Muhammad Ishaq Asif Rehmani

Dr. Muhammad Ishaq Asif Rehmani

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Education

• PhD, Agronomy (Agronomyclimatogy and Environmental Ecology), 2011, Nanjing Agricultural University,(NjAU) Nanjing, China
  
• MSc (Hons) Agriculture, Agronomy, 2006, University of Agriculture Faisalabad, Pakistan
• BSc (Hons) Agriculture, Agronomy, 2004, Bahauddin Zakariya University (BZU) Multan, Pakistan

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Research Interests

Agronomy, Agroclimatology, Climate Change Impact Assessment, Abiotic Stresses, Environmental Change, Heat Stress, Crop Production, Free-Air Temperature Enhancement (FATE), Ecology, Ecophysiology, Biodiversity, Plant Community Ecology, Plant Nutrition, Climate variability and crop production, climate resilience, Muhammad Ishaq Asif Rehmani, asymmetric warming, open-field warming, rice yield and quality, Yangtze River, climate resilient agriculture

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Work Experience

• Associate Professor,  since 2021, Department of Agronomy, Ghazi University, Dera Ghazi Kahan, Pakistan
• Assistant Professor,  2014-2021, Department of Agronomy, Ghazi University, Dera Ghazi Kahan, Pakistan
• Assistant Professor,  2012-2014, University College of Agriculture, University of Agriculture Faisalabad, Pakistan
• Assistant Professor,  2012-2012, Department of Environmental Sciences, Bahauddin Zakariya University (BZU) Multan, Pakistan

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Academic Honors and Awards

• HEC Overseas Scholarship for PhD in China

• President Gold Medal, 2005, PBSA

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Featured Publications

• Rehmani, M.I.A.*; Ding, C.; Li, G.; Ata-Ul-Karim, S.T. et al. 2021. Vulnerability of rice production to temperature extremes during rice reproductive stage in Yangtze River Valley, China. Journal of King Saud University – Science. 33(8): 101599, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jksus.2021.101599,

 

Rehmani, MIA*, G. Wei, N. Hussain, G. Li, C. Ding, Z. Liu, Z. S. Wang and Y. Ding. 2014. Yield and quality responses of two indica rice hybrids to post-anthesis asymmetric day and night open-field warming in lower reaches of Yangtze River delta. Field Crops Res. 256:231-241. http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0378429013003250

 

Rehmani, M.I.A., * J. Zhang, G. Li, S.T. Ata-Ul-Karim, S. Wang, B.A. Kimball, C. Yan, Z. Liu and Y. Ding. 2011. Simulation of future global warming scenarios in rice paddies with an open-field warming facility. Plant Methods. 7:41. http://plantmethods.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/1746-4811-7-41

 

Haider, F. U., A. L. Virk, Muhammad Ishaq Asif Rehmani, et al. 2022. Integrated Application of Thiourea and Biochar Improves Maize Growth, Antioxidant Activity and Reduces Cadmium Bioavailability in Cadmium-Contaminated Soil. Frontiers in Plant Science. 12: 809322

 

• Ata-Ul-Karim, S.T., Y. Zhu, Q. Cao, I.A. Rehmani, W. Cao and L. Tang. 2017. In-season assessment of grain protein and amylose content in rice using critical nitrogen dilution curve. European Journal of Agronomy. 90: 139-151. http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1161030117301090
• Lu, K., Z. Guo, S. Di, Y. Lu, Muhammad Ishaq Asif Rehmani, C. Rong, Y. Ding, W. Li and C. Ding. 2023. OsMFT1 Inhibits Seed Germination by Modulating Abscisic Acid Signaling and Gibberellin Biosynthesis under Salt Stress in Rice. Plant and Cell Physiology. 64: 674-685  https://doi.org/10.1093/pcp/pcad029. 
• Shoukat, M. R., S. Jahan Leghari, N. Ahmad, A. L. Virk, F. U. Haider, M.I.A. Rehmani and I. Laraib. 2022. Effects of foliar applied thiourea on maize physiology, growth and yield (Zea mays L.) under shaded conditions. Journal of Plant Nutrition. 45 (9), 1312-1321.
• Hou, D., J. Bi, L. Ma, K. Zhang, D. Li, Muhammad Ishaq Asif Rehmani, J. Tan, Q. Bi, Y. Wei, G. Liu, X. Yu and L. Luo. 2022. Effects of Soil Moisture content on germination and physiological characteristics of rice seeds with different specific gravity. Agronomy. 12: 500.

