Bilquees Gul

LIST OF PUBLICATIONS
Book Edited
1. Khan, M. A., B. Boer, T. Abdelsalaam, M. -C. Godt, B. Gul, and M. Ozturk, 2013. Sabkha Ecosystems: Volume IV: Biodiversity and Cash-crop. Springer, (Netherlands)-
2. Khan, M. A., Ozturk, M, Gul, B, Ahmed Z. 2015. Halophytes for Food Security in Dry Lands. Elsevier Science Publishing
3. Khan, M. A; B. Boer, M. –C Godt, B. Gul, M. Ozturk, Breckle. 2016. Sabkha Ecosystems: Vol. V. The Americas. (in press). Springer (Netherlands)
Published peer reviewed articles (in impact factor journals)

1. M. Qasim; I. Aziz; M. Rasheed; Gul. B* and Khan, M. A. 2016. Effect of extraction solvents on polyphenols and antioxidant activity of medicinal halophytes. Pak. J. Bot., 48(2): 621-627, 2016.
2. Saman E; M. Qasim; Z. Abideen; R. Fatima ; Gul. B*; R. Ansari1 and M. A. Khan. 2016. Secondary metabolites as anti-nutritional factors in locally used halophytic forage/fodder. Pak. J. Bot., 48(2): 629-636, 2016.
3. Ali, H., B. Gul, M.Y. Adnan, M. Z. Ahmed, R. Ansari, and M. A. Khan. 2016. Potential of halophytes as cattle fodder: A case study in Pakistan. J. Agric. Sci.
4. Gul, B., A. Hameed, D.J. Weber and M. A. Khan. 2016. Assessing seeds germination responses of Great Basin halophytes to various exogenous chemical treatments under saline conditions. Sabkha Ecosystem V. The Americas.
5. Oilseed halophytes: a potential source of biodiesel using saline degraded lands
Zainul Abideen; M. Qasim; Rabab F., Gul. B; Ansari R and M. A. Khan. Biofuels, 2015. Vol. 6, Nos. 5_6, 241_248.
6. Diray-Arce, J., Gul, B., M.A. Khan and B.L. Nielsen. 2015. Transcriptomics of halophyte plants to understand mechanisms of salinity tolerance, in Proceedings of the International Conference on Halophytes for Food Security in Dry Lands (invited chapter accepted for publication, Elsevier).
7. M.A. Khan, Diray-Arce, J., M. Clement., and B.L. Nielsen., Gul, B. 2015. Optimization of de novo transcriptom assembly of the halophyte Suaeda fruticosa using cluster methods. BMC Genomics.
8. Diray-Arce, J.^, M.J. Clement, B. Gul, M.A. Khan, B.L. Nielsen. 2015. Transcriptome Assembly, Profiling and Differential Gene Expression Analysis of the Halophyte Suaeda fruticosa Provides Insights into Salt Tolerance. BMC Genomics
9. Hameed, A; Gulzar S; Aziz, A; Hussain, T; Gul, B. Khan, M. A. 2015. Effects of salinity and ascorbic acid on growth, water status and antioxidant system in a perennial halophyte. AoB Plants Advance Access. 01/2015;7.Dol:10:1093
10. Ahmed, M. Z., B. Gul, M. A. Khan, and K. N. Watanabe, B. Huchzermeyer, 2015. Characterization and function of sodium exchanger genes in Aeluropus lagopoides under NaCl stress. In: M.A. Khan, M. Ozturk, B. Gul, & M.Z. Ahmed (Eds): Halophytes for Food Security in Dry Lands. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-12-801854-5.00001-7
11. Hameed, A., B. Gul, and M. A. Khan, 2015. Exogenous chemical treatments have differential effects inimproving salinity tolerance of halophytes. In: M.A. Khan, M. Ozturk, B. Gul, & M.Z. Ahmed (Eds): Halophytes for Food Security in Dry Lands. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-12-801854-5.00001-7
12. Abideen, Z., M. Qasim, A. Rasheed, M.Y. Adnan, B. Gul and M. A. Khan. 2015. Antioxidant activity and polyphenolic content of Phragmites karka under saline conditions. Pakistan Journal of Botany 47: 813-818.
