KAM-School of Life Sciences
Extension Number: 504
Office Number: S-404

BRIEF PROFILE
Dr. Kauser Adbullah Malik is a Distinguished National Professor of Biotechnology, presently leading Biotechnology Program at Forma Christian College (a Chartered University), and Lahore. He is a fellow of Pakistan Academy of Sciences (PAS) and The World Academy of Sciences (TWAS) Dr Kauser Malik has been founding Director General of the National Institute for Biotechnology and Genetic Engineering (NIBGE), Faisalabad. He is former Member, (Bio Sciences) of Pakistan Atomic Energy Commission (PAEC) (2001-2006); and Member (Food and Agricultural) of Planning Commission of Pakistan (2006-2008). He has been bestowed three civil awards by the President of Pakistan, i.e. Tamgha-e-Imtiaz, 1998; Sitara-e-Imtaz, 1998; Hilal-e-Imtiaz, 2004, for his services to science. Currently he also serving as Federal Minister National Food Security and Research in Pakistan in Pakistan caretaker cabinet.

EDUCATION

• Ph.D. (Microbiology) University of Aston, Birmingham, U.K. 1970
• M.Sc. (Hons) Botany, Government College Punjab University, Lahore, 1965
• B.Sc. (Hons) Botany, Government College, Punjab University, Lahore, 1964
• F.Sc. (Pre-med) Forman Christian College, Lahore 1959-1961

RESEARCH & PUBLICATIONS
Research Experience Projects completed/ongoing:

1. Cellulolytic Fungi from saline soils, their ecology & physiology. Funded by USDA under PL-480 (FG-Pa-242) 1973-79. US $ 130,000/-
2. Isolation, preservation and characterization of cellulolytic fungi from soil. Funded by USDA under PL-480 FG-Pa-375.1987-90 US $ 30,000/-
3. Coordinated project on Use of 15N isotopes for quantification of Biological Nitrogen Fixation. Funded by FAO/IAEA Joint Division, Vienna. 1979-83 US $ 50,000/-
4. International Symposium/Workshop on Nitrogen and the Environment Lahore, Jan. 7- 12, 1984. Sponsored by USNSF. US $ 20,000/-
5. PAEC-KFK, West Germany, International Symposium on Biotechnology for Agriculture and Energy, March 3-7, 1986, Faisalabad.
6. International Symposium on Biotechnology for Energy, NIAB, Faisalabad, Dec. 16- 21, 1989. Sponsored by USNSF. US $ 20,000/-
7. Physiological and biochemical aspects of nitrogen fixation and denitrification in Kallar grass roots associated bacteria. Funded by USNSF grant No. INT. 8319228 1985-90. US $ 100,000/-.
8. Associative N2-fixation in grasses growing in saline environments: Funded by US National Academy of Sciences. (CRG.BNF-PK-1-83-15) 1985-91. US $ 700,000/-.
9. Coordinated programme on Isotopic studies of Nitrogen Fixation and Nitrogen Cycling in Azolla and Blue gowen algae. Funded by FAO/IAEA Joint Division Vienna 1985-90.
10. Cooperative programme on Improvement of Soil Productivity through Biological Means-Carbon and Nitrogen Transformation. Funded by USDA under PL-480 FG- Pa-369, 1983-90. US $ 30,000/-
11. Coordinated project on Development of improved rural methane production. Funded by FAO/IAEA Joint Division, Vienna 1986-89.
12. Ecological factors that predict the behaviour of Rhizobium in the tropical soils.
    USNSF Coordinated project, 1987-90. US $ 10,000/-
13. Contribution of biological nitrogen fixation to rice grown on salt affected areas.
    Funded by US National Academy of Sciences (BOSTID/PARC) PAK-CS-PB-19, 1992-94 US $ 50,000/-
14. Application of biotechnology for restoration and utilization of saline environment in Pakistan. IAEA Technical Cooperation Project, 1993-95 US $ 300,000/-
15. Use of plant growth promoting rhizobacteria and Azolla to increase rice productivity.
    Pak-China Collaborative project funded by PSF, 1994-97. US $ 20,000/-
16. Development of CLCV resistant cotton varieties through genetic engineering. ADB funded project 1995-98. US $ 700,000/-
17. Molecular Ecology of Nitrogen Fixing Bacteria Associated with Roots of Rice and Wheat.
    ICGEB, 1997-1999. US $ 47,000/-
18. Genome characterization Whitefly transmitted Gemini viruses of cotton and development of virus resistant plants through genetic engineering and conventional plant breeding. CFC/ICAC sponsored tripartite project between University of Arizona, USA; John Innes Centre, Norwich, UK and NIBGE, Pakistan; 1997 to 2001. US $ 1.5 million.
19. Use of Biofertilizers for increasing Sustainable Crop Production: Establishment of Biofertilizer Resource Center(BIRCEN). Islamic Development Bank, 2000-2003 US $ 300,000/-
20. Screening of cotton (Gossypium hirsutum L.) fiber cDNA libraries for eight gene families involved in fiber development. Pakistan Academy of Sciences, 2006-08; Rs.1.99 million
21. Microbial diversity and molecular signals controlling Plant-Microbe interaction in the rhizosphere. Pakistan Academy of Sciences 2009-211; Rs 2.4 million
22. Increasing Fe and Zn bioavailability in wheat through genetic engineering. Punjab Agricultural Research Board 2010-2015; Rs 27 million
23. Development of biomass with decreased lignin for bioconversion to ethanol and for biopulping. HEC 2011-2014 Rs. 13 million
24. Microbial and Metagenomic analysis of rhizopheres of extreme environment. HEC, 2013-2015 Rs. 3.5 million
25. Development of wheat for increased Fertilizer Use Effeciency by genetic engineering.
    Funded by ALP/PARC 2014-2017 Rs 17 million

Publications: Research Publications in Refereed Journals: more than 250 since 1968. Highest Impact Factor and Citations in Agricultural Sciences in Pakistan); Edited 9 books.
LIST OF PUBLICATIONS –

1. Eggins, H.O.W., Malik, K.A. and Sharp, R.F. (1968) Some techniques to study the colonization and deterioration of cellulosic and wood substrates. Proc. Int. Biodetn. Symposium, Ed. Walters and Eliphick. 120-130.
2. Eggins, H.O.W. and Malik, K.A. (1969) The occurrence of cellulolytic thermophilic fungi in a pasture land soil. Antonie van Leeuwenhoek. 45: 178-1984.
3. Malik, K.A. and Eggins, H.O.W. (1969) A perfusion technique to study the colonization of a cellulosic substrate by fungi. Int. Biodetn. Bull. 5(4): 163-168.
4. Malik, K.A. and Eggins, H.O.W. (1970) A perfusion technique to study the fungal ecology of cellulose deterioration. Trans. Br. Mycol. Soc. (Mycological Research) 54(2): 289-301.
5. Malik, K.A. and Eggins, H.O.W. (1970) A perfusion technique for the detection of interactions: Effect of Gliocladium roseum on six cellulolytic fungi. Mycopathologia et Mycologia applicata. 41 (3-4): 257-270.
6. Malik K.A. & Eggins H.O.W. (1972) Some studies on the effect of pH on the ecology of cellulolytic thermophilic fungi using a perfusion technique. Biologia, 18(2):143-151.
7. Malik, K.A. and Sandhu, G.R. (1973) Decomposition of organic matter in saline soils by fungi. Mycopathologia et Mycologia Applicata (Mycopathologia), 50: 339-384.
8. Malik, K.A. and Sandhu, G.R. (1973) Some studies on the fungi of Kallar grass (Diplachne fusca) compost. Pak. J. Bot. 5(1): 57-64.
9. Malik, K.A. and Rajoka, M.I. (1973) Cellulolytic soil mycoflora of rice growing areas of the Punjab, Biologia, 19 (1&2): 109-117.
10. Malik, K.A. and Sandhu, G.R. (1974) Competitive saprophytic colonization of Kallar grass (Diplachne fusca) pieces buried in saline soil. Proceedings International Colloquim on Biodegradation and Humification held at Nancy, France from 2-7 Sept. Ed. Reisiuger 112-115.
11. Sandhu, G.R. and K.A. Malik. (1975). Plant succession – A key to the utilization of saline soils. The Nucleus, 12 (1,2): 35-38.
12. Malik, K.A. and Haider, K. (1977) Decomposition of 14C labelled plant material in saline-sodic soils. Proceedings of International Symposium on Soil Organic Matter Studies held at Braunschweig, W. Germany, Sept. 6-11, 1. 215-225, IAEA Vienna.
13. Malik, K.A. and Batra, L.R. (1978) Cellulolytic fungi from saline and sodic-soils of Pakistan. 43rd Annual Meeting, Mycological Society of America, Univ. of Georgia, Athens; Mycological Newsletter 29: 55.
14. Malik, K.A. (1978) Biological Methods of Reclamation of salt-affected soils. In: Technology for Increasing Food Production, Ed. J.C. Holmes. Proceedings of 2nd FAO/IAEA Seminar on Field Food Crops in Africa and Near East, Lahore, Pakistan, Sept. 18-Oct. 5, 1977. 105-1108.
15. Islamul Haq, Attaullah and K.A. Malik (1978) Biological Methods of Reclamation of salt-affected soils. II. Dynamics of CaCO3 under irrigation with saline-sodicwaters. Proceedings of Water Management for Agriculture Seminar 1977, Exxon Chemicals, Pakistan, 426-440.
16. Malik, K.A. and F. Azam (1978) Decomposition of Diplachne fusca and Suaeda fruticosa in saline soils. Pak. J. Bot. 10(1): 89-93.
17. Malik, K.A and F. Azam (1979) Effect of salinity on carbon and nitrogen transforamtions in soil Pak. J. Bot. 11(2): 112-113.
18. Malik, K.A., N.A. Bhatti and F. Kauser (1979) Effect of soil salinity on decomposition and humification of organic matter by some cellulolytic fungi. Mycologia 7(4): 811-820.
19. Malik, K.A. (1979) Biodynamics of soil organic matter formation. Proceedings of the International Symposium on New Researches in Biology and Genetics, organized by UNESCO and Hamdard National Foundation Pakistan, Islamabad, 8-13 Dec. pp.
20. Zafar Y, and K.A. Malik and A.H. Chaudhry (1979) Ureas activity is some agricultural soils in Pakistan. Islamabad. J. Sci. 6: 30-33.
21. Malik, K.A., F. Kauser and F. Azam (1980) Effect of sodium chloride on the cellulolytic ability of some Aspergilli. Mycologia, 72(2): 322-328.
22. Qureshi, M.S.A., Mirza, J.H. and Malik, K.A. (1980) Cellulolytic activity of some Thermophilic and Thermotolerant Fungi of Pakistan. Biologia. 26: 201-218.
