Department of Botany

Dr. Khajista Jabeen

Dr. Khajista Jabeen
Dr. Khajista Jabeen

Professor (Tenured)
Department of Botany
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Experience

Date

Title

Institute

August 2010 – July 2011

Assistant Professor (IPFP)

Department of Botany, Lahore College for Women University, Lahore

17th October 2011- 4th Nov, 2019

Assistant Professor (TTS)

Department of Botany, Lahore College for Women University,

Lahore

4th Nov, 2019 - To date

Associate Professor (Tenured)

Department of Botany, Lahore

College for Women University, Lahore

25th Feb, 2025 – To date

Tenured Professor

Department of Botany, Lahore College for Women University,

Lahore

Memberships

  • Pakistan Botanical Society
  • Pakistan Phytopathological Society
  • Myco-Phytopathological Society of Pakistan
  • Bangladesh Botanical Society

Graduate Students/Postdocs/Undergraduate Students/ Honour Students/ Undergraduate students

Program

Completed As Supervisor

Completed

As Co- Supervisor

In Progress As supervisor

In Progress As Co supervisor

BS

33

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MS

41

12

02

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Ph. D

04

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04

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Duties

  • Member Academic Council, LCWU
  • Member Board of Faculty, LCWU
  • Member BOS, School of Botany, Minhaj University,
  • Member BOS, of Botany, LCWU
  • Member DTRC, of Botany, LCWU
  • Member, Research Ethic Committee, Dept. of Botany, LCWU

