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Dr. Bilquees Gul
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Member,
Pakistan Academy of Sciences
Associate Professor
Department of Botany,
University of Karachi
Karachi - 75270 Pakistan.
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MAILING
ADDRESS
P.O. Box 8452, University of Karachi, Karachi-75270,
Pakistan.
Phone: 9221-9243135 ext. 2200, E-mail. bgul@uok.edu.pk
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HOME ADDRESS AND PERSONAL
B-21, Staff Town, University of Karachi, Karachi-75270,
Pakistan.
Phone and fax; 92(21)9243976, E-mail: ishu_gul@yahoo.com
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MAJOR RESEARCH
INTERESTS
Dr. Gul's research interest deals with
the ecological management of intertidal, coastal and
inland saline ecosystems. Specific research interest
includes halophytic seed response to differential
effect of light, salinity and temperature on the germination;
role of dormancy relieving compounds on the release
of salinity induced seed dormancy. Seed bank and demography
of desert halophytes. Salt tolerance of salt marsh
and salt desert species.
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EDUCATION
- Ph. D., Plant Ecophysiology. 1998. Brigham
Young University, Provo, Utah, USA.
Dissertation: Ecophysiology and population
biology of the perennial halophytic shrub Allenrolfea
occidentalis (S. Wats.) Kuntze (Chenopodiaceae)
growing in a salt playa near Goshen, Northwestern,
Utah, USA. Advisor: Dr. Darrell J. Weber.
- M. Sc., Botany/Plant Ecology. 1993. University
of Karachi, Karachi-75270, Pakistan. Thesis: Demography,
osmoregulation, germination and seed bank dynamics
of Arthrocnemum indicum. Advisor: Dr. M. Ajmal Khan.
- Bachelor of Science, Botany. 1989.Urdu Science
College, Karachi, Pakistan.
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MEMBERSHIP
OF SOCIETIES
1995-
Botanical Society of America
1996- Ecological Society
of America
1997- Plant Population
Biologist Group
1998- Pakistan Botanical
Society
2006- Third World Organization
for Women in Science
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PROFESSIONAL
EXPERIENCE
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| 2007- todate |
Associate Professor, Department
of Botany, University of Karachi. Teaching ecology,
general botany to undergraduates and
population biology and physiological ecology to
graduate students. Continuing research on the
ecophysiology of local halophytic species of Karachi,
Pakistan. |
| 2007: |
Postdoctoral fellow in the Departmnt
of Microbiology and Molecular Biology, Brigham
Young University, Provo, Utah, USA worked with
Prof Brent Nielson. |
| 2002 - 2007 |
Assistant Professor, Department
of Botany, University of Karachi. |
| 2001-2002: |
Full-time co-operative teacher
in the Department of Botany, University of Karachi. |
| 1998-2001: |
Conducting a postdoctoral research
in the Halophyte Biology Laboratory, Department
of
Botany, University of Karachi, on a National Science
Foundation, USA research project entitled "Ecophysiological
study of coastal halophytes of Pakistan" under
the guidance of Dr. M. Ajmal Khan. |
| 1995-1998: |
Graduate student in the Department
of Botany and Range Science, Brigham Young University,
Provo Utah, 84602, USA. Worked on my doctoral
dissertation entitled "Ecophysiology and population
biology of the perennial shrub Allenrolfea occidentalis
(Wats.) Kuntze Chenopodiaceae growing in a salt
playa near Goshen, North Western Utah". I have
taken following courses to fulfill the requirement
1. developmental plant physiology, 2. plant
molecular biology, 3. scanning electron optics,
4. principles and application of instrumentation
in the biological sciences I, 5. principles and
application of instrumentation in the biological
sciences II, 6. wildland shrubs, 7. research orientation,
8. seed physiology and 7. computer programming.
In addition I have taught plant pathology,
plant ecology, plant physiology, scanning electron
microscopy, general botany, principles and application
of instrumentation in the biological sciences
I, and principles and applications of instrumentation
in the biological sciences II to undergraduate
and graduate students. |
| 1993-1995: |
Research student in the Department of Botany,
University of Karachi, Pakistan worked for the
M. Phil. Thesis entitled "Ecophysiology and
demography of Arthrocnemum macrostachyum: a
coastal halophyte" in the lab of Dr. M. Ajmal
Khan.