23. Malik, K.A. and F. Azam (1980) Effect of salinity on 14C-labelled microbial biomass and its contribution to soil organic matter. Pak. J. Bot. 12(2): 117-127.
24. Qureshi, M.S.A., Mirza, J.H. and Malik, K.A. (1980) Amylolytic activity of some Thermophilic and Thermotolerant Fungi of Pakistan. Biologia 26: 225-236.
25. Malik, K.A. Zafar, Y. and Hussain A. (1980) Nitrogenase activity in the Rhizosphere of Kallar grass (Diplachne fusca). Biologia 26: 107-112.
26. Zafar Y, K.A. Malik and A.H. Chaudhry (1981) Activities of some carbohydrates in agricultural soils. Pak. J. Agric. Res. 2: 41-45.
27. Malik, K.A. Zafar, Y. and Hussain A. (1981) Associative dinitrogen fixation in Diplachne fusca (Kallar grass). In “BNF Technology for Tropical Agriculture” (Peter H. Graham and C. Haris Eds.) 503-507. CIAT, Cali, Columbia.
28. Malik, K.A. and K. Haider (1982) Decomposition of 14C labelled melanoid fungal residues in a marginally sodic soil. Soil Biol. Biochem. 14: 457-460.
29. Azam, F. and K.A. Malik (1983) Effect of humic acid soaking of seeds on seedling growth of wheat (Triticum aestivum) under different conditions. Pak. J. Botany. 15: 31-38.
30. Hussain, F. and K.A. Malik (1983) Ammonia volatilization from a flooded rice soil system. Pak. J. Agric. Res. 4: 126- 130.
31. Hussain, F. and K.A. Malik (1983) Comparison of two methods of nitrogen application in low land rice using nitrogen-15 tracer technique. Pak. J. Agric. Res. 4: 1-5.
32. Hussain, F. and K.A. Malik (1983) Mineralizable nitrogen as an index of soil nitrogen avaialbility. Pak. J. Sci. Ind. Res. 26: 95-99.
33. Malik, K.A. and Y. Zafar (1984) Use of 15N isotope dilution technique for quantification of associative BNF in Kallar grass. In: Advances in Nitrogen Fixation Research. Eds. C. Veeger and W.E. Newton. Martinus Nijhoff/Dr. W. Junk Publishers, The Hague p. 58.
34. Malik, K.A. and Y. Zafar (1984) Use of 15N natural abundance for quantification of biological nitrogen fixation in Soybeans. Ibid. p. 38.
35. Rajoka, M.I. and K.A. Malik (1984) Cellulase and Hemicellulase production by Cellulomonas flavigena NIAB 441. Biolotechnology Letters 6(9): 597-601.
36. Hussain, F., K.A. Malik and F. Azam (1984) Evaluation of acid permanganate extraction as an index of nitrogen availability. Plant and Soil 79: 249-254.
37. Hussain, F. K.A. Malik and F. Azam (1984) Evaluation of some chemical indexes of nitrogen availability in upland soils. In: Nitrogen and the Environment (Eds.) Malik KA, Naqvi SHM and MIH Aleem NIAB, Faisalabade, 327-332.
38. Azam, F. and K.A. Malik (1984) Effect of lignin sulphonates on N transformation, soil microflora and plant growth. In: Proceedings of International Symposium: Nitrogen and the Environment, held at Lahore, Pakistan from Jan. 7-12. Eds. Malik, N. and Aleem.
39. Malik, K.A. and Y. Zafar. (1984). Qunatification of root associated nitrogen fixation in kallar grass as estimated by 15N isotope dilution. In: Proceedings of International Symposium: Nitrogen and the Environment, held at Lahore, Pakistan from Jan. 7-12. Eds. Malik, N. and Aleem.
40. Zafar, Y and K.A. Malik. (1984). Photosynthetic system of Leptochloa fusca. Pak. J. Bot. 16(2): 109-116.
41. Malik, K.A. and F. Azam (1985) Effect of humic acids on wheat (Triticum aestivum) seedling growth. Experimental and Environmental Botany. 25(3): 245-252.
42. Hussain F. and K.A. Malik (1985) Modification of acid permanganate method for obtaining and index of soil nitrogen availability. Plant and Soil. 84: 143-146.
43. Hussain F. and K.A. Malik (1985) Evaluation of alkaline permanganate method and its modification as an index of soil nitrogen availability. Plant and Soil. 84: 279-282.
44. Azam F., K.A. Malik and M.I. Sajjad (1985) Transformation in soil and availability of N-15 applied as inorganic fertilizer and legume residues. Plant and Soil. 86: 3-13.
45. Azam F., K. Haider and K.A. Malik (1985) Transformation of 14C labelled plant components in soil in relation to immobilization and remineralization of N-15 fertilizer. Plant and Soil. 86(1): 15-26.
46. Mahmood T., F. Azam and K.A. Malik (1985) Decomposition and humification of plant residues by some of soil fungi. Biotech. Letters. 7(3): 207-212.
47. Niazi, M.L.K., M.I. Haq and K.A. Malik (1985) Salt tolerance studies on Ipil-Ipil (Leucaena leucocephela L.) CV. K-8. Pak. J. Bot. 17(1): 43-47.
48. Zafar, Y and Malik K.A. (1985) The influence of nitrate supply on growth and in vivo nitrate reductase activity of Leptochloa fusca seedlings. Pak. J. Bot. 17(1): 215-221.
49. Malik, K.A. and Y. Zafar (1985) Quantification of root associated nitrogen fixation in Kallar grass as estimated by 15N isotope dilution. Proc. Int. Symp. Nitrogen and the Environment, Jan. 7-12, 1984, Lahore, Eds. Malik, K.A. Naqvi, S.H.M. and Aleem M.I.H., NIAB, Faisalabad, 161-171.
50. Azam, F. and Malik K.A. (1985) Effect of lignosulphonates on nitrogen transformation, soil microflora and plant growth. Ibid. 261-267.
51. Hussain, F., Malik, K.A. and Azam F. (1985) Evaluation of some chemical indexes of nitrogen availability in upland soils. Ibid. 327-332.
52. Wahid A, Rasul E, Ali I., Zafar Y. & Malik K.A. (1985) Associative nitrogen fixation in some grasses and cereals growing around Faisalabad area. Pak. J. Agri. Sci. 22(3). 126-132.
53. Mahmood K. and K.A. Malik (1986) Salt tolerance studies on Atriplex rhagodioides. Environmental and Experimental Botany, 27: 119-125.
54. Idris, M., M. Ashraf and K.A. Malik (1986) Response of lentils to Rhizobium inoculation and phosphorous application under field conditions. Sarhad J. Agric. 2: 145-153.
55. Idris, M., Ashraf M and Malik K.A. (1986) Response of mungbean to Rhizobium inoculation for effective nodulation and nitrogen fixation under field condition. Pak. J. Soil Sci. 1: 41-46.
56. Azam, F. Kauser A. Malik and M.I. Sajjad (1986) Uptake by wheat plants and turnover within soils fractions of residual N from leguminous plant material and inorganic fertilizer. Plant and Soil. 95: 97-108.
57. Rajoka, M.I. and Malik, K.A. (1986) Comparison of different strains of Cellulomonas for production of cellulolytic and xylanolytic enzymes from biomass produced on saline lands. Biotechnology Letters, Vol. 8(10): 753-756.
58. Hussain A., Azam F. and Malik, K.A. (1986) Bound Residues of 14C carbofuran in soil. In Quantification Nature and Bioavailability of Bound 14C-Pesticide Residues in Soil, Plant and Food, IAEA, Vienna. 23-29.
59. Azam F., Hussain A. and Malik K.A. (1986) Bound Residues of 14C-Malathion in soil. In Quantification Nature and Bioavailability of of Bound 14C-Pesticide Residues in Soil, Plant and Food. IAEA, Vienna. 23-29.
60. Azam F., Malik K.A. and Hussain F. (1986) Microbial biomass and mineralization-immobilization of nitrogen in some agricultural soils. Biol. and Fert. of Soils. 2: 157-163.
61. Zafar Y., Ashraf M., and Malik K.A. (1986) Nitrogen fixation associated with roots of Kallar grass Leptochloa fusca (L.) Kunth. Plant and Soil 90, 93-105.
62. Mahmood, T., F. Azam and K.A. Malik (1987) Biochemical changes during composting of Kallar grass Leptochloa fusca (L.) Kunth. Mircen Journal of Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology 3: 421-428.
63. Niazi M.L.K., Mahmood K. and Malik K.A. (1987) Salt tolerance studies in different cultivars of barley. Pak. J. Bot. 19: 17-27.
64. Altaf N. and Malik K.A. (1987) Callus induction and plantlet formation from Kallar grass. Pak. J. Bot. 19: 213-216
65. Khalid, Z.M. and Malik K.A. (1987). Isolation and characterization of some acidphilic Thiobacilli from sewage waters. Pak. J. Sci. Ind. Res. 30(12): 905-908.
66. Bilal, R. and Malik K.A. (1987). Seasonal variation in rhizospheric population of diazotrophs and root associated nitrogenase activity of some wheat mutants. Pak. J. Bot. 19(1): 29-41.
67. Zafar, Y. Kauser A. Malik and E.G. Niemann (1987) Studies on N2 – fixing bacteria associated with salt tolerant grass Leptochloa fusca (L.) Kunth. Mircen Journal of Applied Microbiolgy and Biotechnology, 3: 45-56.
68. Bilal R. and Kauser A. Malik (1987) Isolation and identification of a N2-fixing zoogloea forming bacterium from Kallar grass histoplane. Journal of Applied Bacteriology 62: 284-294.
69. Malik K.A., Zafar Y., Bilal R. and Azam F. (1987) Use of 15N isotope dilution for quantification of N2-fixation associated with roots of Kallar grass Leptochloa fusca (L.) Kunth. Biol. Fert. Soils. 4: 103-108.
70.  Ali, S. and K.A. Malik. (1987). Use of azolla in Pakistan, Azolla utilization – Proceedings of workshop on azolla use, Fuzhon, Fujian, China, March 31 to April 5.
71. Rasul, E., I. Ali, F.Y. Hafeez, K.A. Malik and A.N. Ahmad. (1987). Effect of salinity and rhizobium inoculation on nodulation, nitrogen fixation and yield of Vigna Radiata (L.) Wiliczek. Mod. Trends Pl. Sci. Res. Pak., 121-125.
72. T. Mahmood, F. Azam & K.A. Malik (1987): MIRCEN Journal, 3, 421-428 (1987).
73. Khalid Z.M. and Malik K.A.(1988) Isolation of furnace oil utilizing bacteria capable of producing biosurfactants. Pak. J. Sci. and Ind. Res., 31: 714-717.
74. Malik K. A.(1988) Microbiology of rhizosphere and plant productivity. Invited lecture at the First National Congress of Soil Science. In: Managing Soil Resources, pp 122-139, published by Soil Sci. Soc. Pak., Lahore.
