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Shafaqat Ali

Government College University, Faisalabad
Department of Environmental Sciences, Government College University Faisalabad, Faisalabad, 38000, Pakistan
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China Medical University
Department of Environmental Sciences, Government College University Faisalabad, Faisalabad, 38000, Pakistan
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Shafaqat Ali — researcher profile on SciRah

ORCID iD 0000-0002-3773-5196

Citations: 50.4K
h-index: 117
i10-index: 536
Works: 859

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Plant Stress Responses and ToleranceHeavy metals in environmentChromium effects and bioremediation

Most-cited papers

Zinc and iron oxide nanoparticles improved the plant growth and reduced the oxidative stress and cadmium concentration in wheat
Muhammad Rizwan, Shafaqat Ali, Basharat Ali, Muhammad Adrees +4 more
2018Chemosphere954 citations
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Mechanisms of silicon-mediated alleviation of heavy metal toxicity in plants: A review
Muhammad Adrees, Shafaqat Ali, Muhammad Rizwan, Muhammad Zia‐ur‐Rehman +5 more
2015Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety828 citations
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The effect of excess copper on growth and physiology of important food crops: a review
Muhammad Adrees, Shafaqat Ali, Muhammad Rizwan, Muhammad Ibrahim +5 more
2015Environmental Science and Pollution Research774 citations
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Cadmium stress in rice: toxic effects, tolerance mechanisms, and management: a critical review
Muhammad Rizwan, Shafaqat Ali, Muhammad Adrees, Hina Rizvi +5 more
2016Environmental Science and Pollution Research737 citations
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Cadmium minimization in wheat: A critical review
Muhammad Rizwan, Shafaqat Ali, Tahir Abbas, Muhammad Zia‐ur‐Rehman +4 more
2016Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety663 citations Open access
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Interactive effects of drought and heat stresses on morpho-physiological attributes, yield, nutrient uptake and oxidative status in maize hybrids
Hafiz Athar Hussain, Shengnan Men, Saddam Hussain, Yinglong Chen +7 more
2019Scientific Reports636 citations Open access
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Biochar soil amendment on alleviation of drought and salt stress in plants: a critical review
Shafaqat Ali, Muhammad Rizwan, Muhammad Farooq Qayyum, Yong Sik Ok +6 more
2017Environmental Science and Pollution Research599 citations
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Effect of metal and metal oxide nanoparticles on growth and physiology of globally important food crops: A critical review
Muhammad Rizwan, Shafaqat Ali, Muhammad Farooq Qayyum, Yong Sik Ok +5 more
2016Journal of Hazardous Materials574 citations
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Physiological and biochemical changes during drought and recovery periods at tillering and jointing stages in wheat (Triticum aestivum L.)
Muhammad Abid, Shafaqat Ali, Lei Kang Qi, Rizwan Zahoor +4 more
2018Scientific Reports569 citations Open access
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A critical review on effects, tolerance mechanisms and management of cadmium in vegetables
Muhammad Rizwan, Shafaqat Ali, Muhammad Adrees, Muhammad Ibrahim +6 more
2017Chemosphere511 citations
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Mechanisms of biochar-mediated alleviation of toxicity of trace elements in plants: a critical review
Muhammad Rizwan, Shafaqat Ali, Muhammad Farooq Qayyum, Muhammad Ibrahim +3 more
2015Environmental Science and Pollution Research495 citations
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Effect of biochar on cadmium bioavailability and uptake in wheat ( Triticum aestivum L.) grown in a soil with aged contamination
Tahir Abbas, Muhammad Rizwan, Shafaqat Ali, Muhammad Zia‐ur‐Rehman +5 more
2017Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety494 citations
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Drinking Water Quality Status and Contamination in Pakistan
Muhammad Daud Khan, Muhammad Nafees, Shafaqat Ali, Muhammad Rizwan +8 more
2017BioMed Research International480 citations Open access
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Mechanisms of silicon-mediated alleviation of drought and salt stress in plants: a review
Muhammad Rizwan, Shafaqat Ali, Muhammad Ibrahim, Mujahid Farid +5 more
2015Environmental Science and Pollution Research472 citations
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Application of Floating Aquatic Plants in Phytoremediation of Heavy Metals Polluted Water: A Review
Shafaqat Ali, Zohaib Abbas, Muhammad Rizwan, Ihsan Elahi Zaheer +6 more
2020Sustainability469 citations Open access
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Zinc oxide nanoparticles alter the wheat physiological response and reduce the cadmium uptake by plants
Afzal Hussain, Shafaqat Ali, Muhammad Rizwan, Muhammad Zia‐ur‐Rehman +4 more
2018Environmental Pollution457 citations
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Seed priming with silicon nanoparticles improved the biomass and yield while reduced the oxidative stress and cadmium concentration in wheat grains
