Biography

Mr. Saddam Saqib currently works at the State Key Laboratory of Systematic and Evolutionary Botany, Institute of Botany, Chinese Academy of Sciences. Saddam does research in Microbiology, Botany, Agriculture, Tissue culture, Biotechnology and Molecular Plant Pathology. His current project is 'Systematics and Evolutionary history of flowering and medicinal plants. Specifically, he is investigating phylogeny and evolutionary history of PanHimalayan flora and Flora of Pakistan by using R. packages and online Bioinformatics tools. He completed his M.Phil. (MS) thesis from “Quaid-i-Azam University, Islamabad, Pakistan”. He is familiar with plant pathogen control and green synthesis applications against plant disease control. In addition, he has a good teaching background in prestigious universities of Pakistan. Saddam published more than 35 research articles in prestigious journals with about 90 impact factor and more than 600 citations.

Area of Interest:

Agricultural Sciences

100%

Ecology

62%

Plant Sciences

90%

Plant Pathology

75%

Plant Tissue Culture

55%

Research Publications in Numbers

Books
0

Chapters
0

Articles
35

Abstracts
4

Selected Publications

Ullah, F., Y. Gao, İ. Sari, R.F. Jiao, S. Saqib and X.F. Gao, 2022. Macro-morphological and ecological variation in Rosa sericea complex. Agronomy, Vol. 12. 10.3390/agronomy12051078.
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Naeem, M., K. Shahzad, S. Saqib, A. Shahzad, Nasrullah, M. Younas and M.I. Afridi, 2022. The Solanum melongena COP1LIKE manipulates fruit ripening and flowering time in tomato (Solanum lycopersicum). Plant Growth Regul., 96: 369-382.
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Abid, S., A. Farid, R. Abid, M. Rehman and W. Alsanie et al., 2022. Identification, biochemical characterization, and safety attributes of locally isolated Lactobacillus fermentum from Bubalus bubalis (buffalo) Milk as a Probiotic. Microorganisms, Vol. 10. 10.3390/microorganisms10050954.
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Zaman, W., J. Ye, S. Saqib, Y. Liu and Z. Shan, 2021. Predicting potential medicinal plants with phylogenetic topology: Inspiration from the research of traditional Chinese medicine. J. Ethnopharmacol., Vol. 281. 10.1016/j.jep.2021.114515.
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Liaquat, F., M.F.H. Munis, S. Arif, U. Haroon and J. Shi et al., 2021. PacBio single-molecule long-read sequencing reveals genes tolerating manganese stress in Schima superba saplings. Front. Genet., Vol. 12. 10.3389/fgene.2021.635043.
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Liaquat, F., L. Qunlu, S. Arif, U. Haroon and S. Saqib et al., 2021. Isolation and characterization of pathogen causing brown rot in lemon and its control by using ecofriendly botanicals. Physiol. Mol. Plant Pathol., Vol. 114. 10.1016/j.pmpp.2021.101639.
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Ayaz, A., S. Saqib, H. Huang, W. Zaman, S. LÊ and H. Zhao, 2021. Genome-wide comparative analysis of long-chain acyl-CoA synthetases (LACSs) gene family: A focus on identification, evolution and expression profiling related to lipid synthesis. Plant Physiol. Biochem., 161: 1-11.
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Ayaz, A., H. Huang, M. Zheng, W. Zaman and D. Li et al., 2021. Molecular cloning and functional analysis of GmLACS2-3 reveals its involvement in cutin and suberin biosynthesis along with abiotic stress tolerance. Int. J. Mol. Sci., Vol. 22. 10.3390/ijms22179175.
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Abidullah, S., A. Rauf, W. Zaman, F. Ullah, A. Ayaz, F. Batool and S. Saqib, 2021. Consumption of wild food plants among tribal communities of Pak-Afghan border, near Bajaur, Pakistan. Acta Ecol. Sin., 10.1016/j.chnaes.2021.08.002.
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Zaman, W., S. Saqib, F. Ullah, A. Ayaz and J. Ye, 2020. COVID-19: Phylogenetic approaches may help in finding resources for natural cure. Phytother. Res., 34: 2783-2785.
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Zaman, W., M. Ahmad, M. Zafar, H. Amina and Lubna et al., 2020. The quest for some novel antifertility herbals used as male contraceptives in district Shangla, Pakistan. Acta Ecol. Sin., 40: 102-112.
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Sunera, Amna, S. Saqib, S. Uddin, W. Zaman and F. Ullah et al., 2020. Characterization and phytostimulatory activity of bacteria isolated from tomato (Lycopersicon esculentum Mill.) rhizosphere. Microb. Pathogen., Vol. 140. 10.1016/j.micpath.2020.103966.
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Feroze, N., B. Arshad, M. Younas, M.I. Afridi, S. Saqib and A. Ayaz, 2020. Fungal mediated synthesis of silver nanoparticles and evaluation of antibacterial activity. Microsc. Res. Tech., 83: 72-80.
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Azam, Z., A. Ayaz, M. Younas, Z. Qureshi and B. Arshad et al., 2020. Microbial synthesized cadmium oxide nanoparticles induce oxidative stress and protein leakage in bacterial cells. Microb. Pathogen., Vol. 144. 10.1016/j.micpath.2020.104188.
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Ayaz, A., W. Zaman, F. Ullah, S. Saqib and S. Jamshed et al., 2020. Systematics study through scanning electron microscopy; a tool for the authentication of herbal drug Mentha suaveolens Ehrh. Microsc. Res. Tech., 83: 81-87.
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Asghar, M., S. Habib, W. Zaman, S. Hussain, H. Ali and S. Saqib, 2020. Synthesis and characterization of microbial mediated cadmium oxide nanoparticles. Microsc. Res. Tech., 83: 1574-1584.
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Saqib, S., W. Zaman, F. Ullah, I. Majeed, A. Ayaz and M.F.H. Munis, 2019. Organometallic assembling of chitosan‐Iron oxide nanoparticles with their antifungal evaluation againstRhizopus oryzae. Appl. Organomet. Chem., Vol. 33. 10.1002/aoc.5190.
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Nasar, M.Q., T. Zohra, A.T. Khalil, S. Saqib, M. Ayaz, A. Ahmad and Z.K. Shinwari, 2019. Seripheidium quettense mediated green synthesis of biogenic silver nanoparticles and their theranostic applications. Green Chem. Lett. Rev., 12: 310-322.
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Bahadur, S., M. Ahmad, M. Zafar, S. Sultana and N. Begum et al., 2019. Palyno-anatomical studies of monocot taxa and its taxonomic implications using light and scanning electron microscopy. Microsc. Res. Tech., 82: 373-393.
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