75. Malik K.A., Bilal R., Azam F. and Sajjad M.I. (1988) Quantification of N2 fixation and survival of inoculated diazotrophs associated with roots of Kallar grass. Plant and Soil, 108: 43-51.
76. Malik, K.A. and Rakhshanda Bilal (1988) Survival and colonization of inoculated bacteria in Kallar grass rhizosphere and quantification of N2 fixation. Plant and Soil, 110: 329-338.
77. Azam F., Mahmood T. and Malik K.A. (1988) Immobilization-remineralization of NO3-N and total N balance during the decomposition of glucose, sucrose and cellulose in soil incubated at different moisture regimes. Plant and Soil, 107: 159-163.
78. Akhter J., Waheed R.A., Niazi M.L.K., Malik K.A. and Naqvi S.H.M. (1988). Moisture properties of saline sodic soil as affected by growing Kallar grass using brackish water. Reclamation and Revegetation Research, 6: 299-307.
79. Hafeez F.Y., Aslam Z. and Malik K.A. (1988) Effect of salinity and inoculation on growth, nitrogen fixation and nutrient uptake of Vigna radiata (L.) Wiliczek. Plant and Soil, 106:3-8.
80. Qureshi J.A., Zafar Y. and Malik K.A.(1988). Klebsiella sp. NIAB-I: a new diazotroph, associated with roots of Kallar grass from saline sodic soils. Plant and Soil, 110: 591-596.
81. Latif, F., Malik, K.A. and Puls J. (1988) Effect of steam and alkali pretreatment on the enzymatic hydrolysis of plants grown in saline soils. Biomass 17: 105-113.
82. Khalid Z.M. and Malik K.A. (1988) Leaching of chalcopyrite by Thiobacillus thiooxidans and oxidized copper ore by T. ferrooxidans isolated from local environments. Mircen Journal of Appl. Mirobiol. and Biotech. 4: 447-453.
83. Azam F., Hussain F. and Malik K.A. (1988) Contribution of microbial and fungal material to soil humus. Sarhad J. of Agric., 4(4):521-527.
84. Ali, S. and K.A. Malik. (1988). Effect of azolla on rice yield, fertilizer-15N recovery, soil N budget and floodwater properties in an azolla-rice intercropping systems. In: Proceedings of first international symposium on paddy soil fertility, Chiangmai, Thailand, December 6-13.
85. Shafeeq M., Kokub D., Khalid Z.M., Khan A.M. and Malik K.A. (1989) Degradation of different hydrocarbons and production of biosurfactant Psuedomonas aeruginosa isolated from coastal waters. MIRCEN Journal of Appl. Microbiol. and Biotech. 5: 505-510.
86. Azam F., Yousaf M., Hussain F. and Malik K.A. (1989) Determination of microbial biomass in some agricultural soils of Pakistan. Plant and Soil, 113: 223-228.
87. Idris M., Mahmood T. and Malik K.A. (1989) Response of field grown chick-pea (Cicer arietinum) to phosphorous fertilization for yield and nitrogen fixation. Plant and Soil, 114: 135-140.
88. Hafeez F.Y., Idris M. and Malik K.A. (1989) Growth and survival of cowpea bradyrhizobia in various carrier materials. Biol. and Fert. of Soils 7: 279-282.
89. Mahmood K., Malik K.A., Sheikh K.H. and Lodhi M.A.K. (1989) Allelopathy in saline agricultural land: Vegetation successional changes and patch dynamics. J. Chem. Ecol. 15(2): 565-579.
90. Bhatti T.M., Malik K.A. and Khalid A.M. (1989) Microbial leaching of low-grade sandstone uranium ores: column leaching studies. Proc. Int. Symp. Biotechnology for Energy, Dec. 16-21, Faisalabad. 329-340.
91. Shafeeq M., Kokub D., Khalid Z.M. and Malik K.A. (1989) Comparison of some indigenous bacterial strains of pseudomonas spp. for production of biosurfactants. proc. Int. Symp. Biotechnology for Energy, Dec. 16-21, Faisalabad. 243-249.
92. Khalid Z.M. and Malik K.A. (1989) Removal of inorganic and organic sulphure from fossil fuels by bacteria. Proc. Int. Symp. Biotechnology for Energy, Dec. 16-21, Faisalabad. 405-411.
93. Kokub D., Shafeeq M., Khalid Z.M. and Malik K.A. (1989) Isolation, Screening and characterization of biosurfactant producing bacteria. Proc. Int. Symp. Biotechnology for Energy, Dec. 16-21, Faisalabad. 221-232.
94. Ashfaq, R., A. Bashir, M.I. Rajoka, K.A. Malik and C.A. Batt. (1989). Characterization of cellulases from cellulomonas biazota NIAB 442 using zymographic technique. pp. 77-83. In.
95. Malik, K.A., Naqvi, S.M.H. and M.I. H. Aleem (eds). Proc. Int. Symp on Biotechnology for energy, Dec. 16-21.
96. Iqbal, M.J., M.I. Rajoka, and K.A. Malik. (1989). Production fof a thermostable B-glocosidase by a mesophilic fungus aspergillus niger NIAB 280. pp. 157-165. In.
97. Malik, K.A., Naqvi, S.M.H. and M.I. H. Aleem (eds). Proc. Int. Symp on Biotechnology for energy, Dec. 16-21.
98. Latif, F., M.I. Rajoka and K.A. Malik. (1989) Increased saccharification of kallar grass using ultrafiltrated enzyme from sporotrichum thermophile. pp. 129-137. In.
99. Malik, K.A., Naqvi, S.M.H. and M.I. H. Aleem (eds). Proc. Int. Symp on Biotechnology for energy, Dec. 16-21.
100. Rajoka, M.I. and K.A. Malik. (1989). Production of ethanol from Leptochola fusca L. Kunth (kallar grass) and panicum maximum using cellulases from trichoderma spp and cultures of saccharomyces carlsbergensis. pp. 109-118. In.
101. Malik, K.A., Naqvi, S.M.H. and M.I. H. Aleem (eds). Proc. Int. Symp on Biotechnology for energy, Dec. 16-21.
102. Qureshi, J.A., Y. Zafar and K.A. Malik. (1989). Klebsiella sp. NIAB-I: A new diazzotroph, assoicated with roots of kallar grass from saline sodic soil. F.A. Skinner et. Al. (Eds.), Nitrogen fixation with non-legumes, 115-120.
103. Bilal R., Rasul G., Mahmood K. and Malik K.A. (1990) Nitrogenase activity and nitrogen fixing bacteria associated with the roots of Atriplex growing in saline sodic soils of Pakistan. Biol. and Fert. of Soils 9: 315-320
104. Bilal R., Rasul G., Qureshi J.A. and Malik K.A. (1990) Characterization of Azospirillum and related diazotrophs associated with roots of plants growing in saline soils. World J. of Microbiol. and Biotech. 6:46-52.
105. Tabassam R., Rajoka M.I. and Malik K.A. (1990) Production of cellulases and hemicellulases by an anaerobic mixed culture from lignocellulosic biomass. World J. of Microbiol. and Biotech. 6:39-45
106. Khalid Z.M., Mahmood T. and Malik K.A. (1990) Leaching uranium from carbonate ore using Thiobacillus thiooxidans (S- V). Biorecovery 1: 291-302
107. Javed A. Qureshi and Kauser A. Malik (1990). Evidence for a plasmid conferring salt-tolerance in the plant-root associated, diazotroph Klebsiella sp. NIAB-I. Biotechnology Letters, 12(10):783-788.
108. Kokub D., Shafeeq M, Khalid Z.M. Hussain A. and Malik K.A. (1990) Comparative studies on emulsification and biodegradation of indigenous crude oils by enriched bacterial cultures. Biorecovery 2: 55-68.
109. Malik K. A.(1990) Soil Biotechnology and Crop Productivity. Invited lecture. In: Soil for Agricultural Development, Proceedings of 2nd National Soil Science Congress, Faisalabad. 17-21.
110. Khalid Z.M., Shafeeq, M., Kokub, D. and Malik K.A. (1990) Quantification and enhancement of biodegradation of petroleum pollutants under controlled laboratory conditions. Journal of Environmental and Analytical Chemistry 1(1): 55-61.
111. Latif F., Rajoka, M.I. and Malik, K.A. (1990) Production of thermostable cellulase by Sporotrichum thermophile. In: Pro-ceedings of first National Conference Chemistry. Organized by Dept. of Chem. Univ. Dec. 8-10, Peshawar. 413- 421.
112. Hafeez, F.Y., Asad, S., and Malik, K.A. (1990) High temperature effect on mungbean Bradyrhizobium symbosis. Paper presented in 3rd National Congress of Soil Science Society of Pakistan, March 22-24, Lahore.
113. Kokub, D., Shafeeq, M., Khalid Z.M., Ilahi, A., Hussain A. and Malik, K.A. (1990) Use of adsorption and gas chromotographic techniques estimating biodegradation of indigenous crude oils. In: Proceedings National Symposium on Modern Trends in Contemporary Chemistry, March 6-8, Islamabad.
114. Qureshi, J.A., Ali, S.H. Ali, R and Malik, K. A. (1990) Molecualr aspects of salt tolerance in Klebsiella sp. NIAB- I. International Telecommunication Conference on Plant Biotechnoloty. Aug. 16-19 Islamabad.
115. Zafar, Y., Wajid, A. and Malik, K.A. (1990) Establishment of cell suspension lines of indica rice (Oryza sativa). In: Proceedings of the National/International Telecommunication Symposium on Plant Biotechnology NARC, Islamabad Aug. 16-19.
116. Latif F., Rajoka M.I. and Malik K.A. (1990) HPLC: A bioseparation technique for analysis of sugars from cellulose-hydrolyzates. Proc. Natl. Symp. Modern Trends in Contemporary Chemistry. March 6-8. Islamabad. 235-239.
117. Ali, S., K.A. Malik, I. Ahmad and E. Rasul. (1990). Effect of salinity on the morphology, nitrogen fixation and biomass production in azolla pinnata. pp. 509-520. In: Procd. Of Indo-Pak workshop on soil salinity and water management, Islamabad, Feb. 10-14.
118. Malik K.A., Bilal R., Rasul G., Mahmood K. and Sajjad M.I.(1991) Associative N2-fixation in plants growing in saline sodic soils and its relative quantification based on 15N natural abundance. Plant and Soil. Vol:137: 67-74.
119. Hafeez F.Y., Asad S. and Malik K.A. (1991). The effect of high temperature on Vigna radiata nodulation and growth with different bradyrhizobial strains. Environ. Expt. Bot. 31(3): 285-294.
120. Asad S., Malik K.A. and Hafeez F.Y. (1991). Competition between inoculated and indigenous Rhizobium/Bradyrhizobium spp. Strains for nodualtion of grain and fodder legumes in Pakistan. Biol. Fertl. Soil 12: 107-111.
