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  • Potential of endophyte Bacillus amyloliquefaciens RWL-1 strain in crop growth promotion and metabolomics. Kang SM, Shehzad R, Lee IJ, Khan AL. 2020 (Feb). Patent# 10-2085900, Patent Office, Korean Patent Intellectual Property Office, South Korea

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  1. Ahmed Al-Harrasi, Abdul Latif Khan, Sajjad Asaf, Ahmed Al-Rawahi. Biology and Genomics of Boswellia. 2019. Springer Nature 10.1007/978-3-030-16725-7, XIX, 173, 978-3-030-16725-7
  2. Chapter in Compendium Plant Genomes, Jameel M. Al-Khayri et al: THE DATE PALM GENOME, VOL.1, 978-3-030-73745-0 Sajjad Asaf, Abdul Latif Khan, Ahmed Al-Harrasi, Ahmed Al-Rawahi. Mitochondrial genome of Phoenix dactylifera L. (Naghal).
  3. Khan, A.L., Shahzad, R., Al-Harrasi, A. and Lee, I.J., 2017. Endophytic Microbes: A Resource for Producing Extracellular Enzymes. In Endophytes: Crop Productivity and Protection (pp. 95-110). Springer, Cham.
  4. Kang SM, Waqas M, Khan AL, Lee IJ. 2013. Plant Growth Promoting Rhizobacteria: Potential candidates for gibberellins production and crop growth promotion.  In: Use of Microbes for the Alleviation of Soil Stresses, Miransari M (Edt). Springer. ISBN 978-1-4614-9465-2 http://www.springer.com/life+sciences/microbiology/book/978-1-4614-9465-2#

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Journal

Article

Year

 1

Nature

The complete plastome sequences of invasive weed Parthenium hysterophorus: genome organization, evolutionary significance, structural features, and comparative analysis

https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-024-54503-0

2024

2

Plants

Microbiome structure variation and soybean’s defense responses during flooding stress and elevated CO2

https://doi.org/10.3389/fpls.2023.1295674

2024

3

Plants

The silicon regulates microbiome diversity and plant defenses during cold stress in Glycine max L.

https://doi.org/10.3389/fpls.2023.1280251

2024

4

Enhanced Physiological and Biochemical Performance of Mung Bean and Maize under Saline and Heavy Metal Stress through Application of Endophytic Fungal Strain SL3 and Exogenous IAA

https://doi.org/10.3390/cells12151960

2023

5

Plants

Dynamic interplay of WRKYGRAS, and ERF transcription factor families in tomato-endophytic fungal symbiosis: insights from transcriptome and genome-wide analysis

https://doi.org/10.3389/fpls.2023.1181227

2023

6

Nature

Comparative plastome genomics, taxonomic delimitation and evolutionary divergences of Tetraenam hamiensis var. qatarensis and Tetraena simplex (Zygophyllaceae)

https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-023-34477-1

2023

7

BMC Genomics

Uncovering the first complete plastome genomics, comparative analyses, and phylogenetic dispositions of endemic medicinal plant Ziziphus hajarensis (Rhamnaceae) 

https://doi.org/10.1186/s12864-022-08320-2

 

2022

8

Fungi

Unraveling the Genome Sequence of Plant Growth Promoting Aspergillus niger (CSR3) Provides Insight into the Synthesis of Secondary Metabolites and Its Comparative Genomics

https://doi.org/10.3390/jof8020107

2022

9

Hazardous Materials

Mangrove’s rhizospheric engineering with bacterial inoculation improve degradation of diesel contamination

https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jhazmat.2021.127046

 

2022

10

BMC Genomics

Decoding first complete chloroplast genome of toothbrush tree (Salvadora persica L.): insight into genome evolution, sequence divergence and phylogenetic relationship within Brassicales

https://doi.org/10.1186/s12864-021-07626-x

 

2021

11

The Plant Genome

The dynamic history of gymnosperm plastomes: Insights from structural characterization, comparative analysis, phylogenomics, and time divergence

https://doi.org/10.1002/tpg2.20130

 

2021

12

Environmental and Experimental Botany

Exogenous Melatonin mediates the regulation of endogenous nitric oxide in Glycine max L. to reduce effects of drought stress

https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envexpbot.2021.104511

 

2021

13

Genomics

Transcriptomics of tapping and healing process in frankincense tree during resin production

https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ygeno.2021.11.020

 

2021

14

Plants

Silicon Effects on the Root System of Diverse Crop Species Using Root Phenotyping Technology

https://doi.org/10.3390/plants10050885

 

2021

15

Plants

From Traditional Breeding to Genome Editing for Boosting Productivity of the Ancient Grain Tef [Eragrostis tef (Zucc.) Trotter]

https://doi.org/10.3390/plants10040628

 

2021

16

Phytochemistry

Biosynthetic diversity in triterpene cyclization within the Boswellia genus

https://doi.org/10.1016/j.phytochem.2021.112660

 

2021

17

Plants

Spectroscopic and Molecular Methods to Differentiate Gender in Immature Date Palm (Phoenix dactylifera L.)

https://doi.org/10.3390/plants10030536

 

