Ahmed Mukhtar

Northwest A&F University

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Masood Iqbal Awan

University of Agriculture Faisalabad

Muhammad Asad Naseer

Northwest A&F University

Athar Mahmood

University of Agriculture Faisalabad

Sana Sadaf

University of Agriculture Faisalabad

Faran Muhammad

University of Agriculture Faisalabad

Dorota Siuta

Lodz University of Technology

Rubab Shabbir

Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University

Talha Javed

Chinese Academy of Tropical Agricultural Sciences

Muhammad Fraz Ali

Northwest Institute of Mechanical and Electrical Engineering

Robert Adamski

Lodz University of Technology

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University of Agriculture Faisalabad

University of Faisalabad

The University of Agriculture, Peshawar

King Saud University

University of the Punjab

University of Lahore

Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro

State University of Norte Fluminense

Lovely Professional University

Universidade de Brasília

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Sustainable Development of Chitosan/Calotropis procera-Based Hydrogels to Stimulate Formation of Granulation Tissue and Angiogenesis in Wound Healing Applications

Molecules (2021)

Muhammad Zahid Maria Yousaf Lodhi Zulfiqar Ahmad Rehan Hamna Tayyab Talha Javed

The formation of new scaffolds to enhance healing magnitude is necessarily required in biomedical applications. Granulation tissue formation is a crucial stage of wound healing in which granulation tissue grows on the surface of a wound by the formation of connective tissue and blood vessels. In the present study, porous hydrogels were synthesized using chitosan incorporating latex of the Calotropis procera plant by using a freeze–thaw cycle to stimulate the formation of granulation tissue and angiogenesis in wound healing applications. Structural analysis through Fourier transform infrared (FTIR) spectroscopy confirmed the interaction between chitosan and Calotropis procera. Latex extract containing hydrogel showed slightly higher absorption than the control during water absorption analysis. Thermogravimetric analysis showed high thermal stability of the 60:40 combination of chitosan (CS) and Calotropis procera as compared to all other treatments and controls. A fabricated scaffold application on a chick chorioallantoic membrane (CAM) showed that all hydrogels containing latex extract resulted in a significant formation of blood vessels and regeneration of cells. Overall, the formation of connective tissues and blood capillaries and healing magnitude decreased in ascending order of concentration of extract.

Calotropis procera

Granulation tissue

Granulation

10.3390/molecules26113284

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Elsevier eBooks (2025)

Vishal Ahlawat Nahid Akhtar Muhammad Fraz Ali Kamran Ashraf Mamoni Banerjee

10.1016/b978-0-443-19047-6.01002-x

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Bio-diesel production of sunflower through sulphur management in a semi-arid subtropical environment

Environmental Science and Pollution Research (2021)

Athar Mahmood Masood Iqbal Awan Sana Sadaf Ahmed Mukhtar Xiukang Wang

Energy source

Energy Security

Energy crop

10.1007/s11356-021-16688-z

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Intensifying Groundnut Production in the Sudan Savanna Zone of Nigeria: Including Groundnut in the Irrigated Cropping Systems

Pakistan Journal of Biological Sciences (2011)

Ahmed Mukhtar

Inadequate and erratic rainfall pattern and extreme temperature variations induced by climate change being experienced in Sudan savanna areas have compromised the cropping systems of these areas. A change in the cropping patterns is required to maintain and improve upon crop output levels. The pod yield ha(-1) and other growth and yield components of three varieties of groundnut grown under irrigated conditions were measured in a field experiment conducted at the Irrigation Research Station of the Institute for Agricultural Research, Zaria, from 2003 to 2006 dry seasons. Treatments consisted of three plant populations (50,000, 100,000 and 200,000 plants ha(-1)), three varieties (Samnut 23, Samnut 21 and Samnut 11) and three basin sizes (3 x 3, 3 x 4 and 3 x 5 m) arranged in a split plot design with population and variety as main plot and basin size as sub plot. Treatments were randomly assigned and replicated three times. Plant populations significantly affected plant height and canopy spread but had no effect on number of branches plant. Plants grew significantly taller at 200,000 plants ha(-1) while plant canopy spread was significantly widest at 50,000 plants ha(-1). Samnut 23 grew significantly taller than Samnut 21 and 11 although they exhibited wider canopies. Pod yield ha(-1) and 100 seed weight were significantly highest at 200,000 plants ha(-1). Samnut 23 produced the significantly highest pod yield ha(-1) and number of pods plant(-1). Samnut 11 produced significantly highest 100 seed weight. Samnut 23 planted at 200,000 plants ha(-1) in 3 x 4 m basins is most promising for irrigated groundnut cultivation in the Sudan savanna of Nigeria.

