J.N. Al-Sabahi, K. Annamalai and N.M. Al-Sakry, 2002. Fatty acid composition of muscle and fat tissues of Omani Jebel Akhdar goats of different sexes and weights. Meat Sci., 61: 381-387.
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Khan, A.J., S. Botti, A.M. Al-Subhi, D.E. Gundersen-Rindal and A. Bertaccini, 2002. Molecular identification of a new phytoplasma associated with alfalfa witches` broom in Oman. Phytopathology, 92: 1038-1047.
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Khan, A.J., M.L. Deadman, A. Al-Maqbali, Y.M. Al-Maqbali and Z. Handoo, 2002. Survey of nematodes parasitic on crop plants in Al-Batinah region, Sultanate of Oman. Indian J. Plant Pathol., 20: 22-24.
Khan, A.J., M.L. Deadman, A. Srikandakumar, Y.M. Al-Maqbali, S.G. Rizvi and J. Al-Sabahi, 2001. Biochemical Changes in Sorghum leaves infected with leaf spot pathogen, Drechslera sorghicola. Plant Pathol. J., 17: 342-346.
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Khan, A.J., K.M. Azam, M.L. Deadman, A.M. Al-Subhi and P. Jones, 2001. First report of alfalfa witches broom disease in Oman caused by a phytoplasma of the 16Sr II group. Plant Disease, 85: 1287-1287.
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Khan, A.J., A.M. Al-Subhi, A.O. Al-Adawi and P. Jones, 2000. Molecular characterization of phytoplasma from Oman. Phytopathology, 90: 928-928.
Kasapis, S., I.M.A. Al-Marhoobi and A.J. Khan, 2000. Viscous solutions, networks and the glass transition in high sugar galactomannan and κ-carrageenan mixtures. Int. J. Biol. Macromol., 27: 13-20.
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Kasapis, S., A. Alawai, A. Guizani, A.J. Khan and J. Mitchel, 2000. Viscoelastic properties of pectin-co-solute mixtures at iso-free-volume states. Carbohydrate Res., 329: 399-407.
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Choudhary, A.R. and A.J. Khan, 2000. Chemical analysis of the essential oil from Tagetes minuta. SQU J. Agric. Res., 5: 25-27.
Zouba, A.A., A.J. Khan and M. Lopez, 1997. Survey of virus diseases of cucurbits in the Batinah region of the sultanate of Oman. Arab J. Plant Prot., 15: 43-46.
Khan, A.J., A. Zouba and D.G. Seapy, 1996. Antifungal activity from leaves of Acacia nilotica against Pythium aphanidermatum. SQU J. Agric. Sci., 1: 7-11.
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Zouba, A. and A.J. Khan, 1992. Verticillium lecanii a natural parasite on the Fig rust Ceratolium fici. Arab J. Plant Prot., 10: 31-34.
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Minocha, S.C. and A.J. Khan, 1992. Effects of combinations of Polyamine biosynthetic inhibitors on cellular polyamines in carrot cell cultures. J. Plant Physiol., 137: 507-510.
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Minocha, S.C., N.S. Papa, A.J. Khan and A.I. Samuelsen, 1991. Polyamines and somatic embryogenesis in carrot. III. Effects of methylglyoxal bis(guanylhydrazone). Plant Cell Physiol., 32: 395-402.
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Khan, A.J. and S.C. Minocha, 1991. Polyamines and somatic embryogenesis in carrot II. The effects of cyclohexylammonium phosphate. J. Plant Physiol., 137: 446-452.
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Khan, A.J., A. Sattar, M. Alam and A. Husain, 1985. Alternaria blight of Coriandrum sativum. Indian J. Plant Pathol., 2: 201-201.