Dr. Faisal Islam

International Genome Center, Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang, P.R. China,
E-mail: faysal224@yahoo.com

Work History

Senior Research Fellow
Jiangsu University-Zhenjiang, P.R. China.          2022- At present
Postdoctoral Research Fellow
Zhejiang University, -Hangzhou, P.R. China.        2018 to 2021

Education

Ph.D: Crop Genetics and Breeding (Combined abiotic stress signaling         2017
in rice) Zhejiang University, -Hangzhou, P.R. China.
M.Phil: Environmental Science (PGPRs assisted                        2013
Phytoremediation of heavy metals)
G.C University, -Faisalabad, Pakistan.

Honors and Activities

1.Awarded “Ph.D Scholarship by Zhejiang University Scholarship Council 2014 to 2017”.
2.Awarded “Best Graduate Student Award for the Research in the Year 2016” from the College of Agriculture and Biotechnology, Zhejiang University, China.
3.Awarded “Graduate Students Travel Grant” by “International weed Science society (IWSS)” for attending “7th International Weed Science Congress, June 19-25, 2016 Prague, Czech Republic”.
4.Awarded “IWSS Student Travel Grant” by “Asian-Pacific Weed Science Society” for attending “26th Asian-Pacific Weed Science Society Conference, September 19-22, 2017 Kyoto, Japan”.
5.Selected as an “Outstanding Graduate of Zhejiang University in Year 2017” by International College, Zhejiang University, China.
6.Awarded “International Postdoctoral Exchange Fellowship Program (2019)” sponsored by Office of China Postdoc Council (OCPC) and Zhejiang University.
7.Awarded “Jiangsu Province Excellent Postdoctoral Program (2022)” funded by Jiangsu Provincial Government.

List of Research Projects

National Science Foundation of China; 400,000 RMB
China Postdoctoral Funding; 80,000 RMB
Provincial Postdoctoral Research Project, Zhejiang Province; 50,000 RMB
China Postdoctoral Special Funding, 80000 RMB 

List of Research Publications (* as corresponding author)

