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Publications

2018 (Until May)

Title	Authors	Journal/Book	DOI / Link
Sustainable Agriculture in the Arabian/Persian Gulf Region Utilizing Marginal Water Resources: Making the Best of a Bad Situation	J. Jed Brown, Probir Das and Mohammad Al-Saidi	Sustainability	https://doi.org/10.3390/su10051364
Outdoor Continuous Cultivation of Self-Settling Marine Cyanobacterium Chroococcidiopsis sp.	Das Probir, AbdulQuadir M.A., Thaher M. IBrahim., Chaudhary A.K., Shoyeb Khan, Al-Jabri H.	Industrial biotechnology	https://doi.org/10.1089/ind.2017.0019
Ecological modernization and responses for a low-carbon future in the Gulf Cooperation Council countries	Mohammad Al-Saidi, Nadir Elagib	Wires Climate Change	https://doi.org/10.1002/wcc.528
The Energy-Growth Nexus: History, Development, and New Challenges	Vladimír Hajko, Maamar Sebri, Mohammad Al-Saidi, Daniel Balsalobre-Lorente	The Economics and Econometrics of the Energy-Growth Nexus	https://doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-12-812746-9.00001-8
Improvement of both lipid and biomass productivities of Qatar Chlorocystis isolate for Biodiesel production and food security	Imen Saadaoui, Touria Bounit, Maryam Al Muraikhi, Rihab Rashid, Hareb Al Jabri	Phycological research	http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/pre.12217
Institutional Arrangements for Beneficial Regional Cooperation on Water, Energy and Food Priority Issues in the Eastern Nile Basin	Mohammad Al-Saidi, Amr Hefny,	Journal of Hydrology	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jhydrol.2018.05.009

2017

Title	Authors	Journal/Book	DOI / Link
Water‐Energy‐Food Security Nexus in the Eastern Nile Basin	Mohammad Al‐Saidi Nadir Ahmed Elagib Lars Ribbe Tatjana Schellenberg Emma Roach Deniz Oezhan	Water‐Energy‐Food Nexus: Principles and Practices	https://doi.org/10.1002/9781119243175.ch10
3rd Generation Biofuels	Kira Schipper	World Petroleum Council Guide to Biofuels	http://www.world-petroleum.org/resources/education-guides/362-biofuels
Conflicts and security in integrated water resources management	Mohammad Al-Saidi	Environmental Science & Policy	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envsci.2017.03.015
Community-Based Adaptation to Climate Change in Egypt—Status Quo and Future Policies	Paulina Froehlich, Mohammad Al-Saidi	Climate Change Research at Universities	https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-58214-6_14
Towards understanding the integrative approach of the water, energy and food nexus	Al-Saidi, M., Elagib A. N.	Science of The Total Environment	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2016.09.046
Urban water pricing in Yemen: a comparison of increasing block tariffs to other pricing schemes	Mohammad Al-Saidi	Water International	https://doi.org/10.1080/02508060.2016.1269283