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| 1993-1994: |
Lecturer of Plant Ecology at Jinnah
University for Women, Karachi. Pakistan. |
| 1991-1993: |
Graduate student in the Department
of Botany, University of Karachi. I have taken
following courses: 1. plant physiology, 2. plant
ecology, 3. morphology, bryophytes, pteridophytes
and gymnosperms, 4. taxonomy, 5. phycology, 6.
mycology, 7. genetics, 8. cell biology, 9. evolutionary
ecology, 10. population biology, 11. advanced
ecology, 12. edaphology, 13. mineral nutrition,
14. biostatistics and 15. statistical ecology.
I took plant ecology at M. Sc. (final) and submitted
a thhesis entitled "Demography, ecophysiology
and seed bank dynamics of coastal halophyte
Arthrocnemum indicum" for the fulfillment
of the partial requirement for the M.Sc.
degree. |
| 1987-1989: |
Undergraduate in Botany, Urdu Science
College Karachi, Pakistan. I have taken following
Courses: Chemistry, Botany and Zoology.
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| ACADEMIC
AWARDS / HONORS |
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| 2007 |
Postdoctorial Fellowship, USA. |
| 2006 |
Member, Pakistan Academy of Sciences. |
| 2005 |
Pakistan Academy of Sciences Gold
medal for the year of 2005. |
| 2004 |
Cash Award of Research productivity
allowance (Rs. 60,000). |
| 2004 |
Ranked 30th among biologist by Pakistan
Council of Science and Technology, Islamabad in
a publication entitled "Productive Scientists
of Pakistan" |
| 2003 |
Shakoori gold medal for best young
plant biologist awarded by Pakistan Zoological
Society. |
| 1999 |
University Grants Commission, Pakistan
award of "Support to Scientific Talent" Scholarship. |
| 1998 |
Winter semester tuition award, Brigham
Young University, Utah, USA. |
| 1998 |
Botanical Science scholarship, Brigham
Young University, Utah, USA. |
| 1997 |
Fall tuition award, Brigham Young
University, Utah, USA. |
| 1997 |
University honor scholarship, Brigham
Young University, Utah, USA. |
| 1996 |
Tuition award from Brigham Young
University, Utah, USA. |
| 1995-1998 |
Teaching and research assistantship,
Department of Botany and Range Science, Brigham
Young University, Provo Utah, USA. |
| 1995 |
Botany Scholarship from Botany and
Range Science Department, Brigham Young University. |
| 1994 |
Chiniote Biraderey Scholarship,
Karachi. |
| 1993 |
Infaq Foundation Scholarship, Karachi. |
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| RESEARCH
SUPERVISED |
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| Ongoing |
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| 2006 |
Ms. Neelofer Hamid |
| 2007 |
Ms. Aysha Rasheed
(M. Phil./Ph. D.). |
| 2007 |
Ms. Fazila Yousuf
(M. Phil. / Ph. D.). |
| 2007 |
Mr. Zulfiqar Mehdi
(M. Phil./Ph. D.). |
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| PROFESSIONAL
ACTIVITIES |
- Joint Secretary/Pakistan
Botanical Society for the years 2003 and 2004.
- Manuscript reviewer of
Pakistan Journal of Botany (2002-present), Annals
of Botany, England (2004 - present), Annals of
Applied Botany, South Africa
(2004 - Present), Egyptian Journal of Science
(2002 - present).
- Project reviewer for
South African National Research Foundation
(2004 - present).
- Chairperson of a session
in High Saline Tolerant Plants International Symposium,
May 11-13, 2004. Brigham Young University, Provo,
Utah, USA.
- Chairperson, Ecophysiological
section in International Conference of Biosaline
Agriculture and High Salinity Tolerance. January
(9-14, Mugla-Turkey). 2005
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| CONFERENCES,
WORKSHOPS, POSTER PRESENTATIONS |
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| 1994 |
Variation in productivity
as affected by monsoon rains and periodic differential
inundation in coastal salt marsh community.
