Publications

5. Arusa Aftab, Zubaida Yousaf, Zill-e-Huma Aftab, Afifa Younas, Nadia Riaz, Madiha Rashid, Hafiza Bushra Shamsheer, Zainab Razzaq, Arshad Javaid, 2020. Pharmacological screening and GC-MS analysis of vegetative/reproductive parts of Nigella sativa L. Pakistan Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences. 33(5): 2103-2111
6. Aysha Arif Chahel, Zubaida Yousaf, Shaohua Zeng,Yuping Li and Wang Ying, 2020. Growth and physiological alterations related to root‑specific gene function of LrERF061‑OE in Glycyrrhiza uralensis hairy root clones under cadmium stress. Plant cell, tissue and organ culture140:115-127.
7. Tahira Aziz Mughal, Fazilat Aslam, Zubaida Yousaf, Numrah Nisar, Ping Chung Leung, 2020. In vitro cytotoxic activity of Zaleya Pentandra L. Extracts against the breast cancer adenocarcinoma cell line                 MCF-7.     JPMA           70:       35;       2020). https://doi.org/10.5455/JPMA.299690
8. Hamna Yasin, Maria Zahoor, Zubaida Yousaf, Arusa Aftab, Nadia Saleh, Nadia Riaz, Bushra Shamsheer 2019. Ethnopharmacological exploration of medicinal Mushroom from Pakistan.Phytomedicine. DOI: 1016/j.phymed.2018.09.196
9. Aysha Arif Chahel, Shaohua Zeng, Zubaida Yousaf, Yinyin Liao, · Ziyin Yang, Xiaoyi Wei, and Wang Ying, 2019. Plant-specific transcription factor LrTCP4 enhances secondary metabolite biosynthesis in Lycium ruthenicum hairy roots. Plant cell, tissue and organ culture. 136:323–337 https://doi.org/10.1007/s11240-018-1518-2
10. Arusa Aftab, Zubaida Yousaf, Arshad Javaid, Nadia Riaz, Afifa Younas, Madiha Rashid, Bushra Shamsher and Aysha Arif Chahel, 2019. Antifungal Activity of Methanolic extracts of Nigella sativa against Fusarium oxysporum and Macrophomina phaseolina and its phytochemical profiling by GCMS analysis. International Journal of Agriculture and Biology. 21: 569-576
11. Han Gao, Fuhuang Li, Zhichao Xu, Chenhao Huang, Chao Xiongb, Chunhong Jiang, Ning Xie, Liang Leng, Yi Zhang, Zubaida Yousaf, Xia Liu and Wei Sun, 2019. Genome-wide analysis of methyl jasmonate-regulated isoform expression in the medicinal plant Andrographis paniculate. Industrial crops and Products 135(2019):38- 48
12. Maria Zahoor, Zubaida Yousaf, Tahreem Aqsa, Manahil Haroon, Nadia Saleh, Arusa Aftab, Sadia Javed, Mouzma Qadeer and Habiba Ramazan 2017. An Ethnopharmacological evaluation of Navapind and Shahpur Virkanin district Sheikupura, Pakistan for their herbal medicines. Journal of Ethnobiology and Ethnomedicine. 13:27DOI: 1186/s13002-017-0151-
13. Arusa Aftab, Zaheer-ud-Din Khan, Zubaida Yousaf and Sana Khalid 2016. Ethnopharmacological Investigation of Rhynchosia pseudo- cajan: A Perennial Shrub for Various Activities. International journal of agriculture & biology. DOI: 17957/IJAB/15.0171
14. Sherazi, A. Z., K. Jabeen, S. Iqbal and Yousaf 2016. Management of Ascophyta rabiei by Chenopodium album extracts. Planta daninha:34(4).
15. Yousaf, Z., Weiming Hu, Yanjun Zhang, Shaohua Zeng and Ying Wang, 2015. Systematic validation of medicinally important genus Epimedium species based on microsatellite markers. Pak. J. Bot., 44(2): 477-484.
16. Mehvish Mumtaz, Adeel Mahmood, Abdul Qadir, Zubaida Yousaf, Nadia Jameel, Irfan Ahmad Sheikh, Riffat Naseem Malik and Gan Zhang 2015. Human health risk assessment congener specific and spatial distribution pattern of organochlorine pesticides (OCPs) through rice crop from selected districts of Punjab Province, Pakistan. Science of the total environment. Science of Total Environment. 511: 354-361
