Saleem Ur Rahman

Pak Austria Fachhochschule: Institute of Applied Sciences and Technology · Department of Allied Health Sciences

Yellow mosaic disease (YMD) is one of the major devastating constraints to soybean production in Pakistan. In the present study, we report the identification of resistant soybean germplasm and a novel mutation linked with disease susceptibility. Diverse soybean germplasm were screened to identify YMD-resistant lines under natural field conditions d...

Soybean (Glycine max) as an oilseed crop plays a vital role in agro-based industries. However, its sustainable production is challenged by biotic and abiotic factors. Fungal pathogens infecting soybean are a major concern. But, their extent in Pakistan is less explored. During crop season 2019-20, soybean plants showing leaf spots were observed in...

Citation: Rani, R.; Arif, M.; Rahman, S.U.; Hammad, M.; Mukhtar, Z.; Rizwan, M.; Shimelis, H.; Raza, G. Abstract: Soybean is a short-day crop, and its sensitivity to photoperiod is an important trait for its adaptability. Rapid changes in the climate on a global scale could be a threat to future food security. There is a need to increase the heat t...

Plant transformation based on Agrobacterium-mediated transformation is a technique that mimics the natural agrobacterium system for gene(s) introduction into crops. Through this technique, various crop species have been improved/modified for different trait/s, showing a successful genetic transformation so far. This technique has many advantages ov...

In 2018, symptoms of multiple viruses were observed in a soybean field at Faisalabad, Pakistan. Symptomatic and asymptomatic leaf samples were collected, RNA was extracted, and cDNA was synthesized and characterized using high throughput RNA sequencing (RNAseq). The RNAseq results showed the presence of three strains of cowpea mild mottle virus, an...

Seed health plays a pivotal role in profitable crop production. However, seed-borne pathogens deteriorate seed health and reduce the market value of crops. Curvularia lunata is an important fungus associated with seeds of several crops. In the present study, broken, discolored and unhealthy seeds were observed during the inspection of soybean germp...

Citation: Mahmood, M.A.; Naqvi, R.Z.; Rahman, S.U.; Amin, I.; Mansoor, S. Plant Virus-Derived Abstract: Advances in genome engineering (GE) tools based on sequence-specific programmable nucleases have revolutionized precise genome editing in plants. However, only the traditional approaches are used to deliver these GE reagents, which mostly rely on...

During a routine inspection of fields at Faisalabad, Pakistan, symptoms of begomovirus infection were observed on soybean plants. Viruses from symptomatic soybean plants were isolated and characterized by Sanger sequencing. Multiple bipartite and monopartite begomoviruses were identified that include Mungbean yellow mosaic India virus, Mungbean yel...

Soybean is considered one of the important crops among legumes. Due to high nutritional contents in seed (proteins, sugars, oil, fatty acids, and amino acids), soybean is used globally for food, feed, and fuel. The primary consumption of soybean is vegetable oil and feed for chickens and livestock. Apart from this, soybean benefits soil fertility b...

Cotton leaf curl disease (CLCuD) is the most important limiting factor for cotton production in Pakistan. The CLCuD passed through two major epidemics in this region with distinct begomoviruses/satellites complexes. Since 2015 the disease has again started to appear in epidemic form, causing heavy losses to cotton crop, which we termed as the “thir...

Betasatellites are single-stranded DNA molecules associated with most monopartite begomoviruses of family Geminiviridae. They are symptoms modulating molecules and depend on their helper viruses for replication, encapsidation and movement. To investigate the genetic diversity of cotton leaf curl Multan betasatellite (CLCuMuB), different Pakistani i...

In 2016, begomovirus-like symptoms were observed in mungbean (Vigna radiata) and black gram (Vigna mungo) in Pakistan. Symptomatic and asymptomatic leaf samples were collected and total genomic DNA was extracted. Full length begomovirus and betasatellite genomes were PCR amplified and cloned in plasmid pTZ/57RT cloning vector. The cloned molecules...

Geminiviruses cause major damage to crop plants and evolve through mutations, recombination and pseudo-recombination, expanding their host range and becoming pandemic due to international trade and invasive vector species. Management of geminiviruses consists of breeding resistant crops by employing natural resistance genes from different cultivate...

Begomoviruses; have devastating impact on the yield of many economically important crops around the globe. During field survey in 2016, typical symptoms of begomovirus infections were observed in green beans in district Hazara, Pakistan. We identified a new strain of Malvastrum yellow vein Lahore virus in green beans for the first time in Pakistan.

The protective role of glycine and glutamic acid against the toxic effects of oxidized oil was studied for the first time. Mustard seed oil was thermally oxidized and characterized for quality characteristics and polyphenolic composition using reversed phase HPLC-DAD. Significant changes in the quality characteristics occurred with thermal oxidatio...

Contamination of soil with toxic heavy metals is a wide spread environmental problem. Heavy metals adversely affect plant growth, productivity and ultimately human health. A pot experiment was conducted to evaluate the effect of two different concentrations of urea (1500 and 2500 ppm) and single concentration of ethylenediaminetetra acetic acid (ED...

Exposure to wood smoke leads to mucosal irritation and physiological and neurological abnormalities in human.Blood samples along with histories were taken from 100(50 Tandoor occupants and 50 controls) male individualsliving in the same locality. SYSMIX KX-21 (Japan) and Shimadzu Double Beam Spectrophotometer 1700 Pharma (Japan) were used for blood...

Toxoplasmosis is caused by Toxoplasma gondii (T. gondii) and is a wide spread parasitic zoonoses affecting a broad range of mammals and birds. Members of family Felidae are specific hosts for T. gondii. Specific IgA, IgM, and then IgG antibodies appearance usually indicate the onset of an acute T. gondii infection. The aim of the study was to check...

Vehicles refueling station workers are a class of labors prone to long term petroleum product toxicity due to their routine work at vehicles refueling stations. Health problems posed by the pollutants at the work environment of an individual are closely linked to the nature and level of exposure to these hazardous chemicals. The adverse effect of t...

The use of organic solvents indoors as well as outdoors causes severe toxic effects on both the occupants and non-occupants. In the present study, effects of shoe polish, organic solvents, and adhesives on the health status of shoe makers in upper district Swat, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan were evaluated. Histories and blood samples were taken fro...

The present survey aimed to study the age, gender, residency and occupation wise occurrence of Parkinson’s disease in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KPK), Pakistan. The Parkinson’s patients, who were visiting Neurology Department, Postgraduate Medical Institute, Lady Reading Hospital Peshawar, were interviewed and the information were recorded in questionnair...