department of botany - Lahore College for Women University

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DEPARTMENT OF BOTANY

LAHORE COLLEGE FOR WOMEN UNIVERSITY, LAHORE

SELF-ASSESSMENT REPORT

MS BOTANY

Submitted to

Quality Enhancement Cell,

Lahore College for Women University, Lahore

Dated: ______________

Program Team Members:

1. Dr. Tehreema Iftikhar (Team Leader)

2. Dr. Zubaida Yousaf (Member)

3. Dr. Shabnum Shaheen (Member)

Head of the Department:

Prof. Dr. Farah Khan (Chairperson)

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T A B L E O F C O N T E N T S

Description Page No.

Criterion 1: Program Mission, Objectives and Outcomes

Standard 1.1.1

Standard 1.1.2 (a&b)

Standard 1.1.3

Standard 1.1.4

Standard 1.2

Standard 1.3

Standard 1.4

Criterion 2: Curriculum Design and Organization

Standard 2.1

Standard 2.2

Standard 2.3

Standard 2.4

Standard 2.5

Standard 2.6

Standard 2.7

Criterion 3: Laboratories and Computing Facilities

Standard 3.1

Standard 3.2

Standard 3.3

Criterion 4: Student Support and Advising

Standard 4.1

Standard 4.2

Standard 4.3

Criterion 5: Process Control

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Standard 5.1

Standard 5.2

Standard 5.3

Standard 5.4

Standard 5.5

Criterion 6: Faculty

Standard 6.1

Standard 6.2

Standard 6.3

Criterion 7: Institutional Facilities

Standard 7.1

Standard 7.2

Standard 7.3

Criterion 8: Institutional Support

Standard 8.1

Standard 8.2

Standard 8.3

Appendices

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CRITERION 1: PROGRAM MISSION, OBJECTIVES AND OUTCOMES

INTRODUCTION

1. Department of Botany

Botany department was started in 1922. Bachelor in subject of Botany (B.Sc.) was started in

1956. MSc was launched in 1994. BS Botany, a four years’ degree program started in 2005.

Whereas MS, MS leading to PhD and Ph.D. programs were started in 2009.

Mission

The mission of the department is

To teach traditional and advanced concepts in plant sciences.

To perform basic and applied research for advancement in the field of Botany

To provide trained manpower for Educational research, Forest, Agriculture &

industrial organizations and other sectors such as medicinal research, textile sector,

leather industry, pharmaceutical and biotechnological companies.

To conduct activity centered programs where observation and experimentation are

stressed.

OBJECTIVES

To enable students to investigate and discover scientific concepts.

To modify, rectify and enhance students’ investigative abilities.

To evaluate student performance.

To diagnose students’ weaknesses.

To develop healthy teacher-student relationship

To provide human resources in field of plant sciences according to according to

market demand.

The courses are tailored to assist a teacher in conducting an activity centered program

where observation and experimentation are focused. An activity oriented approach provides

students, the opportunity to investigate and discover scientific concepts. Thus students shall

be able to modify, rectify and enhance their scientific skills.

The core values of the department are:

Merit

Honesty and character building

Value Addition

Hard work

Care

Respect

Commitment

Accountability

Fairness

Transparency

Trust

Team spirit

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Teaching Methodology:

The courses are taught through a combination of various methods including lectures,

practical, seminars, assignment, quiz/presentations, workshops, tutorials and group

discussions using audio-visual aids. The teachers discuss the basic theme of the concerned

topics subsequently guiding students to collect, recognize and interpret the additional

information through other sources like library and internet etc. This creates originality

amongst students learning skills enabling them to work with seriousness of purpose.

Quality Policy of Department of Botany:

We yearn to achieve excellence through provision of quality in basic subject of plant sciences

and to develop professionals/research scholars to handle multifarious challenge of relevant

science. To achieve this commitment we continually improve the effectiveness of our quality

management system through human resource development and active faculty/student

participation.

Successful completion of the courses ultimately leads to the production of plant specialists

with better understanding, deeper analysis and broader vision of the subject, enabled to

compete on regional, national, and international levels in research, academics, industry etc

and to contribute contributing positively towards the enhancement of scientific knowledge in

society.

To achieve this commitment we continually improve the effectiveness of our quality

management system through human resource development and active faculty/ student’s

participation.

Standard 1.1: The programs must have documented measurable objectives that support

Faculty / College and institution’s mission statements.

Name of Programs Duration No. of Modules Total Credit

Hrs

BS Botany 4 years degree

program

8 semesters 136

MS Two year Degree

program

4 Semesters +

Research Work

30

Research work

Ph.D.

(After Completion of 18

years of Education )

Course work +

Comprehensive Viva

Voce + Research

Work

2 Semesters +

Research Work

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Research work

1.1 Program’s Objectives

1.1.1 MS Botany ( 2 years degree Program)

This degree is based on the curriculum approved by Board of studies in the subject of

Botany which was further approved by Board of Faculty of Natural Sciences, Board of

Advance Studies and Research and Academic Council, LCWU Lahore. In the first and

second semester, the students learn the compulsory courses, foundation courses of Botany

and general courses to be chosen from other departments (Statistics, Computer Science).

These courses are then followed by breadth courses of Botany. In the final years (3rd and 4th

Semester) the students are offered research projects of 10 credit hours. The students work in

different laboratories where they perform experiments. Furthermore, a two credit hour

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seminar is added with 10 credit hours of research work. In LCWU we are trying to provide

students with adequate knowledge in this field with special emphasis on its academic and

practical applications.

1.1.1.1 MS Botany Program Objectives

1) To provide female students an independent atmosphere to excel in academic field.

2) To provide students with the abilities, attitudes and skills they need to become

effective employees/entrepreneurs in a rapidly changing environment.

3) To produce graduates with the ability to evaluate and solve complex scientific and

non- scientific problems.

4) To raise students with the skills necessary for continuing further formal

education/research.

5) To produce knowledgeable graduates with standards of ethical ethical and

professional conduct.

1.2 Strategies

Strategies are based on:

1) Designing the program as per requirements of the students and their potential.

2) Curriculum development based on the design of the program.

3) Regular revision of curricula/ programs to keep them in line with the national and

international developments.

4) Providing all resources including class room facilities, multimedia, computers,

relevant literature and well equipped chemical laboratories.

5) Employing qualified and experienced teachers and to update their knowledge through

regular trainings and seminars.

6) Establish linkages with other universities at National and International level as well as

with forestry, agriculture, horticulture, floriculture and biotechnological centres.

7) Establishing liaison with industry and services that are the potential employers and

provide economical consultancy services in the field of specialty to industry and

services.

8) Developing moral and ethical basis of the students to impart concept of team work,

honesty and discipline through lectures, seminars, industrial and field visits.