International Symposium on High Salinity Tolerant
plants, Karachi, Pakistan, December12-16 with
Dr. M. A. Khan. |
| 1996 |
Productivity of a coastal salt marsh
dominated by Arthrocnemum indicum. Fourth
Symposium on Biogeochemistry of Wetlands, New
Orleans, LA, USA, March 4-6 with Dr. M. A. Khan.
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| 1996 |
Seed dimorphism in Arthrocnemum indicum
from Karachi, Pakistan. Botanical Society of
America annual meeting at Seattle, Washington,
USA, August 6-10 with Dr. M. A. Khan.
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| 1997 |
Population ecology of sub-tropical
coastal halophytes Arthrocnemum indicum.
International conference on the Biology of coastal
Environments. Bahrain 6-9 April with Dr. M. A.
Khan. |
| 1997 |
Effect of salinity and thermoperiod
on the seed germination of Allenrolfea occidentalis
(S. Wats.) Chenopodiaceae. Botanical Society
of America annual meeting at Montreal, Quebec,
Canada, August 3-9 with Dr. D. J. Weber. |
| 1997 |
Chemical components in the South
African lichen, Pseudocyphellaria aurata. Botanical
Society of America annual meeting at Montreal,
Quebec, Canada, August 3-9 with Dr. D. J. Weber. |
| 1998 |
Action of osmotica, growth regulators
and nitrogenous compounds in alleviating the effect
of salinity on the germination of Allenrolfea
occidentalis seeds. |
| 1998 |
Student research poster presentation
at College of Biology and Agriculture, Brigham
Young University, Provo, USA. March 9-13
with Dr. D. J. Weber. |
| 1998 |
Seed bank dynamics in a Great Basin
salt playa. 1st annual intermountain paper and
poster symposium, Logan, Utah. April 1-3 with
Dr. D. J. Weber. |
| 1998 |
Effect of intraspecific competition
and inundation regime on the growth of Arthrocnemum
indicum population. 1st annual intermountain
paper and poster symposium, Logan, Utah. April
1-3 with Dr. M. A. Khan. |
| 1998 |
Alleviation of seed dormancy in
Allenrolfea occidentalis. Botanical Society
of America annual meeting at Baltimore,
Maryland, August 2-6 with Dr. D. J. Weber. |
| 1998 |
Effect of salinity and temperature
on the germination of dimorphic seeds of Suaeda
torreyana. Botanical Society of America annual
meeting at Baltimore, Maryland, August 2-6 with
Dr. M. A. Khan. |
| 1998 |
Population dynamics of a perennial
halophyte Allenrolfea occidentalis. The
Tenth Wildland Shrub Symposium: Shrubland Ecotones,
Ephraim, Utah. August 12-14 with Dr. D.J. Weber
and Dr. M. A. Khan. |
| 1998 |
Seed bank strategies of coastal
populations at Arabian Sea coast. Tenth Wildland
Shrub Symposium: Shrubland Ecotones. Ephraim,
Utah, USA. Aug. 9 - 13, with Dr. M. A. Khan. |
| 1998 |
Halophytic fungi from inland salt
playa. 6th International mycological conference,
23-28 August, Jerusalem, Israel, with Dr. D.J.
Weber. |
| 1998 |
Comparison of chemical composition
of Pseudocyphellaria aurata from South Africa
and Argentina. 4th African Mycological congress,
RMC4 (Regional mycological congress), August,
16-19, Nairobi, Kenya with Dr. D.J. Weber.
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| 1998 |
Fatty acid composition of seeds
of halophytes. International Botanical Congress,
St. Louis, USA, with Dr. D.J. Weber
and Dr. M. A. Khan. |
| 2000 |
Arthrocnemum macrostachyum: a potential
case for agriculture using above seawater salinity.
International Seminar on Prospects of Saline Agriculture"
Islamabad, Pakistan. |
| 2000 |
Potential uses of Allenrolfea
occidentalis. International Seminar on Prospects
of Saline Agriculture" Islamabad, Pakistan. |
| 2000 |
Salt tolerance of Salicornia
rubra from salt playa of Great Basin desert.