2021

18

IJID

Molecular epidemiology of COVID-19 in Oman: A molecular and surveillance study for the early transmission of COVID-19 in the country

https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijid.2020.12.049

 

2021

19

Nature

Mangrove tree (Avicennia marina): insight into chloroplast genome evolutionary divergence and its comparison with related species from family Acanthaceae

https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-021-83060-z

 

 

2021

20

The Date Palm Genome, Vol. 1

Comparative Analysis of Date Palm (Phoenix dactylifera L.) Mitochondrial Genomics

https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-73746-7_10

 

 

2021

21

Molecules

Melatonin Ameliorates Thermotolerance in Soybean Seedling through Balancing Redox Homeostasis and Modulating Antioxidant Defense, Phytohormones and Polyamines Biosynthesis

https://doi.org/10.3390/molecules26175116

 

2021

22

BMC Plant Biology

Silicon-induced thermotolerance in Solanum lycopersicum L. via activation of antioxidant system, heat shock proteins, and endogenous phytohormones

https://doi.org/10.1186/s12870-020-02456-7

 

 

2020

23

BMC Plant Biology

Thermotolerance effect of plant growth-promoting Bacillus cereus SA1 on soybean during heat stress

https://doi.org/10.1186/s12866-020-01822-7

 

2020

24

Plants

Complete Chloroplast Genome Characterization of Oxalis Corniculata and Its Comparison with Related Species from Family Oxalidaceae

https://doi.org/10.3390/plants9080928

 

2020

25

Nature

Transcriptomic analysis of Dubas bug (Ommatissus lybicus Bergevin) infestation to Date Palm

https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-020-67438-z

 

 

2020

26

Plants

Silicon and Gibberellins: Synergistic Function in Harnessing ABA Signaling and Heat Stress Tolerance in Date Palm (Phoenix dactylifera L.)

https://doi.org/10.3390/plants9050620

 

2020

27

 

Saudi Journal of Biological Sciences

Genome-wide analysis revealed novel molecular features and evolution of Anti-codons in cyanobacterial tRNAs

https://doi.org/10.1016/j.sjbs.2019.12.019

 

2020

28

PLOS ONE

Extending thermotolerance to tomato seedlings by inoculation with SA1 isolate of Bacillus cereus and comparison with exogenous humic acid application

https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0232228

 

 

2020

29

South African Journal of Botany

Genomics, molecular and evolutionary perspective of NAC transcription factors

https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0231425

 

2020

30

 

Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety

Diketopeprazin and Methyl-5-docosenoate from endophytic fungi Aureobasidium pollulan BSS6 with α-Glucosidase inhibition and its validation through molecular docking

https://doi.org/10.1016/j.sajb.2020.03.007

 

2020

31

Saudi Journal of Biological Sciences

Silicon in Horticultural Crops: Cross-talk, Signaling, and Tolerance Mechanism under Salinity Stress

https://doi.org/10.3390/plants9040460

 

2020

32

International Journal of Molecular Sciences

Melatonin: Awakening the Defense Mechanisms during Plant Oxidative Stress

https://doi.org/10.3390/plants9040407

 

2020

33

Nature

Expanded inverted repeat region with large scale inversion in the first complete plastid genome sequence of Plantago ovata

https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-020-60803-y

 

2020

34

 

Microorganisms

Complete Genome Sequence of Pseudomonas psychrotolerans CS51, a Plant Growth-Promoting Bacterium, Under Heavy Metal Stress Conditions

https://doi.org/10.3390/microorganisms8030382

 

2020

35

Critical Reviews in Biotechnology

Sphingomonas: from diversity and genomics to functional role in environmental remediation and plant growth

https://doi.org/10.1080/07388551.2019.1709793

 

2020

36

JMB

Inoculation with Indole-3-Acetic Acid-Producing Rhizospheric Rhodobacter sphaeroides KE149 Augments Growth of Adzuki Bean Plants Under Water Stress

https://doi.org/10.4014/jmb.1911.11063

 

 

2020

37

Microorganisms

Rhizosphere Microbiome of Arid Land Medicinal Plants and Extra Cellular Enzymes Contribute to Their Abundance

https://doi.org/10.3390/microorganisms8020213

 

2020

38

Plants

Comparative Chloroplast Genomics of Endangered Euphorbia Species: Insights into Hotspot Divergence, Repetitive Sequence Variation, and Phylogeny

https://doi.org/10.3390/plants9020199

 

2020

39

Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety

Silicon-mediated alleviation of combined salinity and cadmium stress in date palm (Phoenix dactylifera L.) by regulating physio-hormonal alteration

https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ecoenv.2019.109885

 

2020

40

Saudi Journal of Biological Sciences

Analysis of genomic tRNA revealed presence of novel genomic features in cyanobacterial tRNA

https://doi.org/10.1016/j.sjbs.2019.06.004

 

2020

41

International Journal of Molecular Sciences

Unraveling the Chloroplast Genomes of Two Prosopis Species to Identify Its Genomic Information, Comparative Analyses and Phylogenetic Relationship

https://doi.org/10.3390/ijms21093280

 

2020