17. Madiha Rashid, Zubaida Yousaf, Muhammad Saleem Haider, Sana Khalid, Hafiza Ayesha Rehman, Afifa Younas, Ayesha Arif. 2014.Genetic diversity of functional food species Spinacia oleracea L. by protein marker. Natural Product Research. 28(1): 1-6
18. Yousaf, Z., Weiming Hu, Yanjun Zhang, Shaohua Zeng and Ying Wang, 2014. Exploration of genetic diversity of medicinally important species of the genus Epimedium based on genomic and EST-SSR markers. Natural Product Research, Formerly Natural Product Letters, DOI:1080/14786419.2014.979419.
19. Hafiza Ayesha Rehman, Yousaf, Madiha Rashid, Afifa Younas, Ayesha Arif, Ismah Afzal and Waheed Akram 2014. Phytochemical relationship of Euphorbia helioscopia and Euphorbia pulcherrima with Lactuca sativa. Natural Product research, 30: 1-7.
20. Nadia Kausar, Zubaida Yousaf, Afifa Younas, Hafiza Sadia Ahmed, Madiha Rasheed, Ayesha Arif and Hafiza Ayesha Rehman, 2014. Karyological analysis of bitter gourd (Momordica charantia L., Cucurbitaceae) from Southeast Asian countries. Plant Genetic Resources: Characterization and Utilization; 44-14: 1–3
21. Khan F., Yousaf, S. Rani and F. Khan, 2011. Taxonomic treatment of medicinally important arboreal flora of tropical and subtropical region based on leaf epidermal anatomical markers. JMPR. 5(28):6439- 6454
22. Khan A. Younas, S. Shaheeen, Z. Yousaf, K. Gilani, M. Munawar, K. Sial, M. Ahmad and M. Zafar, 2011. Scavenging evaluation of copper and cadmium during in vivo and in vitro growth of Lycopersicon esculentum Mill. by atomic absorption spectroscopy. JMPR. 5(28):6468-6472.
23. Yousaf, Z., A. Khan and Z. K. Shinwari, 2010. Phenetic analysis of genu Solanum from Pakistan. Pak. J. Bot. 42(3):1827-1833
24. Aisha Umer, Zubaida Yousaf and Farah Khan, 2010. Evaluation of Allelopathic potential of some selected medicinal species. Aferican Journal of Biotechnology: 9(25):1122-1127.
25. Aisha Anjum, U. Hussain, Yousaf, F. Khan and A. Umer, 2010. Evaluation of allelopathic action of some selected medicinal plant on lettuce seeds by using sandwich method. JMPR. 4(7): 536-541.
26. Yousaf, , M. A. Khan and Z. K. Shinwari, 2009. A new variety of Solanum surattense Brum from Pakistan. Pak. J. Bot. 41(4): 2097-2103
27. Yousaf, Z., S. Masood., Z. K. Shinwari, M. A. Khan and A. Rabbani, 2008. Evaluation of taxonomic status of medicinal species of genus Hyoscyamus, Withania, Atropa and Datura based on poly acrylamide gel electrophoresis. Pak. J.Bot. 40(6): 2289-2297
28. Yousaf, Z., Z. K. Shinwari, R. Asghar and A. Parveen, 2007. Leaf epidermal anatomy of some selected species of Genus Allium from Pakistan. Pak. J. Bot.40 (1):77-90.
29. Yousaf, Z., S. Masood., Z. K. Shinwari, M. A. Khan and A. Rabbani, 2006. Evaluation of taxonomic status of medicinal species of the genus Solanum and Capsicum based on polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis. Pak. J. Bot. 38 (1): 99-106.
30. Yousaf, Z., Shinwari Z.K., Qureshi R.A., Khan, M.A. and Gilani, S.S., 2004.Can Complexity Of Genus Allium Be Resolved Through Some Numerical Techniques? Pak. J. Bot. 36(3): 487-501
31. Gilani, S. S., M. A. Khan, Z. K. Shinwari, F. Hussein and Z. Yousaf. 2003 Taxonomic Relationship of the Genus Digitaria in Pakistan. Pak. J. Bot. 35 (3): 261-278.
32. Gilani, S. S., M. A. Khan, Z. K. Shinwari and Z. Yousaf 2002. Leaf Epidermal Anatomy of Selected Digiteria Species, Tribe Paniceae, Family Poaceae of Pakistan. Pak. J. Bot., 34(3): 257-273.