1.Liu, S., Islam, F., Chen, J., Sun, Z., & Chen, J. 2023. Attention, neighbors: methyl salicylate mediates plant airborne defence. Plant communications, 100746. (IF: 10.50)
2.Islam, F., Liu, S., Chen, H., & Chen, J. 2023. Reprogramming of hormone-mediated antiviral responses in plants by viruses: A molecular tug of war on the salicylic acid-mediated immunity. Molecular Plant, 16(10), 1493-1495. (IF: 27.49)
3.Khan, M. S. S., Ahmed, S., ul Ikram, A., Hannan, F., Yasin, M. U., Wang, J., Islam, F*. & Chen, J. 2023. Phytomelatonin: A key regulator of redox and phytohormones signaling against biotic/abiotic stresses. Redox Biology, 102805. (IF: 11.39)
4.Islam, F., Khan, M. S. S., Ahmed, S., Abdullah, M., Hannan, F., & Chen, J. 2023. OsLPXC negatively regulates tolerance to cold stress via modulating oxidative stress, antioxidant defense and JA accumulation in rice. Free Radical Biology and Medicine, 199, 2-16. (IF: 7.4)
5.Abdullah, M., Ahmad, F., Zang, Y., Jin, S., Islam, F., Ahmed, S., Li, J., & Zhang, T. 2023. HEAT-RESPONSIVE PROTEIN regulates heat stress via fine-tuning ethylene/auxin signaling pathways in cotton. Plant Physiology, 191(1), 772-788. (IF: 7.4)
6.Ma, J., Islam, F*., Ayyaz, A., Fang, R., Hannan, F., Farooq, M.A., Ali, B., Huang, Q., Sun, R. and Zhou, W., 2022. Wood vinegar induces salinity tolerance by alleviating oxidative damages and protecting photosystem II in rapeseed cultivars. Industrial Crops & Products, 189, 115763. (IF: 5.65)
7.Zhong, X., Hong, W., Shu, Y., Li, J., Liu, L., Chen, X., Islam, F., Zhou, W. and Tang, G., 2022. CRISPR/Cas9 mediated gene-editing of GmHdz4 transcription factor enhances drought tolerance in soybean (Glycine max [L.] Merr.). Frontiers in plant science, 13, 98850. (IF: 6.62)
8.Chen, W., Miao, Y., Ayyaz, A., Hannan, F., Huang, Q., Ulhassan, Z., Zhou, Y., Islam, F., Hong, Z., Farooq, M.A. and Zhou, W., 2022. Purple stem Brassica napus exhibits higher photosynthetic efficiency, antioxidant potential and anthocyanin biosynthesis related gene expression against drought stress. Frontiers in Plant Science, 3, 936696. (IF: 6.62)
9.Kui, L., Majeed, A., Ahmed, S., Khan, M.S.S., Islam, F., Chen, J. and Dong, Y., 2022. Solanum tuberosum (potato). Trends in Genetics. 38, 1193-1195 (IF: 11.63)
10.Khan, M.S.S., Islam, F., Ye, Y., Ashline, M., Wang, D., Zhao, B., Fu, Z.Q. and Chen, J., 2022. The Interplay between Hydrogen Sulfide and Phytohormone Signaling Pathways under Challenging Environments. International Journal of Molecular Sciences, 23(8), 4272. (IF: 6.208)
11.Khan, M.S.S., Islam, F., Chen, H., Chang, M., Wang, D., Liu, F., Fu, Z.Q. and Chen, J., 2022. Transcriptional Coactivators: Driving Force of Plant Immunity. Frontiers in Plant Science, .80.  34543. (IF: 6.62)
12.Chen, J., Sharifi, R., Khan, M.S.S., Islam, F., Bhat, J.A., Kui, L. and Majeed, A., 2021. Wheat Microbiome: Structure, Dynamics, and Role in Improving Performance Under Stress Environments. Frontiers in Microbiology, 12.16543. (IF: 5.64)
13.Li, X., Li, J., Islam, F., Najeeb, U., Pan, J., Hou, Z., Shou, J., Qin, Y. and Xu, L., 2022. 5-Aminolevulinic acid could enhance the salinity tolerance by alleviating oxidative damages in Salvia miltiorrhiza. Food Science and Technology, 42. 175-188. (IF: 1.71)
14.Farooq, M.A., Hannan, F., Islam, F*., Ayyaz, A., Zhang, N., Chen, W., Zhang, K., Huang, Q., Xu, L. and Zhou, W., 2022. The potential of nanomaterials for sustainable modern agriculture: present findings and future perspectives. Environmental Science: Nano. 9, 1926-1951 (IF: 8.13)
15.Zheng, J., Zhang, Z., Tong, T., Fang, Y., Zhang, X., Niu, C., Li, J., Wu, Y., Xue, D. and Zhang, X., 2021. Genome-wide identification of WRKY gene family and expression analysis under abiotic stress in barley. Agronomy, 11(3), p.521. (IF: 3.33)