13. Rasheed, A., A. Hameed, M. A. Khan and B. Gul. 2015. Effects of salinity, temperature, light and dormancy regulating chemicals on seed germination of Salsola drummondii. Pakistan Journal of Botany 47: 11-19.
14. Hameed, A., S. Gulzar, I. Aziz, T. Hussain, B. Gul and M. A. Khan. 2015. Effects of salinity and ascorbic acid on growth, water status and antioxidant system in a perennial halophyte. AoB PLANTS/ doi:10.1093/aobpla/plv004
15. Rasheed, A., A. Hameed, M. A. Khan and B. Gul. 2015. Variation in temperature and light but not salinity invokes antioxidant enzyme activities in germinating seeds of Salsola drummondii. Plant Biosystems. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/11263504.2014.1001463
16. Ayesha R, Hameed, A, Khan, M. A., Gul, B. 2014. Variation in temperature and light but not salinity invokes antioxidant enzyme activities in germinating seeds of Salsola drummondii. Plant Biosystem,
17. Ayesha R, Hameed, A, Khan, M. A., Gul, B. 2015. Effects of salinity, temperature, light and dormancy regulating chemicals on seed germination of salsola drummondii ulbr. Pakistan Journal of Botany 47(1) 11-19.
18. Haibat, A., Gul, B., M. Adnan., Zaheer, M., Aziz I., Gulzar, S., Khan M. A. 2014. NPK mediated improvement in biomass production, photosynthesis and na+ regulation inpanicum antidotale under saline conditions. Pakistan Journal of Botany.46(6) 1975-1979.
19. Abideen, Z., Hameed, A., Koyro, H,. Gul, B., Ansari, R., Khan, M. A. 2014. Sustainable biofuel production from non-food sources – An overview. Emirates Journal of food and agriculture. 26(12) 1057.
20. Abideen, Z., Koyro H., Huchzermeyer, B., Ahmed Z., Gul, B., Khan, M. A. 2014. Moderate salinity stimulates growth and photosynthesis of Phragmites karka by water relations and tissue specific ion regulation. Environmental and Experimental Botany, 105
21. Moinuddin, M., Gulzar, S., Ahmed, Z., Gul, B., Koyro, H., Khan, M. A. 2014. Excreting and non-excreting grasses exhibit different salt resistance strategies. AoB Plants
22. Gul, B., Ansari, R., Ali H., Yousuf, M., Weber, D. J., Nielsen, B., Koyro, H., Khan, M. A. 2014. The sustainable utilization of saline resources for livestock feed production in arid and semi-arid regions: A model from Pakistan. Emirates journal of Food and Agriculture.
23. Hameed, A., Rasheed, A., Gul, B., Khan, M. A. 2014. Salinity inhibits seed germination of perennial halophytes Limonium stocksii and Suaeda fruticosa by reducing water uptake and ascorbate dependent antioxidant system. Environmental and Experimental Botany. 107:32-38
24. Koyro, H., H. Lieth., Gul, B., Ansari, R., Huchzermeyer, B., Abideen, Z., Hussain, T., Khan, M. A. 2014. Importance of the Diversity in Between Halophytes to Agriculture and Land Management in Arid and Semiarid Countries. Chapter., Sabkha Ecosystems: Vol. IV. Cash Crop Halophytes and Biodiversity Conservation.
25. Shaikh, F., Gul, B., Ansari, R., Alatar, A.R.A., Hegazy, A.K., Khan, M.A. 2013. Comparative effects of Nacl and sea salt on seed germination of two halophytic grasses under various light and temperature regimes. Pakistan Journal of Botany 45(3): 743-754.
26. Zehra, A., Gul, B., Ansari, R., Alatar A.A., Hegazy, A.K., Khan, M.A. 2013. Interactive effect of salt, light and temperature on seed germination and recovery of a halophytic grass - phragmites karka. Pakistan Journal of Botany. 45(3): 725-736.