International Seminar on Prospects of Saline Agriculture"
Islamabad, Pakistan. |
| 2000 |
Saline Agriculture: promises and
prospects for future agriculture in degraded saline
lands. Technology and Development in New
Millennium. Karachi, Pakistan. |
| 2000 |
Salt tolerance of Sarcobatus
vermiculatus. Pakistan Botanical Society,
Lahore, Pakistan. |
| 2001 |
Some ecophysiological aspects of
seed germination in halophytes. International
Symposium of the Halophyte Utilization and Regional
Sustainable Development of Agriculture, Huanghua,
China. |
| 2001 |
Role of temperature in affecting
the salt tolerance of the halophyte seeds. International
Symposium of the Halophyte Utilization and
Regional Sustainable Development of Agriculture,
Huanghua, China. |
| 2003 |
Recovery of seed germination of
halophytes from high salinity and temperature
stress. 8th. National Meeting of Plant Scientists,
Karachi, Pakistan. |
| 2004 |
Recovery responses of halophytic
seeds. US-Pakistan joint workshop on the Biology
of Halophytes, Provo, Utah, USA. May 2004. |
| 2004 |
Capacity building workshop. Annual
APN IGM/SPG meeting. April, 12-14, 2004. |
| 2004 |
Sustainable halophyte utilization.
Pak-China technical collaboration visit to China.
June-2004. |
| 2004 |
Sustainable halophyte utilization.
Pak-China collaborative visit to China, 15-31
December, 2004. |
| 2005 |
Calcium induced reversal of salinity
effects on seed germination of Urochondra setulosa.
International Conference of Biosaline Agriculture
and High Salinity Tolerance, January (9-14) 2005
(Mugla-Turkey). |
| 2005 |
Calcium induced reversal
of salinity effects on seed germination of Urochondra
setulosa. International Conference on Biotechnology
for Salinity and Drought Tolerance in Plants.
28-31 March, 2005, Islamabad. |
| 2006 |
Effect of light and temperature as ecological
factors. Higher Education Commission, short-term
teacher exchange program. 11-13 June, 2006,
Kohat University of Science and Technology.
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| 2006 |
Influence of abiotic factors on
ecosystem dynamics. July 3-6, 2006, Life Sciences-
HEC workshop on advances in Plant Ecology. |
| 2006 |
Three-days International Symposium
on Strategies for Crop Improvement against abiotic
stress, September 18-20, 2006, Faisalabad, Pakistan. |
| 2006 |
International Conference on Biosaline
Agriculture and High Salanity tolerance, Tunisia,
2006. |
| 2007 |
Seed germination and recovery patterns
of Halophytes. Brigham Young University, Provo,
Utah, USA, 2007. |
| 2007 |
Riken Yokohama, Japan.
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| 2007 |
Visit to Nanpi field station, China.
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| 2008 |
International Conference of Bio-Asia:
the Global Biobusiness Forum, Hyderabad, India,
2008 . |
| 2008 |
Workshop on RECENT TRENDS IN PLANT
SCIENCES:IMPACT ON BIODIVERSITY 16-18 April, 2008,
organized by Institute of Sustainable Halophyte
Utilization, University of Karachi, Karachi. |
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| RESEARCH
GRANT |
| 2002 |
Effect of different salts on the
germination of Suaeda fruticosa. Faculty
of Science research grant. |
| 2003 |
Seawater tolerance of Halosarchia
indica from Gadani Coast. Pakistan Science
Foundation Grant. |
| 2004 |
Influence of calcium on seed germination
of Arthrocnemum macrostachyum under saline
conditions. Faculty of Science research grant. |
| 2005 |
Effects of potassium, magnesium
and calcium of Arthrocnemum macrostachyum.
Faculty of Science research grant, University
of Karachi. |
| 2006 |
Relationship between seed bank and
vegetation of inland and saline communities. Faculty
of Science research grant. |
| 2006 |
Exploiting the potential of halophytes
as source of edible oil. Higher Education Commission. |
| 2007 |
Faculty of Science research grant,
University of Karachi. |
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| LIST OF
PUBLICATIONS |
- Gul, B. and M. A. Khan. 1994. Variation in Productivity
as affected by monsoon rains and periodic differential
inundation in coastal salt marsh community. International
Symposium on High Salinity Tolerant plants, Karachi,
Pakistan, December 12-16. .