Publication in International Journals without impact factor

1. Arusa Aftab, Zubaida Yousaf, Arshad Javaid, Ashiq Rabbani, Shakeel Ahmed and Farah Khan (2018). Nigella sativa l. From traditional to contemporary medicine: a review. INT. J. BIOL. BIOTECH., 15 (2): 237- 254, 2018.
2. Aftab, A., Chaudhhary, H., Yousaf, Z., Aftab^*, Z. H., Khan, F. and Yasin, H. 2017. Antimicrobial potential of Catharanthus roseus extracts against pathogenic bacterial and fungal strains. Pakistan Journal of Sciences, 69(2):1-6
3. Arusa Aftab, Zaheerud Din Khan, Zubaida Yousaf, Zill-e-Huma Aftab, Sumera Javad, Bushra Shamsheer, Maria Zahoor, Nadia Riaz, Sadia Javed, Hamna Yasin, and Habiba Ramzan 2017. Exploration of Ethnopharmacological Potential of Antimicrobial, Antioxidant, Anthelmintic and Phytochemical Analysis of Medicinally Important Plant Centella asiatica (L.)Urban in Mart. and Eichl. American Journal of Plant Sciences, 2017, 8, 201-211.
4. Sadia Javed, Zubaida Yousaf*, Madiha Rashid, Nadia Saleh, Maria Zahoor, Habiba Ramzan, Hamna Yasin, Nadia Riaz Qamar and Arusa Aftab 2016. Pericarp of Trapa natans var. bispinosa (Roxb.) Makino as an organic herbicide. IJAAR 4 (2016): 94-104
5. Faiza Khan, Zubaida Yousaf, Hafiza Saadia Ahmed, Ayesha Arif, Hafiza Ayesha Rehman, Afifa Younas, Madiha Rashi1, Zoya Tariq and Nadia Raiz. 2014. Stomatal Patterning: An Important Taxonomic Tool for Systematical Studies of Tree Species of Angiosperm. Annual Research & Review in Biology. 4(24): 4034-4053
6. Madiha Rashid, Zubaida Yousaf, Afifa Younas, Hafiza Ayesha Rehman, Ayesha Arif, Nadia Kausar, 2013. Identification of Three Medicinally Important Species of Family Asteraceae Based on Pollen Characters. Annales of Plant Sciences, 2(1): 40-44
7. Yousaf, Z., Shahid Masood, Zabta Khan Shinwari, Mir Ajab Khan, 2004. Taxonomic relationship of medicinally important species of the family Solanaceae revealed by SDS-PAGE. Proced. Int. Symp. on “Medicinal Plants: Linkages Beyond National Boundaries”. Pp 70-75.
8. Yousaf, Z., Shinwari, Z. K. and M. Ali, 2004. Medicinally important Flora of Dhibbia Karsal Village ( Mianwali District, Punjab). Asian J. of Pl. Sci. 3 (6): 757-762.

1. Bahare Salehi, Mine Gültekin-Özgüven, Celale Kirkin, Beraat Özçelik, Maria Flaviana Bezerra Morais-Braga, Joara Nalyda Pereira Carneiro, Camila Fonseca Bezerra, Teresinha Goncalves da Silva, Henrique Douglas Melo Coutinho, Benabdallah Amina, Lorene Armstrong,

   Zeliha Selamoglu, Mustafa Sevindik, Zubaida Yousaf, Javad Sharifi- Rad, Ali Mahmoud Muddathir, Hari Prasad Devkota, Miquel Martorell, Arun Kumar Jugran, William C Cho, Natália Martins, 2020. Antioxidant, Antimicrobial, and Anticancer Effects of Anacardium Plants: An Ethnopharmacological Perspective. Frontiers in Endocrinology, 11(295):