9) Developing close interaction of the teachers with the students through extracurricular

activities, social programs, sports and field trips.

10) Educating, training and motivating faculty members.

11) Establishing quality management system in line with the guidelines of ISO 9001:2000

and HEC.

12) Fulfilling yearly quality objectives.

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1.3 Assessment of Educational Objectives of each Program:

Table 1 MS Botany (2 year degree program) program objective assessment.

Objectives How Measured When Measured Improvements Identified

(Based on outcome Examination)

Improvements Made

As given in

Para

1.1.1.1

Regular assessment of

student knowledge and

ability to exhibit the skill

by the teacher:

1) Regularity of attendees required

2) Work based teaching

3) Improving language skill

especially in English

4) Course / curriculum revision to

enhance outcomes and make it more

work based

5) Enhancing communication skills

6) Guidance to student

1) Attendance rules applied more

strictly

2) Teachers training and development

3) Student encouraged to join language

courses

4) Course / curriculum revised

5)Students encouraged to attend the

National and International workshops

/Seminars /Conference

i) Class tests 2 class tests

ii) Class exercises relating

to problem

2 assignments + 2

presentations/quiz

per semester

iii) Presentation of relevant

topic

twice in a

semester.

1) Written examination Twice during

each semester

2) Practical assignment in

each course

Once in a

semester

3) Practical (under

graduate course)

Once in a week

4) Research final semester

pertaining to practical

problem

Once during

program

5) Teaching/Learning

Process Survey (teachers’

evaluation by the student)

Once in a

semester

Shortcomings as per survey identified Teachers are intimated the survey report

who make effort to improve which is

monitored by next survey

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6) Faculty Survey Form Once in a

semester

1) More time to be spent on the

following during teaching:

a) Work based scenarios

b) Case studies

c) Presentation by students

2) Revision of program

a) Personal development topic like ethic,

moral & code of conduct

b) No of Project win

3) Improvement in quality

a) Project

b) Administrative support

c) Library

All the improvements identified have

been implemented

7) Suggestion received

from students through

suggestion box

As and when

received

1) Personal problems of students

2) Issuance of Library Books for a

fortnight only

Complaints are addressed immediately

8) Students / Quality

Assurance Advisor liaison

New Introductions

1) Employer Surveys:

Whenever

possible

-

2) Survey of Graduating

Students:

Once a year, on

convocation day

-

3) Latest Research

Student Progress Review

Once a month or

as per

requirement

Assistance from research institute /

industry

Liaison established with

Agriculture/Forest

4) Survey of Department

offering Ph.D.

Every six month - -

5) Faculty Resume Once a year 1) Qualification

2) Training

1) Sent for higher studies

2) Internal and external training

arranged

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Standard 1.2: The program must have documented outcomes for graduating students. It

must be demonstrated that the outcomes support the program objectives and that graduating

students are capable of performing these outcomes.

1.4 Programs Outcomes

1.4.1 MS Botany (2 year Degree) Program Outcomes

1) An ability to apply knowledge of statistics and basic subjects of botany in the field of

research and education

2) An ability to conduct experiments, and to analyze and interpret results critically.

3) An understanding of ethical and professional responsibility.

4) An appreciation of the need for life-long learning and the ability and desire to engage

in such learning (Kitchen Gardening).

5) An ability to work effectively in teams.

6) An ability to communicate effectively.

7) An understanding of the LCW University objectives of female empowerment,

competence and integrity

8) Have a commitment to quality, timeliness, and continuous improvement.

9) An ability to do work in field.

10) Trained to face the challenges and threats of life.

Table 4.2: Outcomes versus Objectives

Program

Objectives

Program Outcomes

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

1 * * * * * * * * *

-

2 * * * *

- * * * *

-

3 * * *

* * * * * *

4 * * * * * * *

- - *

5 * * * *

- * * *

- √

Legend: * Denotes Substantial Contribution to the objectives

◊ Denotes Moderate Contribution to the objectives

- Denotes No Contribution to the objectives

The graduates are assessed about the programme outcomes/learning objectives through

outcome examination at departmental level. Outcome examination is comprised of:

i) Theoretical papers,

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ii) Assignments,

iii) Presentations/quiz,

iv) Practical examination including viva voce

v) Research thesis seminar

vi) Research thesis evaluation by external examiners

Standard 1.3: The results of program’s assessment and the extent to which they are used to

improve the program must be documented.

1.5 Actions taken on the basis of assessment

1) Syllabus revision

2) Teachers training

3) Labs development

4) Faculty development

1.6 Strengths of Department

1) Teamwork

2) Infrastructure

3) Work Environment

4) Library, Computing and Internet facilities

1.7 Weaknesses of Department

1) Strengthening and developing of Labs required

2) Limited annual departmental budget allocation

3) There is no secretarial staff

4) There is no lab technician in the department

5) No store keeper

6) No library

1.8 Future Plans

1. To strengthen the Prem Madan Herbarium.

2. To strengthen the Botanical Garden at LCWU, Lahore

3. MoU will be signed with Floriculture Department for Kitchen Gardening.

4. MoU will be signed with Forest Department of Punjab for research activities.

5. MoU will be signed with international universities and research institute for

improvement of research activities.

1.9 Training of Faculty

1) Teacher’s Training/ Refresher Courses without TA/DA

2) For new teachers Teacher Training Course through NAHE (National Academy of

Higher Education) (HEC Funded scheme).

1.9.1 Aspects covered

General aspects (Lecture preparation/delivery)

Use of support systems

Lecture breakdown; conducting quizzes, papers

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Code of conduct; integrity; dress code

Education psychology

Communication skills

3) New/young teachers training by senior teachers.

4) Teaching and Lab Staff training on equipment.

5) Publication of Papers

6) Research Work

1.10 Faculty Development and Career Planning

1) Two faculty members of Department are running research Projects with HEC one

with PARD

2) One Project by NRPU, HEC completed by one Faculty member in the field of

industrial biotechnology.

3) One faculty member completed her Post doc from Cornell University, NY, USA.

4) Two faculty members attend 10 credit hours training.

5) Four faculty members received 10 hours workshop “Patent Claims and Drafting

techniques” Conducted by Ms. Shakra Khurshid in May-Oct, 2017, Organized by

faculty development Centre, Lahore College for Women University, Lahore

6) Two Faculty members availing HEC Indigenous Scholarship for PhD batch VII.

7) Faculty members participated “Biosciences 2018” organized by “Pakistan Biological

Society” at GCU Lahore from 9-11 may 2018.

8) One faculty member presented “invited lecture” at 1st international conference held at

University of Gujrat, Gujrat.

9) One faculty member won elections for the post of Vice president (Punjab) of Pakistan

Botanical Society for the year 2018-2019.