Muhammad Ishaq Asif Rehmani, asymmetric warming, open-field warming, rice yield and quality, Yangtze River, climate resilient agriculture

Other publications

Raza, T., … M.I.A. Rehmani, S.d.l.S. Villalobos, T. Mumtaz, et al. 2025. Bioherbicides: revolutionizing weed management for sustainable agriculture in the era of One-health. Current Research in Microbial Sciences. 100394. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.crmicr.2025.100394 

• Asghar, N., A. Aziz, M.F. Azhar, U. Irfan, I. Rafiq, H. Farooq, M.I.A.Rehmani, A.E. Sabagh. 2022. Assessment of Phytochemical Analysis, Nutritional Composition and Antimicro-bial Activity of Moringa oleifera. Phyton International Journal of Experimental Botany. 91 (8): 1817-1829.
• Manzoor, H., Mehwish, S. Bukhat, S. Rasul, M.I.A. Rehmani, S. Noreen et al., 2022. Methyl jasmonate alleviated the adverse effects of cadmium stress in pea (Pisum sativum L.): A nexus of photosystem-ii activity and dynamics of redox balance. Frontiers in Plant Sciences. 12: 860664.
• Ahmad, N., A. L. Virk, S. Hussain, M. B. Hafeez, F. U. Haider, M.I.A. Rehmani, T.A. Yasir and A. Asif. 2022 Integrated application of plant bioregulator and micronutrients improves crop physiology, productivity and grain biofortification of delayed sown wheat. Environmental Science and Pollution Research. 29 (35), 52534-52543.
• Manzoor, R., M.-S. Akhtar, K.-S. Khan, T. Raza, M.I.A. Rehmani, C. Rosen, et al. 2022. Diagnosis and Recommendation Integrated System Assessment of the Nutrients Limiting and Nutritional Status of Tomato. Phyton-International Journal of Experimental Botany: 91 (12), 2759-2774. 
• Khan, K., M. Ali, M. Naveed, M.I.A. Rehmani, M. Shafique, H. Ali, et al. 2022. Co-application of organic amendments and inorganic P increase maize growth and soil carbon, phosphorus availability in calcareous soil. Front. Environ. Sci. 10:949371. doi:10.3389/fenvs.2022.949371.
• Virk, A.L., M.S. Farooq, A. Ahmad, T. Khaliq, M.I.A. Rehmani*, F.U. Haider and M. Ijaz. 2021. Effect of seedling age on growth and yield of fine rice cultivars under alternate wetting and drying system. Journal of Plant Nutrition. 44(1): 1-15.  https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/01904167.2020.1812642.
• Yasir, T.A., A. Khan, A. Wasaya, M.I.A. Rehmani, N. Sarwar, K. Mubeen, M. Skalicky, M. Brestic, M.S. Islam, M.M. Hassan. 2021. Exogenous Sodium Nitroprusside Mitigates Salt Stress in Lentil (Lens culinaris Medik.) by Affecting the Growth, Yield and Biochemical Properties. Molecules. 26(9): 2540.
• Sarfraz, Z., M. M. Shah, M. S. Iqbal, M. F. Nazir, I. Al-Ashkar, M.I.A. Rehmani*, M. Shahid Iqbal, N. Ullah and A. El Sabagh. 2021. Rendering Multivariate Statistical Models for Genetic Diversity Assessment in A-Genome Diploid Wheat Population. Agronomy. 11: 2339.
• Almakas, A., G. Chen, F. M. Wattoo, R. M. Rana, M. A. Saleem, Z. Gao, M. W. Amjid, M.I.A. Rehmani*, A. Hashem and E. F. Abd_Allah. 2021. Comparative Physiological, Biochemical, and Proteomic Responses of Photooxidation-Prone Rice Mutant 812HS under High Light Conditions. Agronomy. 11: 2225.
• Plabon, M. E. A., S. C. Mondal, M. M. Or Rashid, M. K. Chowdhury, A. Saeid, F. Althobaiti, E. S. Dessok, M.I.A. Rehmani*, S. K. Mustafa and M. S. Islam. 2021. Chemical composition and anti-microbial activity of hog plum (Spondias mombin L.) peel oil extracted from different regions of tropical climates. Horticulturae. 7: 428.
• Naz, T., M. Mazhar Iqbal, M. Tahir, M. M. Hassan, M.I.A. Rehmani*, et al.,. 2021. Foliar Application of Potassium Mitigates Salinity Stress Conditions in Spinach (Spinacia oleracea L.) through Reducing NaCl Toxicity and Enhancing the Activity of Antioxidant Enzymes. Horticulturae. 7: 566.
• Sarwar, A., S. R. Ahmad, M.I.A. Rehmani*, et al. 2021. Mapping Groundwater Potential for Irrigation, by Geographical Information System and Remote Sensing Techniques: A Case Study of District Lower Dir, Pakistan. Atmosphere. 12: 669.
• Nazir, M.F.; Sarfraz, Z.; Mangi, N.; Shah, M.K.N.; Mahmood, T.; Mahmood, T.; Iqbal, M.S.; Rehmani, M.I.A*, et al. Post-Anthesis Mobilization of Stem Assimilates in Wheat under Induced Stress. Sustainability 2021, 13, 5940.
• Hussain, S.; Nanda, S.; Zhang, J.; Rehmani, M.I.A, et al. Auxin and Cytokinin Interplay during Leaf Morphogenesis and Phyllotaxy. Plants 2021, 10, 1732.
• Malhi, G. S., M. C. Rana, S. Kumar, M.I. A. Rehmani*, et al. 2021. Efficacy, Energy Budgeting, and Carbon Footprints of Weed Management in Blackgram (Vigna mungo L.). Sustainability. 13: 13239.
• Iqbal, J., M.I.A. Rehmani*, S. Sagheer, N. Kaleem and J. Muneer. 2020. Herbicidal Potential of Some Dry Land Plants Against Lathyrus aphaca, Winter Season Weed. Planta Daninha. 37: e020171297. https://doi.org/10.1590/s0100-83582020380100001.