- Gul, B. and Khan, M. A. 1994. Growth, Osmoregulation
and ion accumulation in the coastal halophyte
Arthrocnemum indicum under field conditions.
Pakistan Journal of Marine Sciences 3: 115-123.
- Gul, B. and M. A. Khan. 1995. Productivity
of an Arthrocnemum indicum dominated coastal
salt marsh at Karachi, Pakistan. In M. A. Khan
and I. A. Ungar (Eds) Biology of Salt tolerant
plants. Department of Botany, University of Karachi,
Pakistan, pp.99-106.
- Gul, B. and M. A. Khan. 1996. Productivity
of an coastal salt marsh dominated by Arthrocnemum
indicum. Fourth Symposium on Biogeochemistry
of Wetlands, New Orleans, LA, USA, March 4-6.
- Gul, B. and M.A. Khan. 1996. Seed dimorphism
in Arthrocnemum indicum from Karachi, Pakistan.
American Journal of Botany 83: 60.
- Gul, B. and M. A. Khan. 1997. Population Ecology
of the sub-tropical halophyte Arthrocnemum
indicum. International conference on the Biology
of coastal Environments. Manama, Bahrain 6-9 April.
- Gul, B. and D. J. Weber. 1997. Effect of salinity
and thermoperiod on the seed germination of Allenrolfea
occidentalis Chenopodiaceae. American Journal
of Botany 84: 60.
- Gul, B. and D. J. Weber. 1997. Effect of light,
thermoperiod and salinity on the seed germination
of Allenrolfea occidentalis . Fifth symposium
on the Biogeochemistry of wetlands, Royal Holloway
University of London, September 16-19.
- Weber, D. J., A. Jauger, D. Vanstaten, R. B.
Bhat, S. Wooley and B. Gul. 1997. Chemical components
in the South African lichen, Pseudocyphellaria
aurata. American Institute of Biology and
Botanical Society of America annual meeting at
Montreal, Quebec, Canada, August 3-9.
- Weber, D.J, A. Jager, J. Van Staten, R.B. Bhat,
B. Gul and S. Wooley. 1998 Comparison of chemical
composition of Pseudocyphellaria aurata
from South Africa and Argentina. 4th African Mycological
congress, RMC4 (Regional mycological congress),
August, 16-19, Nairob.
- Gul, B. and D. J. Weber. 1998. Seed bank dynamics
in a Great Basin salt playa. 1st annual intermountain
paper and poster symposium, Logan, Utah. April
1-3.
- Gul, B. and M. A. Khan. 1998. Effect of intraspecific
competition and inundation regime on the growth
of Arthrocnemum macrostachyumum population.
1st annual intermountain paper and poster symposium,
Logan, Utah. April 1-3.
- Gul, B, D. J. Weber and M.A. Khan. 1998. Population
dynamics of a perennial halophyte Allenrolfea
occidentalis. Tenth Wildland Shrub Symposium:
Shrubland Ecotones, Ephraim, Utah. August 12-14.
- Khan, M.A. and B. Gul. 1998. Seed bank strategies
of coastal populations at Arabian Sea coast. Tenth
Wildland Shrub Symposium: Shrubland Ecotones,
Ephraim, Utah. August. 9-13.
- Weber, D. J., B. Gul, M. A. Khan and S. St.
Clair. 1998. Halophytic fungi from inland salt
playa. 6th International mycological conference,
23-28 August, Jerusalem.
