Department of Horticulture

Dr. Hasan Sardar


Dr. Hasan Sardar

Assistant Professor, Department of Horticulture
https://profiles.bzu.edu.pk/hasansardar

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Dr. Hasan Sardar

Qualification:
Ph.D.

Research Interests:
Horticulture, Vegetable Nutrition, Stress Physiology, Muhsroom Biotechnology, Environmental stress of Horticultural crops, Protected Horticulture, Tissue Culture, Hydroponics

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Other Information:
DSA, HEC Approved PhD Supervisor

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Research Papers

2025 Carrageenan based edible coating modulates oxidative stress and delays cell wall polysaccharides disassembly in harvested grapefruit (Journal)
Sajid Ali, Sidra Riaz, Hafiz Umer Javed, Ahmad Sattar Khan, Maratab Ali, Safina Naz, Hasan Sardar, Muhammad Shahzad Saleem
Journal: Journal of Stored Products Research, Publisher: Elsevier BV, Vol.: 111, Issue: Pages: p.102514,
2025 Amendment of Tomato (Lycopersicon esculentum L.) Grown in Calcareous Soil with Spent Mushroom Substrate-derived Biochar: Improvement of Morphological, Biochemical, Qualitative Attributes, and Antioxidant Activities (Journal)
Hasan Sardar, Muhammad Waqas, Aamir Nawaz, Safina Naz, Sajid Ali, Shaghef Ejaz, Riaz Ahmad, Ayman A. Ghfar, Saikh M. Wabaidur, Sami Abou Fayssal
Journal: Journal of Soil Science and Plant Nutrition, Publisher: Springer Science and Business Media LLC, Vol.: , Issue: Pages: ,
2024 A novel edible coating based on Albizia [Albizia lebbeck (L.) Benth.] gum delays softening and maintains quality of harvested guava fruits during storage (Journal)
Shaista Gull, Shaghef Ejaz, Sajid Ali, Muhammad Moaaz Ali, Sajjad Hussain, Hasan Sardar, Muhammad Azam, Aamir Nawaz, Safina Naz, Mehdi Maqbool
Journal: International Journal of Biological Macromolecules, Publisher: Elsevier BV, Vol.: , Issue: Pages: ,
2024 Xanthan gum-based edible coating effectively preserve postharvest quality of ‘Gola’ guava fruits by regulating physiological and biochemical processes (Journal)
Shaista Gull, Shaghef Ejaz, Sajid Ali, Muhammad Moaaz Ali, Hasan Sardar, Muhammad Azam, Honghong Deng, Ahmed Fathy Yousef, Abdulwahed Fahad Alrefaei, Mikhlid H. Almutairi
Journal: BMC Plant Biology, Publisher: Springer Science and Business Media LLC, Vol.: , Issue: Pages: ,
2024 Protein extracted from Moringa oleifera Lam. Leaves: Bio-evaluation and characterization as suitable plant-based meat-protein alternative (Journal)
Muhammad Sameem Javed, Smara Qaiser Alvi, Adnan Amjad, Hasan Sardar, Muhammad Junaid Anwar, Asma Javid, Sami Abou Fayssal, Pankaj Kumar, Tracy Abou Fayssal, Saikh M. Wabaidur, Mohammad K. Okla, Ibrahim A. Saleh, Hamada AbdElgawad
Journal: Regulatory Toxicology and Pharmacology, Publisher: Elsevier BV, Vol.: , Issue: Pages: ,
2024 Carboxymethyl cellulose coating maintains quality of harvested aonla fruit by regulating oxidative stress and ascorbate-glutathione cycle (Journal)
Sajid Ali, Aamir Nawaz, Bushra Hussain, Shaghef Ejaz, Hasan Sardar