121. Ashfaq, S.R. Bashir, A. Rajoka M.I. and Malik, K.A. (1991). Rapid zymographic technique for the localization of cellulases on non-denaturing polyacrylamide gel. pp. 77-84. In:
122. Malik, K.A., Naqvi, S.H.M. and Aleem, M.I.H. (eds.) Biotechnology for Energy. Publs. NIAB/NIBGE Faisalabad.
123. Bashir, A., Ashfaq, S.R., Rajoka, M.I. and Malik K.A. (1991) Cloning of cellulase genes using pUC18 and lambda 2001 vectors. pp. 55-64. In: Malik, K.A., Naqvi S.H.M. and Aleem, M.I.H. (eds.) Biotechnology for Energy Pubs. NIAB/NIBGE, Faisalabad.
124. Bhatti, T.M., Malik, K.A. and Khalid, A.M. (1991) Biological leaching of low grade sandstone uranium ores. pp. 329-340. In: Malik K.A., Naqvi, S.M.H. and Aleem M.I.H. (eds.). Biotechnology for energy. Proceedings of an International Symposium held at Faisalabad.
125. Bhatti, T.M., A. Mateen, M. Amin, K.A. Malik and A.M. Khalid. (1991). Spectrophotometric determination of Uranium (VI) in bacterial leach liquors using Arsenazo-III. J. Chem. Tech. Biotechnol, 52, 331-334.
126. M.I. Rajoka., S. Parvez and K.A. Malik (1992) Cloning of structural genes for (b-glucosidase from Cellulomonas biazotea in to E. coli and Saccharomyces cerevisiae using shuttle vector pBLU-D. Biotechnology Letters. 14(11): 1001-1006.
127. Zafar Y., Wajid, A., Malik, K.A. and Gamborg, O.L. (1992) Establishment of regenerating calli and cell suspension line of Basmati rice (Oryza sativa L. CV B.370). Pak. J. Bot. 24(1): 64-71.
128. Hafeez F.Y., Asad S. and Malik, K.A. (1992) Host specificity and characterization of fast growing cowpea Rhizobium strain. In New Horizons in Nitrogen Fixation; Proceedings of 9th Int. Congress on Nitrogen Fixation, Cancun, Mexico, Dec. 6-12, 1992; Eds. Placios R., Mora J. and Newton, W.; Kluwer Academic Publishers. 616.
129. Malik K.A., Hafeez F.Y. and Asad S. (1992) Use of 15N isotopic methodology for screening chickpea genotypes with high field and high nitrogen fixation. In New Horizons in Nitrogen Fixation; Proceedings of 9th Int. Congress on Nitrogen Fixation, Cancun, Mexico, Dec. 6-12, 1992; Eds. Placios R., Mora J. and Newton, W.; Kluwer Academic Publishers. 731.
130. Ali S. and Malik K.A. (1992) Availability of nitrogen fixation 15N labelled Azolla to rice. In New Horizons in Nitrogen Fixation; Proceedings of 9th Int. Congress on Nitrogen Fixation, Cancun, Mexico, Dec. 6-12, 1992; Eds. Placios R., Mora J. and Newton, W.; Kluwer Academic Publishers. 703.
131. Malik, K.A., Rasul G., Hassan, U and Mehnaz S. (1992) Nitrogen fixation associated with grasses and introduction of nodule like structures on wheat and rice roots. In New Horizons in Nitrogen Fixation; Proceedings of 9th Int. Congress on Nitrogen Fixation, Cancun, Mexico, Dec. 6-12, 1992; Eds. Placios R., Mora J. and Newton, W.; Kluwer Academic Publishers. 732.
132. Kokub D., Shafeeq M., Khalid Z.M., and Malik K.A. (1992) Production of biosurfactant from hexadecane by crude oil urilizing pseudomonas aeruginosa strain K-3*. Pakistan Journal of Hydrocarbon Research. 4(1):63-67.
133. Tabassum R., Rajoka M.I. and Malik K.A. (1992) Use of Chemostat for enhanced production of ß-glucosidase by newly isolated anaerobic cellulolytic Clostridium strain RT9. Applied Biochemistry and Biotechnology 34/35:318-329.
134. Hussain, F., K.A. Malik and F. Azam. (1992). Use of commercial grade chemicals for the determination of Kjeldahl nitrogen in soils and plant materials. pp: 388-394. In: Soil health for sustainable agriculture: Proc. of the National Congress of Soil Science, Lahore, March 20-22, 1990.
135. Bilal R., Rasul G. Arshad M. and Malik K.A. (1993) Attachment, colonization and proliferation of Azospirillum brasilence and Enterobacter spp. on surface of grasses. World Journal of Microbiol. & Biotech 9: 63-69.
     131. Aziz N. A., Ali S. H., Ahmad N., Qureshi J. A. and Malik K. A. (1993). Comparison of salt stress responsive proteins in Atriplex amnicola antibodies and two ecotypes of Leptochloa fusca (L.) Kunth. Pak. J. Botany, 25(1): 29-39.
136. Malik K.A., Rasul G., Hassan U., Mehnaz S., & Ashraf M., (1993) Role of N2-fixing and growth hormone producing bacteria in improving growth of wheat and rice. Proc. Sixth Intl. Symp. on Nitrogen Fixation with Non-Legumes. Ismailia, Egypt. 53.
137. Mansoor S., Qureshi, J.A., Stanley J., Markham P. and Malik, K.A. (1993) Use of PCR for the identification of alternate hosts for cotton leaf curl virus. In: Biotechnology for Sustainable Development, Dec. 15-20, 1993, p. 117.
138. Mansoor S., Stanley J., Malik, K.A. and Markham P. (1993) Molecular characterization of a gemiinivirus associated with cotton leaf curl disease in Pakistan. In: Biotechnology for Sustainable Development Dec. 15-20, 1993. p.38.
139. Qureshi, J.A., Ali R., Shah W.A., Ahmad N, Khattak K.F. & Malik K.A. (1993). Hypersaline-stress Protection in Organisms Found in Saline-Soils. In: Proceedings of International Symposium on Biotechnology for Sustainable Development, Dec. 15-20, 1993. Eds. Kauser A. Malik, Anwar Naseem & A.M. Khalid, NIBGE, Faisalabad, Pakistan.
140. Mansoor S., Qureshi, J.A. Stanley, J. Markham, P. and Malik, K.A. (1994) The detection of whitefly-transmitted geminiviruses infecting cotton and other plants in Pakistan by PCR amplification. In: Ist Internaltional Symposium on Geminiviruses, Almeria, Spain, Sept. 14-17, 1994. p.8.3.
141. Parvez S., Rajoka M.I., Fariha F. and Malik K.A. (1994) Cloning of Endoglucanase Genes from Cellulomonas biazotea into E. coli and S. cerevisiae using shuttle vector YEp24. Folia Microbiol. 39(4), 251-254.
142. Hussain, F. and K.A. Malik. (1994). Improving nitrogen fertilizer use efficiency in soils of Pakistan. Pp: 73-77. Efficient use of plant nutrients: Proc. of 4th National Congress of Soil Science, Islamabad, May 24-26, 1992.
143. Zafar, Y., A. Wajid and K.A. Malik. (1994). Establishment of cell suspension lines of Indica rice. Pak. J. Agric. Res., 15(1): 115-123.
144. Hameed, S., F.Y. Hafeez, M.S. Mirza, K.A. Malik and A.D.L. Akkermane. (1994). Confirmation of an isolate from Datisca cannabina as atypical Frankia strain in using PCR amplified 16S rRNA sequence analysis. Pak. J. Bot., 26(2): 247-251.
145. Latif, F, M.I. Rajoka and K.A. Malik. (1994). Saccharification of Leptochloa fusca (Kallar Grass straw) using thermostable cellulose. Bioresource Technology 50: 107-111.
146. Malik, K.A. (1995) Crop production in salt affected soils: A biological approach. In Nuclear methods in soil-plant aspects of sustainable agriculture. Proceedings of an FAO/IAEA Regional Seminar for Asia and the Pacific. IAEA-Tecdoc-785, pp.127-135.
147. Ali, S., Hamid, N., Rasul, G. and Malik K.A. (1995). Use of biofertilizers to increase rice yield, nitrogen content and fertilizer-N use efficiency in saline soils. Fifth Natl. Conf. Plant Scientists. March 28-30, 1995 NARC, Islamabad. Abst. No. 151.
148. Hamid, N., and Malik, K.A. (1995). Quantification of Azolla biomass and nitrogen fixation in rice Azolla culture. Fifth Natl. Conf. Plant Scientists. March 28-30, 1995. NARC, Islamabad. Abst. No. 150.
149. Fauzia Y. Hafeez, M. Aurangzaib Khan, Sohail Hameed, Ejaz Rasul and Kauser A. Malik, (1995). Use of Gus-marked Rhizobium and Bradyrhizobium strains for studying the effect of temperature on the infection process. Pak. J. Bot. 27(1): 55-62.
150. F.Y. Hafeez, S. Asad, T. Ahmad and K.A. Malik. (1995). Host Specificity and characterization of Fast-growing Rhizobia from Macroptilium atropurpureum cv. Siratro in Pakistan. Soil Biol. Biochem. 27(4/5): 729-733.
151. Latif F, M.I. Rajoka & K.A. Malik, (1995). Production of cellulases by thermophilic fungi grown on Leptochloa fusca straw. World J. Microbiol. Biotechnol. 11, 347-348.
152. Latif, F., M.I. Rajoka, K.A. Malik, A.R.A. Baghi and R.A. Riaz, (1995). Localization of xylanase components of thermophilic fungi. Pak. J. Biochem. Mol. Biol. 28: 145-147.
153. Parvez, S, M.I. Rajoka and K.A. Malik, (1995). Construction of a cellulolytic yeast strain for ethanol production from cellulosic biomass.In: Biotchnology for Sustainable Development,.Eds. Malik et al, Pub. NIBGE, Faisalabad, pp347-354.
154. Rajoka, M.I., A. Bashir and K. A. Malik, (1995). Gamma-ray induced mutagenesis of Cellulomonas biazotea NIAB 442 for hyper-production of ß-glucosidase :Kinetic analysis of enzyme productivities. Folia Microbiologica (submitted).
155. Khalid, A.M., M.A. Anwar, A.M. Shemsi, G. Niazi, K. Akhtar, T.M. Bhatti & K.A. Malik, (1995). Studies on Bioleaching of Uranium from Low-Grade Sandstone Uranium Ore. pp. 153-164: In: Nuzhat Ahmed, Muhammad Ishaq, Obaid Yousuf Khan and Farzana Sarwar (eds) Biotechnology for Environment and Agriculture. Center for Molecular Genetics, University of Karachi, Karachi 75270, Pakistan.