2016

Title	Authors	Journal/Book	DOI / Link
Characterization and Function of Sodium Exchanger Genes in Aeluropus lagopoides Under NaCl Stress	Muhammad Zaheer Ahmed, Bilquees Gul, M. Ajmal Khan, Kazuo N. Watanabe	Halophytes for Food Security in Dry Lands	http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-12-801854-5.00001-7
Comparison of seed production and agronomic traits of 20 wild accessions of Salicornia bigelovii Torr. grown under greenhouse conditions	Bresdin, C., E. Glenn, J. Brown.	Halophytes for Food Security in Dry Lands	https://doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-12-801854-5.00005-4
Effect of extraction solvents on polyphenols and antioxidant activity of medicinal halophytes	Qasim, M., I. Aziz, M. Rasheed, B. Gul, and M. A. Khan. 2016.	Pakistan Journal of Botany	N/A
Evaluating the growth performance of eleven 'Salicornia bigelovii' populations under full strength seawater irrigation using multivariate analyses	D Lyra, S Ismail, K Butt, J Brown	Australian Journal of Crop Science	N/A
Exogenous Chemical Treatments Have Differential Effects in Improving Salinity Tolerance of Halophytes	Hameed, A., B. Gul, and M. A. Khan	Halophytes for Food Security in Dry Lands	https://doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-12-801854-5.00013-3
Food and Water Security for Dry Regions: A New Paradigm	Khan, M. A.	Halophytes for Food Security in Dry Lands	http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-12-801854-5.00014-5
Halophyte Transcriptomics: Understanding Mechanisms of Salinity Tolerance	Diray-Arce, J., B. Gul, M. A. Khan and B. N. Nielsen	Halophytes for Food Security in Dry Lands	http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-12-801854-5.00010-8
Halophytes for Food Security in Dry Lands	Muhammad Ajmal Khan, Munir Ozturk, Bilquees Gul and Muhammad Zaheer Ahmed	Elsevier	ISBN: 978-0-12-801854-5
Sabkha Ecosystems: Volume V: The Americas	Khan, M. A., B. Boer, M. -C. Godt, S. Breckle, B. Gul, and M. Ozturk	Sabkha Ecosystems: Volume V: The Americas	https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-27093-7
Secondry metabolites as anti-nutritional factors in locally used halophytic forage/fodder.	Ehsen, S., M. Qasim, Z. Abideen, F. Rizivi, B. Gul, R. Ansari, and M.A. Khan. 2016.	Pakistan Journal of Botany	N/A
Roles of gibberellins and abscisic acid in regulating germination of Suaeda salsa dimorphic seeds under salt stress. Front. Plant Sci. 6:1235.	Li W, Yamaguchi S, Khan MA, An P, Liu X and Tran L. 2016.	Plant Sci.	http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fpls.2015.01235
Bio-informatic analysis of a vacuolar Na+/H+ antiporter (AlaNHX) from the salt tolerant grass Aeluropus lagopoides. Pakistan Journal of Botany 48: 57-65.	Ahmed, M. Z., A. Kikuchi, K. N. Watanabe and M. A. Khan. 2016.	Pakistan Journal of Botany	N/A
Evidence of thermo and halotolerant Nannochloris isolate suitable for biodiesel production in Qatar Culture Collection of Cyanobacteria and Microalgae	Saadaoui, Imen, Ghomza Al Ghazal, Touria Bounnit, Fatma Al Khulaifi, Hareb Al Jabri, and Malcolm Potts	Algal Research	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.algal.2015.12.019
A review of the North American halophyte Suaeda linearis (Ell.) Moq. In: Khan, M. (ed.). Sabkha Ecosystems V, The Americas.	Lonard R.,F. Judd, R. Stalter R., J. Brown	Sabkha Ecosystems	https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-27093-7_5
Assessing seeds germination responses of Great Basin halophytes to various exogenous chemical treatments under saline conditions. Sabkha Ecosystem V. The Americas.	Gul, B., A. Hameed, D.J. Weber and M. A. Khan	Sabkha Ecosystems	https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-27093-7_6
Prospects of environmentally friendly farms for food security in hot and dry coastal areas based on seawater irrigation and waste products. Sabkha Ecosystem V. The Americas.	Böer, B., M. A. Khan, H. –W. Koyro and K. B. Marcum	Sabkha Ecosystems	https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-27093-7_1
Cryopreservation of microalgae from desert environments of Qatar	Saadaoui, Imen, Maryam Al Emadi, Touria Bounnit, Kira Schipper, and Hareb Al Jabri	Journal of Applied Phycology	https://doi.org/10.1007/s10811-015-0743-x
A comparative study of the growth of Tetraselmis sp. in large scale fixed depth and decreasing depth raceway ponds	Das P., Taher M. E., Abdulquadir M. A., Al-Jabri H., Ghamza Saed H S Alghasal	Bioresource Technology	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.biortech.2016.05.058
Algal toxins and producers in the marine waters of Qatar, Arabian Gulf	Abdulrahman Al Muftah, Andrew I. Selwood, Amanda J. Foss, Hareb Mohammed S.J. Al-Jabri, Malcolm Potts, Mete Yilmaz	Toxicon	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.toxicon.2016.09.016
Microalgae harvesting by pH adjusted coagulation-flocculation, recycling of the coagulant and the growth media	Das Probir., Taher M. E., Abdulquadir M. A., Al-Jabri H.	Bioresource Technology	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.biortech.2016.06.014
Potential of halophytes as cattle fodder: A case study in Pakistan	Ali, H., B. Gul, M.Y. Adnan, M. Z. Ahmed, R. Ansari, and M. A. Khan	Pakistan Journal of Agricultural Sciences	https://doi.org/10.21162/PAKJAS/16.2580
Life Cycle Assessment of Integrated Seawater Agriculture in the Arabian (Persian) Gulf as a Potential Food and Aviation Biofuel Source. International Journal of Life Cycle Assessment	B. Warshay, J. Brown, S. Sgouridis	International Journal of Life Cycle Assessment	http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11367-016-1215-5.