27. Gul, B., R. Ansari, T. J. Flowers and M. A. Khan. 2013. Germination strategies of halophyte seeds under salinity. Environ. Exp. Bot. (2012), http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.envexpbot.2012.11.006
28. Ahmed, M.Z., T. Shimazaki, S. Gulzar, A. Kikuchi, B. Gul, M.A. Khan, H.-W. Koyro, B. Huchzermeyer, and K.N. Watanabe. 2013. The influence of genes regulating transmembrane transport of Na+ on the salt resistance of Aeluropus lagopoides. Functional Plant Biology; http://dx.doi.org/10.1071/FP12346
29. Hameed, A., T. Hussain, S. Gulzar, I. Aziz, B. Gul and M.A. Khan. 2012. Salt tolerance of a cash crop halophyte Suaeda fruticosa: biochemical responses to salt and exogenous chemical treatments. Acta Physiologiae Plantarum, DOI 10.1007/s11738-012-1035-6.
30. Abideen, Z., R. Ansari, B. Gul and M. A. Khan. 2012. The place of halophytes in the bio-fuels industry in Pakistan. Biofuels 3 (2): 211-220.
31. Zehra, A., F. Shaikh, R. Ansari, B. Gul and M. A. Khan. 2012. Effect of ascorbic acid on seed germination of three halophytic grass species under saline conditions. Grass and Forage Science. DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2494.2012.00899.x
32. Zehra, A., B. Gul, R. Ansari and M. A. Khan. 2012. Role of calcium in alleviating effect of salinity on germination of Phragmites karka seeds. South African Journal of Botany 78: 122-128.
33. Saeed, S., B. Gul and M. A. Khan. 2011. Comparative effects of NaCl and sea salt on seed germination of Arthrocnemum indicum. Pak. J. Bot., 43(2): 2-14.
34. Aziz, I., B. Gul, K. Shariff and M. A. Khan. 2011. Seasonal variation in plant water relation status of four desert halophytes from semi-arid region of Karachi. Pakistan Journal of Botany. 43: 587-594.
35. Gul, B., R. Ansari and M.A. Khan. 2010. Salt tolerance of Kochia scoparia: a new fodder crop for highly saline regions. Pakistan Journal of Botany. 42: 2479-2487.
36. Khan, M.A., B. Gul, R. Ansari, and W. Li. 2009. Role of ethylene in alleviating innate and salinity enforced seed dormancy in halophytes. Competes Rendus Biolgie. 332: 806-815.
37. Khan, M.A., R. Ansari, H. Ali, B. Gul and B.L. Nielsen. 2009. Panicum turgidum, a potentially sustainable cattle feed alternative to maize for saline areas. Agriculture, Ecosystems and Environment 129: 542-546. Highlighted as a Science Editors' Choice: Controlling Salt Intake (Jan. 2, 2009 Science issue) 323: 17.
38. Khan, M.A., R. Ansari, H. Ali, B. Gul and B. L. Nielsen. 2009. Panicum turgidum: a sustainable feed alternative for cattle in saline areas. Agriculture, Ecosystems & Environment 129: 542-546.
39. Agha F., B. Gul and M. A. Khan. 2009. Seasonal variation in productivity of Atriplex stocksii from a coastal marsh along the arabian sea coast. Pakistan Journal of Botany, 41(3): 1053-1068.
40. Khan M. A., B. Gul and D. J. Weber. 2009. Effect of germination regulating chemicals on seed germination of Halogeton glomeratus for alleviation of salinity stress. Pakistan Journal of Botany, 41: 1205-1212.
41. Gul, B. and M. A. Khan. 2008. Effect of compatible osmotica and plant growth regulators in alleviating salinity stress on the seed germination of Allenrolfea occidentalis. Pakistan Journal of Botany 40: 1957 - 1964.
42. Li, W., X. Liu, M. A. Khan, and B. Gul. 2008. Relationship between soil characteristics and halophytic vegetation in coastal region of North China. Pakistan Journal of Botany. 40: 1081-1090.
43. Shaikh, F., B. Gul, W. Li, X. Liu, and M. A. Khan. 2007. Seed germination of Urochondra setulosa: salinity-calcium interactions. Journal of Zhejiang Univ. Sci. B 8: 20-26.
44. Weber, D. J., R. Ansari, B. Gul, and M. A. Khan. 2006. Potential of halophytes as source of edible oil. Journal of Arid Environment 68: 315-321. UK.
45. Khan, M.A., B. Gul, and D.J. Weber. 2004. Temperature and high salinity effect in germinating dimorphic seeds of Atriplex rosea. Western North American Naturalist 64:193-201 (USA).