156. Malik, K.A., S. Mansoor,N. A. Saeed, S. Asad, Y. Zafar, J. Stanley, and P.G. Markham (1995). Development of CLCV-resistant Cotton Varieties through Genetic Engineering. pp 39-41. In Proceedings of National Seminar on Strategies for Increasing Production April 26-27, 1995 April. Agriculture Dept.
157. Mansoor, S., J. Stanley, K. A. Malik and P. G. Markham (1995). Molecular Characterization of a Geminivirus Associated with Cotton Leaf Curl Disease in Pakistan. In: Biotechnology for Sustainable Development,(Eds Malik, Naseem and Khalid) pp: 123-128.
158. Saeed N. A., S. Asad, Y. Zafar and K. A. Malik (1995). Development of in-vitro techniques for transformation of cotton (G. Hirsutum L.). In: Biotechnology for Sustainable Development, (Eds Malik, Naseem and Khalid) Proceeding of International Symposium held at NIBGE, Faisalabad, Dec. 15-20, 1993. pp: 99-104.
159. Idris, M., F.Y. hafeez and K.A. Malik. (1995). The effect of cobalt application on the growth, nodulation and nitrogen fixing capacity of Sesbania rostrata. The Nucleus, 32(1,2): 83-85.
160. Idris, M., T. Mahmood and K.A. Malik. (1995). Response of berseem (Trifolium alexandrinum), shaftal (Trifolioum resupinatum) and lucerne (Medicago sttiva) to phosphorus application for yield, nodulation and nitrogen fixation. The Nucleus, 32(1,2): 71-75.
161. Malik, K.A. (1995). Biotechnology for sustainable development. pp. 3-12. Malik, K.A., A. Nasim and A.M. Khalid (Eds.), Proc. of Intl. Symp. On biotechnology for sustainable development, Dec. 15-20, 1993.
162. Shah, N.A., F.Y. Hafeez, S. Asad, A. Hussain and K.A. Malik. (1995). Isolation and characterization of indigenous Rhizobium leguminosarum Bv. Viceae, nodulating Lens culinaris Medic, from four Pakistani soils. pp. 211-219. Malik, K.A., A. Nasim and A.M. Khalid (Eds.), Proc. of Intl. Symp. On biotechnology for sustainable development, Dec. 15-20, 1993.
163. Ali, S. and K.A. Malik. (1995). Utilization of azolla-anabaena symbiosis as nitrogen biofertilizer in rice-wheat cropping system. pp. 249-253. Malik, K.A., A. Nasim and A.M. Khalid (Eds.), Proc. of Intl. Symp. On biotechnology for sustainable development, Dec. 15-20, 1993.
164. Khalid, Z.M., S. Iqbal, R.T. Siddiqui, Q.M. Khan and K.A. Malik. (1995). Biotechnological solutions to hazardous effluents from textile industry. pp. 275-282. Malik, K.A., A. Nasim and A.M. Khalid (Eds.), Proc. of Intl. Symp. On biotechnology for sustainable development, Dec. 15-20, 1993.
165. Khan, Q.M., M. Faiz, S. Iqbal, Z.M. Khalid and K.A. Malik. (1995). Isolation and characterization of Tn-induced mutants of biosurfactant producing Pseudomonas strains. pp. 369-374. Malik, K.A., A. Nasim and A.M. Khalid (Eds.), Proc. of Intl. Symp. On biotechnology for sustainable development, Dec. 15-20, 1993.
166. Ali, S., A. Hamid, G. Rasul and K.A. Malik. (1995). Use of biofertilizers to increase rice yield, nitrogen uptake and fertilizer-N use efficiency in saline soils. Pak. J. Bot. 27(1).
167. Shabnam, S., Y. Zafar and K.A. Malik. (1996). Transformation of alfalfa (Medicago sativa L.) plants with GUS marker containing intron. Pak. J. Bot. 28(2): 167-172.
168. Siddiqui, K. S, M.J. Azhar, M. H. Rashid and M. I. Rajoka, (1996). Activity and thermostability of carboxy methyl cellulase from Aspergillus niger is strongly influenced by non-covalently attached polysaccharides. World J. Microbiol. Biotech. 12(3): 213-216.
169. Faheem Aftab, Y. Zafar, K. A. Malik and J. Iqbal (1996) Plant regeneration from embryogenic cell suspensions and protoplasts in Sugarcane (Saccharum spp. Hybrid, CV. CoL 54). Plant Cell Tissue & Organ Culture 44:71-78.
170. Bashir A., S. Shabnam, M. Saeed, N. A. Saeed, S. Mansoor, Y. Zafar and K. A. Malik (1996). Isolation, Identification and Molecular Characterization of cotton leaf curl virus in Pakistan. Paper presented in the Rockefeller Foundation Conference on “Whiteflies and Viruses: Menace to World Agriculture , 12-16 August, 1996.
171. Rajoka, M.I., R. Tabassum and K.A. Malik (1996). Anaerobic degradation of renewable biomass for methane production. In: Proceed. Bioenergy’ 96, 15-19, 1996 September, Opryland Hotel, Nashville,USA. pp. 843-850.
172. Mahmood, K., K.A. Malik, M.A.K. Lodhi and K.H. Sheikh (1996). Seed germination and salinity tolerance in plant species growing on saline wastelands. Biologia Plantatum 38(2): 309-315
173. Pervez, S., M.I. Rajoka and K.A. Malik. (1996). Utilization of agricultural wastes: Cloning of Endoglucanase genes from Cellulomonas Biazotea into E. Coli and Saccharomyces Cerevisiae using shuttle vector YEP24. Biotechnlogy for Environment and Agriculture, Eds. N. Ahmad, M. Ishaq, O.Y. Khan and F. Sarwar: 265-271.
174. Malik, K. A. (1996). Soil Organic Matter. Soil Science, Author A. Rashid: 235-258.
175. Rajoka, M.I. and K.A. Malik (1997). Enhanced production of cellulases by strains of Cellulomonas grown on cellulosic residues. Folia Microbiologica 42/1 :49-53.
176. Mahmood, T., F. Azam, F. Hussain and K.A. Malik. (1997). Carbon availability and microbial biomass in soil under an irrigated wheat-maize cropping system receiving different fertilizer treatments. Biol Fertil Soils 25: 63-68.
177. Ladha, J.K., F.J. de Bruijn and K.A. Malik. (1997). Introduction: Assessing opportunities for nitrogen fixation in rice – a frontier project. Plant and Soil 194: 1-10.
178. Malik, K.A., R. Bilal, S. Mehnaz, G. Rasul, M.S. Mirza and S. Ali. (1997). Association of nitrogen-fixing, plant-growth-promoting rhizobacteria (PGPR) with kallar grass and rice. Plant and Soil 194: 37-44.
179. Saeed, N.A., Y. Zafar and K.A. Malik. (1997). A simple procedure of Gossypium meristem shoot tip culture. Plant Cell, Tissue and Organ Culture 51: 201-207.
180. Iqbal. M.J., N. Aziz, N.A. Saeed, Y. Zafar and K.K. Malik. (1997). Genetic Diversity evaluation of some elite cotton varieties by RAPD analysis. Theor Appl Genet 94: 139-144.
181. Rajoka, M.I. and K. A. Malik (1997). Cellulase production by Cellulomonas biazotea cultured in media containing different cellulosic substrates. Biores. Technol. 59:21-27
182. Rajoka, M.I., A. Bashir and K.A. Malik (1997). Mutagenisis of Cellulomonas biazotea for enhanced production of xylanases. Biores. Technol 62(3): 99-108.
183. Rajoka, M.I., A. Bashir and K. A. Malik, (1997). Gamma-ray induced mutagenesis of Cellulomonas biazotea for improved production of cellulases. Folia Microbiologica. 43(1):15-22
184. S. Mansoor, S.H. Khan, M. Saeed, A. Bashir, Y. Zafar and K.A. Malik (1997). Evidence for the association of a bipartite geminivirus with tomato leaf curl disease in Pakistan. Plant Disease 81, 958.
185. Pervez, S.; M.I., Rajoka, M.N. Ahmed; F. Latif; R. Shahid and K.A. Malik (1997). Citric acid production from sugar cane-molasses by 2-deoxyglucose-resistant mutant strain of Aspergillus niger. Folia Microbiol. 43. 59-62.
186. Rasul, G., M.S. Mirza, F. Latif and K.A. Malik. (1998). Identification of plant growth hormones produced by bacterial isolates from rice, wheat and kallar grass. In: Proceedings of 7th international Symposium on Nitrogen Fixation with Non-legumes held at Faisalabad, 16-21 October 199. Eds. K.A. Malik, M.S. Mirza and J.K. Ladha. Kluwer Academic Publishers. pp 360: ISBN: 0-7923-4873-7.
187. Ali, S., N. Hamid, G. Rasul, S. Mehnaz and K.A. Malik. (1998). Contribution of non-leguminous biofertilizers to rice biomass, nitrogen fixation and fertilizer-N use efficiency under flooded soil conditions. In: Proceedings of 7th international Symposium on Nitrogen Fixation with Non-legumes held at Faisalabad, 16-21 October 199. Eds. K.A. Malik, M.S. Mirza and J.K. Ladha. Kluwer Academic Publishers. pp 360: ISBN: 0-7923-4873-7.
188. M. Samina, M.S. Mirza, U. Hassan and K.A. Malik. (1998). Detection of inoculated plant-growth-promotion rhizobacteria in the rhizosphere of rice. In: Proceedings of 7th international Symposium on Nitrogen Fixation with Non-legumes held at Faisalabad, 16-21 October 1999. Eds. K.A. Malik, M.S. Mirza and J.K. Ladha. Kluwer Academic Publishers. pp 360: ISBN: 0-7923-4873-7.
189. Ping, S.Z., M. Lin, Y.U. Liu, C.B. You and K.A. Malik. (1998). Soil tolerance of diazotroph Alaligenes faecalis and its salt-tolerant association with host rice. In: Proceedings of 7th international Symposium on Nitrogen Fixation with Non-legumes held at Faisalabad, 16-21 October 1999. Eds.
190. K.A. Malik, M.S. Mirza and J.K. Ladha. Kluwer Academic Publishers. pp 360: ISBN: 0-7923-4873-7.
191. H. Uzma, M.S. Mirza, S. Mehnaz, G. Rasul and K.A. Malik. (1998). Isolation and identification of diazotrophic bacteria from rice, wheat and kallar grass. In: Proceedings of 7th international Symposium on Nitrogen Fixation with Non-legumes held at Faisalabad, 16-21 Ocotober 199. Eds. K.A. Malik, M.S. Mirza and J.K. Ladha. Kluwer Academic Publishers. pp 360: ISBN: 0-7923-4873-7.
