Environmental sustainability and resilience in a polluted ecosystem via phytoremediation of heavy metals and plant physiological adaptations

Z Ahmad, SM Khan, SE Page, H Balzter, A Ullah… - Journal of Cleaner …, 2023 - Elsevier
Natural Ecosystems are being degraded significantly due to increasing industrial pollution.
Marble pollution is one of them. It was hypothesized that such a polluted ecosystem host …

Vegetation diversity pattern during spring season in relation to topographic and edaphic variables in sub-tropical zone

H Ali, Z Muhammad, M Majeed, R Aziz, A Khan… - Botanical Studies, 2023 - Springer
Background The present study was conducted to explore the diversity pattern of spring
vegetation under the influence of topographic and edaphic variables in sub-tropical zone …

Carbon sequestration potential of different forest types in Pakistan and its role in regulating services for public health

S Ali, SM Khan, Z Ahmad, Z Siddiq, A Ullah… - Frontiers in Public …, 2023 - frontiersin.org
A high amount of CO2 causes numerous health effects, including headaches, restlessness,
difficulty in breathing, increased heart rate, high blood pressure, asphyxia, and dizziness …

Elucidating the phytoremediation potentials and ecophysiological mechanisms of indicator plants in the industrial polluted region

U Ejaz, SM Khan, N Khalid, S Jehangir… - Journal of …, 2024 - Elsevier
The integrity of natural ecosystems, particularly in the Global South, is increasingly
compromised by industrial contaminants. Our study examines the growth of plant species …

[HTML][HTML] A Review on Soil Moisture Dynamics Monitoring in Semi-Arid Ecosystems: Methods, Techniques, and Tools Applied at Different Scales

E Duarte, A Hernandez - Applied Sciences, 2024 - mdpi.com
Soil moisture (SM) plays a crucial role in land–atmosphere interaction systems, directly
influencing evapotranspiration, photosynthesis, and the water dynamics of the soil surface …

Multivariate analysis of the summer herbaceous vegetation and environmental factors of the sub-tropical region

T Ullah, Z Muhammad, IA Shah, M Bourhia… - Scientific Reports, 2024 - nature.com
Understanding the distribution of the plant species of an unexplored area is the utmost need
of the present-day. In order to collect vegetation data, Quadrat method was used having size …

[HTML][HTML] Distribution of the Cannabis sativa L. in the Western Himalayas: A tale of the ecological factors behind its continuous invasiveness

S Jehangir, SM Khan, Z Ahmad, U Ejaz, QU Ain… - Global Ecology and …, 2024 - Elsevier
The invasion of species in new regions depends on multiple factors, especially, the
prevailing environmental factors. The environmental conditions are essential to understand …

The Impact of Trichoderma harzianum Together with Copper and Boron on Wheat Yield

S Anwar, A Ali, Z Ullah, DN Binjawhar… - … Agricultural Science & …, 2023 - ACS Publications
Deficiency of micronutrients is a major problem faced by nearly half of the world population
due to intake of poor-quality food. To overcome the problem of malnutrition, biofortification of …

Eco-systematic assessment of the spring herbaceous vegetation under edaphic and topographic effects

T Ullah, Z Muhammad, IA Shah, S Ibenmoussa… - Scientific Reports, 2024 - nature.com
The distribution and composition of the vegetation are greatly affected by the edaphology
and topography of an area. The current study explores the vegetation structure of the …

Assessment of plant ecological variability and heavy metal accumulation potential in naturally growing plant species of Pakhar bauxite mine site, Jharkhand, India

K Kumari, S Chakraborty, K Bauddh - Chemosphere, 2023 - Elsevier
Abandoned bauxite mine (ABM) soil generally contains an unacceptable number of heavy
metals (HMs), causing several ecological and environmental issues. The present study was …