Department of Plant Pathology

Dr. Muhammad Abid


Dr. Muhammad Abid

Associate Professor, Department of Plant Pathology
https://profiles.bzu.edu.pk/muhammadabid

Profile
Dr. Muhammad Abid

Qualification:
Postdoc (China), PhD (France), MS (France), MS (UAF, Pakistan)

Research Interests:
Biological control, Molecular Plant Microbe Interactions, induced disease resistance

Email Address:

Other Information:
Editor: International Journal of Phytopathology; Editor: Phytopathogenomics and Disease Control

Research Papers

2025 Protective biological control of chickpea blight disease by enhancing plant immunity through seed priming and foliar spraying with Cuminum cyminum essential oil (Research Paper)
Hafiz Muhammad Saqib, Sobia Chohan, Muhammad Abid
Journal: Journal of Plant Pathology, Publisher: Springer Science and Business Media LLC,
2025 Harnessing Cuminum cyminum L. (cumin) essential oil as a promising biocontrol agent against Ascochyta rabiei: Insights from screening and in planta evaluation (Research Paper)
Hafiz Muhammad Saqib, Sobia Chohan, Muhammad Azeem, Muhammad Farhan Ul Haque, Muhammad Abid
Journal: South African Journal of Botany, Publisher: Elsevier BV, Vol.: 183, Pages: 145-155
2025 Climate-Shift-Driven Mango Tree Scarification and Floral Diseases Mitigation Through Exogenous Application of Synthetic Chemicals: A Case Study on Cultivar Chaunsa Summer Bahisht (Book Chapter)
Muhammad Abid, Sobia Chohan, Ahmed Raza Alvi
Journal: Climate Change and Mango Production, Publisher: Springer Nature Switzerland, Pages: 447-467
2025 Protocols of Clean Pot Media for Containerized Mango Nursery (Book Chapter)
Sobia Chohan, Muhammad Abid, Shahid Gill, Muhammad Tariq Malik
Journal: Climate Change and Mango Production, Publisher: Springer Nature Switzerland, Pages: 347-378
2024 The magnitude of Ascochyta blight of chickpea and its relationship with prevailing environmental conditions in the Thal region of Punjab, Pakistan (Research Paper)
Hafiz Muhammad Saqib, Sobia Chohan, Muhammad Abid
Journal: Plant Protection, Publisher: EScience Press Inc (Publications),
2024 Identification of Alternaria species associated with purple blotch disease of onions in Southern Punjab of Pakistan and evaluation of plant-based fungicides for disease control (Research Paper)
Ghulam Muhae-Ud-Din, Rabia Kalsoom, Zaifu Yang, Sobia Chohan, Muhammad Saleem Haider, Dildar Ahmed, Muhammad Abid
Journal: Tropical Plant Pathology, Publisher: Springer Science and Business Media LLC,
2024 Yeast-based solutions in controlling plant pathogens (Research Paper)
Amjad Ali, Fatih Ölmez, Muhammad Ahmad Zeshan, Mustansar Mubeen, Yasir Iftikhar, Ashara Sajid, Muhammad Abid, Ajay Kumar, Praveen Kumar Divvela, Manoj Kumar Solanki
Journal: Biocatalysis and Agricultural Biotechnology, Publisher: Elsevier BV,
2024 Regulatory role of AGC genes in heat stress adaptation in maize (Zea mays) (Research Paper)
Abdul Rehman, Khairiah Mubarak Alwutayd, Dikhnah Alshehri, Ibtisam Mohammed Alsudays, Farrukh Azeem, Shahroz Rahman, Muhammad Abid, Asad Ali Shah
Journal: Functional Plant Biology, Publisher: CSIRO Publishing,
2024 Biological control of tomato early blight in Pakistan using local rhizobacteria (Research Paper)
Hafiz Muhammad Riaz, Sobia Chohan, Gary Y. Yuen, Muhammad Abid
Journal: Pest Management Science, Publisher: Wiley, Vol.: 80, Issue: 3, Pages: 1412-1422
2023 Exogenous Application of Plant Extracts and Salicylic Acid to Mitigate Cucumber Mosaic Virus and Aphid Population in Cucumber (Research Paper)
Naila Akram, Rashida Perveen, Ummad Ud-Din Umar, Sobia Chohan, Muhammad Abid
Journal: Plant Health, Publisher: EScience Press Inc (Publications),