192. Ali, S., N. Hamid, D. Khan and K.A. Malik. (1998). Use of Azolla as biofertilizer to enhance crop yield in a rice-wheat cropping system under mild climate. In: Proceedings of 7th international Symposium on Nitrogen Fixation with Non-legumes held at Faisalabad, 16-21 October 1999. Eds. K.A. Malik, M.S. Mirza and J.K. Ladha. Kluwer Academic Publishers. pp 360: ISBN: 0-7923-4873-7.
193. Rashid, M.H., K.S. Siddiqui, A.R. Shakoori, M.I. Rajoka and K.A. Malik. (1998). Purification and characterization of chemically modified Beta-Glucosidases from Aspergillus niger NIAM-280. Pakistan Journal of Zoology, Vol. 30(1): 23-30.
194. Mansoor, S., M. Hussain, S.H. Khan, A. Bashir, A.B. Leghari, G.A. Panwar, W.A. Siddiqui, Y. Zafar and K.A. Malik. (1998). Polymerase chain reaction-based detection of cotton leaf curl and other whitefly-transmitted geminiviruses from Sindh. Pakistan Journal of Biological Sciences, 1(1): 39-43.
195. Mahmood, T., K.A. Malik, S.R.A. Shamsi and M.I. Sajjad. (1998). Denitrification and total N losses from an irrigated sandy-clay loam under maize-wheat cropping system. Plant and Soil 199: 239-250.
196. Mahmood, T., G.R. Tahir and K.A. Malik. (1998). Denitrification losses from an irrigated sandy-clay loam under wheat-maize cropping system receiving different fertilizer treatments. Biol Fertil Soils 26: 35-42.
197. Rajoka, M.I., Bashir, A., Hussain, S.R.A. and Malik, K.A. (1998). (g-Ray induced mutagenesis of Cellulomonas biazotea for improved production of cellulase. Folia Microbiol. 43(1): 15-22.
198. Parvez, S., M.I. Rakoja, M.N. Ahmad, F.Latif, E.Shahis and K.A. Malik. (1998). Citric acid production from sugarcane molasses by 2-Deoxyglucose-Resistant mutant of Aspergillus niger. Folia Microbiol. 43(10:59-62
199. S. Mansoor, M. Hussain, S.H. Khan, A. Bashir, A.B. Leghari, G.A. Panwar, W. A. Siddiqui, Y. Zafar and K.A. Malik (1998). Polymerase Chain Reaction-based Detection of Cotton Leaf Curl and Other Whitefly-transmistted Geminiviruses from Sindh. Pakistan Journal of Biological Sciences, 1(1): 39-43.
200. Hafeez F.Y., Tanvir Ahmad, S. Hameed, S.K.A. Danso and K.A. Malik (1998). Comparison of direct and indirect methods of measuring nitrogen fixation in field grown chickpea genotypes. Pak. J. Bot. 30(2): 199-207.
201. Rajoka, M.I., A. Bashir, M.R. Ashfaq, T.M. Ghauri and K.A. Malik (1996). Some bgl and egl genes conferring ß-glucosidase and endo-glucanase production on Escherichia col. Biohorizon, published by University of Agriculture, Faiasalabad Eds. M.A. Sohail and M.Ahmad.pp. 31-42
202. S. Mansoor, A. Bashir, S.H. Khan, M. Hussain, Y. Zafar, K.A. Malik (1999). Rapid Multiplex PCR for the Specific Detection of Two Whitefly-Transmitted Geminivirus Species Associated with Cotton Leaf Curl Disease in Pakistan. Pak. J. Boty, 31:115-123.
203. Mansoor, S., Khan, S. H., Bashir, A., Saeed, M., Zafar, Y. Briddon, RW., Stanley, J., Markham, PG., & Malik, K.A. (1999). Identification of a novel circular single-stranded DNA associated with cotton leaf curl disease in Pakistan. Virology 259, 190-199.
204. Rajoka, M.I., A. Bashir, S. Parvez and K.A. Malik (1999). Gamma ray-induced mutagenesis of Cellulomonas biazotea for hyper-production of cellulases: Induction, regulation and production of endo-glucanase and ß-glucosidase by Cellulomonas biazotea. Biohorizon, University of Agriculture, Faiasalabad. Eds. M.A. Sohail and M. Ahmad pp.89-106.
205. Rajoka, M.I.; R. Tabassum and K.A. Malik (1999). Enhanced uptake rate of methnol and acetate for production of methane in batch cultures using a novel strain of Methanosarcina mazei which grows to high grows to high cell densites. Biores. Technol. 67: pp315-319.
206. Mansoor, S., Sultan H. Khan, Zafar Y., Peter G. Markham and Malik K.A., (1999). Evaluation of Cotton Genotypes for Resistance to Cotton Leaf Curl Virus and its Correlation With the Level of Viral DNA. Pak. J. Bot., Vol. 32.
207. Rajoka, M.I., and K.A. Malik (1999). Cellulolmonas: a review. Encyclopedia Food Microbiology. 31: 365-371.
208. Hafeez, F.Y., N.H. Shah and K.A. Malik (2000). Field evaluation of lentil genotypes, inoculated with Rhizobium leguminosarum bv. Viciae strains, for nitrogen fixation using 15N isotope dilution method. Biol. Fert. Soil. 31(1): 65-69.
209. Shah, N.H., F.Y. Hafeez, M. Arshad and K.A. Malik (2000). Response of lentil to nitrogen and phosphorus fertilizers and inoculation with Rhizobium leguminosarum bv. Viciae strains. Aust. J. Expt. Agri. 40. 93-98.
210. Mansoor S., S.H. Khan, M. Hussain, N. Mushtaq, Y. Zafar, and K.A. Malik (2000). Evidence that Watermelon Leaf Curl Disease in Pakistan is Associated with Tomato Leaf Curl Virus-India. Plant Disease 84: 102.
211. Khan, M.S., Zafar Y. and K.A. Malik (2000) Light That Reflects Your Effort. Int. J. Agri. Biol., Vol. 2, No. 4, 2000. 396-399.
212. K.A. Malik and Hussain A. (2000) Plant Variety Protection for Rice in Developing Countries: Impacts on Research and Development. Ed. W.G. Padolina. IRRI Limited Proceedings No. 3 (2000) 99-103.
213. S.A. Khan, D. Hussain, E. Askari, J. McD Stewart, K.A. Malik and Y. Zafar (2000) Molecular phylogeny of Gossypium species by DNA fingerprinting. Theor. Appl. Genet (2000) 101:931-938 (Speringer-Verlag 2000).
214. F.Y. Hafeez, N.H. Shah, K.A. Malik (2000) Field evaluation of lentil cultivars inoculated with Rhizobium leguminosarum by viciae strains for nitrogen fixation using nitrogen-15 isotope dilution. Biol. Fertil. Soils (2000) 31: 65-69 (Springer-Verlag 2000).
215. M. S. Mirza, G. Rasul, S. Mehnaz, J. K. Ladha, R.B. So, S. Ali and K.A. Malik (2000) Beneficial effects of inoculated nitrogen-fixing bacteria on rice. Proceedings of the Third Working Group Meeting on Assessing Opportunities for Nitrogen Fixation in Rice, 9-12 Aug. 1999, Los Banos, Laguna, Philippines. Makati City (Philippines): IRRI, 354 p.
216. S. Mansoor, S. Mukhtar, M. Hussain, I. Amin, A. Bashir, Y. Zafar and K.A. Malik (2000). Wide spread occurrence of cotton leaf curl virus on radish in Pakistan. Plant Disease 84, 101.
217. M.S. Khan, Y. Zafar and K.A. Malik (2001) Plastid genome engineering: A new road to develop environment friendly transgenic plants. Proc. Pakistan Acad. Sci. 38(1):47-58 (2001). ISSN 0377-2969.
218. Z. Aslam, M. Y. Ashraf, R.A. Waheed, A.S. Bhatti, A.R. Awan, M. Mujtaba, M.A.A. Qureshi, M.A. Gill and K.A. Malik (2000) Saline Silvipastoral System for Cholistan (to be published in Handbook on Cholistan).
219. T. Mahmood, F. Azam and K.A. Malik (2001) Denitrification Loss from Irrigated Croplands in the Faisalabad Region – A Review of the Available Data. Pak. J. Soil Sci., Vol. 19: 41-50 (2001).
220. M. Sajjad Mirza, W. Ahmad, F. Latif, J. Haurat, R. Bally, P. Normand and K.A. Malik (2001) Isolation, partial characterization, and the effect of plant growth-promoting bacteria (PGPB) on micro-propagated sugarcane in vitro. Plant and Soil 237: 47-54, 2001.
221. R.W. Briddon, s. Mansoor, I. Bedford, M. Pinner, K. Saunders, J. Stanley, Y. Zafar, K.A. Malik and P.G. Markham (2001). Identification of DNA components required for induction of cotton leaf curl disease. Virology 285, 234-243.
222. R. Ahmad and K.A. Malik (2002) Prospects for Saline Agriculture in Pakistan: Today and Tomorrow. Kluwer Academic Publishers, Netherlands.
223. K.A. Malik (2002) Sustainable Agriculture – An Overview. Proceedings of National Workshop on Technologies for Sustainable Agriculture, 24-26 September, 2001, NIAB, Faisalabad (ISBN 969-8038-09-4).
224. J. Akhtar, K. Mahmood, M.A. Tasneem, M.H. Naqvi and K.A. Malik (2002) Comparative Water Use-Efficiency of Sporobolus arabicus and Leptochloa fusca and its Relation with Carbon-Isotope Discrimination Under Semi-Arid Conditions, Plant and Soil 1-7 (2002).
225. S. Mansoor, R.W. Briddon, S.E. Bull, I.D. Bedford, A. Bashir, M. Hussain, M. Saeed, Y. Zafar, K.A. Malik, C. Faquet and P.G. Markham (2002). Relaxed specificity for interaction of cotton begomoviruses with DNA beta. Journal of General Virology.
226. Z. Aslam, A.R. Awan, M.A.A. Qureshi, T. Mahmood, M.I. Haq, A.K. Chaudhry and K.A. Malik (2002) Growth, ion uptake, agro-industrial uses and environmental implications of Eucalyptus camaldulensis in saline systems, Prospects for Saline Agriculture, 277-285, 2002. Kluwer Academic Publishers, Netherlands.2
227. K.A. Malik and A. Nasim (2002) Biotechnology for Sustainable Water Use, Water and New Technology, Ed. Dr. Ishfaq Ahmad , Oct. 2002, Global Change Impact Studies Centre, Islamabad, Pakistan
228. S. Asad, W.A.A. Haris, M.M. Raja, A. Asghar, K.A. Malik and Y. Zafar (2002). Introduction of a foreign gene in a local cultivar of cotton by Agrobacterium tumefaciens. (Submitted to Pakistan Journal of Botany).
229. M. Saeed, A. Bashir, A. Faisal, N. Ahmad, Z. Qamar, K.A. Malik and Y. Zafar (2002). Development of antibodies against in-vitro expressed coat Protein and replication associated protein of cotton leaf curl virus. (Submitted to Microbiology & Immunology, Japan).