Afzal Hussain, Muhammad Rizwan, Qasim Ali, Shafaqat Ali
2019Environmental Science and Pollution Research435 citations
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Impact of climate change on agricultural production; Issues, challenges, and opportunities in Asia
Muhammad Habib ur Rahman, Ashfaq Ahmad, Ahsan Raza, Muhammad Hasnain +9 more
2022Frontiers in Plant Science428 citations Open access
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Plant growth promoting rhizobacteria alleviates drought stress in potato in response to suppressive oxidative stress and antioxidant enzymes activities
Tahira Batool, Shafaqat Ali, Mahmoud Fathy Seleiman, Naima Huma Naveed +8 more
2020Scientific Reports419 citations Open access
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Synthesis, characterization and advanced sustainable applications of titanium dioxide nanoparticles: A review
Muhammad Atif Irshad, Rab Nawaz, Muhammad Zia‐ur‐Rehman, Muhammad Adrees +4 more
2021Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety399 citations Open access
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Cadmium phytoremediation potential of Brassica crop species: A review
Muhammad Rizwan, Shafaqat Ali, Muhammad Zia‐ur‐Rehman, Jörg Rinklebe +5 more
2018The Science of The Total Environment388 citations
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Chromium-induced physio-chemical and ultrastructural changes in four cultivars of Brassica napus L.
Rafaqat A. Gill, Lili Zang, Basharat Ali, Muhammad Ahsan Farooq +4 more
2014Chemosphere378 citations
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Alleviation of cadmium accumulation in maize (Zea mays L.) by foliar spray of zinc oxide nanoparticles and biochar to contaminated soil
Muhammad Rizwan, Shafaqat Ali, Muhammad Zia‐ur‐Rehman, Muhammad Adrees +6 more
2019Environmental Pollution368 citations
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Amelioration of salt induced toxicity in pearl millet by seed priming with silver nanoparticles (AgNPs): The oxidative damage, antioxidant enzymes and ions uptake are major determinants of salt tolerant capacity
Imran Khan, Muhammad Ali Raza, Samrah Afzal Awan, Ghulam Abbas Shah +9 more
2020Plant Physiology and Biochemistry350 citations
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Effect of biochar on alleviation of cadmium toxicity in wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) grown on Cd-contaminated saline soil
Tahir Abbas, Muhammad Rizwan, Shafaqat Ali, Muhammad Adrees +4 more
2017Environmental Science and Pollution Research341 citations
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Biochar application increased the growth and yield and reduced cadmium in drought stressed wheat grown in an aged contaminated soil
Tahir Abbas, Muhammad Rizwan, Shafaqat Ali, Muhammad Adrees +5 more
2017Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety339 citations
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Simultaneous mitigation of cadmium and drought stress in wheat by soil application of iron nanoparticles
Muhammad Adrees, Zahra Saeed Khan, Shafaqat Ali, Muhammad Hafeez +6 more
2019Chemosphere336 citations
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Citric acid assisted phytoremediation of copper by Brassica napus L.
Ihsan Elahi Zaheer, Shafaqat Ali, Muhammad Rizwan, Mujahid Farid +5 more
2015Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety332 citations
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Silicon nanoparticles enhanced the growth and reduced the cadmium accumulation in grains of wheat (Triticum aestivum L.)
Shafaqat Ali, Muhammad Rizwan, Afzal Hussain, Muhammad Zia‐ur‐Rehman +5 more
2019Plant Physiology and Biochemistry322 citations Open access
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Relative membrane permeability and activities of some antioxidant enzymes as the key determinants of salt tolerance in canola (Brassica napus L.)
Muhammad Ashraf, Shafaqat Ali
2007Environmental and Experimental Botany312 citations
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Foliar exposure of zinc oxide nanoparticles improved the growth of wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) and decreased cadmium concentration in grains under simultaneous Cd and water deficient stress
Muhammad Adrees, Zahra Saeed Khan, Muhammad Hafeez, Muhammad Rizwan +5 more
2020Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety288 citations Open access
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Induction of Drought Tolerance in Maize (Zea mays L.) due to Exogenous Application of Trehalose: Growth, Photosynthesis, Water Relations and Oxidative Defence Mechanism
Shafaqat Ali, Muhammad Ashraf
2011Journal of Agronomy and Crop Science287 citations
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Phytoremediation of heavy metals by Alternanthera bettzickiana: Growth and physiological response
Hafiz Muhammad Tauqeer, Shafaqat Ali, Muhammad Rizwan, Qasim Ali +5 more
2015Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety272 citations
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Interactive effect of salinity and silver nanoparticles on photosynthetic and biochemical parameters of wheat
Abdel Kareem S. H. Mohamed, Muhammad Farooq Qayyum, Ahmed Abdel-Hadi, Rabia Abdur Rehman +2 more
2017Archives of Agronomy and Soil Science268 citations
