Journal of Plant Biochemistry & Physiology
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FOS, Department of Botany, University of Central Punjab, Lahore, GCU Lahore, Pakistan

Biography

Dr. Ashraf W Khir is an Associate professor in the Department of Brunel Institute for Bioengineering.Brunel University,UK. His study interests major on Arterial Hemodynamics. Currently Dr. Ashraf W Khir is the author/editors/reviewer in several international journals. He published 10 articles in many journals and the articles are informative and got good citations.
 

Publications

• Research   
  Anatomical Study of Four Wild Plant Species Growing Along Contaminated Water Channel in Khokhar Town, Bund Road, Lahore, Pakistan
  Author(s): Nadeem-Ullah*, Ashraf W, Shafiq-ur-Rehman and Qurat-ul-ain
  
  The present study described the effect of waste water used for irrigation purpose on the anatomical characters of plants. This waste water comprises of municipal, industrial and dairy waste containing organic matter, Ca++, Mg++, Nitrogen, Phosphorus and Potassium. Anatomy of four wild plants i.e. Trianthema portulacastrum L., Amaranthes viridis L., Portulaca oleracea L. and Persicaria barbata L. was studied. It was found that Trianthema portulacastrum L. and Portulaca oleracea L. were directly affected and the size of vascular tissues and cortex reduced many times as compared to control, while on the other hand Amaranthes viridis L. and Persicaria berbata L. showed high growth than control... View More»
  DOI: 10.35248/2329-9029.20.8.252

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