Brief Statement of Research Interest

  • Plant Pathology
  • Bio control
  • Mycology
  • Allelopathy

Publications

HEC Recognised (Impact Factor Journals)
  1. Tooba Shafiq, Khajista Jabeen, Sumera Iqbal, Aisha Umar, Mohamed S Elshikh, Reem M Aljowaie, Laurent Dufossé, Rashid Iqbal, Soumya Ghosh. 2025. Revista Argentina de Microbiología. 57 (2025) 125-135. (IF: 1.8, HJRS: W).
  2. Ajit Singh, Caryn Chow, Kevin Nathaniel, Yap Lip Vun, Sumera Javad. Khajista Jabeen. 2025. Management of Phytophthora and Phytopythium oomycete diseases in durian (Durio zibethinus). Crop Protection 190 (2025) 107086. (HJRS: W, IF: 2.5)
  3. Alia Naseem, Sumera Iqbal, Khajista Jabeen. Role of organic amendments in improving physiological and yield parameters of okra grown under saline conditions. International Journal of Recycling of Organic Waste in Agriculture (IJROWA). 13(4) 132437 (1-15). DOI: 6557fb9d5eff7. (IF: 0.7, HJRS: W).
  4. Faiza Anum, Khajista Jabeen, Sumera Javad, Solomon Habtemariam, Javad Sharifi-Rad, Zainab M. Almarhoon, Daniela Calin. Green synthesis of silver nanoparticles using Amaranthus viridis, Mentha piperita and Ocimum basilicum and their in-vitro antioxidant and antifungal activity against Botrytis cinerea. Minerva Biotechnology and Biomolecular Research. 36(2):54-64. (HJRS: Y, IF: 0.7).
  5. Zainab Waheed, Sumera Iqbal, Muhammad Irfan, Khajista Jabeen, Aisha Umar, Reem M. Aljowaie. Saeedah Musaed Almutairi, and Marek Gancarz. 2024. Pseudochrobactrum asaccharolyticum mitigates arsenic induced oxidative stress of maize plant by enhancing water status and antioxidant defense system. BMC Plant Biology (2024) 24:832. /doi.org/10.1186/s12870-024-05496-5 (IF: 3. HJRS: W)
  6. Zainab Waheed, Sumera Iqbal, Muhammad Irfan, Khajista Jabeen, Noshin Ilyas, Wahidah H. Al-Qahtani. 2024. Isolation and characterization of PGPR obtained from different arsenic- contaminated soil samples and their effect on photosynthetic characters of maize grown under arsenic stress. Environmental Science and Pollution Research. 31, 18656–18671. (IF: 4.6) (HJRS: W) DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s11356-024-31972-4
  7. Ramish Nida, Sumera Javad, Khajista Jabeen, Iqra Akhtar, Nimra Kousar, Anis Ali Shah and Muhammad Jan. 2024. Optimization of rapid protocol for extraction of phytochemical from Olea europaea – oleaceae. Pakistan Journal of Botany. 56(6): DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.30848/PJB2024-6(8). (IF: 1.2, HJRS:X)
  1. Alia Naseem, Sumera Iqbal, Khajista Jabeen, Aisha Umar, Khadiga Alharbi, Mohammed Antar, Katarzyna Grądecka-Jakubowska, Marek Gancarz & Iftikhar Ali. 2023. Organic amendments improve salinity-induced osmotic and oxidative stress tolerance in Okra (Abelmoschus esculentus (L.) Moench). BMC Plant 23, 522. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12870-023-04527-x (HJRS: W, IF: 5.4).
  2. Faiza Anum, Khajista Jabeen, Sumera Javad, Sumera Iqbal, Anis Ali Shah, Ryan Casini, Hosam O. Elansary. 2023. Management of botrytis grey mold of tomato using bio-fabricated silver nanoparticles. South African Journal of Botany. 159 (2023):642-652. (HJRS: W) IF: 3.11
  3. Iqra Akhtar, Sumera Javad, Khajista Jabeen, Zeb Saddiqe, Anis Ali Shah and Farheen Aslam. 2023. A rapid recovery of phytochemicals from carrot seeds: an analytical approach. Journal of Taibah University for                                17:1,                 221051. doi.org/10.1080/16583655. 2023.2221051 (HJRS: X) 
  4. Faiza Ahmad, Khajista Jabeen, Sumera Iqbal, Aisha Umar, Fuad Ameen, MarekGancarz & Doaa Bahaa Eldin Darwish. 2023. Influence of silicon nano-particles on Avena sativa L. to alleviate the biotic stress of Rhizoctonia solani. Scientific Reports. 13:15191.   (IF:   6)   (HJRS:   W) https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-023-41699-w.
  5. Ayesha Farooq, Sumera Javad, Khajista Jabeen, Anis Ali Shah, Asma Ahmad, Adnan Noor Shah, Mohammed Nasser Alyemeni, Walid F.A Mosa, Asad Abbas. 2023. Effect of calcium oxide, zinc oxide nanoparticles and their combined treatments on growth and yield attributes of Solanum lycopersicum Journal of King Saud University – Science. 35 102647. (IF: 3.8) (HJRS W)
