Dr Najeeb Ullah
UQ Amplify Researcher
Centre for Crop Science
+61 7 4529 4166
Book Chapters
Najeeb, Ullah, Tan, Daniel K. Y., Sarwar, Muhammad and Ali, Shafaqat (2019). Adaptation of Crops to Warmer Climates: Morphological and Physiological Mechanisms. Sustainable Solutions for Food Security. (pp. 27-50) Cham, Switzerland: Springer. doi: 10.1007/978-3-319-77878-5_2
Khalil, Usman, Ali, Shafaqat, Rizwan, Muhammad, Rahman, Khalil Ur, Ata-Ul-Karim, Syed Tahir, Najeeb, Ullah, Ahmad, Mirza Nadeem, Adrees, Muhammad, Sarwar, M. and Hussain, Syed Makhdoom (2018). Role of Mineral Nutrients in Plant Growth Under Extreme Temperatures. Plant Nutrients and Abiotic Stress Tolerance. (pp. 499-524) Singapore: Springer Singapore. doi: 10.1007/978-981-10-9044-8_21
Islam, Faisal, Gill, Rafaqat A., Ali, Basharat, Farooq, Muhammad A., Xu, Ling, Najeeb, Ullah and Zhou, Weijun (2015). Sesame. Breeding oilseed crops for sustainable production: opportunities and constraints. (pp. 135-147) edited by Surinder Kumar Gupta. London, United Kingdom: Academic Press. doi: 10.1016/B978-0-12-801309-0.00006-9
Ahmad, Waqar, Ullah, Najeeb and Zia, Munir Hussain (2014). Soil contamination with metals: sources, types and implications. Soil remediation and plants: prospects and challenges. (pp. 37-61) edited by Khalid Rehman Hakeem, Muhammad Sabir, Münir Öztürk and Ahmet Ruhi Mermut. London, United Kingdom: Academic Press. doi: 10.1016/B978-0-12-799937-1.00002-4
Najeeb, U., Mirza, M. Y., Jilani, G., Mubashir, A. K. and Zhou, W. J. (2013). Sesame. Technological Innovations in Major World Oil Crops. (pp. 131-145) New York, USA: Springer New York. doi: 10.1007/978-1-4614-0356-2_5
Xu, L., Najeeb, U., Naeem, M. S., Wan, G. L., Jin, Z. L., Khan, F. and Zhou, W. J. (2012). In vitro mutagenesis and genetic improvement. Technological innovations in major world oil crops. (pp. 151-173) edited by S.K. Gupta. New York, NY, United States: Springer New York. doi: 10.1007/978-1-4614-0827-7_6
Journal Articles
Masoomi-Aladizgeh, Farhad, Najeeb, Ullah, Hamzelou, Sara, Pascovici, Dana, Amirkhani, Ardeshir, Tan, Daniel K. Y., Mirzaei, Mehdi, Haynes, Paul A. and Atwell, Brian J. (2021). Pollen development in cotton (Gossypium hirsutum) is highly sensitive to heat exposure during the tetrad stage. Plant Cell and Environment, 44 (7), 2150-2166. doi: 10.1111/pce.13908
Xu, Ling, Li, Juanjuan, Najeeb, Ullah, Li, Xin, Pan, Jianmin, Huang, Qian, Zhou, Weijun and Liang, Zongsuo (2021). Synergistic effects of EDDS and ALA on phytoextraction of cadmium as revealed by biochemical and ultrastructural changes in sunflower (Helianthus annuus L.) tissues. Journal of Hazardous Materials, 407 124764, 124764. doi: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2020.124764
Li, Juanjuan, Liu, Ake, Najeeb, Ullah, Zhou, Weijun, Liu, Hui, Yan, Guijun, Gill, Rafaqat Ali, Yun, Xiaopeng, Bai, Quanjiang and Xu, Ling (2021). Genome-wide investigation and expression analysis of membrane-bound fatty acid desaturase genes under different biotic and abiotic stresses in sunflower (Helianthus annuus L.). International Journal of Biological Macromolecules, 175, 188-198. doi: 10.1016/j.ijbiomac.2021.02.013