2022 Flower Induction and Control of Inflorescence Diseases in Mangoes using selected Fungicides and Chemical Fertilizers (Research Paper)
Ahmad R. Alvi, Sobia Chohan, Muhammad Abid, Muhammad T. Malik, Hafiz M. Riaz, Sana Mudassar
Journal: International Journal of Phytopathology, Publisher: EScience Press Inc (Publications), Vol.: 11, Issue: 1, Pages: 1-8
2022 Pesticidal potential of some wild plant essential oils against grain pests Tribolium castaneum (Herbst, 1797) and Aspergillus flavus (Link, 1809) (Research Paper)
Muhammad Azeem, Tariq Zaman, Arshad Mehmood Abbasi, Muhammad Abid, Raimondas Mozūratis, Mona S. Alwahibi, Mohamed Soliman Elshikh
Journal: Arabian Journal of Chemistry, Publisher: Elsevier BV, Vol.: 15, Issue: 1, Pages: 103482
2021 First Report of Blackleg Disease Caused by Epicoccum sorghinum on Lavender iavandula stoechasi in China (Research Paper)
Chun-Yan Gu, Rui Pan, Muhammad Abid, Hao-Yu Zang, Xue Yang, Yu Chen
Journal: Plant Disease, Publisher: The American Phytopathological Society, Vol.: 105, Issue: 9,
2021 Fate of deoxynivalenol (DON) and impact on the soil microflora and soil fauna (Research Paper)
Muhammad Abid, Léon Fayolle, Véronique Edel-Hermann, Nadine Gautheron, Cécile Héraud, Johann Leplat, Christian Steinberg
Journal: Applied Soil Ecology, Publisher: Elsevier BV, Vol.: 162, Pages: 103898
2021 Activity of A Novel Succinate Dehydrogenase Inhibitor Fungicide Pydiflumetofen Against Fusarium fujikuroi causing Rice Bakanae Disease (Research Paper)
Yang Bai, Chun-Yan Gu, Rui Pan, Muhammad Abid, Hao-Yu Zang, Xue Yang, Gen-Jia Tan, Yu Chen
Journal: Plant Disease, Publisher: The American Phytopathological Society , Vol.: 105, Issue: 10, Pages: 3208-3217
2021 OCCURRENCE OF TOMATO EARLY BLIGHT DISEASE AND ASSOCIATED ALTERNARIA SPECIES IN PUNJAB, PAKISTAN (Research Paper)
Hafiz Muhammad Riaz, Sobia Chohan, Muhammad Abid
Journal: The Journal of Animal and Plant Sciences, Publisher: Pakistan Agricultural Scientists Forum, Vol.: 31, Issue: 5, Pages: 1352-1365
2020 Assessment of grain yield indices in response to drought stress in wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) (Research Article)
Hafiz Arslan Anwaar, Rashida Perveen, Muhammad Zeeshan Mansha, Muhammad Abid, Zahid Mahmood Sarwar, Hafiz Muhammad Aatif, Ummad ud din Umar, Muhammad Sajid, Hafiz Muhammad Usman Aslam, Muhammad Mohsin Alam, Muhammad Rizwan, Rao Muhammad Ikram, Suliman Mohammed Suliman Alghanem, Abdul Rashid, Khalid Ali Khan
Journal: Saudi Journal of Biological Sciences, Publisher: Elsevier BV, Vol.: 27, Issue: 7, Pages: 1818-1823
2020 Development of loop-mediated isothermal amplification assay for rapid diagnosis of pomegranate twig blight and crown rot disease caused by Coniella granati (Research Article)
Xue Yang, Chun-Yan Gu, Muhammad Abid, Mohamed N. Al-Attala, Gai-Hua Qin, Yi-Liu Xu, Seinn Sandar May Phyo, Ai-Fang Zhang, Hao-Yu Zang, Yu Chen
Journal: Crop Protection, Publisher: Elsevier BV, Vol.: 135, Pages: 105190
2020 Role of halotolerant and chitinolytic bacteria in phytoremediation of saline soil using spinach plant (Research Article)
Muhammad Anees, Arshad Qayyum, Muhammad Jamil, Fayyaz ur Rehman, Muhammad Abid, Muhammad Saqib Malik, Muhammad Yunas, Kalim Ullah
Journal: International Journal of Phytoremediation, Publisher: Informa UK Limited, Vol.: 24, Issue: 6, Pages: 653-661
2020 Chemical Management of Alternaria Leaf Blight of Sunflower (Research Paper)
Hafiz M. Saqib, Sobia Chohan, Muhammad Abid
Journal: International Journal of Phytopathology, Publisher: EScience Press Inc (Publications), Vol.: 9, Issue: 3, Pages: 173-178