Journal: Postharvest Biology and Technology, Publisher: Elsevier BV, Vol.: , Issue: Pages: ,
2024 Enhancing drought tolerance in broccoli Brassica oleracea L. through melatonin application Physiological and biochemical insights into growth, photosynthesis, and antioxidant defense mechanisms (Journal)
Hasan Sardar, Muhammad Shafiq, Safina Naz, Sajid Ali, Riaz Ahmad, Shaghef Ejaz
Journal: Biocatalysis and Agricultural Biotechnology, Publisher: Elsevier, Vol.: 59, Issue: Pages: 103256,
2024 Health risk assessment of heavy metals in saffron Crocus sativus L. cultivated in domestic wastewater and lake water irrigated soils (Journal)
Sami Abou Fayssal, Pankaj Kumar, Simona M Popescu, Hasan Sardar, Riaz Ahmad, Deep Gupta, Sudhir Kumar Gaur, Hesham F Alharby, Abdullah G Al-Ghamdi
Journal: Heliyon, Publisher: Elsevier, Vol.: 10, Issue: 5 Pages: 27138,
2023 Melatonin-Mediated Drought Stress Mitigation by Modulation of Physiological and Biochemical Responses in Plants (Book)
Hafiza Muniba Din Muhammad, Safina Naz, Ehsan Ali, Asif Nawaz, Hasan Sardar, Muhammad Ahsan Altaf, Sami Abou Fayssal, Pankaj Kumar, Riaz Ahmad
Journal: Melatonin in Plants: A Pleiotropic Molecule for Abiotic Stresses and Pathogen Infection, Publisher: Springer Nature Singapore, Vol.: , Issue: Pages: ,
2023 Unraveling the mechanisms of cadmium toxicity in horticultural plants: Implications for plant health (Journal)
Muhammad Ahsan Altaf, Safina Naz, Ravinder Kumar, Hasan Sardar, Muhammad Azher Nawaz, Awadhesh Kumar, Priyanka Lal, Riaz Ahmad, Faisal Hayat, Muneeb Ahmad Wani, Rahul Kumar Tiwari, Milan Kumar Lal
Journal: South African Journal of Botany, Publisher: Elsevier BV, Vol.: , Issue: Pages: ,
2023 Melatonin mitigates adverse effects of salinity in stevia through physiological and biochemical adjustments (Journal)
Hasan Sardar, Muhammad Muzammil Bashir, Safina Naz, Aamir Nawaz, Riaz Ahmad, Shaghef Ejaz, Sajid Ali, Sadeq K. Alhag, Laila A. Al-Shuraym
Journal: Scientia Horticulturae, Publisher: Elsevier BV, Vol.: , Issue: Pages: ,
2023 Exogenous Application of Melatonin Improves the Growth and Productivity of Two Broccoli (Brassica oleracea L.) Cultivars Under Salt Stress (Journal)
Hasan Sardar, Muhammad Arif Ramzan, Safina Naz, Sajid Ali, Shaghef Ejaz, Riaz Ahmad, Muhammad Ahsan Altaf
Journal: Journal of Plant Growth Regulation, Publisher: Springer Science and Business Media LLC, Vol.: , Issue: Pages: ,
2023 Biocomposite Coatings Delay Senescence in Stored Diospyros kaki Fruits by Regulating Antioxidant Defence Mechanism and Delaying Cell Wall Degradation (Journal)
Muhammad Shahzad Saleem, Shaghef Ejaz, Walid F. A. Mosa, Sajid Ali, Hasan Sardar, Muhammad Moaaz Ali, Sami Ullah, Hayssam M. Ali, Anna Lisek, Muhammad Akbar Anjum
Journal: Horticulturae, Publisher: MDPI AG, Vol.: , Issue: Pages: ,
2023 Enhancement of Salinity Stress Tolerance in Lettuce (Lactuca sativa L.) via Foliar Application of Nitric Oxide (Journal)
Hasan Sardar, Zubair Khalid, Muhammad Ahsan, Safina Naz, Aamir Nawaz, Riaz Ahmad, Kashif Razzaq, Saikh M. Wabaidur, Cédric Jacquard, Ivan Širić, Pankaj Kumar, Sami Abou Fayssal