10) TWAS UNESCO associate ship for south China botanical garden for the period of

three years

SALARIES AND BENEFITS

1) Government scales for regular University faculty (BS – 18 for Lecturer; BS – 19 for

Asstt. Prof.; BS – 20 for Associate Prof. and BS – 21 for Professor with other

benefits)

2) Government scales for regular Government of Punjab Employees (BS – 17 for

Lecturer; BS – 18 for Asstt. Prof.; BS – 19 for Associate Prof. and BS – 20 for

Professor with other benefits)

3) Market rates (visiting faculty) depends upon their Basic Pay Scale depending upon the

qualification/experience of the individual. The duration of lecture is 60 minutes.

4) Tenure Track (HEC criteria followed).

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Standard 1.4: The department must assess its overall performance periodically using

quantifiable measures.

1.4.1 Performance Measures

The Department assesses the overall performance using quantifiable measures e.g. statistical

method.

1.4.1.1 Research Areas

The faculty is involved in research in the following areas:

1 Molecular Genetics

2 Biotechnology

3 Environmental Biotechnology

Plant Tissue Culture

4 Phytochemistry

5 Industrial Biotechnology

6 Food Engineering

7 Enzymology

8 Molecular Taxonomy

9 Plant Taxonomy

10 Plant Physiology

11 Stress Physiology

12 Fungal Biotechnology

13 Nanobiotechnology

14 Biochemistry

15 Molecular Mycology

16 Plant Fungal Interactions

17 Molecular Plant Virology

18 Plant Biotechnology

19 Biodiversity

1.4.1.2 Collaborations

The Collaborations are developed for research purpose:

1) Government College University Lahore

2) Lahore Medical College Lahore

3) Government College University Faisalabad

4) Institute of Agricultural sciences, University of Punjab Lahore, Pakistan

5) National Rice Institute of China, China

6) Vegetable Research institute, Ayub Agriculture Research Centre, Faisalabad

7) Noor Fatima Textile industry, Faisalabad, Pakistan

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1.4.1 Performance Measures:

i) Table 3: No. of Students Enrolled

Program Session No. of Students

MS Botany 2015-2017 27

2016-2018 23

2017-2019 25-2

ii a) Table 4: Student-Faculty Ratio (MS Botany)

Year No. of

Students

No. of Faculty

Members

Student-Faculty ratio

2018 47 13 3:6

2017 51 13 3:6

ii b) Table 4: Student-Faculty Ratio (BS, MS & PhD Programmes)

Year No. of

Students

No. of Faculty

Members

Student-Faculty ratio

2018 47+162+45=

257

18 14:1

2017 51+165+40=

256

17 14:1

iii) Table 5: No. of Students Passed Out

Program Passing out Year No. of Students

MS-Botany 2018 23

2017 26

iv) Table 6: Percentage of Honor Students & Attrition Rate

Year %age of Honor Students

Criteria: CGPA 3.75 and

above

Attrition Rate

(Admitted –pass out) *100

Admitted

2018 11 (23-23)* 100/23 = 0

2017 24 (27-26)*100/27 = 3.70

v) Table 7: Faculty Training, Seminars and workshops (Appendix A)

Year No. Of Trainings, Seminars

and workshops

2018 0

2017 2

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vi) Papers Published at National & International Level

Table 8: Number of Publications (Appendix B)

vii) Books in Library

Number of books in Science library (Botany section): 11292

Number of books in departmental library: 473

Year Papers published

2018 49

2017 42

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CRITERION 2: CURRICULUM DESIGN AND ORGANIZATION

The development of curriculum of Botany is based on the detailed curriculum development

guidelines issued by HEC.

1 PROGRAM MS Botany (2 Years Degree Program)

Curriculum Course Requirements – MS (Table 2A)

Note: Definition of credit hours = 1 credit hour is equivalent to 16 teaching hours.

Session: 2 year

Total Credit hours: 36

Scheme of Study

MS (2-Year) Botany

YEAR 1

SEMESTER -I

Course No Course title Credit Hours

Bot-5* Choose from list of courses 3(2+1)

Bot-5* Choose from list of courses 3(2+1)

Bot-5* Choose from list of courses 3(2+1)

Bot-5* Choose from list of courses 3(2+1)

Total credit hours 12

SEMESTER -II

Course No Course title Credit Hours

Bot-5* Choose from list of courses 3(2+1)

Bot-5* Choose from list of courses 3(2+1)

Bot-5* Choose from list of courses 3(2+1)

Bot-5* Choose from list of courses 3(2+1)

Total credit hours 12

YEAR 2

SEMESTER –III & IV

Course No Course title Credit Hours

BOT-601 Seminar 2

BOT-602 Research Thesis 10

Total Credit hours 12

Total Credit hours: 12+12+12 = 36

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List of courses

Course Code Title of courses Credit

Hours

BOT -501 Basic Concepts of Microbiology 3(2+1)

BOT -502 Basic concepts in Enzymology 3(2+1)

BOT -503 Bioassay Techniques used in Plant studies 3(2+1)

BOT -504 Molecular Advances in Phytosystematics 3(2+1)

BOT-505 Biotechnological Phytoremediation 3(2+1)

BOT-506 Plant Tissue Culture 3(2+1)

BOT-507 Commercial application of plant tissue culture 3(2+1)

BOT -508 Recent Trends in Ethnobotany 3(2+1)

BOT-509 Biology of Halophytes 3(2+1)

BOT -510 Chemistry of Bio-Molecules 3(2+1)

BOT -511 Biotechnology 3(2+1)

BOT -512 Fermentation technology 3(2+1)

BOT -513 Medicinal Plants of Pakistan 3(2+1)

BOT -514 Environmental Biotechnology 3(2+1)

BOT -515 Protein Purification 3(2+1)

BOT -516 Forensic Biology 3(2+1)

BOT -517 Instrumental Botany 3(2+1)

BOT -518 Bioactive principles of Medicinal Plants 3(2+1)

BOT -519 Plant Proteomics 3(2+1)

BOT -520 Stress Physiology 3(2+1)

BOT -521 Fungal Biotechnology 3(2+1)

BOT -522 Phytomedicine 3(2+1)

BOT-523 Biostatistics 3(2+1)

BOT-524 Principle and techniques of Molecular biology 3(2+1)

BOT-525 Recombinant DNA Technology 3(2+1)

BOT-526 Plant Fungal Interaction 3(2+1)

BOT-527 Bioinformatics 3(2+1)

BOT-528 Integrated Plant Disease Management 3(2+1)

BOT-601 Seminar 02

BOT-602 Research Thesis 06

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Table 4.3 Curriculum course requirements

Semester Course

No:

Category (Credit Hours)

Maths & Basic

Sciences

Core

Courses

Humanities

& Social

Sciences

Technical

Electives

Maths Basic

Sciences

I 4 - 4 4 - -

II 4 - 4 2 - 2

Total 8 - 8 6 - -

Minimum

Requirements

8 - 8 6 - 2

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Standard 2.1: The curriculum must be consistent and supports the program’s documented

objectives.