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Biomass production for bioenergy using marginal lands
Muhammad Aamer Mehmood, Muhammad Ibrahim, Umer Rashid, Muhammad Nawaz +3 more
2016Sustainable Production and Consumption265 citations
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EDTA enhanced plant growth, antioxidant defense system, and phytoextraction of copper by Brassica napus L.
Ume Habiba, Shafaqat Ali, Mujahid Farid, Muhammad Bilal Shakoor +5 more
2014Environmental Science and Pollution Research265 citations
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PGPR-Mediated Salt Tolerance in Maize by Modulating Plant Physiology, Antioxidant Defense, Compatible Solutes Accumulation and Bio-Surfactant Producing Genes
Baber Ali, Xiukang Wang, Muhammad Hamzah Saleem, Sumaira Sumaira +8 more
2022Plants262 citations Open access
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Effects of silicon on heavy metal uptake at the soil-plant interphase: A review
Imran Khan, Samrah Afzal Awan, Muhammad Rizwan, Shafaqat Ali +4 more
2021Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety262 citations Open access
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Combined use of biochar and zinc oxide nanoparticle foliar spray improved the plant growth and decreased the cadmium accumulation in rice (Oryza sativa L.) plant
Shafaqat Ali, Muhammad Rizwan, Shamaila Noureen, Sarwat Anwar +5 more
2019Environmental Science and Pollution Research260 citations
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Effect of inorganic amendments for in situ stabilization of cadmium in contaminated soils and its phyto-availability to wheat and rice under rotation
Muhammad Zia‐ur‐Rehman, Muhammad Rizwan, Abdul Ghafoor, Asif Naeem +3 more
2015Environmental Science and Pollution Research260 citations
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Plant growth promoting bacteria confer salt tolerance in Vigna radiata by up-regulating antioxidant defense and biological soil fertility
Faisal Islam, Tahira Yasmeen, Muhammad Saleem Arif, Shafaqat Ali +3 more
2015Plant Growth Regulation259 citations Open access
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Responses of wheat (Triticum aestivum) plants grown in a Cd contaminated soil to the application of iron oxide nanoparticles
Afzal Hussain, Shafaqat Ali, Muhammad Rizwan, Muhammad Zia‐ur‐Rehman +3 more
2019Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety257 citations
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Effect of foliar applications of silicon and titanium dioxide nanoparticles on growth, oxidative stress, and cadmium accumulation by rice (Oryza sativa)
Muhammad Rizwan, Shafaqat Ali, Muhammad Zia‐ur‐Rehman, Sumaira Malik +5 more
2019Acta Physiologiae Plantarum246 citations
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Cadmium uptake and translocation: selenium and silicon roles in Cd detoxification for the production of low Cd crops: a critical review
Muhammad Riaz, Muhammad Aqeel Kamran, Muhammad Rizwan, Shafaqat Ali +3 more
2021Chemosphere245 citations
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Contrasting effects of biochar, compost and farm manure on alleviation of nickel toxicity in maize (Zea mays L.) in relation to plant growth, photosynthesis and metal uptake
Muhammad Zia‐ur‐Rehman, Muhammad Rizwan, Shafaqat Ali, Nida Fatima +5 more
2016Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety244 citations Open access
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Effect of limestone, lignite and biochar applied alone and combined on cadmium uptake in wheat and rice under rotation in an effluent irrigated field
Muhammad Zia‐ur‐Rehman, Hinnan Khalid, Fatima Akmal, Shafaqat Ali +5 more
2017Environmental Pollution239 citations
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Mitigation of Heat Stress in Solanum lycopersicum L. by ACC-deaminase and Exopolysaccharide Producing Bacillus cereus: Effects on Biochemical Profiling
Tehmeena Mukhtar, Shafiq ur Rehman, Donald Lawrence Smith, Tariq Sultan +8 more
2020Sustainability236 citations Open access
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A critical review of mechanisms involved in the adsorption of organic and inorganic contaminants through biochar
Zohaib Abbas, Shafaqat Ali, Muhammad Rizwan, Ihsan Elahi Zaheer +5 more
2018Arabian Journal of Geosciences235 citations
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Residual effects of biochar on growth, photosynthesis and cadmium uptake in rice (Oryza sativa L.) under Cd stress with different water conditions
Muhammad Rizwan, Shafaqat Ali, Tahir Abbas, Muhammad Adrees +5 more
2017Journal of Environmental Management235 citations
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Effect of zinc-lysine on growth, yield and cadmium uptake in wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) and health risk assessment
Muhammad Rizwan, Shafaqat Ali, Afzal Hussain, Qasim Ali +4 more
2017Chemosphere231 citations
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Affiliation history

South China Agricultural University2023–2024
West Virginia University2024
Louisiana State University2023–2025
University of Sindh2000
Bacha Khan University2021–2022
University of Lahore2020
University of the Punjab2021–2025
Indian Council of Agricultural Research2025
China Medical University2019–2026
Hemwati Nandan Bahuguna Garhwal University2008