2. Salehi, , Mine G., Özgüven, C. K., Beraat Ö.,Maria F. Bezerra M.B., Joara P. C.,Camila F. B., Teresinha G. da Silva, Henrique D. M.C.,Benabdallah A., Lorene A, Zeliha S., Mustafa S.,Z. Yousaf, J. Sharifi-Rad, Ali M. M.,Hari Prasad D., Miquel M., Arun K. J.Natália M. and William C. C.2019. Anacardium Plants: Chemical, Nutritional Composition and Biotechnological Applications. Molecules , 9:1-34

3. Iqra Akhtar, Sumera Javad, Zubaida Yousaf, Sumera Iqbal and Khajista Jabeen 2019. Microwave assisted extraction of phytochemicals an efficient and modern approach for botanicals and pharmaceuticals. Pak. J. Pharm. Sci., 32 (1):223-230

4. Arusa Aftab, Zubaida Yousaf, Arshad Javaid, Ashiq Rabbani, Shakeel Ahmed and Farah Khan Nigella Sativa L. from traditional to contemporary medicine: A review. Int. J. Biol. Biotech., 15(2): 237-254.

5. Mehdi Sharifi‐Rad, Dima Mnayer, Maria Flaviana Bezerra Morais‐ Braga, Joara Nályda Pereira Carneiro, Camila Fonseca Bezerra, Henrique Douglas Melo Coutinho, Bahare Salehi, Miquel Martorell, María del Mar Contreras, Azam Soltani‐Nejad, Yoshie Adriana Hata Uribe, Zubaida Yousaf, Marcello Iriti and Javad Sharifi‐Rad 2018. Echinacea plants as antioxidant and antibacterial agents: From traditional medicine to biotechnological applications. Phytotherapy Research. 32(9): 1653-1663.

6. Mehdi Sharifi‐Rad, Thomas H Roberts, Karl R Matthews, Camila F Bezerra, Maria Flaviana B Morais‐Braga, Henrique DM Coutinho, Farukh Sharopov, Bahare Salehi, Zubaida Yousaf, Majid Sharifi‐Rad, María del Mar Contreras, Elena Maria Varoni, Deepa R Verma, Marcello Iriti, Javad Sharifi‐Rad (2018). Ethnobotany of the genus Taraxacum—Phytochemicals and antimicrobial activity. Phytotherapy Research. 32 (11):2132-2145.

7. Bahare Salehi, Marco Valussi, Maria Flaviana Bezerra Morais-Braga, Joara Nalyda Pereira Carneiro, Antonio Linkoln Alves Borges Leal, Henrique Douglas Melo Coutinho, Sara Vitalini, Dorota Kr˛egiel, Hubert Antolak , Mehdi Sharifi-Rad, Nathália Cristina Cirone Silva, Zubaida Yousaf, Miquel Martorell, Marcello Iriti, Simone Carradori and Javad Sharifi-Rad (2018). Tagetes spp. Essential Oils and Other Extracts: Chemical Characterization and Biological Activity. Molecules. 2018, 23, 2847.

