Farha Ashfaque

Influence of Heavy Metal Toxicity on Plant Growth, Metabolism and Its Alleviation by Phytoremediation - A Promising Technology

Farha Ashfaque, Akhtar Inam, Seema Sahay & Saba Iqbal · Journal of Agriculture and Ecology Research International · 2016

Heavy metals (HMs) contamination of soil and water is a serious problem in recent time and cause hazardous effects on humans and animals which ultimately results in destruction of environment. HMs such as Cd, Cr, Pb, As, Co, Cu, Ni, Zn, Mn, etc. are considered as environmental po...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/JAERI/2016/23543

Exogenously Applied H2O2 Promotes Proline Accumulation, Water Relations, Photosynthetic Efficiency and Growth of Wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) Under Salt Stress

Farha Ashfaque, M. Iqbal R. Khan & Nafees A. Khan · Annual Research & Review in Biology · 2013

Aim: To determine the role of hydrogen peroxide (H2O2) in the alleviation of salt stress in wheat (Triticum aestivum L.). Design of the Study: Wheat plants were grown with or without 100 mM NaCl and were treated with 0, 50 or 100 nM H2O2 treatments. Place and Duration of Study: T...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/ARRB/2014/5629