Journal: Plants, Publisher: MDPI AG, Vol.: , Issue: Pages: ,
2022 Evaluation of different growing media based on agro-industrial waste materials for the morphological, biochemical and physiological characteristics of stevia (Journal)
Hasan Sardar, Muhammad Waqas, Safina Naz, Shaghef Ejaz, Sajid Ali, Riaz Ahmad
Journal: Cleaner Waste Systems, Publisher: Elsevier BV, Vol.: , Issue: Pages: ,
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 (Journal)
Safina Naz, Ahmer Bilal, Bushra Saddiq, Shaghef Ejaz, Sajid Ali, Sakeena Tul Ain Haider, Hasan Sardar, Bushra Nasir, Ishtiaq Ahmad, Rahul Kumar Tiwari, Milan Kumar Lal, Awais Shakoor, Mohammed Naseer Alyemeni, Naveed Mushtaq, Muhammad Ahsan Altaf
Journal: Sustainability, Publisher: MDPI AG, Vol.: , Issue: Pages: ,
2022 Nutrients Uptake and Accumulation in Plant Parts of Fragrant Rosa Species Irrigated with Treated and Untreated Wastewater (Journal)
Muhammad Ahsan, Muhammad Nafees, Muhammad Amin, Fahim Nawaz, Aasma Tufail, Hasan Sardar, Shadi Shokralla, Eman A. Mahmoud, Ahmed M. El-Sabrout, Hosam O. Elansary
Journal: Plants, Publisher: MDPI AG, Vol.: , Issue: Pages: ,
2022 Synergistic effect of gum Arabic and carboxymethyl cellulose as biocomposite coating delays senescence in stored tomatoes by regulating antioxidants and cell wall degradation (Journal)
Muhammad Saleem Shakir, Shaghef Ejaz, Sajjad Hussain, Sajid Ali, Hasan Sardar, Muhammad Azam, Sami Ullah, Ghulam Khaliq, Muhammad Shahzad Saleem, Aamir Nawaz, Muhammad Akbar Anjum, İhsan Canan
Journal: International Journal of Biological Macromolecules, Publisher: Elsevier BV, Vol.: , Issue: Pages: ,
2022 Deciphering the role of moringa leaf powder as a supplement in the cotton waste substrate for the growth and nutrition of king oyster mushroom (Journal)
Hasan Sardar, Muhammad Akbar Anjum, Sajjad Hussain, Sajid Ali, Muhammad Rashid Shaheen, Muhammad Ahsan, Shaghef Ejaz, Khawaja Shafique Ahmad, Safina Naz, Muhammad Shafique
Journal: Scientia Horticulturae, Publisher: Elsevier BV, Vol.: , Issue: Pages: ,
2022 Foliar application of micronutrients improves the growth, yield, mineral contents, and nutritional quality of broccoli (Brassica oleracea L.) (Journal)
HASAN SARDAR, MUJAHID IRSHAD, MUHAMMAD AKBAR ANJUM, SAJJAD HUSSAIN, SAJID ALI, RIAZ AHMAD, SHAGHEF EJAZ
Journal: Turkish Journal of Agriculture and Forestry, Publisher: The Scientific and Technological Research Council of Turkey (TUBITAK-ULAKBIM) - DIGITAL COMMONS JOURNALS, Vol.: , Issue: Pages: ,
2021 Incorporation of ascorbic acid in chitosan-based edible coating improves postharvest quality and storability of strawberry fruits (Journal)
Muhammad Shahzad Saleem, Muhammad Akbar Anjum, Safina Naz, Sajid Ali, Sajjad Hussain, Muhammad Azam, Hasan Sardar, Ghulam Khaliq, İhsan Canan, Shaghef Ejaz
Journal: International Journal of Biological Macromolecules, Publisher: Elsevier BV, Vol.: , Issue: Pages: ,
2021 Sewage wastewater reclamation with sand column filter and reduction of heavy metal accumulation in tomato and okra (Journal)
Safina Naz, Muhammad Akbar Anjum, Shaghef Ejaz, Sajid Ali, Bushra Saddiq, Hasan Sardar, Sakeena Tul-Ain Haider