  6. Zara Naeem, Khajista Jabeen, Muhammad Khalid Saeed, Sumera Iqbal & Sumera 2023. Ochratoxin Detoxification and Antioxidant Efficacy Of Amaranthus Viridis And Sorghum Halepense". Applied Ecology and Environmental Research. 21(1):393-407. (IF: 0.7) (HJRS X)
  7. Summera Jahan, Sumera Iqbal, Fahd Rasul, Khajista Jabeen. 2022. Evaluating the effects of biochar amendments on drought tolerance of soybean (Glycine max ) using relative growth indicators. Pakistan Journal of Botany.54(5): 1629-1641. (IF: 1.2) (HJRS: X)
  8. Zara Naeem, Khajista Jabeen, Sumera 2022. Management of ochratoxigenic fungi by phytochemicals of Amaranthus viridis L. Journal of Animal & Plant Sciences, 32(4): 1136-1142. (IF: 0.70) (HJRS: Y)
  9. Sumera Javad, Nimrah Azam, Nadia Ghaffar, Khajista Jabeen, Asma 2022. Effect of zinc oxide nanoparticles on shelf life of commonly used vegetables. Comptes rendus de l'Acad_emie bulgare des Sciences. 75: 933-942. (IF: 0.284). (HJRS: X)
  10. Shahnaz Hanif, Khajista Jabeen, Naureen Akhtar, Sumera 2022. GC-MS analysis & antifungal activity of Datura metel L. against Rhizoctonia solani Kuhn. Anais da Academia Brasileira de Ciências.                       94(1):                       1-8. https://doi.org/10.51694/AdvWeedSci/2022;40:00002. (IF:1.753, HJRS: W)
  11. Sana Khalid, Muhammad Zia-ur-Rehman, Usman Hameed, Shabnum Shaheen, Muhammad Naveed Shahid, Khajista Jabeen, Farah Khan, Muhammad Saleem 2022. Whiteflies are not responsible for transmission of chickpea chlorotic dwarf virus and mastrebegomo chimeric virus. Pakistan Journal                      of       Zoology. 1-7.      IF        (0.83). https://dx.doi.org/10.17582/journal.pjz/20181126101113 (HJRS:               X)
  12. Tehzeeb Zubairi, Khajista Jabeen, Sana Khalid, Sumera Iqbal. 2021. Isolation and molecular characterization of causal agent of blue mold on Allium cepa and its control by Pennisetum flaccidum Griseb. Saudi Journal of Biological Sciences. 28: 6774–6781. (IF: 4.219) (HJRS: W)
  13. Faiza Anum, Khajista Jabeen, Sumera Javad, Sumera Iqbal, Arifa Tahir, Zeeshan Javed, Natália Cruz-Martins, Seyed Abdulmajid Ayatollahi, Javad Sharifi-Rad, Mohammed M. Alshehri and William
  14. Cho. 2021. Green synthesized silver nanoparticles as potent antifungal agent against Aspergillus terreus Thom. Journal of Nanomaterials. Volume 2021, Article ID 2992335: 1-10. (IF: 2.986) (HJRS: X)
  15. Bareera Khan, Khajista Jabeen, Qudsiya Kanwal, Sumera 2021. Phytochemical constituents of pencil tree (Euphorbia tirucalli L.) as antifungal agent against mango anthracnose disease. Applied Ecology and Environmental Research. 19(4): 2915-2928. (IF: 0.711) (HJRS: X)
  16. Kashifa Noureen, Khajista Jabeen, Sumera Iqbal, Summera Jahan and Sumera 2021. Effect of Alternaria alternata (Fr.) Keissl. on the physiology of Pea (Pisum sativum L.). Revista de la Facultad de Agronomia de la Universidad del Zulia. 38(3): 462-479. (IF: 0.864) (HJRS: Y)
  17. Amina Anwaar, Khajista Jabeen, Sumera Iqbal and Sumera Javad. 2021. Antifungal efficacy of phytoconstituents of Medicago sativa against Rhizoctonia solani. 101:1-5. (IF: 0.273) (HJRS: Y)
  18. Zara Naeem, Alya Maimoona, Khajista Jabeen, Bareera Khan and Sumera Iqbal. 2020. Evaluation of fungicidal potential of Ocimum sanctum and Nicotiana tabacum Aspergillus flavus and niger. Pakistan Journal of Botany. 52(6): 2223-2228. (IF: 0.8) (HJRS: X)
  19. Sumera Javad, Asma Ahmad, Iqra Akhtar, Nadia Ghaffar, Khajista Jabeen. 2020. Comparative assessment of phenolic compounds and antioxidant properties of green tea made by microwave assisted and stove heating. Bangladesh Journal of Botany. 49(4): 1151-1155. (IF: 0.209) (HJRS: Y)
  20. Summera Jahan, Sumera Iqbal, Fahd Rasul, Khajista Jabeen. 2020. Efficacy of biochar as soil amendments for soybean (Glycine max ) morphology, physiology, and yield regulation under drought. Arabian Journal of                     Geosciences                      (2020)         13:   356. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12517-020-05318-6. (IF: 1.327) (HJRS: X)
  21. Sana Bashir, Khajista Jabeen, Sumera Iqbal, Sumera Javad & Aroosa Naeem. 2019. Lantana camara: Phytochemical analysis and antifungal prospective. Planta Daninha. 37(3): 1-7. (IF: 0.791) (HJRS: W)

