Research At COMSATS

Sustainable Agriculture

Dr. Abdul Rehman Khan

	Designation:	Associate Professor
	Email:	arehman@cuiatd.edu.pk
	Phone No. :	0992384533
	Role:	Faculty
	Research Interests:	Plant Genetics, Epigenetics and genetic resource management

Academics/ Degrees

PhD Plant Genetics, Université Paris Sud-11, Orsay, France. 2013

Profile/Bio

Professional and Research Experience

Jan. 2014 to continued: Assistant Professor, Department of Environmental Sciences, COMSATS Institute of Information Technology, Abbottabad, Pakistan.

Projects

Epigenetic Regulation Of Cell Wall Related Genes Under Salt Stress In Maize

Induction Of Transgenerational Epigenetic Variation For The Drought Tolerant Tomato Production.

Publications/Papers

2024

Journal

Hifza Imtiaz,Y.Sajjad,S.A.Khan,A.Hassan,Abdul Rehman Khan,Khurshid.G "Insight into physiological and biochemical markers against formaldehyde stress in spider plant (Chlorophytum comosum L.)" , Environmental Science and Pollution Research , 2024

2023

Journal

Muhammad Sabar,Shahzad Amir Naveed,Muhammad Arif,S.M.Shah,Abdul Rehman Khan,Muhammad Musaddiq Shah,Tahir Awan "Introgression of Drought Tolerance into Elite Basmati Rice Variety through Marker-Assisted Backcrossing" , Phyton-International Journal of Experimental Botany ,Volume 92 ,Issue 5 ,Page 1421-1438 , 2023

Taimoor Khan,Y.Sajjad,A.Hassan,S.A.Khan,S.M.Shah,Abdul Rehman Khan "Evaluating the antioxidative defense response of selected indoor plants against benzene and formaldehyde" , Environmental Science and Pollution Research ,Volume 14 , 2023

Conference

Abdul Rehman Khan,S.M.Shah "Epigenetics and Crop Improvement" , Global Conference on Sustainable Developments in Agriculture, Biochemistry & Biotechnology , 2023

2022

Journal

Kashif Aslam,Sajid Fiaz,S.M.Shah,Abdul Rehman Khan,Shahzad Amir Naveed "Identification of QTLs for rice grain size and weight by high-throughput SNP markers in the IR64 x Sadri population" , Frontiers in Genetics , 2022

Conference

Abdul Rehman Khan "Evaluation of the DNA Methylation Pattern of Second Generation Candidate Drought Tolerant Tomato Plants" , 4th international conference on Emerging Trends in Bioinformatics & Biosciences , 2022

2021

Journal

Zainab Rehman,Abdul Rehman Khan,A. Baig,Ghulam Shabir,Kashif Aslam,Muhammad Shahzad,Sidra Rehman,S.M.Shah "Drought Stress Induces Differential DNA Methylation Shift at Symmetric and Asymmetric Cytosine Sites in the Promoter Region of ZmEXPB2 Gene in Maize" , INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF AGRICULTURE & BIOLOGY ,Volume 25 ,Issue 02 ,Page 319-324 , 2021

Abdul Rehman Khan "Anti‐bacterial and wound healing-promoting effects of zinc ferrite nanoparticles" , Journal of Nanobiotechnology , 2021

MuhammadImran,Tousif Hussain,Muhammad Asif Naeem,Abdullah A.Al-Kahtani,Ghulam MustafaShah,Sajjad Ahmad,Amjad Farooq,Muhammad Rizwan,Abdul Majeed,Shafaqat Ali,Abdul Rehman Khan,Muhammad Mohsin Iqbal "Effective sequestration of Congo red dye with ZnO/cotton stalks biochar nanocomposite: modeling, reusability and stability" , Journal of Saudi Chemical Society ,Volume 25 ,Issue 2 ,Page 101176 , 2021

2020

Journal

Abdul Rehman Khan,Mathieu Thomas,Isabelle Goldringer "Management practices and breeding history of varieties strongly determine the fine genetic structure of crop populations: A case study based on European wheat populations" , Sustainability ,Volume 12 ,Issue 2 ,Page 613 , 2020

Muhammad Hanif,Shahid Shah,Nasir Rasool,Malik Saadullah,Abdul Rehman Khan, Waqar Siddique,Bushra Nasir,Akhtar Rasul, Ghulam Abbas,Sajid Mehmood Khan,Muhammad Masood Ahmed "Development and Characterization of Novel Pectin Rafts for the Delivery of Ibandronate" , Bioinspired, Biomimetic and Nanobiomaterials ,Volume 9 ,Issue 4 ,Page 233-240 , 2020