Table- 4.4: Courses versus Program Outcomes

Courses or

Group of

Courses

Program Outcomes

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

BOT -501

BOT -502

BOT -503

BOT -504

BOT-505

BOT-506

BOT-507

BOT -508

BOT-509

BOT -510

BOT -511

BOT -512

BOT -513

BOT -514

BOT -515

BOT -516

BOT -517

BOT -518

BOT -519

BOT -520

BOT -521

BOT -522

BOT-523

BOT-524

BOT-525

BOT-526

BOT-527

BOT-528

BOT-601

BOT-602

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Standard 2.2: Theoretical background, problems analysis and solution design must be

stressed within the program’s core material.

MS Botany (2 Year Degree)

The courses of MS program adequately address:

I. Foundation and basic background

II. Theoretical background Problem analysis

III. Research design

Table 13: Elements of Courses

Elements Courses No of Courses

Theoretical

background

BOT-501, BOT-502, BOT-508, BOT-509,

BOT-510, BOT-511, BOT-513, BOT-516,

BOT-517, BOT-523, BOT-524, BOT-527,

BOT-601

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Problem solving BOT-504, BOT-506, BOT-512, BOT-518,

BOT-519, BOT-520, BOT-521, BOT-522,

BOT-526, BOT-529

10

Solution design BOT-503, BOT-505, BOT-507, BOT-514,

BOT-515, BOT-525, BOT-528, BOT-602

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Standard 2.3: The curriculum must satisfy the core requirements for the program, as

specified by the respective accreditation body.

The curriculum satisfied both the core requirements of credit hours and criteria of

admission laid down by Lahore College for Women University and HEC is in par with

the international standards.

Standard 2.4: The curriculum must satisfy the major requirements for the program as

specified by the respective accreditation body.

The curriculum satisfied major requirements of the program. No formal accreditation

with any professional body. The programs and curriculum has the approval of Board of

Studies of Botany, Faculty Board, Board of Advanced Studies and Research and

Academic Council.

Standard 2.5: The curriculum must satisfy general education, arts, and professional and other

discipline requirements for the program, as specified by the respective accreditation

body/council.

The curriculum satisfied general education disciplines requirements. No formal

accreditation with any professional body but it fulfills all the necessary/basic

requirements of the accreditation body. The programs and curriculum has the approval of

Board of Studies of Botany, Board of Faculty, Board of Advanced Studies and Research

and Academic Council of Lahore College for Women University.

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Standard 2.6: Information technology component of the curriculum must be

integrated throughout the program.

The basic Botany and natural science components are present in the program. Information

technology component is not the part of the MS Botany scheme of studies. rest of the

requirements are fulfilled as approved by BOS and HEC.

Standard 2.7: Oral and written communication skills of the student must be developed and

applied in the program.

Oral and written communication skills of the student are developed by seminars,

conferences, workshops, question answers, debates, class participation and field study

trips of the students. Furthermore, class participation involves the individual student

presentations in each course.

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CRITERION 3: LABORATORIES AND COMPUTING FACILITIES

Research Areas

Location of labs: Department of Botany, post Graduate Block, LCWUL

Safety rules: Safety rules are displayed in the labs

Software available: All statistical and research relevant soft wares are provided to the

student in the laboratory

Courses Taught: All the special courses offered by faculty are taught in the respective

research laboratories

Research Areas:

1 Molecular Genetics

2 Biotechnology

3 Environmental Biotechnology

Plant Tissue Culture

4 Phytochemistry

5 Industrial Biotechnology

6 Food Engineering

7 Enzymology

8 Molecular Taxonomy

9 Plant Taxonomy

10 Plant Physiology

11 Stress Physiology

12 Fungal Biotechnology

13 Nanobiotechnology

14 Biochemistry

15 Molecular Mycology

16 Plant Fungal Interactions

17 Molecular Plant Virology

18 Plant Biotechnology

19 Biodiversity

Laboratory

Title

Objectives Major Equipment

Molecular

Genetics and

Biotechnology

Lab

Students are equipped

with Molecular

Genetics and plant

biotechnology

techniques

PCR

Autoclave

Centrifuge machine

Fluorescence microscope

Hot air oven Drying oven

Shaker

Hot plate

Incubator

Mini gel electrophoresis

(Vertical and Horizontal)

Oven

pH meter

Refrigerator

Spectrophotometer

UV Trans illuminator

Vortex mixer

Weighing balance

Culture Room

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Phytochemistry

Lab

Students are equipped

with Phytochemistry

techniques

Chiller

Colony counter

Compound microscopes

EC meter

Growth chamber

Hot air over (Bench top)

Incubator

Laminar air flow chamber

Lux meter

Micropipettes

pH meter

Printer

Refrigerator

Rotary Evaporator

Soxhlet apparatus

Stereo binocular

microscope

Student microscopes

Thin Layer

Chromatography

Apparatus

Vacuum pump

Water bath

Water distillation

plant

Weighing balance

Mycology and

Industrial

Biotechnology

Lab

Students are equipped

with Mycology and

Industrial

Biotechnology

techniques

Colony counter

Electric stirrer

Magnetic stirrer

Digital balance

Vortex mixer

Laminar air flow cabinet

Autoclave

Shaking incubator

Refrigerator

Fermenter

Oven

Microscopes

Molecular

Taxonomy Lab

Students are equipped

with Molecular

Taxonomy techniques

Microtomes

Water bath

Weighing balance

pH meter

Shaker

Magnetic stirrer

Oven

Distillation unit

Soxhlet apparatus

Gel electrophoresis

unit

Microscopes

Laminar air flow

cabinet

PCR machine

Centrifuge machine

UV transilluninator

Plant

Physiology and

Fungal

Biotechnology

Lab

Students are equipped

with Plant Physiology

and Fungal

Biotechnology

techniques

Drying oven

Weighing balance

Centrifuge machine

Osmometer

Laminar air flow cabinet

Microwave

Microscope

Water bath

Autoclave

Water distillation unit

Conductivity meter

Magnetic stirrer

IRGA

Refrigerator

Plant

Taxonomy Lab

Students are equipped

with Plant Taxonomy

techniques

Weighing balance

Sledge microtome

Rotary microtome

Microscopes

Water bath

Hot plate

Autoclave

Soxhlet apparatus

Incubator

Desiccator

UV Lamp

Tissue Culture

and

Biochemistry

Lab

Students are equipped

with Tissue Culture

and Biochemistry

techniques

Microwave

Weighing balance

Light Microscope

Laminar air flow

cabinet

Soxhlet apparatus

Microwave assisted

extractor

Fridge

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Standard 3.1: Manuals/documentation/instructions for experiments must be available and

readily accessible to faculty and students.

