Dr. Nadeem Ahmad
Personal information
Name: Dr. Nadeem Ahmad
Date of birth: June 3rd, 1977
Nationality: Pakistani
Marital status: Married
Home Address: Village and post office Shahipayan, Tehsil and District Peshawar, Pakistan
Present Position: Assistant Professor, Department of Botany, University of Peshawar, Pakistan
Cell Phone: +92-344-8941477
E-mail: nadeemgul77@gmail.com
Education/ Academic Profile
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Ph.D. (Applied Biosciences) Feb. 2010
Institution: School of Applied Biosciences, Kyungpook National University, South Korea
Thesis title: Plant growth regulating fungi isolated from weeds and their influence on plant
growth
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M.Phil. (Plant Physiology) September 2003
Institution: Department of Biological Sciences, Quaid-i-Azam University, Pakistan
Thesis title: Studies on the effect of foliar application of 2,4-dichlorophenoxy acetic acid
(2,4-D) on different growth and yield parameters in chickpea and mustard
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M.Sc. (Botany) April 1999
Institution: Department of Botany, Islamia College, University of Peshawar, Pakistan
Thesis title: Studies on some Ulotrichales (green algae) of District Peshawar, NWFP,
Pakistan
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B.Sc. (Botany/Chemistry) Agust 1996
Institution: Edwardes College Peshawar, Pakistan
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Bachelor of Education Feb. 2001
Institution: Institute for Education and Research, University of Peshawar, Pakistan
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F.Sc. 1994
Institution: Edwardes College Peshawar, Pakistan
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S.S.C. 1992
Institution: Govt. H.S. School No. 1 Peshawar Cantt, Pakistan
Research Specialization
Endophytic fungi, Phycology, Plant Growth Hormones, and Plant-Microbe Interaction
Research/Academic positions
Sep 19, 2012todate
Assistant Professor, Department of Botany, University of Peshawar, Peshawar,
Pakistan.
May 2010Sep 18, 2012
Assistant Professor, Department of Botany, Islamia College Peshawar (CU)
Pakistan.
March 2007Feb 2010
Ph.D. research fellow, Kyungpook National University, South Korea.
Sep 1st, 2005Feb 15, 2007
Lecturer in Botany, Edwardes College Peshawar, Pakistan.
Jan 17, 2002June 14, 2005
Lecturer in Botany, Islamia College Peshawar, Pakistan.
Aug15, 2000–
Sep 26, 2002
Junior Research Assistant, Plant Physiology Lab., Quaid-i-Azam University,
Islamabad, Pakistan.
Journal publications
1. Shamshad, I, S Khan, M Waqas, N Ahmad, K Ur-Rehman and K Khan (2015) Removal and
bioaccumulation of heavy metals from aqueous using freshwater algae. Water Science and
Technology 71(1): 38-44.
2. Khuram, I, N Ahmad, S Jan and S Barinova (2014) Freshwater green algal biofouling of
boats in Kabul River, Pakistan. International J. Oceanography and Hydrobiology 43 (4):
329-336.
3. Jan, S, K Khan, I Hameed and N Ahmad (2012) Ethnobotanical studies of the medicinal
plants of malakand agency, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan. Pakistan Journal of Plant
Science 18(1): 1-11.
4. Khan AL, M Hamyun, N Ahmad, J Hussain, SM Kang, YH Kim, M Adnan, DS Tang, M
Waqas, R Radhabrishnan, YH Hwang and IJ Lee (2011) Salinity stress resistance offered by
endophytic fungal interaction between Penicillium minioluteum LHL09 and Glycine max. L.
Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology 21(09): 893-902. (Impact Factor Journal)
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5. Khan, AL, M Hamayun, N Ahmad, M Waqas, SM Kang, YH Kim and IJ Lee (2011)
Exophiala sp. LHL08 reprograms Cucumis sativus to higher growth under abiotic stresses.
Physiologia Plantarum 143(4): 329-343. (Impact Factor Journal).