230. J. Akhtar, S. Ahmed and K.A. Malik (2002) Use of Brackish Water for Agriculture Growth of Salt-Tolerant Plants and their Effects on Soil Properties. ISSN 1027-96IX Science Vision, Vol. 7, No. 3 & 4, 2002.
231. S. Asad, W.A.A. Haris, A. Bashir, Y. Zafar, K.A. Malik, N.N. Malik and C.P. Lihtenstein (2003). Transgenic tobacco and cotton expressing geminiviral RNAs and resistant to the serious viral pathogen causing cotton leaf curl disease. Arch Virol (2003), 1-11. (DOI 10.1007/s00705.003.0179.5).
232. J. Akhter, K. Mahmood, M.A. Tasneem, M.H. Naqvi and K.A. Malik (2003). Comparative water-use efficiency of Sporobolus arabicus and Leptochloa fusca and its relation with carbon-isotope discrimination under semi-arid conditions. Plant and Soil 249, 263-269 (2003).
233. J. Akhter, K. Mahmood, K.A. Malik, S. Ahmed and R. Murray (2003). Amelioration of a saline sodic soil through cultivation of a salt-tolerant grass Leptochloa fusca. Environmental Conservation 30 (2): 168-174 (2003): Foundation for Environmental Conservation.
234. S. Mansoor, I. Amin, S. Iram, M. Hussain, Y. Zafar, K.A. Malik and R.W. Briddon (2003). Breakdown of resistance in cotton to cotton leaf curl disease in Pakistan. Plant Pathology 52, 784 (2003).
235. S. Mansoor, R.W. Briddon, S.E. Bull, I.D. Bedford, A. Bashir, M. Hussain, M. Saeed, Y. Zafar, K.A. Malik, C. fauquet and P.G. Markham (2003). Cotton leaf curl disease is associated with multiple monopartite begomoviruses supported by single DNA b. Arch Virol (2003), 1-18. (DOI 10.1007/s00705-003-0149-y).
236. M. Hussain, S. Mansoor, I. Amin, S. Iram, Y. Zafar, K.A. Malik and R.W. Briddon (2003). First report of cotton leaf curl disease affecting chili peppers. Plant Pathology 25, 809 (2003).
237. M. Gull, F.Y. Hafeez, M. Saleem and K.A. Malik (2003). P-uptake and growth promotion of chickpea by co-inoculation of mineral phosphate solubilizing bacteria and a mixed rhizobial culture. Australian Journal of Experimental Agriculture, Vol. 44, Issue 3 (2003).
238. S. Hameed, S. Yasmin, K.A. Malik (2004): Rhizobium, Bradyrhizobium and Agrobacterium strains isolated from cultivated legumes. Biol Fertil Soils 39:179-185 (2004).
239. J. Akhter, R. Murray, K. Mahmood, K.A. Malik and S. Ahmed (2004). Improvement of degraded physical properties of a saline-sodic soil by reclamation with kallar grass (Leptochloa fusca). Plant and Soil 258: 207-216 (2004).
240. F.I. Naeem, M. M. Ashraf, K.A. Malik and Fayzia Y. Hafeez (2004). Competitiveness of Introduced Rhizobium Strains for Nodulation in Fodder Legumes. Pak. J. Bot., 36(1): 159-166, 2004.
241. S.Yasmin, M.A.R. Bakar, K.A. Malik and F.Y. Hafeez (2004). Isolation, characterization and beneficial effects of rice associated plant growth promoting bacteria from Zanzibar soils. J. Basic Microbiol. 44/3, 241-252 (2004).
242. F.Y. Hafeez, M.E. Safdar, A.U. Chaudhry and K.A. Malik (2004). Rhizobial inoculation improves seedling emergence, nutrient uptake and growth of cotton. Australian Journal of Experimental Agriculture, 44, 617-622 (2004).
243. M. Gull, F.Y. Hafeez, M. Saleem and K.A. Malik (2004). Phosphorus uptake and growth promotion of chickpea by co-inoculation of mineral phosphate solubilising bacteria and a mixed rhizobial culture. Australian Journal of Experimental Agriculture, 2004, 44, 623-628.
244. F.Y. Hafeez, F.I. Naeem, R. Naeem, A.H. Zaidi and K.A. Malik (2005). Symbiotic effectiveness and bacteriocin production by Rhizobium leguminosarum by viciae isolated from agriculture soils in Faisalabad. Environmental and Experimental Botany 54 (2005) 142-147.
245. T. Mahmood, R. Ali, K.A. Malik, Z. Aslam and S. Ali (2005). Seasonal Pattern of denitrification under an irrigated wheat-maize cropping system fertilized with urea and farmyard manure in different combinations. Biol. Fertil. Soils (2005) 42: 1-9.
246. Z. Naureen, S. Yasmin, S. Hameed, K.A. Malik and F. Y. Hafeez (2005). Characterization and screening of bacteria from rhizosphere of maize grown in Indonesian and Pakistani soils. J. Basic Microbiol. 45 (2005) 6, 447-459.
247. K.A. Malik and Y. Zafar (2005). Intellectual Property Rights in Plant Biotechnology: A Contribution to Crop Biosecurity. Asian Biotechnology and Development Review. Vol. 8 No. 1, November 2005 (ISSN: 0972-7566). (Special Issue on Expanding Frontier of Biotechnology: Biosecurity and Biosafety).
248. Hafeez, F.Y., S. Yasmin, Dini Ariani, Dorjyn Naranchimeg, Bongosurengyn Delgermaa, M. Rahman, K.A. Malik and Y. Zafar, 2006. Plant Growth-Promoting Bacteria as Biofertilizer. Agron. Sustain. Dev., 26: 143-150.
249. Hafeez, F.Y., F.I. Naeem, N. Shaheen and K.A. Malik. 2007. Nodulation of Sesbania spp. by introduced rhizobia in competition with naturalized strains in different soil types. Pakistan J. of Botany 39(3): 919-929.
250. Hamid, N., S. Ali, K.A. Malik and F.Y. Hafeez (2007). Diagnosis of nutritional constraints of Azolla spp. To enhance their growth under flooded conditions of salt affected soils. Pak. J. of Bot. 39(1): 161-167. (IF: 0.153)
251. Iqbal, S., Bashir, A., Naseer, H.M., Ahmed, M. and Malik. K.A. 2007. Identification of differentially expressed genes in developing cotton fibers (Gossypium hirsutum L) through Differential Display. Electronic Journal of Biotechnology [online]. 15 January 2008, http://www.ejbiotechnology.info/content/next/index.html
252. Khan, S.A., Zafar. Y., Briddon, R.W., Malik, K.A. and Mukhtar, Z. (2006). Spider venom toxin protects plants from insect attack. Transgenic Research, 15(3): 349-357.
253. Mirza M.S., Mehnaz S., Normand P., Prigent-Comboret C., Moenne-Loccoz Y., Bally R. and Malik K.A. 2006. Molecular characterization and PCR detection of a nitrogen-fixing Pseudomonas strain promoting rice growth. Biol. Fertil. Soils 43 :163-170
254. Mirza BS, Mirza MS, Bano A and Malik KA 2007.Inoculation of chickpea with Rhizobium isolates from roots and nodules and phytohormone producing Enterobacter strains. Australian J. Experimental Agriculture 47:1008-1015.
255. Mubeen, F., A. Aslam, M.A. Sheikh, T. Iqbal, S. Hameed, K.A Malik and F.Y. Hafeez, 2006. Response of wheat yield under combine use of Fungicide and Biofertilizer. International Journal of Agriculture and Biology. 8(5): 580-582.
256. Mubeen, F., M.A. Shiekh, T. Iqbal, Q.M. Khan, K.A. Malik and F.Y. Hafeez, 2006. In vitro investigations to explore the toxicity of fungicides for Plant Growth Promoting Rhizobacteria. Pakistan Journal of Botany, 38(4): 1261-1269. (IF: 0.153).
257. Tariq, M., S. Hameed, K.A. Malik and F.Y. Hafeez (2007). Plant root associated bacteria for zinc. mobilization in rice. Pak. J. Bot
258. Yao, T., S. Yasmin, K.A. Malik and F.Y. Hafeez. 2007. Potential role of rhizobacteria isolated from North-western China for enhancing wheat and oat yield. Journal of Agriculture Science, 147: 1-18.
259. Iqbal, S., Bashir, A., Naseer, H.M., Ahmed, M. and Malik. K.A. 2008. Identification of differentially expressed genes in developing cotton fibers (Gossypium hirsutum L) through Differential Display. Electronic Journal of Biotechnology [online]. 15 January 2008, http://www.ejbiotechnology.info/content/vol11/issue1/index.html
260. Asma Imran, Fauzia Yusuf Hafeez, Anja Frühling, Peter Schumann, Kauser Abdulla Malikand Erko Stackebrandt (2009) Ochrobactrum ciceri sp. nov., isolated from nodules of Cicer arietinum in Pakistan. Published online ahead of print on 14 August 2009 as doi:ijs.0.013987-0 Int J Syst Evol Microbiol (2009); DOI 10.1099/ijs.0.013987-0
261. Humera Aslam Awan, Asma Imran, Ahmad Zaheer, Sajjad Mirza & Kauser Abdullah Malik. (2011) Microbial diversity and molecular signals controlling plant-microbe interaction in rhizosphere of grasses including wheat. Proceedings of the 2nd Asian PGPR Conference August 21-24, 2011, Beijing , PR China, (Page:207:211)
262. Salma M., M. S. Mirza and K. A. Malik. (2012). Microbial and metagenomic studies in rhizosphere of para grass (Urochloa mutica (Forsk) growing under saline conditions. Manuscript under preparation.
263. Sharoon Akhter a, Asma Saeed b, Muhammad Irfan a, Kauser Abdullah Malik (2012) Invitro dephytinization bioavailability of essential minerals in several wheat varieties. Journal of Cereal Science 56 (2012) 741-746.
264. Edwin John, Asma Maqbool, Kauser A Malik. (2014) Optimization of Agrobacterium tumefaciens mediated transformation in Populus deltoides, Pakistan Journal of Botany 46(3):10791086 · May 2014
265. Nabeela Abid, Asma Maqbool, Kauser A Malik (2014) Screening commercial wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) varieties for Agrobacterium mediated transformation ability. Pakistan Journal of Agricultural Sciences 51(1): 83-89.
266. Muther Mansoor Qaisrani, Muhammad Sajjad Mirza, Ahmad Zaheer and Kauser A Malik.
     (2014) Isolation And Identification By 16s Rrna Sequence Analysis Of Achromobacter, Azospirillum and Rhodococcus Strains From The Rhizosphere Of Maize And Screening For Thebeneficial Effect On Plant Growth.