The MS Botany Program has been provided with basic laboratory facilities.

Manuals/documentations are available in library can be accessible at any time. Overall

resources are less as compared to the similar departments in reputable institutions

Fire extinguishers and safety equipment have been made available to fulfill the safety

regulations. Instructions to the students are available with the Faculty member and Lab

Supervisors before, they are made accessible to the students.

Standard 3.2: There must be adequate support personnel for instruction and maintaining the

laboratories:

Two lab assistants are available in the department to facilitate the practical and research

activities. Laboratory assistants are available to issue the glassware and chemicals to the

research students from the departmental store. Furthermore four lab attendants are available

to facilitate laboratory experimentation with instructors. Further the experiment instructions

to the research and class students are given by the respective teachers.

Standard 3.3: The university computing infrastructure and facilities must be adequate to

support program’s objectives:

As per programme objectives there is no separate commuting facility required. Although,

core research softwares are available on university website for facilitating the researchers.

Further Botany and Zoology departments are sharing a common computer laboratory.

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CRITERION 4: STUDENT SUPPORT AND ADVISING

Standard 4.1: Courses must be offered with sufficient frequency and number for students to

complete the program in a timely manner:

In first two semesters of MS four courses each of 3 credit hours are offered as per expertise

available in the department. The expertise based courses are compulsory for all students to

opt in each semester. Although a Biostatistics course is offered in first semester which can be

taught by the departmental faculty or a member hired from statistics department.

Standard 4.2: Courses in the major area of study must be structured to ensure effective

interaction between students, faculty and teaching assistants:

For effective student/faculty interaction class room activities are based on lectures, student

presentations, question answers, quiz etc. Further teaching assistants are involved with

teachers and students for practical performance.

Standard 4.3: Guidance on how to complete the program must be available to all students

and access to academic advising must be available to make course decisions and career

choices:

In the start of the MS, an orientation session is organized by the department. In which

chairperson introduced all students with faculty. And briefly inform them about the program

requirements. Afterwards, class coordinators inform/advise all the students about program

requirements throughout the semester. Professional counseling is provided at university level

and students are informed through university notice board and university website. In the final

semester student counseling is being provided to the interested students. Students are well

informed about the professional society members and facilitation is being provided for

memberships. Students are also informed about conferences and seminars in the subject areas

nationally and internationally. Students are also provided international exposure in their

research areas.

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CRITERION 5: PROCESS CONTROL

Standard 5.1: The process by which students are admitted to the program must be based on

quantitative and qualitative criteria and clearly documented. This process must be

periodically evaluated to ensure that it is meeting its objectives:

Admission criteria: An institutional criterion is adopted which is as under:

1. Entry test

2. Interview

3. Academic record

4. CGPA more than 2.5

Further, policy regarding program/credit transfer is provided by examination office LCWUL.

Evaluation of admission criteria and process improvement is performed by university

admission cell.

Standard 5.2: The process by which students are registered in the program and monitoring of

students’ progress to ensure timely completion of the program must be documented. This

process must be periodically evaluated to ensure that it is meeting its objectives:

Advertisements are made in leading newspapers and on Lahore College for Women

University website. Students are admitted on the basis of merit. Merit lists are displayed

and after submission of dues and checking original documents students are admitted.

The student academic progress is monitored regularly by the Course Leader and regular

written examination system.

The process of registration and monitoring are reviewed once in a year three months

before the date of admission by University Admission Committee.

Standard 5.3: The process of recruiting and retaining highly qualified faculty members must

be in place and clearly documented. Also processes and procedures for faculty evaluation,

promotion must be consistent with institution mission statement. These processes must be

periodically evaluated to ensure that it is meeting its objectives:

The standards are clearly indicated in the University Calendar which are followed.

Qualifications which are required for each course are kept in mind. The criteria for

recruiting are, qualification, experience which are judged through analysis of CVs and

personal interviews. In case of permanent faculty members, the recruiting is done by a

selection board constituted by Lahore College for Women University whereas; visiting

faculty members are recruited by a board constituted by the Institute. The input of the

students for maintaining the quality of the teachers is done by evaluating the teachers

regularly once in a semester by the students. The results of these studies are sent to the

teachers who are asked to improve and in extreme cases, replacements are made.

An Annual Confidential Report (ACR) /Annual performance Reports is initiated by the

Dean annually for each member of staff and retention of the staff, their increment and

promotion are based on these reports.

The faculty members performing well are rewarded by increment and honorariums.

Good working conditions provided job satisfaction, pays, providing facilities like Ph.D.

programs and scholarships are incentive to faculty member who perform well.

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Standard 5.4: The process and procedures used to ensure that teaching and delivery of

course material to the students emphasizes active learning and that course learning outcomes

are met. The process must be periodically evaluated to ensure that it is meeting its

objectives:

In order to ensure that graduates / outgoing students have completed the requirement of

the programs are based on standards.

The semester rules have been adopted by Botany Department and QEC and the Head of

Department ensure their compliance.

The operation is reviewed once a year and is documented as Management of Academic

Programs.

Standard 5.5: The process that ensures that graduates have completed the requirements of

the program must be based on standards, effective and clearly documented procedures. This

process must be periodically evaluated to ensure that it is meeting its objectives.

In order to ensure that graduates / outgoing students have completed the requirement

of the programs are based on standards.

The semester rules have been adopted by Botany Department and QEC and the Head

of Department ensure their compliance.

The operation is reviewed once a year and is documented as Management of

Academic Programs.

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CRITERION 6: FACULTY

Standard 6.1: There must be enough full time faculty who are committed to the program to

provide adequate coverage of the program areas/courses with continuity and stability. The

interests and qualifications of all faculty members must be sufficient to teach all courses,

plan, modify and update courses and curricula. All faculty members must have a level of

competence that would normally be obtained through graduate work in the discipline. The

majority of the faculty must hold a Ph.D. in the discipline:

Table 4.6: Faculty Distribution by Program Areas (MS Botany)

Program Area of

specialization

Courses in the Area and Average

Number of Sections per year

Number

of faculty

members

in each

area

Number of

faculty with

Ph.D.

degree

Molecular

Genetics and

Biotechnology

Biotechnology

Recombinant DNA Technology

Principles and Techniques of Molecular

Biology

Biotechnological Phytoremediation

Environmental Biotechnology

02 02

Phytochemistry Bioactive Principles of Medicinal Plants

Phytomedicine

Bioassay Techniques in Plant studies

01 01

Industrial

Biotechnology

Fermentation Technology 01 01

Molecular

Taxonomy

Molecular Advances in Phytosystematics

Forensic Biology

01 01

Plant Taxonomy Recent Trends in Ethnobotany

Medicinal Plants of Pakistan

02 02

Plant Physiology Stress Physiology

Biology of Halophytes

01 01

Mycology Fungal Biotechnology

Plant fungal Interaction

Integrated plant disease management

03 03

and Biochemistry Basic Concepts in Enzymology

Chemistry of Biomolecules

Protein Purification

Plant Proteomics

02 02

Plant Tissue

Culture & Plant

Biotechnology

Plant Tissue Culture

Commercial Application of Plant Tissue

Culture

04 04

Plant virology Plant virology 02 02

Biostatistics Biostatistics Different discipline

courses Bioinformatics Bioinformatics

Seminar Seminar 15 15

Research Thesis Research Thesis 15 15

* All the faculty resumes are attached in appendix ____ for ready reference.