Aslam, Muhammad, Aslam, Ayesha, Sheraz, Muhammad, Ali, Basharat, Ulhassan, Zaid, Najeeb, Ullah, Zhou, Weijun and Gill, Rafaqat Ali (2021). Lead toxicity in cereals: mechanistic insight into toxicity, mode of action, and management. Frontiers in Plant Science, 11 587785, 1-20. doi: 10.3389/fpls.2020.587785
Khan, Aziz, Najeeb, Ullah, Xiangjun, Kong, Munsif, Fazal, Jie, Zheng and Zhou, Ruiyang (2020). Leaf nitrogen metabolism during reproductive phase is crucial for sustaining lint yield of densely populated cotton genotypes. Agronomy Journal, 112 (5) agj2.20159, 4031-4044. doi: 10.1002/agj2.20159
Ababaei, Behnam and Najeeb, Ullah (2020). Detection of major weather patterns reduces number of simulations in climate impact studies. Journal of Agronomy and Crop Science, 206 (3) jac.12388, 376-389. doi: 10.1111/jac.12388
Chen, Zongkui, Yang, Xiaolong, Song, Weizhou, Khan, Aziz, Najeeb, Ullah, Li, Ping and Cao, Cougui (2020). Water‐saving cultivation plus super rice hybrid genotype improves water productivity and yield. Agronomy Journal, 112 (3) agj2.20121, 1764-1777. doi: 10.1002/agj2.20121
Sarwar, Muhammad, Saleem, Muhammad Farrukh, Ullah, Najeeb, Ali, Shafaqat, Rizwan, Muhammad, Shahid, Muhammad Rizwan, Alyemeni, Mohammed Nasser, Alamri, Saud A. and Ahmad, Parvaiz (2019). Role of mineral nutrition in alleviation of heat stress in cotton plants grown in glasshouse and field conditions. Scientific Reports, 9 (1) 13022, 13022. doi: 10.1038/s41598-019-49404-6
Khan, Aziz, Kong, Xiangjun, Najeeb, Ullah, Zheng, Jie, Tan, Daniel Kean Yuen, Akhtar, Kashif, Munsif, Fazal and Zhou, Ruiyang (2019). Planting density induced changes in cotton biomass yield, fiber quality, and phosphorus distribution under beta growth model. Agronomy, 9 (9) 500, 500. doi: 10.3390/agronomy9090500
Sarwar, Muhammad, Saleem, Muhammad Farrukh, Ullah, Najeeb, Rizwan, Muhammad, Ali, Shafaqat, Shahid, Muhammad Rizwan, Alamri, Saud A., Alyemeni, Mohammed Nasser and Ahmad, Parvaiz (2019). Author Correction: Exogenously applied growth regulators protect the cotton crop from heat-induced injury by modulating plant defense mechanism. Scientific Reports, 9 (1) 3427, 3427. doi: 10.1038/s41598-018-38076-3
Xu, Ling, Shou, Jianyao, Gill, Rafaqat, Guo, Xiang, Najeeb, Ullah and Zhou, Wei-jun (2019). Effects of ZJ0273 on barley and growth recovery of herbicide-stressed seedlings through application of branched-chain amino acids. Journal of Zhejiang University-SCIENCE B, 20 (1), 71-83. doi: 10.1631/jzus.b1700375
El Sabagh, A., Hossain, A., Barutcular, C., Islam, M. S., Awan, S., Galal, A., Iqbal, M. A., Sytar, O., Yildirim, M., Meena, R. S., Fahad, S., Najeeb, U., Konuskan, O., Habib, R. A., Llanes, A., Hussain, S., Farooq, M., Hasanuzzaman, M., Abdelaal, K. H., Hafez, Y., Cig, F. and Saneoka, H. (2019). Wheat (Triticum aestivum l.) production under drought and heat stress - adverse effects, mechanisms and mitigation: a review. Applied Ecology and Environmental Research, 17 (4), 8307-8332. doi: 10.15666/aeer/1704_83078332
Ali, Skhawat, Gill, Rafaqat Ali, Ulhassan, Zaid, Najeeb, Ullah, Kanwar, Mukesh Kumar, Abid, Muhammad, Mwamba, Theodore Mulembo, Huang, Qian and Zhou, Weijun (2018). Insights on the responses of Brassica napus cultivars against the cobalt-stress as revealed by carbon assimilation, anatomical changes and secondary metabolites. Environmental and Experimental Botany, 156, 183-196. doi: 10.1016/j.envexpbot.2018.07.004