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• Iqbal, J., A. Ditommaso, M.I.A. Rehmani, K. Jabran, S. Hussain, W. Nasim, S. Fahad, M.A. Shehzad, A. Ali. 2019. Purple nutsedge (Cyperus rotundus) control through interference by summer crops. International Journal of Agriculture and Biology. 21(5): 1083-1088.
• Bashir, A., M.A. Shehzad, I. Hussain, I.A. Rehmani, S.H. Bhatti. 2019. Reservoir Inflow Prediction by Ensembling Wavelet and Bootstrap Techniques to Multiple Linear Regression Model. Water Resources Management. 33(15): 5121-5136. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11269-019-02418-1 
• Nawaz, H., N. Hussain, A. Yasmeen, S.A.H. Bukhari, I.A. Rehmani. 2019. Ultra-narrow row spacing: a sustainable and economical approach ensuring profitable cotton production. Pakistan Journal of Agricultural Sciences. 56(1): 101-107. https://pakjas.com.pk/papers/2933.pdf .
• Bashir, M.A., S. Saeed, A. Sajjad, K.A. Khan, H.A. Ghramh, M.A. Shehzad, H. Mubarak, N. Mirza, S. Mahpara, I.A. Rehmani, M.J. Ansari. 2019. Insect pollinator diversity in four forested ecosystems of southern Punjab, Pakistan. Saudi Journal of Biological Sciences. 26(7): 1835-1842. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.sjbs.2018.02.007
• Bashir, M.A., A.M. Alvi, K.A. Khan, I.A. Rehmani, M.J. Ansari, S. Atta, H.A. Ghramh, T. Batool, M. Tariq. 2018. Role of pollination in yield and physicochemical properties of tomatoes (Lycopersicon esculentum). Saudi Journal of Biological Sciences. 25(7): 1291-1297. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.sjbs.2017.10.006 
• Nasim, W., A. Ahmad, A. Amin, M. Tariq, Awais, M. Saqib, K. Jabran, G.M. Shah, S.R. Sultana, H.M. Hammad, M.I.A. Rehmani, et al. 2018. Radiation efficiency and nitrogen fertilizer impacts on sunflower crop in contrasting environments of Punjab, Pakistan. Environmental Science and Pollution Research. 25: 1822-1836. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11356-017-0592-z
• Farid, M., S. Ali, M. Rizwan, Q. Ali, R. Saeed, T. Nasir, G.H. Abbasi, I.A. Rehmani, S.T. Ata-Ul-Karim, S.A.H. Bukhari, T. Ahmad. 2018. Phyto-management of chromium contaminated soils through sunflower under exogenously applied 5-aminolevulinic acid. Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety. 151: 255-265.  https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ecoenv.2018.01.017
• Darand, M., M. Dostkamyan, I.A. Rehmani*. 2017. Spatial autocorrelation analysis of extreme precipitation in Iran. Russian Meteorology and Hydrology. 42(6): 415-424. https://doi.org/10.3103/S1068373917060073 
• Ata-Ul-Karim, S.T., Q. Cao, Y. Zhu, L. Tang, Muhammad Ishaq Asif Rehmani, W. Cao. 2016. Non-destructive assessment of plant nitrogen parameters using leaf chlorophyll measurements in rice. Frontiers in Plant Sciences. 7:1829. http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fpls.2016.01829
• Wei, G., Muhammad Ishaq Asif Rehmani, Xiong, J., Ding, Y. Wang, S. 2013. A simple tillering model for irrigated japonica rice based on measured relative SPAD for lower reaches of Yangtze River delta, China. Int. J. Agri. Biol., 15:48-54  http://www.fspublishers.org/published_papers/56333_..pdf