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Standard 6.2: All faculty members must remain current in the discipline and sufficient time

must be provided for scholarly activities and professional development. Also, effective

programs for faculty development must be in place:

All the faculty members remain current in the disciplines and sufficient time is provided for

scholarly activities and professional development. Effective program for faculty development

is in place. They are encouraged to attend international seminars, conferences etc. Faculty

members also avail international fellowships on self-help basis.

Standard 6.3: All faculty members should be motivated and have job satisfaction to excel in

their profession:

Faculty members are awarded research incentives and appreciation letters in order to

motivate them in professional life. This contributes towards job satisfaction for faculty and

staff.

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CRITERION 7: INSTITUTIONAL FACILITIES

Standard 7.1: The institution must have the infrastructure to support new trends in learning

such as e-learning

1) Academic Building: (Dedicated/Owned)

i. Class rooms: 05

ii. General Labs: 02

iii. Research Labs: 07

iv. Seminar Room: 01

v. Committee Room: 01

vi. Library 01

vii. HOD Office 01

viii. Main Staff Room 01

ix. Non-Teaching Staff Room

2) Botanical Garden (main campus) 01

3) Video conferencing room --

4) Convocation Hall (capacity: 1300) --

5) Meeting / conference rooms Seminar room (Student Service Centre)

6) Student Hostels

7) Visiting Faculty Hostel

8) Sports Facilities:

a) Gymnasium

b) Play ground

c) Table Tennis

9) Transport

a) Busses

b) Coasters

c) Vans

d) Ambulance

e) Cars

f) Tractor/trolly

10) Health Centre

11) Day care centre (to accommodate children of Faculty, Staff and Students)

12) Masjid

13) Student Counseling Centre

14) Placement Bureau

15) Cafeteria

16) Fruit/juice shop

17) Book Shop

18) Faculty & Staff parking facility

Standard 7.2: The library must possess an up-to-date technical collection relevant to the

program and must be adequately staffed with professional personnel:

Main Library

Science Library

Departmental Library

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o No. of Hardcopy Books:11292 (science library)

o Core Botany Books: 473 (Science library)

Digital Library (Through HEC)

Access to E - Books

Journals: Access to ACM, IEEE, Science direct, Springer Link etc.

through HEC.

Book Bank: Exists (works under Student Service Centre)

Library Equipment

Computers

Scanner

Photocopier

Printer

Timings: 8:00 A.M. to 6:00 P.M.

The students can avail the library facility from 8 am to 6pm. There is annual addition to the

existing stock. There is regular newspaper available in the library.

Standard 7.3: Class-rooms must be adequately equipped and offices must be adequate to

enable faculty to carry out their responsibilities:

All Class-rooms and Labs are adequately equipped so that faculty members can carry out

their responsibilities. There is no separate offices for staff in the department. A common staff

room facility is provided to all staff members. The staff members are allocated the research

labs for sitting and looking after the research matters.

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CRITERION8: INSTITUTIONAL SUPPORT

Standard 8.1: There must be sufficient support and financial resources to attract and retain

high quality faculty and provide the means for them to maintain competence as teachers and

scholars:

High quality faculty can be appointed by following the terms and conditions

established by Higher Education Commission Pakistan.

Teachers are recruited on the basis of criterion established by the University.

Existing faculty is sent to different courses of teaching, organized by university to

update the knowledge.

Secretarial support is not adequate. Although office equipment is available for

printing purposes etc.

Standard 8.2: There must be an adequate number of high quality graduate students, research

assistants and Ph.D. students:

There is an adequate number of graduate and PhD students, while research assistants in the

departments are only hired under some sponsored projects.

Program 2016 2017 2018

Graduate Students 23 27-1 23

Research assistants 1 - 1

Ph.D. students 34 40 45

Standard 8.3: Financial resources must be provided to acquire and maintain Library

holdings, laboratories and computing facilities:

Annual grant is provided by university

Budget for Laboratories

1. Amount spent from 2017 – 2018:

University own source 0.5 million (MS+BS)

There are no financial resources provided for library and computing facility in the

department.

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Annexures

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Publications 2017

Total Publications:42

1. E

valuation of phytochemical compounds in stem and leaf extract of Atrocarpus

integrifolia L.F. Kiran Zahid, Maqsood Ahmad and Farah Khan. Pakistan Journal

of Science. 2017, 69 (3),304-309.

2.

Estimation of radical scavenging potential of selected medicinal plants of Lahore

Pakistan. Shazia Kanwal Malik, Maqsood Ahmad and Farah Khan. Pakistan

Journal of Science. 2017, 69 (3), 246-250.

3. S

tudy of Systematic Application of MorphoPalynological Characterization of

Medicinal Plants. Shabnum Shaheen, Mehwish Jaffer, Sobia Ilyas, Uzma Hanif,

Farah Khan, Zeb Siddique, Tehreema Iftikhar, Samina Sarwar, Sana Khalid and

Saiqa Ishtiaq. Transylvanian Review, 2017, XXV (19) 5009-2015.

4.

Ethnobotanical studies of fodder grass resources for ruminant animals, based on the

traditional knowledge of indigenous communities in Central Punjab Pakistan

Nidaa Harun, Abdul Shakoor Chaudhry, Shabnum Shaheen, Kifayat Ullah and Farah

Khan. Journal of Ethnobiology and Ethnomedicine, 2017, 13 (56) 01-16.

5. M

icromycetes diversity isolated from rhizospheres of plants from different polluted

soils of Lahore.. Samina S, Tahreem M , Shabnum S, Farah K and Qudsia F and

Muhammad .H., Current Research in Environmental & Applied Mycology 2017, 7(3) 193–

202.

6. A

ntimicrobial potential of Acaranthus roseus against pathogenic bacterial and fungal

strains. A. Aftab, Z .Chaudhry, Z. Yousaf, H. Aftab, F. Khan and H. Yasin, Pakistan

Journal of Science. 2017, 69 (2), 179-184.