Sarwar, Muhammad, Saleem, Muhammad Farrukh, Ullah, Najeeb, Rizwan, Muhammad, Ali, Shafaqat, Shahid, Muhammad Rizwan, Alamri, Saud A., Alyemeni, Mohammed Nasser and Ahmad, Parvaiz (2018). Exogenously applied growth regulators protect the cotton crop from heat-induced injury by modulating plant defense mechanism. Scientific Reports, 8 (1) 17086, 17086. doi: 10.1038/s41598-018-35420-5
Khan, Aziz, Pan, Xudong, Najeeb, Ullah, Tan, Daniel Kean Yuen, Fahad, Shah, Zahoor, Rizwan and Luo, Honghai (2018). Coping with drought: stress and adaptive mechanisms, and management through cultural and molecular alternatives in cotton as vital constituents for plant stress resilience and fitness. Biological Research, 51 (1) 47, 47. doi: 10.1186/s40659-018-0198-z
Najeeb, Ullah, Tan, Daniel K. Y., Bange, Michael P. and Atwell, Brian J. (2018). Protecting cotton crops under elevated CO2 from waterlogging by managing ethylene. Functional Plant Biology, 45 (3), 340-349. doi: 10.1071/FP17184
Sarwar, M., Saleem, M. F., Najeeb, U., Shakeel, A., Ali, S. and Bilal, M. F. (2017). Hydrogen peroxide reduces heat-induced yield losses in cotton (Gossypium hirsutum L.) by protecting cellular membrane damage. Journal of Agronomy and Crop Science, 203 (5), 429-441. doi: 10.1111/jac.12203
Najeeb, Ullah, Sarwar, Muhammad, Atwell, Brian J., Bange, Michael P. and Tan, Daniel K. Y. (2017). Endogenous ethylene concentration is not a major determinant of fruit abscission in heat-stressed cotton (Gossypium hirsutum L.). Frontiers in Plant Science, 8 1615. doi: 10.3389/fpls.2017.01615
Khan, Aziz, Najeeb, Ullah, Wang, Leishan, Tan, Daniel Kean Yuen, Yang, Guozheng, Munsif, Fazal, Ali, Saif and Hafeez, Abdul (2017). Planting density and sowing date strongly influence growth and lint yield of cotton crops. Field Crops Research, 209, 129-135. doi: 10.1016/j.fcr.2017.04.019
Farag, Mohamed, Najeeb, Ullah, Yang, Jinghua, Hu, Zhongyuan and Fang, Zhang Ming (2017). Nitric oxide protects carbon assimilation process of watermelon from boron-induced oxidative injury. Plant Physiology and Biochemistry, 111, 166-173. doi: 10.1016/j.plaphy.2016.11.024
Farooq, Muhammad A., Islam, Faisal, Ali, Basharat, Najeeb, Ullah, Mao, Bizeng, Gill, Rafaqat A., Yan, Guijun, Siddique, Kadambot H. M. and Zhou, Weijun (2016). Arsenic toxicity in plants: cellular and molecular mechanisms of its transport and metabolism. Environmental and Experimental Botany, 132, 42-52. doi: 10.1016/j.envexpbot.2016.08.004
Ali, Shafaqat, Rizwan, Muhammad, Ullah, Najeeb, Bharwana, Saima Aslam, Waseem, Muhammad, Farooq, Muhammad Ahsan, Abbasi, Ghulam Hasan and Farid, Mujahid (2016). Physiological and biochemical mechanisms of silicon-induced copper stress tolerance in cotton (Gossypium hirsutum L.). Acta Physiologiae Plantarum, 38 (11) 262. doi: 10.1007/s11738-016-2279-3
Najeeb, Ullah, Tan, Daniel K. Y. and Bange, Michael P. (2016). Inducing waterlogging tolerance in cotton via an anti-ethylene agent aminoethoxyvinylglycine application. Archives of Agronomy and Soil Science, 62 (8), 1136-1146. doi: 10.1080/03650340.2015.1113403