2020 First Report of Pomegranate Fruit Rot Caused by Botryosphaeria dothidea in Anhui Province of China (Research Paper)
Chun-Yan Gu, Xue Yang, Mohamed N. Al-Attala, Muhammad Abid, Seinn Sandar May Phyo, Hao-Yu Zang, Rui Pan, Yu Chen
Journal: Plant Disease, Publisher: Scientific Societies, Vol.: 104, Issue: 10,
2020 Cotton Diseases and Their Management (Book Chapter)
Sobia Chohan, Rashida Perveen, Muhammad Abid, Muhammad Nouman Tahir, Muhammad Sajid
Journal: Cotton Production and Uses, Publisher: Springer Singapore,
2019 Estimation of secondary metabolites of indigenous medicinal plant extracts and their in vitro and in vivo efficacy against tomato early blight disease in Pakistan (Research Paper)
Sobia Chohan, Rashida Perveen, Muhammad Anees, Muhammad Azeem, Muhammad Abid
Journal: Journal of Plant Diseases and Protection, Publisher: Springer Science and Business Media LLC, Vol.: 126, Pages: 553563
2019 Biological potential of Trichoderma species in the control of some phytopathogenic fungi (Research Paper)
Saba Idrees, Sobia Chohan, Muhammad Abid, Rashida Perveen, Muhammad T Malik
Journal: Pakistan Journal of Phytopathology, Publisher: Pakistan Journal of Phytopathology, Vol.: 31, Issue: 2,
2019 First Report of Bitter Rot of Apple Caused by Colletotrichum siamensei in Pakistan (Research Paper)
M. Abid, S. Chohan, R. Perveen, M. Anees
Journal: Plant Disease, Publisher: Scientific Societies, Vol.: 103, Issue: 9,
2019 First Report of Fusarium incarnatum-equisetii Species Complex Associated with Boll Rot of Cotton in Pakistan (ResearchPaper)
S. Chohan, M. Abid
Journal: Plant Disease, Publisher: Scientific Societies, Vol.: 103, Issue: 1,
2019 Synergistic effect of plant extracts and fungicide against purple blotch disease of onion (Research Paper)
Rabia Kalsoom, Sobia Chohan, Muhammad Saleem Haider, Muhammad Abid
Journal: Plant Protection, Publisher: EScience Press Inc (Publications), Vol.: 3, Issue: 1, Pages: 53-57
2019 First Report of Silk Tree Albizia julibrissini Wilt Caused by Fusarium proliferatum in Anhui Province of China (Research Paper)
Chu-Yan Wang, Muhammad Abid, Xue Yang, Ai-Fang Zhang, Hao-Yu Zang, Chun-Yan Gu, Tong-Chun Gao, Yu Chen
Journal: Plant Disease, Publisher: Scientific Societies, Vol.: 103, Issue: 11,
2019 First Report of Silk Tree Albizia julibrissini Wilt Caused by Fusarium proliferatum in Anhui Province of China (Research Paper)
Chu-Yan Wang, Muhammad Abid, Xue Yang, Ai-Fang Zhang, Hao-Yu Zang, Chun-Yan Gu, Tong-Chun Gao, Yu Chen
Journal: Plant Disease, Publisher: Scientific Societies, Vol.: 103, Issue: 11,
2019 Chitinolytic activity of the indigenous Trichoderma spp. from the north west of Pakistan against the fungal phytopathogens (Research Paper)
Shahzad Munir, Nadeem Ahmed, Muhammad Abid, Shafiq Ur Rehman, Muhammad Ashraf, Lixin Zhang, Muhammad Anees
Journal: Pakistan Journal of Botany, Publisher: Pakistan Journal of Botany, Vol.: 61, Issue: 2,
2019 Antifungal activity of various chitinolytic bacteria against Colletotrichum in pepper (Research Paper)
Muhammad Anees, Muhammad Abid, Shafiq ur Rehman, Nadeem Ahmed, Muhammad Ashraf, Lixin Zhang, Kil Yong Kim
Journal: Plant Protection Science, Publisher: Czech Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Vol.: 55, Issue: 2, Pages: 109-115
2018 Influence of Frequently Used Chemical Insecticides on Mycoflora Carried by Common Housefly, Musca domestica L. (Research Paper)
Sobia Chohan, Shazia Akram, Anam Tariq, Rizwan Mustafa Shah, Muhammad Binyameen, Sarfraz Ali Shad, Muhammad Abid
Journal: International Microbiology, Publisher: Springer Science and Business Media LLC, Vol.: 21, Pages: 121-128

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