8. Bahare Salehi, Sevil Albayrak, Hubert Antolak, Dorota Kr˛egiel, Ewelina Pawlikowska, Mehdi Sharifi-Rad, Yadav Uprety, Patrick Valere Tsouh Fokou, Zubaida Yousef, Zainul Amiruddin Zakaria, Elena Maria Varoni Farukh Sharopov, Natália Martins , Marcello Iriti and Javad Sharifi-Rad (2018). Aloe Genus Plants: From Farm to Food Applications and Phytopharmacotherapy. International Journal of Molecular Sciences. 19, 2843
9. Mehdi R., Jolanta N., Letizia P., Maria F. B., Morais-Braga, Janaína E. R., Henrique D. Melo C., Bahare S., Giulia T., Chiara M., María d. C., Yousaf, Z., William N. S., Deepa R. V., Miquel M., Antoni S. and Javad S. R.,, 2018. Matricaria genus as a source of antimicrobial agents: From farm to pharmacy and food applications. Microbiological Research. 215(2018):76-88.
10. Sharifi-Rad, M., Varoni E. M., Salehi B., Sharifi-Rad, J.,Matthews K. R., Ayatollahi S. A., Kobarfard F., Ibrahim S. , Mnayer D., Zakaria A., Sharifi-Rad, M., Yousaf Z., Iriti M., Basile A. and Rigano D., 2017. Plants of the Genus Zingiber as a Source of Bioactive Phytochemicals: From Tradition to Pharmacy. Molecules 2017, 22, 2145
11. Sharifi-Rad, J., Salehi, B., Varoni, E. M., Sharopov, F., Yousaf, Z., Ayatollahi, S. A., Kobarfard, F., Sharifi-Rad, M., Afdjei, M. H., Sharifi-Rad, M., and Iriti, M. (2017) Plants of the Melaleuca Genus as Antimicrobial Agents: From Farm to Pharmacy. Phytother. Res., 31: 1475–1494. doi: 1002/ptr.5880.
12. Javed Sharifi-Rad, D. Mnayer3, G. Tabanelli, Z. Z. Stojanović-Radić, M. Sharifi-Rad, Z. Yousaf, L. Vallone, W. N. Setzer, M. Iriti, (2016). Plants of the genus Allium as antibacterial agents: From tradition to pharmacy. Cell. Mol. Biol.2016, 62 (9): 57-68
13. Yousaf, Z., Ying Wang and Elias Badyoun, 2013. Phytochemical and Pharmacology of Solanum torvum Swartz: A review.Journal of Applied pharmaceutical Sciences 3(4): 152-160
14. Yousaf, Z., Aisha Umer, Amina Younas and Farah Khan, 2012. Allelopathic Plants. The genus Allium L.Journal of Allelopathy. 29(1): 1-12.
15. Shinwari, Z. K., T. Watanabe and Yousaf 2000 Medicinal Plants of Pakistan: An Overview. Proceedings Nepal-Japan Joint Symposium on Conservation of Natural Medicinal Resources and their Utilization, Kathmandu-Nepal, Nov. 5-11, 2000.

1. Afifa Younas, Zubaida Yousaf, Madiha Rashid, Nadia Riaz, Sajid Fiaz, Arusa Aftab, Shiwen Haung, 2020. Nanotechnology and Plant Disease Diagnosis and Management. In: Sumera Javad (Editor) Nanoagronomy. Springer, Cham. 101-123.
2. Afifa Younas, Zubaida Yousaf, Nadia Riaz, Madiha Rashid, Zainab Razzaq, Maliha Tanveer, Shiwen Huang, 2020. Role of Nanotechnology for Enhanced Rice Production. Nutrient Dynamics for Sustainable Crop Production. 315-350; Publisher Springer, Singapore
3. Hamna Yasin and Zubaida Yousaf, Synthesis of hydrogels and their emerging role in pharmaceutics, 2019. In: Alexandru Mihai Grumezescu (eds)Biomedical Applications of Nanoparticles. William Andrew Applied Science Publishers as an imprint of
4. Habiba Ramazan and Zubaida Yousaf, Green Fabrication of Metallic nanoparticles. In: Alexandru Mihai Grumezescu (eds).Inorganic frame works as Smart Nanomedicines. William Andrew Applied Science Publishers as an imprint of Elsevier.137-183. ISBN: 978-0-12-813661
5. Zubaida Yousaf and Nadia Saleh, 2018. Advanced concept of green 

   synthesis of Metallic Nanoparticles by reducing phytochemicals. In: Sumera Javad and Ayesha Butt (eds). Nanobotany. Springer. 17-36

