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Dr. Muhammad Ahsan Altaf (Horticulturist)
Post Doctoral Researcher (Hainan University, China)
I completed my Ph.D. from the School of Life Science at Hainan University, China. I am currently employed as a postdoctoral researcher in the College of Horticulture, Hainan University, China. I published around 16 research articles as a first author, 5 research article as corresponding authors, and 27 research articles as co-author in top leading journals of the world, having high impact factor. I am also editing 2 books as editor with international publishers Springer Nature; and one book chapter. My research interests are focused on the physiological, biochemical, and molecular aspects of horticultural plants. I am particularly engaged in investigating the role of melatonin in photosynthetic efficiency and mineral nutrient uptake from root to shoot under abiotic stress conditions. At present, Dr. Altaf serves as an editorial board member and reviewer of several high-impact international scientific journals from Elsevier, Springer Nature, Frontiers Group, and MDPI-Publishers.
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SCI Publications
Publications as first author = 16
Publications as co author = 27
Publications as corresponding author = 5
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Total number of publications = 48
Citations
Google Scholar Citations: 732 Research Gate Citations: 682
h-index : 15 h-index : 14
Publication as First Author
16. Muhammad Ahsan Altaf. Hao Y. Shu HY. Jin W. Chen C. Li L. Zhang Y. Mumtaz MA. Fu H. Cheng S. Zhu G. Zhiwei W. (2023). Melatonin mitigates cold- induced damage to pepper seedlings by promoting redox homeostasis and regulating antioxidant profiling. Horticultural Plant Journal. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.hpj.2023.02.006 IF= 4.24
15. Muhammad Ahsan Altaf. Mandl S. Behera B. Mangal V. Naz S.. et al., 2022. Salinity stress tolerance in Solanaceous Crops: Current understanding and its Prospects in Genome Editing. Journal of Plant Growth Regulations. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00344-022-10890-0 IF= 4.64.
14. Muhammad Ahsan Altaf. Shu H. Hao Y. Mumtaz MA. Wang ZW et al. 2022. Melatonin affects the photosynthetic performance of pepper (Capsicum annuum L.) seedlings under cold stress. Antioxidant. https://doi.org/10.3390/antiox11122414 IF= 7.67.
13. Muhammad Ahsan Altaf. Behera B. Mangal V. Singhal RK. More S. et al. (2022). Tolerance and Adaptation Mechanism of Solanaceous Crops Under Salinity Stress. Functional Plant Biology. https://doi.org/10.1071/FP22158 IF= 2.812.
12. Muhammad Ahsan Altaf. Sharma N. Singh J. Samota MK. Sankhyan P. Singh B. Kumar A. Naz S. Lal MK*. Tiwari RK*. Kumar R*. (2023). Mechanistic insight on melatonin-mediated plant growth regulation and hormonal crosstalk in solanaceous vegetables. Scientia Horticulturae. 308:111570 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scienta.2022.111570 IF= 4.34
11. Muhammad Ahsan Altaf. Shahid R. Kumar R. Altaf MM. Kumar A. Khan LU. Saqib M. Nawaz MA. Saddiq B. Bahadur S. Tiwari RK*. Lal MK*. Naz S*. (2022). Phytohormones Mediated Modulation of Abiotic Stress Tolerance and Potential Crosstalk in Horticultural Crops. Journal of Plant Growth Regulation. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00344-022-10812-0 IF= 4.64
10. Muhammad Ahsan Altaf. Hao YY. He C. Mumtaz MM. Shu H. Fu H. Wang Z (2022). Physiological and biochemical responses of pepper (Capsicum annuum L.) seedlings to nickel toxicity. Frontiers in Plants Science. 13:950392. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpls.2022.950392 IF= 6.627
9. Muhammad Ahsan Altaf. Shahid R. Altaf MM. Kumar R. Naz S. Kumar A. Alam P. Tiwari RK*. Lal MK*. Ahmad Parvaiz*. (2022). Melatonin: First-line soldier in tomato under abiotic stress current and future perspective. Plant Physiology and Biochemistry.185:188-197. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.plaphy.2022.06.004 IF= 5.437
8. Muhammad Ahsan Altaf. Shahid R. Ming-Xun Ren*. Naz S. Altaf MM. Khan LU. Tiwari RK. Lal MK. Shahid MA. Kumar R. Nawaz MA. Jahan MS. Jan BL. Ahmad P. (2022). Melatonin Improves drought stress tolerance of tomato by modulating plant growth, root architecture, photosynthesis, and antioxidant defense system. Antioxidants. 11:309 https://doi.org/10.3390/antiox11020309 IF= 7.67.