46. Khan, M.A., B. Gul, and D.J. Weber. 2004. Action of plant growth regulators and salinity on the seed germination of Ceratoides lanata. Canadian Journal of Botany 82: 37-42. Canada.
47. Duan, D., X. Liu, M.A. Khan and B. Gul. 2004. Effects of salt and water stress on the seed germination of Chenopodium glaucum L. Pakistan Journal of Botany 36: 793-800.
48. Khan, M.A., I.A. Ungar and B. Gul. 2003. Alleviation of salinity-enforced seed dormancy in Atriplex prostrata. Pakistan Journal of Botany. 36: 907-912.
49. Gul, B. and M. A. Khan. 2003. Effect of growth regulators and osmotica in alleviating salinity effects on the germination of Salicornia utahensis. Pakistan Journal of Botany. 36: 877-886.
50. Khan, M.A., B. Gul and D.J. Weber. 2002. Seed germination in the Great Basin halophyte Salsola iberica. Canadian Journal of Botany 80: 650-655. (Canada).
51. Khan, M.A., B. Gul, and D. J. Weber. 2002. Improving seed germination of Salicornia rubra. (Chenopodiaceae) under saline conditions using germination regulating chemicals. Western North American Naturalist 62: 101-105. (USA).
52. Khan, M.A., B. Gul and D.J. Weber. 2002. Effect of temperature and salinity on the germination of Sarcobatus vermiculatus. Biologia Plantarum 45: 133-135. (Czech Republic).
53. Khan, M. A., B. Gul, and D.J. Weber. 2001. Effect of salinity on the growth and ion content of the Salicornia rubra. Communication of Soil Science and Plant Research. 32: 2965-2977 (USA).
54. Gul, B. and D. J. Weber. 2001. Seed bank dynamics in a Great Basin salt playa. Journal of Arid Environments. 49: 785-79.
55. Harris, C. L., B. Gul, M. A. Khan, L. D. Hansen, and B. N. Smith. 2001. Seasonal changes in respiration of halophytes in salt playas in the Great Basin, USA. Wetland Ecology & Management 9: 463-468. (Australia).
56. Khan, M.A., B. Gul and D.J. Weber. 2001. Effect of salinity and temperature on the germination of Kochia scoparia. Wetland Ecology & Management 9: 483-489. (Australia).
57. Khan, M.A., B. Gul and D.J. Weber. 2001. Seed germination characteristics of Halogeton glomeratus. Canadian Journal of Botany 79: 1189-1194. (Canada).
58. Gul, B., D.J. Weber and M.A. Khan. 2001. Growth, ionic and osmotic relations of Allenrolfea occidentalis population in an inland salt playa of Great Basin desert. Journal of Arid Environment 48: 445-460. (UK).
59. Khan, M.A., B. Gul and D.J. Weber. 2001. Germination of dimorphic seeds of Suaeda moquinii under high salinity stress. Australian Journal of Botany 49: 185-192. (Australia).
60. Gul, B., Khan, M.A., and D. J. Weber. 2001. Seed germination in Sarcobatus vermiculatus: A halophytic shrub from Great Basin desert. Pakistan Journal of Botany 33: 473-482. (Pakistan).
61. Gul, B. and M.A. Khan. 2001. Seasonal seed bank patterns along a coastal marsh inundation gradient on an Arabian Sea near Karachi, Pakistan. Pakistan Journal of Botany 33: 305-314. (Pakistan).
62. Gul, B., M.A. Khan and D.J. Weber. 2000. Alleviation salinity and dark-enforced dormancy in Allenrolfea occidentalis seeds under various thermoperiods. Australian Journal of Botany 48: 745-752. (Australia).
63. Gul, B., D.J. Weber and M.A. Khan. 2000. Effect of salinity and planting density on the physiological responses of Allenrolfea occidentalis. Western North American Naturalist. 60: 188-197 (USA).
64. Khan, M.A., B. Gul, and D.J. Weber. 2000. Germination responses to Salicornia rubra to temperature and salinity. Journal of Arid Environment. 45: 207-214. (UK).