6. Hamayun M, SA Khan, AL Khan, N Ahmad, Y. Nawaz and IJ Lee (2011) Gibberellin
producing Neosartorya sp. CC8 reprograms Chinese cabbage to higher growth. Scientia
Horticulturae 129: 347-352. (Impact Factor Journal)
7. Nadeem A, M Hamayun, SA Khan, AL Khan, IJ Lee and DH Shin (2010) Gibberellin
producing endophytic fungi isolated from Monochoria vaginalis. Journal of Microbiology
and Biotechnology 20(12): 1744–1749. (Impact Factor Journal)
8. Hamayun M, SA Khan, ZK Shinwari, AL Khan, N Ahmad and IJ Lee (2010) Effect of
polyethylene glycol (PEG) induced drought stress on physio-hormonal attributes of Soybean.
Pakistan Journal of Botany 42(2): 977-986. (Impact Factor Journal)
9. Hamayun M, SA Khan, AL Khan, ZK Shinwari, N Ahmad, YH Kim and IJ Lee (2009)
Effect of foliar and soil application of nitrogen, phosphorus and potassium on some yield
components of lentil. Pakistan Journal of Botany 43(1): 391-396. (Impact Factor Journal)
10. Hamayun M, SA Khan, N Ahmad, DS Tang, SM Kang, CI Na, EY Sohn, YH Hwang, DH
Shin, BH Lee, JG Kim and IJ Lee (2009) Cladosporium sphaerospermum as a new plant
growth promoting endophyte from the roots of Glycine max (L.) Merr. World Journal of
Microbiology and Biotechnology 25 (4): 627–632 (Impact Factor Journal)
11. Y Guo, N Ahmad, DH Shin and KU Kim (2009) Allelopathic effects of rice cultivars on
barnyardgrass growth to reduce the herbicide dose. Allelopathy Journal 24 (2): 321-330.
(Impact Factor Journal)
12. Ahmad. N., M. Hamayun and M.F. Chaudhry (2006) Studies on the effect of foliar
application of 2, 4-dichlorophenoxy acetic acid (2, 4-D) on different yield parameters in
Chickpea. Sarhad J. Agric. 22 (1): 145-149. (HEC Recognized)
13. Jamal Z, M Hamayun, N Ahmad and MF Chaudhary (2006) Effects of soil and foliar
application of different concentrations of NPK and foliar application of (NH4)2SO4 on
different yield parameters in wheat. Journal of Agronomy 5 (2): 251-256.
14. Ahmad N, MF Chaudhry , I Ahmad and M Hamayun (2005) Effect of foliar application of 2,
4-dichlorophenoxy acetic acid (2, 4-D) on different yield parameters in Mustard. Sarhad J.
Agric. 21 (4): 747-750. (HEC Recognized)
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15. Ahmad N, MF Chaudhry and M Hamayun (2005) Effect of foliar application of 2, 4dichlorophenoxy acetic acid (2, 4-D) on different growth parameters of Mustard. Sarhad J.
Agric. 21 (1): 125-130. (HEC Recognized)
16. Hamayun M, F Hussain, S Afzal and N Ahmad (2005) Allelopathic effect of Cyperus
rotundus and Echinochloa crus-galli on seed germination, plumule and radicle growth in
Maize (Zea mays L.). Pak. J. Weed Sci. Res. 11 (2): 81-84. (HEC Recognized)
17. Ahmad N, MF Chaudhry and M Hamayun (2004) Studies on the effect of foliar application
of 2, 4-dichlorophenoxy acetic acid (2, 4-D) on different growth Parameters of Chickpea.
Sarhad J. Agric. 20 (4): 613-618. (HEC Recognized)
18. Shah SZ, N Ahmad, N Akhtar, I Khan and SA Khan (2001) Studies on Ulotrichales of
District Peshawar, NWFP, Pakistan. Scientific Khyber 14 (2): 73-78.
References
Dr. Dong-Hyun Shin (Professor)
School of Applied Biosciences, Kyungpook National University, Republic of Korea Office
Phone: +82-53-950-5707; E-mail: dhshin@knu.ac.kr
Dr. Muhammad Fayyaz Chaudhary (Professor)
Department of Biotechnology, Quaid-i-Azam University, Islamabad, Pakistan
Office Phone: +92 51 2827266; E-mail: fayyazchaudhary@yahoo.com
Dr. Muhammad Hamayun (Associate Professor)
Chairman, Department of Botany, Abdul Wali Khan University, Mardan, Pakistan
Office: +92-937-929124; E-mail: hamayun@awkum.edu.pk
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