S.Shafiq,Asim Ali,Y.Sajjad,Qudsia Zeb,M. Shahzad,Abdul Rehman Khan,R.Nazir,Emilie Widemann "The Interplay between Toxic and Essential Metals for Their Uptake and Translocation Is Likely Governed by DNA Methylation and Histone Deacetylation in Maize" , International Journal of Molecular Sciences , 2020

2019

Journal

Abdul Rehman Khan,M. Shahzad,S.M.Shah,Ghulam Shabir,Kashif Aslam "Salt Stress Induces Genotype-specific DNA Hypomethylation in ZmEXPB2 and ZmXET1 Genes in Maize" , Cereal Research Communications ,Volume 47 ,Issue 2 ,Page 216–227 , 2019

S.M.Shah,Abdul Rehman Khan "Comparative Analysis of Genomic Variation and Population Structure of Rice (Oryza sativa L.)" , International Journal of Agriculture and Biology ,Volume 21 ,Issue 6 ,Page 1129‒1136 , 2019

Ghulam Shabir,Abdul Rehman Khan,S.M.Shah,Kashif Aslam "Photoperiodic Stress induces genotype-specific shift in DNA methylation in Tartary Buckwheat." , Biologia Futura ,Volume 70 ,Issue 4 ,Page 278-285 , 2019

S.M.Shah,Abdul Rehman Khan,A.Nazir,Ghulam Shabir,Kashif Aslam "Evaluation of Sequence Related Amplified Polymorphic Markers for genetic characterization of Mentha species from Pakistan" , Philippine Journal of Crop Science ,Volume 44 ,Issue 2 ,Page 71-76 , 2019

Conference

Abdul Rehman Khan "Variation in photoperiod Treatment induced DNA methylation shifts in tartary buckwheat" , 1st international conference on Advancement in Biotechnology & Biocomputing at Department of Biological Sciences, IIUI. , 2019

Helen Mary,Zahid Ahmad Khan,Abdul Rehman Khan,S.M.Shah,Kiran Zubair "Evaluation of epigenetic diversity among different germplasm of tomato" , 8th International Conference on "Environmentally Sustainable Development" , 2019

Abdul Rehman Khan,Helen Mary,Muhammad Saad,S.M.Shah "Evaluation of epigenetic diversity among various buckwheat accessions from Pakistan." , 8th International Conference on "Environmentally Sustainable Development” , 2019

2018

Journal

Abdul Rehman Khan,S.M.Shah,Ghulam Shabir,Kashif Aslam,Sumaira Rasul,Hamid Manzoo "An Overview of the Genetics of Plant Response to Salt Stress: Present Status and the Way Forward" , Applied Biochemistry and Biotechnology ,Volume 186 ,Issue 2 ,Page 306–334 , 2018

2017

Journal

Kashif Aslam,Muhammad Shahid,Hamid Manzoor,Sibgha Noreen,Mueen Alam Khan,Muhammad Baber,Muhammad Sabar,Muhammad Arif,S.M.Shah,Abdul Rehman Khan,Ghulam Shabir "Rice Molecular Markers and Genetic Mapping: Current Status and Prospects" , Journal of Integrative Agriculture , 2017

Conference

Abdul Rehman Khan,S.M.Shah,M. Shahzad "Induction of DNA hypomethylation in ZmEXPB2 and ZmXET1 genes under Salt stress in Maize" , 7th International Conference on "Environmentally Sustainable Development” , 2017

2016

Journal

Sara Khan,Habiba Zaffar,S.Naqvi,R.Ahmad,Abdul Rehman Khan,M.Shah,M.Bilal,Dr. Mazhar Iqbal,U.Irshad "Biodegradation of Malathion by Bacillus licheniformis strain ML-1" , Archives of Biological Sciences ,Volume 68 ,Issue 1 ,Page 51-59 , 2016

Book/Chapter

Abdul Rehman Khan,S.Shafiq "Overview of methods to unveil epigenetic code." , Applied Molecular Biotechnology: The Next Generation of Genetic Engineering. CRC press, Tayler and Francis Group , 2016

2015

Journal

Abdul Rehman Khan,S.M.Shah,M.Irshad "Immediate and Transgenerational Regulation of Plant Stress Response through DNA Methylation" , Journal of Agricultural Sciences , 2015