7. Muhammad Ahsan Altaf. Shahid R. Ming-Xun Ren*. Lal MK. Tiwari RK. Khan LU. Altaf MM. Shakoor A. (2022). Melatonin mitigates cadmium toxicity by promoting root architecture and mineral homeostasis of tomato genotypes. Journal of soil science and plant nutrition. 22:1112-1128. https://doi.org/10.1007/s42729-021-00720-9 IF= 3.61
6. Muhammad Ahsan Altaf. Shu HY. Hao YY. Zhou Y. Mumtaz MM. Zhi-wei Wang* (2021) Vanadium Toxicity Induced Changes in Growth, Antioxidant Profiling, and Vanadium Uptake in Pepper (Capsicum annum L.) Seedlings. Horticulturae 8:28 https://doi.org/10.3390/horticulturae8010028 IF= 2.923
5. Muhammad Ahsan Altaf. Shahid R. Ming-Xun Ren*. Khan LU. Altaf MM. Jahan MS. Nawaz MA. Naz S. Shahid S. Lal MK. Tiwari RK. Shahid MA (2021). Protective Mechanisms of Melatonin Against Vanadium Phytotoxicity in Tomato Seedlings: Insights into Nutritional Status, Photosynthesis, Root Architecture System, and Antioxidant Machinery. Journal of Plant Growth Regulation. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00344-021-10513-0 I.F. 4.169 IF= 4.64
4. Muhammad Ahsan Altaf. Shahid R. Altaf MM. Ming-Xun Ren*. Khan LU. Jahan MS. Shahid S (2021). Melatonin alleviates salt damage of tomato seedling: A root architecture system, photosynthetic capacity, ion homeostasis, and antioxidant enzymes analysis. Scientia Horticulturae, 285:110145. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scienta.2021.110145 IF= 4.342
3. Muhammad Ahsan Altaf. Shahid R. Ming-Xun Ren*. Khan LU. Altaf MM. Jahan MS (2021). Melatonin mitigates nickel toxicity by improving nutrient uptake fluxes, root architecture system, photosynthesis and antioxidant potential in tomato seedling. Journal of Soil Science and Plant Nutrition. 21:1842-1855. https://doi.org/10.1007/s42729-021-00484-2 IF= 3.61
2. Muhammad Ahsan Altaf. Shahid R. Ming-Xun Ren*. Poblete FM. Arnao MB. Naz S. Anwar M. Altaf MM. Shahid S. Shakoor A. Sohail H. Ahmar S. Kamran M. Chen JT (2021). Phytomelatonin: An overview of importance and mediating functions of melatonin against environmental stresses”. Physiologia Plantarum 172:820-846 https://doi.org/10.1111/ppl.13262 IF= 5.081
1. Muhammad Ahsan Altaf. Shahid R. Ming-Xun Ren*. Naz S. Altaf MM. Qadir A. Anwar M. Shakoor A. Hayat F (2020). Exogenous melatonin enhances salt stress tolerance in tomato seedlings. Biologia Plantarum 64:604-615. https://doi.org/10.32615/bp.2020.090 IF= 1.122
Publications as Corresponding Author
5 Muhammad Saqib, Shahzad U, Zulfiqar F, Tiwari RK..........Muhammad Ahsan Altaf* (2023). Exogenous Melatonin alleviates cadmium-induced inhibition of growth and photosynthesis through upregulating antioxidant defense system in strawberry. South African Journal of Botany. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.sajb.2023.03.039 [IF = 3.11]
4. Riaz Ahmad. Manzoor M. Din Muhammad HM. Muhammad Ahsan Altaf*. Shakoor A. (2023). Exogenous Melatonin Spray Enhanced Salinity Tolerance in Zizyphus germplasm: a brief theory. Life. https://doi.org/10.3390/life13020493. IF= 3.25
3. Safina Naz. Anjum MA. Sadiq B. Ahmad R. Muhammad Ahsan Altaf*. El-Sheikh MA. Shakoor A. (2022) Purification of Sewage Wasterwater though Sand Column Filter for Lessening of Heavy metals Acccumulation in Lettuce, Carrot, and Cauliflower. Water. https://doi.org/10.3390/w14223770 IF= 3.53
2. Safina Naz. Mushtaq A. Ali S. Din Muhammad HM. Saddiq B. Ahmad R. Zulfiqar F. Hayat F. Tiwari RK. Lal MK. Muhammad Ahsan Altaf* (2022) Foliar Application of ascorbic acid Enhances Growth and yield of Lettuce (Lactuca sativa L.) Under Saline Conditions by Improving Antioxidant Defense Mechanism. Functional Plant Biology. https://doi.org/10.1071/FP22139 IF= 2.812.