16.Huang, Q., Farooq, M. A., Hannan, F., Chen, W., Ayyaz, A., Zhang, K., & Islam, F.* (2022). Endogenous nitric oxide contributes to chloride and sulphate salinity tolerance by modulation of ion transporter expression and reestablishment of redox balance in Brassica napus cultivars. Environmental and Experimental Botany, 194, 104734. (IF: 6.992)
17.Farooq, M. A., Islam, F., Ayyaz, A., Chen, W., Noor, Y., Hu, W., ... & Zhou, W. (2022). Mitigation effects of exogenous melatonin-selenium nanoparticles on arsenic-induced stress in Brassica napus. Environmental Pollution, 292, 118473. (IF: 8.071)
18.Sarwar, M., Saleem, M. F., Ali, B., Nadeem, M., Ghani, M. A., Zhou, W., & Islam, F. (2021). Improving thermotolerance in Gossypium hirsutum by using signalling and non-signalling molecules under glass house and field conditions. Industrial Crops and Products, 172, 113996.  (IF: 5.645)
19.Hannan, F., Huang, Q., Farooq, M. A., Ayyaz, A., Ma, J., Zhang, N., Zhou, W & Islam, F*. 2021. Organic and inorganic amendments for the remediation of nickel contaminated soil and its improvement on Brassica napus growth and oxidative defense. Journal of Hazardous Materials, 416, 125921. (IF: 10.588)
20.Zhang, K., Mason., A.S., Farooq, M. A., Islam, F., D., Quezada-Martinez, D., Hu, D., Yang, S., Zou, J., Zhou, W. 2021. Challenges and prospects for a potential allohexaploid Brassica crop. Theoretical and Applied Genetics, 134, 2711–2726. (IF: 5.699)
21.Hannan, F., Islam, F., Huang, Q., Farooq, M. A., Ayyaz, A., Ali, B., Xie, X., & Zhou, W. 2021. Interactive effects of biochar and mussel shell activated concoctions on immobilization of nickel and their amelioration on the growth of rapeseed in contaminated aged soil. Chemosphere, 282, 130897. (IF: 7.086)
22.Ayyaz, A., Miao, Y., Hannan, F., Islam, F., Zhang, K., Xu, J., & Zhou, W. 2021. Drought tolerance in Brassica napus is accompanied with enhanced antioxidative protection, photosynthetic and hormonal regulation at seedling stage. Physiologia Plantarum. https://doi.org/10.1111/ppl.13375. (IF: 4.5)
23.Farooq, M. A., Hong, Z., Islam, F., Noor, Y., Hannan, F., Zhang, Y., & Song, W. 2021. Comprehensive proteomic analysis of arsenic induced toxicity reveals the mechanism of multilevel coordination of efficient defense and energy metabolism in two Brassica napus cultivars. Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety, 208, 111744. (IF: 6.291)
24.Hu, L., Wang, J., Yang, C., Islam, F., Bouwmeester, H. J., Muños, S., & Zhou, W. 2020. The effect of virulence and resistance mechanisms on the interactions between parasitic plants and their hosts. International Journal of Molecular Sciences, 21, 9013. (IF: 5.923)
25.Mwamba, T. M., Islam, F., Ali, B., Lwalaba, J. L. W., Gill, R. A., Zhang, F., & Wang, J. 2020. Comparative metabolomic responses of low-and high-cadmium accumulating genotypes reveal the cadmium adaptive mechanism in Brassica napus. Chemosphere, 250, 126308. (IF: 7.086)
26.Long, M., Shou, J., Wang, J., Hu, W., Hannan, F., Mwamba, T. M., Zhou, W. & Islam, F*. 2020. Ursolic acid limits salt-induced oxidative damage by interfering with nitric oxide production and oxidative defense machinery in rice. Frontiers in Plant Science, 11, 697. (IF: 5.753)
27.Yang, C., Fu, F., Zhang, N., Wang, J., Hu, L., Islam, F. & Zhou, W. 2020. Transcriptional profiling of underground interaction of two contrasting sunflower cultivars with the root parasitic weed Orobanche cumana. Plant and Soil, 450, 303-321. (IF: 4.192)
28.Li, J., Islam, F., Huang, Q., Wang, J., Zhou, W., Xu, L., & Yang, C. 2020. Genome-wide characterization of WRKY gene family in Helianthus annuus L. and their expression profiles under biotic and abiotic stresses. PloS One, 15, e0241965. (IF: 3.240)
29.Wang, J., Zhang, C., Shi, Y., Long, M., Islam, F., Yang, C., & Zhou, W. 2020. Evaluation of quinclorac toxicity and alleviation by salicylic acid in rice seedlings using ground-based visible/near-infrared hyperspectral imaging. Plant Methods, 16, 1-16. (IF: 4.993)