6. Habiba Ramazan and Zubaida Yousaf, 2018. Green Fabrication of metallic nanoparticles. In: Alexandru Mihai Grumezescu (eds).Inorganic frame works as Smart Nanomedicines.William Andrew Applied Science Publishers as an imprint of Elsevier.137-183. ISBN: 978-0-12-813661-4.
7. Sana Khalid, Zubaida Yousaf and Ahmed Ali Shahid (2018). Genetic engineered organisms (Plant and Anmials).In:Alina Maria Holban and Alexandru Mihai Grumezescu (eds).Genetically engineered Food, Handbook of food bioengineering. 6^thAcademic press an imprint of Elsevier. 1-23 pp. ISBN 9780128112700.
8. Nadia Saleh and Zubaida Yousaf, 2017. Tools and techniques for the optimized synthesis, reproducibility and scale up of desired nanoparticles from plant derived material and their role in pharmaceutical properties. In: Alexandru Mihai Grumezescu (eds). Nanoscale fabrication, Optimization, scale –up and biological aspects of pharmaceutical nanotechnology. Academic press an imprint of Elsevier. 85-131. ISBN: 978-0-12-813629-4
9. Zubaida Yousaf and Habiba Ramazan, 2017. Introductory Chapter. Plant econolgy. In Yousaf Z. (ed). Plant Ecology - Traditional Approaches to Recent Trends. ISBN 978-953-51-3340-7, Print ISBN 978-953-51-3339-1, Published: September 6, 2017 under CC BY 3.0
10. Zubaida Yousaf, Nadia Saleh, Asba Ramazan and Arusa Aftab, 2016. Postharvesting Techniques and Maintenance of Seed Quality.In: . Susana Araujo and Alma Balestrazzi. New Challenges in Seed Biology- Basic and Translational Research Driving Seed technology. InTech Publishers.
11. Zubaida Yousaf and Nadia Saleh, 2015. Introduction to leaf anatomical characters for systematical studies. In: Yousaf, Z., A. Younas and A. Aftab. Leaf epidermal Anatomical characters and anatomical tools for systematical studies of some medicinally important angiospermic families. Nova Publishers
12. Zubaida Yousaf and Zeenat Haq., 2012. Evaluation of chemical relationship of Parthenium hysterophorus Linn. On germination and seedling growth of some economically important vegetables. In: C. P. Kala (editor). Biodiversity communities and climate changes. Teri Publishers, New Dehli, India
13. Zubaida Yousaf, Uzma Hussain and Aisha Anjum, 2010. Influence of Pre-Sowing Dormancy Breaking Treatments on Germination of Medicinally Important Species of the Family Solanaceae From Pakistan. In: C. P. Kala (editor). Medicinal Plants and Sustainable Development. Nova Publishers, New Dehli, India 

1. Zubaida Yousaf., 2017. Plant Ecology: Traditional Approaches to Recent Trends. InTech Publishers. ISBN 978-953-51-3340-7, Print ISBN 978-953- 51-3339-1, Published: September 6, 2017 under CC BY 3.0 license
2. Zubaida Yousaf, 2016. Palynology A Marker For The Identification Of Medicinally Important Arboreal Species From Province Punjab. Higher education Commission,
3. Zubaida Yousaf, Ana Akram and Hafiza Ayesha Rehman, 2013. A monograph of Solanum torvum Swartz. Nova Publishers. ISBN: 978-1- 62808-426-9
4. Zubaida Yousaf, Ana Akram and Y. Wang, 2011. Pollen morphology of some medicinally important herbal flora of tropical and subtropical regions of Pakistan. LAP Lambert Academic Publishing
5. Zubaida Yousaf, Rabil Ayub and Aisha Umer, 2010. Evaluation of allelopathic potential of tropical and subtropical tress of Pakistan. LAP Lambert Academic Publishing

1. Zubaida Yousaf, 2019. Recent Advance in Phylogenetics. InTech Publishers ISBN: 978-1-78985-889-1
2. Zubaida Yousaf, Plant Ecology: Traditional Approaches to Recent Trends. InTech Publishers. ISBN 978-953-51-3340-7, Print ISBN 978- 953-51-3339-1, Published: September 6, 2017 under CC BY 3.0 license

 Research Grants and Contracts

1. Phenotypic and genotypic exploration of worldwide carrot (Dacus carota L.) germplasm to enhance its values added application in Pakistan. (May 2018- May 2021)
2. Ethnopharmacological survey of District D.G.Khan, Punjab Pakistan funded by HEC, Pakistan (Co-Principle Investigator). 2019-2022
3. Taxonomic evaluation of the economically important species of family Solanaceae from Potohar region (Jan. 2007-Dec 2007)
4. Strengthening and up-gradation of Molecular Taxonomy Lab, in department of Botany, Lahore college for Women University, Lahore. Funded by HEC (July 2009-July 2010)