• Bi, J., Z. Liu, Z. Lin, M.A. Alim, I.A. Rehmani, G. Li, G., Q. Wang, S. Wang, Y. Ding. 2013. Phosphorous accumulation in grains of japonica rice as affected by nitrogen fertilizer. Plant Soil. 369 (1-2), 231-240. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11104-012-1561-4  
• Zhao, X., L. Chen, I.A. Rehmani, Q. Wang, S. Wang, P. Hou, G. Li, Y. Ding. 2013. Effect of Nitric Oxide on Alleviating Cadmium Toxicity in Rice (Oryza sativa L.). Journal of Integrative Agriculture. 12:1540-1550. http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2095311913604177
• Ding, C., You, Z. Liu, M.I.A. Rehmani, S. Wang, G. Li, Q. Wang, Y. Ding. 2011. Proteomic Analysis of Low Nitrogen Stress-Responsive Proteins in Roots of Rice. Plant Molecular Biology Reporter: 29: 618-625. http://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s11105-010-0268-z
• Yan C., Ding, Y., Wang, Q., Liu, Z., Li, G., Rehmani, M.I.A., Wang, S. 2010. The impact of relative humidity, genotypes and fertilizer application rates on panicle, leaf temperature, fertility and seed setting of rice. J. Agric. Sci. 148:329-339. http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/S0021859610000018.
• Iqbal, J., T. Khaliq, A. Ahmad, K.S. Khan, M.A. Haider, M.M. Ali, N. Ahmad and M.I.A. Rehmani*. 2024. Productivity, profitability and energy use efficiency of wheat-maize cropping under different tillage systems. Farming System. 2: 100085. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.farsys.2024.100085
• Ahmad, N., A.L. Virk, M.B. Hafeez, S. Ercisli, K.S. Golokhvast, Y. Qi, X. Guo, Y. Zhang, R. Wang, X. Wang, M.I.A. Rehmani*. L. Jun. 2024. Effects of different tillage and residue management systems on soil organic carbon stock and grain yield of rice–wheat double cropping system. Ecological Indicators. 158: 111452. 
• Rehman, M., A. Bakhsh, M. Zubair, M.I. A. Rehmani, A. Shahzad, S. Nayab, M. Khan, W. Anum, R. Akhtar, N. Kanwal, N. Manzoor and I. Ali. 2022. Effects of water stress on cotton (Gossypium spp.) plants and productivity. Egyptian Journal of Agronomy. 43(3): 307-315. https://agro.journals.ekb.eg/article_200112.html 
• Zahid, N., M. J. Ahmed, M. M. Tahir, M. Maqbool, S. Z. A. Shah, S. J. Hussain, A. Khaliq and I. A. Rehmani. 2021. Integrated effect of urea and poultry manure on growth, yield and postharvest quality of cucumber (Cucumis sativus L.). Asian Journal of Agriculture and Biology. 1: 1-9.
• Hiyat, S., N. Hussain, I.A. Rehmani, M.N. Abbas, S. Raza, J.S. Dar, T. A. Yasir. 2020. Effect of growth regulator and ultra-narrow row (UNR) spacing on growth, yield and yield components of cotton. Pakistan Journal of Agricultural Research,33(3): 561-569. http://dx.doi.org/10.17582/journal.pjar/2020/33.3.561.569.
• Bashir, M.A., A.M. Alvi, I.A. Rehmani, T.Q. Qasirani, S. Mahpara, M. Tariq. 2019. Pollinators diversity for tomatoes crop under agro-forest ecosystem of Dera Ghazi Khan Punjab Pakistan. Pure Appl. Biol. 8(2):1487-1493. https://www.thepab.org/index.php/journal/article/view/921 .