30.Zhu, J., Liang, W., Yang, S., Wang, H., Shi, C., Wang, S., Islam, F., & DiTommaso, A. 2020. Safety of oilseed rape straw mulch of different lengths to rice and its suppressive effects on weeds. Agronomy, 10, 201. (IF: 2.240)
31.Li, L., Long, M., Islam, F., Farooq, M. A., Wang, J., Mwamba, T. M., & Zhou, W. 2019. Synergistic effects of chromium and copper on photosynthetic inhibition, subcellular distribution, and related gene expression in Brassica napus cultivars. Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 26, 11827-11845. (IF: 4.223)
32.Hasan, M. M. U., Ma, F., Islam, F., Sajid, M., Prodhan, Z. H., Li, F., & Wang, X. 2019. Comparative transcriptomic analysis of biological process and key pathway in three cotton (Gossypium spp.) species under drought stress. International Journal of Molecular Sciences, 20, 2076. (IF: 5.923)
33.Islam, F., Wang, J., Farooq, M.A., Khan, M.S.S., Xu, L., Zhu, J., Zhao, M., Muños, S., Li, Q,X., Zhou, W.J., 2018. Potential impact of the herbicide 2,4-dichlorophenoxyacetic acid on human and ecosystems. Environment International, 111, 332-351. (IF: 9.621)
34.Amin, A., Nasim, W., Mubeen, M., Sarwar, S., Urich, P., Ahmad, A…. Islam, F., & Rehmani, M. I. A. (2018). Regional climate assessment of precipitation and temperature in Southern Punjab (Pakistan) using SimCLIM climate model for different temporal scales. Theoretical and Applied Climatology, 131(1-2), 121-131. (IF: 3.179)
35.Farooq, M. A., Zhang, K., Islam, F., Wang, J., Athar, H. U., Nawaz, A., & Zhou, W. (2018). Physiological and iTRAQ based quantitative proteomics analysis of methyl jasmonate induced tolerance in Brassica napus under arsenic stress. Proteomics,  18 (10),1 700290. (IF: 3.984)
36.Ali, S., Jin, R., Gill, R. A., Mwamba, T. M., Zhang, N., Islam, F., ... & Zhou, W. (2018). Beryllium Stress-Induced Modifications in Antioxidant Machinery and Plant Ultrastructure in the Seedlings of Black and Yellow Seeded Oilseed Rape. BioMed Research International, 1615968,1-14. (IF: 3.411)
37.Zhu, J., Wang, J., DiTommaso, A., Zhang, C., Zheng, G., Liang, W., Islam, F., & Zhou, W. (2018). Weed research status, challenges, and opportunities in China. Crop Protection.  Crop Protection, 104449. (IF: 2.571)
38.Li, L., Zhang, K., Gill, R. A., Islam, F., Farooq, M. A., Wang, J., & Zhou, W. (2018). Ecotoxicological and Interactive Effects of Copper and Chromium on Physiochemical, Ultrastructural, and Molecular Profiling in Brassica napus L. BioMed Research International, 9248123,1-17. (IF: 3.411)
39.Gill, R. A., Ali, B., Yang, S., Tong, C., Islam, F., Gill, M. B., & Zhou, W. 2017. Reduced glutathione mediates pheno-ultrastructure, kinome and transportome in chromium-induced Brassica napus L. Frontiers in Plant Science, 8, 2037. (IF: 5.753)
40.Ali, S., Gill, R. A., Mwamba, T. M., Zhang, N., Lv, M. T., ul Hassan, Z., Islam, F., Zhou, W. J. 2017. Differential cobalt-induced effects on plant growth, ultrastructural modifications, and antioxidative response among four Brassica napus (L.) cultivars. International Journal of Molecular Sciences, 15(12), 2687-2700. (IF: 2.860)
41.Islam, F., Xie, Y., Farooq, M.A., Wang, J., Chong, Y., Gill, R.A., Zhu, J., Zhou, W.J., 2017c. Salinity reduces 2,4-D efficacy in Echinochloa crusgalli by affecting redox balance, nutrient acquisition and hormonal regulation. Protoplasma, 255,785-802. (IF: 3.356)
42.Farooq, M.A., Islam, F., Chong Yang, Aamir Nawaz, Habib‑ur‑Rehman Athar, Rafaqat A. Gill1 · Basharat Ali1 · Wenjian Song. 2017. Methyl jasmonate alleviates arsenic-induced oxidative damage and modulates the ascorbate–glutathione cycle in oilseed rape roots. Plant Growth Regulation, 84 (1), 135-148. (IF: 3.412)
