Asif B. Shikari

Shalimar Maize Hybrid 4, a Most Promising Hybrid for High Altitude Ecologies of Kashmir Valley

M. Ashraf Ahangar, Asif B. Shikari, Showkat A. Waza, F. A. Sheikh, S. Najeeb, N. A. Teeli, Z. A. Dar & Ajaz A. Lone · Current Journal of Applied Science and Technology · 2020

Maize is one of the most important cereal crops of Kashmir Valley where it serves as a source of food, feed, fodder and industrial raw material, providing enormous opportunity for crop diversification, value addition and employment generation. However, the average productivity of...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/cjast/2020/v39i2730932

Detection of Heterozygous o2O2 Allele in BC1F1 Progeny of QPM Versus Normal Cross in Maize Using Marker-Assisted Selection

Shamshir ul Hussan, M. Ashraf Rather, Zahoor A. Dar, Asif B. Shikari, M. Altaf Wani, Zaffer Mahdi Dar, M. Anwar Bhat, Fehim Jeelani Wani, Rukhsana Jan, Aflaq Hamid, Shahjahan Rashid, Azra Khan, Nusrat ul Islam, Mohsin Ahmad Hajam & M. Aasif Sheikh · Current Journal of Applied Science and Technology · 2022

Marker assisted back crossing is reliable tool in selecting the heterozygotes in backcross generations. It quickens the selection process which would otherwise require an extra generation/season for raising the BCF2 seed for finding the recessive allele which needs to be phenotyp...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/cjast/2022/v41i484049

Marker Based Screening of F1 (Rosalie x Fuji) Mapping Population for Major Scab Resistance Gene Rvi6 in Apple (Malus × Domestica)

Aatifa Rasool, Khalid M. Bhat, M. A. Mir, M. A. Parray, Imtiyaz Murtaza, Asif B. Shikari & Altaf Ahmad Sheikh · Current Journal of Applied Science and Technology · 2022

Apple (Malus domestica Borkh.) being the most significant and profitable crop cultivated in temperate areas is extremely susceptible to the apple scab disease. It becomes problematic when pathogens develop resistance and farmers spend a lot of money on fungicides. These widesprea...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/cjast/2022/v41i393981

Estimation of Genetic Variability in Saffron (Crocus sativus L.) Germplasm for Morphological and Quality Traits

Fazil S, Asif M Iqbal, M. D Sofi, SS Mahdi, Jeelani F, MH Khan, NA Dar, GH Mir, Asif B. Shikari, S. Bangroo, Soliha. M & Tanveer A. Ahngar · Journal of Scientific Research and Reports · 2024

Crop improvement relies heavily on the genetic variability present within the gene pool. Understanding the nature and extent of genetic variations within germplasm is essential for breeders to design effective breeding programs. The present investigation comprised of 35 germplasm...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/jsrr/2024/v30i62092

In-silico Characterization of Defence-Related Genes for Blast Resistance on Chromosome 7 in Rice (Oryza sativa L.)

Noor-ul-Ain, Raheel Shafeeq khan, V. Shasi Kiran Reddy, Ishrat Rafiq, Mehvish Nisar, Heena Altaf, Gazala H. Khan, Farooq Ahmad Bhat, Faheem Jeelani Wani, M. H. Chesti & Asif B. Shikari · Journal of Advances in Biology & Biotechnology · 2025

Rice blast, caused by Magnaporthe oryzae, remains a major constraint to global rice production. Genetic resistance to blast is a well known phenomenon where hundreds of QTLs or genes have been reported. The in-silico characterization of the genomic region on chromosome 7 was perf...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/jabb/2025/v28i113342