1. Safina Naz. Bilal A. Saddiq B. Ejaz S. Ali S. Tul Ain S. Sardar H. Nasir B, Ahmad I. Tiwari RK. Lal MK. Shakoor A. Alyem MN. Mushtaq N. Muhammad Ahsan Altaf* (2022). Foliar application of salicylic acid improved growth, yield, quality and photosynthesis of pea (Pisum sativum L) by improving antioxidant defense mechanism under saline conditions. Sustainability. https://doi.org/ 10.3390/su142114180 IF=3.889
Publications as Co-Author
27. Vikas Mangal. Lal MK. Tiwari RK. Muhammad Ahsan Altaf, ...........Salej S et al. 2023. A comprehensive and conceptual overview of omics-based approaches for enhancing the resilience of vegetable crops against abiotic stresses. Planta https://doi.org/10.1007/s00425-023-04111-5 [IF: 4.5]
26. Riaz Ahmad, Din Muhammad HM. Naz S. Manzoor M. Muhammad Ahsan Altaf. 2023. Biochemical Mechanism Unlocking Their Potential Role in Salt Tolerance Mechanism of Zizyphus Germplasm. Phyton-International Journal of Experimental Botany. https://doi.org/10.32604/phyton.2023.026672 [IF: 1.40]
25. Hasan Sardar. Ramzan MA. Naz S. Ali S. Ejaz S. Ahmad R. Muhammad Ahsan Altaf. 2023. Exogenous Application of Melatonin Improves the Growth and Productivity of Two Broccoli (Brassica oleracea L.) Cultivars Under Salt Stress. Journal of Plant Growth Regulation. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00344-023-10946-9 [IF: 4.64]
24. Priyanka Lal. Behera B. Yadav MR. Sharma E. Muhammad Ahsan Altaf...........Kumar R* 2023. A Bibliometric Analysis of Groundwater Access and Its Management: Making the Invisible Visible. Water. https://doi.org/10.3390/w15040806 [IF = 3.53]
23. Faqeer Muhammad, Raza MAS*, Iqbal R, Zulfiqar F, Aslam MU, Yong JWH*, Muhammad Ahsan Altaf, Zulfiqar B, Amin J. Ibrahim MA. 2022. Ameliorating Drought Effect in Wheat Using an Exclusive or Co-Applied Rhizobacteria and ZnO Nanoparticles. Biology. 11:1564. https://doi.org/10.3390/ biology11111564 IF= 5.168
22. Huangying Shu. Zhang Y. He C. Muhammad Ahsan Altaf. Hao YY. Liao D. Li L. Fu H. Cheng S. Zhu G. Wang Z. 2022. Establishment of in vitro regeneration system and molecular analysis of early development of somatic callus in Capsicum chinense and Capsicum baccatum. Frontiers in Plant Science. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpls.2022.1025497 IF= 6.627
21. Milan Kumar Lal. Sharma E. Tiwari RK. Devi R. Mishra UN. Thakur R. Gupta R. Dey A. Lal P. Kumar A. Muhammad Ahsan Altaf. Sahu DN. Kumar R. Singh B. Sahu SK. (2022). Nutrient-mediated perception and Signalling in Human Metabolism: A perspective of Nutrigenomics. International Journal of Molecular Science. 23:11305. https://doi.org/10.3390/ ijms231911305 IF= 6.208
20. Zheng Liu. Zhang Y. Muhammad Ahsan Altaf. Hao Y. Zhou G. Li X. Zhu J. Ma W. Zhiwei W. Bao W. (2022). Genom-wide identification of MYB gene family and its response to cadmium stress in Ipomoea aquatica. Frontiers in Plant Science 13:979988. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpls.2022.979988 IF= 6.627
19. Faisal Zulfiqar. Nafees M. Ashraf M. Corpas FJ. Ferrante A. Darras A. Muhammad Ahsan Altaf. Chen J. Zaid A. Latif N. Siddiqui KH. (2022). Chemical Priming Enhances Plant Tolerance to Salt stress. Frontiers in Plant Science. 13:946922. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpls.2022.946922 IF= 6.627