7. C

omparative profiling of phytochemical contents and radical scavenging potential in

some species of family Moraceae. K. Zahid, M. Ahmad and F. Khan. Pakistan

Journal of Science, 2017. 69 (2), 155-159.

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8. Q

ualitative and quantitative estimation of Terpenoid contents in some important plants

of Punjab. S.K.Malik, M. Ahmad and F. Khan. Pakistan Journal of Science.

2017.69(2), 150-154.

9. G

enetic variability and association study of some quantitative traits In Chickpea (Cicer

arietinum L.). Muhammad Ashfaq, Abdul Rashid, Muhammad Saleem Haider,

Muhammad Shahzad, Muhammad Ali, Farah Khan, Hafiz Umar Farooq, Urooj

Mubashar. International Journal of Biology and Biotechnology. 2017, 14(2)279-

282,.

10. Construction of an infectious Chimeric Geminivirus by molecular cloning based on

coinfection and recombination. Sana Khalid, M. Zia-ur-Rehman, Usman Hameed,

Farah Saeed, Farah Khan and Muhammad Saleem Haider, International Journal of

Agriculture and Biology, 2017 19(1),105-113.

11. Transmission Specificity and Coinfection of Mastrevirus with Begomovirus .Sana

Khalid, M. Zia-ur-Rehman, Usman Hameed, Farah Saeed, Farah Khan and

Muhammad Saleem Haider, International Journal of Agriculture and Biology, 2017,

28( 2),105-113

12. First report of Fusarium equiseti causing brown leaf spot of fishtail palm (Caryota

mitis) in Pakistan. Muhammad Ashfaq, Mubarak Ali Anjum,

Rahila Hafeez, Amna Ali, Muhammad Saleem Haider, Muhammad Ali, Muhammad

Bilal Chattha, Sajid Rashid Ahmad, Farooq Ahmad, Farah Khan and

Muhammad Sajjad, Plant Disease 2017, 101( 5) 840.

13. Raheema Raheel, Zeb Saddiqe*, Mehwish Iram and Shakeela Afzal (2017). In vitro

antimitotic, antiproliferative and antioxidant activity of stem bark extracts of Ficus

benghalensis L. South African Journal of Botany, 111: 248-257. IF 1.427

14. Roheena Abdullah, Samia Nadeem, Mehwish Iqtedar, Afshan Kaleem, TEHREEMA

IFTIKHAR & Shagufta Naz. 2017. Influence of growth conditions on enhanced

production of alpha amylase from Penicillium species in solid state fermentation.

Indian Journal of Biotechnology. 16:426-432. [Impact Factor: 0.386]

15. Roheena Abdullah, Ambreena Ilyas, Mehwish Iqtedar, Afshan Kaleem,

TEHREEMA IFTIKHAR & Shagufta Naz. 2017. Process optimization for

hyperproduction of 1,4-alpha-D-glucan glucanohydrolase from locally isolated

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Bacillus subtilis BBT6 under solid state fermentation. Indian Journal of

Experimental Biology 55:795-799 [Impact Factor: 0.835]

16. TEHREEMA IFTIKHAR, Sidra, Muhammad Ali, Muhammad Ibrahim Rajoka,

Hammad Majeed and Roheena Abdullah. 2017. Isolation, identification of an axenic

fungal isolate of Aspergillus sp. (MBL-1511) and its subsequent improvement for

enhanced extracellular lipolytic potential through monoculture fermentation. Pak. J.

Bot., 49(5): 1981-1194 (IMPACT FACTOR: 0.658)

17. Muhammad Kamran Bashir, TEHREEMA IFTIKHAR, Sidra, Roheena Abdullah

and Muhammad Ali. 2017. Augmented Triglycerol Acylhydrolase Units By

Optimization And Conventional Breeding Of Aspergillus Strain (MBL-1612). Pak. J.

Bot., 49(SI): 239-247 (IMPACT FACTOR: 0.658).

18. Maria Zahoor, Zubaida Yousaf, Tahreem Aqsa, Manahil Haroon, Nadia Saleh, Arusa

Aftab, Sadia Javed, Mouzma Qadeer and Habiba Ramazan (2017). An

Ethnopharmacological evaluation of Navapind and Shahpur Virkanin district

Sheikupura, Pakistan for their herbal medicines. Journal of Ethnobiology and

Ethnomedicine. 13:27DOI: 10.1186/s13002-017-0151-

19. Arusa Aftab, Zaheerud Din Khan, Zubaida Yousaf, Zill-e-Huma Aftab, Sumera

Javad, Bushra Shamsheer, Maria Zahoor, Nadia Riaz, Sadia Javed, Hamna Yasin, and

Habiba Ramzan (2017). Exploration of Ethnopharmacological Potential of

Antimicrobial, Antioxidant, Anthelmintic and Phytochemical Analysis of Medicinally

Important Plant Centella asiatica (L.) Urban in Mart. and Eichl. American Journal of

Plant Sciences, 2017, 8, 201-211.

20. Sharifi-Rad, M., Varoni E. M., Salehi B., Sharifi-Rad, J.,Matthews K. R., Ayatollahi

S. A., Kobarfard F., Ibrahim S. A., Mnayer D., Zakaria Z. A., Sharifi-Rad,

M., Yousaf Z., Iriti M., Basile A. and Rigano D., 2017. Plants of the

Genus Zingiberas a Source of Bioactive Phytochemicals: From Tradition to

Pharmacy. Molecules2017, 22, 2145

21. Sharifi-Rad, J., Salehi, B., Varoni, E. M., Sharopov, F., Yousaf, Z., Ayatollahi, S.

A., Kobarfard, F., Sharifi-Rad, M., Afdjei, M. H., Sharifi-Rad, M., and Iriti, M. (2017)

Plants of the Melaleuca Genus as Antimicrobial Agents: From Farm to Pharmacy.

Phytother. Res., 31: 1475–1494. doi: 10.1002/ptr.5880.

22. Molecular characterization of a begomovirus and associated satellites from cotton

(Gossypium hirsutum from Dera Ghazi Khan District of Pakistan. A.Akram, K.

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Hussain, N. Nahid, Mehmood-Ur-Rehman, A. Naseem and S. Shaheen. The Journal

of animal and plant sciences. 27(4)1245-1255. 2017. (IF: 0.381)

28. Shahnaz Hanif, Khajista Jabeen, Sumera Iqbal. 2017. Management of damping off

disease by extracts of Albizia lebbeck (L.) Benth. Bangladesh Journal of Botany.

0253-5416.