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10.3923/pjbs.2011.1028.1031

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Strigolactones: A promising tool for nutrient acquisition through arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi symbiosis and abiotic stress tolerance

Plant Physiology and Biochemistry (2024)

Muhammad Asad Naseer Zhi Qin Zhang Ahmed Mukhtar Muhammad Shoaib Asad Haiyan Wu

Biotic stress

Arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi

10.1016/j.plaphy.2024.109057

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Climate Change, Agricultural Policy and Food Security in Morocco

Springer eBooks (2021)

Abdelmajid Saidi Ahmed Mukhtar Mirza Barjees Baig Michael R. Reed

Overexploitation

Scarcity

10.1007/978-3-030-72987-5_7

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Combined Application of Nitrogen and Sulfur Improves Growth, Oil, and Bio-Diesel Production from Soybean

Polish Journal of Environmental Studies (2024)

Faran Muhammad Li Daji Masood Iqbal Awan Athar Mahmood Sana Sadaf

Ultra-low-sulfur diesel

Soybean oil

Oil Production

Vegetable oil refining

10.15244/pjoes/192566

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Carbon nanomaterials: Roles in agriculture and environment management

Elsevier eBooks (2025)

Muhammad Fraz Ali Muhammad Asad Naseer Ahmed Mukhtar

10.1016/b978-0-443-19047-6.00003-5

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Sulfur Enhancement for the Improvement of Castor Bean Growth and Yield, and Sustainable Biodiesel Production

Frontiers in Plant Science (2022)

Ahmed Mukhtar Masood Iqbal Awan Sana Sadaf Athar Mahmood Talha Javed

Due to limited conventional energy sources, there is a need to find substitute non-conventional sources of energy to meet the societal demands on a sustainable basis. Crude oil and edible oil remain major import items in Pakistan, the deficit of which can be compensated by using biomass, preferably inedible oilseeds. Therefore, the current study evaluated the role of sulfur (S) fertilization for improving yield (seed and oil) and biodiesel value of castor bean, a potential inedible crop with minimum input requirements. For this purpose, a combined approach of field experimentation and laboratory analysis was conducted to explore the potential of two castor bean cultivars (DS-30 and NIAB Gold) against four S supply rates, namely, 0, 20, 40, and 60 kg S ha –1 , in terms of growth, phenology, and yield parameters. Subsequently, the obtained seed samples were analyzed for biodiesel-related parameters in the Bio-analytical Chemistry lab, Punjab Bio-energy Institute, Faisalabad. The incremental S rates increased the seed yield for both cultivars, and the highest yield was recorded at 60 kg S ha –1 for NIAB Gold. For NIAB Gold, the oil content increased by 7% with S fertilization at 60 kg ha –1 , and for DS-30, the oil content increased by 6% at 60 kg ha –1 . As with incremental S fertilization, the oil yield increased on a hectare basis, and the quantity of biodiesel produced also increased. Importantly, the tested quality parameters of biodiesel, except biodiesel viscosity, were in the ASTM standard range. Overall, it has been concluded that castor bean is a promising and sustainable option for producing biodiesel as it is non-competitive to food crops and requires little input.

Sustainable Production

10.3389/fpls.2022.905738

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ANALYSIS OF RAINFALL AND DROUGHT CLIMATOLOGY FOR CROP PLANNING IN SUBTROPICAL PLAINS OF CHATHA, JAMMU

MAUSAM (2021)

Ahmed Mukhtar Sonam Lotus D. Rajalakshmi SINGH SHIVINDER SUBHA RAO A. V. M.

Although the subject area of climate change is vast, the changing pattern of rainfall is a topic within this field that deserves urgent and systematic attention, since it affects both the availability of freshwater and food production (Dore, 2005). Climate change is one of the key global challenges in the present era. It refers to a statistically significant variation in either the mean state of the climate or in its variability, persisting for an extended period typically decades or long (World Meteorological Organization). According to Fourth Assessment Report of Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, the world indeed has become more drought prone with higher frequencies of extreme events.

Extreme Weather

10.54302/mausam.v71i4.57

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