- Khan,
M.A., I.A. Ungar and B. Gul. 1998. Action
of compatible osmotica and growth regulators in
alleviating the effect of salinity on the germination
of dimorphic seeds of Arthrocnemum indicum
L. International Journal of Plant Sciences 159:
313-317. ( PDF )
- Khan,
M.A. and B. Gul. 1998. High salt tolerance
in the germinating dimorphic seeds of Arthrocnemum
indicum. International Journal of Plant Sciences
159: 826-832. ( PDF )
- Gul,
B. and D. J. Weber. 1998. Role of dormancy
relieving compounds and salinity on the seed germination
of Allenrolfea occidentalis. Annals of
Botany 82: 555-562. ( PDF
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- Gul, B. and M. A. Khan. 1998. Population characteristics
of the coastal alophyte Arthrocnemum macrostachyum.
Pakistan Journal of Botany 32: 231-242.
- Gul, B. and D. J. Weber. 1999. Effect of light,
salinity and thermoperiod on the seed germination
of Allenrolfea occidentalis. Canadian Journal
of Botany 77: 1-7.
- Gul, B. and M. A. Khan. 1999. Effect of intraspecific
competition and inundation regime on the growth
of Arthrocnemum macrostachyum population.
Pakistan Journal of Botany 33: 163-172.
- Gul, B., M. A. Khan and D. J. Weber. 1999.
Population dynamics of a perennial halophyte Allenrolfea
occidentalis. In McArthur, E.D; Ostler, W.K.,
Wambolt, C.L. comps. 1999. Proceedings: Shrubland
Ecotones; 1998 August 12-14; Ephraim, Utah. Proc.
RMRS-P-11, Ogden, UT: U.S. Department of Agriculture,
Forest Service, Rocky Mountain Research Station.
pp. 124-130.
- Khan, M.A., and B. Gul. 1999. Seed bank strategies
of coastal populations at Arabian Sea coast. In
McArthur, E.D; Ostler, W.K., Wambolt, C.L. comps.
1999. Proceedings: Shrubland Ecotones; 1998 August
12-14; Ephraim, Utah. Proc. RMRS-P-11, Ogden,
UT: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service,
Rocky Mountain Research Station. pp. 227-230.
- Weber, D. J., B. Gul, and M. A. Khan. 1999.
Fatty acid composition of seeds of halophytes.
XVI International Botanical Congress, August,
1-7, St. Louis.
- Gul, B. and D.J. Weber. 1999. SEM studies on
seed coat patterns in eight halophytic species
of the family Chenopodiaceae. Journal of Indian
Botanical Society 78: 331-338.
- Weber, D.J., W.M. Hess, B. Gul, M. A. Khan,
and S. St. Clair. 2000. Halophytic fungi from
inland salt playa of the Great Basin. Botanical
Society of America meeting at Portland, Oregon,
USA, August 3-7.
- Gul, B.,
D.J. Weber and M.A. Khan. 2000. Effect of
salinity and planting density on the physiological
responses of Allenrolfea occidentalis.
Western North American Naturalist. 60: 188-197.
( PDF )
- . Khan, M.A., B. Gul, and D.J. Weber. 2000.
Germination responses to Salicornia rubra
to temperature and salinity. Journal of Arid Environments.
45: 207-214.
- Gul, B., M.A. Khan and D.J. Weber. 2000. Alleviation
salinity and darkness-enforced dormancy in Allenrolfea
occidentalis seeds under various thermoperiod.
Australian Journal of Botany. 48: 745-752.
- Gul, B. and M. A. Khan. 2000. Seed germination
in Sarcobatus vermiculatus. 7th National
Conference of Plant Scientists, Lahore Pakistan,
November 14-16
- Harris, C. L., B. Gul, M. A. Khan, L. D. Hansen,
and B. N. Smith. 2001. Seasonal changes in respiration
of halophytes in salt playas in the Great Basin,
USA. Wetland Ecology & Management 9: 463-468.
- Weber, D. J., B. Gul, M. A. Khan, T. Williams,
P. Wayman, and S. Warner. 2001. Composition of
vegetable oil from seeds of native halophytic
shrubs. P. 237-240. In: McArthur, E. Durant; Fairbanks,
Daniel J., comps. 2000. Proceedings: Shrubland
Ecosystem Genetics and Biodiversity; 2000 June
13-15; Provo, UT. Proceedings RMRS-P-21. Ogden,
Ut: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service
Rocky Mountain Research Station.