29. Maryam Karim, Khajista Jabeen, Sumera Iqbal, Arshad Javaid. 2017. Bioefficacy of

Datura metel extracts against pathogen of anthracnose disease of mango. Planta

Daninha 0100-8358. 35: 1-7.

30. Yousara Hafeez, Sumera Iqbal, Khajista Jabeen, Sobia Shahzad, Summera Jahan &

Fahd Rasul. 2017. Effect of biochar application on seed germination and seedling

growth of Glycine max (L.) Merr. under drought stress. Pakistan Journal of Botany.

0556-3321. 49(SI): 7-13.

23. .Antibacterial activity of phyto-mediated silver nanoparticles developed from Melia

azedarach. Sumera Javad, Nadia Ghaffar, Iqra Naseer, Khajista Jabeen, Aroosa Aftab

and Shabnum Shaheen Periodicum Biologorum. 119(2): 107-111. 2017.(IF: 0.184)

24. Genetic Barcoding and phylogenetic analysis of dusky cotton bug (Oxycarenus

hyalinipennis) using mitochondrial cytochrome c oxidase I gene. Aqib Zafar Khan,

Ikrma Amad, Shabnum Shaheen, Khadim Hussain, Faisal Hafeez, Muhammad

Farooq and Hafiza Noor Ul Ayan Cellular and Molecular Biology. 63(10): 59-63.

2017. (IF: 0.92)

25. Synthesis, structural characterization and catalytic application of citrate-stabilized

monometallic and bimetallic palladium copper nanoparticles in microbial anti-

activities. Inayat Ullah, Khakemin Khan, Muhammad Sohail, Kifayat Ullah, Anwar

Ullah and Shabnum Shaheen International journal of nanomedicine. 12:8735-8747.

2017. (IF: 4.30)

26. Fungal Systematics and Evolution: FUSE 3, Irmgard Krisai-Greilhuber , Yun Chen,

Sana Jabeen, Hugo Madrid , Seonju Marincowitz , Abdul Razaq , Hana Ševcˇíková ,

Hermann Voglmayr , Kenan Yazici , André Aptroot , Ali Aslan0, Teun Boekhout1,

Jan Borovicˇka, Pedro W. Crous, Sobia Ilyas, Fahimeh Jami ,Yu-Lan Jiang , Abdul

Nasir Khalid, Anna Kolecka, Tereza Konvalinková,Chada Norphanphoun, Shabnum

Shaheen, Yong Wang , Michael J. Wingfield , Shi-Ping Wu, Yue-Ming Wu & Jie-

Ying Yu.Sydowia, 69: 229-264. 2017.

27. Green vegetation: A promising source of color Dyes. Mehwish Jaffer, Shabnum

Shaheen, Hammad Ashraf and Uzma Hanif Green processing and synthesis. 2018.

(IF: 0.736).

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31. Anum Sehar, Khajista Jabeen, Sumera Iqbal, Fahd Rasul & Sumera Javad. 2017.

Assessment of biochar and compost antifungal potential against Botryodiplodia

theobromae Pat. International Journal of Biology & Biotechnology., 14 (4): 585-589,

32. Tayyaba Ejaz, Khajista Jabeen, Sumera Iqbal & Aroosa Naem. 2017. Fungistatic

potential of Sonchus asper against Botrytis cinerea and Rhizoctonia solani.

International Journal of Biosciences. 10(1): 327-334.

33. Amina Tariq, Sumera Javad, Saffia Batool, Aysha Javeed & Khajista Jabeen. 2017. A

rapid protocol for extraction of Podophyllotoxin (an anticancerous compound) from

Podophyllum hexandrum Royle. Biologia (Pakistan). 63 (1), 73-78.

34. Sumera Javad, Iqra Akhter, Khadija Aslam, Amina Tariq, Nadia Ghaffar, Sumera

Iqbal, Iqra Naseer. 2017. Antibacterial activity of Plant Extract and Zinc

Nanoparticles obtained from Syzigium aromaticum L. J of pure and applied biology.

6(4): 1079-1087.

35. Sumera Javad, Bareera Obaid, Amina Tariq, Zunaira Iqbal, Nadia Ghaffar. 2017.

Evaluation Of Efficiency Of Different Plants To Develop Silver nanoparticles. Pak J

of Botany. 47(SI): 283-287. (Impact Factor).

36. Razaq, A., S. ILYAS and Khalid, A. N. 2017. Phlogeny and Taxonomy of Hebeloma

theobromium and H. mesophaeum from Western Himalaya. Int. J. Agric. Biol, 19:

584-588.

37. Tariq, A., Sadia, S., Pan, K., Ullah, I., Mussarat, S., Sun, F., Abiodun, O. O.,

Batbaatar, A., Li, L., Song, D., Xiong, Q., Ullah, R., Khan, S., Basnet, B. B., Kumar,

B., Islam, R., & Adnan, M. (2017). A systematic review on ethnomedicines of

anticancer plants. Phytother. Res., 31(2):202-264. (IF: 3.349).

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38. Fahad, S., Bajwa, A.A., Nazir, U., Anjum, S.A., Farooq, A., Zohaib, A., Sadia, S.,

Nasim, W., Adkins, S., Saud, S., Ihasn, M.Z., Alharby, H., Wu, C., Wang, D., Huang,

J. (2017). Crop production under drought and heat stress: plant responses and

management options. Frontiers in Plant Science 8: 1-16. (IF:3.678)

39. Tariq, A., Adnan, M., Iqbal, A., Sadia, S., Fan., Y., A. Nazar., S. Mussarat., M.

Ahmad., O.A., Olatunji., S. Begum., P. Mazari., B. Ambreen., S.N. Khan., R. Ullah.,

A.L. Khan. (2017). Ethnopharmacology and toxicology of Pakistani medicinal plants

used to treat gynecological complaints and sexually transmitted infections. South

African Journal of Botany 114: 132- 149. (IF:1.442)

40. Tariq, A., Adnan, M., Ahmad, M., Shinwari, S., Amber, R., Sadia, S., Mussarat, S.

(2017). Pakistani anti-mastitis medicinal plants and their scientific validation against

multidrug resistance mastinogen Staphylococcus aureus. Pakistan Journal of Botany

49(6): 2395-2404. (IF:0.75)

41. Aslam, S., Tahir, A., Aslam, M.F., Alam, M.W., Sadia, S. (2017). Recent advances in

molecular techniques for the identification of phytopathogenic fungi- a mini review.

Journal of plant interactions 12(1): 493-504. (IF:1.655)

42. Mazari, P., Liu, Q., Khan, M.A., Sadia, S., Ahmad, L. (2017). Pollen morphology and

pollen fertility estimation of three medicinal plant species of Hypericum L. from

Kaghan Valley, Northern Pakistan. American Journal of Plant Sciences 8: 3073-

3083.