Journal: Environmental Science and Pollution Research, Publisher: Springer Science and Business Media LLC, Vol.: , Issue: Pages: ,
2021 Foliar spray of moringa leaf extract improves growth and concentration of pigment, minerals and stevioside in stevia (Stevia rebaudiana Bertoni) (Journal)
Hasan Sardar, Ammar Nisar, Muhammad Akbar Anjum, Safina Naz, Shaghef Ejaz, Sajid Ali, Muhammad Sameem Javed, Riaz Ahmad
Journal: Industrial Crops and Products, Publisher: Elsevier BV, Vol.: , Issue: Pages: ,
2021 Incorporation of ascorbic acid in chitosan-based edible coating improves postharvest quality and storability of strawberry fruits (Journal)
Muhammad Shahzad Saleem, Muhammad Akbar Anjum, Safina Naz, Sajid Ali, Sajjad Hussain, Muhammad Azam, Hasan Sardar, Ghulam Khaliq, İhsan Canan, Shaghef Ejaz
Journal: International Journal of Biological Macromolecules, Publisher: Elsevier BV, Vol.: , Issue: Pages: ,
2021 Effect of foliar application of zinc oxide on growth and photosynthetic traits of cherry tomato under calcareous soil conditions (Journal)
Hasan Sardar, Safina Naz, Shaghef Ejaz, Omer Farooq, Atique-ur Rehman, Muhammad Sameen, Gulzar Akhtar
Journal: Acta Scientiarum Polonorum Hortorum Cultus, Publisher: Uniwersytet Przyrodniczy w Lublinie, Vol.: , Issue: Pages: ,
2020 Tragacanth gum coating modulates oxidative stress and maintains quality of harvested apricot fruits (Journal)
Sajid Ali, Muhammad Akbar Anjum, Aamir Nawaz, Safina Naz, Shaghef Ejaz, Hasan Sardar, Bushra Saddiq
Journal: International Journal of Biological Macromolecules, Publisher: Elsevier BV, Vol.: , Issue: Pages: ,
2020 Effect of pre‐storage ascorbic acid andAloe veragel coating application on enzymatic browning and quality of lotus root slices (Journal)
Sajid Ali, Muhammad Akbar Anjum, Aamir Nawaz, Safina Naz, Sajjad Hussain, Shaghef Ejaz, Hasan Sardar
Journal: Journal of Food Biochemistry, Publisher: Hindawi Limited, Vol.: , Issue: Pages: ,
2020 Effect of different agro-wastes, casing materials and supplements on the growth, yield and nutrition of milky mushroom (Calocybe indica) (Journal)
Hasan Sardar, Muhammad Akbar Anjum, Aamir Nawaz, Safina Naz, Shaghef Ejaz, Sajid Ali, SakeenaTul-Ain Haider
Journal: Folia Horticulturae, Publisher: Walter de Gruyter GmbH, Vol.: , Issue: Pages: ,
2017 Agro-industrial residues influence mineral elements accumulation and nutritional composition of king oyster mushroom (Pleurotus eryngii) (Journal)
Hasan Sardar, Muhammad Asif Ali, Muhammad Akbar Anjum, Fahim Nawaz, Sajjad Hussain, Safina Naz, Sohail Mahmood Karimi
Journal: Scientia Horticulturae, Publisher: Elsevier BV, Vol.: , Issue: Pages: ,
2017 Seed priming with KNO3 mediates biochemical processes to inhibit lead toxicity in maize (Zea mays L.) (Journal)
Fahim Nawaz, Muhammad Naeem, Asim Akram, Muhammad Y Ashraf, Khawaja S Ahmad, Bilal Zulfiqar, Hasan Sardar, Rana N Shabbir, Sadia Majeed, Muhammad A Shehzad, Irfan Anwar
Journal: Journal of the Science of Food and Agriculture, Publisher: Wiley, Vol.: , Issue: Pages: ,

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