2015

Title	Authors	Journal/Book	DOI / Link
Antioxidant activity and polyphenolic content of Phragmites karka under saline conditions	Zainul Abideen , Muhammad Qasim , Aysha Rasheed , M. Yousuf Adnan , Bilquess Gul , M. Ajmal Khan	Pakistan Journal of Botany	N/A
Eco-physiological adaptations of Panicum antidotale to hyperosmotic salinity: water and ion relations and anti-oxidant feedback	Hussain, T., H. W. Koyro, B. Huchzermeyer and M. A. Khan	Flora	http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.flora.2015.02.006
Effects of salinity, temperature, light and dormancy regulating chemicals on seed germination of Salsola drummondii	AYSHA RASHEED, ABDUL HAMEED, M. AJMAL KHAN AND BILQUEES Gul	Pakistan Journal of Botany	N/A
Transcriptome assembly, profiling and differential gene expression analysis of the halophyte Suaeda fruticosa provides insights into salt tolerance	Joann Diray-Arce, Mark Clement, Bilquees Gul, M Ajmal Khan and Brent L Nielsen	BMC Genomics	https://doi.org/10.1186/s12864-015-1553-x
Variation in temperature and light but not salinity invokes antioxidant enzyme activities in germinating seeds of Salsola drummondii.	Rasheed, A., A. Hameed, M. A. Khan and B. Gul.	Plant Biosystems	http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/11263504.2014.1001463
Effects of salinity and ascorbic acid on growth, water status and antioxidant system in a perennial halophyte	Hameed, A., S. Gulzar, I. Aziz, T. Hussain, B. Gul and M. A. Khan	AoB PLANTS	https://doi.org/10.1093/aobpla/plv004
Sustainable production of toxin free marine microalgae biomass as fish feed in large scale open system in the Qatari Desert	Das P., Taher M. E., Abdulquadir M. A., Al-Jabri H	Bioresource Technology	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.biortech.2015.05.019
Oilseed halophytes: a potential source of biodiesel using saline degraded lands	Abideen, Z., M. Qasim, R. Rizvi, B. Gul, R. Ansari and M. A. Khan. 2015.	Biofuels	https://doi.org/10.1080/17597269.2015.1090812

2014

Title	Authors	Journal/Book	DOI / Link
Cash Crop Halophyte and Biodiversity Conservation, Tasks for Vegetation Science	Khan, M.A., Böer, B., Öztürk, M., Al Abdessalaam, T.Z., Clüsener-Godt, M., Gul, B. (Eds.)	Cash Crop Halophyte and Biodiversity Conservation, Tasks for Vegetation Science	https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-007-7411-7
Role of dormancy regulating chemicals in alleviating seed germination of three playa halophytes	Muhammad Zaheer Ahmed1, Salman Gulzar1, M. Ajmal Khan1,2,*	Ekoloji	N/A
The sustainable utilization of saline resources for livestock feed production in arid and semi-arid regions: A model from Pakistan	Bilquees Gul, Raziuddin Ansari, Haibat Ali, M Ajmal Khan	Emirates Journal of Food and Agriculture	https://doi.org/10.9755/ejfa.v26i12.19102
Excreting and non-excreting grasses exhibit different salt resistance strategies	Moinuddin, M., S. Gulzar, M. Z. Ahmed, B. Gul, H. W. Koyro and M. A. Khan	AoB Plants	https://doi.org/10.1093/aobpla/plu038
Moderate salinity stimulates growth and photosynthesis of Phragmites karka by water relations and tissue specific ion regulation	Zainul Abideen, Hans-Werner Koyro, Bernhard Huchzermeyer, Muhammad Zaheer Ahmed, Bilquees Gul, M. Ajmal Khan	Environmental and Experimental Botany	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envexpbot.2014.04.009
Microorganisms for Biorefining of Green Biomass	Mette Hedegaard Thomsen, Ayah Alassali, Iwona Cybulska, Ahmed F. Yousef, Jonathan Jed Brown, Margrethe Andersen, Alexander Ratkov, Pauli Kiel	Microorganism in Biorefineries. Springer series, Microbiology Monographs Volume 26 pp 157-181.	https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-662-45209-7_6
Salinity inhibits seed germination of Limonium stocksii and Suaeda fruticosa by reducing water uptake and ascorbate dependent antioxidant system	Abdul Hameed, Aysha Rasheed, Bilquees Gul, M. Ajmal Khan	Environmental and Experimental Botany	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envexpbot.2014.04.005
Hormonal and environmental regulation of seed germination in salt cress (Thellungiella halophila)	Weiqiang Li, M. Ajmal Khan, Shinjiro Yamaguchi, Xiaojing Liu	Plant Growth Regulation	https://doi.org/10.1007/s10725-014-0007-9
NPK mediated improvement in biomass production, photosynthesis and Na+ regulation in Panicum antidotale under saline conditions	HAIBAT ALI, BILQUEES GUL, MUHAMMAD YOUSUF ADNAN, MUHAMMAD ZAHEER AHMED, IRFAN AZIZ, SALMAN GULZAR, RAZIUDDIN ANSARI AND M. AJMAL KHAN	Pakistan Journal of Botany	https://www.pakbs.org/pjbot/PDFs/46(6)/06.pdf
Phytochemical composition of some common coastal halophytes of the United Arab Emirates	Iwona Cybulska, Grzegorz Brudecki, Ayah Alassali, Mette Thomsen, J. Jed Brown	Emirates Journal of Food and Agriculture	https://doi.org/10.9755/ejfa.v26i12.19104
Sustainable biofuel production from non-food sources – An overview	Zainul Abideen, Abdul Hameed, Hans -Werner Koyro, Bilquees Gul, Raziuddin Ansari, M. Ajmal Khan.	Emirates Journal of Food and Agriculture	N/A