Other Research Activities or creative Accomplishments

1. Workshop               on    Ethnobotany  Applied    to     Participatory   Forest Management in Pakistan, Abbottabad, NWFP. (May 7-8, 2001)
2. 1^st National Conference of Biology at Government College Lahore. (March 25-30, 2002).
3. H.E.J, COMSTECH, TWAS International Workshop on the development of Medicines from Plants. HEJ, Karachi-Pakistan. Sep 8-13, 2003.
4. PARC, JICA, WWF International symposium on Medicinal Plants beyond the boundaries. NARC, Islamabad. Sept 7-9, 2004
5. HEC-PARC-NCB Training Course on Plant Molecular Genomics. PGRI, NARC, Islamabad, Pakistan. June 6-10, 2005
6. HEC training workshop on Developing Research Skills: Qualitative paradigm, Islamabad. Dec. 17-30, 2005
7. 7^th faculty development Program of HEC. 6^th June-9^th September 2006
8. Role of Allelopathy in Sustainable Agricultural, 22-24 March 2007
9. Future Trends in Molecular Biological Research and its application in Agriculture and Health.25^th -28^th March 2009. 
10. 22^nd Asian Pacific Weed Science Conference organized by Asian- Pacific Weed Science Society at Government College University, March 08-12, 2010.
11. Seminar on Land Reclamation: Canadian perspective, Deptt of Environmental Sciences, LCWU, Lahore, February 12,
12. 2^nd International Seminar on Medicinal Plants, LCWU, Jan 16,
13. Seminar on Land Reclamation:  Canadian  perspective, Deptt of Environmental Sciences, LCWU, Lahore, February 12,
14. 2^nd International Seminar on Medicinal Plants, LCWU, Jan 16,
15. International workshop on biodiversity conservation and management, South China Botanical Garden, Guangzhou, China. 6-26 Nov. 2011
16. The 6^th World Congress on Allelopathy: Allelopathy for sustainable development from theory to practice. South China Agriculture University, Guangzhou, China. 15-19 Dec.
17. One day online workshop on Managing Patentable Research (Case Based Learning). Centre for Training & Development, Institute of Research Promotion Lahore. Held on 10^th November, 2012
18. An International workshop “Mastering Mixed Methodology and Analyzing Qualitative/Quantitative Data Using SPSS and NVIVO Software. Centre for Training & Development, Institute of Research Promotion Lahore organized on 13-14 of November,
19. One day workshop on "How to Improve Industry Academia Linkage". National University of Sciences and Technology (NUST) Islamabad hel on 15th November
20. Two day on-line workshop on Literature Review-Made Easy. Centre for Training & Development, Institute of Research Promotion Lahore held on December 07-08,
21. Science webinar, "Microscopy in Focus: The Art and Science of Image Quality."March 7,
22. Workshop on Entrepreneurship and commercialization of research project. PIE in Collaboration with KICS, UET, Lahore 20^th August 2014
23. The CoRT Thinking certification Program, Lahore College for women university Lahore Pakistan 4-5 April 2014
24. National Education Forum on Higher education. The Sughra Begum center for University of the Punjab; Higher education commission and Promotion of education in Pakistan foundation, New York. 20^th March 2014
25. Comparative studies of functional food species Solanum melongena and its wild relatives based on nutritional and antifungal properties. International Virtual congress 2015.ISCA India. 5^th – 10^th April, 2015
26. International Conference “Biotechnology: Prospects & Challenges in Agriculture, Industry, Health and Environment. 22-26 April, 2013. NIBGE,
27. International research workshop on Research and Inferential statistics 03- 04 June, 2016. Research center for training and development
28. International research workshop “How to combine multiple research methods practical triangulation. 29-30 June, 2016
29. Workshop on Evirnomental studies. 5-10 August.2016. isca.net.co
30. Exploration of polyploidy in Bitter gourd (Momordica charantia L., cucurbitaceae) from South east Asian Countries.1^st International conference on Plants:Their Chemical and Biological Applications for today and tomorrow 12-14^th April, 2017
31. Nutritional profiling and allelopathic potential of Moringa oleifera Lam. And Caralluma tuberculata n.e. brown. 1^st International conference on Plants: Their Chemical and Biological Applications for today and tomorrow 12-14^th April, 2017
32. Forests: Nature’s Powerhouses. Organized by Department of Botany and Environmental Sciences, LCWU in collaboration with Department of Forestry, Govt. of Punjan 31^st March 2017
33. Phytochemical analysis and antifungal potential evaluation of phyllanthus emblica. 1^st International conference on Plants:Their Chemical and Biological Applications for today and tomorrow 12-14^th April, 2017
34. Comparative study of phytochemical, antioxidant and antineoplastic properties of Nigella sativa vegetative and Reproductive parts. 1^st international conference on conventional and modern approaches in plant sciences (CMAPS-17). November 28-29, 2017
35. Phenetic Analysis of Spinacia oleracea L. by Protein Markers (Oral Presentation). 2^nd International Conference of Plant Sciences (ICPS-2018), GC University, Lahore. (5^th – 7^th December, 2018)
36. 1. Biological Resources of Pakistan: Problems, Success and Future Perspectives 25^th -27^th April 2007Investigation of antimicrobial potential of Geranium wallicianum D.DON Ex sweet rhizome (Oral Presentation) 38^th All Pakistan Science Conference Energy Crisis And Their Solutions In Pakistan, University of the Punjab, Lahore.(10^th and 11^th December, 2018)                                         