18. Rabia Shahid. Shijie L. Jian G. Muhammad Ahsan Altaf. Jahanger A. Shakoor A. (2022). The Carbon Emission Trading Policy of China: Does it Really Boost the Environmental Upgrading? Energies. 15:6065. https://doi.org/10.3390/en15166065 IF= 3.252
17. Rahul Kumar Tiwari1. Kumar R. Lal MK. Kumar A. Muhammad Ahsan Altaf. Devi R. Mangal V. Naz S. Altaf MM. Dey A. Aftab T. (2022). Melatonin‑Polyamine Interplay in the Regulation of Stress Responses in Plants. Journal of Plant Growth Regulation. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00344-022-10717-y IF= 4.64
16. Faisal Hayat. Li j. Liu W. Li C. Song W. Iqbal S. Khan U. Javed HU. Muhammad Ahsan Altaf. Tu P. Chen J. Liu J. (2022). Influence of Citrus Rootstocks on Scion Growth, Hormone Levels, and Metabolites Profile of ‘Shatangu’ Mandarin (Citrus reticulata Blanco). Horticulturae. https://doi.org/10.3390/horticulturae8070608 IF= 2.923
15. Milan Kumar Lal. Sharma N. Adavi SB. Sharma E. Muhammad Ahsan Altaf. Tiwari RK. Kumar R. Dey A. Paul V. Singh B. Singh ML (2022). From source to sink: mechanistic insight of photoassimilates synthesis and partitioning under high temperature and elevated CO2. Plant Molecular Biology https://doi.org/10.1007/s11103-022-01274-9 IF= 4.335
14. Muhammad Mohsin Altaf. Daio XP. Muhammad Ahsan Altaf. Rehman AU. Shakoor A. Khan LU. Jan BL. Ahmad P (2022). Silicon-mediated metabolic upregulation of ascorbate glutathione (AsA-GSH) and glyoxalase reduce the toxic effect of vanadium in rice. Journal of Hazardous Materials.129145 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jhazmat.2022.129145 IF= 14.224
13. Muhammad Ali Mumtaz. Hao YY. Mehmood S. Shu H. Zhou Y. Jin W. Chen C. Li L. Muhammad Ahsan Altaf. Wang Z (2022). Physiological and Transcriptomic Analysis provide Molecular Insight into 24-Epibrassinolide mediated Cr(VI)-Toxicity Tolerance in Pepper Plants. Environmental Pollution. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envpol.2022.119375 IF= 9.982
12. Biswaranjan Behera. Kancheti M. Raza MB. Shiv A. Mangal V. Rathod G. Muhammad Ahsan Altaf. Kumar A. Aftab T. Kumar R. Tiwari RT*. Lal MK*. Singh B. (2022) Mechanistic insight on boron-mediated toxicity in plant vis-à-vis its mitigation strategies: a review. International Journal of Phytoremediation https://doi.org/10.1080/15226514.2022.2049694 IF= 4.003
11. Vikas Mangal. Lal MK*. Tiwari RK*. Muhammad Ahsan Altaf. Sood S. Kumar D. Bharadwaj V. Singh B. Singh RK. Aftab T* (2022). Molecular Insight into the Role of Reactive Oxygen, Nitrogen, and Sulphur Species in Conferring Salinity Stress Tolerance in Plants. Journal of Plant Growth Regulation. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00344-022-10591-8 IF= 4.64
10. Muhammad Mohsin Altaf. Diao XP*. Wang H. Khan LU. Rehman AU. Shakoor A. Muhammad Ahsan Altaf. Farooq TH (2022). Salicylic Acid Induces Vanadium Stress Tolerance in Rice by Regulating the AsA-GSH Cycle and Glyoxalase System. Journal of Soil Science and Plant Nutrition https://doi.org/10.1007/s42729-022-00788-x IF= 3. 61