Rehana Yasmin,Sami Siraj,,A.Hassan,Abdul Rehman Khan,Rashda Abbasi,Nafees Ahmad "Epigenetic Regulation of Inflammatory Cytokines and Associated Genes in Human Malignancies" , Mediators of Inflammation , 2015

S.M.Shah,Abdul Rehman Khan,GHULAM SHABIR,BILAL HAIDER ABBASI,ZABTA KHAN SHINWARI,MUHAMMAD ARIF,KASHIF ASLAM "POPULATION STRUCTURE AND DIVERSITY OF THE AA GENOME OF RICE BASED ON SIMPLE SEQUENCE REPEATS VARIATION IN ORGANELLE GENOME" , Pakistan Journal of Botany ,Volume 5 ,Issue 47 ,Page 1773-1782 , 2015

Sara Khan,H.Zaffar,U.Irshad,R.Ahmad,Abdul Rehman Khan,M.Shah,M.Bilal,M. Iqbal,S.Naqvi "Biodegradation of malathion by Bacillus licheniformis strain ML-1" , Archives of Biological Sciences , 2015

2014

Conference

Abdul Rehman Khan,Mathieu Thomas,Nathalie Galic,Sophie Jouanne-Pin,Isabelle Goldringer "Short term response of European wheat populations to contrasting agro-climatic conditions: A genetic diversity analysis." , International Congress ‘Diversity strategies for organic and low input agricultures and their food system’. 7-9 July 2014, Nantes, France , 2014

Isabelle Goldringer,Pierre RIVIÈRE,Abdul Rehman Khan,Sally Howlett "Diversity for specific adaptation and evolutionary processes Evolutionary mechanisms and breeding strategies in SOLIBAM. " , In International Congress ‘Diversity strategies for organic and low input agricultures and their food system’. 7-9 July 2014, Nantes, France , 2014

Abdul Rehman Khan,Nathalie Galic,Sophie Jouanne-Pin,Isabelle Goldringer,Mathieu Thomas "Genetic diversity and evolution of European wheat populations submitted to contrasting agro-climatic conditions" , 3rd International Conference on Biodiversity and the UN Millennium Development Goals: Biodiversity and Food Security – From Trade-offs to Synergies , 2014

Book/Chapter

S.Shafiq,Abdul Rehman Khan "Plant epigenetics and crop improvement" , Plant Omics , 2014

2013

Journal

Abdul Rehman Khan,Jérôme Enjalbert,Anne-Charlotte Marsollier,Agnès Rousselet,Isabelle Goldringer,Clémentine Vitte "Vernalization treatment induces site-specific DNA hypermethylation at the VERNALIZATION-A1 (VRN-A1) locus in hexaploid winter wheat" , BMC Plant Biology ,Volume 13 ,Page 209 , 2013

2012

Journal

Mathieu Thomas,Elise Demeulenaere,Julie C. Dawson,Abdul Rehman Khan,Nathalie Galic,Sophie Jouanne-Pin,Carine Remoue,Christophe Bonneuil, Isabelle Goldringer "On-farm dynamic management of genetic diversit y: the impact of seed diffusions and seed saving practices on a population-variety of bread wheat" , Evolutionary Applications ,Volume 5 ,Issue 8 ,Page 779–795 , 2012

Conference

Abdul Rehman Khan,Jérôme Enjalbert,Isabelle Goldringer,Clémentine Vitte "Vernalization affects DNA methylation of the VRN-A1 gene in hexaploid wheat. " , Cold Spring Harbor Asia conference on Plant Epigenetics, Stress and Evolution, Suzhou, China, October 29 – November 2, 2012. , 2012

Abdul Rehman Khan,Jérôme Enjalbert,Isabelle Goldringer,Clémentine Vitte "The DNA Methylation Profile of the VRN-1A Gene Changes Following Vernalization in Hexaploid Wheat" , International Plant and Animal Genome Conference, San Diego, CA, 14-18 January 2012 , 2012

2010

Conference

Abdul Rehman Khan,Jérôme Enjalbert,Clémentine Vitte,Isabelle Goldringer "DNA methylation patterns in the VRN1 gene in vernalized and non-vernalized wheat" , Breeding for resilience: a strategy for organic and low-input farming systems? EUCARPIA 2nd Conference of the Organic and Low-Input Agriculture Section, Paris, France, 1-3 December 2010. , 2010

Awards/ Appreciations

Scholarship Awarded for MS leading to Ph.D. by HEC, Pakistan.
1st position in Master from Université de Paris Diderot, Paris, France.
3rd position in B.Sc (Hons) Agriculture from Bahauddin Zikriya University, Multan