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Dr. Salman Gulzar
Director,
Dr. Muhammad Ajmal Khan Institute
of Sustainable Halophyte Utilization
University of Karachi, Karachi-75270,
Phone (Cellular):92-3222494474
Email: salmang@uok.edu.pk, Webpage: www.halophyte.org
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Curriculum Vitae |
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EDUCATION
1994-2001 Department of Botany,
University of Karachi, Ph.D.
Thesis Title: Effect of salinity on the germination,
dormancy, growth and osmoregulation of halophytic
grasses from Karachi. Department of Botany,
University of Karachi. Adviser: Prof. Dr. M.
Ajmal Khan.
1990-1991 Department of Botany, University of
Karachi, M.Sc. Project: Seed banks of coastal
shrub communities. Adviser: Prof. Dr. M.A. Khan.
1986-1990 Department of Botany, University of
Karachi, B.Sc. (Hons.)
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Professional Experience
2013 - : Associate Professor (BPS), Institute
of Sustainable Halophyte Utilization, University
of Karachi.
2012 - 2013: Post-Doctoral Fellow, School of Biological
Sciences, Washington State University, Pullman,
WA, USA
2012 - 2013: Tenure Track Assistant Professor,
Institute of Sustainable Halophyte Utilization,
University of Karachi.
2009 - 2013: Assistant Professor, Institute of
Sustainable Halophyte Utilization, University
of Karachi.
2006 - 2009: Assistant Professor, Department of
Botany, University of Karachi.
2004 - 2006: Assistant Professor of Botany, Government
Superior Science College, Shah Faisal Colony,
Karachi.
1997 - 2004: Lecturer, Department of Botany, Government
Superior Science College, Shah Faisal Colony,
Karachi.
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| Selected
publications (Cumulative ISI Impact Factor (2021)
= 75.7) |
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Zia, A., Afsar, S., Ruban, A., Gulzar, S. (2021).
Photochemical efficiency of Photosystem II in Prosopis
juliflora contributes to invasion advantage over
native C3 xero-halophytes. Photochemistry and Photobiology
B. (Accepted for Publication).
2. Ahmed, M. Z., Hussain, T., Gulzar, S., Adnan,
M. Y., & Khan, M. A. (2021). Calcium improves
the leaf physiology of salt treated Limonium stocksii:
A floriculture crop. Scientia Horticulturae, 285:
110190.
3. Chan, M.W.H., Akram, J., Gulzar, S., Zafar, U.,
Aslam, S., Siddiqui, P.J.A., Khan, S.A. and Rasheed,
M. 2021. Comparative study on antimicrobial activities
of mangroves growing in polluted and non-polluted
sites of northern Arabian Sea. Pak. J. Bot., 53(2):
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.30848/PJB2021-2(25)
4. Gulzar, S., Hussain T., Gul, B., and Hameed A.
(2020). Photosynthetic Adaptations and Oxidative
Stress Tolerance in Halophytes from Warm Subtropical
Region. In: Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2020.
M.-N. Grigore (ed.), Handbook of Halophytes, https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-17854-3_52-1.
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5. Rasool, S.G., Gulzar, S., Hameed, A., Edwards,
G.E., Khan, M.A. and Gul, B. 2019. Maintenance of
photosynthesis and antioxidant defense system play
key role for survival of Halopeplis perfoliata (family
Amaranthaceae) under saline environment. Plant Biology.
21: 1167-1175. https://doi.org/10.1111/plb.13033
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| Courses
Taught (graduate and post-graduate level) |
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ISHU-771) Plant responses to abiotic stresses; (ISHU-772)
Ecology of saline habitats; (ISHU-775) Physiological
ecology of halophytes; (Bot-637) Evolutionary ecology;
(Bot-630) Seed Biology; (Bot-600A/511) Biostatistics;
(Bot-509) Genetics; (Bot-508) Plant Ecology; (Bot-411)
Genetics and Biotechnology; (Bot-311) Plant Diversity |
| Community
Service |
2019: Member,
Board of Studies, Khwaja Fareed University of Engineering
& Information Tech., Rahim yar Khan.
2017 (Feb. - 2020):Committee Member, Centralized
Science Laboratory (CSL), University of Karachi.
2015: Curriculum committee of the Faculty of Marine
Sciences, Lasbela University of Agriculture, Water
and Marine Sciences, Uthal, Balochistan, March 2015
2012: Member, Oral presentation Evaluation Committee,
Botanical Society of America (BSA), Columbus OH,
USA.
2010 - on: Member, Board of Faculty of Science,
University of Karachi.
2010 - on: Member, Departmental Research Committee,
Institute of Sustainable Halophyte Utilization,
University of Karachi.
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| Research
Grants Awarded |
2018: "Effects
of salinity on the leaf-level growth, physiology
and biochemistry of the medicinal plant - Commiphora
wightii". Faculty of Science Research Grant.
Rs.100,000/-
2017: "Ecological mapping of halophytes at
Karachi coast through SRS techniques", Rs.
5.03 Million. Higher Education Commission, Islamabad.
No. 20- 6619 /HEC/R&D/2017.
2016: Ecology and Socio-economic role of Prosopis
juliflora and Prosopis cineraria in Lasbela District
Balochistan, Pakistan. Rs. 4903,313/- Funded by
Higher Education Commission of Pakistan. No. 20-4255/R&D/HEC/14/1239.
2016: "Phytoremediation potential of saline
soils by a succulent xero-halophyte". Rs. 100,000/-
Funded by Faculty of Science Project, University
of Karachi.
2014: "Fodder and forage value of Sporobolus
tremulus under saline conditions" Rs.150,000/-,
Faculty of Science project, Funded by Faculty of
Science, University of Karachi.
2010 Maintenance grant for scientific instruments.
Rs.1,000,000/-, by the Higher Education Commission,
Islamabad.
2007: Small scale resource heterogeneity among halophytes
in some coastal communities of Pakistan. Rs.44,07,420/-,
National Research Program for Universities (NRPU-02-923/07)
project, Funded by HEC, Islamabad. (Nov. 2007 to
Oct. 2010).
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of Manuscripts / Research Projects |
2021: Environmental
and Experimental Botany; Arabian Journal of Chemistry;
Plant and Soil
2020: Plant and Soil; Ecological Processes; Environmental
& Experimental Botany; Frontiers; Tree Physiology
2019: Plant and Soil; ENMO
2016-2018: Frontiers in Plant Science (Review Editor,
Editorial Board, Plant Abiotic Stress section).
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| Collaborators |
| Gerald E.
Edwards (USA); Bernardo Duarte (Portugal); H.-W.
Koyro (Germany); Xiaojing Liu (China); Ahmad Zia
(KSA); Abdul Hameed Baloch (Pakistan). |
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