  22. Iqra Akhtar, Sumera Javad, Zubaida Yousaf, Sumera Iqbal, Khajista Jabeen. Microwave assisted extraction of phytochemicals an efficient and modern approach for botanicals and pharmaceuticals. Pakistan Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences. 32(1): 223-230. (IF: 0.596)

  23. Rafia Naeem, Khajista Jabeen & Sumera Iqbal. 2018. Physiological response of Vigna radiata wilczek to southern blight disease. Bangladesh Journal of Botany. 47(2): 343-349. (IF: 0.233)

  24. Maryam Munawwar, Khajista Jabeen & Sumera 2018. Biochar and compost antifungal activity against Botrytis cinerea pers. ex. Bangladesh Journal of Botany. 47(1): 141-146. (IF: 0.233)

  25. Bareera Khan, Khajista Jabeen & Sumera Iqbal. 2018. “Fungistatic potential of Euphorbia hirta against Colletotrichum gloeosporioides Penz. causal agent of anthracnose. Romanian Biotechnological Letters. 23(6): 14153-14159. (IF: 0.369).

  26. Shahnaz Hanif, Khajista Jabeen, Sumera 2017. Management of damping off disease by extracts of Albizia lebbeck (L.) Benth. Bangladesh Journal of Botany. 46(3): 1019-1024. (IF: 0.233)

  27. Sumera Javed, Nadia Ghaffar, Iqra Naseer, Khajista Jabeen, Arusa Aftab and Shabnam Shaheen. 2017. Antibacterial activity of phyto- mediated silver nanoparticles developed from Melia azedarach. Periodicum Biologrum. 119(2): 107-111 (IF: 0.184.

  28. Maryam Karim, Khajista Jabeen, Sumera Iqbal and Arshad Javaid. 2017. Bioefficacy of Datura metel extracts against pathogen of anthracnose disease of mango. Plant Daninha, 35: 1-7. (IF: 0.461)

  29. Yousara Hafeez, Sumera Iqbal, Khajista Jabeen, Sobia Shahzad, Summera Jahan & Fahd 2017. Effect of biochar application on seed germination and seedling growth of Glycine max (L.) Merr. under drought stress. Pakistan Journal of Botany. 49(SI): 7-13. (0.69)

  30. Aqsa Zahid Sherazi, Khajista Jabeen, Sumera Iqbal, Zubaida 2016. Management of Ascochyta rabiei (Pass). Lab by Chenopodium album L. extracts. Planta Daninha. 34(4): 675-680. (IF: 0.395).

  31. Summera Jahan, Sumera Iqbal, Khajista Jabeen and Sara 2015. Ameliorating influence of sulfur on germination attributes of canola (Brassica napus L.) under chromium stress. Pakistan Journal of Botany. 47(2): 407-411. (IF: 1.207).

  32. Khajista Jabeen, Tehzeeb Zubairi, Sumera Iqbal. 2014. Management of Botrytis cinerea (grey mold disease) by methanolic extract of Pongamia pinnata Mitteilungen Klosterneuburg. 64:105-113. (IF:0.031)

  33. Khajista Jabeen, Arshad Javaid, Ejaz Ahmed and Makshof Athar (2011). Antifungal compounds of Melia azedarach leaves for management of Ascochyta rabiei the cause of chickpea Natural Product Research. 25(3): 264–276 (IF: 0.810)

  34. Khajista Jabeen and Arshad Javaid (2010). Antifungal activity of Syzgium cumini against Ascochyta rabiei. Natural Product Research. 24(12):1158-1167. (IF: 0.906)

  35. Arshad Javaid, Shakeel Ahmad, Amna Javaid, Nadeem Shad and Khajista Jabeen (2009). Screening of mungbean cultivars under rice allelopathic stress for best agronomic and symbiotic traits. Allelopathy Journal, 24(2): 331- (IF.0.79)

  36. Rukhsana Bajwa, Arshad Javaid, Shazia Shafique, Amna Javaid, Khajista Jabeen, Sobya Shafique (2008). Fungistatic activity of aqueous and organic solvent extracts of three rice varieties against phytophathogenic Allelopathy Journal, 22(2): 363-370. (IF: 0.525).