43.Islam, F., Farooq MA, Gill RA, Wang J, Yang C, Ali B, Wang GX, Zhou W. 2017.  2,4-D attenuates salinity-induced toxicity by mediating anatomical changes, antioxidant capacity and cation transporters in the roots of rice cultivars. Scientific Reports, 7, 10443. DOI:10.1038/s41598-017-09708-x. (IF: 4.379)
44.Wang, J., Islam, F., Li, L., Long, M., Yang, C., Jin, X., & Zhou, W. (2017). Complementary RNA-sequencing based transcriptomics and iTRAQ proteomics reveal the mechanism of the alleviation of quinclorac stress by salicylic acid in Oryza sativa ssp. japonica. International Journal of Molecular Sciences, 18(9), 1975.  (IF: 2.860)
45.Amin, A., Nasim, W., Mubeen, M., Nadeem, M., Ali, L., Hammad, H. M., Islam, F., Awais, M. (2017). Optimizing the phosphorus use in cotton by using CSM-CROPGRO-cotton model for semi-arid climate of Vehari-Punjab, Pakistan. Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 24(6), 5811-5823. (IF: 4.223)
46.Islam, F.,  Skhawat Ali, Muhammad A. Farooq, Jian Wang, Rafaqat A. Gill, Jinwen Zhu, Basharat Ali, and Weijun Zhou (2017). Butachlor‐induced alterations in ultrastructure, antioxidant and stress responsive gene regulations in rice cultivars. Clean – Soil, Air, Water 45 (9999) 1500851. (IF: 1.770)
47.Xu, L., Islam, F., Ali, B., Pei, Z., Li, J., Ghani, M. A., & Zhou, W. (2017). Silicon and water-deficit stress differentially modulate physiology and ultrastructure in wheat (Triticum aestivum L.). 3 Biotech, 7(4), 273. (IF: 2.406)
48.Ali, I., Jan, M., Wakeel, A., Azizullah, A., Liu, B., Islam, F., & Gan, Y. (2017). Biochemical responses and ultrastructural changes in ethylene insensitive mutants of Arabidopsis thialiana subjected to bisphenol A exposure. Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety, 144, 62-71. (IF: 6.291)
49.Farooq M.A., Islam, F., Ali, B., Najeeb, U., Mao, B., Gill, R.A., Yan, G, Siddique, K.H.M., Zhou, W, (2016). Arsenic toxicity in plants: Cellular and molecular mechanisms of its transport and metabolism. Environmental and Experimental Botany, 132, 42-52. (IF: 5.545)
50. Farooq M.A, Gill RA, Islam, F., Ali B, Liu H, Xu J, He S and Zhou W (2016) Methyl Jasmonate regulates antioxidant defense and suppresses arsenic uptake in Brassica napus L. Frontiers in Plant Science 7, 468. doi: 10.3389/fpls.2016.00468. (IF: 5.753)
51. Farooq M.A., Rafaqat A. Gill, Basharat Ali , Jian Wang , Islam, F.,  Shafaqat Ali, Weijun Zhou (2016). Subcellular distribution, modulation of antioxidant and stressrelated genes response to arsenic in Brassica napus L.  Ecotoxicology. 25: 350-366. (IF: 2.823)
52.Yang, C., Xu, L., Zhang, N., Islam, F., Song, W., Hu, L., & Zhou, W. (2017). iTRAQ‐based proteomics of sunflower cultivars differing in resistance to parasitic weed Orobanche cumana. Proteomics. 17, (13–14), 1700009. (IF: 3.984)
53. Peng C, Hongbo L, Islam, F., Lan L, Farooq M.A, Ruan S and Zhou W(2016) OsPEX11, a peroxisomal biogenesis factor 11, contributes to salt stress tolerance in Oryza sativa. Frontiers in Plant Science, 7, 1357. doi:10.3389/fpls.2016.01357. (IF: 5.753)
54. Gill, R.A., Ali, B. Cui, P. Shen, E. Farooq M.A., Islam, F., Ali S,  Mao B, Zhou WJ (2016). Comparative transcriptome profiling of two Brassica napus cultivars under chromium toxicity and its alleviation by reduced glutathione .BMC Genomics 17:885. (IF: 3.969)
55. Mwamba T.M, Li L, Gill R.A, Islam, F., Nawaz A, Ali B,  Farooq MA, Lwalaba JL, Zhou W.J, (2016). Differential subcellular distribution and chemical forms of cadmium and copper in Brassica napus. Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety, 134, 239–249. (IF: 6.291)
56. Islam, F., Yasmeen, T., Arif, M. S., Riaz, M., Shahzad, S. M., Imran, Q., & Ali, I. (2016). Combined ability of chromium (Cr) tolerant plant growth promoting bacteria (PGPB) and salicylic acid (SA) in attenuation of chromium stress in maize plants. Plant Physiology and Biochemistry, 108, 456-467. (IF: 4.270)