Najeeb, U., Bange, M. P., Atwell, B. J. and Tan, D. K. Y. (2016). Low incident light combined with partial waterlogging impairs photosynthesis and imposes a yield penalty in cotton. Journal of Agronomy and Crop Science, 202 (4), 331-341. doi: 10.1111/jac.12164
Nasim, Wajid, Belhouchette, Hatem, Tariq, Muhammad, Fahad, Shah, Hammad, Hafiz Mohkum, Mubeen, Muhammad, Munis, Muhammad Farooq Hussain, Chaudhary, Hassan Javed, Khan, Imran, Mahmood, Faisal, Abbas, Tauqeer, Rasul, Fahd, Nadeem, Muhammad, Bajwa, Ali Ahsan, Ullah, Najeeb, Alghabari, Fahad, Saud, Shah, Mubarak, Hussani and Ahmad, Rafiq (2016). Correlation studies on nitrogen for sunflower crop across the agroclimatic variability. Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 23 (4), 3658-3670. doi: 10.1007/s11356-015-5613-1
Najeeb, Ullah, Tan, Daniel K.Y. and Bange, Michael P. (2016). Cotton growth and yield dynamics across canopy layers in response to soil waterlogging. Australian Journal of Crop Science, 10 (8), 1170-1181. doi: 10.21475/ajcs.2016.10.08.p7855
Zaheer, Ihsan Elahi, Ali, Shafaqat, Rizwan, Muhammad, Farid, Mujahid, Shakoor,Muhammad Bilal, Gill, Rafaqa Ali, Najeeb, Ullah, Iqbal, Naeem and Ahmad, Rehan (2015). Citric acid assisted phytoremediation of copper by Brassica napus L.. Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety, 120, 310-317. doi: 10.1016/j.ecoenv.2015.06.020
Najeeb, Ullah, Bange, Michael P., Tan, Daniel K. Y. and Atwell, Brian J. (2015). Consequences of waterlogging in cotton and opportunities for mitigation of yield losses. AOB Plants, 7 plv080, plv080. doi: 10.1093/aobpla/plv080
Mei, Lei, Daud, M. K., Ullah, Najeeb, Ali, Shafaqat, Khan, Mumtaz, Malik, Zaffar and Zhu, S. J. (2015). Pretreatment with salicylic acid and ascorbic acid significantly mitigate oxidative stress induced by copper in cotton genotypes. Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 22 (13), 9922-9931. doi: 10.1007/s11356-015-4075-9
Najeeb, Ullah, Atwell, Brian J., Bange, Michael P. and Tan, Daniel K. Y. (2015). Aminoethoxyvinylglycine (AVG) ameliorates waterlogging-induced damage in cotton by inhibiting ethylene synthesis and sustaining photosynthetic capacity. Plant Growth Regulation, 76 (1), 83-98. doi: 10.1007/s10725-015-0037-y
Anwaar, Shad Ali, Ali, Shafaqat, Ali, Skhawat, Ishaque, Wajid, Farid, Mujahid, Farooq, Muhammad Ahsan, Najeeb, Ullah, Abbas, Farhat and Sharif, Muhammad (2015). Silicon (Si) alleviates cotton (Gossypium hirsutum L.) from zinc (Zn) toxicity stress by limiting Zn uptake and oxidative damage. Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 22 (5), 3441-3450. doi: 10.1007/s11356-014-3938-9
Fahad, Shah, Hussain, Saddam, Matloob, Amar, Khan, Faheem Ahmed, Khaliq, Abdul, Saud, Shah, Hassan, Shah, Shan, Darakh, Khan, Fahad, Ullah, Najeeb, Faiq, Muhammad, Khan, Muhammad Rafiullah, Tareen, Afrasiab Khan, Khan, Aziz, Ullah, Abid, Ullah, Nasr and Huang, ianliang (2015). Phytohormones and plant responses to salinity stress: a review. Plant Growth Regulation, 75 (2), 391-404. doi: 10.1007/s10725-014-0013-y
Najeeb, Ullah, Xu, Ling, Ali, Shafaqat, Iqbal, Naeem and Zhou, Weijun (2015). Mat rush (Juncus effusus L.) trounces manganese toxicity through ultra-morphological modifications and manganese restriction in roots. Pakistan Journal of Botany, 47 (1), 241-246.