- Khan, M.A., B. Gul and D.J. Weber. 2001. Salinity
and temperature effects on the germination of
dimorphic seeds of Suaeda moquinii. Australian
Journal of Botany 49: 185 - 192
- Gul, B.,
D.J. Weber and M.A. Khan. 2001. Growth, ionic
and osmotic relations of Allenrolfea occidentalis
population in an inland salt playa of Great
Basin desert. Journal of Arid Environments. 48:
445-460. ( PDF )
- Khan, M.A., B. Gul and D.J. Weber. 2001. Seed
germination characteristics of Halogeton glomeratus.
Canadian Journal of Botany 79: 1189-1194.
- Khan, M.A., B. Gul and D.J. Weber. 2001. Effect
of salinity and temperature on the germination
of Kochia scoparia. Wetland Ecology &
Management 9: 483-489.
- Gul, B. and D. J. Weber. 2001. Seed bank dynamics
in a Great Basin salt playa. Journal of Arid Environments.
49: 785-794.
- Gul, B. and M.A. Khan. 2001. Seasonal seed
bank patterns along a coastal marsh inundation
gradient on an Arabian Sea near Karachi, Pakistan.
Pakistan Journal of Botany 33: 305-314.
- Khan,
M. A., B. Gul, and D.J. Weber. 2001. Effect
of salinity on the growth and ion content of the
Salicornia rubra. Communication of Soil
Science and Plant Research. 32: 2965-2977. (
PDF )
- Gul, B., Khan, M.A., and D. J. Weber. 2001.
Seed germination in Sarcobatus vermiculatus:
A halophytic shrub from Great Basin desert. Pakistan
Journal of Botany 33: 473-482.
- Khan,
M.A., B. Gul and D.J. Weber. 2002. Effect
of temperature, and salinity on the germination
of Sarcobatus vermiculatus. Biologia Plantarum
45: 133-135. ( PDF )
- Khan, M.A.,
B. Gul, and D.J. Weber. 2002. Alleviation
of salinity effects on the germination of Salicornia
rubra. Western North American Naturalist.
62: 101-105. ( PDF )
- Khan, M. A. and B. Gul. 2002. Salt tolerant
plants of coastal sabkhas of Pakistan. In H. Barth.
and B. Boer. Sabkha Ecosystems: Volume 1: The
Arabian Peninsula and Adjacent Countries. pp.
123 - 140. Kluwer Academic Press.
- Khan,
M.A., B. Gul and D.J. Weber. 2002. Seed germination
in the Great Basin halophyte Salsola iberica.
Canadian Journal of Botany 80: 650-655. (
PDF )
- Weber, D.J., B. Gul and M.A. Khan. 2002. Potential
uses of Allenrolfea occidentalis. In R.
Ahmed. and K.A. Malik. Prospects of Saline Agriculture.
pp. 333 - 352. Kluwer Academic Press.
- Khan, M.A. and B. Gul. 2002. Arthrocnemum
macrostachyum: a potential case for agriculture
using above seawater salinity. In R. Ahmed and
K.A. Malik. Prospects of Saline Agriculture. pp.
353 - 364. Kluwer Academic Press.
- Gul, B., M.A. Khan and D.J. Weber. 2002. Salt
tolerance of Salicornia rubra from salt
playa of Great Basin desert. In R. Ahmed and K.A.
Malik. Prospects of Saline Agriculture. pp. 365
- 375. Kluwer Academic Press.
- Khan, M.A. and B. Gul. 2002. Some ecophysiological
aspects of seed germination in halophytes. In:
X. Liu, and M. Liu. Halophyte Utilization and
Regional Sustainable Development of Agriculture,
pp. 56 - 68. Metereological Press, Beijing.
- Gul, B. and M.A. Khan. 2002. Seed germination
of halophytes exposed to high salinity and temperature
in the seed bank. In: X. Liu, and M. Liu. Halophyte
Utilization and Regional Sustainable Development
of Agriculture, pp. 69-76. Metereological Press,
Beijing.
- Gul, B. and M.A. Khan. 2003. Recovery of seed
germination of halophytes from high salinity and
temperature stress. 8th. National Meeting of Plant
Scientists, Karachi.
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