57. Amin, A., Nasim, W., Mubeen, M., Sarwar, S., Urich, P., Ahmad, A., Islam, F., Rehmani, M. I. A. (2016). Regional climate assessment of precipitation and temperature in Southern Punjab (Pakistan) using SimCLIM climate model for different temporal scales. Theoretical and Applied Climatology, 1-11. (IF: 3.179)
58. Ali I, Liu B, Farooq M.A, Islam, F., Azizullah A, Yu C, Sua W, Gan Y (2016).  Toxicological effects of bisphenol A on growth and antioxidant defense system in Oryza sativa as revealed by ultrastructure analysis. Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety, 124, Pages 277–284. (IF: 6.291)
59. Islam, F., Ali B; Wang J; Farooq M.A; Gill R.A; Ali S; Wang D; Zhou W, 2016. Combined herbicide and saline stress differentially modulates hormonal regulation and antioxidant defense system in Oryza sativa cultivars. Plant Physiology and Biochemistry, 107, 82-95. (IF: 4.270)
60.Islam, F., Yasmeen, T., Arif, M. S., Ali, S., Ali, B., Hameed, S., & Zhou, W. (2016). Plant growth promoting bacteria confer salt tolerance in Vigna radiata by up-regulating antioxidant defense and biological soil fertility. Plant Growth Regulation, 80(1), 23-36. (IF: 3.412)
61. Wang, J., Lv, M., Islam, F., Gill, R. A., Yang, C., Ali, B., & Zhou, W. (2016). Salicylic acid mediates antioxidant defense system and ABA pathway related gene expression in Oryza sativa against quinclorac toxicity. Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety, 133, 146-156. (IF: 6.291)
62.Chong, y., Hu, L. Y., Ali, B., Islam, F., Bai, Q. J., Yun, X. P., & Zhou, W. J. (2016). Seed treatment with salicylic acid invokes defence mechanism of Helianthus annuus against Orobanche cumana. Annals of Applied Biology, 169(3), 408-422. (IF: 2.750)
63. Islam, F., Yasmeen, T., Ali, Q., Mubin, M., Ali, S., Arif, M. S.,& Abbas, F. (2016). Copper-resistant bacteria reduces oxidative stress and uptake of copper in lentil plants: potential for bacterial bioremediation. Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 23(1), 220-233. (IF: 4.223)
64. Islam, F,,* Yasmeen T, Ali S, Ali B, Farooq M.A, Gill RA 2015. Priming-induced antioxidative responses in two wheat cultivars under saline stress. Acta Physiol Plant. 37, 153.  DOI 10.1007/s11738-015-1897-5. (IF: 2.354)
65.Gill RA, Ali B, Islam, F., Farooq M.A., Gill MB, Mwamba TM, Zhou WJ (2015). Physiological and molecular analyses of black and yellow seeded Brassica napus regulated by 5-aminolivulinic acid under chromium stress. Plant Physiology and Biochemistry, 94, 130-143. (IF: 4.270)
66. Xu, L., Zhang, W., Ali, B., Islam, F., Zhu, J., & Zhou, W. (2015). Synergism of herbicide toxicity by 5-aminolevulinic acid is related to physiological and ultra-structural disorders in crickweed (Malachium aquaticum L.). Pesticide Biochemistry and Physiology, 125, 53-61. (IF: 3.963)
67.Yasmeen, T., Ali, Q., Islam, F., Noman, A., Akram, M. S., & Javed, M. T. (2014). Biologically treated wastewater fertigation induced growth and yield enhancement effects in Vigna radiata L. Agricultural Water Management, 146, 124-130. (IF: 4.516)
68. Islam, F., Yasmeen, T., Riaz, M., Arif, M. S., Ali, S., & Raza, S. H. (2014). Proteus mirabilis alleviates zinc toxicity by preventing oxidative stress in maize (Zea mays) plants. Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety, 110, 143-152. (IF: 6.291)
69. Islam, F., Yasmeen, T., Ali, Q., Ali, S., Arif, M. S., Hussain, S., & Rizvi, H. (2014). Influence of Pseudomonas aeruginosa as PGPR on oxidative stress tolerance in wheat under Zn stress. Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety, 104, 285-293. (IF: 6.291)
70.Yasmeen, T., Islam, F., Amin, S., Ali, S., Abbas, F.,  Virk, R., Majid, T. (2014). Assessment of hospital waste management constraints and related environmental issues in Faisalabad, Pakistan. IJAR 10, 482-494.