       Conference Organized 

    Proceedings Published 

    2. Yousaf, Z. and R. Asghar, 2009. Proceeding of international conference on Biological Resources of Pakistan: Problems, Success and Future Perspectives 25^th -27^th April 2007.

Selected Professional Presentations

1. Taxonomic Evaluation of Medicinally important Species of Family Solanaceae based on SDS-PAGE. PARC, JICA, WWF International symposium on Medicinal Plants beyond the boundaries. NARC, Islamabad. Sept 7-9, 2004
2. Role of Allelopathy in Agriculture of Pakistan: A review. Role of Allelopathy in Sustainable Agricultural, 22-24 March
3. Genetic diversity among the medicinally important species of family Solanaceae as revealed by RAPD markers. Future Trends in Molecular Biological Research and its application in Agriculture and Health.25^th -28^th March2009 CEMB, Lahore,
4. Medicinal Plants of Pakistan Utilization and Conservation An international workshop on biodiversity conservation and management 6^th Nov-26^th Nov 2011. SCBG, China
5. The 6^th World Congress on Allelopathy: Allelopathy for sustainable development from theory to practice. South China Agriculture University, Guangzhou, China. 15-19 Dec.
6. Interspecific divergence of medicinally important but taxonomically complicated species of the genus Epimedium based on EST and genomic SSR markers. International Conference “Biotechnology: Prospects & Challenges in Agriculture, Industry, Health and Environment. 22-26 April, 2013. NIBGE, Faisalabad.
7. Comparative studies of functional food species Solanum melongena and its wild relatives based on nutritional and antifungal properties. International virtual congress 2015. 5^th – 10^th ISCA India.
8. Genetic Diversity Exploration and QTL Mapping of Morphological Traits for Raphanus sativa (Brasicaceae) Based On Isozymes Markers. In: International conference on Major Evironmental constraints to Plants: Assessment and Reclamations. March 28-30 2016 at department of Botany, GC, Faisalabad
9. Genetic Diversity Exploration and QTL Mapping of Morphological Traits for Daucus carota L. (Apiaceae) Based On Isozymes: In 3^rd international virtual conference. August 5-10,
10. Exploration of polyploidy in Bitter gourd (Momordica charantia L., cucurbitaceae) from South east Asian Countries.1^st International conference on Plants:Their Chemical and Biological Applications for today and tomorrow 12-14^th April,
11. Exploration of polyploidy in Bitter gourd (Momordica charantia L., cucurbitaceae) from South east Asian Countries.1^st International conference on Plants: Their Chemical and Biological Applications for today and tomorrow 12-14^th April,
12. Nutritional profiling and allelopathic potential of Moringa oleifera Lam. And Caralluma tuberculata n.e. brown. 1^st International conference on Plants: Their Chemical and Biological Applications for today and tomorrow 12-14^th April, 2017
13. Phytochemical analysis and antifungal potential evaluation of phyllanthus emblica. 1^st International conference on Plants: Their Chemical and Biological Applications for today and tomorrow 12-14^th April, 2017
14. Comparative study of phytochemical, antioxidant and antineoplastic properties of Nigella sativa L. vegetative and Reproducivet parts. 1^st international conference on conventional and modern approaches in plant sciences (CMAPS-17). November 28-29, 2017