• Elahi, N., I.A. Rehmani, A. Majeed, M. Ahmad. 2018. Salicylic acid improves physiological traits of Zea mays L. seedlings under copper contamination. Asian J. Agric. Biol. 6(1): 115-124. https://www.cabidigitallibrary.org/doi/pdf/10.5555/20183255403.
• Mahpara, S., I.A. Rehmani, S. Hussain, J. Iqbal, M.K. Qureshi, M.A. Shehzad and J.S. Dar. 2017. Heterosis for some physio-morphological plant traits in spring wheat crosses. Pure Appl. Biol. 6(4):1103-1110. http://dx.doi.org/10.19045/bspab.2017.600118
• Kausar, R., M.A. Bashir, M.S. Nisar, I.A. Rehmani, M.S. Hashami, S. Atta. 2017. Eco-friendly management of pulse beetle (Callosobruchus chinensis) by using different plant materials. Asian J. Agric. Biol. 5(2): 99-106.
• Rehmani, M.I.A., F. Fareed, A.M. Alvi, M. Ibrahim, N. Hussain, S. Hussain, J. Iqbal, M.A. Bashir, H. Nawaz. 2016. Delayed wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) cultivation and role of diverse seeding rates and row spacings under semiarid agro-climatic situations. Pure Appl. Biol.. 5(1):72-84. http://www.thepab.org/files/2016/March-2016/PAB-MS-150105.pdf
• Nawaz, H., N. Hussain, I.A. Rehmani, A. Yasmeen, M. Arif. 2016. Comparative performance of cotton cultivars under conventional and ultra-narrow row (UNR) spacing. Pure Appl. Biol. 5(1):15-25.  http://www.thepab.org/files/2016/March-2016/PAB-MS-15092.pdf
• Dar, J.S., Pushpa, I.A. Rehmani, Z.A. Abbasi, A.G. Magsi. 2016. Effect of starter nitrogen on yield and yield components of chickpea (Cicer arietinum L.) at Dokri, Larkana. Pure Appl. Biol. 5(4):1296-1303. http://dx.doi.org/10.19045/bspab.2016.50155.
• Nadeem, F., R. Ahmad, Rehmani, M.I.A., Ali. 2013. Qualitative and chemical analysis of rice kernel to time of application of phosphorus in combination with zinc under anaerobic conditions Asian Journal of Agriculture and Biology. 
• Ahmad, N., A.L. Virk, M.B. Hafeez, Z.-R. Kan, Z. Shi, R. Wang, H.M.W. Iqbal, M.I.A. Rehmani, X. Wang, R. Lal, et al. 2024. Soil Carbon Mineralization and Aggregate Distribution in Various Tillage Practices of Rice–Wheat Cropping System: A Field and Laboratory Study. Journal of Soil Science and Plant Nutrition. https://doi.org/10.1007/s42729-023-01555-2.
• Baig, H. A. T., Khaliq, A., Rehmani, M. I. A., et al. 2024. Potential of natural plant extracts as biostimulants to alleviate salt stress-induced adverse effects on wheat. International Journal of Applied and Experimental Biology. Accepted. https://doi.org/10.56612/ijaaeb.v1i1.96.

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Research Keywords

Muhammad Ishaq Asif Rehmani, Muhammad I.A. Rehmani, M.I.A. Rehmani, Agronomy, Agroclimatology, Climate Change Impact Assessment, Abiotic Stresses, Environmental Change, Heat Stress, Crop Production, Free-Air Temperature Enhancement (FATE), Ecology, Ecophysiology, Biodiversity, Plant Community Ecology, Plant Nutrition, asymmetric warming, open-field warming, rice yield and quality, Yangtze River, climate resilient agriculture