65. Gul, B. and M.A. Khan. 1999. Effect of intraspecific competition and inundation regime on the growth of Arthrocnemum macrostachyum L. population. Pakistan Journal of Botany 31: 163-172.
66. Gul, B. and D. J. Weber. 1999. Effect of light, salinity and thermoperiod on the seed germination of Allenrolfea occidentalis. Canadian Journal of Botany 77: 1-7.
67. Gul, B. and D.J. Weber. 1999. SEM studies on seed coat patterns in eight halophytic species of the family Chenopodiaceae. Journal of Indian Botanical Society 78: 331-338.
68. Khan, M.A., I.A. Ungar and B. Gul. 1998. Action of compatible osmotica and growth regulators in alleviating the effect of salinity on the germination of dimorphic seeds of Arthrocnemum indicum L. International Journal of Plant Sciences 159: 313-317. (USA).
69. Khan, M.A. and B. Gul. 1998. High salt tolerance in the germinating dimorphic seeds of Arthrocnemum indicum. International Journal of Plant Sciences 159: 826-832. (USA).
70. Gul, B. and D. J. Weber. 1998. Role of dormancy relieving compounds and salinity on the seed germination of Allenrolfea occidentalis. Annals of Botany 82: 555-562.
71. Gul, B. and M.A. Khan. 1998. Population characteristics of a coastal halophyte Arthrocnemum macrostachyum. Pakistan Journal of Botany 30: 189-197. (Pakistan).
72. Gul, B. and M.A. Khan. 1994. Growth, osmoregulation and ion accumulation in the coastal halophyte Arthrocnemum indicum under field conditions. Pakistan Journal of Marine Sciences 3: 115-123. (Pakistan).
73. Gul, B. and M.A. Khan. 1994. Growth, osmoregulation and ion accumulation in the coastal halophyte Arthrocnemum indicum under field conditions. Pakistan Journal of Marine Sciences 3: 115-123. (Pakistan).

74. Qasim, M., Abideen, Z., Adnan, M.Y., Ansari, R., Gul, B., Khan, M.A. 2014. Traditional ethno-botanical uses of medicinal plants from coastal areas of Pakistan. Journal of Coastal Life Medicine 2(1): 22-30.
75. Khan, M.A. F. Agha and B. Gul. 2008. Role of seed bank in the dynamics of desert communities. Biosaline Agriculture and High Salinity Tolerance. pp. 157-162. Edited by C. Abdelly, M. Ozturk, M. Ashraf and C. Grignon, Birkhuser Verlag, Switzerland.
76. Ansari, R., M.A., Khan, B. Gul and M. Qadir. 2008. Gainful utilization of salt affected lands: Prospects and precautions. Crop and Forage Production using Saline Waters. NAM S&T Centre. Printed in India.
77. Khan, M.A., R. Ansari, B. Gul and M. Qadir. 2006. Crop diversification options for salt-prone land resources. In Perspectives in Agriculture, Veterinary Science, Nutrition and Natural Resources. CABI, International, Vol 1 number 48. USA.
78. Khan, M.A. and B. Gul. 2006. Halophyte seed germination. In M. A. Khan, and D. J. Weber. Eco-physiology of High Salinity Tolerant Plants. pp. 11-30. Springer, Netherlands.
79. Gul, B. and M.A. Khan. 2006. Role of calcium in alleviating salinity effects in sub-tropical halophytes. In M. A. Khan, and D. J. Weber. Ecophysiology of High Salinity Tolerant Plants. pp. 107-114. Springer, Netherlands.
80. Smith, N., L.C. Harris, E.A. Keller, B. Gul, M.A. Khan and L.D. Hansen. 2006. Calorespirometric metabolism and growth in response to seasonal changes of temperature and salt. In M. A. Khan, and D. J. Weber. Ecophysiology of High Salinity Tolerant Plants. pp. 115-125. Springer, Netherlands.
81. Gul, B. and M.A. Khan. 2003. Saline Agriculture: promises and prospects for future agriculture in degraded saline lands. In A. Azhar et al. eds. Technology and Development in New Millennium, pp. 31-34. Karachi University Press, Karachi. (Pakistan).