  37. Khajista Jabeen and Arshad Javaid (2008). Antifungal activity of aqueous and organic solvent extracts of allelopathic trees against Ascochyta   Allelopathy  Journal,  22(1):231-238. (IF: 0.525)

ISI Indexed (Non-Impact Factor Journals):
  • Ulfat, Z. Abada, N. M. Alic, S. Sarwarb, K. Jabeen and A. Abrar, 2024. Screening, biochemical characterization and antibiotics resistance/susceptibility of bacteria isolated from native soil and water samples. Brazilian Journal of Biology, 2024, vol. 84, e254016 | https://doi.org/10.1590/1519-6984.254016. (IF: 1.651)
  • Javaid A, Jabeen   T, Khan   IH, Jabeen   K, Akbar M (2022). Herbicidal potential of Alternaria citri Ellis and Pierce         metabolites                            against Parthenium hysterophorus Allelopathy         Journal 55(1):      25- [IF 0.962]
  • Tehmina Kausar, Khajista Jabeen, Arshad Javaid, Sumera 2022. Herbicidal efficacy of culture filtrates of Alternaria brassicicola and Alternaria gaisen against parthenium weed. Advances in                                    Weed              Science. https://doi.org/10.51694/AdvWeedSci/2022;40:00002.
  • Farwa Batool, Samina Sarwar, Khajista Jabeen, Tooba Shafiq & Abdul Nasir Khalid. Assessment of antifungal activity of some boletes mushrooms found in Himalayan range of Pakistan against some fungi. Pure & Applied Biology. 8(4): 2257-2261. (Y category)
  • Anum, A. Aftab, A. Tahir, A. Khalid, Z. Yousaf, Z. H. Aftab, Jabeen, A. Alam, M.A. Saleem and S. Raza. 2019. Phytochemical analysis and antifungal potential evaluation of Phyllanthus emblica. Pakistan Journal of Science.72(2): 89-98. (Z category)
  • Arshad Javaid, Iqra Haider Khan, Khajista Jabeen, Uzma Bashir (2019). Evaluation of mycochemical profile of Alternaria japonica through GC-MS Pakistan Journal of Phytopathology, 31(2): 171-175
  • Anum Sehar, Khajista Jabeen, Sumera Iqbal, Fahd Rasul & Sumera Javad. Assessment of biochar and compost antifungal potential against Botryodiplodia theobromae Pat. International Journal of Biology & Biotechnology., 14(4): 585-589,
  • Tayyaba Ejaz, Khajista Jabeen, Sumera Iqbal & Aroosa 2017. Fungistatic potential of Sonchus asper against Botrytis cinerea and Rhizoctonia solani. International Journal of Biosciences. 10(1): 327- 334.
  • Aqsa Shahid, Zeb Saddiqe, Khajista Jabeen. 2016. Antifungal and antioxidant activity of stem bark extracts of Ficus religiosa Pure & Applied Biology. 5(4): 1304-1315. (Y category)
  • Faiza Karim, Khajista Jabeen and Sumera Iqbal. 2015. Antifungal potential of Cynodon dactylon against grey mold disease. International Journal of Biology, Pharmacy & Allied 4(12): 6850-6858.
  • Nidra Waheed, Khajista Jabeen, Sumera Iqbal, Arshad Javaid. 2016. Biopesticidal activity of Calotropis procera against Macrophomina phaseolina. African Journal of Traditional Complementary and Alternative Medicine. 13(6):163-167.
  • Fakhar-un-Nisa Yunus, Madiha Iqbal, Khajista Jabeen, Zakia Kanwal, Farzana Rashid. 2016. Antagonistic Activity of Pseudomonas fluorescens against Fungal Plant Pathogen Aspergillus Science Letters. 4(1): 66-70.
  • Sumera Javad, Sumera Sarwar, Khajista Jabeen, Sumera Iqbal and Amina Tariq. 2016. Enhanced extraction of an anticancer drug, Vinblastine, from Catharanthus roseus. Pure and Applied Biology: 5(3): 608-614.
  • Ayesha Sadiqa, Khajista Jabeen and Sumera 2015. Antifungal activity of Amaranthus viridis against Botrytis grey mold. International Journal of Development Research. 5(12): 6147-6150.
  • Khajista Jabeen, Aqsa Zahid Sherazi and Sumera Iqbal. (2014). Antifungal potential of Chenopodium album against chickpea blight. Journal of Agricultural Science and Technology A& B. 4(1A): 69-75.