Book Chapters Published

1.Muhammad, S., Islam, F., Deng, P., Ahmad, M., Hasan, M. M. U., Muhammad, A., & Shah, S.M.A. 2021. Phytoremediation: A Unified Remedial System to Tackle Pesticide Pollution. In Plant-Microbe Dynamics: Recent Advances for Sustainable Agriculture. CRC Press. https://doi.org/10.1201/9781003106784
2.Faisal Islam, Jian Wang, Muhammad A. Farooq, Chong Yang, Mehmood Jan,Theodore M. Mwamba, Fakhir Hannan, Ling Xu, Weijun Zhou. 2018. Rice responses and tolerance to salt stress: deciphering the physiological and molecular mechanisms of salinity adaptation. Mirza Hasanuzzaman Masayuku Fujita Kamrun Nahar Jiban Biswas (Ed.), Advances in Rice Research for Abiotic Stress Tolerance. https://doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-12-814332-2.00032-0
3.Jian Wang, Faisal Islam, Chong Yang, Meijuan Long, Lan Li, Luyang Hu1, Rafaqat A. Gill, Guanglong Wan, Weijun Zhou. 2018. Ch 32. Use of phytohormones in improving abiotic stress tolerance in rice. Mirza Hasanuzzaman Masayuku Fujita Kamrun Nahar Jiban Biswas (Ed.), Advances in Rice Research for Abiotic Stress Tolerance. https://doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-12-814332-2.00032-0
4.Faisal Islam, Rafaqat A. Gill, Basharat Ali, Muhammad A. Farooq, Ling Xu, Ullah Najeeb, Weijun Zhou. 2016. Ch 6. Sesame In: Breeding Oilseed Crops for Sustainable Production. Gupta, Surinder Kumar (Ed.), Opportunities and Constraints (Ed. S.K. Gupta), Academic Press, Elsevier. London, UK, 2016, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-12-801309-0.00006-9.
5.Muhammad A. Farooq, Basharat Ali, Rafaqat A. Gill, Faisal Islam, Peng Cui, Weijun Zhou. 2016. Ch 2. Breeding Oil Crops for Sustainable Production: Heavy Metal Tolerance. In: Breeding Oilseed Crops for Sustainable Production. Gupta, Surinder Kumar (Ed.), Opportunities and Constraints (Ed. S.K. Gupta), Academic Press, Elsevier. London, UK, 2016, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-12-801309-0.00002-1.
6.Faisal Islam, Basharat ali, Muhammad Ahsan Farooq, Rafaqat Ali Gill, Weijun Zhou. 2016. Plant microbe interaction in oilseed crops, Oil Seed Crops: Yield and Adaptations under Environmental Stress edited by Parvaiz Ahmad, John Wiley & Sons publishers DOI: 10.1002/9781119048800.ch10.