82. Khan, M.A. and B. Gul. 2002. Some ecophysiological aspects of seed germination in halophytes. In: X. Liu, and M. Liu. Halophyte Utilization and Regional Sustainable Development of Agriculture, pp. 56 - 68. Metereological Press, Beijing, China.
83. Gul, B. and M.A. Khan. 2002. Seed germination of halophytes exposed to high salinity and temperature in the seed bank. In: X. Liu, and M. Liu. Halophyte Utilization and Regional Sustainable Development of Agriculture, pp. 69-76. Metereological Press, Beijing, China.
84. Weber, D.J., B. Gul and M.A. Khan. 2002. Potential uses of Allenrolfea occidentalis. In R. Ahmed. and K.A. Malik. Prospects of Saline Agriculture. pp. 333 - 352. Kluwer Academic Press, Netherlands.
85. Khan, M.A. and B. Gul. 2002. Arthrocnemum macrostachyum: a potential case for agriculture using above seawater salinity. In R. Ahmed and K.A. Malik. Prospects of Saline Agriculture. pp. 353 - 364. Kluwer Academic Press, Netherlands.
86. Gul, B., M.A. Khan and D.J. Weber. 2002. Salt tolerance of Salicornia rubra from salt playa of Great Basin desert. In R. Ahmed and K.A. Malik. Prospects of Saline Agriculture. pp. 365 - 375. Kluwer Academic Press, Netherlands.
87. Khan, M. A. and B. Gul. 2002. Salt tolerant plants of coastal sabkhas of Pakistan. In H. Barth. and B. Boer. Sabkha Ecosystems: Volume 1: The Arabian Peninsula and Adjacent Countries. pp. 123 - 140. Kluwer Academic Press, Netherlands.
88. Weber, D. J., B. Gul, M. A. Khan, T. Williams, P. Wayman, and S. Warner. 2001. Composition of vegetable oil from seeds of native halophytic shrubs. P. 237-240. In: McArthur, E. Durant; Fairbanks, Daniel J., comps. 2000. Proceedings: Shrubland Ecosystem Genetics and Biodiversity; 2000 June 13-15; Provo, UT. Proceedings RMRS-P-21. Ogden, Ut: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service Rocky Mountain Research Station. (USA).
89. Gul, B., M.A. Khan, and D.J. Weber. 1999. Population dynamics of a perennial halophyte Allenrolfea occidentalis. In McArthur, E.D; Ostler, W.K., Wambolt, C.L. comps. 1999. Proceedings: Shrubland Ecotones; 1998 August 12-14; Ephraim, Utah. Proc. RMRS-P-11, Ogden, UT: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Rocky Mountain Research Station. pp. 124-130. (USA).
90. Khan, M.A., and B. Gul. 1999. Seed bank strategies of coastal populations at Arabian sea coast. In McArthur, E.D; Ostler, W.K., Wambolt, C.L. comps. 1999. Proceedings: Shrubland Ecotones; 1998 August 12-14; Ephraim, Utah. Proc. RMRS-P-11, Ogden, UT: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Rocky Mountain Research Station. pp. 227-230. (USA).
91. Gul, B. and M.A. Khan.1995. Productivity of an Arthrocnemum indicum dominated coastal salt marsh at Karachi, Pakistan. In M.A. Khan and I.A. Ungar (Eds) Biology of Salt Tolerant Plants. Book Crafters, Michigan, USA, pp.99-106. (USA).
Manuscript accepted for publication
92. Khan, M.A., B. Gul and R. Ansari. 2011. Utilization of Saline Resources to Reduce Pressure on Good Quality Water. International Conference on Education for Sustainable Development in Support Cultural diversity & Biodiversity. 24-26th Jan. 2011, Muscat, Sultanate of Oman.
93. Hameed, A., M.Z. Ahmed, S. Gulzar, B. Gul, J. Alam, A.K. Hegazy, A.R.A. Alatar and M.A. Khan. 2012. Seed germination and recovery responses of Suaeda heterophylla to abiotic stresses. Pakistan Journal of Botany (Accepted).
94. Hegazy, A.K., A. A. Alatar, M. A. Khan and J. Lovett-Doust. 2012. Interactions among germination 1 “safe-sites” and “safe-sides” of Neurada procumbens L. (Neuradaceae). Act Ecol. Plant. (Final stage of review process).