9. Rajni Devi. Behera B. Raza MB. Mangal V. Muhammad Ahsan Altaf. Kumar R. Kumar A. Tiwari RK. Lal MK. Singh B (2021). An Insight into Microbes Mediated Heavy Metal Detoxifcation in Plants: a Review. Journal of Soil Science and Plant Nutrition https://doi.org/10.1007/s42729-021-00702-x IF= 3.61
8. Rahul Kumar Tiwari. Lal MK. Kumar R. Mangal V. Muhammad Ahsan Altaf. Sharma S. Singh B. Kumar M (2021). Insight into melatonin-mediated response and signaling in regulation of plant defense under biotic stress. Plant Molecular Biology. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11103-021-01202-3 IF= 4.335
7. Muhammad Mohsin Altaf. Diao XP. Shakoor A. Rehman AU. Muhammad Ahsan Altaf. Khan LU (2021). Delineating vanadium (V) Ecological Distribution, Its Toxicant Potential, and Effective Remediation strategies from contaminated soils. Journal of Soil and Plant Nutrition. https://doi.org/10.1007/s42729-021-00638-2 IF= 3.61
6. Zafar Iqbal. Sarkhosh A. Balal RM. Rauf S. Khan N. Muhammad Ahsan Altaf. Camara-Zapata JM. Garcia-Sanchez F. Shahid MA* (2021). Silicon Nanoparticles Mitigate Hypoxia-Induced Oxidative Damage by Improving Antioxidants Activities and Concentration of Osmolytes in Southern Highbush Blueberry Plants. Agronomy 11:2143. https://doi.org/10.3390/agronomy11112143 IF= 3.949
5. Rabia Shahid, Shijia L., Shahid S. Muhammad Ahsan Altaf. Shahid H (2021). Determinants of reactive adaptations to climate change in semi-arid region of Pakistan. Journal of Arid Environment, 193:104580. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jaridenv.2021.104580 IF= 2.75
4. Mohammad Shah Jahan. Shu S. Yu W. Hasan MM. Alabdallah MN. Hajjar D. Muhammad Ahsan Altaf. Sun J. Guo S (2021). Melatonin pretreatment confers heat tolerance and repression of heat-induced senescence in tomato through the modulation of ABA-and-GA-mediated pathways. Frontiers in Plant Science. 12:650955. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpls.2021.650955 IF= 6.627
3. Ayesha Hameed. Zafar M. Ahmad M. Sultan S. Bahadur S. Anjum F. Shuain M. Taj S. Iram M. Muhammad Ahsan Altaf (2021). Chemo-tomnomic and biological potential of highly therapeutic plant Pedicularis groenlandica Retz. Using multiple microscopic technique. Microscopy Research and Technique. 84:2890-2905. https://doi.org/10.1002/jemt.23847 IF= 2.893
2. Muhammad Mohsin Altaf. Diao XP*. Rehman AU. Imtiaz M. Shakoor A. Muhammad Ahsan Altaf. Younis, H. Fu P. Ghani MU (2020). Effect of Vanadium on growth, photosynthesis, reactive oxygen species, antioxidant enzymes and cell death of rice. Journal of soil Science and Plant Nutrition. 4:2643-2656. https://doi.org/10.1007/s42729-020-00330 IF= 3.61
1. Awais Shakoor. Shakoor S. Rehman A. Ashraf F. Abdullah M. Shahzad SM. Farooq TH. Ashraf M. Manzoor MA. Altaf MM. Muhammad Ahsan Altaf (2020). Effect of animal manure, crop type, climate zone, and soil attributes on greenhouse gas emissions from agricultural soils- A global meta-analysis. Journal of Cleaner production. 278:124019. http://doi.org/10.1016/j.jclepro.2020.124019 IF= 11.072
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