Shakoor, Muhammad Bilal, Ali, Shafaqat, Hameed, Amjad, Farid, Mujahid, Hussain, Sabir, Yasmeen, Tahira, Najeeb, Ullah, Bharwana, Saima Aslam and Abbasi, Ghulam Hasan (2014). Citric acid improves lead (pb) phytoextraction in brassica napus L. by mitigating pb-induced morphological and biochemical damages. Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety, 109, 38-47. doi: 10.1016/j.ecoenv.2014.07.033
Najeeb, Ullah, Ahmad, Waqar, Zia, Munir Hussain, Zaffar, Malik and Zhou, Weijun (2014). Enhancing the lead phytostabilization in wetland plant Juncus effusus L. through somaclonal manipulation and EDTA enrichment. Arabian Journal of Chemistry, 10, S3310-S3317. doi: 10.1016/j.arabjc.2014.01.009
Daud, M. K., Mei, Lei, Najeeb, Ullah, Khan, Muhammad Azim, Deeba, Farah, Raza, Irum, Batool, Aliya and Zhu, S. J. (2014). In vitro cadmium-induced alterations in growth and oxidative metabolism of upland cotton (Gossypium hirsutum L.). Scientific World Journal, 2014 309409, 1-10. doi: 10.1155/2014/309409
Gurmani, Ali Raza, Bano, Asghari, Najeeb, Ullah, Zhang, Jinlin, Khan, Sami Ullah and Flowers, Timothy J. (2013). Exogenously applied silicate and abscisic acid ameliorates the growth of salinity stressed wheat (Triticum aestivum L) seedlings through Na+ exclusion. Australian Journal of Crop Science, 7 (8), 1123-1130.
Gurmani, Ali Raza, Bano, Asghari, Ullah, Najeeb, Khan, Hakim, Jahangir, Muhammad and Flowers, Timothy J. (2013). Exogenous abscisic acid(ABA) and silicon (Si) promote salinity tolerance by reducing sodium (Na+) transport and bypass flow in rice (Oryza sativa indica). Australian Journal of Crop Science, 7 (9), 1219-1226.
Yasin, Mirza, Mubashir, A. Khan, Muhammad, Akmal, Nazakat, Nawaz and Ullah, Najeeb (2011). Estimation of genetic parameters to formulate selection strategy for increased yield in linseed. Pakistan Journal of Agricultural Research, 24 (1-4), 19-24.