List of Abstract published in Conferences

1.Qasir Imran, Tahira Yasmeen, Hammad Raza, Faisal Islam. Isolation and characterization of chromium resistant bacteria from industrial effluents. Conference on Global Environmental changes organized by Department of Environmental Sciences, Government College University, Faisalabad Pakistan
2.Faisal Islam, Tahira Yasmeen. Biochemical function of zinc is to serve as an antioxidant? Conference on Global Environmental changes organized by Department of Environmental Sciences, Government College University, Faisalabad Pakistan
3.Faisal Islam, Tahira Yasmeen. The metal speciation and mobilization in soil. Conference on Global Environmental changes organized by Department of Environmental Sciences, Government College University, Faisalabad Pakistan
4.Faisal Islam, Tahira Yasmeen. Heavy metal resistance bacteria: how and why do they do it? and what makes them so interesting?. Conference on Global Environmental changes organized by Department of Environmental Sciences, Government College University, Faisalabad Pakistan
5.Faisal Islam, Tahira Yasmeen. Role of metal chelation by polychelatins and vacuolar compartmentalization in plant. Conference on Global Environmental changes organized by Department of Environmental Sciences, Government College University, Faisalabad Pakistan
6.Faisal Islam, Tahira Yasmeen. Bacterial zinc homeostasis. Conference on Global Environmental changes organized by Department of Environmental Sciences, Government College University, Faisalabad Pakistan
7.Shamila Shabir, Tahira Yasmeen, Faisal Islam, Shafaqat Ali. Use of wastewater in agriculture fields of peri urban area of Faisalabad. Conference on Global Environmental changes organized by Department of Environmental Sciences, Government College University, Faisalabad Pakistan

List of Workshops, Symposium and Seminars

1.4th International Symposium on Broomrape in Sunflower in July 2-4, 2018, in Bucharest, Romania.
2.The 26th Asian-Pacific Weed Science Society Conference, September 19-22, 2017 Kyoto Research Park, Kyoto, Japan, organized by Asian-Pacific Weed Science Society (APWSS).
3.7th International Weed Science Congress, June 19-25, 2016 in Prague, Czech Republic organized by International Weed Science Society (IWSS).
4.13th World Congress on Parasitic Plants” organized by International Parasitic Plant Society, from 5th–10th July 2015 at Kunming, China
5.One day sort course “Parameter of Environmental Impact Assessments” organized by Pakistan Engineering Council at old Senate Hall, University of Agriculture, Faisalabad, Pakistan
6.One day seminar on “Trends in Environmental Biotechnology” organized by Environmental Biotechnology Division, NIBGE, Faisalabad, Pakistan, on April 18,2011.
7.Four days Training course “Sustainable Wetlands Managements “organized by the Department of Wildlife and Fisheries, Government College University, Faisalabad, Pakistan
8.One day symposium on “Application of biotechnology in health and agriculture” organized by the Department of Bioinformatics and Biotechnology, Government College University, Faisalabad Pakistan
9.International seminar on “Crop management: issues and options” organized by the Department of Agronomy, University of Agriculture, Faisalabad Pakistan
10.Certificate of participation “National seminar on Nanotechnology: opportunities and future prospective in Pakistan” organized by the Department of Physics, Government College University, Faisalabad Pakistan
11.Certificate of participation “Young researchers’ Skill development work shop” organized by University of Agriculture, Faisalabad Pakistan
12.Hands-on training on Modern Techniques in Research on Abiotic Stress Tolerance in Plants. February 21-24, 2012; organized by Nuclear Institute for Agriculture and Biology (NIAB), Faisalabad, Pakistan.
13.Training course on Sustainable Wetland Management. February 27 to March 1st 2012; organized by Department of Wildlife and Fisheries. Government College University, Faisalabad, Pakistan
14.5th one day workshop on young researchers’ skill development workshop held on 15th December, 2012 at University of Agriculture, Faisalabad.
15.International Strategic Partnership in Research and Education a two day workshop on water pollution and its mitigation held from 19-20 December 2012 Under INSPIRE Project SP-174 (2011-2014). Government College University, Faisalabad, Pakistan
16.One-day symposium on Applications of Biotechnology in Health and Agriculture attended on March 28th, 2012; organized by Department of Bioinformatics and Biotechnology, Government College University, Faisalabad, Pakistan.
17.2nd International Conference of Food Processing Industry in Pakistan attended from December 11-12, 2012; Organized by Department of Food Science Government College University, Faisalabad.
18.2nd International Conference on “Global Environmental Changes” attended from February 25-26, 2014; Organized by Department of Environmental Science, Government College University, Faisalabad.
19.1st International Conference on “Global Environmental Changes” attended from January 15-16, 2013; Organized by Department of Environmental Science, Government College University, Faisalabad.