  • Khajista Jabeen, Nidra Waheed and Sumera Iqbal (2013). Antifungal Potential of Calotropis procera against Macrophomina phaseolina. Life Science Journal. 10(12s): 572-576. (IF: 0.165)
  • Khajista Jabeen, Shahnaz Hanif, Shagufta Naz and Sumera Iqbal (2013). Antifungal activity of Azadirachta indica against Alternaria solani. Journal of Life Science & Technology. 1: (1) 89-92.
  • Arshad Javaid, Khajista Jabeen, Sara Samad, Amna Javaid (2011). Management of parthenium weed by extracts and residue of wheat. African Journal of Biotechnology. 10(65): 14399-14403.
  • Ayesha Qaisar, Sumera Iqbal, Khajista Jabeen, Saba Latif. 2014. Response of maize to hydrogen peroxide priming under chromium stress. Mycopath, 12(2): 123-127.
  • Khajista Jabeen, Anum Ansar and Sumera Iqbal (2013). Management of Macrophamina phaseolina by methanolic extracts of Ficus benghalensis Mycopath: 11(2): 75-79.Khajista Jabeen, Bareera Khan, Sumera Iqbal (2012). Antifungal potential of methanolic leaf and bark extracts of Cassia fistula against Ascochyta rabiei. Mycopath 10(2): 77-82
    HEC Recognized Journals (Non-Impact Factor):
  • Summera Jahan, Sumera Iqbal,Khajista Jabeen. 2024. Efficacy of Sulfur Supplementation for Improving Chromium Tolerance in Canola (Brassica napus ). Plant Health 03 (01) 2024. 121-134. (HJRS: Y)
  • Zara Naeem, Khajista Jabeen, Muhammad Khalid Saeed, Sumera Iqbal. 2021. Phytochmical analysis and antifungal potential of Sorghum Halepense (L.) Pers. for the management of mycotoxigenic fungi. Pakistan Journal Weed Science Research. 27(4): 505-512.
  • Alia Naseem, Sumera Iqbal, Khajista Jabeen. 2019. Effect of selected organic amendments on germination and yield of Abelmoschus esculentus (L.) moench grown under chromium Stress. Biologia. 65(II): 1-7. (Y Category)
  • Mahrukh Shahid, Khajista Jabeen & Sumera Iqbal. 2018. Evaluation of antifungal potential of wood biochar against Fusarium oxysporum Biologia. 64(2): 227-232. (Y category)
  • Amina Tariq, Sumera Javad, Saffia Batool, Aysha Javeed & Khajista Jabeen. 2017. A rapid protocol for extraction of Podophyllotoxin (an anticancerous compound) from Podophyllum hexandrum Biologia (Pakistan). 63 (1), 73-78. (Y Category)
  • Anila Younas, Khajista Jabeen, Sumera Iqbal, Sumera Javed. 2016. Effect of Macrophomina phaseolina on germination, growth and physiology of Capsicum frutescens Pakistan Journal of Phytopathology. 28 (02) 207-211. (Y category)
  • Wajeeha Azhar, Khajista Jabeen, Sumera Iqbal. 2016. In vitro appraisal of Alstonia scholaris antifungal activity against Fusarium wilt. Journal of Agricultural Research. 54(2): 221-231. (Y category)
  • Afshan Khan, Khajista Jabeen, Sumera Iqbal. 2016. Antifungal activity of Syzygium cumini against Rhizoctonia solani. Pure and Applied Biology: 5(2): 193-199. ( Y category)
  • Huma Shahbaz, Khajista Jabeen, Sumera Iqbal. 2015. Evaluation of antifungal activity of Solanum nigrum against Aspergillus niger, the cause of black rot disease of onion. Pakistan Journal of Phytopathology. 27(2): 121-125. (Y category)
  • Khajista Jabeen, Kashifa Noureen, Shagufta Naz, Sumera Iqbal and Shahnaz Hanif. 2014. Fungistatic effects of Melia azedarach against early blight of potato. Pakistan Journal of Phytopathology. 26(2): 219-224. (Y category)
  • Khajista Jabeen, Arshad Javaid and Makshoof Athar (2008). Fungistatic activity of aqueous and organic solvent extracts of Melia Azedarach against  Ascochyta  Rabiei.  Pakistan  Journal  of Phytopathology, 20(1): 143-149. (Y category)
  • Arshad Javaid and Khajista Jabeen, Amna Javaid (2007). Effect of NPK fertilizers and two types of manures on growth and mycorrhizal colonization of wheat. Pakistan. Journal of Phytopathology. 19(2):132-137. (Y category)