Wan, Guanglong, Najeeb, Ullah, Jilani, Ghulam, Naeem, Muhammad S. and Zhou, Weijun (2011). Calcium invigorates the cadmium-stressed Brassica napus L. plants by strengthening their photosynthetic system. Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 18 (9), 1478-1486. doi: 10.1007/s11356-011-0509-1
Najeeb, Ullah, Xu, Ling, Ahmed, Zammurad I., Rasheed, Muhammad, Jilani, Ghulam, Naeem, Muhammad S., Shen, Weiqi and Zhou, Weijun (2011). Ultraviolet-C mediated physiological and ultrastructural alterations in Juncus effusus L. shoots. Acta Physiologiae Plantarum, 33 (2), 481-488. doi: 10.1007/s11738-010-0570-2
Najeeb, Ullah, Jilani, Ghulam, Ali, Shafaqat, Sarwar, Muhammad, Xu, Ling and Zhou, Weijun (2011). Insights into cadmium induced physiological and ultra-structural disorders in Juncus effusus L. and its remediation through exogenous citric acid. Journal of Hazardous Materials, 186 (1), 565-574. doi: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2010.11.037
Xu, L., Najeeb, U., Naeem, M. S., Daud, M. K., Cao, J. S., Gong, H. J., Shen, W. Q. and Zhou, W. J. (2010). Induction of tetraploidy in Juncus effusus by colchicine. Biologia Plantarum, 54 (4), 659-663. doi: 10.1007/s10535-010-0117-9
Rasheed, Muhammad, Jilani, Ghulam, Shah, Imran Ali, Najeeb, Ullah and Iqbal, Tanveer (2010). Improved lentil production by utilizing genetic variability in response to phosphorus fertilization. Acta Agriculturae Scandinavica. Section B. Soil and Plant Science, 60 (6), 485-493. doi: 10.1080/09064710903183562
Najeeb, U., Xu, L., Ali, S., Jilani, G., Gong, H. J., Shen, W. Q. and Zhou, W. J. (2009). Citric acid enhances the phytoextraction of manganese and plant growth by alleviating the ultrastructural damages in Juncus effusus L.. Journal of Hazardous Materials, 170 (2-3), 1156-1163. doi: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2009.05.084
Xu, Ling, Najeeb, Ullah, Shen, Wei Qi, Jilani, Ghulam, Rasheed, Muhammad and Zhou, Wei Jun (2009). Establishment of Agrobacterium-Mediated Bt Gene Transformation System in Mat Rush (Juncus Effusus L.). Pakistan Journal of Botany, 41 (5), 2615-2624.
Xu, L., Najeeb, U., Raziuddin, R., Shen, W. Q., Shou, J. Y., Tang, G. X. and Zhou, W. J. (2009). Development of an efficient tissue culture protocol for callus formation and plant regeneration of wetland species Juncus effusus L.. In Vitro Cellular & Developmental Biology-Plant, 45 (5), 610-618. doi: 10.1007/s11627-009-9228-4
Daud, M. K., Variath, M. T., Ali, S., Najeeb, U., Jamil, M., Hayat, Y., Dawood, M., Khan, M. I., Zaffar, M., Cheema, S. A., Tong, X. H. and Zhu, S. (2009). Cadmium-induced ultramorphological and physiological changes in leaves of two transgenic cotton cultivars and their wild relative. Journal of Hazardous Materials, 168 (2-3), 614-625. doi: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2009.02.069
Daud, M. K., Sun, Y., Dawood, M., Hayat, Y., Variath, M. T., Wu, Y. -X., Raziuddin, Mishkat, U., Salahuddin, Najeeb, U. and Zhu, S. (2009). Cadmium-induced functional and ultrastructural alterations in roots of two transgenic cotton cultivars. Journal of Hazardous Materials, 161 (1), 463-473. doi: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2008.03.128
Xu, L., Najeeb, U., Tang, G. X., Gu, H. H., Zhang, G. Q., He, Y. and Zhou, W. J. (2007). Haploid and Doubled Haploid Technology. Advances in Botanical Research: Incorporating Advances in Plant Pathology, Vol 45, 45, 181-216. doi: 10.1016/S0065-2296(07)45007-8
Conference Papers
Ullah, Najeeb, Ababaei, Behnam and Chenu, Karine (2019). Increasing heat tolerance in wheat to counteract recent and projected increases in heat stress. International Tropical Agriculture Conference (TropAg2019), Brisbane, QLD Australia, 11-13 November 2019. Basel, Switzerland: MDPI. doi: 10.3390/proceedings2019036132
Ullah, Najeeb, Ababaei, Behnam and Chenu, Karine (2019). Sustained leaf greenness delays post-flowering heat injury to developing wheat grains. Translational Photosynthesis Conference: Innovations in Agriculture for Food Security, Brisbane, QLD Australia, June 2019.
Najeeb, Ullah, Bange, Michael P., Atwell, Brian J. and Tan, Daniel K. Y. (2015). Understanding of the interactive effect of waterlogging and shade on cotton (Gossypium hirsutum L.) growth and yield. 4th International Conference on Agriculture and Horticulture (AGRI), Amsterdam, The Netherlands, 15-17 February 2015. Amsterdam, The Netherlands: Elsevier . doi: 10.1016/j.proenv.2015.07.171