267. Ammara Ahad, Asma Maqbool, Kauser A Malik (2014) Optimization of agrobacterium
     tumefaciens mediated transformation in Eucalyptus camaldulensis. Pakistan Journal of Botany 46(2):735-740.
268. Ammara Ahad, Asma Maqbool, Kauser A Malik (2014) Agrobacterium tumefaciens mediated optimization of transformation in eucalyptus camaldulensis. Pakistan journal of botany. 46(2): 735-740.
269. Asma Imran, Marryam Jumma Abdulla Saadalla, Sami-Ullah Khan, Muhammad Sajjad Mirza, Kauser A Malik, Fauzia Yusuf Hafeez (2014) Ochrobactrum sp. Pv2Z2 exhibits multiple traits of plant growth promotion, biodegradation and N-acyl-homoserinelactone quorum sensing, Annals of Microbiology, Volume 64, Issue 4, Pages1797-1806, Publication date 2014/12/1
270. Hussain, A., Afzal, A., Irfan, M. and Kauser A Malik. (2015). Molecular Detection of Aflatoxin Producing Strains of Aspergillus Flavus from Peanut (Arachis hypogaea). TURJAF. 3(5): 335-341.
271. Afzal, A., Hussain, A., Irfan, M. and Kauser A Malik (2015). Molecular diagnostics for foodborne pathogen (Salmonella spp.) from poultry. Adv. Life Sci. 2(2): 91-97
272. Asma Imran, Muhammad S. Mirza, Tariq M. Shah, Kauser A Malik and Fauzia Y. Hafeez (2015) Differential response of kabuli and desi chickpea genotypes toward inoculation with PGPR in different soils. published: 25 August 2015, doi: 10.3389/fmicb.2015.00859
273. Samreen Mohsin, Kauser A Malik, Asma Maqbool (2015) Comparison of phytase activity in roots of wheat varieties grown under different phosphorus conditions. Research in Biotechnology.
274. Salma Mukhtar, Muhammad S. Mirza, Humera A. Awan, Asma Maqbool, Samina Mehnaz and Kauser A Malik (2016) Microbial Diversity and Metagenomic Analysis of the Rhizosphere of Para Grass (Urochloa mutica) Growing under Saline Conditions. Pak. J. Bot., 48(2): 779-791,2016
275. Nabeela Abid, Asia Khatoon, Asma Maqbool, Muhammad Irfan, Aftab Bashir, Irsa Asif, Muhammad Shahid, Asma Saeed and Kauser A Malik (2016) Transgenic Transgenic expression of phytase in wheat endosperm increases bioavailability of iron and zinc in grains. Published online 2016, Transgenic Res DOI 10.1007/s11248-016-9983-z
276. Salma Mukhtar, Muhammad S Mirza, Samina Mehnaz and Kauser A Malik (2017)Comparison of microbial communities associated with halophyte (Salsola stocksii) and non- halophyte (Triticum aestivum) using culture-independent approaches. Polish Journal of Microbiology, (in press)
277. Shahid I., Rizwan M., Baig D.N., Saleem S.R., Kauser A Malik, and Mehnaz S (2017) Secondary metabolites production and plant growth promotion by Pseudomonas chlororaphis and P. aurantiaca strains isolated from cactus, cotton and para grass. Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology, DOI: 10.4014/jmb.1601.01021, 27 (3): 480-491
278. Salma Mukhtar, Izzah Shahid, Samina Mehnaz and Kauser A Malik (2017) Assessment of two carrier materials for phosphate solubilizing biofertilizers and their effect on growth of wheat (Triticum aestivum). Microbiol Res. 205: 107-117.
279. Salma Mukhtar, Ahmad Zaheer, Dalaq Aiysha, Kauser A Malik and Samina Mehnaz (2017) Actinomycetes: A source of industrially important enzymes. J Proteomics Bioinform. 10(12): 316-319.
280. Salma Mukhtar, Muhammad S Mirza, Samina Mehnaz, Babur S Mirza, and Kauser A Malik. (2018) Diversity of Bacillus-like bacterial community in the rhizospheric and non-rhizospheric soil of halophytes (Salsola stocksii and Atriplex amnicola) and characterization of osmoregulatory genes in halophilic Bacilli. Can J Microbiol. 64(8): 567-579.
281. Salma Mukhtar, Muhammad S Mirza, Samina Mehnaz, Babur S Mirza, Joan Mclean and Kauser A Malik (2018) Impact of soil salinity on the structure and composition of rhizosphere microbiome. World J Microbiol Biotech. 34:136.
282. Salma Mukhtar, Kauser A Malik and Samina Mehnaz (2018) Isolation and characterization of haloalkaliphilic bacteria from the rhizosphere of Dichanthium annulatum. J Adv Res Biotech. 3(1):1-9.
283. Salma Mukhtar, Nayaab Laaldin, Samina Mehnaz and Kauser A Malik (2018) Recent advances in soil metaproteomics from hypersaline environments. Proc. Pakistan Acad. Sci. 55(4):19-28.
284. Salma Mukhtar, Muhammad S Mirza, Samina Mehnaz and Kauser A Malik (2019) Isolation and characterization of halophilic bacteria from the rhizosphere of halophytes and non- rhizospheric soil samples. Braz J Microbiol. 50 (1):85-97.
285. Salma Mukhtar, Samina Mehnaz and Kauser A Malik (2019) Microbiome of halophyte: diversity and importance for plant health and productivity. Microbiol Biotechnol Lett. 47(1):1-10.
286. Salma Mukhtar, Samina Mehnaz and Kauser A Malik (2019) Microbial diversity in the rhizosphere of plants growing under extreme environments and its impact on crops improvement. Environ. Sustain. https://doi.org/10.1007/s42398-019-00061-5. 11.
287. Salma Mukhtar, Samia Ahmad, Aftab Bashir, Samina Mehnaz and Kauser A Malik (2019) Identification of plasmid encoded osmoregulatory genes from halophilic bacteria isolated from the rhizosphere of halophytes. Microbiol Res. 228:126307.
288. Salma Mukhtar, Samia Ahmad, Aftab Bashir, Samina Mehnaz and Kauser A Malik (2019) Identification of plasmid encoded osmoregulatory genes from halophilic bacteria isolated from the rhizosphere of halophytes. Appl Microbol. 128(2):556-573.
289. S Mukhtar, AM Hirsch, N Khan, KA Malik, EA Humm, M Pellegrini, B Shi, (2020) Impact of soil salinity on the cowpea nodule-microbiome and the isolation of halotolerant PGPR strains to promote plant growth under salinity stress. Phytobiomes Journal 4 (4), 364-374,
290. MK Hanif, KA Malik, S Hameed, MJ Saddique, K Fatima, T Naqqash,(2020) Growth stimulatory effect of AHL producing Serratia spp. from potato on homologous and non-homologous host plants. Microbiological Research, 126506
291. A Munir, SI Malik, KA Malik (2020) De-Novo Ligand Design against Mutated Huntington Gene by Ligandbased Pharmacophore Modeling Approach. Current computer-aided drug design 16 (2), 134-144
292. A Hasnain, M Irfan, A Bashir, A Maqbool, KA Malik (2020) Transcription Factor TaDof1 Improves Nitrogen and Carbon Assimilation Under Low-Nitrogen Conditions in Wheat. Plant Molecular Biology Reporter, 1-11
293. A Ishaq, S Zahid, S Mukhtar, MK Azim, S Akhtar, M Irfan, KA Malik (2020) Comparative analysis of microbiome of bladder cancer patients.
294. S Mukhtar, M Zareen, Z Khaliq, S Mehnaz, KA Malik (2020) Phylogenetic analysis of halophyte‐associated rhizobacteria and effect of halotolerant and halophilic phosphate‐solubilizing biofertilizers on maize growth under salinity. Journal of applied microbiology 128 (2), 556-573
295. M Sabahat, FY Hafeez, XK Li, ES Salama, J Ji, K Malik, U Muhammad (2020)Evaluation of fungal and sonication pretreatments to improve saccharification yield of Arundo donax. International Journal of Agriculture and Biology 24 (6), 1449-1456
296. KA Malik, A Maqbool (2020) Transgenic Crops for Biofortification
     Frontiers in Sustainable Food Systems 4, 182
297. A Akhtar, Z Rizvi, M Irfan, A Maqbool, A Bashir, KA Malik (2020) Biochemical and morphological risk assessment of transgenic wheat with enhanced iron and zinc bioaccessibility. Journal of Cereal Science 91, 102881
298. Mukhtar, S., Mehnaz, S., Malik, K.A. (2021). Comparative study of the rhizosphere and rootendosphere microbiomes of Cholistan desert plants. Accepted in Front. Microbiol. doi:10.3389/fmicb.2021.618742 (IF=4.23)
299. Maseh, K., Ehsan, N., Mukhtar, S., Mehnaz, S., Malik, K.A. (2021). Metaproteomics: anemerging tool for the identification of proteins from extreme environments. Environ Sustain
300. Ayesha Badar, Salma Mukhtar, Samina Mehnaz & Kauser Abdulla Malik (2022) Microbial diversity analysis of Hudiara Drain wastewater using culture-independent and culture-dependent approaches. Environmental Sustainability volume 5, pages65–76 (2022)
301. Rhea Aqueel, Ayesha Badar , Nazish Roy, Qandeel Mushtaq, Aimen Fatima Ali, Aftab Bashir, Umer Zeeshan Ijaz and Kauser Abdulla Malik. (2023) Cotton microbiome profiling and Cotton Leaf Curl Disease (CLCuD) suppression through microbial consortia associated with Gossypium arboretum. www.nature.com/npjbiofilms.
302. Edwin John, Muhammad Irfan, Farhat Ali, Asma Maqbool, Aftab Bashir and Kauser Abdulla (2023) Development of low lignin Eucalyptus camaldulensis through down-regulation of endogenous cinnamoyl CoA reductase (CCR) Pakistan Journal of Botany 55(3) DOI:10.30848/PJB2023-3(36)
303. Aqueel, R., Badar, A., Roy, N., Ijaz, U. Z., & Malik, K. A. (2023). Disease Resistance correlates with Core Microbiome Diversity in Cotton. bioRxiv, 2023-08. 
304. Badar, A., Aqueel, R., Nawaz, A., Ijaz, U. Z., & Malik, K. A. (2023). Persisting and changing landscape of bacteria in interspecies microbiome transplantation for Cotton Leaf Curl Disease suppression. (Pre-print)
305. Aqueel, R., Badar, A., Ijaz, U. Z., & Malik, K. A. (2024). Microbial Influencers and Cotton Leaf Curl Disease (CLCuD) susceptibility: A network perspective. (Pre-print).
306. Khaliq, Z., Mukhtar, S., Zareen, M., Mehnaz, S., & Malik, K. (2024) A. Comparison of Application Method of PGPR-Based Biofertilizer On Wheat (Triticum Aestivum L.) Growth Under Climate Control and Field Conditions. Pak. J. Bot, 56, 4.