Book Chapters

  • Sana Khalid, Muhammad Naveed Shahid, Kiran Nawaz, Muddesra Naeem, Khajista Jabeen. 2025. Structure and mechanism of Transcription Activator-like Effector Nuclease (TALEN)-mediated genome editing in plants. CABI Press.
  • Sumera Javad, Ajit Singh, Iqra Naseer, Asma Ahmad, Khajista Jabeen, M. Faizan. Nanoagrochemicals Transformation in the Soil-Plant System. 2024. In: Nanoscience and Soil-Water Interaction in Agroecosystem. Ed. Kamel Abd-Elsalam. Fen Wang, Muhammad Zahid. CRC press.
  • Sumera Iqbal, Summera Jahan, Khajista Jabeen, Noshin Ilyas. 2023. Signaling pathway of reactive oxygen species in crop plants under abiotic stress. Springer: 249–262.
  • Iqra  Akhtar, Sumera  Javad, Khajista  Jabeen, Amina Tariq, Komal Nawaz, Anis Ali Shah, Ramish Nida & Nimra Kousar. 2023. Adverse impact of ROS on nutrient accumulation and distribution in plants. Springer: 263–292.
  • Iqra Naseer, Sumera Javad, Ajit Singh, Saba Maqsood, Sumera Iqbal and Khajista Jabeen. 2022. “Alleviation of drought stress in plants using metal nanoparticles-A perspective analysis, Springer: 115-149.
  • Sumera Javad and Khajista Jabeen. 2018. “Enzymology and Nanoparticles”. Nanobotany, Springer: 161-173.
  • Khajista Jabeen and Faiza Anum, 2020. “Myco-nanotechnology in Agriculture”. Nanoagronomy, Springer, 53-68.

Research Grants and Contracts.

  • Principal Investigator in PSF-NSFC project PSF-NSFC/JSEP/3 65/2022- 2023 “Management of bacterial leaf blight by biological agents. 3.5 million (Ongoing)
  • Principal Investigator in HEC project on “Ochratoxigenic fungi management by phytochemicals of common weeds” 2020 of 1 Million (Completed)
  • Principal Investigator in HEC project on “Isolation of Natural compounds from Melia azedarach & Azadirachta indica as antifungal agent against early blight of potato”. 2011. 0.5 Million (Completed)
  • Co-Principal investigator in HEC project “Forcing of epicormic sprouts for the clonal propagation of Shisham”. 2012. 0.5 Million (Completed)

Workshops / Conferences/Seminar/ Organized

  • One-day International Seminar on Management of bacterial leaf blight by biological agents”. 5th March, 2024. Department of Botany, Lahore College for Women University, (Organizer).
  • PHEC workshop “Intellectual Property & Patent Filing” (training for public sector universities. 13-14 Sept, 2023, UVAS, Lahore.
  • 1st International Conference on Sustainable Development 29th - 31st March, 2022. Lahore College for Women University, Lahore. (Organizer).
  • 3rd International Conference on Plant Pathology & 7th Biennial Meeting of Phytopathological Society, 19th-21st November 2007. Pakistan Department of Mycology and Plant Pathology, University of the Punjab, Lahore. (Organizer).
  • International Conference on “Smart Plantation, An Ultimate Solution to Climate Change” (ICSP 2020) 2nd - 4th March, Department of Botany, Lahore College for Women University, Lahore, Pakistan. (Organizer).
  • HEC Workshop on Identification and Conservation of Micromycetes, 20th - 25th August, 2007. Department of Mycology and Plant Pathology, University of the Punjab Lahore, Pakistan. (Organizer).